[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #9646: SCI: QFG1: Running on ice till health points depletion won't kill hero.

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#9646: SCI: QFG1: Running on ice till health points depletion won't kill hero.
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Reporter:  OmerMor   |       Owner:  sluicebox
    Type:  defect    |      Status:  closed
Priority:  normal    |   Component:  Engine: SCI
 Version:            |  Resolution:  wontfix
Keywords:  original  |        Game:  Quest for Glory 1
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Changes (by sluicebox):

 * keywords:   => original
 * owner:  (none) => sluicebox
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * status:  new => closed

Comment:

 Closing this original behavior as wontfix, but it's also cantfix. (As
 eight years have shown!)

 This ticket wasn't updated four years ago, but we had to remove that
 patching mechanism because it didn't work. It broke all other versions of
 QFG1. This went from a silly game bug to a game-breaking ScummVM bug. So
 for the record, this was bug was never fixed.

 There is too much missing script code to add with inline patching. And
 even if it could be done, this isn't the only place in the game with this
 mistake, so we'd have to pull off that patching miracle in all those
 places too.

 Even if we could, it would cross the line into changing QFG's RPG rules,
 and we have decided that patching QFG rules is out of scope. For better or
 worse, the RPG rules and their quirks and oversights are the games. You
 can run around a little longer after hitting 0 health. That's QFG!

 I also don't think "ScummVM kills you quicker" is a fun or worthwhile
 feature =)

 We've written a wiki page with guidelines for script patching scope that
 goes into more detail:
 https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=SCI/Script_Patching_Scope
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