Configure Announcements
Game operators are required to make sure that players are aware of all types of game updates via regular in-game announcements or popups. For example, when a new summer event is added to the game, game operators can post an announcement on the bulletin board inside the game to inform players and encourage active participation. Generally, announcements follow a predetermined format, and is usually turned into a template so that they can be quickly created and posted.
Announcement publishing workflow
All announcements, from preview to publish in the production environment, adhere to the established procedures depicted below.
Announcement status (The current publication status) | Editing | Preview in test environment | Preview in production environment | Publish in production environment |
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Editing | Edit announcement | Preview in test environment before going offline, the status is changed to: Preview in test environment | Preview in production environment before going offline, the status is changed to: Preview in production environment | Publish in production environment before going offline, the status is changed to: Publish in production environment |
Preview (Test Environment) | No such operation can be conducted, unable to edit before the announcement goes offline. | Preview in test environment before going offline (current status) | Preview in production environment before going offline, the status is changed to: Preview in production environment | Publish in production environment before going offline, and the status is changed to: Publish in production environment |
Preview (Production environment) | No such operation can be conducted, unable to edit before the announcement goes offline. | No such operation can be conducted | Preview in production environment before going offline, and the status is changed to (current status) | Publish in production environment before going offline, the status is changed to: Publish in production environment |
Publish (Production Environment) | Reviewers can modify published announcement online. | No such operation can be conducted | No such operation can be conducted | Publish in production environment before going offline (current status) |
The term "operation" refers to the operations performed on announcements through the Player Network Console, which includes editing, copying, preview in test environment, preview in production environment, publishing in production environment, and taking offline.
Settings
Before configuring announcements, it is recommended to complete the configurations for region and server, and announcement approval settings.
Region Configurations
When publishing an announcement, the operator needs to select the publish area of the announcement. To publish the announcement to multiple countries/regions simultaneously, add the countries/regions to a publish area first. All created publish areas can be found in the respective dropdown box when previewing in test environment, previewing in production environment, and publishing announcements to the production environment.
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Log in to the Player Network Console.
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In the left sidebar, click Announcements > Settings under Player Management.
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Click Region Configurations > Create Publish Area.
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In the Create Publish Area popup window, enter a name in the Name field to specify the region group, and select the desired Countries/Regions.
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Click Confirm to complete the creation of the publish area.
Announcement operators can view, edit, or delete existing publish areas in the publish area list.
Server Configurations
When publishing announcements, operators can select the server group for the announcement publication based on their needs.
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Log in to the Player Network Console.
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In the left sidebar, click Announcements > Settings under Player Management.
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Click Server Configurations > Create Server Group.
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In the Create Server Group popup window, specify the Name field, and enter the ID in the Server IDs field to identify the corresponding server.
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Click Confirm to complete the creation of the server group.
Announcement operators can view, edit, or delete existing server groups in the server group list.