A SENSOR BUG I MISSED
by Hazed
Before the sensor code went in I tested it thoroughly. Testing involves not just using a command in the way it is intended, but trying to think up all the things players might do wrong. So I tried such things as buying more sensors than I could fit in the ship, or buying sensors that I couldn’t afford, or trying to remove the sensors when I didn’t have any.
But I missed something – because a few days ago Alan made a typo when trying to remove sensors, and found it was possible to remove more sensors than you actually had! He wound up with a negative number of sensors, but as a bonus he got back the cargo space for those non-existent sensors. This made it a great way to increase your cargo hold. But don’t bother to try it – he’s fixed it.
It just goes to show that it is impossible to think of all the ways players might do things wrong…