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Wizardry 8

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Wizardry 8
Wizardry 8 cover
Developers
Sir-Tech
Engines
SurRender 3D
Release dates
Windows November 15, 2001
Wizardry 8 on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord 1984
Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario 1986
Wizardry: Legacy of Llylgamyn - The Third Scenario 1987
Wizardry: The Return of Werdna - The Fourth Scenario 1988
Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom 1988
Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge 1990
Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant 1992
Wizardry Gold 1996
Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure 1996
Wizardry: Llylgamyn Saga 1998
Wizardry: New Age of Llylgamyn 2000
Wizardry Empire: Princess of the Ancient 2001
Wizardry Chronicle 2001
Wizardry 8 2001
Wizardry Empire II Plus: Legacy of the Princess 2004
Wizardry: Prisoners of the Battles 2005
Wizardry: Five Ordeals 2006
Wizardry Online 2013
Wizrogue: Labyrinth of Wizardry 2017
Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls 2020
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (2023) EA
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals EA
Wizardry Variants Daphne TBA

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
PostCount.Net Wizardry Series forum

Availability

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Essential improvements

Skip intro video

Instructions

Enable Correct for Blurred Text setting

Instructions

Patch 1.2.4 (retail)

Patch 1.2.4 fixes issues with the retail version. Retail versions that state version 1.2.4 on the CDs do not need this patch. The GOG.com version is already fully patched.

The 3dfx logo is shown when starting the game with the Glide renderer.
Instructions

Game data

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Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Video settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Widescreen resolutions stretch from 4:3; nGlide can be used to run in pillarboxed 4:3 instead.
Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Issues fixed

Game does not launch (GOG.com version)

Try this fix for the GOG.com version if the game does not start after installing normally.
Instructions

Setup tool only lists 640x480 and 800x600 resolutions

The setup tool doesn't list all modes if Glide2x.dll is found.
Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) compatible with DirectX 9.0c
These requirements are from the GOG.com version.

References