[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #14595: KQ4: Copy protection quiz can ask for information left out of later King's Quest collections

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#14595: KQ4: Copy protection quiz can ask for information left out of later King's
Quest collections
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Reporter:  eriktorbjorn  |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect        |      Status:  new
Priority:  normal        |   Component:  Engine: SCI
 Version:                |  Resolution:
Keywords:                |        Game:  King's Quest 4
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Description changed by eriktorbjorn:

Old description:

> I believe this applies to all known SCI versions of the game. I don't
> think the AGI version was ever included in any collection?
>
> To start King's Quest IV, you have to type in a word from the manual. The
> game picks a question at random from a pool of 79. For details, see here:
>
> https://github.com/sluicebox/sci-
> scripts/blob/f0cb18048d49dafbde8dd36310e8ebdf7cb7f2ca/kq4-dos-1.006.004/src/copyProtect.sc#L29
>
> In later releases (e.g. the one currently on GOG, but also - I believe -
> various King's Quest collections), the format of the manual changed so
> instead Sierra provided a table of the answers. But when double-checking
> that, there were three questions I couldn't find any answer to in the
> table:
>
> 8. On page 3, what is the seventh word in the third paragraph?
> 22. On page 6, what is the fifth word in the first paragraph?
> 64. In the section TIPS FOR NEW ADVENTURE PLAYERS, what is the last word
> of tip #1 (HOW TO MOVE AROUND)?
>
> Should ScummVM work around this by ensuring that none of these questions
> are ever picked, or should we just accept it? In my experience, Sierra
> were notoriously sloppy with the copy protection information in their re-
> releases. But in this case it may actually be possible to do something
> about it.

New description:

 I believe this applies to all known SCI versions of the game. I don't
 think the AGI version was ever included in any collection?

 To start King's Quest IV, you have to type in a word from the manual. The
 game picks a question at random from a pool of 79. For details, see here:

 https://github.com/sluicebox/sci-
 scripts/blob/f0cb18048d49dafbde8dd36310e8ebdf7cb7f2ca/kq4-dos-1.006.004/src/copyProtect.sc#L29

 In later releases (e.g. the one currently on GOG, but also - I believe -
 various King's Quest collections), the format of the manual changed so
 instead Sierra provided a table of the answers. But when double-checking
 that, there were three questions I couldn't find any answer to in the
 table:

 Question 8: On page 3, what is the seventh word in the third paragraph?
 Question 22: On page 6, what is the fifth word in the first paragraph?
 Question 64: In the section TIPS FOR NEW ADVENTURE PLAYERS, what is the
 last word of tip #1 (HOW TO MOVE AROUND)?

 Should ScummVM work around this by ensuring that none of these questions
 are ever picked, or should we just accept it? In my experience, Sierra
 were notoriously sloppy with the copy protection information in their re-
 releases. But in this case it may actually be possible to do something
 about it.

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