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Respawn says "single line" of Apex Legends code was behind elusive audio bug

Game Developer

The dev team said finding the bug was like searching for a "needle in a haystack."

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Turning Bugs Into Features

Game Developer

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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Finding a New Balance Between AI and Beneficial Bugs

Game Developer

'Bugs are an integral part of games culture and the social networks that games build around themselves.'

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What does the process look like when removing a bug from your game? And how does the team decide which bugs to prioritize fixing?

Ask a Game Dev

The overall process of bug fixing in game dev is done in five steps. In order these are: Identify the bug Prioritize the bug Assign the bug Fix the bug Verify the bug is fixed Each step usually has its own specialists handling that aspect of it. Well go over each of these briefly.

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[Cocos Creator 3.8.6] Labels cache mode bug

Cocos

Hi, I think I’ve found a bug concerning the label cache mode and draw calls. The projects we’re working on require several labels to be displayed simultaneously. To avoid the labels generating too many draw calls we have got into the habit of using a bitmap font (or the bitmap cache mode). This worked perfectly until 3.8.6.

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles delisted on iOS after 'unfixable' bug

Game Developer

Changes to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles' payment model on iOS prevented players from accessing content they bought in its free and paid versions.

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[Cocos Creator 3.8.6] Labels cache mode bug

Cocos

Hi, I think I’ve found a bug concerning the label cache mode and draw calls. The projects we’re working on require several labels to be displayed simultaneously. To avoid the labels generating too many draw calls we have got into the habit of using a bitmap font (or the bitmap cache mode). This worked perfectly until 3.8.6.

Bug 52