Opened 3 months ago

Closed 2 months ago

#16732 closed defect (fixed)

ACCESS: Martian Memorandum - Incorrect dialogue when attempting to move chair in starting office

Reported by: vonmillhausen Owned by: mduggan
Priority: normal Component: Engine: Access
Version: Keywords: Access, Martian, Memorandum
Cc: Game: Martian Memorandum

Description (last modified by vonmillhausen)

ScummVM Version: Tested ScummVM 2026.2.1git25327-g717e3a4185b, as well as release versions 2026.1.0 and 2026.2.0
Game Language: English
Game Version: DOS
Host OS: Windows 11 25H2 (26200.8246)

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Start the game, and skip through the intro until you're standing in your office
  2. Select the "MOVE" option from the toolbar
  3. Click on the upper of the two chairs on the right of the desk (don't click the ComLink

What Should Happen: You should get a pop-up window titled CHAIR that says THAT WON'T MOVE; dismissing this box should return you to regular interactive play. I verified this behaviour using the exact same game files in Dosbox.

What Actually Happens: You first get a pop-up window titled CHAIR that says THAT WON'T MOVE, but then you get a second pop-up window titled CHAIR that reads GREY GOVERNMENT ISSUE FILING CABINET. DENTED AND SCRATCHED WITH MANY YEARS OF USE. - this is the description when you use the LOOK option on the filing cabinet, and should not be displayed for the chair (especially not in a window titled CHAIR).

I've attached a screenshot showing the erroneous CHAIR dialogue.

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chairWrong.png (57.9 KB ) - added by vonmillhausen 3 months ago.
Screenshot showing the erronious "CHAIR" dialogue with the cabinet description text

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Change History (4)

by vonmillhausen, 3 months ago

Attachment: chairWrong.png added

Screenshot showing the erronious "CHAIR" dialogue with the cabinet description text

comment:1 by vonmillhausen, 3 months ago

Description: modified (diff)

comment:2 by mduggan, 2 months ago

Thanks for the report. I've found the issue and will push a fix soon.

comment:3 by mduggan, 2 months ago

Owner: set to mduggan
Resolution: fixed
Status: newclosed

In b7be69dc:

ACCESS: Fix cmdRetPos in MM

This fixes #16732.

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