SCI: KQ5: Crispin Area Pathfinding Loop

[dafioram]

ScummVM: 1.10.0git-3766-gb0ecbc9 64bit
Game: Kings Quest 5 Windows/English 1.000.052
OS: Win7-64

When transversing the screen with Crispin's house if you click in a bad spot, somewhere near the hill or lower, then Graham will loop back and forth over the hill. I was coming from the top left and heading down over the bridge.

I cannot reproduce this so if this gives insight into where to patch in the code great, but if not I wouldn't bother.

I was able to click away when it showed the walking icon so I could get out of the loop.

Demo: ​https://streamable.com/x62dg

[m-kiewitz]

Does this also happen in the original interpreter?

[dafioram]

Even if it does I doubt anyone can reproduce it since I can't even reproduce it in scummvm. Because it was looping I was able to start my video recording software to capture it.

[dafioram]

Persistence pays off. Attached is the saved game in the infinite loop.

[sluicebox]

I reproduced this once in ScummVM (it took a while) and it's funny but it doesn't break anything since you can just click to stop it. We also haven't established if it's original behavior or a consequence of our pathfinding algo (which may eventually be a moot issue...)

Either way, I don't think it meets the threshold for intervention and it's pretty rare and it doesn't have any negative consequences. (And it's been four years!)