Opened 3 years ago
Last modified 2 years ago
#12886 closed defect
BURIED: Time still passes during final puzzle even when the game is paused — at Initial Version
Reported by: | Thunderforge | Owned by: | |
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Priority: | normal | Component: | Engine: Buried |
Version: | Keywords: | buried-win original | |
Cc: | Game: | Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time |
Description
During the final puzzle (in the Krynn habitat when the ambassador puts you in the transporter), you have about 15 seconds to escape.
Expected Behavior
If you bring up Biochip - Interface and click "Pause Game" (or interact with the file system via "Save" or "Restore", which I personally expect to also pause the game), you will still have the same amount of time left over when you are done.
Actual Behavior
Time still ticks while the game is paused (or the file system is interacted with) and if you are paused for too long, you will die.
Reproduction Steps
- Load the attached save game
- In your inventory, select "Biochip - Interface"
- In the Biochip Display, click the "Menu" button
- Click any of the following buttons:
- Pause
- Save
- Restore
- Wait at least 15 seconds
- Cancel out of the Pause, Save, or Restore
- In the Biochip Display, click "Exit"
You will immediately die because you've taken too long to finish the puzzle.
Notes
I tested if something similar would happen in the Farnstein Lab when running out of oxygen. The timer for that one works differently, since it instead seems to only "tick" when you move to another node. So standing still or interacting with your Biochips does not decrement the oxygen no matter how long you wait, but if you spin around in circles, oxygen will rapidly deplete.
Looking at the code, I see it checks if the time since the last node change exceeds the threshold. I guess that technically means you're cheated out of a few units of oxygen if you pause, but I think it's very unlikely a player is going to be affected by that (and at least in that situation, the player can jump away if they think they've spent too much oxygen).
Versions
- ScummVM 2.3.0pre 2021-08-31
- Windows 10 Pro 20H2
- The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
- v1.00 24BPP/Windows/English (CD release)
- v1.1 24BPP/Windows/English (GOG release)
Change History (2)
by , 3 years ago
Attachment: | buried-Inorganic.sav added |
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by , 3 years ago
Attachment: | Inorganic.btg added |
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Original engine savegame