Experimental Mode: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:10, 9 November 2016

The Experimental Mode is the public beta testing branch of Subnautica.

It allows the user to access new features as they are added to the game. Experimental Mode is not guaranteed to be stable, as it is still being worked on by the developers. New updates are made available almost every weekday. Saved games might not properly carry over from one patch to another so it is recommended to start a new game with each update. Using the stable build will ensure saved games carry over properly but will lack new features. It is recommended to follow the Trello and the Backend to see what is new. Experimental Mode is best for using console commands and the spawnable item list for testing.

Activating Experimental Mode

Exit Subnautica if the game is running.
Go to your Steam library, and click "Games" in the menu.
Right-click on Subnautica.
Select "Properties".
Switch to the "Betas" tab.
Select "experimental -" in the drop-down menu and accept.
The game will now download new files.
Note: no code is required. Done.

Activating Stable Mode

Exit Subnautica if the game is running.
Go to your Steam library, and click "Games" in the menu.
Right-click on Subnautica.
Select "Properties".
Switch to the "Betas" tab.
Select "NONE - Opt out of all beta programs" in the drop-down menu and accept.
The game will now download new files.
Note: no code is required. Done.

Updating Subnautica

Exit Subnautica if the game is running.
Go to your Steam library, and click "Games" in the menu.
Right-click on Subnautica.
Select "Properties".
Switch to the "Updates" tab.
Under "Automatic updates", select "High Priority - Always auto-update this game before others".
Under "Background downloads", select "Always allow background downloads".
Done.

After this Steam will always ask you if you want to install the latest update if there is one available.
If you are in-game in the future after this, you can open Steam (local on your desktop) and see if a new update is queuing to be installed (It will not install automatically while you're in-game).

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-The '''Experimental Mode''' is the beta version of [[Subnautica]].
+The '''Experimental Mode''' is the public beta testing branch of [[Subnautica]].
-It allows the user to access new features as they are added to the game. '''Experimental Mode''' is not guaranteed to be stable, as it is still being worked on by the developers. New updates are made available every weekday. Saved games might not properly carry over from one day to another so it is recommended to start a new game with each update. Using the stable build will ensure saved games carry over properly but will lack new features. It is recommended to follow the [https://trello.com/b/yxoJrFgP/subnautica Trello] and the [http://subnautica.unknownworlds.com/#/subnautica/checkins Backend] to see what is new. '''Experimental Mode''' is best for using [[Debug Console Commands|console commands]] and the [[Spawnable items|spawnable item]] list for testing.
+It allows the user to access new features as they are added to the game. '''Experimental Mode''' is not guaranteed to be stable, as it is still being worked on by the developers. New updates are made available almost every weekday. Saved games might not properly carry over from one patch to another so it is recommended to start a new game with each update. Using the stable build will ensure saved games carry over properly but will lack new features. It is recommended to follow the [https://trello.com/b/yxoJrFgP/subnautica Trello] and the [http://subnautica.unknownworlds.com/#/subnautica/checkins Backend] to see what is new. '''Experimental Mode''' is best for using [[Debug Console Commands|console commands]] and the [[Spawnable items|spawnable item]] list for testing.
 == Activating Experimental Mode ==
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 == Activating Stable Mode ==
-# Exit Subnautica game if this is running.
+# Exit Subnautica if the game is running.
-# Go to your Steam library, and click Games in the menu.
+# Go to your Steam library, and click "Games" in the menu.
 # Right-click on Subnautica.
 # Select "Properties".
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 == Updating Subnautica ==
-# Exit Subnautica game if this is running.
+# Exit Subnautica if the game is running.
-# Go to your Steam library, and click on "Games" in the menu.
+# Go to your Steam library, and click "Games" in the menu.
-# Right-click or press with two fingers on the pad (laptop) on Subnautica.
+# Right-click on Subnautica.
 # Select "Properties".
 # Switch to the "Updates" tab.
 # Under "Automatic updates", select "High Priority - Always auto-update this game before others".
 # Under "Background downloads", select "Always allow background downloads".
-# And click "Close" button.
 # Done.
-* After this will Steam always ask you if you want to install the latest update every time you launch the game.
+* After this Steam will always ask you if you want to install the latest update if there is one available.
-* If you are in-game in the future after this, you can open Steam (local on your desktop) and see if a new update is Queuing to be installed (It will not install automatically while you're in-game).
+* If you are in-game in the future after this, you can open Steam (local on your desktop) and see if a new update is queuing to be installed (It will not install automatically while you're in-game).
 [[Category:Mechanics]]
 [[Category:Experimental Mode]]