King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

This page contains notes for the game King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow.

Room IDs#

For use with the debug mode's warp function. Non-room IDs with "Script" files in the heap give a black screen with no actions available when warped to, while completely invalid IDs crash the game. Room IDs listed in italics are those that the debug Teleport function doesn't work in.

Regions
- 81 - RgBasement
94 - Credits (creditRoom.sc)
100 - Title screen
105 - VGA intro
106 - EGA intro (egaToon.sc)
108 - CD Intro?
135 - Open sea, used when Alex is drowning
140 - Cassima in tower scenes
145 - Alhazred & genie scenes
150 - Alex meets Alhazred in Act 1 scene
155 - Riding night mare scenes
160 - Alhazred and fake Cassima wedding closeup
165 - Alex and Cassima wedding closeup
180 - Alex and Cassima kiss & tower aftermath scenes
Isle of the Crown
- 200 - Beach
- 205 - Tutorial
- 210 - Crossroads with nightingale
- 220 - Castle front gate
- 230 - Castle side wall
- 240 - Village street
- 250 - Beauty's house
- 260 - Dock with ferry
- 270 - Bookshop
- 280 - Pawnshop
- 290 - Ferryboat
- Castle of the Crown
  - 710 - Basement hallway west
  - 720 - Basement hallway north (suit of armor)
  - 730 - Entrance hall
  - 740 - Throne room
    - 742 - Vizier fake wedding
    - 745 - Fake wedding closeup
  - 750 - Top of tower
  - 770 - Storage with stolen treasures
  - 780 - Jollo's room
  - 781 - Alhazred's room
  - 790 / 791 - Tower staircase (both)
  - 800 - Secret passage staircases
  - 810 - Secret passage hallways
  - 820 - Dungeon cells
  - 840 - Basement hallway east (outside Jollo's)
  - 850 - Upstairs hallway west (portrait alcove)
  - 860 - Upstairs hallway east
  - 870 - Upstairs hallway north (outside Cassima's)
  - 880 - Portrait alcove
Isle of the Sacred Mountain
- 300 - Bottom of cliffs
- 320 - Cliff climbing screens
- 340 - Top of cliffs
- 350 - Palace entrance
- 370 - Palace throne room scene
- 380 - Oracle scene
- 390 - Clifftop cave (both rooms)
- Labyrinth
  - 400 - Main/generic screens
  - 405 - Entrance
  - 406 - Dark room
  - 407 - Hole-in-the-wall spying room
  - 408 - Shield room
  - 409 - Tapestry / lair entrance
  - 410 - Floor tile puzzle
  - 411 - Deadly pitfall trap
  - 415 - Skull room
  - 420 - Ceiling trap
  - 425 - Fake Cassima trap
  - 430 - Coins room
  - 435 - Pitfall to downstairs level
  - 440 - Minotaur's lair
Isle of Wonder
- 450 - Beach
- 460 - Bookworm
- 461 - Spider web closeup
- 470 - Swamp
- 480 - Garden
- 490 - Chessboard land
Isle of the Beast
- 500 - Beach
- 510 - Archer statue gate
- 520 - Boiling pond
- 540 - Beast's courtyard
Isle of the Mists
- 550 - Beach
- 560 - Village (scythe, coal)
- 580 - Bonfire
Realm of the Dead
- 600 - Landing area (Cassima's parents)
- 630 - Approaching gate (mother ghost)
- 640 - Entrance gate
- 650 - Hallway with dead knight
- 660 - River Styx dock
- 670 - Talking throne room door
- 680 - Throne room
- 690 - Lord of the Dead closeup

Items#

Left is # in noun/inventory system. Right is # in verb system.

0 - Magic map
1 - Boring book
2 - Brick
3 - Paintbrush
4 - Beauty's blonde hair
5 - Beauty's old clothes
6 - Lump of coal
7 - Old coins from skeleton
8 - Dagger
9 - Coin
10 - Rotten egg
11 - Skull
12 - Feather
13 / 47 - Pungent flower
14 - Flute
15 - Gauntlet
16 - Cassima's black hair
17 - Handkerchief
18 - Hole-in-the-wall
19 - Hunter's lamp
20 - Vizier's letter
21 - Lettuce
22 - Bottle of milk
23 / 63 - Mint
24 - Mirror
25 - New lamp
26 - Nail
27 / 37 - Mechanical nightingale
28 - Ticket to Underworld
29 - Dangling participle
30 - Pearl
31 - Peppermint leaf
32 - Note from Cassima
33 - Potion of fake death
34 / 68 - Rabbit's foot
35 - Ribbon
36 - Riddle book
37 - Beast's ring
38 - White rose
39 - Royal ring
40 - Sacred water
41 - Red scarf
42 - Scythe
43 - Shield
44 - Skeleton key
45 - Spell book
46 - Teacup
47 - Love poem
48 - Tinderbox
49 - Rotten tomato
50 - Partial sentence
51 / 83 - Invisible ink

Flags#

To do:
add region-specific flags as well (ex: #rFlag2)

There is no flag 32-35, 55, 65, 67, 75, 76, 86

1 - Saved Celeste from minotaur
2 - Winged Ones asked you to defeat minotaur and rescue Celeste
3 - Met oracle and got sacred water
4 - Reached top of cliffs of logic
5 - First set of cliff stairs appeared
6 - Solved last cliff riddle???
7 - Asked bookkeeper about spell book
8 - Used shield on archer statue
9 - Used scythe on magic hedge
10 - Showed royal ring or coin to Jollo to identify Alex
11 - Moved plank on Crown Isle beach
12 - Traded hunter's lamp for new lamp
13 - Used frozen lettuce on boiling pond
14 - Encountered druids at Mist Isle bonfire
15 - Reached Realm of the Dead
16 - Talked to bookstore owner, who told you to visit ferryman
17 - Exited ferryman's boathouse
18 - Entered castle gate screen during current Act?
19 - Talked to gate guard dog during Act 1. Never referenced
20 - Entered castle in Act 1, or talked to gate guard after Act 1
21 - Used mechanical nightingale to befriend Sing Sing
22 - Stirred paint in magic teacup with feather
23 - Painted door on castle outside wall
24 - Cast spell on painted door
25 - Left Isle of Mists. Alex captured next time you arrive
26 - Related to Jollo meeting in bookstore?
27 - Jollo is in bookstore?
28 - Genie is in pawn shop
29 - Talked to ferryman once. Unlocks magic map
30 - Talked to pawn shop owner before meeting ferryman
31 - Cast rain spell. Never used
36 - Gave pearl to pawn shop owner
37 - Gave white rose to Beauty
38 - Pulled on loose spider web thread
39 - Finished 1st conversation with red & white queens
40 - Disturbed Bookworm. Unlocks Talking to pile of books
41 - Drank fake death potion in front of genie, OR saw Alhazred scene... in some way? not sure
42 - Fooled all sense gnomes
43 - Brought Beauty to the beast
44 - You died. Sets Alex to death script at gates to Land of the Dead
45 - Got dangling participle
46 - Got Beast's ring, curse timer started
47 - Talked to Beauty
48 - Playing in VGA
49 - Looking through a keyhole. Disables save/load
50 - Looking at pawn shop counter closeup when paying copper coin
51 - Looking at pawn shop counter closeup when exchanging item
52 - Showed ring to OR talked to friendly Jollo in Act 4
53 - Related to Jollo and bookstore??
54 - Related to meeting Jollo the clown at the bookstore???
56 - Entered spider web closeup
57 - Read scrap of parchment. Never used
58 - Got styx water
59 - Used for all kinds of animations. Not sure what for???
60 - Talked to Bookworm before learning about spell book
61 - Disturbed Bookworm after learning about spell book. Required for dangling participle to appear
62 - Gave ring to nightingale
63 - Gave poem to nightingale
64 - Talked to townspeople and learned you're in Land of the Green Isles
66 - Showed coin to castle guards before learning where you are or meeting Alhazred
68 - Got swamp ooze in teacup
69 - Talked to chess knight
70 - Looked at Beauty
71 - Looked at wedding proclamation
72 - Met Alhazred in castle in Act 1
73 - Talked to bookstore owner after learning where you are
74 - Impressed druids with rain spell. Stops drums
77 - Got spell book
78 - Talked to Jollo before showing ring or coin
79 - Dove off dock while genie boy present
80 - Looked at Isle of Mists on map
81 - Heard sense gnomes approaching. Never used
82 - Drank fake death potion in front of genie. Stops him from showing up in pawn shop
83 - Passed through cooled pond
84 - Looked at iceberg lettuce in garden
85 - Entered stolen treasure room
87 - Moved castle portrait
88 - Got nail
89 - Had chance to give queen coal once
90 - Got mint
91 - Entered Realm of the Dead. Cassima's parents are present
92 - Moved plank and got points
93 - Got Cassima's ribbon
94 - Gave rose to nightingale
95 - Got past labyrinth tile room
96 - Entered dark cave atop cliffs
97 - Used tinderbox in dark cave
98 - Saw gardener genie on Beast island
99 - Entered fake wedding closeup
100 - Played skeleton xylophone
101 - Talked to winged ones gate guard
102 - Looking at closeup with Alex & Cassima talking through hole in wall
103 - Traveling by magic map. Sets up Alex appearing by map on next screen
104 - Showed royal ring to ferryman after knocking
105 - Related to showing ferryman an item?
106 - Talked to ferryman before learning about him from bookshop owner
107 - Talked to oyster
108 - Read boring book to oyster
109 - Bought item with copper coin
110 - Pawn shop owner dumped trash
111 - Got invisible ink
112 - Got Beauty's clothes before Cassima's ribbon. Hair stuff.
113 - Broke Beast's enchantment
114 - Used hole-in-the-wall to spy on minotaur
115 - Skeleton dropped key
116 - Tested invisible ink on Alex
117 - Played flute for wallflowers
118 - Gave milk bottle to plant baby
119 - Got iceberg lettuce
120 - Talked to bookworm once
121 - Missed Charon's boat
122 - Talked once genie in pawn shop during act 4 or 5
123 - Solved 2nd cliff puzzle
124 - Solved 3rd cliff puzzle
125 - Solved 4th cliff puzzle
126 - Solved 5th cliff puzzle
127 - Threw tomato at stick-in-the-mud
128 - Teleported with magic map
129 - Opened rare riddle book
130 - Got milk bottle

138 - Got peppermint leaf
139 - Gave rotten tomato to bump-on-a-log
140 - Got hot embers in skull

143 - Got hair (Beauty's or Cassima's)

145 - Used stinky flower to trick smell gnome
146 - Used mechanical nightingale to trick sound gnome
147 - Used mint to trick taste gnome
148 - Used rabbit's foot to trick touch gnome
149 - Used invisible ink to fool sight gnome

156 - Gave mint to fake Cassima at wedding
157 - Entered top of cliffs screen

Points#

Some points flags are also in the list above.

7 - Asked bookstore owner about spell book (2)
9 - Use scythe on magic hedge (3)
10 - Show royal ring or coin to Jollo (4)
12 - Trade hunter's lamp for new lamp (1)
13 - Use frozen lettuce on boiling pond (4)
16 - Talk to bookstore owner and he tells you to visit ferryman (1)
38 - Pull on loose spider web thread (1)
46 - Get Beast's ring (1)
58 - Get styx water (1)
59 - Use Beauty's clothes to sneak into castle (4)
68 - Get swamp ooze in teacup (1)
72 - Show royal ring to castle gate guards to meet Alhazred in Act 1 (3)
77 - Get spell book (1)
85 - Enter stolen treasures room (2)
87 - Move castle portrait (3)
88 - Get nail (1)
90 - Get mint (1)
92 - Move plank (1)
95 - Get past labyrinth tile puzzle (3)
96 - Enter dark cave atop cliffs (1)
97 - Use tinderbox in dark cave (2)
108 - Read boring book to oyster (2)
100 - Play skeleton xylophone (2)
114 - Use hole-in-the-wall to spy on minotaur (1) [two of these???]
117 - Play flute for wallflowers (2)
118 - Give milk bottle to plant baby (2)
119 - Get iceberg lettuce (1)
128 - Teleport with magic map (1)
129 - Open rare riddle book (1)
130 - Get milk bottle (1)
138 - Get peppermint leaf (1)
139 - Give rotten tomato to bump-on-a-log (3)
140 - Get hot embers in skull (1)
143 - Get blonde hair from Beauty's clothes or black hair from Cassima's ribbon (1)
145 - Use stinky flower to trick smell gnome (2)
146 - Use mechanical nightingale to trick sound gnome (2)
147 - Use mint to trick taste gnome (2)
148 - Use rabbit's foot to trick touch gnome (2)
149 - Use invisible ink to fool sight gnome (2)
Get coin (1)
Get royal ring (1)
Meet Alhazred in Act 1 (2)
Get boring book (1)
Read poetry book (1)
Get poem page (1)
Talk to bookstore owner (1)
Use coin to buy shop item (2)
Enter ferryman's boathouse (2)
Get rabbit's foot (1)
Trade royal ring for magic map (5)
Get invisible ink (1)
Use mechanical nightingale to befriend Sing Sing (4)
Give royal ring to nightingale after befriending Jollo (3) or before (1)
Give poem to nightingale after giving royal ring (1)
Give rose to nightingale (1)
Get Cassima's ribbon (1)
Get Cassima's note (1)
Get pearl (1)
Trade pearl for royal ring (2)
Get hunter's lamp (1)
Get brick (1)
Get sentence fragment (1)
Get rotten tomato (1)
Get hole-in-the-wall (1)
Get red scarf (1)
Get dangling participle (2)
Return dangling participle and get rare book (2)
Get scrap of paper from spiderweb (2)
Get teacup (1)
Get rotten egg (1)
Get fake death potion (1)
Get black feather (1)
Get stinky flower (1)
Solve cliff puzzle (1 each, 5 total)
Get shield (1)
Get skull (1)
Get old coins (1)
Use brick to stop trap (2)
Use tinderbox in dark labyrinth room (2)
Open secret labyrinth door (1)
Use red scarf to murder minotaur (3)
Meet oracle (5)
Get sacred water (1)
Get lump of coal (1)
Get scythe (1)
Use shield on stone archer (3)
Get white rose (1)
Use scythe on magic hedges (3)
Give white rose to Beauty (2)
Give Beast's ring to Beauty (2)
Unite Beauty and Beast (2)
Fill hunter's lamp with fountain water (1)
Get baby tears in hunter's lamp (1)
Put sacred water in lamp (1)
Cast rain spell (3)
Activate rain spell in cage (2)
Trade hunter's lamp for new lamp (1)
Put hair in skull (1)
Put rotten egg in skull (1)
Cast skull spell (3)
Use skull magic to catch nightmare (2)
Get Underworld ticket (1)
Get ghost mother's handkerchief (1)
Use ticket to enter Underworld gate (3)
Get skeleton key (1)
Get gauntlet (1)
Give coins to ferryman (3)
Answer gate riddle with "Love" (3)
Use gauntlet on Lord of the Dead (2)
Show mirror to Lord of the Dead (4)
Drink fake death potion in front of genie (3)
Use black feather to mix magic teacup paint (1)
Paint door on castle wall (1)
Enter castle through magic door (2)
Overhear Saladin talking to guards in castle??? (2)
Give handkerchief to ghost boy (3)
Give replica lamp to Jollo (3)
Open castle secret passage (2)
Spy on vizier in study (1)
Give dagger to Cassima (3)
Talk to Cassima from secret passage (1)
Open vizier's locked trunk (1)
Read vizier's papers (1)
Get vizier's letter (1)
Look at stolen treasures (2)
Use nightingale to distract guards (4)
Hide while guards pick up nightingale and leave (2)
Show vizier's letter to Saladin (3)
Use mirror on fake Cassima (3)
Cassima's parents enter throne room (5)
Get genie's lamp from Jollo (1)
Use lamp on genie (5)
Give mint to genie during finale (1)
Get sword during finale (1)
Use sword on Alhazred to start fight (1)
Use sword to knock out Alhazred (5)

Castle-specific#

rFlag1 1: Basement guards are active?? Got caught by guards in 850?
rFlag1 2: if not set, guards will murder Alex when entering throne room or when entering entrance hall from basement. When set, guards patrol basement
- Entered basement hallway west from treasure room (if rFlag1 4 was set)
- Entered basement hallway west from basement hallway east
- Heard three wedding warnings in basement hallway west (not looking at door keypad inset)
- Saw vizier chew out guard dogs while hiding behind pillar, after mechanical bird incident
- Got helped out of dungeon by Jollo (if rFlag1 4 was set)
- Heard three (or four?) wedding warnings in hallway with armor
- Entered basement hallway east after three wedding warnings?
rFlag1 4: guards patrolling basement (2nd variation?)
- Opened Jollo's door??
rFlag1 16: looking at treasury door inset?
rFlag1 128: if not set, triggers death when leaving Alhazred's room to hallway
- Entered entrance hall from "else", i.e. entered castle using Beauty's clothes
- Entered upper hallway west (850) from entrance hall
rFlag1 256: triggers guards picking up bird
- Looked at pulled back monogrammed drapery in treasure room
- Put mechanical bird down in hallway
rFlag1 512: guard dogs took bird to main hall
rFlag1 8192: thrown in dungeon cell. Door locked. Clears after exiting cell
rFlag1 16384: Jollo freed Alex from cell
rFlag1 $0004: Heard 3 wedding warnings?
rFlag2 1: Entered alcove with rFlag3 512 set, before seeing guards return. Sets guards to return.
rFlag2 2048: Entered wedding closeup, OR Talked to throne room. Sets vizier to run and unlocks door
rFlag3 32: Jollo freed Alex from cell
rFlag3 128: Portrait alcove guards are headed south (toward stairs)
rFlag3 256: Waited long enough for guards to return while in hallway. Clears when entering alcove
rFlag3 512: Exited secret passage to basement hallway, OR entered upper west hallway with letter, gave dagger, and more than 30 seconds(?) on guardTimer

Global#

100 - Debug mode on
153 - gAct (0-5)
- NextActs (increments gAct by 1): get magic map, use red scarf on minotaur, fool all five Isle of Wonder guards, unite Beauty and Beast
161 - Lamp spell state