Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

Minor Bug Fix Mod
Callistonian  [developer] 12 May, 2018 @ 12:41am
Evidentiary Standards - Please Read Before You Report!
This is not a balance mod. All bugs fixed in this mod must be clearly demonstrated to be unintentional artifacts left over by the developers. For visual bugs, this is fairly easy, but for data bugs, there is a fine line between bug and balance. To help demonstrate that a bug is in fact a bug, consider the following list of possible arguments:

  • Breaks a Pattern - the bug breaks a pattern established in multiple locations in the game data, for example: all myth units have <bounty resourcetype="Favor">2.1600</bounty> except the Phoenix, therefore, the Phoenix should probably have this line as well, note that sometimes that can be used as an argument against fixing since a single occurrence of a pattern break can indicate that it must have been done intentionally

  • Listed in Developer Changelog - the bug was listed in an official changelog such as https://www.forgottenempires.net/aom/changelog but was never actually fixed, note that sometimes, this was intentional and the developers forgot to update the changelog

  • Obvious Logical Contradictions - for example, a technology that upgrades RangedAttack pierce for a unit that only has a HandAttack action, we then need to look at text descriptions and similar technologies to determine if the tech or the unit should be changed (usually the tech)

  • Text Description Contradictions - the description for a tech, unit, etc. doesn't match what the tech, unit, etc. does, in this case, we usually say the description is in error

None of these arguments is guaranteed to prove something is a bug. If we still can't definitively establish that it is a bug, I may try contacting members of the Forgotten Empires team or balance team.

Examples of unacceptable arguments might be:

  • descriptions on ageofempires.wikia.com or other such fan-made sources - these are frequently incorrect or refer to older versions of the game
  • a bug that makes something "OP" or "underpowered" - these are balance changes except in only the most extreme and obvious cases
  • fixes made on another mod - the only other mod I trust to distinguish between bugs and balance and use a similar level of evidentiary standards is the unofficial Balance Patch
Last edited by Callistonian; 12 May, 2018 @ 12:42am