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Revision as of 02:33, 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). Now if you get an error pertaining to virtual machine, you can simply click it away and the game should still launch.
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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