Unexpected BUG in my first game

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Unexpected BUG in my first game

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Hi guys,

I just published my first game this Monday, this is all made with LOVE2D.
I distributed on Windows and Mac, and they are all looks good. (Only for me when I did the test)

But, when my friends tried this game, they just told to me that they encountered all kinds of strange bugs.
I have no idea why they happen, because in my logic, I don't think that it should happen at that situation.
Actually I am bit confused about this, because I don't know how to do a complete test for whole game... :(

If anyone wants to have a try, I will be really appreciate about that.

The link is: https://iceneuron.itch.io/counting-down

Thank you so much for your time.
If you have any option, please let me know or give me a comment.

Thanks again guys!!!
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Re: Unexpected BUG in my first game

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Hey, could you attach a .love file so Linux users (such as me) could run the game?
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Sammm wrote: Thu Sep 22, 2022 4:31 pm Hey, could you attach a .love file so Linux users (such as me) could run the game?
Because of way the .exe is created (just binary appended .love file to .exe file), you can just run .exe file as .love file.
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The biggest immediate problem is that text boxes seemingly have no text in them. (Never mind...)
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ReFreezed wrote: Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:09 pm The biggest immediate problem is that text boxes seemingly have no text in them.
That could be caused by some fonts missing.
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Whoops, I used LÖVE 11.x instead of 0.10.x to run the game, so the colors were messed up. Disregard my previous comment.
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ICE NEURON wrote: Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:25 pm in my logic, I don't think that it should happen at that situation.
That's pretty much the definition of a bug: your code does something that you didn't expect, usually because of circumstances that you did not anticipate.

It's up to you to figure out exactly why the code did something "wrong" and fix it. Honestly, you should expect this to happen multiple times on a daily basis.
ICE NEURON wrote: Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:25 pm Actually I am bit confused about this, because I don't know how to do a complete test for whole game... :(
Having other people test your game is pretty crucial. Things may be different on different computers, operating systems, graphics cards, etc., and other people rarely play your game exactly the way you intended it to be played, so they may find bugs that you didn't. Ideally you find or hire people to invest some time to help you find the exact cause of the bugs. You should play and try your best to break your game yourself though, on a regular basis.

I tried it out a little bit, some feedback:
  • It's annoying that the the intro logo is not skippable and there's a delay when the main menu appears before you can use the buttons.
  • The basic movement controls are a bit cumbersome—you can't move diagonally, and horizontal movement keys always override vertical ones.
  • A lot of the time (but not always) your character jitters when you try to walk against a wall or other obstacle.
  • You get teleported into the bed at 0:55 AM even if you don't press any buttons, is this intentional?
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Re: Unexpected BUG in my first game

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Sammm wrote: Thu Sep 22, 2022 4:31 pm Hey, could you attach a .love file so Linux users (such as me) could run the game?
Linux user here. You can just open the .exe in Archive Manager (or similar) and you'll see the contents of the fused .love (aka fused .zip) file. ;)

EDIT: I didn't understand the symbols etc in the tutorial. I'll probably have to play it more to get it. But I'm experiencing strange issues like no text on the screen (aside from the tutorial screens), bunny sleeps on the floor instead of the bed, etc.

Also note your controls screen labels the button "RATURN" when it should be "RETURN". ;)
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milon wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 8:07 pmBut I'm experiencing strange issues like no text on the screen (aside from the tutorial screens), bunny sleeps on the floor instead of the bed, etc.
It's for Löve 0.10, which uses colours in the 0-255 range instead of 0-1. If you run it in 11.x all colours will saturate to white.

milon wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 8:07 pm Also note your controls screen labels the button "RATURN" when it should be "RETURN". ;)
Maybe that's an intentional pun? :)
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Re: Unexpected BUG in my first game

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Sammm wrote: Thu Sep 22, 2022 4:31 pm Hey, could you attach a .love file so Linux users (such as me) could run the game?
Hi Sammm,
Because I never use Linux before, I didn’t export the Linux version. Do you still need the Linux version? I can learn and do it for you, but I can not check it works or not. :awesome:
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