Bugs Found in Idle Craft Odyssey for iOS
Idle Craft Odyssey is a game designed specifically for crafting lovers. Here, players can express their creativity by crafting epic tools and using them to bring down enemies. Weapons, armor, and gear are all within your power to make, and then the RPG component kicks in, and you take your well-equipped hero on an adventure, defeating enemies and obtaining more materials for new crafts.
The QAwerk team had lots of fun testing Idle Craft Odyssey, and we enjoyed the gameplay and core mechanics, which worked quite well. However, we did discover a few bugs that impact the overall user experience. Let’s dive into them to see how a good mobile game can become great.
Previously accepted Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions are displayed again after relaunching game offline
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
- The user launched the game for the first time.
- Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions have been accepted.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the game.
- Accept the Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.
- Play the game for a short time.
- Disable the internet connection.
- Close the game completely.
- Launch the game again while remaining offline.
Environment:
OS: iOS 18.4.1
Device: iPhone 12
Actual Result:
The Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions dialog is displayed again even though the terms were already accepted.
Expected Result:
The accepted Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions should not be shown again. The game should remember the user’s acceptance and proceed directly to gameplay.
Multiple information pop-ups overlap when opened consecutively
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
The user launched the game.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the game.
- Open an information pop-up.
- Before closing it, tap another information icon to open a different information pop-up.
Environment:
OS: iOS 18.4.1
Device: iPhone 12
Actual Result:
Multiple information pop-ups overlap each other, making the content difficult to read and interact with.
Expected Result:
Opening a new information pop-up should automatically close the previously opened one so that only a single information dialog is displayed at a time.
No tutorial is provided for first-time users
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
The user launched the game for the first time.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Install and launch the game for the first time.
- Observe the onboarding experience.
Environment:
OS: iOS 18.4.1
Device: iPhone 12
Actual Result:
The game immediately starts without providing any tutorial or guidance. New users receive no explanation of the gameplay mechanics, objectives, or controls.
Expected Result:
A brief tutorial or onboarding flow should introduce the core gameplay mechanics, explain the objective of the game, and help new users understand how to progress.
During the exploratory testing, I found several usability and functional issues related to onboarding, information dialogs, and offline behavior. While the core gameplay appears stable, improving the first-time user experience and handling UI states more consistently would significantly enhance overall player experience and reduce potential user confusion.
