mission "test" option

[Kissy My]

Not sure if this is possible.
But is there anyway we can have a "test" option on missions for when others test our missions?
Often we change things and need it to be re-tested, but very few are around to tests and if completed they have to wait a week.

of course in "test" mode there could be no "reward" .. doesnt even need to register.

Hope that makes sense

[Penguin Disco]

Totally get what you're saying, and I agree, that would be useful. You can't exactly tell a person to give your mission another go after adjusting things because of the time constraint. I'd also like to add on the ability to play through a mission as a creator without it affecting the average play time... I know we can test individual tasks, but sometimes it's nice to test out the flow of the mission without interruption.

[Kissy My]

ooo yes.. that is something else I didnt take into consideration... especially when you stop to make changes or fix something which inflates the time

[Ligeia Tepes]

Yes to all of this. It's frustrating with the time restraint because sometimes you have it tested and then later fix something or add something and want it tested again but cant ask the same friends to do it unless its been a week , which is a long wait if your trying to hurry to submit it. And taking off the the time counter for creators is a great idea. I also like to test it from start to end to make sure its flowing the way I want it to.

[Geno Lindley]

What I have done for quite some time (and also when I played SW) is to add a "dummy" task at the very end of the mission I am creating, so that I can have people test the mission and not finish it.
This dummy task is literally called "dummy task" and it is not possible to complete it cuz I set it to complete by interacting with an item, but there is no item that will complete the task.

[Kissy My]

"dummy" task

ooo smart .. I am a dummy for not thinking of that!! I do make it where only ppl testing can start mission, but didnt think about adding anything to the end..
i need more coffee ... intravenously obviously lol

[Mya SmallVerse]

Hi everyone,

When a Mission isn’t approved and gives the standard payout, other users can still play through it for testing purposes. However, the Mission will end without showing the completion card and no rewards will be granted, so it won’t count as a full completion.

If others are helping test your Mission multiple times, they can track their time using an external tool, such as a stopwatch.

As Geno mentioned, one option is to add a dummy task at the end of the Mission that testers can’t complete. This prevents a full completion while still allowing them to play through everything and use an external tool to track their time.

I hope this helps!

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Mya SmallVerse
Moderation Lead