Need-to-know on the Patch Preview:
Warning: Save games are only “forward compatible”, which means that frequent switching between the main branch of Homeworld 3 and the preview branch could cause your save game to not function as intended.
- We suggest that players using the preview branch stay on it until the 1.3 patch official releases before moving back to the main branch.
- Alternatively, if you intend on switching between the two, make sure to back up your “version 1.22” save game folder before switching to the preview branch.
Multiplayer: Multiplayer requires that all players be on the same game version. Players playing on the preview branch will only be able to match with others on the preview branch.
Everything in the 1.3 Patch Preview branch will be present in the official 1.3 Patch releasing on November 21. There’s no additional debugging or content in the preview branch compared to the official patch.
To access the 1.3 Patch Preview branch in Homeworld 3 on Steam:
- In Steam, right click on the Homeworld 3 App and select Properties
- In the Betas section, enter the beta access code “mk2o39f7wskl” and click “Check Code”
- You will see a “Success! Beta unlocked.” message and be given the ability to opt in.
- If you do, Steam will queue a game update for you to download the contents of the preview branch, same as a patch.
- Switching back to the official branch of the game is easy, in the same “Betas” section, choose “None” in the “Beta Participation” dropdown
You can access the Homeworld 3 1.3 UGC Editor Preview on EGS.
