[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":325},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-global_essentials\u002Fadvanced\u002Freleasing_game":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":17,"extension":315,"meta":316,"navigation":320,"path":321,"seo":322,"stem":323,"__hash__":324},"docs\u002Fdocs\u002Fglobal_essentials\u002Fadvanced\u002Freleasing_game.md","Releasing Your Game\u002FMod",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":301},"minimark",[9,14,18,21,26,34,127,132,138,160,162,166,172,175,178,184,189,210,212,216,223,234,236,240,246,258,260,264,274,298],[10,11,13],"h1",{"id":12},"releasing-your-game-or-mod","Releasing Your Game or Mod",[15,16,17],"p",{},"When you're ready to share your game or mod with players, follow these steps to create a distributable package.",[19,20],"hr",{},[22,23,25],"h2",{"id":24},"step-1-check-the-manifest","Step 1: Check the Manifest",[15,27,28,29,33],{},"Go to ",[30,31,32],"strong",{},"General → Manifest"," and verify all fields are correctly filled:",[35,36,37,50],"table",{},[38,39,40],"thead",{},[41,42,43,47],"tr",{},[44,45,46],"th",{},"Field",[44,48,49],{},"Description",[51,52,53,65,75,85,107,117],"tbody",{},[41,54,55,62],{},[56,57,58],"td",{},[59,60,61],"code",{},"id",[56,63,64],{},"Unique identifier for your game\u002Fmod",[41,66,67,72],{},[56,68,69],{},[59,70,71],{},"name",[56,73,74],{},"Display name shown to players",[41,76,77,82],{},[56,78,79],{},[59,80,81],{},"author",[56,83,84],{},"Your name or studio name",[41,86,87,92],{},[56,88,89],{},[59,90,91],{},"version",[56,93,94,95,98,99,102,103,106],{},"Version number in ",[59,96,97],{},"a.b.c"," format (e.g., ",[59,100,101],{},"1.0.0",", ",[59,104,105],{},"0.3.42",")",[41,108,109,114],{},[56,110,111],{},[59,112,113],{},"description",[56,115,116],{},"Rich text description shown on the game selection screen",[41,118,119,124],{},[56,120,121],{},[59,122,123],{},"cover_assets",[56,125,126],{},"Cover images or videos for the selection screen",[128,129,131],"h3",{"id":130},"version-format","Version Format",[15,133,134,135,137],{},"The version must follow the ",[59,136,97],{}," format:",[139,140,141,148,154],"ul",{},[142,143,144,147],"li",{},[59,145,146],{},"a"," - Major version (breaking changes)",[142,149,150,153],{},[59,151,152],{},"b"," - Minor version (new features)",[142,155,156,159],{},[59,157,158],{},"c"," - Patch version (bug fixes)",[19,161],{},[22,163,165],{"id":164},"step-2-configure-dev-settings","Step 2: Configure Dev Settings",[15,167,28,168,171],{},[30,169,170],{},"Dev → Dev Settings"," and configure the build:",[128,173,174],{"id":174},"asset_folders",[15,176,177],{},"List all folders containing your game's assets. 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