How to Launch the Mason Loader - Guide

This guide brings together everything you need to launch Mason software from the ForgeCheats catalog. Preparation and activation are similar across all products - only the details differ per game, so find your product in the table below.

The download link for your specific product's loader arrives in your ForgeCheats account right after payment - it isn't in this article and can't be, access comes only through the buyer's account.

Games for which Mason software is available: Rust, DayZ, Unturned, ARMA 3, War Tundra, CS2, Apex Legends, Escape From Tarkov, GTA 5, Arma Reforger, DeadLock, Overwatch, Marvel Rivals, Squad, Scum, Mistfall Hunter, ARC Raiders, Fortnite, HWID Spoofer, Active Matter, Arena Breakout, Lost Light, Caliber, WARDOGS and Battlefield 1.

Table of Contents

• Section A - Computer Preparation
• Section B - Key Activation and Loader Launch
• Section C - Launch Specifics by Product
• Section D - Saving Cheat Settings
• Section E - Frequently Asked Questions

Section A. Computer Preparation

A detailed guide with screenshots on disabling your antivirus and Windows Defender is already available in our article How to Disable Windows Defender and Antivirus to Launch a Cheat - there's no point repeating it here. Mason software has a few extra steps not covered in that general article.

Remove FaceIt, Riot Vanguard, and Antivirus Software via Revo Uninstaller

Standard removal via "Control Panel" often leaves these programs' drivers behind in the system - for a clean removal, the developer recommends Revo Uninstaller (video guide). Use it to remove FaceIt, Riot Vanguard, and any installed antivirus software.

After removal, empty the Temp folder and Recycle Bin - deleted programs sometimes leave files behind there that still interfere with the loader.

Synchronize Your Time

1. In Windows search, type "Settings" → "Date & time".
2. Turn on "Set time automatically" and "Set time zone automatically" - even if they're already on, toggle them off and back on.
3. Click "Sync now".
4. Restart your router or modem.

This short procedure fixes most common Mason loader errors - if something doesn't work on the first try, start troubleshooting with this step.

Section B. Key Activation and Loader Launch

All Mason products share a single loader: it displays a list of the games built into it, rather than a separate program for each cheat. The basic principle is the same for all of them - product-specific differences are covered in Section C below.

1. Download the loader using the link in your ForgeCheats account, along with your key.
2. Run the downloaded file as administrator.
3. In the loader window that opens, select your game from the list on the left and click "Launch".
4. Wait for the loader to close. A checkmark message appears on a successful injection.
5. Launch the game - exactly when and how depends on the product (right away yourself, via an extra confirmation window, or after a reboot) - see Section C.
6. Once the game has fully loaded, open the cheat menu - the key also varies by product (usually Home or Insert) - see Section C.

Section C. Launch Specifics by Product

Find your product in the table below - the columns show whether a USB flash drive is needed, whether a reboot is required after the first injection, what happens after the loader closes, and which key opens the menu. If a product has more complex specifics, the last column links to the details further down.

For all products with a "Windowed" or "Fullscreen Windowed" mode - set this mode in the game's own settings and close the game BEFORE launching the loader, otherwise the cheat menu might not appear.

Lost Light - No Menu, Direct Hotkeys

After the confirmation window, enter an online match (features don't work in "Training"). Control is via direct hotkeys, with no menu:

• F1 - Wallhack
• F2 - Chams
• F3 - strip extra "clutter" from the highlighting, leaving only enemy display
• F4 - switch chams style (gradient, glow, pulse, static magenta, static green)

Active Matter - Standalone Highlighting

After the injection, a "Please, start Active Matter or Enlistod (depending on your cheat)" window appears - click "OK" and launch the game. Once the game has fully loaded, another window should appear with the text "Press OK when you are loaded in the menu" - it might show up on top of the game or be minimized on the desktop, find it and click "OK". Two short beeps will follow. Enter an online raid - the highlighting turns on automatically and only works in online mode, not in training.

Apex Legends Lite - USB, Game Version Selection

The loader and injection must be done strictly from a USB flash drive. After the first injection, a reboot prompt appears - accept it, reboot, then launch the loader again, select the game, and click "Launch". A "Please, select version" window appears - choose your game version, Steam or Origin (EA). Then a "Please, launch Apex Legends" window appears - click "OK", remove the USB flash drive, and launch the game yourself.

Features only work in ONLINE mode, not in "Training". Controls: F1 - ESP Box (enemy highlighting).

Apex Legends Internal - USB, F8+F2, Reboot After Session

The loader and injection must be done strictly from a USB flash drive; after the injection, be sure to remove the flash drive and delete the loader file from your PC. Once the loader closes, launch the game yourself right away. In the in-game menu, press F8, then press F2 - this opens the cheat menu.

After you're done playing with the cheat and close the game, you MUST reboot your PC - an actual reboot, not just shutting it down. Skipping this step can cause the next injection to fail.

Arena Breakout Aimbot - USB Required, Delete Afterward

The loader and injection must be done strictly from a USB flash drive. After the injection, you MUST remove the flash drive and delete the loader file from your PC - it should only be stored on the flash drive. After the first injection - reboot, then launch the loader again and select the game once more. A "Please, launch ABI" window appears - click "OK" and immediately launch the game yourself.

The aimbot activates by pressing and holding the right mouse button. Controls:

• F1 / F2 - increase / decrease FOV
• F3 / F4 - increase / decrease smoothing (aim smoothness)
• F5 - reset all settings

Rust Lite - USB, Standalone Per-Server ESP

Before downloading the new loader, be sure to delete the old file. In Rust's settings, enable the "Occlusion Culling" option, then close the game. Connect the USB flash drive, and download the loader directly onto it. After the injection, remove the flash drive - a "SUCCES: START GAME!" window appears, click "OK" and launch the game yourself.

ESP turns on automatically within a few minutes of joining a server - wait up to 10 minutes for the feature to "clear out the clutter". It works for one session per server: to switch servers, you need to close the game and repeat the injection. To disable ESP mid-game, turn off the same "Occlusion Culling" option in Rust's settings.

Rust Internal - Completing the Injection with F2

The loader and injection must be done strictly from a USB flash drive; after the injection, be sure to remove the flash drive and delete the loader file from your PC. Once the loader closes, launch the game yourself right away. Once the game has fully loaded, press and hold F2 for 2-3 seconds - this completes the injection. After that, the Insert key opens the menu, and F6 fully unloads the cheat.

War Tundra Arcade - Disabling EAC via the Game Launcher

Before launching, disable the built-in Easy Anti-Cheat: if you have the Steam version, right-click the game in your Steam library → "Properties" → "Local Files" → open the win64 folder → run the aces file - a separate game launcher opens, where you turn off the anti-cheat toggle in the bottom right corner.

After that, it's the usual process: set the game to "Windowed" mode and close it, download the loader, select the game, "Launch", launch the game yourself right after the checkmark appears, and use the Home key for the menu. War Tundra Arcade supports config saving - see Section D below.

War Tundra Internal - USB, Switching DirectX

Before launching, switch DirectX from version 12 to version 11 in the game launcher's settings. Download the loader to a USB flash drive and run it strictly from the drive, not from your hard disk. The cheat menu opens with the Insert key.

HWID Spoofer Shaytan - Verification via Console

The loader and injection must be done strictly from a USB flash drive; after the injection, remove the flash drive and delete the loader file from your PC. Before using the spoofer, download and run the separate verification file - don't close the console window that opens. Launch Spoofer in the loader (in the list, select "Spoofer" instead of a game), wait for the loader to close, then run the verification file again and compare the data in the console - if it differs from the first run, the spoofer worked.

If the data hasn't changed after 10 minutes: open regedit.exe, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CI\Config, and set the VulnerableDriverBlocklistEnable parameter to 0 (DWORD), then reboot your PC.

To avoid raising suspicion by constantly changing identifiers, the HWID only changes after an actual ban - when triggered, the spoofer will offer to generate a new data set itself; only agree if you were actually banned.

WARDOGS - Virtualization, Hyper-V and a Reboot After the First Injection

Before the first launch, turn on virtualization in the BIOS (Intel VT-x / VT-d, called SVM on AMD), enable the Windows Hyper-V feature and switch Secure Boot off. Without these the loader cannot inject into WARDOGS. Then set the game to Windowed or Borderless mode in its settings and close it.

Run the loader as administrator, pick WARDOGS and click Run. After the check mark the loader closes and asks you to restart the PC: click Yes and reboot. Once Windows is back, run the loader as administrator again, select the game, click Run and start WARDOGS yourself right after the loader closes. When the game reaches the main menu, Insert opens the cheat menu and End unloads the cheat completely.

This product has no stream-proof mode, so do not stream or record your screen with the menu open or ESP on.

Section D. Saving Cheat Settings

This feature is confirmed for Rust, Hunt: Showdown, Fortnite, DeadLock, Caliber, CS2, Escape From Tarkov, GTA 5 (RP), War Tundra Arcade, and Apex Legends Full - other products may not have the CONFIGURATION tab.

1. Configure the cheat in the game's main menu or directly in a match.
2. Open the cheat's CONFIGURATION tab and click Save config to clipboard.
3. Minimize the game, create an empty text file on your desktop, open it, right-click and select "Paste" - a set of random characters appears. Save the file.
4. On subsequent launches: open the saved file, select all the text (Ctrl+A), and copy it with right-click.
5. In the game, open the CONFIGURATION tab and click Load config from clipboard - the settings load automatically.

Section E. Frequently Asked Questions

The Mason loader and cheat errors are numbered by the developer and almost always come down to a handful of basic causes. First, a detailed breakdown of these solutions, followed by a list of specific error messages linking to the right solution, or with separate steps if an error needs a special approach.

Basic Solutions

Time Synchronization

Settings → Date & time → turn on automatic time and time zone detection (toggle it off and back on, even if it was already on) → "Sync now" → restart your router/modem.

Removing FaceIt / Riot Vanguard / Antivirus Software

Via Revo Uninstaller (video) - standard removal often leaves drivers behind in the system. After removal, empty the Temp folder and Recycle Bin, then reboot your PC.

Disabling Defender via Defender Control

Download Defender Control, extract the archive (it's password-protected - the password is listed on the download page), run dControl.exe as administrator, and click "Disable Windows Defender" - the button should turn red.

Installing Visual C++ and WebView2

Download and install the Visual C++ Redistributable and Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime, then reboot your PC. If WebView2 is already installed and the error persists - remove it via "Control Panel" and reinstall it.

Disabling Core Isolation

Device Security → Core Isolation → turn off "Memory Integrity" (detailed guide). Requires a reboot.

The bcdedit /set testsigning off Command

Command Prompt as administrator → run:

bcdedit /set testsigning off

Then reboot your computer.

VPN for Key Activation or Injection

If time synchronization didn't help - install any VPN, connect to a server in Russia or another CIS country, and don't disconnect the VPN until the cheat menu successfully opens in the game.

Errors and Their Solutions

"ESP Displays Enemies Incorrectly, the Box Is Offset from the Player"

Close the game, set display scaling to "100%" in display settings, and restart the cheat.

"ESP Turns Off After a While and Won't Turn Back On"

Disable the page file in your system settings, reboot the computer, and relaunch the cheat.

"The Cheat Menu Doesn't Open in the Game"

Reboot your PC, disable Windows protection services, set the game to windowed mode, and download a fresh loader - see "Time Synchronization" above.

"Failed to Connect to the Server"

See "Time Synchronization" above. If that doesn't help - see "VPN for Key Activation or Injection".

"The required WebView2 Runtime could not be found"

See "Installing Visual C++ and WebView2" above.

"Failed to load a driver"

See "Removing FaceIt / Riot Vanguard / Antivirus Software" above.

"Failed to get ready Signal" / "Failed Signal"

Reboot your PC and try launching again. After a successful injection, launch the game right away and open the menu with your product's key (see Section C) as soon as the game's main menu loads.

"Injection error"

See "Removing FaceIt / Riot Vanguard / Antivirus Software" above, then "VPN for Key Activation or Injection". If you're on Windows 10 22H2 with the latest updates and nothing helped - roll back the latest system update.

"Failed to register service"

Your Windows version isn't supported by the cheat - check the system requirements on the product page, or contact support to find out which version works.

"Anticheat running"

Launch the loader and cheat BEFORE starting the game, not while it's running - otherwise there's a risk of an instant ban.

"Initialization error"

If Windows protection and antivirus are already disabled, download a fresh loader from your account and move the file to drive C - don't run it from the Downloads folder or another drive.

"The system is under HVCI"

See "Disabling Core Isolation" above.

"LoadLibraru error"

See "Installing Visual C++ and WebView2" above.

"ESP Floats, Jitters, and Lags Behind the Character"

Turn off "Game Mode" and "Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling" in Windows settings, enable VSync in the game's settings, and restart the cheat.

"Failed to read connection"

Your ISP is blocking the program's server IP. With a dynamic IP - reboot your router. With a static IP - use a VPN for launching and injection, once the injection succeeds you can disconnect the VPN.

"Failed to init krnl ctx"

Antivirus software (Kaspersky, Avast, AVG, and similar) or anti-cheat (FaceIt, Riot Vanguard) is blocking the launch - see "Removing FaceIt / Riot Vanguard / Antivirus Software" above.

"Entry Point Not Found (D3DX)"

Install DirectX. If it's already installed - reinstall it.

"Key not found"

Check that the input field doesn't contain extra spaces or characters. Copy the key again from your ForgeCheats account and paste it into the loader's input field using right-click.

"Coonnection receive error"

This is a loader-to-server connection issue - contact ForgeCheats Discord support.

The Download Hangs, the Loader Says "Key Not Activated"

See "Time Synchronization" and "Removing FaceIt / Riot Vanguard / Antivirus Software" above.

"Too many requests" / "Unknown error" When Downloading the Loader

Reboot your router, disable Windows protection services and third-party antivirus software, and try a different browser.

"Failed to load driver (C000263, 0)"

Your Windows build is outdated - update the system to the latest version, or do a clean reinstall of Windows and install all necessary drivers.

"System initialization error"

Command Prompt as administrator → command:

net start winmgmt

If that doesn't help, enable the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) service in your system.

"Windows Command Processor" Isn't Working

See "Time Synchronization" above.

The Loader Doesn't Launch, No Response After Running as Administrator

Switch your DNS servers to Cloudflare (1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1), then reboot your router. If that doesn't help - install WebView2, then try a VPN. If nothing helps at all - contact support.

"Unknown error"

Remove antivirus software and anti-cheats, reboot your PC, then see "Disabling Defender via Defender Control" above.

The "Launch" Button in the Loader Doesn't Respond

With the loader window open, press Tab several times until the "Launch" button is highlighted, then press Enter. If you have two monitors - disconnecting the second one sometimes helps.

"Failed to Get Imports"

See "Installing Visual C++ and WebView2" above.

"The Connection Closed Unexpectedly While Receiving Data"

See "VPN for Key Activation or Injection" above - use a server in Russia or CIS countries, don't disconnect the VPN during injection and gameplay.

"Failed find register key (12)"

See "Disabling Core Isolation" above.

"Failed to Download the Module"

Reboot your computer and router, then try launching again.

"Fatal error"

See "Installing Visual C++ and WebView2" above.

"Failed to clear trace (1)"

Reboot your PC, remove antivirus software and third-party anti-cheats, disable Windows Defender - see the sections above.

"Failed to get system data"

See "System initialization error" above - the net start winmgmt command in an administrator console.

"Unknown error" (Recurring During a System Scan)

Administrator console → run these in order:

sfc /scannow
dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Wait for the scan to finish, then try launching the cheat again.

"Failed to map data [1]"

Roll back the latest Windows update to the previous build, then try launching again.

"Already initiated, please restart PC and try again"

Reboot your PC, disable Windows protection services, try launching again.

"Failed to Retrieve System Data"

Reboot your PC and modem, disable Defender, remove antivirus software. If you're using a third-party HWID Spoofer - launch the cheat first and the spoofer second (or don't use a spoofer at all - the loader may be incompatible with it).

"Failed to Create the Data Directory"

Update Windows to the latest version, and reinstall WebView2 (see "Installing Visual C++ and WebView2" above).

Error (RUST LITE Only): Freezes and Lag in the Game

In the game's settings, find the "GC Buffer (MB)" parameter and set it to 2048, save, and restart the cheat.

Error (RUST LITE Only): "FAILED :: mapper init()"

Download the fix file, run it as administrator, accept the registry changes, and reboot your PC.

Error (RUST LITE Only): "FAILED:: loaded wdfiltrt.sys"

See "Disabling Defender via Defender Control" above - after disabling it, try launching again. If the error comes back after a reboot, repeat the disabling process via dControl once more.

Error (RUST LITE Only): Blue Screen During Injection

Delete files with the .pdb extension in C:\Windows\System32 (filenames may vary), reboot your PC, and try launching again.

Error (RUST LITE Only): "NTloadDriver"

Your Windows version isn't supported - check the cheat's system requirements and install a compatible version.

"0x00005. Error initialization"

Reboot your PC and run the loader as administrator.

"0x00006/7. Error getting specific data"

Reboot your PC, disable protection services, remove antivirus software and anti-cheats, and download the loader again.

"0x00008. Error getting driver data"

Reboot your PC and run the loader as administrator.

"Error 0x00009" / "Error 0x0000A"

Contact support through the site where you bought your key and attach the ntoskrnl.exe file from your system - the developer will look into it individually.

"Unhandled exception"

Make sure the loader is running as administrator. Run sfc /scannow in a console - if corruption is found, a Windows reinstall will be needed. If there are no errors - remove the latest Windows security updates, check your RAM for errors, try a VPN. If that doesn't help - see "Time Synchronization" above.

"Load drive error please contact to support"

Reboot your PC, disable Defender, remove antivirus software and anti-cheats. On Windows 11: open the registry editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CI\Config, set the VulnerableDriverBlocklistEnable parameter to 0, and reboot your PC.

"Hyper-V required, please enable it in the Windows"

Command Prompt as administrator → run these in order:

DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /All /FeatureName:Microsoft-Hyper-V
bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto

Reboot your PC. If that doesn't help - enable virtualization in your BIOS (Intel VT-x / AMD-V) and try again.

"Secure Boot is not supported, please disable it in the BIOS"

Disable Secure Boot in your BIOS and try launching again.

Blue Screen of Death with the CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT Code

Command Prompt as administrator → run:

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" /v FeatureSettingsOverride /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" /v FeatureSettingsOverrideMask /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f

Reboot your PC.

"Failed to connect to WMI server"

Enable the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) service in your system and try launching again.

"Failed to load the library (3)"

See "Installing Visual C++ and WebView2" above.

System Integrity Violation (1) / (2)

See "The bcdedit /set testsigning off Command" above.

Error (RUST LITE Only): "0xc0000001"

Use a VPN during the injection. If that doesn't help - delete the .pdb files in C:\Windows\System32, empty the Temp folder and Recycle Bin, and reboot your PC.

"Failed to query registry value (1)"

Command Prompt as administrator → run the command, substituting your actual Windows version for the placeholder:

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v DisplayVersion /t REG_SZ /d ВАША_ВЕРСИЯ /f

Reboot your PC.

"No ready signal received"

See "Time Synchronization" above. After launching the cheat, press the menu key right away, without waiting too long.

Error (RUST LITE on Windows 11 Only): "mapper init error"

See "Disabling Core Isolation" above.

Error (RUST LITE Only): "Failed To load driver"

Uninstall MSI Afterburner, empty the Temp folder, and reboot your PC.

"Failed to Create a Thread (1)"

Disable Defender, remove antivirus software and anti-cheats, empty Temp, and reboot your PC.

"Failed to reboot the system"

Reboot your PC manually and repeat the entire launch process - when the loader asks to reboot, click "Yes".

"Failed to open the file"

The Windows boot partition needs to be repaired - contact support if you're not confident doing the steps yourself.

Error (RUST LITE Only): "Failed to map driver. NTSTATUS: 0x00000000"

See the solution for "FAILED :: mapper init()" above - the same fix file.

Error (RUST LITE Only): "Failed to load vulnerable driver (iqvw64e)"

See "Disabling Core Isolation" above, then "Removing FaceIt / Riot Vanguard / Antivirus Software".

"Can't Load the Module (1)"

Use a VPN or proxy to launch the loader; once it launches successfully, disconnect it and start the game.

"Hyper-V" When Launching the Loader

Download the fix file, run it, wait for initialization to finish, and reboot your PC.

"Failed to get class [0 -> 7b1338a87e7461f9]"

Reboot your computer and try launching again - the error won't repeat.

Error (ARMA 3 Only): No Menu in the Game After HOME

Launch the x64 version of the game - the cheat doesn't support the 32-bit version.

"Failed to Open the File (1)"

Command Prompt as administrator → run:

mountvol X: /s && copy C:\Windows\Boot\EFI\bootmgfw.efi X:\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi && mountvol X: /d

Reboot your PC.

Constant Reboot Prompt After Injection

Download the fix file, run it and wait for initialization to finish, reboot your PC, and try launching again.

Renewing Your Subscription

To renew your subscription or activate a key for another Mason cheat, click "Add Key" in the loader's account section, paste the new key using right-click, and click "Add Key" again - your subscription will renew, or the new cheat will appear in the list on the left.

Other Issues

If your error isn't in the list above - contact ForgeCheats Discord support, we'll look into it and pass the information along to the developer.