Verb:BUG: Difference between revisions

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BUG
Type	System
System	Bug

BUG is a verb that allows a player to submit errors in gameplay to GameMasters. The bug reports are reviewed and sent directly to the person in charge of the problematic item. Being descriptive will allow the BUG reviewer to better route the issue. Report text can be no more than 875 characters.

Usage

**Stormfront Interface**

Wizard Interface

Usage:
BUG {category};{title};{text}

  {title} can be no more than 128 characters in length
  {category} must be one of the following:

GemStone IV specific categories
  CHARACTER  - problems related to your character
  CREATURE   - creatures and NPC problems
  MAGIC      - problems with a spell, sign or symbol
  COMBAT     - combat errors
  ROOM       - problems with a room or area
  TYPO       - misspellings and grammar errors
  OTHER      - problems with things not easily categorized
Client specific categories
  PnC        - point and click problems / menu problems
  STORMFRONT - problems with the StormFront Front End
  ESCAPE     - problems with the eScape Front End
  WIZARD     - problems with the Wizard Front End
  WEBFE      - problems with the WebFE
  WARLOCK    - problems with the Warlock Front End

  {text} can be no more than 875 characters

Use BUGITEM to report a problem with an item.

This will issue an email to play.net's bug tracking database.  Be as detailed as possible, describing what you were doing, the behavior you expected, and the behavior you experienced.  Preferably you should be in the same room you were in when the bug occurred, holding the same equipment, and wearing the same gear, as this information will be included in the bug report.  DO NOT ISSUE BUG REPORTS FOR GAME CRASHES OR LAG PROBLEMS.  Do not use this mechanism to make suggestions or feature requests.  Those should be posted to the forums.  Use the BUGITEM command to report problems with items.

Example bug report: BUG TYPO;Typo in Room Description;In the third sentence in this room's daytime description, the word cobblestone is misspelled.

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+{{Verbinfo
+|verb = BUG
+|type = System
+|system = Bug
+}}
 '''BUG''' is a verb that allows a player to submit errors in gameplay to [[GameMaster]]s.  The bug reports are reviewed and sent directly to the person in charge of the problematic item.  Being descriptive will allow the BUG reviewer to better route the issue.  Report text can be no more than 875 characters.
-[[File:Bug UI.JPG|right|StormFront User Interface]]
+==Usage==
+<table><tr valign="top"><td>
+{|
+|+ '''<big>Stormfront Interface</big>'''
+| [[File:Bug UI.JPG|right|StormFront User Interface]]
 [[File:Bug UI dropdown.jpg|right|StormFront User Interface]]
+|}
-<pre{{log2|margin-right=50em}}>
+</td><td>
-'''TO BE REPLACED
+{|
+|+ '''<big>Wizard Interface</big>'''
+| <pre{{log2}}>
+Usage:
 BUG {category};{title};{text}
   {title} can be no more than 128 characters in length
   {category} must be one of the following:
-    GemStone IV specific categories
-      CHARACTER - problems related to your character
-        Character bugs are actually stuff that's specifically character-related (like "my starting stats don't equal what they should" or "I think my mana isn't properly calculated", not "my falchion isn't 4x, I swear I've tested it on kobold's heads for days!"
-      [[Creature|CREATURE]] - creatures and NPC problems
-      [[Magic|MAGIC]] - problems with a spell, sign or symbol
-      COMBAT - combat errors
-      ROOM - problems with a room or area
-      TYPO - misspellings and grammar errors
-      OTHER - problems with things not easily categorized
-    Client specific categories
-      PnC - point and click problems / menu problems
-      STORMFRONT - problems with the StormFront Front End
-      ESCAPE - problems with the eScape Front End
-      WIZARD - problems with the Wizard Front End
-      WARLOCK - problems with the Warlock Front End</pre>
-{{clear}}
-==BUGITEM (verb)==
-Use{{boldmono| BUGITEM }}to report a problem with an item.
-<pre{{log2}}>
->bugitem
+'''{{blue|GemStone IV specific categories}}'''
-Usage:
+  CHARACTER  - problems related to your character
-    BUGITEM {item};{problem description}  - Report a bug in an item
+  CREATURE   - creatures and NPC problems
+  MAGIC      - problems with a spell, sign or symbol
+  COMBAT     - combat errors
+  ROOM       - problems with a room or area
+  TYPO       - misspellings and grammar errors
+  OTHER      - problems with things not easily categorized
+'''{{blue|Client specific categories}}'''
+  PnC        - point and click problems / menu problems
+  STORMFRONT - problems with the StormFront Front End
+  ESCAPE     - problems with the eScape Front End
+  WIZARD     - problems with the Wizard Front End
+  WEBFE      - problems with the WebFE
+  WARLOCK    - problems with the Warlock Front End
+  {text} can be no more than 875 characters
+'''{{blue|Use [[BUGITEM]] to report a problem with an item.}}'''
-This will submit a problem to play.net's bug tracking database.  Be as detailed as possible, describing what you were doing, the behavior you expected, and the behavior you experienced.  You must be in the same room as the item you are targeting.  Do not use this mechanism to make suggestions or feature requests for items.  Those should be posted to the forums.
+This will issue an email to play.net's bug tracking database.  Be as detailed as possible, describing what you were doing, the behavior you expected, and the behavior you experienced.  Preferably you should be in the same room you were in when the bug occurred, holding the same equipment, and wearing the same gear, as this information will be included in the bug report.  '''{{blue|DO NOT ISSUE BUG REPORTS FOR GAME CRASHES OR LAG PROBLEMS.}}'''  Do not use this mechanism to make suggestions or feature requests.  Those should be posted to the forums.  '''{{blue|Use the BUGITEM command to report problems with items.}}'''
-You may also submit an issue by clicking on a specific creature or item and selecting "submit bug report" from its menu.</pre>
+Example bug report: BUG TYPO;Typo in Room Description;In the third sentence in this room's daytime description, the word cobblestone is misspelled.</pre>
-==TYPO (verb)==
+|}
+</td></tr></table>
+==See Also==
-<pre{{log2}}>
+* [[BUGITEM]]
-Please use BUG to report typos.</pre>
+* [[TYPO]]
-If it is a typo with an alteration,{{boldmono| [[ASSIST]] }}to have a GameMaster fix it.  If it is a typo with an off-the-shelf item or a script, then use BUGITEM.
-[[Category:Verbs]]
 [[Category: GameMasters]]

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