https://gswiki-archive.gs-game.uk/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Verb%3ABUGVerb:BUG - Revision history2026-11-12T00:10:14ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.1https://gswiki-archive.gs-game.uk/index.php?title=Verb:BUG&diff=15960&oldid=previmported>GS4-XERAPHINA: updated page formatting, shifted some things around, changing category to Policy from BUG (merging into one)2023-01-07T06:35:18Z<p>updated page formatting, shifted some things around, changing category to Policy from BUG (merging into one)</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Verbinfo<br />
|verb = BUG<br />
|type = System<br />
|system = Policy<br />
}}<br />
'''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.<br />
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==Help==<br />
<small>'''''Please note:''' This menu populates in the [[Wizard (front end)]] with {{boldmono|BUG}} by itself. In [[Wrayth]], {{boldmono|BUG HELP}} must be entered to populate this menu. Otherwise, it opens the point and click drop down menu.''</small><br />
<pre{{log2}}>Usage:<br />
BUG {category};{title};{text}<br />
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{title} can be no more than 128 characters in length<br />
{category} must be one of the following:<br />
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'''{{blue|GemStone IV specific categories}}'''<br />
CHARACTER - problems related to your character<br />
CREATURE - creatures and NPC problems<br />
MAGIC - problems with a spell, sign or symbol<br />
COMBAT - combat errors<br />
ROOM - problems with a room or area<br />
TYPO - misspellings and grammar errors<br />
OTHER - problems with things not easily categorized<br />
'''{{blue|Client specific categories}}'''<br />
PnC - point and click problems / menu problems<br />
WRAYTH - problems with the Wrayth Front End<br />
ESCAPE - problems with the eScape Front End<br />
WIZARD - problems with the Wizard Front End<br />
WEBFE - problems with the WebFE<br />
WARLOCK - problems with the Warlock Front End<br />
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{text} can be no more than 875 characters<br />
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'''{{blue|Use [[BUGITEM]] to report a problem with an item.}}'''<br />
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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.}}'''<br />
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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><br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
===Wrayth Interface===<br />
Below are screen snips of the point and click drop down menu that opens when {{boldmono|BUG}} is entered by itself.<br />
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[[File:Bug UI.JPG]]<br><br />
[[File:Bug UI dropdown.jpg]]<br />
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==See Also==<br />
* [[Verb:BUGITEM]]</div>imported>GS4-XERAPHINA