Key points
- For Windows 8 and later apply the low frame rate fix.
- Characters can be imported from Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant or Wizardry Gold (see Import characters).
General information
- 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
Cosmic Forge Modder
The mod allows editing and modding of the game.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename sirtech.BIK[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Data\Flics\Intro\
- Delete or rename
sirtech.BIK . The game will now go directly to the main menu.
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Enable Correct for Blurred Text setting
Enable Correct for Blurred Text[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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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.
Skip 3dfx logo
- The 3dfx logo is shown when starting the game with the Glide renderer.
Run nGlide configurator[citation needed]
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Set 3dfx logo splash screen logo to off.
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Run 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.
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 your saves (
*.DBS or *.SGM ) into Saves\Import in the installation folder.
- Start a new game and click the 7→8 button.
- Choose the save file you want 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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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- 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[6]
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- Download the Wizardry 8 Extender for Widescreen Support.
- Extract
srVP_Wiz8Extender.dll into the Dll folder where the game is installed.
- Go to
<path-to-game>
- Edit
3DVideo.CFG
- Change the first line to
DirectX7
- Change the second and third lines to the width and height of your resolution.
- Change the fourth line to
32
- Save your changes. The game will now be Hor+ for 16:9 and 16:10 resolutions.
- For Windows 8 and later use the Wizardry 8 low frame rate fix.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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fan translation |
Japanese |
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Local retail version only. |
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.
Use wiz8 fix[citation needed]
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- Download wiz8 fix.
- Run it and choose Yes to confirm patching.
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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[7]
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Play in DirectX6 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[8]
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Press Alt again. You can now move normally.
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Low frame rate in fullscreen mode
- Wizardry 8 has frame rate issues on Windows 8 and later when using certain renderers in fullscreen mode.
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
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