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Bitstring <Xns961741C0F9AEknight37m@130.133.1.4>, from the wonderful
person Knight37 <knight37m@email.com> said
>Mark Morrison <drdpikeuk@aol.com> once tried to test me with:
>
>> On 9 Mar 2005 12:32:58 -0800, wolfing1@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>>Ok so I got a hold of this and going to install it when I get home...
>>>wonder how much I'll laugh when I run Wizardry 1 heh, and to think I
>>>spent several all-night-long sessions playing it... the world of gaming
>>>has really changed in the last 18 years. I'm wondering about the later
>>>ones though, as I only played Wiz 1, Wiz 7 and Wiz 8
>>
>> I'd skip 1-5, and take a party from 6 to 8.
>>
>> Then again, I'm not sure if you can export teams from 1-5.
>
>I consider 5 to be worth playing. You can take a party from 5-7. Maybe even
>8 if you can take chars from 7 to 8, I forgot if you can or not.

You can, I did, but it's really not worth bothering with .. most of the
interesting items (and all the skills, spells etc.) vanish on the way.

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On 12 Mar 2005 06:24:12 GMT, Knight37 <knight37m@email.com> wrote:

>Mark Morrison <drdpikeuk@aol.com> once tried to test me with:
>
>> On 9 Mar 2005 12:32:58 -0800, wolfing1@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>>Ok so I got a hold of this and going to install it when I get home...
>>>wonder how much I'll laugh when I run Wizardry 1 heh, and to think I
>>>spent several all-night-long sessions playing it... the world of gaming
>>>has really changed in the last 18 years. I'm wondering about the later
>>>ones though, as I only played Wiz 1, Wiz 7 and Wiz 8
>>
>> I'd skip 1-5, and take a party from 6 to 8.
>>
>> Then again, I'm not sure if you can export teams from 1-5.
>
>I consider 5 to be worth playing. You can take a party from 5-7. Maybe even
>8 if you can take chars from 7 to 8, I forgot if you can or not.

You can, yes.

So you can take a team from 5-8.

Worth doing, I think, as there are some things in 8 that are
'unlocked' with items/characters from the earlier games, plus a new
intro.

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GSV Three Minds in a Can <GSV@quik.clara.co.uk> once tried to test me
with:

> Bitstring <Xns961741C0F9AEknight37m@130.133.1.4>, from the wonderful
> person Knight37 <knight37m@email.com> said
>>Mark Morrison <drdpikeuk@aol.com> once tried to test me with:
>>
>>> On 9 Mar 2005 12:32:58 -0800, wolfing1@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>Ok so I got a hold of this and going to install it when I get
>>>>home... wonder how much I'll laugh when I run Wizardry 1 heh, and to
>>>>think I spent several all-night-long sessions playing it... the
>>>>world of gaming has really changed in the last 18 years. I'm
>>>>wondering about the later ones though, as I only played Wiz 1, Wiz 7
>>>>and Wiz 8
>>>
>>> I'd skip 1-5, and take a party from 6 to 8.
>>>
>>> Then again, I'm not sure if you can export teams from 1-5.
>>
>>I consider 5 to be worth playing. You can take a party from 5-7. Maybe
>>even 8 if you can take chars from 7 to 8, I forgot if you can or not.
>
> You can, I did, but it's really not worth bothering with .. most of
> the interesting items (and all the skills, spells etc.) vanish on the
> way.

So, you can keep your name?


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David Bilek <dtbilek@comcast.net> once tried to test me with:

> Knight37 <knight37m@email.com> wrote:
>>Clawhound <none@nowhere.com> once tried to test me with:
>>
>>> wolfing1@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ok so I got a hold of this and going to install it when I get
>>>> home... wonder how much I'll laugh when I run Wizardry 1 heh, and
>>>> to think I spent several all-night-long sessions playing it... the
>>>> world of gaming has really changed in the last 18 years. I'm
>>>> wondering about the later ones though, as I only played Wiz 1, Wiz
>>>> 7 and Wiz 8
>>>>
>>>
>>> You will find that Wizardry 1-4 are far more brutal than you expect.
>>> Total party kill. Start over.
>>
>>TPK means making a new party and trying to get them up to rescue the
>>other party so you can loot their stuff.
>
> Still, its quite easy to cheat in Wizardry 1. When you rest at the
> inn, remove the 5 1/4" floppy from the drive. you will automatically
> level. Replace the 5 1/4" floppy and voila!

I'm pretty sure that doesn't work in the Ultimate Wizardry Archives
version.

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Bitstring <Xns96175AD72EA1Cknight37m@130.133.1.4>, from the wonderful
person Knight37 <knight37m@email.com> said
<snip>
>>>I consider 5 to be worth playing. You can take a party from 5-7. Maybe
>>>even 8 if you can take chars from 7 to 8, I forgot if you can or not.
>>
>> You can, I did, but it's really not worth bothering with .. most of
>> the interesting items (and all the skills, spells etc.) vanish on the
>> way.
>
>So, you can keep your name?

Yeah, and you can keep those 'fairy ninja' character which are (or used
to be) a PITA to roll. But ISTR that Wiz8 made it easier to roll up
off-the-wall characters anyway.

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In article <Xns96175B13FEC9Aknight37m@130.133.1.4>,
Knight37 <knight37m@email.com> wrote:
>>
>> Still, its quite easy to cheat in Wizardry 1. When you rest at the
>> inn, remove the 5 1/4" floppy from the drive. you will automatically
>> level. Replace the 5 1/4" floppy and voila!
>
>I'm pretty sure that doesn't work in the Ultimate Wizardry Archives
>version.

Did they fix the infamous "Bishop Identify #9" cheat too?

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In article <E5CdnXbmvcHOfqnfRVn-ug@giganews.com>, khaight@lefDELETEtistME.org
says...

>In article <Xns96175B13FEC9Aknight37m@130.133.1.4>,
>Knight37 <knight37m@email.com> wrote:

>>> Still, its quite easy to cheat in Wizardry 1. When you rest at the
>>> inn, remove the 5 1/4" floppy from the drive. you will automatically
>>> level. Replace the 5 1/4" floppy and voila!

>>I'm pretty sure that doesn't work in the Ultimate Wizardry Archives
>>version.

>Did they fix the infamous "Bishop Identify #9" cheat too?

According to this web site http://www.tk421.net/wizardry/wiz1walk.shtml they
did:

Your bishop is the key to the biggest cheats in the game. Instead of
identifying items 1-8, try some other keys to obtain near immortality:

Identify 9: The bishop gains 100,000,000 exp
Identify J: The player below the bishop gains 100,000,000 gold
Identify S: The player below the bishop gains 100,000,000 exp

However, this trick does not work in all versions! In the Wizardry Archives, it
does not.

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On 10 Mar 2005 22:46:50 -0800, inferno2000@my-deja.com wrote:

Who could forget TILTOWAIT - the biggest damage spell in the game?

Who could remember HAMAN and MAHAMAN - the dangerous "change" spells?
I never used these spells, but thought about it a lot.


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In article <vh8b315ot7hr4c9i1nqd27bjgjb0srs3q0@4ax.com>, p_conrad wrote:
> On 10 Mar 2005 22:46:50 -0800, inferno2000@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> Who could forget TILTOWAIT - the biggest damage spell in the game?

Ha! Weak! MAMA for teh win!

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"GSV Three Minds in a Can" <GSV@quik.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Bitstring <Xns961741C0F9AEknight37m@130.133.1.4>, from the wonderful
> person Knight37 <knight37m@email.com> said
>>Mark Morrison <drdpikeuk@aol.com> once tried to test me with:
>>

[SNIP]

>>> Then again, I'm not sure if you can export teams from 1-5.
>>

[SNIP]

> You can, I did, but it's really not worth bothering with .. most of the
> interesting items (and all the skills, spells etc.) vanish on the way.

Actually a few good items do come through. IIRC the Elven Bow and a couple
of high-end rings, including the Diamond Ring, made the transition in my
game. There is a very nice reward if you engage in the right conversation
tree with Bela and offer to return the Diamond Ring to him.

 

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In article <ZoGZd.10936$C47.5601@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com>, Robert Huston wrote:
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> "GSV Three Minds in a Can" <GSV@quik.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
> news😱nRdrEGgEtMCFA1c@from.is.invalid...
>> Bitstring <Xns961741C0F9AEknight37m@130.133.1.4>, from the wonderful
>> person Knight37 <knight37m@email.com> said
>>>Mark Morrison <drdpikeuk@aol.com> once tried to test me with:
>>>
>
> [SNIP]
>
>>>> Then again, I'm not sure if you can export teams from 1-5.
>>>
>
> [SNIP]
>
>> You can, I did, but it's really not worth bothering with ..
>> most of the interesting items (and all the skills, spells
>> etc.) vanish on the way.
>
> Actually a few good items do come through. IIRC the Elven Bow
> and a couple of high-end rings, including the Diamond Ring,
> made the transition in my game. There is a very nice reward if
> you engage in the right conversation tree with Bela and offer
> to return the Diamond Ring to him.

In Wizardry 8 there are a few items that you can't get any other
way than transfering in characters.

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