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UnlimitedHugs / RimworldHugsLib

A lightweight shared library for Rimworld modding.
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Open Question: dealing with failed RimWorld patches #110

Closed Vectorial1024 closed 2 months ago

Vectorial1024 commented 3 months ago

I don't know where else to put this; feel free to link this to elsewhere which may be more suitable.

The problem is this: in RimWorld 1.5, Verse.Log::Error no longer forces the appearance of the debug log when dev-mode is off, which makes a lot of errors "invisible". At least this is the observation on my side.

This reduces our general awareness of bugs, which can be a problem. For example, failed patches that generate a red error is now invisible when dev-mode is off, which means regular users simply do not notice any errors until they somehow remember to open the debug log and look at what is going on.

Vectorial1024 commented 3 months ago

I have made another mod Visible Error Logs https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3248417388 ; perhaps this is useful.

UnlimitedHugs commented 2 months ago

This has been a valid point of contention in Rimworld modding pretty much since the beginning. A dedicated mod is a good solution, because it gives the choice to the player. There is also value in hiding errors and traces from non-technical folks to avoid disrupting their experience. This is somewhat passable due to the non-fatal nature of most mod errors.