Originally posted by Fecici_Nutclap:

Originally posted by burn:

you could just copy the whole valheim game folder to another location. that copy won't update.

Yeah, i guess that's what i'll do first when i get my save to work

There's another option instead of duplicating VH's game folder:

1. Disable auto-update for VH in steam ("Only update this game when I launch it").
   
2. Set your preferred "beta" version and run it once.
   
3. Add VH as a "non-Steam game".
   
4. Name it differently (eg. "Valheim - NoSteamUpdate"), fav it and unfav the original VH in Steams game library.
   
5. Bonus: It gets a different logo because Steam doesn't use the one inside valheim.exe

Even SteamOverlay should remain working but It kinda doesn't on my end. I get the popup "press ctrl+tab to open steam overlay" and the FPS counter is there too but actually pressing ctrl+tab does nothing.
But SteamFriends will still show you playing VH - dunno if joining a game through friends or broadcasting will work or not...