{"id":64953,"date":"2024-06-24T20:11:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T20:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/1-0-experimental-opt-in-how-to"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:18:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:18:32","slug":"1-0-experimental-opt-in-how-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/7-days-to-die\/1.0-experimental-opt-in-how-to","title":{"rendered":"7 Days To Die: How To Opt In To v1.0 Experimental"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 10 years on Early Access,<strong> 7 Days to Die&#8217;s 1.0 experimental build is finally available<\/strong> for players to check out and dive into. This is the game&#8217;s final experimental build planned before the official final release on 25th on PC, with the console builds&#8217; final release also tentatively scheduled the same day.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to check out the game for a lower price before the final release is out, you can check out the experimental build for yourself on Steam. It&#8217;s available to the public and can be played by anyone who picks up a copy for &#36;24.99 USD (2 packs available for &#36;39.99 USD).<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve downloaded the game, you&#8217;ll need to manually opt in to participate in the experimental build. Here&#8217;s how to opt in to 7 Days to Die&#8217;s 1.0 experimental build:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Steam and navigate to your game Library<\/li>\n<li>Right-click on the game in Steam&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8216;Properties&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Find and click the &#8216;Betas&#8217; tab<\/li>\n<li>From the drop-down list, pick the &#8216;latest_experimental&#8217; option<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"rsp-embed-container\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en_US\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hello Survivors,<br \/>V1.0 Experimental is now available to the public. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>To opt in:<br \/>* Right click on the game in Steam<br \/>* Click on properties<br \/>* Click the &lsquo;betas&rsquo; tab<br \/>* Select the &lsquo;latest_experimental&rsquo; option<\/p>\n<p>Buy it now before the price goes up!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6NKGZ4XlnQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/6NKGZ4XlnQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r04r7FrvAR\">pic.twitter.com\/r04r7FrvAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 7 Days to Die Official (@7DaystoDie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7DaystoDie\/status\/1805285143071862970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>After completing those steps, you&#8217;ll be able to participate in the 7 Days to Die v1.0 experimental build and check out the game one final time before its official release in July. 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