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motorsep
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22 days ago
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Testing updates after releasing the world?

On Steam, there is beta branch where live testing can happen without affecting releases. Is there something similar in Meta Horizon Worlds?

I would like to release my world with core gameplay and base set of assets. This way I can see users' engagement with the world, while working on expanding it in the direction somewhat influenced by the engagement. And of course I'd like to be able to test updates live, before releasing it to the general public. 

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  • VirtuallyARealDinosaur's avatar
    VirtuallyARealDinosaur
    Community Manager
    22 days ago

    Hello!

    Thank you for your post.

    You may be able to create a member-only world and invite people as playtesters and build it out. Once you're satisfied, you can copy the world and publish it publicly.

    I hope this helps!

    • motorsep's avatar
      motorsep
      Member
      22 days ago

      Thanks, but that sounds cumbersome. If I have a world running, then I have to create another world to test, then when I copy it, wouldn't it create entirely different world than the originally published?

      • VirtuallyARealDinosaur's avatar
        VirtuallyARealDinosaur
        Community Manager
        22 days ago

        Let me make sure I understand what your ask is.

        You have a published world right now, available to public, you want to test changes to it. You duplicate it, set the duplication to members-only, make changes to test on the members world, once satisfied, you are concerned about having to duplicate the members world you made as a copy to your original already published world?

        Is that correct?

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