Select the highest option available. If unsure, choose .
: Insert the CD into your drive. An options screen should appear with Sierra Planet Manual Run : If the menu does not auto-load, click the button, select D:\SETUP.EXE (replacing with your actual CD drive letter), and click Sierra Planet
If you are using a modern PC (Windows 10/11), . The SafeDisc copy protection used on the original CDs is no longer supported by Microsoft after Windows 7. Instead, purchase the game from GOG.com . The GOG version comes pre-patched with:
to correct the executable path and allow it to run without a physical drive Compatibility Patches kings quest mask of eternity - install part 1
This prevents the installer from crashing.
And I couldn't be happier.
Ensure you have your media ready.
Before you even double-click the installer, you need to understand what you’re dealing with. Mask of Eternity was a bridge between two eras. It expects a Windows 95 or Windows 98 environment with a Pentium-class processor. Trying to run the original CD version on Windows 10 or 11 without preparation is a recipe for frustration.
I hit "Play." The screen went black. My heart sank.
GOG uses DOSBox, but KQ8 is a hybrid Windows/DOS game. To get it stable, I had to dive into the dosboxKQ8.conf file. Select the highest option available
In of this guide (coming soon), we will cover:
Then, the intro movie played! It was grainy, beautiful, and narrated by a man with way too much reverb. I clicked "New Game."