SCI: PQ3: Detection entry for EGA (GOG Version) - DOS English

[antoniou79]

This is with ScummVM 2026.1.0 and also a recent build from ScummVM master HEAD (2026.1.1git)

This is the detection output when adding the "ega" folder, of the PQ3 installation from GOG for this game -- this EGA version is a recent addition (Feb 20, 2026).

The game in 'ega\' seems to be an unknown game variant.

Please report the following data to the ScummVM team at https://bugs.scummvm.org/ along with the name of the game you tried to add and its version, language, etc.:

Matched game IDs for the sci engine: pq3-fallback

  {"resource.000", 0, "7659713720d61d9465a59091b7ee63ea", 504069},
  {"resource.001", 0, "0284ca44341fbc3cb7a047e49d230234", 869158},
  {"resource.002", 0, "31c226bf01b69c8182b8ca0e8760b0a7", 983665},
  {"resource.003", 0, "9e6c53a0e7eef53694d260fade8b1fc7", 930048},
  {"resource.map", 0, "aa938c5c3ffd4927bba4edfb9db640df", 5535},

The VERSION file says: 1.000
The executable "SCIDUV.EXE" contains a string "1.pq3.011" which, looking at some Google results, might indicate interpreter version.

The game seems to run fine (up to the first playable screen that I've tested), when added as pq3-fallback (which still names it "Police Quest III: The Kindred (EGA/DOS)").

The output of the "version" debug command from within ScummVM gives:

Game ID: pq3
Emulated interpreter version: Late SCI1

Detected features:
------------------
Sound type: Late SCI1
Graphics functions type: Late SCI0
Lofs type: Middle SCI1
Move count type: ignore
SetCursor type: Early SCI0
PseudoMouse ability: yes
View type: EGA
kAnimate fastCast enabled: yes
Uses palette merging: yes
Uses 16 bit color matching: yes
Resource volume version: Late SCI1
Resource map version: Late SCI1
Contains selector vocabulary (vocab.997): yes
Has CantBeHere selector: yes
Game version (VERSION file): 1.000

[eriktorbjorn]

I tried adding this, keeping the formatting consistent with the older detection entry, and it seems to work fine:

diff --git a/engines/sci/detection_tables.h b/engines/sci/detection_tables.h
index 86b4e1b7207..8e7285255dc 100644
--- a/engines/sci/detection_tables.h
+++ b/engines/sci/detection_tables.h
@@ -4707,6 +4707,17 @@ static const struct ADGameDescription SciGameDescriptions[] = {
                AD_LISTEND},
                Common::EN_ANY, Common::kPlatformDOS, ADGF_NO_FLAGS, GUIO_STD16 },
 
+       // Police Quest 3 EGA
+       // Sold by GOG as of February 20, 2026
+       {"pq3", "EGA", {
+               {"resource.map", 0, "aa938c5c3ffd4927bba4edfb9db640df", 5535},
+               {"resource.000", 0, "7659713720d61d9465a59091b7ee63ea", 504069},
+               {"resource.001", 0, "0284ca44341fbc3cb7a047e49d230234", 869158},
+               {"resource.002", 0, "31c226bf01b69c8182b8ca0e8760b0a7", 983665},
+               {"resource.003", 0, "9e6c53a0e7eef53694d260fade8b1fc7", 930048},
+               AD_LISTEND},
+               Common::EN_ANY, Common::kPlatformDOS, ADGF_NO_FLAGS, GUIO_STD16 },
+
        // Police Quest 4 - English DOS Non-Interactive Demo (from FRG)
        // SCI interpreter version 1.001.096
        // Note: we are not using ADGF_DEMO here, to avoid a game ID like pq4demo-demo

I'm very unfamiliar with the game itself, though.

[sluicebox <22204938+sluicebox@…>]

In 9d3311ed:

SCI: Add PQ3 EGA 1.2M disks to detection table

Tract #16573

[sluicebox]

Thank you!