Duplicate project and publish on gd

[soucpower]

Describe the bug

I have an existing game (let’s call it First Game), published on gd. Working.

Cyber Security Awareness | Play on gd.games

I duplicated it using the “File->Save As” to a new directory.
Let’s call it (Second Game)
Tried to publish it with a new url:

Cyber Security Awareness | Play on gd.games

It will work, but …

When I do this, the first game url will automatically redirect to the second game.
cybersecurityareness —> Rediect To —> genaiwareness

If I re-publish First Game, then the second game will redirect to first game

genaiareness —> Rediect To —> cybersecuritywareness

And on the manage page, I only see one game at a time: cybersecurityawareness or genaiawareness).

I do have another game publish (for test) without problem.

Share the complete GDevelop project showing the bug
N/A … This is a problem not with the game but with the publishing process.

Please advise on the correct process to duplicate a game, that will not trigger this problem.

Thanks.

[soucpower]

Hi,

I have replicated it with another 2 simple projects:

• soucpower/buttona

Published on GD and then save as new project

• soucpower/buttonb

Published on GD.

Now the link to buttona redirect to buttonb.

So, with “File->Save As” it does copy the project (in my case on local PC), but when published, only one of them would be able to be published.

url for buttona: Button B | Play on gd.games

[ZeroX4]

Close your project
Open json file you have in your project folder with some text editor
I for example use notepad ++

Find project Uuid line
Delete whole line
Save changes
Open project in gdevelop and you gonna get automatically new Uuid
And now it will act as new project instead of it being same project

Projects are per Uuid and not per folder/name of project

Imagine like your account here is not per name you make for yourself
But per email to which you register your account
That is why you cannot register more than one acc to one email address

[soucpower]

Followed instruction (remove projectuuid) and problem solved.

Works great!

Thanks.

Gonzague.

[TeckGeck]

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[alexandresi]

Versions v5.5.220+ should help with that.
When introducing the new view, the confusion was clear that when duplicating a game, we were keeping the link to the game that is published.
Now, when duplicating a project, you’re asked if you want to keep the link to the game.
It should help with your process.