Difference between revisions of "King's Quest: Mask of Eternity"
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | [[#Essential improvements|Improved Mask of Eternity installer]] is highly recommended. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | [[#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}} | + | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | 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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Revision as of 09:02, 14 March 2018
Developers | |
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Sierra Studios | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 1998 |
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 |
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Retail | Improved Mask of Eternity installer is highly recommended. | |||
GOG.com | Updated for compatibility with modern systems and pre-configured with nGlide. Comes bundled with King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride. |
- 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.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Save game data location
System | Location |
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Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French |
Issues fixed
Game crashes on startup
Adding modern Windows compatibility[1] |
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1. Download and install Zeckenseck's Glide Wrapper. 2. Using Notepad, create a text file titled 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 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 |
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Direct3D | 5 | |
DirectDraw | 5 | |
Glide | 2.4 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5 compatible |
References
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