Forum Rules - Please Read Before Posting

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Introduction

When new features are about to be added to Wurm Online, they have to be tested first to make sure there are no critical bugs. Everyone will have an opportunity to test a feature before its release. This helps to reduce the number of bugs at release and assists the developers since they can focus on solving them opposed to finding them.

Developers will create threads here about new features that need testing and everyone else will be able to reply to these threads. We want to make sure these replies will be useful for developers, so we will enforce two additional strict rules here.

Forum Rules

• All posts must be relevant to bug reporting and testing. That means to only post bug reports, questions about bugs and other questions regarding testing.
• Posts that contain suggestions, opinions and discussion about features are strictly forbidden. If you wish to discuss these features, you may create a thread on the Town Square forum.

Rules are easier now and we simply want people to stay on-topic, so that these boards remain useful for developers and other testers.

If you do not stick to these rules, your post will be removed and your forum account may be penalized. In some cases, this can include a temporary or a permanent ban.

Example: if you do not understand what is needed to test the feature, or if you found something but you are unsure if it's a bug, then you are free to make a post. If you believe a feature is awesome/terrible, or you think it needs to be done differently, it is better to make a post on Town Square.

Testing

Download the Test client.

You do not need to register an account to make use of the Test server. Just fill in your username and a password, and it will automatically register you as you log in.

On the Test server, you can activate any item, right click the ground and select 'Test'. This menu will allow you to spawn weapons, armor, shields and it will let you set all your skills up to 70.

At the starter place of your kingdom in Test002, there will be a well nearby. If you drink some water, you will get some tools. Most of these tools will stay with you if you die. You will only get these tools once, so don't lose them!

We will try to provide any special items that you may need to Test. If you need something else, you can pm a GM on IRC.

A few notes regarding the Test server. First of all, the Test server and the normal servers are not connected in any way to each other. This means your Test account and your normal game account are completely unrelated to each other.

A second thing is that the Test server is not part of the normal services provided by CodeClub AB. The volunteer Wurm Staff does not manage the Test server. The server is owned by Rolf. If you abuse the Test server and get banned, we can not help you.

Bug reporting

When you report a bug, it is important to describe what exactly is wrong and how you can reproduce it. Saying "You broke tracking!" is not useful and posts like these may be removed. It is more useful to say "If you right click and select the track option, it does not start the tracking action.".

Alternatively, you can make use of the following form:

 

[b]Feature being tested:[/b] <the new feature being tested>[b]Aspect tested:[/b] <what specific aspect was tested>[b]Test Process:[/b] <What steps were taken>[b]Test Result:[/b] <Description of result>[b]Unexpected Result?[/b] Y/N