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.
The new normal • Video game layoffs are a feature, not a bug
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 4, 2024
Standard feature of the industry As painful as layoffs may be, the current wave of workforce reductions serves as further proof that they have become a standard feature of the gaming industry rather than an anomalous bug. The post The new normal • Video game layoffs are a feature, not a bug appeared first on PreMortem Games.
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Unity Asset Store – Features, Best Practices and Our Experience
Logic Simplified
MAY 28, 2024
Advanced Features of the Unity Asset Store Game app developers at Logic Simplified believe it’s important that there are no barriers in the development process. The combination of plug-ins, assets, community support, and other features that the Unity Asset Store provides support game developers to find advanced solutions to complex problems.
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Upgrade Your Graphics: Explore New Ray Tracing Features for NVIDIA Nsight Tools
Nvidia
MARCH 21, 2024
Helping you build optimized, bug-free applications in this era of. Helping you build optimized, bug-free applications in this era of rendering technology, the latest release of NVIDIA Nsight Graphics introduces new features for ray tracing development, including tools to help you harness AI acceleration.
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Attracting investors and publishers with the right kind of game demos
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
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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Legions At War - New Update
Indie DB
JULY 24, 2024
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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8-Bit Adventures 2 - Holiday Update
Indie DB
DECEMBER 23, 2023
The Holiday Update is out now, featuring a new post-game side-quest, a new weapon, and a revamped Superboss with 1 Million HP! Also a return of the April Fools boss + bug fixes!
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There’s a lot of noise online about live service games being detrimental to the quality of games, such as initial launches being bug ridden and with incomplete features. Is there any truth to this last statement? And are the spending patterns reflecting the idea that people are dissatisfied with this model of monetization?
Ask a Game Dev
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
I think that it is true that initial launches are indeed more bug ridden today than they were before day 1 patches were possible, but the reason for this is much less nefarious than most are imagining. There were a lot of features and content that players never saw because we couldn't get them polished and stable before the game had to ship.
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Release Management: 4.0 and beyond
Mircosoft Game Dev
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
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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Cocos Creator 3.8.5 forum version
Cocos
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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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Synthaar updated to v0.0.4!
Indie DB
MAY 30, 2024
features many bug fixes, quality of life additions, and more. The newest patch for Synthaar, V0.0.4,
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Diablo 4: Bugs & Glitches That Creeped the Beta Version
Game Errors
MAY 29, 2023
But before you dive into playing this highly anticipated game, be warned there are some bugs and glitches that might creep up on you during gameplay. But until then, you should approach the early access with caution and patience as you explore all the world has yet to offer while keeping an eye out for any bugs or glitches along the way!
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Bug in Label and RichText in Persian and Arabic Langauges
Cocos
DECEMBER 14, 2024
The issue you are facing is because the arabic script has unique features like connected letters and right to left. To resolve this you can use the n (newline character) or manually shift the word to the next line that is getting cutoff. Example using n: n When you run the game it will be displayed as:
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Godot 4.2 Beta Released
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 12, 2023
This is the first beta release, meaning that the features shipping in version 4.2 are now frozen and from this point on it will just be bug fixes and improvements. GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.2 Beta Released Coming just 3 months after the Godot 4.1 release the Godot Foundation have just released Godot 4.2 This release … Godot 4.2
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Ascent of Ashes dev switches to Godot halfway development “Not as chaotic as Unity”
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 16, 2024
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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Ascent of Ashes dev switches to Godot halfway development “Not as chaotic as Unity”
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
“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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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 6
Mircosoft Game Dev
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
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.
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Godot 4 First Release Candidate
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Godot 4 RC1 is a feature complete version of Godot meant primarily for squashing bugs and improving performance and usability. Any new features will have to wait for Godot 4.1 Key features in … Godot 4 First Release Candidate Read More The post Godot 4 First Release Candidate appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.1 dev 4
Mircosoft Game Dev
JUNE 1, 2023
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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A follow-up to the sunk cost post. While easier said than done, how do you make the choice between cutting a feature (or features) you’ve sunk so much time into or just giving it more to complete it?
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.
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What’s New In Unity 2023 – All You Need To Know
Logic Simplified
JULY 24, 2023
Researchers, professionals or game app developers all need to remain up-to-date with the recent advancements as well as features of the Unity engine to create and enjoy the best games possible. In this article, we'll take a look at the most recent Unity 2023 upgrades and discuss their various enhancements and bug fixes.
Feral Cat Den is pushing the audio-visual boundaries of games with Nirvana Noir
PreMortem.Games
JULY 1, 2024
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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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 14
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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Godot 4.1 Beta Released
Game From Scratch
JUNE 9, 2023
There are a combination of refinements to the Godot 4 release, your usual bug fixes and improvements as well as some exciting new features. New Features Include: This release contains dozens of other … Godot 4.1 GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.1 was released. Beta Released Read More The post Godot 4.1
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 7
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 1, 2022
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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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 13
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 17, 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. 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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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 9
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 19, 2022
has been in beta for over three 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: 3D: Switch Mesh surface indexing to start at 0 so string name matches integer index ( GH-70176 ). Bug reports.
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Reliefs The time of The Lemures 0.4.12
Indie DB
JULY 2, 2023
This update adds a new region to explore, adds a few new features and fixes various bugs.
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 8
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 9, 2022
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: Animation: Add track validator to AnimationPlayerEditor to detect tracks which have error ( GH-68770 ). Bug reports.
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 12
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 13, 2023
Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: Animation: Split pause() from AnimationPlayer's stop() ( GH-71218 ). Export: Fix missing "debug"/"release" export presets feature tags ( GH-71274 ). See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports.
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Release candidate: Godot 3.5.2 RC 1
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 15, 2022
which will likely the last feature release in the 3.x stable: 3D: Fix bug in CylinderMesh when computing normals ( GH-67336 ). Physics: Fix typo bug in heightmap shape ( GH-69852 ). Rendering: Fix GLES 2 SpotLight bug with shadow filter mode ( GH-69826 ). Bug reports. x series (expected to be finalized after the 4.0
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Three Minutes to Eight developer Chaosmonger Studio “Multiple stories moving parallel”
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 27, 2023
There is not just one right path as the game features multiple endings, with randomized elements and unique events. A little mistake, a little bug, and everything can fall down.” “All But in this tale full of twists and turns players need to solve the mystery of the protagonist’s death and stop it from happening.
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James Bendon’s 5-year journey to create Dinkum “To be honest, I really like working alone”
PreMortem.Games
MAY 29, 2024
This is still my favorite way to get insight into what new features and changes should be made to Dinkum.” I can iterate and add features somewhat quickly when I need to, without a major impact on other areas of the games. I will often start work on a new feature, get bored and jump to another feature.
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The problem with making games for Mobiles.
Half Geek
AUGUST 3, 2022
It was updated often during the first year, fixing bugs, adding features players requested. When it works, there could be other game breaking bugs, so the developers have to basically discard gamers who have not upgraded to recent hardware. Fullscreen, audio, and worse of all, data-read & write features for save games.
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Release Management Post Godot 4.0
Mircosoft Game Dev
APRIL 20, 2023
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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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 15
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 25, 2023
The beta snapshots 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. Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: 2D: Add a method to get global CanvasItem modulate ( GH-70294 ).
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 10
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 23, 2022
This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: A lot of bug fixes and improvements in these areas particularly, check out the PRs listed below: Animation, Navigation, GDScript, Rendering. See the GitHub issue tracker for a list of known bugs in the 4.0 Bug reports.
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 10, 2023
Over the course of the last four months the engine has seen many changes, making it more stable and feature complete, and it's getting very close to the state that we would be happy with. Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: One Copyright Update to rule them all ( GH-70885 ). Bug reports.
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Silo 2023 Released
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Unfortunately Nevercenter ceased Silo development for several years, allowing the project to languish with no new features or bug … Silo 2023 Released Read More The post Silo 2023 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 16
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 27, 2023
The beta snapshots 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. Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: 3D: Make SurfaceTool.generate_normals() behave consistently with smoothing groups ( GH-68034 ).
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 5
Mircosoft Game Dev
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Rendering: A ton of fixes for all rendering backends, and missing features implemented for the OpenGL3 one. Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: Android: Upgrade Android gradle plugin to version 7.2.1 ( GH-68497 ). Rendering: Added Viewport canvas cull mask feature ( GH-52350 ). Bug reports.
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Tree of Savior Errors, Server Issues, Crashes: Fix Them With Ease
Game Errors
APRIL 5, 2023
Client crashes : Another common issue is client crashes, which can occur when the game encounters an error or bug. Bugs and glitches : Like any complex game, Tree of Savior has had its fair share of bugs Why did Tree of Savior fail? Plus, many players reported they couldn’t connect to the Tree of Savior server.
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