Reload: Back 2 Basics

***Reload: Back 2 Basics*** (Often referred to as *Season 11*, or *Reload: Reboot*) is the eleventh season of the Reload series. On February 1, 2023 it was revealed by a former producer that Season 11 was planned and in pre-production phase, however, the season was cancelled before the cast ever moved in to the house. On July 24, 2023 the series announced plans for an eleventh season were in development. It was revealed that the next season would be a "reboot" compared to all of the last ten seasons, however still keeping many key elements of the game in tact.

On August 1, the theme of the season was revealed as "Back 2 Basics" with no major twist to be featured. However, this is in part due to a soft-reboot of the series which plans to make slight changes to the format of the game. Unlike previous seasons, this season will open public voting to the entire Sim Nation without require a subscription fee to the show's app. Viewers residing in the Sim Nation can now submit up to five votes for free through the app, and subscribers will now be allowed to submit up to fifteen votes.

At the reunion, Sheila was crowned winner of Reload: Back 2 Basics beating Kennedy, and Hunter in a 3-2-0 vote. Sheila, Kennedy, Kolby, and Chris won the V.I.P Award, Hero Award, Villain Award, and Fan Favorite Award, respectively. Production officially wrapped up on October 21, 2023. There has been no renewal for a twelfth season yet.

## Twists

* **Format Changes:** Starting this season, there were multiple format changes made to the show. Although many attributes from previous seasons are still present, there have been some adjustments made.
	+ **Shorter Game:** Instead of 30 days, the game has been shorted by four days to 26 days. Housemates will now compete in four day cycles rather than week long cycles.
	+ **Live Shows:** Instead of filming taking place and only select subscribers being allowed to view, the game will be filmed current with the penultimate episode and finale being Live.
	+ **Sim Nation Public Vote:** Starting this season, the Sim Nation Public will have much more power when influencing the outcome of the game. Every four days, the public will vote to Eject one of the two nominees. This means that housemates will not be ejected by a weekly competition. The polls will also be open for a full 24-hour period, allowing for more participation than in the past.
	+ **The House Vote:** As seen before in the first three seasons, the House Vote will make it's return! Housemates will not be voting to give a reward, power, or punishment to a fellow housemate. Instead housemates will be voting to save one of the nominees. The current House Captain and any housemate who is a nominee is not allowed to vote. If there is a tie, then the House Captain will break the tie with a final vote. The nominee who receives the most votes to stay will be the house vote winner, and saved from nominations.
	+ **House Captain Competition:** Previously seen as a one time twist in Season 4, this will now be a permanent feature of the game. After each ejection is revealed, housemates will then compete against each other in a competition to decide who will be the new House Captain. If there is a previous H.C., they will not be allowed to compete back-to-back.
	+ **Three Nominees:** Starting this season, the H.C. must nominate three people for Ejection. However, the three nominees will have to campaign for votes in order to be saved in the House Vote.
	+ **The Final Showdown:** In Episode 6, the housemates will vote for the Final House Captain during the Final House Vote. The Final House Captain will not nominate anybody. Instead, they will choose to save only one housemate while the rest are nominated. Three housemates will face the Public Vote, with the two housemate with the highest percentage of public votes will be ejected.
	+ **Sim Nation Jury Vote:** As seen in previous seasons, there will be a Jury to select the winner. However, there has been an extension to this Jury. Along with the last four ejected housemates, the Sim Nation Public Vote will still be in play. The Sim Nation will now be the newest permanent fifth jury member. The public will cast votes for who they want to see as the winner.
	+ **Final Three:** For the first time ever, there will now be three finalists to pitch there case to the Jury. Only if there is a tie for the title of winner, the finalist who received the least amount of votes will then become the seventh and final member of the Jury and cast the tie-breaking vote.
	+ **Alcohol Restrictions:** For the first time since Season 3, housemates will now be allowed alcohol while in the house. This will be stocked in the bar upstairs, with limitations on the amounts given at a time.
	+ **Age to Apply:** Also for the first time since Season 3, the age limit to play has been risen to 21, meaning housemates must be at lest 21 years old to enter the house.

## Voting History

### The House Vote

 Kennedy
 Hunter
 Teresa
 Kolby
 Avery

## Gallery

### House Pictures

The house theme this season was called Plain & Simple. There was no elaborate theme this season, as housemates will be living in a standard style home. However, there has been changes to the layout of the house. The living room and kitchen have remained the same, and are designed to be cozy spaces in the house. The backyard and the bathroom also remain the same, with the backyard now offering a gardening pace for housemates. A new addition to the house is the gym. Instead of being in the backyard, housemates now have a new space suited for proper exercise. The bedrooms have also been redesigned into one large bedroom where housemates can socialize better, however this means more people can pop into conversations by surprise easier. The house also has been given a new H.C. suite, although a bit smaller, this H.C. suite is now right in between the bedrooms and living room, making it easier for people to see who is talking to who. The sky lounge, now known as the loft, will still remain upstairs. However, it will now offer a full bar service for housemates given the new format changes.

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## Air Schedule

Episodes in **bold** indicate an episode summarizing the prior four days. Events that are not in bold are daily events happening live in the game which will appear in aired episodes.

## Returning Housemates

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