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Most players run this.\n- **experimental**: preview builds with new features that land weeks or months before they reach Stable.\n\n**Your client and server must run the same branch.** If your friends are on Experimental, your server has to match (and vice versa).\n\n## Important: Save Compatibility\n\nSaves are tied to the game version they were created on. A save made on Experimental will often **not load on Stable** once the save format diverges.\n\n**Back up your `.sav` files before switching.** See our [save upload guide](\u002Fhelp\u002Farticles\u002Fhow-to-upload-save-satisfactory-server) for the local save path.\n\n## How to Switch Branches\n\n1. Log in to the [DoomHosting Panel](https:\u002F\u002Fpanel.doomhosting.com) and open your Satisfactory server.\n2. Click the **Startup** tab in the sidebar.\n3. Find the **[Advanced] Branch Name** variable. Type one of:\n   - `experimental` to use the Experimental branch\n   - `public` to return to Stable\n   - leave it **empty** to use the primary branch (Stable)\n4. In the same Startup tab, confirm these two variables:\n   - **Automatic Updates:** `1`\n   - **Validate Server Files:** `1`\n\n   Both must be `1` for SteamCMD to switch branches on an already-installed server.\n5. Go back to the **Console** tab and click **Restart**.\n\nSteamCMD re-downloads the server files for the new branch. The first switch can take several minutes. Watch the console output. The server is ready when you see the `Game server started` line.\n\n> Non-primary branches may not be fully compatible or stable. Always keep a recent save backup when running Experimental.\n\n## Verifying the Switch\n\nAfter startup the console prints a build ID near the top of the log. 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