The development environment contains a menu item Debug/Begin Test. This launches your game in "test mode." Running your game in test mode is similar to, but not exactly the same as running your game in production mode. Production mode is used when you embed your game on a webpage, or publish it in the gallery. Here are the key differences between test mode and production mode:

• Debugger and Breakpoints. In test mode, the debugger can be triggered by pressing the [Pause] key, or by setting a breakpoint. In production mode, the debugger will not appear, and breakpoints are ignored.

  
  

• Local Folder. In test mode, the engine will load scripts and assets from both your server folder and your local folder, on your own hard drive. In production mode, the local folder is ignored, only the server folder is used. See the chapter on the filesystem for more information.

  
  

• Performance Tuning. The performance monitoring tools can easily be invoked from inside test mode. It is possible to invoke them from production mode, but it is not as easy.

  
  

• Preview Models. In test mode, you can freely use models that are marked as 'preview-only'. In production mode, you cannot use preview-only models. This allows you to try these models in your game before you purchase them. For more information, see the chapter on access control.

  
  

• The Console. In test mode, the icon for the debugging console appears. Clicking on it will bring up the console, and you can type expressions. The console is not available in production mode.

  
  

• Version Locking. In test mode, your game will generally use the latest versions of all assets and scripts. In production mode, your game will generally use "known-good" versions - specifically, those versions that were tested successfully. For a more precise explanation of version locking, see the chapter on version locking.

The following sections will describe all the useful testing, debugging, and performance tuning features provided by the Wild Pockets system.