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Freezes In MoE

King's Quest Mask of Eternity Updates/Patches

Lockups in the Weapon Maker's shop in the Barren Region might be solved by shutting off some graphics settings, such as shadows. Freezes elsewhere in the game can sometimes be solved by restoring to an earlier point and work back to the point of the freeze.

Lockup at Windmill (Kingdom of Daventry)

The game locks up at the ax/windmill.

If after setting Compatibility mode for 9x, applying the game patch and and possibly the MS Visual Basic 6 Runtime update as well does not work, try this:

Put your weapon away before you leave the windmill.
Switch to first person view BEFORE you leave the mill house. (You can then switch back to third person view, right after the cut-scene and before engaging the henchman.)

One player reported "I found that until I had accumulated at least 45 point I couldn't get past it." You can also download a saved game that starts just past the point of the Lockup.

Dimension of Death Freeze

The game freezes when using the portal after getting the feather of truth in DoD.

This bug and has a patch. Download the MOE13FG.EXE patch and apply it. You may also have to go back to a previous save before entering this Hall for the patch to work. You can also download a saved game that starts just past the point of the Lockup.

Realm of the Gnomes Freeze

Freeze in the armory and apothecary shops after cut-scene.

Set the game to run in Compatibility mode for Windows 9x. Try switching from 3rd person view to first person view (F1) or visa versa, and enter the hut without your weapon drawn. Also try do something in the realm of the gnomes that you haven't done already, come back to the shops and it should be working, even try walking in backwards You can also download a saved game that starts just past the point of the Lockup.

Freeze in the Barren Region, at Hill People

When entering the blacksmith shop after cut-scene the games freezes.

Set the game to run in Compatibility mode for Windows 9x. Try switching from 3rd person view to first person view (F2) or visa versa, and enter the hut without your weapon drawn. Also try do something in the realm of the gnomes that you haven't done already, come back to the shops and it should be working, even try walking in backwards You can also download a saved game that starts just past the point of the Lockup.

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