<cat>global</cat> <title>BRANCH</title> `BRANCH` is a variable containing a string indicating which (Beta) Branch of the game you are using. This variable is available in **Client, Server and Menu <page text="Realms">States</page>**⤶ ⤶ This variable is only setup in **Client and Menu <page text="Realms">States</page>** There is no steam client context on a dedicated server.⤶ For more information on beta branches, see <page text="this page">Dev_Branch</page> # Usage <note>This is NOT a function, it's a variable containing a string.</note> <example> <code> if BRANCH == "dev" then print("You are using the development branch!") end </code> </example> The possible outputs are `unknown` (None), `chromium`, `dev`, `prerelease` and `x86-64`