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'''Zero-bug release''' or '''ZBR''' is an old school development vernacular when the development of the software transitions from planning and development to release and support phases. In reality, the term is a misnomer as unimportant bugs are still present in the final product.<ref name="pgrs">[http://www.pgrs.net/2007/11/30/zero-bug-releases '''Paul Gross's Blog''': ''Zero bug releases'']</ref> It is the practice of developing software that is maintained in the highest quality state throughout the entire development process. | '''Zero-bug release''' or '''ZBR''' is an old school development vernacular when the development of the software transitions from planning and development to release and support phases. In reality, the term is a misnomer as unimportant bugs are still present in the final product.<ref name="pgrs">[http://www.pgrs.net/2007/11/30/zero-bug-releases '''Paul Gross's Blog''': ''Zero bug releases'']</ref> It is the practice of developing software that is maintained in the highest quality state throughout the entire development process.<ref name="pgrs"/> | ||
It is a target set by [[Bungie]] to release ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' to the public without any noticeable major bugs. To test the game, employees are required to play for numerous hours performing tasks any normal player would perform - such as bumping into other AI. They would then re-perform the test in the same conditions another two times to confirm if it is a bug and not a general error.<ref group="notes">"Bug" portions of the Bungie Weekly Updates refer to "Repro rate" when discussing bugs, suggesting that they tried to reproduce the results.</ref> | It is a target set by [[Bungie]] to release ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' to the public without any noticeable major bugs. To test the game, employees are required to play for numerous hours performing tasks any normal player would perform - such as bumping into other AI. They would then re-perform the test in the same conditions another two times to confirm if it is a bug and not a general error.<ref group="notes">"Bug" portions of the Bungie Weekly Updates refer to "Repro rate" when discussing bugs, suggesting that they tried to reproduce the results.</ref> | ||
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===Porcupine=== | ===Porcupine=== | ||
The ambient AI for the [[ | The ambient AI for the [[porcupine]] model was unable to function in the game, so was removed from the game altogether. It had been decided earlier that only content was to be removed to solve bugs unless specifically necessary due to time constraints.<ref name="June11">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_061110 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update 2010-06-11'']</ref> | ||
===Squirrel=== | ===Squirrel=== | ||
Like the porcupine, the [[ | Like the porcupine, the [[squirrel]] model was also removed from the game after it failed to function.<ref name="June25">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_062510 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update 2010-06-25'']</ref> | ||
===Bug 15163 - off-centre cross hair=== | ===Bug 15163 - off-centre cross hair=== | ||
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===Bug 14579 - SPARTAN gender=== | ===Bug 14579 - SPARTAN gender=== | ||
When a Spartan player under the "Female" gender option would suffer the effects of her shields being down, her AI player model would suddenly be replaced with the "Male" option. | When a Spartan player under the "Female" gender option would suffer the effects of her shields being down, her AI player model would suddenly be replaced with the "Male" option.<ref name="June25"/> | ||
===Bug 42748 - Custom vehicle specifications=== | ===Bug 42748 - Custom vehicle specifications=== | ||
Like earlier games, Halo: Reach custom games have the option to select specific vehicles to use. When playing on [[Sword Base]] with "Mongooses only" being selected, the map's cameras would turn into Mongooses and hang on the wall. This was due to the cameras being in the "vehicles" folder of the game. | Like earlier games, Halo: Reach custom games have the option to select specific vehicles to use. When playing on [[Sword Base (level)|Sword Base]] with "Mongooses only" being selected, the map's cameras would turn into Mongooses and hang on the wall. This was due to the cameras being in the "vehicles" folder of the game.<ref name="June25"/> | ||
===Bug 42844 - Kat=== | ===Bug 42844 - Kat=== | ||
The AI of [[ | The AI of [[Kat-B320]] would respond to constant bumping in an order of phrases that Bungie deemed too "suggestive".<ref name="June11"/> | ||
===Bug 52719 - Credits=== | ===Bug 52719 - Credits=== | ||
After the campaign is cleared, selecting the "credits" option on the menu to replay the credits will cause the "results" menu to appear after skipping the video. This could potentially grant players extra points. | After the campaign is cleared, selecting the "credits" option on the menu to replay the credits will cause the "results" menu to appear after skipping the video. This could potentially grant players extra points.<ref name="June11"/> | ||
===Bug 55893 - Elite model=== | ===Bug 55893 - Elite model=== | ||
The player model for Elite players was the location of a bug. ZBR engineers discovered that rotating the player model would not move the legs, which would remain in their original position. | The player model for Elite players was the location of a bug. ZBR engineers discovered that rotating the player model would not move the legs, which would remain in their original position.<ref name="June25"/> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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