Experimental Mode

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

It allows the user t"Games" in the menu.

1. Right-click on Subnautica.
2. Select "Properties".
3. Switch to the "Betas" tab.
4. Select "experimental -" in the drop-down menu and accept.
5. The game will now download new files.
6. Note: no code is required. Done.

Activating Stable Mode

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

Updating Subnautica

1. Exit Subnautica if the game is running.
2. Go to your Steam library, and click "Games" in the menu.
3. Right-click on Subnautica.
4. Select "Properties".
5. Switch to the "Updates" tab.
6. Under "Automatic updates", select "High Priority - Always auto-update this game before others".
7. Under "Background downloads", select "Always allow background downloads".
8. 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).