Re: Wizardry 1: How are you supposed to win this?

[Doug Parsons <nstn4330@fox.nstn.ca>]

Ken Arromdee wrote:
> 
> Well, I managed to win the game on the ApplePC emulator.  However, I used
> the save state features to save the game before a door, so that I don't
> suddenly get wiped out by being surprised by monsters who cast several spells
> (or breathe several times) and do thirty points of damage per party member
> per monster.
> 
> Am I just too low a level?  (I was level 12-13 or so)  Is there some secret
> which makes it harder for monsters to do tons of damage to you?  If I was
> high level would all the monsters flee?
> 

Well it's pretty cool to see a post about Wizardry.  I've been poking
away at Wizardry 5 on and off for a few years now.  As a matter of fact
I'm going to play it this afternoon.  I've played and completed Wizardry
I and II.  Lots of fun!

As far as a "secret" to make it harder for monsters to hurt you, I'm not
aware of any, outside of using a "cheat" program to crank up your
character's hit points.  And you'd have to have an awfully high level
for ALL monsters to flee.

> By the way, I never did find any creeping coins.  I also noticed that the
> levels for 6 and 7 were completely different than on the Nintendo version.
> Odd.

I believe I did encounter creeping coins a few times...it's been so long
my memory's getting fuzzy.  And also
by coincedence, a video game store in town got in Wizardry for NES.  I
was going to buy it for my nephew to play, but since levels 6 and 7 are
different, maybe I'll buy it for myself and check it out.

Any other Wizardry players out there?

Doug