Wizardry The Wizardry Series Thread

[cvv]

I got a cheater question- is there any way in Wiz 8 to create a party and trick the game into thinking you're importing a party from Wiz 7 or 6?

I don't think there are any crucial differences. If you import you just get 5 levels at the start for free and you get to keep the gear you brought over. Both can be easily done with the editor. The only other difference, afaik, is a few NPCs spout some references to the events on Guardia but that's just cosmetic.

 

[Grampy_Bone]

I got a cheater question- is there any way in Wiz 8 to create a party and trick the game into thinking you're importing a party from Wiz 7 or 6?

Presumably you could load up Wizardry 7, edit the characters how you want, save, then import that save into Wizardry 8. Though I believe Wiz8 will only accept endgame saves.

 

[Darth Roxor]

men, i had almost forgotten how gud wiz 8 was

it's blobber form made into purest perfection, there's just no other way to talk about it

 

[Grampy_Bone]

One thing I forgot about were the silly character barks. Like when someone dies:

"It was his time."
"Dibs on his stuff."
"The only thing we can do is EAT THE EVIDENCE"

Heheheh

 

[cvv]

"Someone left some bees here to sting us when we reach for the honey.

IT'S TRAPPED!"

 

[Grauken]

Yeah, the party banter in W8 was godly, that's how you give character to player-configured chars

It's really a shame that nobody took W8's template and build on it.

 

[buru5]

Is Wiz6 for SNES any good?

 

[Grauken]

It's basically the same game as W6 for PC, albeit with improved graphics and automap.

When you talk to NPCs instead of the keyword system where you have to fish for information, they basically tell you everything instantly (I remember that this could have been due to how the fan-translated patch handled it, as the SNES W6 isn't so much translated as the PC script inserted into it).

I felt your to hit chance in the beginning was lower than in the PC-version, making it somewhat harder, though I've no prove whether that's actually true or not.

Overall, it's pretty great and apart from the character portraits who have a slight anime touch, it's western looking almost all the time.

 

[buru5]

Thanks. I'm going to give it a shot soon.

 

[mushaden]

I gave the five flowers to Xen Xheng (he didn't stop me and say "you need this item"). Can I ever get them back?

 

[Great Deceiver]

W6 on the SNES is great, and the preset characters are actually pretty monocled. It's a lot easier than the PC version for the first few hours.

 

[Grampy_Bone]

I gave the five flowers to Xen Xheng (he didn't stop me and say "you need this item"). Can I ever get them back?

Try pickpocket? Or murder? I'm thinking the answer is no, though.

 

[Jaesun]

You cant ever import those into the Wizardry VIII just FYI.

Be a REAL Man and play PC.

 

[buru5]

God damnit why do you have to bring manhood into this. Guess I have to play PC version....

 

[Grauken]

Importing cool stuff from W6 to W7 is definitely a major advantage of playing the PC version, really gives you a major boost in the early stages of W7

 

[Grauken]

Has the name of the world on which the first six Wizardry's take place ever been mentioned anywhere?

 

[Great Deceiver]

The only reference to a specific place that I can remember in the original games is Llylgamyn, which is a city...

 

[cvv]

There's one extra major thing I really dislike about Wiz8 - some RPCs won't go here, some won't go there, jesus christ. I mean, why? What is the gameplay logic behind that? Is it meant to cut you down to 6 PCs to prevent you from being too OP in the late game areas? But then if you take on Rodan and Drazic, blow up the Black Ship and then simply don't report back to Yamir you can take them anywhere anyways. AND without repercussions afaik since you get all your XP for blowing up the ship before you hand Rodan and Drazic back to Yamir.

It's nonsensical and annoying. I recruited Saxx and Sparkle and I want to take both of my shitty characters wherever I damn please. No matter tho, I edited the shit ouf of this in the Cosmic Forge

 

[Grauken]

I think the idea was that you try out different companions

 

[Dorateen]

In some cases, you need the spots open to recruit certain NPC's from an area. Think rescue mission.

 

[cvv]

I think the idea was that you try out different companions

Sure but that should be up to me.

In some cases, you need the spots open to recruit certain NPC's from an area. Think rescue mission.

Yeah but again, I should be able to take my RPCs to Bayjin or Rapax Camp, discover I need to dismiss them for a time, rage a bit and then do it then and there. Instead of not being able to take them at all. Sir-Tech should really reconsider that for the next Wizardry.

 

[Grauken]

...instead of not being able to take them at all. Sir-Tech should really reconsider that for the next Wizardry.

Grimoire got released this year, so everything's possible

 

[Darth Roxor]

Yeah but again, I should be able to take my RPCs to Bayjin or Rapax Camp, discover I need to dismiss them for a time, rage a bit and then do it then and there. Instead of not being able to take them at all.

just run around to deplete their stamina and kidnap them into the area while they are ko'd

problem solved

 

[Black]

And prepare to hear a lot of whining.

 

[cvv]

just run around to deplete their stamina and kidnap them into the area while they are ko'd
problem solved

They don't suffer any debuffs for that? I think I've read they get hexed.