Mike Wood
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Joined: 3/29/2000 From: Oakland, California Status: offline
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Hello... Matrix Games announced that patch 2.50 would be the last for this game. I did the final patch, 2.50 and fixed all the known bugs, but I would be happy to fix any remaining bugs in UV. Please keep in mind that by definition, a 'bug' is a piece of computer code that does not do what the programmer intended. Questionable game behaviors might be bugs, design decisions with which you disagree, scenario data entry errors, scenario data decisions with which you disagree, legitimate game rules you do not understand or player error. To determine which of these the behavior in question is, I need a save of the game on the turn before the reported error occurred. Without a save, it is not and cannot be a bug. It is an ugly rumor. I also need a bug report. It must contain the game version you have, the type of game (human/human, computer/human, computer/computer) and the side the you are playing, where relevant. It must also have a description of the reported error, such as, "Game crashes to destop, when 'Load Supply' is evoked". And, a description as to how to reproduce the error, such as, "Start the turn as Allied player, select to Task Force #13, and click on 'Load Supply'. Game will then crash to desktop". A bug report, such as, "This game sucks", is of little use to me. A bug report, such as, "This game sucks because it always crashes", is a little better, though not much. I need to be able to reproduce the error, so that I can run the program through a debugger and study variables, in order to determine what, if anything, is wrong with the code. A save after the reported error verifies an error occurred, but I need a save before the error occurs, so that I can trace it through. If you have a save for a 'bug' send it to me, along with a description of the reported error and a description as how how to make it occur. I will look at it and report back to you what and why things happened the way they did and if the reported error was a bug, will fix it. Sample Bug Report: See attached save. 1) Game version 2.50 2) Allied human vs. Japanese computer opponent. 3) Game crashes to destop, when "Load Supply" is evoked. 4) Start the turn as Allied player, select to Task Force #13, and click on 'Load Supply'. Game will then crash to desktop. Thanks... Michael Wood mikew@matrixgames.com
< Message edited by Mike Wood -- 2/22/2009 1:08:15 AM >
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