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[beermoney]

Originally Posted by Scatty

Yes this is how the map kit works, in this game there's no map staying all the time on your screen so it's more realistic. The higher your level in mapping, the more details are shown with the map kit too, btw. It's worth increasing it.

I cannot believe this game is still being played! I love it! I had this game ages ago.

I'm new to the entire dos thing but still have the game. Can anyone point me in the right direction to get started?

[dosraider]

Dosbox and here is some stuff you should read.

[beermoney]

Originally Posted by dosraider

Dosbox and here is some stuff you should read.

Great, thank you for the reply!

I have downloaded one of the pre-installed versions on DosBox 0.73, run Vinstall and set:

Music to Roland

Sound to Soundblaster

Music sounds fine, but the effects can only be described as being ZX Spectrum quality. Last time I played this was in 1993 when it first came out, so I can't really remember the quality of the effects, but surely they are better than what I'm hearing.

[Scatty]

The sound effects in Wizardry VII are fully digital, so their quality should be better than the PC speaker one, which would be what ZX Spectrum sound is pretty close to. Are you sure vinstall saved the settings after you quit it? Maybe it's still running with the default settings. By the way, if you don't own a Roland sound module or have Virtual Sound Canvas installed, the music won't sound correctly unter the Roland setting in DosBox as it was intended to. You would be probably better of setting music to Soundblaster too.

[yoga]

Hi, Scatty,

You know very well this game?

yours

yoga

[Scatty]

Yes I know this game well, have played it many times. Why?

[yoga]

Maybe after U8 will start it..
Are the battles very hard?

[Scatty]

They can be very tough if you're with the wrong level of characters too early in the wrong place. In general it's a much more strategic RPG than Ultima VIII as the battles are 1. turn-based in the game and 2. the combination of right spells available and cast + well-made, with good consideration put into them characters made at the beginning will bring you through many battles.

[yoga]

Hmm,

maybe Ultima Underworld 1, 2 then will try?

And wait till I grow up mentally and physically..

You know me v. well yet, helping me in:

1. Arena (so diff. game, still non finished)
2. WoX
3. now in U8

Tell me yr honest feeling is humble yoga ready for Wizardry7 ?

I will accept any of verdicts..

Merci..