[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #17184: MADS: Nebular: Add detection for Spanish Fan Translation of Rex Nebular (and better detection for all translations)

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#17184: MADS: Nebular: Add detection for Spanish Fan Translation of Rex Nebular
(and better detection for all translations)
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Reporter:                |      Owner:  (none)
  LukasThyWalls          |
    Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal        |  Component:  Engine: MADS
 Version:                |   Keywords:  Rex Nebular, Translations,
    Game:  Rex Nebular   |  Detection, Spanish, Fan
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 Hello.

 Following [https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/17145 this issue about Nebular
 detection], and related to [https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/17147 this
 issue of Phantom Spanish Fan translation].

 The thing is in MADS games, the fan translations are not detected because
 ScummVM is not looking for any file that is changed by the translation.

 For Rex Nebular, [https://pakolmo.netlify.app/rexnebular.html there is a
 Spanish fan translation], which right now with ScummVM
 2026.3.1git31684-g993529e20dc (Sep 13 2026 04:34:49), is detected as the
 English version, but it works just fine with the translation:

 {{{
 User picked target 'nebular' (engine ID 'mads', game ID 'nebular')...
 Running Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender (DOS/English)
 section1.hag: 6f725eb38660de8af31ec7cdd628d615, 927222 bytes.
 }}}

 In the Spanish Fan Translation, the only files changed are:

 {{{
 GLOBAL.HAG
 NEBULAR.EXE
 SECTION2.HAG
 SECTION3.HAG
 SECTION5.HAG
 SECTION8.HAG
 SECTION9.HAG
 }}}

 [https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/17147#comment:3 It's the same that
 happens with Phantom], and I suppose with all MADS games, ScummVM it's
 looking for **SECTION1.HAG**, and always is gonna find the English version
 because there is not any dialog there.

 So there could be two options:
 - Looking for more files. **GLOBAL.HAG** seems to have always the main
 bulk of the translation.
 - Forget the translations and languages, and detect the games without
 mentioning language or fanmade, as they seem the games work anyway. Only
 do something else If there is issues in the future.

 Thanks!
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