Posted December 05, 2018
I have been recently having some issues with the game. On my old Windows 7 pc this never occurred, and honestly didn't with this computer (Windows 10) either until recently (and I've had this one for about 4 years)
When I run the game in DirectDraw, and go to the menu to save or to pause the game to go to the restroom or something, I can't just resume (it will freeze and crash, and to even get to the desktop I have to ctrl+alt+delete and select Task Manager) I have to quit and reopen the game, which can be tedious in a save-often puzzle like the one in the two-level tower in the Swamp. The game doesn't do this if I play in 3dfx, but in that mode it's super laggy (takes close to a minute to fully turn around, which is bad when the monster is right behind Connor)
I recently uninstalled it and did a fresh reinstall and the default install location the installer put it in is C:/Games/King's Quest 8, then tried Nicode's patch, and I have even tried running it in compatibility, to no change
When I run the game in DirectDraw, and go to the menu to save or to pause the game to go to the restroom or something, I can't just resume (it will freeze and crash, and to even get to the desktop I have to ctrl+alt+delete and select Task Manager) I have to quit and reopen the game, which can be tedious in a save-often puzzle like the one in the two-level tower in the Swamp. The game doesn't do this if I play in 3dfx, but in that mode it's super laggy (takes close to a minute to fully turn around, which is bad when the monster is right behind Connor)
I recently uninstalled it and did a fresh reinstall and the default install location the installer put it in is C:/Games/King's Quest 8, then tried Nicode's patch, and I have even tried running it in compatibility, to no change