[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM] #10753: QFG4: Talking to absent innkeeper

[Vhati]

#10753: QFG4: Talking to absent innkeeper
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  Reporter:  Vhati              |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect             |     Status:  new
  Priority:  normal             |  Component:  Engine: SCI
Resolution:                     |   Keywords:  SCI32
      Game:  Quest for Glory 4  |
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Comment (by Vhati):

 Scratch that. My spot check with the original interpreter was on Day 2.
 The OP bug was considerably later plotwise: Day 10.

 I just checked again with ScummVM on Day 2. At that point, it correctly
 says, "No one seems to be listening."
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 So it's not enough for the inn to be empty, any time. Until the specific
 circumstances are identified, it might yet be a Sierra bug.

 Stepping back... It happens in ScummVM on Day 9, after the Katrina note
 visit and the Gnome's final performance (resting past midnight and lose
 the Domovoi by talking/re-entering).

 Replayed that evening without picking up Katrina's note. Gnome performed.
 Still happens.

 Day 8, after locals chatted about Igor having been rescued. Still happens.

 Originally, Day 7 began at the Gypsy camp; sleepover, no opportunity to
 check. I replayed Day 6 without visiting the camp. Locals chatted about
 Igor having been rescued. Rested past midnight. Dismissed the Domovoi.
 Still happens.

 Back further... Bug **DOES NOT** happen on Day 6. That's when the hero
 sleeps til sunrise dreaming of hearing voices. At that point, Igor had
 been rescued, the Burgomeister had not yet announced the gypsy prisoner
 was released. The camp had not yet been visited.

 I'm imagining the inn has several IF-ELSE trees checking plot variables,
 each tree defaulting to a different empty room. Maybe the inn checks
 whether you've heard the voices? That doesn't seem relevant. Maybe one
 needs to hear about the released prisoner? Maybe it's the Nth day.

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