Modes in Development & Voting
BallEngine has 11 finished modes and 32 more in development. You can play the previews, and your votes decide which one is finished next.
Finished Modes and Previews
BallEngine runs 43 modes. 11 are finished: every setting can be changed (with the plan that section needs) and you can record and export them. The other 32 are in development. They run today and you can watch a full run with sound, but they are not finished yet.
The full list, finished and in development, is on the public Modes page at /modes. Each mode also has its own page at /modes/<name> that explains what it does.
| Finished mode | Mode in development | |
|---|---|---|
| Open it in the Studio | Yes (Play Mode) | Yes (Play Preview) |
| Change its settings | Yes, with the plan each section needs | No. Settings are visible but locked to the defaults it is being built with. No plan unlocks them early |
| Record and export | Yes | No, until it ships |
| Vote button | Love this mode | Build this next |
Tip
- When you switch to a preview, your own settings are not touched. They come back the moment you switch to another mode.
How Voting Works
Every mode can be voted for. On the /modes page and on each mode's own page, the button on a mode in development says Build this next, and the most-voted modes come out of development first. On a finished mode it says Love this mode and counts it as one of your favourites. In the Studio, every tile in the mode picker has a small heart: press it to vote for that mode, and press it again to take the vote back.
You need to be signed in to vote. If you are signed out, pressing the button takes you to sign in and then back to the page you were on.
- 1Open /modes, a mode's own page, or the mode picker in Basics.
- 2Press Build this next (in development) or Love this mode (finished). In the Studio, press the heart on the mode tile.
- 3The button changes to Voted (with a tick) or Loved (with a filled heart), and the count goes up by one.
- 4To take your vote back, press the button again.
Technical parameters
- One vote per account per mode. You can vote for as many different modes as you like.
- On the /modes page both lists are sorted by votes, most voted first.
Voting Problems
If a vote does not stick, check these.
| Message or problem | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| You are sent to the sign-in page | Voting needs an account. | Sign in. You come straight back to the same page. |
| "This mode has already been released." | The mode finished development while the page was open. | Refresh the page. The button now says Love this mode. |
| "Could not save your vote. Try again." | The vote did not reach our servers, so the button went back to how it was. | Check your connection and press again. |
| The count shows a dot or dash | The vote counts have not loaded yet. | Wait a moment, or refresh. |
| A settings section in a preview has a lock | Previews run on fixed defaults. | This is not a plan lock. Vote Build this next to help it ship sooner. |
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