Yeah, that was the issue.
But now I'm realizing I'm way too weak for the Sorn. So back to the grind.
Did you manage to release the Gatekeeper?
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Wizardry The Wizardry Series Thread
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Did you manage to release the Gatekeeper?
BlackGoat
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I was spoiled on the Gatekeeper so I did that right away, but then I get blasted to shit by all the demons in the second round anyway. My guys are pretty low level, tho even if they were higher I'm not sure how to deal with this. What increases my chances of resisting those hardcore blasts? Do I just need lots of HP?
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High luck and character level is important to avoid or reduce damage IIRC. And of course lots of HP to soak up the damage.
At least you have gotten farther than I did. I still wonder what excactly buggered my game...
BlackGoat
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Took down Sorn with zero losses. Dat bacortu. And now I don't know what to do with myself. I think I'll lay off the Wizardries for a bit. Great games. Diving in this past month has really reconfigured my design sensibilities. I'm not a full-on evangelist or anything, but it's definitely rounded things out for me.
So, has anyone come up with parties for the wizardry 8 lately? Gotta say, Mook samurai and felpur rogue at this point pretty much own everything. My poor lizard man lord can barely get a swing in before even the toughest enemies are done.
If the samurai doesn't instakill, the rogue back stabs with a sword doing on avg 80 to 100 damage per swing.
And the rogue pretty much kills a ton of shit instantly cause of the sword she uses and the stiletto, both of which have high kill%.
If the samurai doesn't instakill, the rogue back stabs with a sword doing on avg 80 to 100 damage per swing.
And the rogue pretty much kills a ton of shit instantly cause of the sword she uses and the stiletto, both of which have high kill%.
the most effective wiz 8 party i remember using on Hard difficulty was:
2x Samurai in front pelting enemies w/ Bows and then switching to katanas when the enemy approached
2x Ninja off to the sides pelting the enemy with armor penetatring missile weaponry always
2x bishops sandwiched in the "middle" buffing the party / debuffing the enemy
don't remember what races any of them were. i think i just make them all human in wiz 8 as nothing really makes any difference as the character development is so watered down.
2x Samurai in front pelting enemies w/ Bows and then switching to katanas when the enemy approached
2x Ninja off to the sides pelting the enemy with armor penetatring missile weaponry always
2x bishops sandwiched in the "middle" buffing the party / debuffing the enemy
don't remember what races any of them were. i think i just make them all human in wiz 8 as nothing really makes any difference as the character development is so watered down.
newtmonkey
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Hey guys
Free Steam key for Wiz 6&7 to first person who takes it:
FNNLA-RETV0-70ZT7
Got it in a bundle and already have these games. Dunno if the key is tied to my steam account somehow, but if not, first come first serve!
Free Steam key for Wiz 6&7 to first person who takes it:
FNNLA-RETV0-70ZT7
Got it in a bundle and already have these games. Dunno if the key is tied to my steam account somehow, but if not, first come first serve!
newtmonkey
Arcane
I think it's basically the GOG version, and I think they had disabled the copy protection. Not sure though!
Wayward Son
Fails to keep valuable team members alive
I've never had a problem with it. Just hit ENTER whenever the prompts come up.
Wizardry 4 is teh hard, more when you do some backtracking.
I discovered two stones in level 3, but I could take just one because mines are too much problem and collecting 10+ Dios potions is a waste of time, maybe when I reach the final pentagram and learn Malor I'm going to go back.
I discovered two stones in level 3, but I could take just one because mines are too much problem and collecting 10+ Dios potions is a waste of time, maybe when I reach the final pentagram and learn Malor I'm going to go back.
Wayward Son
Fails to keep valuable team members alive
Iirc, you only need one gem (if I know which ones you are talking about) to beat the game
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Is Wizardry Gold better than the DOS version?!
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NO, unless you're into anime portrait graphics or desperately need a better automap.
Wizardry GOLD also has a bug where the text flies on the screen at once. You will miss all the dialogue and text in the game. Text works fine in the DOS version.
Now in level 5.
Level 6 was kind of easy, I used the same pattern of seek the pentagram and destroy those anoying patrollers to explore relaxed, after beating some kind of guardian I teleported right in the stairs up, so no much problem, the spinners in this level had some trick if you just want to go north or south.
Now I'm in Level 5, the design is well done for disorient, similar to level 6 but with dark squares and a lot of "butterflies". The good thing is that I found the pentagram. Funny thing is that I insta-killed an annoying patrol party with a single Lakanito.
Level 6 was kind of easy, I used the same pattern of seek the pentagram and destroy those anoying patrollers to explore relaxed, after beating some kind of guardian I teleported right in the stairs up, so no much problem, the spinners in this level had some trick if you just want to go north or south.
Now I'm in Level 5, the design is well done for disorient, similar to level 6 but with dark squares and a lot of "butterflies". The good thing is that I found the pentagram. Funny thing is that I insta-killed an annoying patrol party with a single Lakanito.
Watser
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One-way doors and a fuckton of spinners. I succesfully mapped the floor though I am not 100% sure of the wall setup around the some of the spinners. Thankfully there are 3 pentagrams around at least.
I am currently backtracking through the previous floors to pick up the stuff I couldn't get before, though I'm not too sure what to do with them.
So I think I'll move back to floor 4, save at the staircase leading up, and then explore the upper floors to give me a ebtter idea of what is to come so I can make sure I get everything done on the previous floors.
I am currently backtracking through the previous floors to pick up the stuff I couldn't get before, though I'm not too sure what to do with them.
Don't know what to use the demonic chimes for, don't know which one of the three swords you should take at the Dreampainter's temple so leaving that for the time being. And the hopalong carrot, apart from the oracle's hint "a step to the left and a hop to the right"
Watser
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Right so I had a closer look at the hints from the oracle and the use for the carrot is pretty obvious.
A vague hint before I just throw everything at it?
I am still puzzled about the gates of hell, but according to the oracle I have to enter it. I used the Demonic Chimes on it all the way back at the start but don't know what else to use it for (apart for its ability to cast mamorlis) and I have no more space in my black box as I have picked up everything with special names. Guess I could bruteforce it and try to use all my items.
The three swords have different properties, but I don't think there's any in-game way of knowing in advance. IIRC they are all good weapons, but with different bonuses, some of which may be more useful than others.
You may want to consult a walkthrough to make an informed choice.
As for the gate, don't forget the Dreampainter's KA.
To make room in the Black Box, do the Witch's quest.
You may want to consult a walkthrough to make an informed choice.
As for the gate, don't forget the Dreampainter's KA.
To make room in the Black Box, do the Witch's quest.
Ivan
Arcane
I'm running out of "classic Codex approved RPGs" to play! Just ran through Gothic, loved it, and dipped my toes in Morrowind, boring info dumps and an unappealing progression system, now I'm looking at Wizardy! Where should I start? Am I correct to think that this is going to be like Grim Rock? I haven't played any other blobber aside from Rock 1 and 2.
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