[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #14955: SCI: QFG4: Squid Stone Runes Dial Not Working

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#14955: SCI: QFG4: Squid Stone Runes Dial Not Working
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Reporter:  ArthurWalden                |       Owner:  sluicebox
    Type:  defect                      |      Status:  closed
Priority:  high                        |   Component:  Engine: SCI
 Version:                              |  Resolution:  wontfix
Keywords:  original squid stone runes  |        Game:  Quest for Glory 4
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Changes (by sluicebox):

 * keywords:  squid stone runes => original squid stone runes
 * owner:  bluegr => sluicebox
 * resolution:  duplicate => wontfix

Comment:

 This is all covered in the patch notes for #10965:
 https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/commit/67a29ad5b361a0752f40c432d1ab37ac7701d5b6
 , but it can be confusing.

 The dial spins in ScummVM just like it does in the original. The CD
 version spins differently from the floppy version because Sierra upgraded
 the underlying Cycler scripts in the CD version to significantly different
 versions with different behaviors. This is the cause of many subtle CD
 differences and is not something that can be script patched or overridden.
 There is no line or two of code to alter; entire core scripts were
 rewritten with different structures and rules.

 Separate from that, the dial has a script bug in all versions where
 clicking too quickly prevents the letters from registering, even though
 they light up, causing fast players to have their answer rejected. We
 fixed that script bug.

 Changing this to `wontfix` because it's not a duplicate of #10965, that's
 the "click too quickly" script bug that we fixed. This is original spin
 behavior that can't be changed even if we wanted to, and unlike the other
 bug, it doesn't prevent solving the puzzle. It's true that the puzzle
 spins in a more pleasant way in the floppy version, but unfortunately
 that's just how this game works, and you can find other instances
 including ego walking less smoothly in CD.
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