5 files changed, 13 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/palette.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/palette.cpp
index a96d40b948..b52af38675 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/palette.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/palette.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 namespace Sci {
 
-GfxPalette::GfxPalette(ResourceManager *resMan, GfxScreen *screen, bool useMerging)
+GfxPalette::GfxPalette(ResourceManager *resMan, GfxScreen *screen)
 	: _resMan(resMan), _screen(screen) {
 	int16 color;
 
@@ -65,7 +65,14 @@ GfxPalette::GfxPalette(ResourceManager *resMan, GfxScreen *screen, bool useMergi
 	// the real merging done in earlier games. If we use the copying over, we
 	// will get issues because some views have marked all colors as being used
 	// and those will overwrite the current palette in that case
-	_useMerging = useMerging;
+	if (getSciVersion() < SCI_VERSION_1_1)
+		_useMerging = true;
+	else if (getSciVersion() == SCI_VERSION_1_1)
+		// there are some games that use inbetween SCI1.1 interpreter, so we have
+		// to detect if the current game is merging or copying
+		_useMerging = _resMan->detectPaletteMergingSci11();
+	else	// SCI32
+		_useMerging = false;
 
 	palVaryInit();
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/palette.h b/engines/sci/graphics/palette.h
index 243420cc47..a9ea1c32de 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/palette.h
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/palette.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class GfxScreen;
  */
 class GfxPalette : public Common::Serializable {
 public:
-	GfxPalette(ResourceManager *resMan, GfxScreen *screen, bool useMerging);
+	GfxPalette(ResourceManager *resMan, GfxScreen *screen);
 	~GfxPalette();
 
 	bool isMerging();
diff --git a/engines/sci/resource.cpp b/engines/sci/resource.cpp
index d1eb350c94..c50d1b8d8a 100644
--- a/engines/sci/resource.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/resource.cpp
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ bool ResourceManager::detectFontExtended() {
 }
 
 // detects, if SCI1.1 game uses palette merging or copying - this is supposed to only get used on SCI1.1 games
-bool ResourceManager::detectForPaletteMergingForSci11() {
+bool ResourceManager::detectPaletteMergingSci11() {
 	// Load palette 999 (default palette)
 	Resource *res = findResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypePalette, 999), false);
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/resource.h b/engines/sci/resource.h
index f450f1b397..47602de017 100644
--- a/engines/sci/resource.h
+++ b/engines/sci/resource.h
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ public:
 	// Detects, if standard font of current game includes extended characters (>0x80)
 	bool detectFontExtended();
 	// Detects, if SCI1.1 game uses palette merging
-	bool detectForPaletteMergingForSci11();
+	bool detectPaletteMergingSci11();
 	// Detects, if SCI0EARLY game also has SCI0EARLY sound resources
 	bool detectEarlySound();
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/sci.cpp b/engines/sci/sci.cpp
index 6c1b6e4dd6..1d0d63870d 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sci.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/sci.cpp
@@ -609,16 +609,7 @@ void SciEngine::initGraphics() {
 	if (hasMacIconBar())
 		_gfxMacIconBar = new GfxMacIconBar();
 
-	bool paletteMerging = true;
-	if (getSciVersion() >= SCI_VERSION_1_1) {
-		// there are some games that use inbetween SCI1.1 interpreter, so we have to detect if it's merging or copying
-		if (getSciVersion() == SCI_VERSION_1_1)
-			paletteMerging = _resMan->detectForPaletteMergingForSci11();
-		else
-			paletteMerging = false;
-	}
-
-	_gfxPalette = new GfxPalette(_resMan, _gfxScreen, paletteMerging);
+	_gfxPalette = new GfxPalette(_resMan, _gfxScreen);
 	_gfxCache = new GfxCache(_resMan, _gfxScreen, _gfxPalette);
 	_gfxCursor = new GfxCursor(_resMan, _gfxPalette, _gfxScreen);