Bug
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A bug is a problem that occurs during gameplay (e.g. in a custom scenario), or while running some other software, which causes it not to play or run as intended.
Bugs in scenario design
Bugs in scenarios tend to reflect negatively on the player's experience, due to poor gameplay, impossibility to win (or lose), events happening out of order, or even the game becoming unplayable, among other possible outcomes. In the extreme case the game may even crash. Such levels are said to be "buggy". The player's enjoyment of a scenario may be reduced greatly by a bug (perhaps forcing them to abandon the scenario or cheating to skip it). On the other hand it may be a minor aspect or quirk that may even increase their enjoyment of the level. Some players may even prefer the level how it was before the update. Bugs are caused either by a fault in the game or a mistake made by the designer. In either circumstance, it is primarily the designers responsibility to try to ensure that their submissions are bug-free, even if it means remaking the problematic aspect.
See also
External links
- Software bug (article on Wikipedia)
- Game Crash Troubleshooting by Lord_Fadawah (Tsuniversity)
- How to Report Bugs Effectively - An article on general software bug reporting
