[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #15463: AGS: Urban Witch Story - Sprite glitching in and out depending on the player location

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#15463: AGS: Urban Witch Story - Sprite glitching in and out depending on the
player location
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Reporter:  LukasThyWalls  |      Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect         |     Status:  new
Priority:  low            |  Component:  Engine: AGS
 Version:                 |   Keywords:  Glitch, Sprite, Urban Witch Story
    Game:                 |
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 In Urban Witch Story ​[https://postmodernadventures.itch.io/urban-witch-
 story] there is a character sprite that disappears and appears at a some
 point depending the player location, and that only happens with ScummVM
 (Tested with ''2.8.1'' and ''2.9.0git10526-gb90b0a6bd62, Nov  6 2024
 04:45:49'') and not with the original game (Both versions tested, 1.3
 Linux and 1.4 Windows).

 The character sprite is the arcade player in the back of the bar, on the
 top center of the image, meanwhile he is playing the game when is alone:

 [[Image(PlaceHold1)]] [[Image(PlaceHold2)]]

 The sprite of the arcade player disappears when your player character is
 in the middle horizontal part of the whole bar, and appears again when It
 is in the top or the bottom. The arcade player sprite not only disappears
 when the player character is above or near it.

 Also to mention, that this sprite doesn't disappear when at first time
 when you enter the bar, there is not alone because a redhead guy is next
 to him.

 I uploaded a video showing what to do to trigger the glitch since the
 saves, also showing first when the sprite was not glitching:

 [[VideoPlaceHold]]

 Writing down what to do:

 1. First, you can test passing below and near the arcade player without
 any glitching at first place.
 1. Click the envelope in your inventory (It appears in the upper part of
 the screen, last item).
 1. Give the envelope to the bartender (At the right middle of the bar,
 click on him with the envelope selected).
 1. Skip all the dialogue until the redhead guy leaves (continuous left
 click at any point of the screen).
 1. Move around your character alongside the bar and up and down, and see
 how the arcade player sprite appears and disappears.

 I will attach:
 * Two screenshots showing the glitch (with the arcade player and without
 it).
 * A video playtrough of the glitch.
 * A log file of ScummVM ''2.9.0git10526-gb90b0a6bd62 (Nov  6 2024
 04:45:49)'', but It doesn't show anything when the glitch happens.
 * Four savegames files (sorry, all of them are with text in Spanish):
   * Two for ScummVM, for each Urban Witch Story version (1.3 Linux, 1.4
 Windows).
   * Two for the original AGS game (1.3 Linux, 1.4 Windows) to show that
 the glitch doesn't happen in both versions of the original game.

 Both versions (1.3 Linux, 1.4 Windows) can be downloaded in its website
 ​[https://postmodernadventures.itch.io/urban-witch-story]

 Also noted: The game can be fully finished from beginning to end with
 ''ScummVM 2.8.1'' (at least the 1.3 version), so this is only an small
 glitch what doesn't harm the game itself, but maybe It is something that
 can be triggered not only in this game with other results and It needs to
 be reported.

 Thanks!
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