Wizardry 8
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| Wizardry 8 | |
| Full Title: | Wizardry 8 |
| Developer: | Sirtech |
| Publisher: | Sirtech |
| Released: | 2001 |
| Operating System: | Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0 |
| Genre(s): | RPG |
| Multiplayer: | No |
| System Requirements: | ' |
| Recommended System Spec: | N/A |
| Buy It Now: | ' |
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Guide to install
How-To to get Wizardry 8 running with Wine
Needed Items
- the three CDs
- Wine
Installation
If your distribution does not automount CDROMs, you will use two consoles, one to run Wine and the other to mount and umount the CDs as needed.
- Insert the first CD and mount it. Run the setup program in Wine.
- When prompted at about 50%, umount the first CD and mount the second CD. Continue with installation untill the installation program asks for the third CD, umount the second CD and mount the third CD. Continue with the installation.
- After installation: download and extract MFC42.DLL into the fake_windows/system32 directory.
- Start the game
Install The Patch
Some CDs were distributed with the latest patch already. If your CD labels don't specify the version, you can download the 1.2.4 patch from a number of sites. Simply run it in Wine. Note! This may not be legal in some areas. Seek professional advice if you need help with legal issues.
Play
cd ~/.wine/fake_windows/Program\ Files/Sirtech/Wizardry\ 8/ wine Wiz8.EXE
Problems
Unfortunately SafeDisc 2 copyprotection will detect Wine and assume you are using a debugger, at least on some copies of the game. At the moment, SafeDisc 2 is not completely implemented in Wine. If anyone knows how to get this game working, however, please feel free to update this page. At the moment, the workaround is to use a fixed-exe/No-CD crack. After doing so, the game seems to run perfectly fine, although the intro movie's sound cracked and popped a few times.
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