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ValheimGuideValheim 1.0 came out on September 9, 2026, and Steam removed Valheim's public test branch at the same time. The Public Test Branch toggle is gone from your…
Valheim 1.0 came out on September 9, 2026, and Steam removed Valheim's public test branch at the same time. The Public Test Branch toggle is gone from your server's settings, any server that was on the test build has been moved to the normal 1.0 build, and its world came along. There is nothing for you to switch.
Before 1.0, Iron Gate released upcoming patches to a public test branch on Steam first, and a Valheim server on Haptic could opt in with a toggle in its Basic tab. With the 1.0 release Steam removed that branch entirely, so there is no test build left to run, on any host. The toggle was removed together with it, and Haptic servers run the normal 1.0 build.
It has been moved to the normal build already; you do not have to do anything. Your world was kept and loads on 1.0. Every backup taken while the server was on the test build is still in your Backups list.
Players who opted into the test branch in Steam back then should check their own copy once:
In Steam, right-click Valheim in your Library and choose Properties.
Open the Betas tab.
If the dropdown still names public-test, set it to None so Steam downloads the normal 1.0 build.
With no test branch left, "Incompatible version" after 1.0 is the ordinary patch-day case: your server has not restarted onto the newest build yet. Restart it from your server card; see Valheim "Incompatible Version" After an Update.
Reach us in Discord or at support@haptic.gg. Include your server name and a screenshot of the error your players see.