Windows Rookie Question
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Space4Ace
Hunter
2.3 saves work fine with 2.4 EXP (b5) so, no worries.
Riamus
Hunter
Space4Ace already answered, but I'll expand on what he said. It is very rare that we have to start a new game for a minor update. Minor updates are things like 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, etc. It has happened, but it is very rare and they'll say it directly in the patch notes for the version. If they just say that it's "recommended," that means you don't have to start a new game. However, major updates (only 3.0 and 4.0 are left for major updates) do require you to start a new game. So keep that in mind as those get closer to release so you can be prepared to start a new game once those are stable.
For reference, if you don't start a new game on minor updates, there may be certain things that you won't have in your game. Your game will work, but some things just won't be there until you start a new game. A main example are new POI. Those won't appear until you make a new map after getting the new version. Of course, there aren't new POI in every minor update, and those aren't critical anyhow. So that may not be a reason to start over for you. Other things may also not be in the game, depending what they are. Nothing that prevents you from playing the game, but if you want all of the updates, a new game can be a good option. There may also be times when a minor update will require you to redo your perks or challenges if those are changed.
For this particular update, I don't think there's anything you'll miss out on by continuing an existing game.
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Just make sure you don't have the game set to one of the previous versions or experimental (set it to None on the Betas tab in Steam) and it will update automatically. Note that if you were on experimental, it is the same version as for stable, so you won't see a new update even if you change it from latest_experimental to None. If you are on console, it will update automatically when it's available. PS seems to have it, but I think XBox is still waiting on Microsoft. If you're using XBox on PC instead of Steam, that can also take time for the update to become available.