[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #10799: QFG4 floppy: Great hall eavesdropping door actions are all lies

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#10799: QFG4 floppy: Great hall eavesdropping door actions are all lies
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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 sluicebox):

 What is it with these Katrina / Ad Avis scenes?

 I've fixed all the messages and the floppy options which didn't open the
 door.

 The puzzle rules are unchanged, even though I don't think it works the way
 it's supposed to. From the death messages, it appears that the original
 intent was to require oiling the hinges and selecting "Listen at Door". If
 you don't oil, then they hear the hinges and kill you. If you oil and
 barge in or knock, it doesn't matter that you oiled, they see you and kill
 you. That makes sense and sounds like typical Sierra rules, but that's not
 what they programmed, instead it only matters if you oiled the hinges. The
 only difference between how you enter the room is which death message you
 get if you didn't oil.

 That seems wrong to me, but that's the way it is, and it would be
 editorializing to change that. It could be deliberate and I don't think it
 could even be safely changed without creating edge cases.

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