Re: Wizardry V trouble

[<saseymo@ibm.net>]

Rubywand wrote in message <36493444.D31F1A3B@swbell.net>...
>saseymo@ibm.net writes ...
>>
>> I've downloaded the Wizardry V disk images from 2 different sites and
still
>> have the
>> same problem!  Whenever I create a character I cannot equip them with the
>> items
>> that they have in their inventory!  Why is this?  All the other keys
work,
>> read, trade, pool gold, but when I press 'E' for equip, nothing happens.
>> Also, when in camp, the party equip button cycles through the entire
party,
>> but no inventory of the character shows on the screen.
>>
>> HELP!
>
>     From the main screen, you should see the #)Inspect option. Press
>the number of the character you want to Inspect. Then, when viewing the
>character, the "E)QUIP" option should appear at the bottom of the
>screen. Pressing "E" should let you Equip the character. For each group
>of items you enter the number of the item you wish to equip-- in some
>groups, you can equip more than one item.
>
> * next to an item means it is equipped.
> # next to an item means it can not be equipped by this character
> ? next to an item means that it is not fully identified (a Bishop
>   in your party can do this)
> - next to an item means that it is cursed
>
>
>     In Camp, you have the #)Inspect option as above; and you have
>E)quip for the whole party. This E)quip lets you cycle through and equip
>every member of the party. I do not recall how you pick a character to
>equip during this cycling-- perhaps you press RETURN or the character #
>to indicate that you wish to work with the character.
>
>
>
>Rubywand

I've tried this, but for some reason, when I press "E", nothing happens.  I
don't get a choice to equip the character with any of the items that they
have in inventory.  (and the items are usable by the character.)  All of the
other keys work.  Inspect, read, cast a spell, etc.

Help!