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FreakinMeany
Registered: 11/23/2002
Location: United States
Posts: 1585
4/25/2004 10:00p
Hey map authors!  Now you can use Mapraider to host private beta testing of maps you're working on!

Simply submit your map as normal, indicate that it's a beta version and enter the IDs of the members you want to allow access to the map (If you'd rather do a public beta test, you can still just leave out the member IDs).

Once your map is approved, your beta testing team will receive a special e-mail notifying them of the beta test and a link to download the map.  They'll also receive e-mail notices automatically each time you update the map during the beta test.  You and your beta testers will be the ONLY people allowed to view/download your map on Mapraider.

After your testing is complete, simply use the version update feature (click submit, then click 'submit new version'), remove the beta test information and update any other info or screenshots you'd like, and the final version of your map will be added to the system as normal!

This is just the first phase of this new feature and as such, it might have a few bugs.  Be sure to let me know if you find anything wacky.  There's a lot more to come (like a private forum area tied to your beta test and only accessible by your testing team), so stay tuned.

Edited: 4/25/2004 10:07p

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Mr. Brownstone
Registered: 11/26/2002
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 592
4/26/2004 4:38p
This has to be one of the coolest and most useful features I have ever seen.

That’s some irony though:
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This is just the first phase of this new feature and as such, it might have a few bugs.
A beta version of a beta testing software.

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FreakinMeany
Registered: 11/23/2002
Location: United States
Posts: 1585
4/26/2004 11:13p
lol I hadn't thought about that fact.  Funny!

I wish I had more time to work on the site - there's just so many cool things that this site will hopefully be for the community.  This was one of the many things I've got on my "todo" list and I had a few minutes to slap the first phase into the system.

Thanks for the feedback, Brown.  Once it's been tested a couple of times, I'll probably try to spread the word around the community.  I know there's a few authors that do private beta tests that might get some real use out of this - since it has the potential to organize the testing procedure.... especially when I finish adding some of the other additions to it.

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Wydom@ker
Registered: 9/24/2003
Location: Australia
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4/28/2004 8:32a
What a great idea. Well done.
 
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saka
Registered: 5/4/2003
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 215
4/28/2004 12:44p
Great idea.

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