My Loquiz game has an error on the Creator, what should I do?

When you build your very own game on the Creator, there are many reasons why your game has an error. This can be frustrating because you can’t host your game with an error. So let’s see in this article how to avoid a screen like this:

Error Checklist

Does your game have errors? Let’s go through the next comprehensive checklist, then go to the corresponding section below. I’ll explain how to solve the error.

• Map: A task appears on the playground, but its location isn’t defined
• Playground: A playground doesn’t have a defined name
• Playground: A task appears on the playground, but its position isn’t defined
• Playground: A task appears on the playground, but the picture isn’t defined
• Config: The game has a time limit, but the duration isn’t defined
• Config: The game has a time limit, but the end time isn’t defined
• Config: All tasks have a fixed time limit but time limit isn’t defined
• Config: The game has a hint number limit, but the limit isn’t defined

Map: A task appears on the playground, but its location isn’t defined

You set a task to appear on the map at some point of the game. But you haven’t selected its location yet.

You just need to click anywhere on the map in the Creator.

Playground: A task appears on the playground, but its position isn’t defined

You set a task to appear on a playground, but you haven’t decided where it’s positioned yet.

Just click anywhere on the Playground in the Creator, and the error will be gone.

Playground: A playground doesn’t have a defined name

You created a playground, but you didn’t give it a name yet. You need some text, as it will appear on the player’s screen. So you can’t leave it blank.

You can edit the name in the Playground configurations:

Playground: A task appears on the playground, but the picture isn’t defined

If you set a playground, you’ll also need to set an associated picture. Don’t forget to check that you’ve indeed uploaded a file.

Config: The game has a time limit, but the duration isn’t defined

The game finishes after a certain number of minutes (20? 30? 60?). If you decide so, you’ll need to define it in the config as follows:

Config: The game has a time limit, but the end time isn’t defined

As a game master, you can decide that a game finishes at a certain time. Don’t forget to set a time.

Note: The timezone depends on your device. If your device is set to 13:00 GMT + 0 or London time, then it will be 08:00 in Boston.

Config: All tasks have a fixed time limit but time limit isn’t defined

Usually, the time limit depends on the task. But in these settings, you can define a time limit for all tasks. If it happens, just don’t forget to set it (in seconds).

Config: The game has a hint number limit, but the limit isn’t defined

Hints can be fun if your game’s riddles are tough. To raise the challenge, you can even limit the number of hints for the whole game.

If you do it, don’t forget to define a value:

Building a game

The bottom line is that building a game isn’t simple. You’ll always encounter a few errors that you’ll need to solve. In that way, I recommend that you also take a lot of time to test your games. I explain in this article why it’s important.

If you still have trouble developing your game, feel free to contact me as well. I’ll always be happy to help you out!