[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #11082: QFG4: exporting the character requires deleting the "a:"

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#11082: QFG4: exporting the character requires deleting the "a:"
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  Reporter:  lwcorp             |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect             |     Status:  new
  Priority:  normal             |  Component:  Engine: SCI
Resolution:                     |   Keywords:  export
      Game:  Quest for Glory 4  |
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Comment (by sluicebox):

 Great, I will add the workaround to remove the "a:" from the default. I
 verified it's the same string in the German version.

 That popup is helpful on the other games. Someone asked me how importing
 worked and I didn't know and that message explained it to me.

 It's soothing to hear Rhys-Davies gently break the bad news that "There
 are too many files in that directory."

 I haven't worked with the character export files yet, but I do know that
 QFG4 has a checkered history with them. 1.0 floppy had a script bug that
 corrupted them. I forget if that was on import or export. There is a
 separate import script patch that they distributed after the final big
 "1.1a" floppy for what looked like a different bug. It's extra confusing
 because the German version, which came afterwards, contains some patches
 but excludes others.

 I don't know if everything was fixed by the end of the final CD version.

 I have run out of major QFG4 issues so I will go through the versions and
 patches in the next few days and try to figure out the timeline for what
 problems got fixed. Hopefully we can backport those to earlier versions.
 That QFGImporter link will be a big help, I'm glad so many fans have
 already done that work. I'm excited to learn how this part works.
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