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Revision as of 02:32, 19 December 2023
General information
- Characters can be imported from Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant or Wizardry Gold (see Import characters).
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- PostCount.Net Wizardry Series forum
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- The OS X release is Wine-based.[citation needed]
Essential improvements
Patches
- 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. Digital distribution versions are already fully patched.
- For the Polish version, use the Ascension Peak patch.
Fix for blurred text
Enable setting in the game's options[citation needed]
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- Go to Options → Video.
- Enable "Correct for Blurred Text". Text and 2D elements will now be sharper.
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Low framerate fix for Windows 8 and later
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename intro file[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Data\Flics\Intro .
- Delete or rename
sirtech.BIK .
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Skip 3dfx logo
- The 3dfx logo is shown when starting the game with the Glide renderer as a default nGlide setting.
Disable the "3dfx logo splash screen" setting in the nGlide configurator.
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Running in 32-bit color
- The Glide renderer (the default for digital distribution versions) runs in 16-bit color; 32-bit color is noticeably more detailed.
Adjust combat speed
- Wizardry 8's default combat speed is quite slow; Wiz8Fast can be used to increase it.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Import characters
- Characters can be imported from Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant (
*.DBS
) or Wizardry Gold (*.SGM
) saves.
- Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge saves share the
*.DBS
extension but cannot be imported directly; import them into the sequel, then import that into Wizardry 8.
Import saves[citation needed]
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- Copy the saves (
*.DBS or *.SGM ) into <path-to-game>\Saves\Import .
- Start a new game and click the 7→8 button.
- Choose the desired save file to import from.
- Some aspects vary depending on the content of the save that was imported; see the manual for details.
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Video
- Widescreen resolutions stretch from 4:3; this mod makes gameplay Hor+ for 16:9 and 16:10 resolutions.
- The HUD, menus and all other 2D elements still stretch from 4:3.
Use Extender[7]
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- Download the Wizardry 8 Extender for Widescreen Support.
- Extract
srVP_Wiz8Extender.dll into <path-to-game>\Dll .
- Go to
<path-to-game> .
- Edit
3DVideo.CFG with a text editor.
- Change the first line to
DirectX7 (try DirectX6 if that does not work)
- Change the second and third lines to the width and height of the desired resolution.
- Change the fourth line to
32
- Save the changes. The game will now be Hor+ for 16:9 and 16:10 resolutions.
- If you still have problems, use dgvoodoo. Download the latest version, and put all the files from
<dgvoodoo>\MS\x86 to the game folder (where the .exe is).
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, Sound Effects, Footsteps and Speech. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Spoken dialogue is subtitled by default. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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Set in 3DSetup.exe . |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Fan translation, download here. |
German |
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Fan translation, download here. |
Japanese |
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Local retail version only. |
Japanese |
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Unknown if taken from the Japanese retail version of the game or retranslated from English into Japanese, download |
Polish |
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Local retail version only. |
Russian |
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Local retail version only. |
Issues fixed
Game does not launch (GOG.com)
- Try this fix for the GOG.com version if the game does not start after installing normally.
{{Fixbox|description=Use wiz8 fix|ref=[citation needed]|fix=
- Download wiz8 fix.
- Run it and choose Yes to confirm patching.
Use compatibility mode for Windows XP
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Setup tool only lists 640x480 and 800x600 resolutions
- See Widescreen resolution.
Lines visible in-game
- The OpenGL and Software (MMX) renderers have visual problems on modern systems; see Widescreen resolution.
Unable to move
Press Alt again[8]
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Play in DirectX 6 mode.
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Unable to move (after using Alt+Tab ↹)
- Using Alt+Tab ↹ will make the game act like Alt is held down, preventing movement.
Press Alt again to restore movement.[9]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
6, 7 |
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DirectDraw |
6, 7 |
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OpenGL |
1.0 |
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Glide |
2.4 |
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Software renderer |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Middleware
Modifications
- The Cosmic Forge Modder allows editing and modding of the game.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98, 2000 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
8 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
, %PROGRAMDATA%
, or %WINDIR%
might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References