Draft mode

This testing method is suitable at the stage of final game verification before submission for moderation. In this mode, the game interacts with the real Yandex Games platform.

Features:

• The game opens at a real address on yandex.com/games.
• To send requests to external hosts, they must be added to CSP rules.
• Displays real ads.
• Players authenticate via Yandex Passport.
• Player data and leaderboards are stored on the server.
• The product catalog loads from the server; purchases are processed server-side.
• For debugging, use the debug panel via the URL parameter &debug-mode=16.

Open a game in draft mode

1. Access the Games Console with your developer account.

2. In the top left corner of the Console, click Applications.

3. Find the game you plan to test in the list and click on it.

4. Open the draft:

   • If you're editing the game for the first time, click Create draft.
   • If you already have a draft, it will open automatically.
   • If the game has multiple unpublished versions, click on the name of one of them.

5. Check that the current archive is loaded. If not:

   1. Select a new file.
   2. Click Save.
   3. Refresh the Draft tab.

6. In the Archive field, follow one of the links:

   • Open draft to see how users will view the game.
   • Open draft with debug panel to test the game in various scenarios.