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how to put a game in Alpha

Posted: 21 December 2020, 18:14
by Nierin
Hello,

I am an aspiring game maker in my spare time and have created a little card game that I would like to make available on BGA.
I am a programmer, so I developed it myself with BGA studio. :D
My game code works, it is playable and I think it can be put in Alpha.
The current name of my game is "les 9 domaines", and I put "thenineland" as the project name when creating it in BGA studio.

How can my game be put in Alpha?
(I did send a mail to "studio@boardgamearena.com" a week ago.
If that is the right way to be put in Alpha, what is the usual waiting time for emails sent to BGA studio? )



I also have questions about the code for some of the classic BGA features,
questions I don't really know where to find answers to :

- how to add a page to the BGA wiki for my game?

- how to do the translations used by "clienttranslate"?

- how does BGA manage game statistics when a player concedes during a 2-player game? (as well as when a player leaves the table)

- when i tested, spectators do not receive some of the notifications that players are getting without probleme, what can make that happened?

Thanks for your help

Re: how to put a game in Alpha

Posted: 21 December 2020, 23:12
by Victoria_La
sending email to studio is right thing, if he does not reply send it again.
- how to add a page to the BGA wiki for my game?
If you mean rules and such you have to wait until it is in Alpha
- how to do the translations used by "clienttranslate"?
You don't do the translation, community does. After alpha.
- when i tested, spectators do not receive some of the notifications that players are getting without probleme, what can make that happened?
If you send notifyAll - they all should receive it. But if you send to individual players - not, since they are not players.

Re: how to put a game in Alpha

Posted: 21 December 2020, 23:22
by Draasill
Victoria_La wrote: 21 December 2020, 23:12 You don't do the translation, community does. After alpha.
If I'm not mistaken, while the game is in alpha, you can do the translation yourself.

Re: how to put a game in Alpha

Posted: 22 December 2020, 00:14
by Victoria_La
Draasill wrote: 21 December 2020, 23:22
If I'm not mistaken, while the game is in alpha, you can do the translation yourself.
Yes if you really want to (to one other language?), probably others who can access alpha can too
The only useful thing to translate is the set game name in english, otherwise its just a project name

Re: how to put a game in Alpha

Posted: 22 December 2020, 13:25
by mavit
Victoria_La wrote: 21 December 2020, 23:12
- how to add a page to the BGA wiki for my game?
If you mean rules and such you have to wait until it is in Alpha
Does anything stop you from browsing to https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/Gameh ... name-here) and start editing?