kq4-decompile/rooms/kq4-036-island-garden-pond/kq4-036-island-garden-pond.md

Room 36: Island Garden Pond

High-Level Summary

Room 36 is the enchanted island garden location in King's Quest IV, featuring a serene pond with a swan, an arched bridge, and the ivory palace nearby. The room contains multiple animated background elements including water features and birds. Players can interact with various garden elements, observe wildlife (swan, parrots), and drink from the pond. The room serves as a transitional area connecting to other locations (north to room 33, south to room 39, east to room 37).

Look Description

"You are standing in the lovely garden of this enchanted island. Beside you, rises a grand ivory palace. Within this garden, a bridge, emblazoned with the figures of swans, arches over a little pond. A beautiful white swan floats serenely upon it."

Interactions

Status	Behavior Type	Command	Response
TODO	Action	enter/capture/fish, fish[/!*], cast/pole	"You don't see any fish here."
TODO	Look	look [<in]/lake,water	"You peer down into the pond, but do not see anything of interest."
TODO	Look	look [<under]/bridge	"There is nothing of interest under the bridge."
TODO	Look	look /beach	"You can see the beach in the distance."
TODO	Look	look /bush	"A lovely hedge surrounds this island garden."
TODO	Look	look /dirt	"You see nothing but grass on the ground."
TODO	Look	look /grass	"The grass looks well-tended and manicured."
TODO	Look	look /flora	"The foliage grows luxuriantly here."
TODO	Look	look /blossom	"You see lovely beds of well-tended flowers."
TODO	Look	look /forest	"You see many unusual and lovely trees on this island."
TODO	Look	look /garden	"The beautiful garden gives you a sense of peaceful serenity."
TODO	Look	look /lake,water	"A lovely bridge is reflected in the mirror-like, little pond. A majestic white swan floats upon it."
TODO	Look	look /bridge	"The swan-carved bridge arches elegantly over the little pond."
TODO	Look	look /path	"A nice flagstone path circles the pond."
TODO	Look	look /bench	"A garden bench rests near the small pond."
TODO	Look	look /castle	"The lovely ivory palace rises majestically beside you."
TODO	Look	look /ocean	"You can see the ocean in the distance."
TODO	Look	look /swan	"A beautiful white swan floats gracefully upon the little pond."
TODO	Look	look /parrot,bird,cockatoo	"There are many exotic birds on this island."
TODO	Look	look [<around][/room,island]	"You are standing in the lovely garden of this enchanted island. Beside you, rises a grand ivory palace. Within this garden, a bridge, emblazoned with the figures of swans, arches over a little pond. A beautiful white swan floats serenely upon it."
TODO	Get	get,capture/bird,parrot,cockatoo	"That wouldn't accomplish anything."
TODO	Talk	converse/bird,parrot,cockatoo	"Polly want a cracker?"
TODO	Get	get/blossom	"It would waste your precious time to stop and pick flowers."
TODO	Action	wade,bathe,dive	"You don't want to disturb the serenity of the pond."
TODO	Get	get/water	"There's no reason to carry water."
TODO	Action	drink, get/drink	Triggers drinking animation and message: "You bend over and take a drink of the pond water. Yuck! It may look pretty, but it doesn't taste very good!"
TODO	Action	sit	"Not now! You have too many things to do."
TODO	Talk	converse/swan	"You can't talk to a swan!"
TODO	Talk	converse/parrot,bird,cockatoo	"Polly want a cracker!"
TODO	Get	get,capture/swan	"You don't need the swan."
TODO	Action	kiss	"There's no need for that."
TODO	Inventory	deliver (with any item)	"That wouldn't accomplish anything."

Scripts

Status	Behavior Type	Name	Trigger	Behavior
TODO	Interaction	Ego_drinking_water	Player commands "drink" or "get drink" near water	Plays drinking animation (view 21), displays message about pond water taste, then returns ego to normal state

Technical Notes

• Room Number: 36
• Picture: 36 (or 136 if global100 is set - likely night variant)
• Region: 505
• Exits: north→33, south→39, east→37
• Horizon: 82

State Variables

Variable	Values	Description
global101	0	Local room state flag
global100	0, non-zero	If set, changes picture to 136 (night variant)
gPrevRoomNum	33, 39	Previous room number - determines ego entry position

Animation Objects

Object	View	Loop	Cel	Description
newProp	663	0	1	Animated water feature at position 114,68
newProp_2	663	1	1	Animated water feature at position 23,81
newProp_3	663	2	3	Animated water feature at position 12,93
newProp_4	650	5	0	Animated vegetation at position 156,118
newProp_5	650	6	3	Animated vegetation at position 218,130
newProp_6	341	4	2	Animated bird at position 84,30
newAct	345	-	-	Wandering actor (parrot) with Wander motion

Synonyms

• lake = pool = lake

Special Mechanics

• Water proximity check: proc0_2 checks if ego is near water (returns $0002 bit when near water)
• Entry script: Ego_drinking_water runs on room init to handle automatic drinking behavior
• Picture variant: If global100 is set, picture changes from 36 to 136 (night-time version)
• Actor movement: Parrot (newAct) wanders randomly using Wander motion