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PSA Concerning Bugs and Testing:
🕑 Added 2019-06-02 22:45:22 +0000 UTCFirst of all, I want to say thanks to everyone reporting bugs through the #bugs_2_2 channel on Discord and, regardless of what I'm about to say, we hope everyone continues to do so. Don't let the idea that "maybe it's already been reported" or whatnot stop you from bringing to light something you think is a legit bug. Try to check first a bit, of course, but we'd rather a bug be reported 1000 times than it never go reported because of the Bystander Effect. (There's your Google homework for the day for those who don't know what that is. XD)
Secondly, we know a lot of you - especially those with a bit of background in programming, coding and/or game development - have a hard time understanding why this is such an issue for SU's development. A lot of you think a large portion of the bugs shouldn't be bugs at all. And frankly, you're right. However, that doesn’t mean the problems will just magically disappear overnight.
Frankly, the primary issue is Fungus. The way it works elongates the hell out of the bug testing and fixing process. Nothing can be reliably tested within Unity without being recompiled, tracking down the exact cause – even when you already know what it is - becomes searching a needle in a haystack, and many other small issues all form to create a larger overarching problem.
To put it simply, SU has far outgrown Fungus. The game was not originally intended to be what it is today. Visual editor tools and templates like Fungus can be very helpful, but at a certain point they start causing more problems than they solve – and that’s where things are right now.
Good News and Not-so-Good News
The good news is that we already have a solution in place: the Rebuild. The primary reason for the Rebuild is to greatly ease the future development of SU – making a lot of these issues neigh-on impossible to occur, designing the game from the ground up to be much easier to expand, and make it even 1000x easier to include entire new features and systems within a reasonable amount of development time.
What we’re getting at is that the Rebuild is going to solve A LOT of the bug and testing issues.
Unfortunately, there’s no magical button that’ll just transform SU’s design from the tangled Fungus mess it is now to the type of design we need it to be. There’s not even a halfway decent way to grab the text from Fungus! Locke is having to transcribe the game manually line-by-line!
The not-so-good news is that it’s going to take time. And while Locke may seem like he spends more time talking in Discord than coding some days, the fact is that he’s working at a breakneck pace trying to catch the Rebuild up AND do it the right way to avoid future development bottlenecks/problems AND add immense improvements + quality of life adjustments to the core game’s design AND make sure a mobile version is made available - all at the same time. And the crazy fuck is still adamant about being able to do all that before 2020.
The Testers Topic
It’s has been proposed by some people that part of the problem is we don’t have enough testers – and it is something we’re constantly considering. However, due to a lot of the aforementioned issues/circumstances, we won’t be looking to expand and/or refine the tester pool until the revamp of the process is complete.
TLDR: We’re Working On It
We know this seems like a binary issue that can be switched off at a whim, but it’s not. It’s something that’s going to take time and drastic measures to fix – and we’re doing everything we can to do so with each and every update cycle while also maintaining a steady supply of new content.
We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding on this matter.
Thanks for reading,
Gunsmoke Games
Comments
John Richards
Can I ask how you progress with Blackfire? I got to the point where she has the Slave Leia outfit and stripping but no matter how much time passes, her cell arc doesn't progress
PZ
Keeping everybody in the loop is a big PLUS guys keep up the great work and I look forward to more from SU.
RedSonja345
What is the registry and how did you do it please reply as soon as you see this thank you
I had the same problem. I fixed it by changing talia event in registry.
Johnny McCloud
I hope when you say separate you mean on a coding stand point, two coders doing each project. Like, you're at least creating a script now that can be used to quickly add the new content you're creating to the new build so that he doesn't have to keep doing it the hard way, right?
RedSonja345
Anyone Know how to get the Tailia content top unlock people say redo the yacht even with Cheshire as your main hench woman I did that but she still does not pop up any ideas please.
Locke Kosta
The content updates are still going to come as per usual and that process is still being worked on to try to make updates as bug-free as possible, just to be clear. This is just GG sharing their struggles.
Marc A Carroll
Well I can say this, while the wait will be annoying. I can live with it knowing it will make things better in the end. So thanks for keeping us updated on what's going on behind the magic curtain.
adam
To be honest, as a game dev myself, I can't blame you at all for this. I know how hard it can become to handle all the mess happening in your game after a while, especially when your architecture is based on a plugin. You started with a small cutie creature that has now evolved into a monster way too big for the cage you had originally built. It happens a lot :/ It's a very hard task to rebuild a whole game like this and most devs wouldn't even consider it so that shows how much you're serious about this project. I'm sure everyone here sees this. I wish you guys luck and courage! And don't overdo it, stay healthy and well.
Gunsmoke Games
The rebuild is can catch up pretty fast. The rebuild and current development is separate. The transition, we are hoping will be seamless, and many problems should be solved. Fingers crossed
Reviper
Perhaps it's because I've gotten the Batgirl content I've so desperately crave, but... Honestly? I am willing to wait for four more months for the next update if thats enough time to transfer your Fungus thing to your Rebuild. In the long run its a better choice. I say make a vote, and ask other patrons for that?
Jerry Shaw
Keep up the amazing work
