Memory/DLL

<p><strong>Bug type:</strong> Stability</p>

<p><strong>Brief bug summary:</strong> The MapleStory client sometimes enters an abnormal state, that can only be cleared by a Full Shutdown of the computer.</p>

<p><strong>More details:</strong><br />
The symptoms of this abnormal state include:<br />
<ul><li>Cutscenes get stuck.</p>

<p><li>Harvesting/Mining does not work.</p>

<p><li>Monsters don't display their name and HP bar, even when set to do so.</p>

<p><li>Top-of-the-screen quest progress notices are not displayed (Quest Helper window works fine)</p>

<p><li>Blaze Wizard's Orbital Flames skill does no damage to enemies.</p>

<p><li>Ice/Lightning Mage Frozen Orb skill does no damage to enemies.</p>

<p><li>Kaiser's Wingbeat skill does no damage to enemies.</p>

<p><li>Bowmaster's Arrow Platter arrows do no damage to enemies.</p>

<p><li>Kaiser's Vertical Grapple does not work.</p>

<p><li>Evan's Dragon Glide, and Demon Slayer/Avenger glide, keeps going even after the key is released.</p>

<p><li>Kanna's Bellflower Barrier and Blossom Barrier appear on the map but don't affect the character.</p>

<p><li>Monsters in Monster Life bob in one place.</p>

<p><li>Magnus (any difficulty) flies into an anti-hack rage, raining deadly meteors far denser than usual.</p>

<p><li>The first few lines of chat after starting the game or being silent for a while, are not sent.  <br />
Lines in whisper/party/buddy/guild/alliance chat look to the speaker as if they were sent, but no-one receives them.  Lines in "all" chat don't show up even for the speaker.  Commands given in chat window (such as "/find") do nothing.<br />
After a handful of such ignored lines, chat resumes normally, for a while.  After a period of silence, it stops working again.</ul><br />
<em>(forumers are encouraged to add symptoms they have observed to the list)</em></p>

<p>Changing in-game settings, shutting down the MapleStory client, or even re-installing it, does not change anything.  The only known cure is a Full Shutdown and restart of the computer, as apparently a Hybrid/Quick Restart preserves whatever it was that got corrupted.  <br />
(For Windows 8 users, forumer <a href="http://forum2.nexon.net/showthread.php?1357383-Characters-frozen-in-cutscene-quests&p=11322533&viewfull=1#post11322533">YourSuperior</a> suggests following the instructions of this website <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/129021/how-to-do-a-full-shutdown-in-windows-8-without-disabling-hybrid-boot">http://www.howtogeek.com/129021/how-to-do-a-full-shutdown-in-windows-8-without-disabling-hybrid-boot</a> to do a full shutdown)</p>

<p>This has been reported on Windows XP, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10.</p>

<p><strong>Steps to reproduce:</strong><br />
Unfortunately this does not seem to be consistently reproducible :-(</p>