#13617 closed feature request (fixed)

SCUMM: Implement original GUI

Reported by: GermanTribun Owned by: AndywinXp
Priority: normal Component: Engine: SCUMM
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Description

That's something that bothered me for some time, but ScummVM overriding the original pause signs of SCUMM games does not look estestically appealing. Each of the games originally had a pause sign made for it, fitting in with the game. Not to speak of now missing out on the snails in Maniac Mansion and Zak (as there no longer is loading to speak off).

Is there any way to restore those properly, since it's all in the game data and less of a hassle than the save screen?

Change History (6)

comment:1 by AndywinXp, 20 months ago

Hi! This is in the works, not only for these games, but for every LucasArts SCUMM game. It will take a while though, I'm starting from COMI (https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/pull/4033) and going downwards :-)

Version 0, edited 20 months ago by AndywinXp (next)

comment:2 by AndywinXp, 20 months ago

Owner: set to AndywinXp
Resolution: pending
Status: newpending

comment:3 by AndywinXp, 20 months ago

Summary: SCUMM: Restore original pause signsSCUMM: Implement original GUI

comment:4 by GermanTribun, 20 months ago

The Dig also has a loading cursor (a sundial, I checked in DosBox), though it was somewhat inconsistent when it appeared. I don't know if COMI also has a loading cursor.

Since ScummVM has no real loading time anymore, can the cursor somehow be used when pausing the game? (like Maniac and Zak do?)

comment:5 by GermanTribun, 16 months ago

Checked the newest snapshot. While the loading cursors are now present in COMI and DIG, since nowadays loading is so fast, they are barely noticable. Is it possible to have them appear in place of the cursor whenever the game is paused? (like in MM and ZAK in the original with the snail)

Was a bit confused that the interface option only showed up for SAM, despite the newer games also using the original interfaces.

comment:6 by AndywinXp, 16 months ago

Resolution: pendingfixed
Status: pendingclosed

Sorry, this is how the original games worked, the loading cursors are now properly implemented and I can't just arbitrarily add or change things, risking to break other stuff.

Please understand that the preservation of the original behaviors whenever appliable is a priority nowadays; enhancements are possible, but only when they are necessary (e.g. typos, obvious script errors, palette errors), therefore we can't add something which only appeals to the taste of a single individual.

Anyway, for the other games it takes a boot up of each games to update the options on ScummVM side, you should see the toggle after that.

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