[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #16740: The Last Express fails to start: Save game file "blue.egg" is corrupt

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#16740: The Last Express fails to start: Save game file "blue.egg" is corrupt
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Reporter:  kparal  |      Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal  |  Component:  --Unset--
 Version:          |   Keywords:
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 I installed ScummVM from Flathub and wanted to try The Last Express (from
 GOG). After adding the game and starting it, I see this error:

 {{{
 User picked target 'lastexpress' (engine ID 'lastexpress', game ID
 'lastexpress')...
 Running The Last Express (Interplay Release/English)
 CD1.HPF: 8c86db47304033fcff32c69fddd5a920, 525522944 bytes.
 CD2.HPF: 58aa26e782d10ec5d2231e539d2fe6a2, 669581312 bytes.
 CD3.HPF: 00554fbf78a2ad391d98578fbbbe1c48, 641128448 bytes.
 HD.HPF: bcc32d977f92bb52c060a0b4e8589cac, 30715904 bytes.
 Save game file "blue.egg" is corrupt!
 Debugger started, type 'exit' to return to the game.
 Type 'help' to see a little list of commands and variables.
 Type 'clear' or 'cls' to clear the debugger's output.
 ERROR: Save game file "blue.egg" is corrupt!
 }}}

 The GOG file version downloaded is:
 `setup_the_last_express_1.0_gog_v2_(88837).exe` (and `.bin`)

 I extracted the GOG installer using innoextract.

 ScummVM version:
 {{{
 $ flatpak run org.scummvm.ScummVM -v
 ScummVM 2026.2.0 (Nov 11 2011 11:11:11)
 Using SDL backend with SDL 2.32.66
 Features compiled in: Vorbis FLAC MP3 ALSA SEQ TiMidity RGB zLib MPEG2
 FluidSynth Theora VPX AAC A/52 FreeType2 FriBiDi JPEG PNG GIF cloud
 libcurl SDL_net ENet SDL2 TinyGL OpenGL (with shaders)
 }}}

 Quite interestingly, I can make the game run on older ScummVM. When using
 **ScummVM 2.9.1** packaged in my distribution (Fedora 43), I get a warning
 that support for The Last Express is experimental, but the game starts and
 can be played. From that same directory, same files. That leads me to
 believe that the files are not corrupt, but instead there's some problem
 in ScummVM 2026.2.0.
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