[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #16134: AGI: KQ3: Support misprinted spells from some collection's manuals

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#16134: AGI: KQ3: Support misprinted spells from some collection's manuals
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Reporter:  antoniou79    |      Owner:  (none)
    Type:  feature       |     Status:  new
  request                |
Priority:  normal        |  Component:  Engine: AGI
 Version:                |   Keywords:  collection, manual, recipes,
    Game:  King's Quest  |  spells, misprint
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 This was brought to my attention by a recent youtube video on King's Quest
 III (King's Quest III - ADG Episode 345 by Pixelmusement)

 Apparently some manuals from collection editions that contain KQ3 use
 different wording for some of the spell instructions.

 On this unofficial website (sierraplanet) there's a short compilation of
 these cases. It seems that there are three (3) instances of errors, but
 it's unclear (to me) whether there's a manual that has all three of them.
 From what I am able to confirm, it's more likely these are errors found
 overall in manuals of collection editions that contain KQ3.
 http://www.sierraplanet.net/kqgames/kings-quest-iii/kq3-game-technical-
 help/

 Below, the "original manual" version is taken from my GOG's version (2.14
 1988-03-15 3.5"/DOS/English) English manual which appears to be image
 scans of an original manual pages (KQ3 for DOS). The "Collection Manual"
 version is taken from SierraPlanet's page linked above. From those errata,
 I am only personally able to confirm the one for the "Becoming Invisible"
 spell as being in the King's Quest Collection's manual from the version
 available on the Steam store. Also, this is the only error that
 Pixelmusement mentions in their video.

 - For "Becoming Invisible" spell, step 2:
 Original Manual: Squeeze the cactus juice on spoon
 Collection Manual: Measure a spoon of cactus juice
 (the game responds with the error "What's a measure?")

 - For "Transforming Another into a Cat” spell, step 6:
 Original Manual: Pat the dough into a cookie
 Collection Manual: Mold dough into a cookie
 (apparently the game accepts "shape" too, but does not recognize the word
 "mold")

 - For "Teleportation at Random" spell verses (last two lines):
 Original Manual: Take me now from this place hither
 To another place far thither
 Collection Manual: Take me now from this place thither
 To another place far hither
 (the words "hither" and "thither" have switched places)

 The sierraplanet author writes that these errors should be mentioned on a
 readme on the Collections' CDs but that may not be the case for some
 collections at least; Pixelmusement says there is a readme.txt on their CD
 but it makes no mention of this. And, after installing the Steam's King's
 Quest collection, there's no mention of manual corrections in the
 available readme.txt (for the Invisibility spell error).

 I am submitting this as a feature request, left for the main engine
 maintainers for consideration.
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