Should i use a walkthrough?

[EGGZxOVERxExZ]

Haven't played in YEARS and the last time i played i didn't get very far. Only because i got distracted with another game at the time of this games release (Arcanum).

So, as the title states. Should i use a walkthrough or just google whenever i get stuck?

[vysionier]

Arcanum was super amazing.


But no, take this opportunity to play without a walkthrough. What I wouldn’t give to start over not knowing what’s next!

[mpnorman10]

The term "walkthrough" does not really apply to Wizardry 8. It is not about saying the right things or turning left instead of right.

This game is about your character and party design and development. You can explore that on your own or not. There is no shame in using a suggested powerful party design in order to get familiar (or refamiliarized) with the mechanics of the game, what is possible and what is fun (for you). Your call.

[EGGZxOVERxExZ]

Originally posted by vysionier:

Arcanum was super amazing.


But no, take this opportunity to play without a walkthrough. What I wouldn’t give to start over not knowing what’s next!

Only reason why im asking is because i wasn't sure if Wizardry suffered from the safe issues as Divine Divinity had where if you didn't do certain quests in a certain order you can completely mess up the entire play through.

So im guessing, Even with it having a Fallout 1996 style of dialogue where you have to actually type (or select) questions and words to get certain information, which im completely fine with i just wasn't sure if it would be advised to use a reference sheet.

I guess i can always just google any time i get confused or turned around, right?

[EGGZxOVERxExZ]

Originally posted by mpnorman10:

The term "walkthrough" does not really apply to Wizardry 8. It is not about saying the right things or turning left instead of right.

This game is about your character and party design and development. You can explore that on your own or not. There is no shame in using a suggested powerful party design in order to get familiar (or refamiliarized) with the mechanics of the game, what is possible and what is fun (for you). Your call.

I know Wizardry has alot of different moving parts so i'll probably play it on an easier setting just until i get the hang of the mechanics and what not then i can always switch the difficulty back up. Or no?

[EGGZxOVERxExZ]

Oh! And one more thing, I remember seeing a mod that tunes the road to arnika so that you aren't swarmed with like 20 enemies.

Anyone know what im talking about?

[vysionier]

Not sure about the mods, some people here are way into them though. As for endings, you can indeed mess up the end if you make wrong choices, but it really depends on how much time you are willing to invest on starting again. If you don’t want to spend a ton of extra time doing the whole game over again you probably should look at a walkthrough. Do a google search on flamestryke wizardry 8. There’s a ton of resources on things like character building or items or alchemy recipes, etc.

[EGGZxOVERxExZ]

Originally posted by vysionier:

Not sure about the mods, some people here are way into them though. As for endings, you can indeed mess up the end if you make wrong choices, but it really depends on how much time you are willing to invest on starting again. If you don’t want to spend a ton of extra time doing the whole game over again you probably should look at a walkthrough. Do a google search on flamestryke wizardry 8. There’s a ton of resources on things like character building or items or alchemy recipes, etc.

Mess up the ending as in you'll get the "bad" ending or mess up as in you'll be forced to restart if you wanna see the end game credits?

[Reality]

The bad ending in Wiz 8 is no problem because you can just go back and hit the triggers.

At worst you can go the autosave frpm right before you triggered where you triggered the bad ending, drop a portal (probbably have it portal/return portal spell at that high level) since it's in the same location you get the good ending anyway, then just go back and do the fairly straightforward quest you were told to do.

It's not like Wiz 6 where you have to worrying about the good ending quest NPC going away if you say no the first time or being locked into your ending 2 whole "dungeons" from the actual ending.

[EGGZxOVERxExZ]

Originally posted by Reality:

The bad ending in Wiz 8 is no problem because you can just go back and hit the triggers.

At worst you can go the autosave frpm right before you triggered where you triggered the bad ending, drop a portal (probbably have it portal/return portal spell at that high level) since it's in the same location you get the good ending anyway, then just go back and do the fairly straightforward quest you were told to do.

It's not like Wiz 6 where you have to worrying about the good ending quest NPC going away if you say no the first time or being locked into your ending 2 whole "dungeons" from the actual ending.

Okay cool! So its pretty fair to say that i can go into this blind and not have any issues progressing?

[biogoo]

If you didnt get swarmed on arnika road, then you didnt play Wizardry 8.

[dannyaic]

Originally posted by biogoo:

If you didnt get swarmed on arnika road, then you didnt play Wizardry 8.

If you didn’t get knocked out of a tree by your trynnie friends.....you didn’t play wizardry 8

[EGGZxOVERxExZ]

Originally posted by biogoo:

If you didnt get swarmed on arnika road, then you didnt play Wizardry 8.

Thats what im trying to avoid >____<

[biogoo]

To be perfectly honest, getting swarmed on Arnika road is not bad at all, as long as you have at least some form of area damage. Be it magic, items (for example few scrolls of magic missiles from the monastery trader) or simply dracon breath.
Arnika road can be a killer for parties full of hybrids who simply dont have access to AoE magic yet, but a party of specialists doesnt even sneeze.
Also, imo most problems on Arnika road come from the fact that players have no idea how to use the party formation wheel, and expose their weak party memebers to dangerous melee attacks.

[EGGZxOVERxExZ]

Originally posted by biogoo:

To be perfectly honest, getting swarmed on Arnika road is not bad at all, as long as you have at least some form of area damage. Be it magic, items (for example few scrolls of magic missiles from the monastery trader) or simply dracon breath.
Arnika road can be a killer for parties full of hybrids who simply dont have access to AoE magic yet, but a party of specialists doesnt even sneeze.
Also, imo most problems on Arnika road come from the fact that players have no idea how to use the party formation wheel, and expose their weak party memebers to dangerous melee attacks.

I remember the first(And only)time i played, I got caught on Arnika road with bandit after bandit after bandit coming at me from the horizon and eventually i was just like "i cant anymore lmao"

I remember seeing a mod that made it so you dont get swarmed on Arnika road over and over again.

I believe i made it to Arnika and then had to take the road to go some place else, It was main quest related but it was awile ago so i cant remember where exactly i was but i know Arnika road was the culprit that made me give up >____<

But after watching an old Dansgaming playthrough i REALLLY wanna overcome this game and add it to my collection of old crpg's ive managed to finish

[EGGZxOVERxExZ]

Btw, if i get stuck at any point is it possible if i could add one of you so if i get stuck you could possibly help me out? :^) Would be highly appreciated