Turning Bugs Into Features
Game Developer
DECEMBER 4, 2023
This post will review how I took a bug that I needed to fix and turned it into a standout feature for our game.
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Game Developer
DECEMBER 4, 2023
This post will review how I took a bug that I needed to fix and turned it into a standout feature for our game.
Grumpy Gamer
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I’m looking for a good bug database for games and it’s been a struggle. We used FogBugz on Thimbleweed Park, and it was OK, but a little clunky and not very “modern” Like a lot of commercial bug databases, they added lots of trendy project management features that distracted from it just being a good bug database.
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This release focuses on package size reduction, rendering pipeline improvements, and editor usability, alongside extensive bug fixes and platform compatibility enhancements. Download Links Windows Mac Release Note Engine New Features Added functionality for manually loading Wasm/AsmJS modules to improve initial scene load speed.
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I remember when an Early Access update added the overworld feature. Disappointed by the lack of integration of the overworld feature into RimWorld, he further developed his idea. We discovered that in some cases, it took twice as long as normal to implement features. It looked really exciting to me, he says.
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which is the Release Candidate : all features are in place, the most critical regressions have been tackled, and so were confident that its now ready for production use. beta 1 blog post , so if you havent read that one, have a look to be introduced to the main new features added in the 4.4 feature release. in the previous 4.4
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Now the time for proper enhancements and features entirely unique to this development cycle has come, and this blogpost will aim to highlight them to the best of our ability. As always: with new features comes new bugs (probably), so the sooner we can get feedback and bug reports in, the better.
PreMortem.Games
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It should be polished, free of bugs, and thoughtfully tailored to create a captivating first impression in anticipation of your full release. Best practices for publisher demos Ensure your publisher demo shows off your game’s bug-free, core gameplay loop, that works on the systems and screen resolutions that the publisher has available.
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beta 1 blog post , so if you havent read that one, have a look to be introduced to the main new features added in the 4.4 for the first time, youll want to get a condensed overview of what new features you might want to make use of. feature release. See the GitHub issue tracker for a complete list of known bugs.
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beta 1 blog post , so if you havent read that one, have a look to be introduced to the main new features added in the 4.4 for the first time, youll want to get a condensed overview of what new features you might want to make use of. feature release. See the GitHub issue tracker for a complete list of known bugs.
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feature release. something that worked in a previous release is now broken) and significant new bugs introduced by new features. See the GitHub issue tracker for a complete list of known bugs. Bug reports As a tester, we encourage you to open bug reports if you experience issues with this release.
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As is often the case following a feature-freeze, several quality PRs were finally released from the collective backlog, as merging them at the time wouldve been too much of a risk. See the GitHub issue tracker for a complete list of known bugs. Our first development snapshot for 4.5 has arrived!
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JANUARY 2, 2025
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will come with many bug fixes and new features like walls, environment effects, new AP and Pathfinding system and much more. This will also be the last version with the old campaign.
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Plus, in a surprise turn of events, the game has been featured on IGN which was definitely not on my bingo card for this year! Ill be keeping an eye on feedback and fixing any bugs as fast. Its finally here! The demo is live and ready to play!
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But no matter the amount of time dedicated to testing and profiling — bugs and issues are inevitable. with bug fix releases as we are dedicated to ensuring a stable experience as soon as possible. branch into our main development branch and other contributors joined in to add features and fix bugs. Countless bugs.
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is now in feature freeze and will only receive bug fixes going forward. Enjoy this final package of new features and enhancements and give them a good shake! This snapshot signifies that Godot 4.1
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This update adds a new region to explore, adds a few new features and fixes various bugs.
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“I remember when an Early Access update added the overworld feature. Disappointed by the lack of integration of the overworld feature into RimWorld, he further developed his idea. We discovered that in some cases, it took twice as long as normal to implement features. It looked really exciting to me”, he says.
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has been in beta for a little over two months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. Lots of improvements to the Multiplayer features, and notably the editor tooling. See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports.
Ask a Game Dev
JUNE 2, 2023
tasks, bugs fixed, etc.) cut features and reduce scope), or some combination of both must happen in order to reach that goal. When deciding whether to cut a feature, the largest determining factor is the priority of the task. If the feature is low priority, the decision to cut is easy.
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 20, 2023
Such cadence allows us to better measure the overall stability and quickly catch regressions, especially when a lot of features are worked on at the same time. A lot of minor fixes and improvements to TileMap and TileSet, both feature wise and in the editor ( GH-71604 , GH-71615 , GH-71618 , GH-71626 , GH-71630 , GH-71664 ).
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We seek to build long-form interactive storytelling that features the tactile interactions and transition heavy animation that we’re familiar with. Intricate things Reflecting on the development of Nirvana Noir , Anthony admits that it’s quite the challenge to develop a game free of bugs.
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has been in beta for over two months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: Android: Bump the minimum Android target API to 21 (Android Lollipop) ( GH-67610 ). Bug reports.
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specifically, which you can expect at the end of June, after three months of feature merging and one month of bug fixing. We outline our plan for future Godot releases and Godot 4.1
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Such cadence allows us to better measure the overall stability and quickly catch regressions, especially when a lot of features are worked on at the same time. This week we release a new batch of improvements and fixes, as well as some new features. Unfortunately, we also have to rollback one of the core animations features.
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Mircosoft Game Dev
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