First of all, sorry for my poor english. Well although Myst V is a superb game it has been a torment sometimes for me, due to the uncountable bugs that I have encountered. Basically, there are three kinds of bugs, indeed all of them I have read about on other topics.
1 - Movement bug (3D engine problem???), this kind of bug has annoying me just a little bit, like the one in Taghira (Ice Age) when I was entangled in the pool just because I stepped one inch outside the path.

2 - The Slate Force Shield (Or the similar Bahro freezing), this one ocurred in at least two ages for me (Taghira and Lakiahn). It happened when the Bahro didnâ´t recognize the symbol drawed in the slate and left it on the ground, but some kind of magical shield prevented me of pick the slate up. I have read that the same problem ocurred for some people but the Bahro creature seems to be frozen near the slate, but for me only the slate is visible on the ground.

3 - Drawing a Circle, Recognizing a Square - Well this one is ridiculous and the worst of all, it is really frustrating. Happened to me until now in Noloben, Taghira and Lakiahn. You draw a symbol in the slate, and the Bahro recognizes something completely different. I have reached pedestals whose existence I wouldnâ´t even imagine. For example in Taghira I have drawed the anchor symbol (second pedestal) and the Bahro recognized it as the symbol in the third pedestal?????? In Noloben I canâ´t make it raining because the stupid Bahro recognize the rain symbol (three vertical drops) as the symbol of the eye (on the top of the laboratory)...my God! This was very funny because I have met Esher in the laboratory from the upstairs and he started to talk to me only when I climb down the stairs and face him from below!

Well, the first two problems I have fixed only loading a previous samegame (I do this a lot in this game) but the last I am becoming furious about. Does someone have an idea to avoid this kind of thing? Thanks.

Suggestions:

1. Download and correctly install the proper driver for your video chipset and EoA. See Myst V: Installing Video Drivers With Win XP.

2. Problems with drawing on the slate are well-recognized. For example:
-- noloben end slate symbol to close to rain puzzle
-- [Taghira] The Keep
-- Tahgira Keep Slate Symbol ?
-- playing fetch with the Bahro.
-- [Tahgira] Slate bug?
-- Slate Writing
-- [LAKI'AHN SPOILER] No slate border for symbol!