Regtest is great for private testing but for live testing nothing beats either full on testnet or an own testnet(setting up your own btc testnet). The problem with setting up an own btc testnet is that you're then expecting potential users to run at least a gitcompare on your integrated testnet to verify it and the second you start doing that users start dropping off hurting the overall project.

I appreciate the help man! The nicer a balance the platform has during the hackathon (yes it's tBTC) the easier it is to motivate some people to give breaking it a try.