You only need to put the save from 7 in the respective folder for 8. Don't exactly remember which folder but I'm sure you can google that.
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Wizardry The Wizardry Series Thread
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Dorateen
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It says to copy your Wizardry 7 save files into the Wizardry 8\Saves\Import folder. Then you can select import button after you start a new game.
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Nobody’s being pedantic.
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It’s a straight answer. Cleve obviously likes the class/profession switching dance - he built his game around it. Wiz8 took it out.
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They didn't take it out, they modified how it worked
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You sound like you want to get modified
I imported my ten year old save game from Wiz 7 into Wiz 8 without problems. The party crash landed on a beach with Vi Domina who said she'd leave (but didn't move) and we'll meet again in Arnika.
The only item that seems to have been imported is a Spear of Death.
What with a new class among other things, I think I'm better off just creating new characters.
BTW, I noticed that if I Alt-Tab the keyboard commands stop working.
The only item that seems to have been imported is a Spear of Death.
What with a new class among other things, I think I'm better off just creating new characters.
BTW, I noticed that if I Alt-Tab the keyboard commands stop working.
BruceVC
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This looks really good, I see it has nothing to do with W1-5. How does it fit into the broader Wizardry narrative or is it just standalone ?
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Most Japanese Wizardries are stand-alone though many clearly reference the world-building of Wiz1-5
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Hitting ALT again once you're back in the game should solve this issue, I think.
BruceVC
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I havent played any of the Wizardries before, would you recommend this as a good introduction to the game world and mechanics?
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I assume yes? I can't really give a proper answer because I've been playing Wizardries for a long time and you kind of lose perspective of whether it is good going in fresh. Though most of the entries explain themselves well enough as you play along when it comes to the mechanics. Just, you know, it's still a variant of Wizardry so expect this to be at least somewhat old-school and trying to kill you in all kinds of ways.
newtmonkey
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Honestly, I would just start with Wizardry 1. It's a short but very enjoyable game. You can play the PSX version if you want an easier time with some QOL features (optional automap, etc.). Playing through Wiz 1 will make all other Wiz games a lot easier to understand and play imo.
From there, Wiz 2-4 are optional imo in that 2+3 are basically just expansion packs or more of the same as Wiz 1, and Wiz 4 is more like a puzzle adventure game in the Wizardry engine.
Wiz 5 makes some minor changes to combat and the thief class that future games (especially the Japanese games) have since incorporated. It's an awesome game, but very difficult and pretty time consuming.
LarryTyphoid
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I decided to go into Wiz1 with graph paper and a pencil until I can develop an alternative. How do you guys typically make maps? This is how much I mapped out before my party died:
I'll probably have to redo this one, since I read afterwards in the manual that you always start at the far southwest, while I assumed that you started in the center.
I'll probably have to redo this one, since I read afterwards in the manual that you always start at the far southwest, while I assumed that you started in the center.
Dorateen
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I like to dot the steps our party makes, and then draw in the walls later. Usually navigating intervals such as a stretch of corridor, or after exploring a room. A highlighter is also good, to move over each sqaure and then add in details afterward.
And yes, I remember especially in Eye of the Beholder, drawing a map in one part of graph paper only to run out of room because of not knowing the correct starting position.
LarryTyphoid
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At least the Wizardry devs were kind enough to tell you about the starting position in the manual.
LarryTyphoid
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You can lose points in your attributes by leveling up? How exactly does that work?
Gastrick
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Dumapic really helps, you can use that spell to get your starting coordinates.
The Limper
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Attribute adjustment at level up is random. One can lose points. Sucks when you need just one point to dual class into a Ninja, only to lose that point and have to wait at last 2 more levels…..
LarryTyphoid
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What exactly affects the odds of being ambushed by enemies? Is it the total of all your party members' agility or something like that? It sure sucks to get ambushed by skeletons and have half the party paralyzed in a single turn.
TheDeveloperDude
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Do you mean Strength=-31 for example?
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