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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra Studios}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra Studios}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sierra Studios|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 1998}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 1998}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | King's Quest }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  = kings_quest_7_8
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|gogcom id    = 1207661053
 +
|gogcom id side = 1207658881
 +
|hltb        = 5035
 +
|igdb        = king-s-quest-viii-the-mask-of-eternity
 +
|lutris      = kings-quest-8-mask-of-eternity
 +
|strategywiki = King's Quest: Mask of Eternity
 +
|mobygames    = 136
 
|wikipedia    = King's Quest: Mask of Eternity
 
|wikipedia    = King's Quest: Mask of Eternity
 
|winehq      = 502
 
|winehq      = 502
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|King's Quest}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQMoEHelp.html Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest: Mask of Eternity]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQMoEHelp.html Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest: Mask of Eternity]
{{mm}} [http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/King%27s_Quest_Omnipedia King's Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
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{{mm}} [https://kingsquest.fandom.com/wiki/King%27s_Quest_Omnipedia King's Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
{{GOG.com links|kings_quest_7_8|kings_quest_series|for game series}}
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{{GOG.com links|1207661053|kings_quest_series|for game series}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | [[#Essential improvements|Improved Mask of Eternity installer]] is highly recommended. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | [[#Essential improvements|Improved Mask of Eternity installer]] is highly recommended. | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GOG | kings_quest_7_8 | DRM-free | Updated for compatibility with modern systems and pre-configured with [http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide]. Comes bundled with [[King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride]]. | | Windows}}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kings_quest_7_8 | DRM-free | Updated for compatibility with modern systems and pre-configured with [https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide]. Comes bundled with [[King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride]]. | | Windows}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{--}} The GOG.com release still has compatibility issues and bugs, even with the added patches
 
{{--}} The GOG.com release still has compatibility issues and bugs, even with the added patches
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It can be found on the [http://www.sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2794 Sierra Help Pages Forums].
 
It can be found on the [http://www.sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2794 Sierra Help Pages Forums].
 +
 +
===KQMoE Shim (kqmoefix)===
 +
 +
The King's Quest: Mask of Eternity - Shim is a run-time patch that has been developed to workaround the infamous TalkComplete bug (random cutscene freeze), a lot of compatibility issues, and some annoyances.
 +
 +
All known demos, retail versions (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Brazilian), and the GOG.com release have been tested on Windows 95 through Windows 10 and Wine 1.8.
 +
 +
http://kqmoe.nicode.net/
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|game}}\Options.cs}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\Options.cs}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|game}}\save}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\save}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                = false
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              =
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Kings Quest Mask of Eternity Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Kings Quest Mask of Eternity Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/kings-quest-mask-eternity/en
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/kings-quest-mask-eternity/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes= Maximum native resolution available is 800x600. Use [http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide] for higher resolutions (pillarboxed/stretched 4:3).
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|widescreen resolution notes= Maximum native resolution available is 800x600. Use [https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide] for higher resolutions ({{term|pillarboxed}}/{{term|stretched}} 4:3).
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = hackable
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|upscaling                  = unknown
|vsync notes                = Use [http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide].
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|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = false
 +
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = unknown
 
|60 fps                    = unknown
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Kings Quest Mask of Eternity Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
 
{{Image|Kings Quest Mask of Eternity Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = false
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Kings Quest Mask of Eternity Audio.png|In-game audio settings/options menu.}}
 
{{Image|Kings Quest Mask of Eternity Audio.png|In-game audio settings/options menu.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =  
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail only. "King's Quest: Máscara da Eternidade".<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igiR0w3cAT4|title=YouTube.|date=May 2023}}</ref> [https://forum.scummbr.com/index.php?topic=105.0 Download.]
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  |fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Game crashes on startup===
 
===Game crashes on startup===
 
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{{Fixbox|description=Adding modern Windows compatibility|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/kings_quest_series/kings_quest_8_mask_of_eternity_crashes_resolution|title=gog.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
{{Fixbox|1=
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1. Download and install [http://www.zeckensack.de/glide/ Zeckenseck's Glide Wrapper].
{{Fixbox/fix|Adding modern Windows compatibility|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/kings_quest_series/kings_quest_8_mask_of_eternity_crashes_resolution</ref>}}
 
1. Download and install [http://www.zeckensack.de/glide/ Zeckenseck's Glide Wrapper.]
 
  
 
2. Using Notepad, create a text file titled <code>starttxt</code> and add in the following: <br />
 
2. Using Notepad, create a text file titled <code>starttxt</code> and add in the following: <br />
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
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|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 16:40, 28 May 2023

King's Quest: Mask of Eternity
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity cover
Developers
Sierra Studios
Publishers
Retail Sierra Studios
Digital Activision
Release dates
Windows November 1998
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series King's Quest
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity on HowLongToBeat
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity on IGDB
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity guide on StrategyWiki
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity on MobyGames
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity on Wikipedia
Adventure in Serenia 1982
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown‎ 1984
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne 1985
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human 1986
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella 1988
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! 1990
King Graham's Board Game Challenge 1992
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow 1992
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride 1994
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity 1998
The Silver Lining (unofficial) 2010
King's Quest (2015) 2015

Key points

Poor compatibility with modern systems

General information

Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest: Mask of Eternity
King's Quest Omnipedia - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Improved Mask of Eternity installer is highly recommended.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Updated for compatibility with modern systems and pre-configured with nGlide. Comes bundled with King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride.
Windows
The GOG.com release still has compatibility issues and bugs, even with the added patches

Essential improvements

Improved Mask of Eternity installer

For the retail version only. It will not work with the GOG.com release

A custom installer for the game, it provides modern Windows compatibility, netbook support, improved load times, and various bug fixes.

It can be found on the Sierra Help Pages Forums.

KQMoE Shim (kqmoefix)

The King's Quest: Mask of Eternity - Shim is a run-time patch that has been developed to workaround the infamous TalkComplete bug (random cutscene freeze), a lot of compatibility issues, and some annoyances.

All known demos, retail versions (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Brazilian), and the GOG.com release have been tested on Windows 95 through Windows 10 and Wine 1.8.

http://kqmoe.nicode.net/

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Options.cs[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\save[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Maximum native resolution available is 800x600. Use nGlide for higher resolutions (pillarboxed/stretched 4:3).
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings/options menu.
In-game audio settings/options menu.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Brazilian Portuguese
Retail only. "King's Quest: Máscara da Eternidade".[1] Download.

Issues fixed

Game crashes on startup

Adding modern Windows compatibility[2]

1. Download and install Zeckenseck's Glide Wrapper.

2. Using Notepad, create a text file titled starttxt and add in the following:

KING'S QUEST 
MASK of ETERNITY 
Install 
Play 
Sierra Utilities 
Cancel 
The King's Quest: Mask of Eternity CD was not found. 
Please check your CD drive and restart the game. 
Allocating Textures. Please wait... 
Please wait 
Microsoft Direct Draw 
You must be running in 256 color mode or higher. 
You can change the color depth from the control panel display icon. 

3. Take the file created in Step 2 and add it to the installation folder.

4. While in the installation folder, open the Options.cs file with Notepad and replace line 8 to read assignGModeName Glide.

5. Launch the game

6. Before starting a new game, go the options menu and change the graphics settings to the following:

Graphics Mode->3Dfx 
Graphics Resolution->800x600 
Dynamic Lighting->Off 
Connor Shadows->Off 
Monster Shadows->Off 
Character Shadows->Off 
Object Shadows->Off 

7. Start a new game!

NOTE: If the above graphics settings work fine when launching a new game, try turning on graphics settings to improve the quality.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5
DirectDraw 5
Glide 2.4
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. YouTube. - last accessed on May 2023
  2. gog.com - last accessed on May 2023