> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/rochat-world/publish.md).

# Test, publish and maintain a World

Test a World’s opening, characters and progression, review visibility and keep changes understandable for players.

Read this guide in: [English](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/rochat-world/publish) · [繁體中文](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_zh/rochat-world/publish) · [日本語](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_ja/rochat-world/publish) · [Español](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_es/rochat-world/publish) · [한국어](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_kor/rochat-world/publish)

Test a World as a player before you make it available to other people. A saved draft, a testable experience and an approved public work are separate states.

## Run a small test pass

1. Reopen the saved draft and check the starting place, opening dialogue, characters and media.
2. If the product offers a preview or test route for this draft, follow its instructions and confirm that you opened the intended work.
3. Where a separate test session or save is available, use it so you do not disturb progress you want to keep.
4. Try the obvious opening action, an alternative route and a question outside a character's knowledge.
5. Leave and return through the available continuation controls. Check which save is selected and whether its displayed progress matches your test.
6. Record issues with a reproducible action, expected result and observed result. Fix one issue at a time and retest it.

For the Lantern Archive, check that the west room exists before a character directs the player there, the keeper does not reveal information they have not learned, and the damaged chart gives the player something meaningful to do.

## Prepare for publication

Review the title, introduction, images and content rules. Check the visibility and the exact submission action shown for this World. Read any validation or review message, then inspect the resulting status. Do not announce availability solely because the editor accepted a save.

Use [Publish and manage content visibility](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/how-to-create-a-character-on-rochat/create-character-method-1-custom-creation/public-info) for general visibility and moderation guidance. Do not assume the character editor's controls or status names apply unchanged to a World.

## Maintain a published World

Keep a local record of major changes to starting conditions, characters, places or objectives. Before changing a live experience, review any version or save-impact notice the editor provides and test with a separate save.

Do not promise that existing saves automatically receive every update, or that a restart preserves progress. If a change causes a problem, retain the World link, affected save information and the steps that reproduce it for support.

## Keep draft generation and visibility separate

In the current Web AI flow, **Generation flow** offers **Generate and publish** or **Save as draft**. **Visibility** separately offers **Public** or **Private**. To begin a private test draft, choose **Save as draft + Private**, then **Create draft**. Wait for generation to finish and inspect the resulting status. A generation screen or progress indicator is not confirmation of a completed draft, public release or successful mobile play.

## Confirm the draft state and Private access

After successful Web draft generation, check the status and version, such as **Draft v1**, and review the editor sections before submitting anything. **Private** is described as hidden from public areas while allowing you and activated users to access the World; it does not promise that only the creator can ever access it. **Submit for Review** is a separate section and action. Draft creation is not review submission, approval, or proof that the current iOS/Android experience has been tested.

<figure><img src="https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4aMKN1uyxi8aJ6oPNmVQ%2Fuploads%2FQAF4VU9oJvLeNXOhCsRq%2Fen-world-visibility-close.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=b1c6bfcc-ad87-4005-aff9-22fccff4ddcc" alt="World visibility choices and Private access explanation"><figcaption><p>World Private hides the work from public areas but still allows access for you and activated users.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Related guides

[Publish and manage content visibility](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/how-to-create-a-character-on-rochat/create-character-method-1-custom-creation/public-info) · [Start with Rochat World](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/rochat-world) · [Explore a World and continue a save](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/rochat-world/explore) · [Create a Rochat World](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/rochat-world/create) · [Get official Rochat support](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/about-rochat/faq)

## Continue in Rochat (external)

[Review your World drafts](https://rochat.ai/profile)

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