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+name: Defect
+about: Report an issue with the game. Errors, crashes, unexpected behaviour should be reported this way.
+title: ""
+labels:
+ - "Type/Defect"
+ - "Priority/3: Should Have"
+body:
+ - type: markdown
+ attributes:
+ value: |
+ **Please select a Theme label that corresponds best to your issue. You can also adjust the Priority label.**
+
+ - type: checkboxes
+ attributes:
+ label: Reporting Errors
+ description: For crashes and errors, you must read the [ReportingErrors](wiki/ReportingErrors) page. In particular, if you are reporting a crash, you must upload crashlog files in the Description field below.
+ options:
+ - label: I have read the ReportingErrors wiki page.
+ required: true
+ visible: [form]
+ visible: [form]
+
+ - type: textarea
+ attributes:
+ label: Description
+ validations:
+ required: true
+
+ - type: input
+ attributes:
+ label: Version
+ description: Type the version of the game you are running (displayed at the bottom of the main menu, or the Alpha version, or "nightly-build").
+ validations:
+ required: true
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+name: Enhancement
+about: Ask us for an improvement you wish to see in the game.
+title: ""
+labels:
+ - "Type/Enhancement"
+ - "Priority/3: Should Have"
+body:
+ - type: markdown
+ attributes:
+ value: |
+ **Please select a Theme label that corresponds best to your issue. You can also adjust the Priority label.**
+
+ - type: textarea
+ attributes:
+ label: Description
+ validations:
+ required: true
+
+ - type: markdown
+ attributes:
+ value: |
+ **Important Note:** Gameplay and balance changes require preliminary discussion, and consensus must be reached with the Balancing team.
+ If this is a gameplay change, please add the *Needs Design Input* label, and open a forum topic for discussing your proposal.
+ You should link that forum topic in the ticket Description above.
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+---
+
+name: "Release Process Task"
+about: "This is a special issue template for planning Alpha releases. DO NOT USE it for normal issue reports."
+title: "[RELEASE PROCESS] Alpha XX"
+labels:
+
+- "Type/Task"
+- "Theme/Build & Packages"
+
+---
+
+*Please fill out relevant information in the next line, set Milestone to the relevant Alpha and Branch/Tag to the relevant release branch when it's created. Then delete this line.*
+
+# Alpha XX Release Process
+
+This task tracks the progress of the next Alpha release. **Please do not report issues with the nightly build or with release candidates here:** instead create a new issue and set its Milestone to the relevant Alpha.
+
+All details about each step are documented in [ReleaseProcess](wiki/ReleaseProcess).
+
+**Release Manager:** @
+**Translations Officer:** @
+
+## Outstanding Issues
+
+**All the following issues must be fixed in `main` (which closes the issue) and then cherry-picked to the release branch (after that, you can tick the checkbox below).**
+
+Here are the Release Blocking issues currently delaying the release:
+- [x] None currently
+
+## Progress Tracking
+
+### Release Branching
+
+- [ ] [Test the tutorials](wiki/ReleaseProcess#test-the-tutorials)
+- [ ] [Organize a first staff match](wiki/ReleaseProcess#organize-a-first-staff-match)
+- [ ] [Prepare for branching](wiki/ReleaseProcess#prepare-for-branching)
+- [ ] [Create a `release-aXX` branch](wiki/ReleaseProcess#create-a-release-axx-branch)
+- [ ] [Adapt Jenkins for the release](wiki/ReleaseProcess#adapt-jenkins-for-the-release)
+- [ ] [Prepare next multiplayer lobby in `main`](wiki/ReleaseProcess#prepare-next-multiplayer-lobby-in-main)
+- [ ] [Generate next signing key for mods in `main`](wiki/ReleaseProcess#generate-next-signing-key-for-mods-in-main)
+- [ ] [Start writing release announcement](wiki/ReleaseProcess#start-writing-release-announcement)
+- [ ] [Start creating the release video](wiki/ReleaseProcess#start-creating-the-release-video)
+
+### String Freeze
+
+- [ ] [Announce string freeze](wiki/ReleaseProcess#announce-string-freeze)
+- [ ] [Long strings check](wiki/ReleaseProcess#long-strings-check)
+
+### Commit Freeze
+
+- [ ] [Translation check](wiki/ReleaseProcess#translation-check)
+- [ ] [Decide on included translations](wiki/ReleaseProcess#decide-on-included-translations)
+- [ ] [Organize another staff match](wiki/ReleaseProcess#organize-another-staff-match)
+
+---
+
+Before moving on with Full Freeze, make sure that:
+- [ ] At least 10 days have passed since the string freeze announcement
+- [ ] Only this ticket remains in the Milestone
+- [ ] All previous checkboxes are ticked
+
+---
+
+### Full Freeze
+
+- [ ] [Freeze Jenkins](wiki/ReleaseProcess#freeze-jenkins)
+- [ ] [Confirm full freeze](wiki/ReleaseProcess#confirm-full-freeze)
+- [ ] [Package East Asian mods](wiki/ReleaseProcess#package-east-asian-mods)
+- [ ] [Announce Release Candidates](wiki/ReleaseProcess#announce-release-candidates)
+- [ ] Release Testing: [link to RC]( )
+
+### Release
+
+- [ ] [Tag the release commit](wiki/ReleaseProcess#tag-the-release-commit)
+- [ ] [Create torrents and checksum files](wiki/ReleaseProcess#create-torrents-and-checksum-files)
+- [ ] [Upload to Sourceforge and IndieDB](wiki/ReleaseProcess#upload-to-sourceforge-and-indiedb)
+- [ ] [Move the lobby](wiki/ReleaseProcess#move-the-lobby)
+- [ ] [Publish announcement](wiki/ReleaseProcess#publish-announcement)
+- [ ] [Notify packagers](wiki/ReleaseProcess#notify-packagers)
+- [ ] [Post-Release](wiki/ReleaseProcess#post-release)