I cannot code, but I shipped a working game patch in 30 minutes

He is not a programmer, but he used AI to trace a bug through localization files, tech scripts and the game's internal category system. The AI hotfixed a deprecated modifier key in his Clausewitz engine mod, and he shipped a working patch in 30 minutes.

How it works

The AI traces the bug through localization files, tech scripts and the category system
It hotfixes a deprecated modifier key in the mod
He ships a working patch in 30 minutes

Why it’s worth knowing

Someone who cannot program traced a bug across a game engine's files and shipped the fix in half an hour.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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