Test Mode

Work in Progress

This article is currently a work in progress. As such, it may contain some editing notes in addition to information. Please be patient, it is being worked on and will be in a finished state before long!
Date noted: No date specified. (Use date={{subst:Today}} to specify today, or date=YYYY-MM-DD to specify an arbitrary date.)

Overview

Test Mode refers to the ability of users to play unpublished missions and story arcs created by the Mission Architect.

Unpublished story arcs are kept only on the creator's hard drive. To play a mission in test mode, the creator of the story arc must be the team leader, and select "Play" on the Mission Architect interface.

Rewards

Playing in test mode will not award Experience, Influence/Infamy, Salvage, Recipes, or Mission Architect Tickets. However, playing in test mode is the only way to make progress on the following Mission Architect Badges:

	Virtual Victor	Defeat one enemy in test mode.
	Virtual Extractor	Rescue or kidnap one hostage in test mode.
	Virtual Destruction	Destroy one object in test mode.
	Virtually Impulsive	Interact with one mission objectives in test mode.
	Among Friends	Test an arc with a team of eight.
	Bug Fixer	Test one of your own arcs. (Required for Mission Engineer Badge.)
	Virtual Victim	Be defeated one time in Test Mode.