How to Become A Game Tester? |Tutorial &Beginner’s Guide of Game Testing (2)
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After learning the members and their division of work in the game development team, we are going to figure out the main job of a game tester and the basic workflow of game testing.
3. What is the main job of a game tester?
1). Functional testing
- Functional testing is the most common mode of game testing, the main testing method is black box testing
- Functional testing is mainly used to verify whether the function meets the requirement design
- Functional testing mainly focus on the correctness of the function instead of considering the underlying code structure and code errors of the game
- Functional testing usually starts with the interface and tries to simulate the possible operations of the user.
2). Performance testing of client-side
We need to monitor the following data:
- CPU utilization of client-side
- Memory utilization of client-side
- Network traffic of client-side
- Power consumption of client-side
- Frame per second of client-side
Monitoring tools:
- IOS: The instrument that comes with Xcode
- Android: Emmage and GT (both open-source tools, you may need to root your phone)
3). Stress test of server-side
- CPU utilization of server-side
- Memory utilization of server-side
- System Throughput (TPS)
- Transaction response time
- Transaction success rate
4). Compatibility test (mobile game)
- Model adaptation test
- Operating system compatibility test
- Screen resolution compatibility test
- Game version compatibility test
5). Security test
- Memory modification test
- Encryption test of client-side
- Decompilation test of client-side
- Cyber Security Testing
6). Interface test
- Data test of each interface of the server, mainly through tools
- Interface security test, repeat the request, check the interface processing
7). Log test
- Client log
- Server log
8). Weak network test
- Different network conditions, game operation conditions, such as edge, 2g, 3g, 4g conditions
- The operation of the game under different packet loss
- Realize by setting network proxy through tools, commonly used fiddler, network link conditioner
9). GM tools test
- To test the function of the GM tools, you need to pay attention to the setting of the tool in the game
- Data reading and storage of GM tools test
10). SDK test
- User data testing
- Recharge, consumption test
- Docking test with various channels
4. The basic workflow of game testing
1). Have a meeting about functions
- Understand the functional requirements
- Put out possible risk points
- Think about the key points and difficulties of functional testing. If you need tool assistance, you need to put forward development requirements
- Think about the areas that can be optimized and propose discussions
2). Test cases writing
- Write test cases based on requirements
- Focus on functional logic implementation
- Pay attention to various special situations, such as boundary values, network interruptions, process interruptions, etc.
- Pay attention to changes in requirements and adjust test cases need in time.
3). Smoke test
- A link before detailed testing
- Quickly find out obvious bugs
- Quickly ensure the fluent operation of main logic flow·
- Quickly clarify the function status
4). Detailed test
- Carefully test each logical branch, resource, and configuration
- Try to simulate every possible operation of the player
- Test abnormal conditions, such as breakpoints, network disconnection, event interruption, process interruption, etc.
- Test data reading, storage, network
5). Regression test
6). CheckList
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If you are interested in the introduction of the game development process, please go to:
How to Become A Game Tester? |Tutorial &Beginner’s Guide of Game Testing (1)
