Odyssey Bug Editing Bookmarks

[Caydran]

I have many bookmarks from Horizon. I tried to edit the title of one of them in Odyssey.

When I hit "Save" I get a connection error, black adder and thrown back to the main menu.

It seems if bugs are reported here on the forum, they stand a better chance of being fixed.

I file bugs like this in issue tracker, only to have them not confirmed and then they expire with no fix.

I have wasted enough time filing bugs in issue tracker. If a bug is filed in issue tracker, it's a nice feature for someone else to confirm it, but that should not lead to the bug expiring if not confirmed. Many bugs don't get fixed because of this and are left to expire because someone else experienced it, but did not follow up with a confirmation in issue tracker.

As well, most players are not beta testers and have no experience or desire to participate in issue tracking, although they may experience these bugs themselves. Far too often, the discovery of a bug by a player may result in the decision to let more experienced player/beta testers do the bug filing. This is why most low level bugs never get seen, addressed or fixed.

I've watched bugs reported on the forum get fixed rapidly, while finding the same bug reported in issue tracker not being confirmed and left to expire.

Issue tracker requires participation by those knowledgable in beta testing and bug reporting, for which most players are not and could not be bothered with.

Bug confirmation is helpful, but should not be the sole criteria for a bug to be ignored and left to expire.

 

[Frop]

I've watched bugs reported on the forum get fixed rapidly, while finding the same bug reported in issue tracker not being confirmed and left to expire.

Well, if you said that editing a bookmark gave you an exorbitant amount of currency, then probably yes.

Exact method so we can see if we can reproduce it?

 

[Caydran]

Well, if you said that editing a bookmark gave you an exorbitant amount of currency, then probably yes.

Exact method so we can see if we can reproduce it?

In Odyssey or Horizons, go to GM/Bookmarks. Select a previously created bookmark and try to edit the name of the bookmark. Usually it occurs when hitting the "Save" button after the edit is complete. It seems to happen when I edit a bookmark for engineer locations I have created in Horizons, well before Odyssey was released, but is now occurring for those same bookmarks in Odyssey. Connection error, some colored ship.

So, all I have to say is "I made an insane amount of currency" when it happens, and then it gets attention or fixed?

 

[Frop]

So, all I have to say is "I made an insane amount of currency" when it happens, and then it gets attention or fixed?

fast money bug

I found a bug to make money with buying and selling comodities on the same settlement in oddesey. It have a Large landingpad, i don´t know if this works on more locations, but on this one it works. System: Badia Location: Qiao Metallurgic Base

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[varonica]

In Odyssey or Horizons, go to GM/Bookmarks. Select a previously created bookmark and try to edit the name of the bookmark. Usually it occurs when hitting the "Save" button after the edit is complete. It seems to happen when I edit a bookmark for engineer locations I have created in Horizons, well before Odyssey was released, but is now occurring for those same bookmarks in Odyssey. Connection error, some colored ship.

So, all I have to say is "I made an insane amount of currency" when it happens, and then it gets attention or fixed?

I have noticed that when you hit the maximum number of bookmarks trying to do anything with them often causes a crash. How close are you to maximum bookmarks?

 

[Caydran]

I have noticed that when you hit the maximum number of bookmarks trying to do anything with them often causes a crash. How close are you to maximum bookmarks?

I have not hit maximum storage capacity yet, so I don't think that is the cause. It has to talk to the server to rename a bookmark and that's where it crashes.

 

[varonica]

I have not hit maximum storage capacity yet, so I don't think that is the cause. It has to talk to the server to rename a bookmark and that's where it crashes.

Yeah I found the exact same thing when I tried to create a bookmark when I hit the max 128 squadron bookmarks, it would let me select everything and click the create bookmark icon, then crash, so it looks like there's some sort of data mismatch problem there between Odyssey and Horizons. Another issue I had was with a particular star system when I wasn't at full bookmark capacity. Just this one system wouldn't let me create a valid squadron bookmark but kept putting nonsense into the bookmark name. You can see the second one in the top row here just put asterisks in.

Reported it of course, bookmarks definitely need more work to iron out the odd bug here and there.

Try this, instead of renaming, delete the bookmark and create a new one in Odyssey on the same system with the new name and see what happens. It might not be just the renaming but a different bug altogether and this will help find out.

 

[Frop]

I have edited old Horizons bookmarks before Update 9 without any problems and I've just tried editing a few again, I'm not getting any connection errors while doing so.

 

[Caydran]

Yeah I found the exact same thing when I tried to create a bookmark when I hit the max 128 squadron bookmarks, it would let me select everything and click the create bookmark icon, then crash, so it looks like there's some sort of data mismatch problem there between Odyssey and Horizons. Another issue I had was with a particular star system when I wasn't at full bookmark capacity. Just this one system wouldn't let me create a valid squadron bookmark but kept putting nonsense into the bookmark name. You can see the second one in the top row here just put asterisks in.

Reported it of course, bookmarks definitely need more work to iron out the odd bug here and there.

Try this, instead of renaming, delete the bookmark and create a new one in Odyssey on the same system with the new name and see what happens. It might not be just the renaming but a different bug altogether and this will help find out.

I did that and now I have one like yours, with asterisks in it. This stuff works sometimes then doesn't.

 

[ubermick]

I don’t get any connection errors, but there does seem to be an issue in that anything I bookmark, be it a planet, station, settlement, or fleet carrier gets categorized as a “system” by default, with no way of editing it.

 

[SlickPBW]

I file bugs like this in issue tracker, only to have them not confirmed and then they expire with no fix.

Indeed this is a poor system and I feel that it’s disrespectful to folks who are genuinely trying to report bugs to make the game better. I refuse to use it for this reason.

 

[varonica]

Indeed this is a poor system and I feel that it’s disrespectful to folks who are genuinely trying to report bugs to make the game better. I refuse to use it for this reason.

The new bookmark system is superior the older system even with the bugs, the issue tracker is another thing. A bug report should not require other players to confirm it as a bug, they can do that themselves if it is reproducible all the time.

 

[Walt Kerman]

This issue is plaguing everyone in my squadron. It is reproducable, everytime by trying to save a squadron bookmark. Did you ever get it resolved?

 

[varonica]

This issue is plaguing everyone in my squadron. It is reproducable, everytime by trying to save a squadron bookmark. Did you ever get it resolved?

It has happen exactly twice for me, every time with the same 2 system, all others have been fine, just those two systems, is it just happening with the same systems or more, due to me being unable to make it happen anywhere else but those two systems it didn't seem worth reporting or worrying about to much, but if you can make it happen anywhere then it may be worth pursuing further.

 

[Walt Kerman]

Every system no matter where we add them.

 

[varonica]

Every system no matter where we add them.

Curious, that does sound like something to send a report about. I use and share bookmarks all the time, however I am the only person in my squad, there are a few other members but they don't really play anymore, so if your other squad members are active this sounds like an issue with multiple people sharing squad bookmarks maybe? Do you all share bookmarks to the the squad, is it maybe limited to one or two members who share? Still, definitely a bug though!

 

[Walt Kerman]

This is still an issue