[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM] #10758: QFG4: When Running QFG4, SCI Engine Deletes Older Savegames...

[Vhati]

#10758: QFG4: When Running QFG4, SCI Engine Deletes Older Savegames...
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  Reporter:  Vhati              |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect             |     Status:  new
  Priority:  high               |  Component:  Engine: SCI
Resolution:                     |   Keywords:  SCI32
      Game:  Quest for Glory 4  |
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Comment (by Vhati):

 Replying to [comment:4 digitall]:
 > You could try running with scummvm -d 3 and whether the relevant message
 is being triggered.

 I think the deletion coincides with autosave creation.

 I tried spamming new saves, never leaving the room I was in. Nothing was
 lost. I started filling in low indeces. No loss. Tried restarting a couple
 times. No loss.

 I left an explorer window open to watch my saves folder, and wandered from
 town, through the forest, to the swamp wisps. Just then, simply by
 walking, my chronologically oldest high index save files disappeared. The
 modified time of the autosave file matched that moment.

 " " "
 Running Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (CD/DOS/English)
 ADLIB: Starting driver in SCI1 mode
 kValidPath() -> 0
 kValidPath() -> 0
 kValidPath() -> 0
 kValidPath() -> 0
 kValidPath() -> 0
 kValidPath() -> 0
 kValidPath() -> 0
 kValidPath() -> 0
 " " "
 Those repeated lines occur when I bring up the menu. No other message
 signaled the deletion.

 Sidenote: I tried restoring that autosave. "That game was saved under a
 different game or interpreter version. It cannot be restored."

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