Space Quest II

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Game Demos

AGI_Demo_Pack_1.zip
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AGI_Demo_Pack_2.zip
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AGI_Demo_Pack_3.zip
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AGI_Demo_Pack_4.zip
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Minimum Run

Notes

Main Debug Commands
Type DBG or BACKSTAGE to enable some debugging functions. These features are disabled upon entering a new room.
Here's the complete word list:
    TP: Teleport to the appropriate room.
    POS: Set Roger's X and Y positions.
    GET OBJECT: Puts the appropriate object by ID in the player's inventory.
    OBJECT or SP: Gives status on the appropriate object.
    SET VAR: Sets a chosen variable to a given value.
    SHOW VAR: Displays the value of a variable.
    SET FLAG: Sets the appropriate flag.
    RESET FLAG: Resets the appropriate flag.
    SHOW FLAG: Displays info on a flag (Can be either set or not set).
Numbers you won't care about.
    SHOW MEM: Displays info on memory use.
These colors do mean something.
    SHOW PRI: Displays priority settings on the current room.
Other
These commands are independent from the ones above. They can be entered at any time.
More numbers? For me?! You shouldn't have.
    Type TESTER to display Roger's X and Y coordinates on the bottom of the screen.
    Type CLOCK to display the current game time in the upper-right corner of the screen.
    The old debug command Alt+D (or Cmd+D in the Mac version) will display the AGI Interpreter version number, but will not enable the above debug commands.

Bugs and Glitches

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Instant Whisking Credit: Kuro-chan This line of text goes by the screen so fast it becomes nearly impossible to read it under normal circumstances. The developers did not include a pause in the text. Slower cycle CPUs would have had more time to display this before the next screen loaded, such as a 286 or slower computer.

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My Suit, My Rules! Credit: Phil B Additional Research: Gage Holston In versions prior to 2.0C, it's possible to switch back into the EVA suit after receiving your orders from your boss in the tube room. The EVA suit view will carry over until the player rides the tube. Since the player loses the order form when wearing the EVA suit, progressing onwards with this state will softlock the game. This oversight was fixed in 2.0C. Trying to change back after receiving orders will result in the message "There is no need to change suits now. Get on with the game." Version 2.0D changed this to "That's not needed for cleaning the shuttle!"

i	Stations Always Need Extra Detail Credit: Kuro-chan A patch of background was pasted over top the drawn layers to cover up a priority line used to wall off the ride of the room. However, an extra black pixel was included that Roger will end up behind when walks around the bottom-left corner.

i	Quite the Headache Credit: Kuro-chan Due to an issue with the priority layer, Roger's head makes his body looks like he is still in front of the riser, even though he **should be** behind it.

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Tubular Category: Out of Bounds Credit: Kuro-chan There is the narrowest of a pathway gap between the pathblocking and the tube entrance, but it is enough to wrap Roger between the two and walk out of bounds around the map. To reach it, the player must move back towards the transport inside the tube, but not enough to trigger the return trip to the control room (It might be easier going diagonal, rather than straight up). From there, the player can go left or right and move around the transport so they can explore the map in the non-traditional sense.

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Our Bushes Have Extra Green Credit: Kuro-chan A patch of bush was pasted overtop all the drawn layers to cover up a priority line used for the cliff edge. However, the box it clips and draws includes part of the distant forest background, so if Roger walks in front of the bush, some extra green can be seen.

i	Need Some Clippers Credit: Gage Holston A small, vertical strip of Roger can show up along the bottom of the bush due to how a priority line is drawn over the bush priority to ensnare the player. This creates the downside of being able to see part of Roger overlap the bush.

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Universal Lockup Credit: Gage Holston Knock out the guard at the landing platform using the sling. Normally, yell guard does not work at this point since he is disposed of. If the player however leaves south and returns, the flag that controls this action is reset. The result is trying the command now will result in Roger's movement locking up, since the guard's current state does not allow the action to finish properly. This occurs in all versions of the game.

i	The Shuttle is a One-Way Trip Back? Credit: Kuro-chan In Version 2.0A, exiting the shuttle after entering it does not properly update Roger's sprite. It leaves him a tiny dot on the screen.

Odd Coding

i	A Missed POW Credit: Kuro-chan The POW effect is concentrated at the front of the cage, which appears to impact Roger regardless of where he is.

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• The game never expects the player to play beyond 59 minutes and 59 seconds. It does not track hours should the player fall off the platform and die.

• Once the hunter takes action to punch and tie you up on a stick, you are no longer able to perform any actions, even if he has not done anything yet.

• Paralysis lasts 250 frames, regardless of whether he is in front of roger or by the fire.

• The timer related to the hunter stops after Roger opens the cage door and is free. (It's almost like the hunter died of embarrassment because he was outsmarted by Roger).

• Glitch: The door clips through Roger as it opens -- Kuro-chan

• Looking at the structure (after the guard is dead) mentions a guard there, even though he is dead and no longer there. -- GageHolston

• Guard can shoot through the elevator to kill Roger when trying to call out an expletive after he uses the elevator to go down to the floor level. -- Kuro-chan.

• The loaded waste basket doubles as a path blocker for the security bots to get stuck on. It is possible to drop the filled basket in front of the robot which can cause pathfinding issues long enough for Roger to get around the robot and escape into Vohaul's chamber.

• This is useful for speedrunning and minimum score runs

• If you try climbing tree as the countdown for the goons hit 0, they will not show up while you are being eaten alive.

• You get a LOT more time to walk around this room if the homing beacon was turned off on the other screen.

• The TWANG sound effect only runs once when the counter hits zero and the flag is set.

• The controls automatically reset if Roger prematurely leaves the ship. -- Kuro-chan (odd coding)

• Using the F1 bug to regain typing on versions prior to 2.0F allows an otherwise unreachable look message to be seen. -- Gage Holston

• 'release plunger' removes the plunger from the wall. The doors appear to disappear (through the player is still blocked), 1 wall will remain and the acid will continue to appear. Worse off, the game removes the plunger from inventory, preventing the player from doing this again. -- Kuro-chan / (someone else, no idea who)

• Vohaul Headquarters: Kissy alien can/will clip right through walls to kiss Roger, so closets and elevators can not be used to evade it. -- Kuro-chan, SQH, OneEyeShorts

• In 2.0A, all floor waxers are replaced with the Kissy Alien if it has been released.

• Vohaul Fortress: Skipping back and forth between screens quickly can cause a robot to appear in front of Roger as he returns. -- GageHolston

• In 2.0A, this will crash the game as it tries to play a sound that is not part of the game. -- Kuro-chan

• An unintentional path blocker can be created in the room with the robots by setting a waste basket down along the top of wall. This can cause the robot to get briefly hung up on the basket, allowing the player a chance to walk around the robot.

• By clipping through priority layers and exiting through the staircase, the player can try to access the Insurance Salesman monitor. -- Kuro-chan

• The player can 'fall' off the first step and end up out of bounds. -- Kuro-chan

• This can be done at anytime during the flight. Confirmed works with 2.0A -- Kuro-chan

Phil B Notes

Version 2.0C
Global:
* Prevent RGB/composite monitor switching in rooms 1, 6 and 46
* Atari ST support
* Copyright year changed to 1988
Room 3 (Airlock):
- Attempting to change back into the space suit after talking with your boss now shows, "There is no need to change suits now. Get on with the game."
Room 12 (Snared Pikunz Area):
- The Pikunz moves much faster when freed
Room 13 (Western Swamp Shore):
- Animation step/cycle time is maintained if returning from room 14
Room 23 (Canyon Bottom)
- Increased the bounds of the position check for the Pikunz rock throw death
Room 45 (Landing Platform Base)
- Slinging the rock at the guard when he's not visible will no longer leave Ego stuck in an endless slinging animation loop
Room 46 (Inside Shuttle)
- Can no longer climb out of the shuttle
- Text correction:
  "The ship change course as if "
  "The ship changes course as if "
Room 66 (Trap Hall)
- Can no longer retrieve the plunger after dropping down
Room 87 (Tiny Glass Jar)
- Input is prevented while being miniaturized into the jar
Room 89 (Vohaul's Console Desk)
- Can no longer avoid Vohaul's hand by walking along the bottom edge (Y=129)
Room 103:
- Misc Amiga/Atari ST changes
 
[17:32]Phil B:
Version 2.0D
Global:
* Added "cheat"
Room 3 (Airlock):
- Message when trying to change back into suit after talking with the boss is now, "That's not needed for cleaning the shuttle!"
Room 4 (Station Control Room):
- Added message for "moon"/"moon","ape" - "Who do you think you are, Greg Steffen? Besides, you can't drop trou in this uniform."
(Greg Steffen worked at Sierra)
Room 45 (Landing Platform Base):
- Fixed slinging the stone at the guard having no effect if Ego is not in the right position
Room 76 (Bathroom):
- Added "For a good time, call the Helmet Master!" graffiti message
Room 86 (Vohaul's Chamber)
- Some logic changes
- Text changes:
  "You  do notice the letters SHSR written in pen "
  "You do notice the letters SHSR written in pen "
  "Vohaul's motionless mass is heaped loosely at the base of his chair."
  "Vohaul's motionless mass is piled loosely at the base of his chair."
- Added missing periods to messages 38 and 40.
Room 87 (Tiny Glass Jar)
- Ego will now die of suffocation if the jar is not opened within 15 minutes
- Can no longer cut the glass without the glass cutter
- Text change:
  "before dropping to the floor dead.", 2, 3, 35);
  "before dropping to the floor, dead.", 2, 3, 35);
Room 88 (Life Support Pump):
- Text change:
  "The sign says "CAUTION: Press Button For Emergency Shut Off"");
  "The sign says "CAUTION: Press Button For Emergency Shut Off."");
Room 89 (Vohaul's Console Desk):
- Text change:
  "'Type' the word you want."
  ""Type" the word you want."
Room 91 (Space Tube Eastern End):
- Added missing period to message 5
Room 93 (Inside Escape Pod):
- Getting into the chamber and failing to abort the salesmen launch now shows:
  "Unfortunately, you failed to stop the launch of the clones dooming Xenon to the most horrible of fates! Way to go, %s1."
Logic 122:
- Text correction:
  "Unfortunately, It's too late for you!"
  "Unfortunately, it's too late for you!"
 
[17:32]Phil B:
Version 2.0F
Room 3 (Airlock):
- Attempting to get the supporter or cube while in the spacesuit will now show, "You'll need to change suits first."
Room 6 (Vohaul Introduction):
- Text correction:
  "Tubes and wires extend from his body leading to machines "
  "tubes and wires extend from his body leading to machines "
Logic 7:
- Text change:
  "You are injected with something which renders you unconscious and carried away to a shuttle. When you awake you look through the viewing port and see Vohaul's massive asteroid fortress."
  "An injection renders you unconscious. Your drugged carcass is loaded onto a shuttle. Upon reviving you look through the viewing port to see Vohaul's massive asteroid fortress getting smaller."
Room 10 (Hovercraft Crash Site):
- Text changes:
  "You are not strong enough to carry the guard."
  "You aren't strong enough to carry the guard."
Room 11 (Sticky Tree of Killer Bugs Area):
- You cannot climb the tree if Vohaul's guard is approaching: "Now isn't a good time for that!"
- Text changes:
  "You hear something. It sounds not unlike the hovercraft you rode in."
  "You hear something. It sounds not unlike the hovercraft you wrecked in."
  "This is uncool."
  "This is as uncool as uncool can be."
Room 22 (Dangling in Crevice):
- Some changes to rope logic
Room 47 (Man Eating Mushrooms Clearing):
- Text changes:
  "That chump? He'll fold in twenty minutes.""
  "I said "No way! He's not THAT lame!"
  "That chump won't last twenty minutes!""
  "I said "No way! %s1 isn't THAT lame!"
- Look at tree now shows, "Like other trees you have known, these struggle valiantly to defy gravity's influence."
Room 66 (Trap Hall):
- Text change:
  "You need to be by a smoother surface like the barriers."
  "You need to be by an area with a smoother surface."
Room 87 (Tiny Glass Jar):
- Text change:
  "have done is seal your own fate.""
  "have done is to seal your own fate!""
Room 89 (Vohaul's Console Desk):
- Can no longer type without first setting the switch to on - "The switch should be 'On' first."
Logic 112:
- Blowing whistle now shows, "That wouldn't help you here."
- Trying to remove the gem now shows, "It's fine where it is."
Logic 116:
- Changes to the floor waxer logic when crushing roger at the far right of the screen