Wizardry 8. You Are About to Embark on a Great Adventure, an Adventure Filled with Magic, Intrigue, and Excitement
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For Technical Support Information, log on to: www.wizardry8.com and click on the Technical Support button. Wizardly 8 Copyright 0200 1 Sir-tech Canada Ltd. All rights resewed. No part of this software or printed material may be reproduced in any way, or Game Manual transmitted, in any fonn or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy- ing, recording, or otherwise without prior permission in writing from the publisher, except from reviewers, who may quote briefwritten passages to be printed or quoted in a magazine, newspaper, radio, or television. Wizardr:v@ isa registered trademark. Othertrademarked names are the property \ oftheir individual owners and useof such names without mention of trademark status is not a challenge to their status. Credits Table of Contents WELCOMETOWIZARDRY8 ................................................................... 1 Lead AlphaTester Matt Del Vecchio Felix Leung Technical Support INSTALLATION .......................................................................................... 2 Lead BetaTester Darin Mead SETUP 2 Terry Hrose .......................................................................................................... Website Design Internal Testers Jeff Stone UNINSTALL ............................................................................................... 2 Jason Parlour Jason Hickman Administration THEMAINMENU ..................................................................................... 3 Chris Camfield Cheryl Cunningham Ian Currie Linda Currie Third Party Software Richard Dancausc Miles Sound Systern . Copyright (C) Lee Hanernan 199 1-2000 by RAD GameTools. Inc. Jade Jones Roddie Kieley BinkVideo. Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Shaun Lyng by RAD Game Tools. Inc . Alex Parlour Andrew Stacey SurRender3D Rasterizer . Hybrid ADDINGCHARACTERST0 YOURPARTY ............................................. 5 Jeff Stone Holding. Ltd. Dialogue Verification Cheryl Cunningham ExternalTesters David DeMille Rick Rice Mary Jo DiBella EXPLORWGTHEWORLD .................................................................. 19 Walter Phillips Torn Linkenback Robert Cummings Steve Goldstein Michel Gingras JeffCalnpbell Troy Brown Aaron McCaffrey Guy Rochette Penney May Bryan Birkrcm Jinl McDonnell Benjamin Bess Jeremy Janishewski MikeGazlay Barry Ciclfiind Carlos Kocchctli Rohcrl Soscy Jon Krupp Table of Contents Welcome to Wizardry The universe is on the brink of change. Vast forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from afar must plunge into this storm and uncover the long-hidden secrets of the Ascension. A new era is about to begin. Welcome to the world of Wizardry 8. You are about to embark on a great adventure, an adventure filled with magic, intrigue, and excitement. The FIRST IMPRESS IONS ......................................................................................... 55 game you are about to play is the latest chapter in a grand tradition that T ALKING TO F RIENDLY NPCs .......................................................................... 56 began twenty years ago. When the first lYizurclr-y game appeared in 1981, T IIE NPC OPTIONSB~J'TTONS ........................................................................... 58 NI~~JTKAI.NPCS............................................................................................. 61 the concept of simulating a fantasy world on a personal computer was a new one. As computer gaming grew from a small hobby into a large TIIERAC.I:S OF DOMINUS................................................................................. 62 industry, Wizardr:v also changed. evolved, and endured. What began as a simple dungeon crawl with crude wire frame graphics has evolved into a COMBAT ................................................................................................... 65 sophisticated 3D game on an epic scale. How To FIG~IT.............................................................................................. 65 Wizur-clry's ongoing popularity is due to the continuing support of its fans. CONTINUO[JSCOMBAT .................................................................................. 73 Without the encouragement of thousands of Wizardty players world-wide, the series would never have endured for eight installments and twenty MAGIC .......................................................................................................76 years. To these stalwart veterans, we offer our heartfelt thanks. Wizard~y now passes into the hands of a new generation of garners, many of whom are about to set off on a Wizurdry adventure for the first time. To newcom- ers, we offer a hearty "Welcome!" Now get ready to travel to the troubled world of Dominus. The time of the Ascension is at hand! APPENDIX 1: MAGICSPELLS ................................................................81 APPENDIXZ: PROFESSIONS ............................................................... 1 10 APPENDIXS: RACES .............................................................................1 18 APPENDIX$: SKILLS ............................................................................123 Installation The Main Menu Installation The MairFMenu To install Wizur-d~:v8, inscrt the CD-ROM labeled "Disc I" into your CD- The Main Menu is your gateway into thc world of IYizur-th:v 8. From here ROM drive. Click on the "Install" button when the I.I,'izrrr.c/~?~8 installation you can start a new garne, resume an old onc, or adjust your ganic options. screen appears. (If Autorun is not enabled on your computer, click on the icon representing your CD-ROM drive under "My Computer" on your desktop. A list of files on Disc 1 will appear. Double-click on AUTORUN.EXE to begin the installation process.) Follow the on-screen instructions to cornplete the installation. To start the game, click on the Wizardry 8 icon on your desktop. After the introduction plays, the Main Menu will appear. Setup The first time you start thc game, the game will configure itself for your system. Choose the screen resolution you prefer. The program will pick a suitable graphics setting (DirectX, Open GL, etc.) and 3D sound setting for you (though you may change these default settings if you like.) lntroduction If you wish to change your resolution, graphics setting, or 3D sound Click on lntroduction if you'd like to view the introductory video again. settings later on, select the Setup program under thc Wizardry 8 program group on your Start menu. Start New Game Uninstall To start a brand-new adventure, click on Start New Game. Here you can crcate new characters and add the111 to your party, or import a party from either Crusadet:~ofthe Dark Savcinr or CZTiza~.dr,vGold. For full information When you're finishcd with your adventures in Wizardrv 8, you can on creating or importing charactcrs, consult the Getting Started section. uninstall the game by opening the Wizardry 8 program group from the Start nlenu, and sclccting Uninstall. If you're itching to jump right into thc game, we've provided a special save with pre-made characters. See thc section on Load Game, below. Load Game You can resume a previously saved adventure where you left offby using the Load Game option. When you selcct this option, ?+'izar~lry8 will show you a list of your currcnt saved ganics. Sclcct one, and back to the world of Dominus you go. Getting Started Getting Started If you'd likc to review characters to see what items they have or what their the gamc. Things arc very, very different on Dominus than therc wcre back statistics are, click on the character's portrait, thcn select Review Character. on Guardia. Cheek the MJizardry8Web site (http://www.wizardry8.com) for (You can also simply right click on a character's portrait.) more information on what's changed. Oncc you'vc added six characters to your team. click on thc chcckmark Creating New Characters icon. You'll be prompted to choosc a difficulty lcvel before you enter the gamc itself. To create your own hand-crafted characters, click on "Creatc Charactcr" on the Gather Party scrcen. Creating a character has seven steps: Tips on Party Building: While thcrc are a virtually infinite varicty of different part~esyou can make in Wizardly8, a well-balanced group I. Choose a profession for the character. typically includes a healer of sornc sort, sorneonc who can opcn locks and 2. Choosc a race for the character traps, and a tough guy. Thc healer is vital to keeping your party alive and 3. Choosc a gender for the character. healthy; the locks and traps specialist will get you past unpleasant ob- 4. Distribute the character's attribute bonus points. stacks. and the tough guy can get you out of difficult fights when the rest 5. Distribute the character's bonus points. of thc party 1s dead or incapacitated. A specialist spellcaster comes in 6. Choose the character's spells (for specialist magic uscrs only) handy as wcll. 7. Customize the character by choosing a portrait. name, personality, and voice. That still leavcs you with lots of choices-for example, your locks and traps expert might be a Rogue, a Bard, a Gadgeteer, or a Ninja-so pick the Step 1 : Choosing theCharacter's Profcssion combination of classes that appeals to you the most. The first step to creating a new character is to choose his or her profession. ImportingCharacters After selecting Crcate a New Character, you'll see the screen below. Click on "Profcssion" to select your character's career path. Ifyou're intcrested in this option, then you've been waiting a