[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #15109: Unknown game variant for sci

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#15109: Unknown game variant for sci
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Reporter:  Termimad      |       Owner:  sluicebox
    Type:  defect        |      Status:  closed
Priority:  normal        |   Component:  Engine: SCI
 Version:                |  Resolution:  fixed
Keywords:  unknown-game  |        Game:
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Changes (by sluicebox):

 * owner:  (none) => sluicebox
 * resolution:   => fixed
 * status:  new => closed

Comment:

 Thanks, I've added the entry and it looks and sounds great.
 2c9807335a9f7e5a92a27884ef91f9300c65380c

 EvilDennisR: Welcome! Congratulations on enabling a 2024 SCI release! On
 the other hand, how dare you sully this pure land with words like
 "devops".

 I've fixed our fallback detection for unknown fan games; the "Add Anyway"
 button was creating an unusable entry, now it creates a usable one.
 04bd190e58565695ed2501100690803b5761767b

 That's probably not the main issue you'd face when creating an
 unrecognized game. I've used ScummVM for rapid development of heavy mods
 in Companion that might as well have been new games, so I know the rough
 spots. I've come up with cheap manual scummvm.ini editing workarounds that
 make it work the way you probably wish it did.

 I'm not suggesting that's good! But I think the barriers to making ScummVM
 more friendly to your "use case" (In The Parlance Of Your Times) are
 thinner than imagined. Once you're in, ScummVM is the best tool for a SCI
 game developer because it will strictly detect your script bugs, and give
 you the best in class debugger that we can continue to improve. Let's
 talk; it kills me that DOSBox is the go-to for this where our learning
 mistakes are silently accepted.

 My mental model for this stuff is that it hasn't been addressed because no
 one has raised the issue. That last fix was a one-liner that's been broken
 for years; no one knew to look.
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