Players of the game Pillars of Eternity will soon be able to opt into a patch beta testing program set up by Obsidian to help them test betas properly before they release to the general playerbase itself. While it will allow for them to test new fixes and even play new content first, there is a possibility that they could irreversibly corrupt save files.

“We will be doing work on the patches and they haven’t gone through a full QA cycle so unexpected things can happen,” stated lead producer Brandon Adler. “To be safe, I would avoid using any saved games that you do not want to get corrupted. If you do want to use those saved games, it is at your own risk.”

The first patch will be 1.04, which will go live in the near future for testing out. Opt in is done through Steam right now, and will later also be on GOG once Obsidian are able to get the process working on that platform as well.

If you’re interested in opting into the beta patches, follow these simple instructions:

1. Quit and restart the Steam client.
2. Find Pillars of Eternity in your library, right click it and select “Properties”.
3. Click on the “Betas”tab, and enter “BETAPASSWORD” into the access code field.
4. Finally, select the dropdown list and select the beta program branch option.