[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #12944: Starship Titanic: asking gossipy DeskBot to continue yields "I don't understand" responses or crashes the game

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#12944: Starship Titanic: asking gossipy DeskBot to continue yields "I don't
understand" responses or crashes the game
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Reporter:  CahootsMalone     |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect            |      Status:  new
Priority:  normal            |   Component:  Engine: Titanic
 Version:                    |  Resolution:
Keywords:  Starship Titanic  |        Game:  Starship Titanic
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Description changed by CahootsMalone:

Old description:

> == General Information
>
> * ScummVM version: 2.2.0 (Sep 14 2020 10:39:25)
> * Bug details: please see below
> * Language of game: English
> * Version of game: GOG release; game files extracted from GOG installer
> using innoextract
> * Operating system: Windows 10 Home, 64-bit, version 20H2, build
> 19042.1165
> * Saved game: please see attached (steps to reproduce below)
>
> == Bug Details
>
> After setting the Deskbot's cellpoint settings to their optimal values
> and asking her about one of the other characters (which results in a
> response that ends with a line like "I could say more" or "I could go
> on"), she doesn't elaborate when asked to continue. Also, one way of
> asking crashes the game.
>
> === Expected Behaviour
>
> When asked to continue, the DeskBot should elaborate. For example, when
> asked about the BellBot, the following exchange should occur:
>
> {{{
> > what do you think about the BellBot?
> Such a nice, young, lampstandy kind of bot . A little unreliable,
> sometimes, but ... I could say more.
> > say more
> He just needs a bit of artful sorting out. I could say more...
> > say more
> His eyes are everywhere. You want to know what's going on, you ask the
> BellBot. I could go on...
> > say more
> [DeskBot replies with one of the general gossip-related lines]
> }}}
>
> == Saved Game and Steps to Reproduce
>
> To reproduce the crash, load the attached save game (`titanic-win.002`)
> and perform the following steps (alternatively, visit the sculpture
> gallery, set the DeskBot's cellpoint settings to their optimal values,
> and immediately travel to the embarkation lobby):
>
> * Click on the DeskBot.
> * Enter "What do you think of the BellBot?" (or any other character).
> * The DeskBot will reply with appropriate dialogue that ends with "I
> could say more" or "I could go on".
> * Enter "please do".
> * The game crashes.
>
> To reproduce the DeskBot's failure to elaborate when asked, load the
> attached save game and perform these steps instead:
>
> * Click on the DeskBot.
> * Enter "What do you think of the BellBot?" (or any other character).
> * The DeskBot will reply with appropriate dialogue that ends with "I
> could say more" or "I could go on".
> * Enter "say more" or "go on".
>   * "say more" always elicits one of the "I don't understand"-type
> responses.
>   * "go on" elicits a mix of "I don't understand"-type responses and
> general gossip-related responses (e.g., "No, I mustn't." or "I'm such a
> dreadful gossip...").

New description:

 == General Information

 * ScummVM version: 2.2.0 (Sep 14 2020 10:39:25)
 * Bug details: please see below
 * Language of game: English
 * Version of game: GOG release; game files extracted from GOG installer
 using innoextract
 * Operating system: Windows 10 Home, 64-bit, version 20H2, build
 19042.1165
 * Saved game: please see attached (steps to reproduce below)

 == Bug Details

 After setting the Deskbot's cellpoint settings to their optimal values and
 asking her about one of the other characters (which results in a response
 that ends with a line like "I could say more" or "I could go on"), she
 doesn't elaborate when asked to continue. Also, one way of asking crashes
 the game.

 === Expected Behaviour

 When asked to continue, the DeskBot should elaborate. For example, when
 asked about the BellBot, the following exchange should occur:

 {{{
 > what do you think about the BellBot?
 Such a nice, young, lampstandy kind of bot . A little unreliable,
 sometimes, but ... I could say more.
 > say more
 He just needs a bit of artful sorting out. I could say more...
 > say more
 His eyes are everywhere. You want to know what's going on, you ask the
 BellBot. I could go on...
 > say more
 [DeskBot replies with one of the general gossip-related lines]
 }}}

 == Saved Game and Steps to Reproduce

 To reproduce the crash, load the attached save game (`titanic-win.002`;
 alternatively, visit the sculpture gallery, set the DeskBot's cellpoint
 settings to their optimal values, and immediately travel to the
 embarkation lobby) and perform the following steps:

 * Click on the DeskBot.
 * Enter "What do you think of the BellBot?" (or any other character).
 * The DeskBot will reply with appropriate dialogue that ends with "I could
 say more" or "I could go on".
 * Enter "please do".
 * The game crashes.

 To reproduce the DeskBot's failure to elaborate when asked, load the
 attached save game and perform these steps instead:

 * Click on the DeskBot.
 * Enter "What do you think of the BellBot?" (or any other character).
 * The DeskBot will reply with appropriate dialogue that ends with "I could
 say more" or "I could go on".
 * Enter "say more" or "go on".
   * "say more" always elicits one of the "I don't understand"-type
 responses.
   * "go on" elicits a mix of "I don't understand"-type responses and
 general gossip-related responses (e.g., "No, I mustn't." or "I'm such a
 dreadful gossip...").

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