Two buttons choice for generating dev link and publishing on gd games

[ZeroX4]

So to serve justice 1st

This was locked implying it was done where it is not

[DONE] Give us choice from start to either publish or generate new link for our project

When you wanna generate link to your game (i did it for few old projects) IDK why but now i have NO CHOICE to even generate that link with jk234j-3jk22g23h-234jk243k-kh234k Instead it is link with project name So here i see this [image] No option do i want to publish my project or do i wanna just generate dev link i wanna either test myself or share with someone This is somewhat related to this feature request but it is requesting something else In above request i ask when you see that…

This is bug report about issue still being there

Missing toggle switch when trying to generate dev link (So you are forced to publish your game)

@alexandresi I am pinging you cause in my last topic you said it will be fixed next update And my topic was closed To be clear I call dev link that instant builds link And game link the one which would end with game name and not random characters Again i try to get dev link And after clicking Share > gd games i see this [image] This is new project and again i should see here that toggle switch which would allow me to generate dev link instead of publishing game Work around i found is t…

And so instead of trying to fix bug maybe let’s go different direction
I am trying to polish game i made for game jam
We were asked to NOT update our games (on gd games) for voting period
Now we are asked to not update our games for 3 days period of judges checking our games
In both scenarios i had issue (But not only in this period this is long lasting issue/bug)
Of this slider being set to right by default when i press share > gd games
which would end me up updating my game by accident many times

Sometimes when i click share > gd games it is switched to left so i would generate dev link instead updating copy on gd games
BUT that is rare mostly its set to the right by default

So maybe how about instead of that let’s go with?

Problem solved?
Like no bugs to fix cause there are both options there
I added little description below each button i bet they could be shorter and fit into buttons

Two buttons and any1 can choose what they really want

And right now in most of my games it still defaults for me to that switch being set to right
Where i don’t want to publish games on gd games i wanna generate dev links to share as proof of something since i do not have anything really finished
Or simply to test stuff

And during this jam voting periods i many times cause of that almost update my game

So if that issue cannot be fixed i simply propose 2 buttons which would eliminate the issue

[Pukosnds]

for newcomers sometimes it just get confusing, like: “Where is the button to generate dev build link?” “how people does that”

specially for dumb people like me, it should be more explicit..

[ZeroX4]

each other week i have few users i help for few days on discord
Sending them previews to my game to show them something is working
And they after these few days ask me out of nowhere
How do you make that link to your game?

And now let’s imagine ones that don’t ask yet also don’t know

I would replace text on Share button to Export your game

Even so in top left corner we have Share
What does text in center say?

Then i would change gd.games Easiest to
gd.games (Web browser link)
Or something like that

[Bubble]

I would like three easy to access options all in the one place.

1. Dev build where it clearly states that the link is unique and any game updates will need a new dev build link
2. Publish to gd.games but not listed on creator’s profile page
3. Publish to gd.games but game is listed on creator’s profile page

All these three things can currently be done but having them all in one place would be great.

[ZeroX4]

In case of 2 and 3
I would simply see what i proposed + checkbox you need to click for it to be published on your profile

But then i think you don’t get something
Game link the one that will end with name of your game and will have your nick in it

Will always lead to same copy of game like there is only one of it there

So if i published it on gd games and i set it to be listed on my profile
Then if i update it then the game is already there so i just updated it

So that option would make sense only for the 1st time you set your game to be visible in gd games

Where i can see what devs would say
For what you propose as option #2 you have dev link option #1 so what’s the point?

[Bubble]

If I understand correctly how it all works, I think my point is that if I want someone to test my game, I send them a link. If I send them a dev build link then I have to send them a new link every time I do meaningful changes. But with the private gd.games link, option 2, I can just send them the link once. They might not look at it for a day but it’s fine as when they do look at it, it will be the latest version if I’ve been updating it. Option 2 is what I already do, If I’ve missed some key piece of logic, I’ll think about it tomorrow.

[ZeroX4]

So that would mean option 2 and 3 needs different link but not the same

For example

Your PUBLIC game link
gdganes/Bubble/Tetris

Your NOT public game link
gdganes/Bubble/TEST/Tetris

[Bubble]

No, I don’t see it that way.

But if you like to go back to two options, then option 1 is dev build and option 2 is gd.games link with toggle switch for public or private. Same link, just a different setting. That’s the way it is now, same link.

[ZeroX4]

I would not care if we have even 10 options
I am just being realistic due experience i had with feature requests
On what is most likely to be added if anything and what not

And like i said i can totally see by whoever gonna decide if we gonna stay at 2 links or 3 links
Will say
“If you don’t want your game to be published on your profile
Then use dev link
There is no need to have multiple links to do same thing”

More or less that is what i would assume we gonna get as answer

Where i would like that visibility toggle button to be in same window where we export our games
BUT then imagine we would not get rid of it from the window you screenshoted
Cause someone will may want to hide their already public game for whatever reason

So even so i like your idea
Chances are slim or even less