Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
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Developers | |
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Sir-Tech | |
Release dates | |
PC booter | 1984 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1985 |
DOS | 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Wizardry |
Key points
- Otherwise known as Wizardry I
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | The Ultimate Wizardry Archives DOS version is DRM-free. |
Essential improvements
Where Are We
- Supported by Where are we, an automapping and game data reference utility.
Grid Cartographer
- Supported by Grid Cartographer. Its Game Link feature assists in creating the game map. This is not an automap. From the Grid Cartographer's documentation. (note: this is not free software! the 'gamer' edition costs $19,99 and the 'professional' costs $49,99)
Version differences
- An updated PC booter release (labelled "New & Improved Version!") was released.
- A DOS version (ported from the PC booter re-release) was released as part of The Ultimate Wizardry Archives.
- The Macintosh version is a complete rewrite.[1] This version has improvements such as mouse-based menus.
Game data
Save game data location
System | Location |
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PC booter | A:\ B:\ |
DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVE1.DSK |
Mac OS (Classic) |
- Settings are not stored between sessions for the PC booter and DOS versions.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | True for Mac OS, false for DOS and PC booter. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | On/off only (toggle with ⇪ Caps Lock). | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | CGA |
System requirements
PC booter | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 64K | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | CGA |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | Mac or Lisa | |
System memory (RAM) | 128K/512K | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |