A Wizardry Page


Updated: December 20, 1998

Welcome! The purpose of this page is to serve as an archive of tips, faqs, and walkthoughs for the Wizardry series of computer RPGs from Sir-Tech software.

If you would like to download something, just right-click on the link and select the option to save.


Please note that these are files that I have found from useing various search tools, and are not original to me. If you see something here that is yours, and you do not want it here, let me know and I will take it down.
Please send comments/suggestions/flames to gipper98. Suggestions as to where I could find additional materials would be most appreciated!

Wizardry I - Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

* wiz1maps.zip
Maps, by Yuko Suzuki. 219KB.
This is a zip file of the maps he has posted at http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~hello_ys/tvgame/wizardry/wiz_map_e/map_all.html. Note that the maps are based off the Famicon (Japan's NES) version. I'm not aware of any differences between that and other versions.

Wizardry II - Knight Of Diamonds

Wizardry III - Legacy of Llylgamyn

* wiz3maps.zip
Maps, by Yuko Suzuki. 137KB.
This is a zip file of the maps he has posted at http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~hello_ys/tvgame/wizardry/wiz_map_e/map_all.html. Note that the individual files are labelled as Wizardry 2, as he based them off the Famicon (Japan's NES) version.

Wizardry IV - The Return of Werdna

* wizardry-iv.txt
Walkthrough, no author credit.

Wizardry V - Heart Of The Maelstrom

* wiz5maps.zip
Maps, by Yuko Suzuki. 575KB.
This is a zip file of the maps he has posted at http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~hello_ys/tvgame/wizardry/wiz_map_e/map_all.html.

Wizardry VI - Bane of the Cosmic Forge

* wiz6.txt
Walkthru, by Wyvern. 84KB.
* banesol.txt
Solution, by Philip M Reynolds, Copyright 1996 by Philip M Reynolds and The Adventure Workshop. 62KB.
* bane.zip
Zip contains maps that accompany the banesol.txt file; this zip includes the banesol.txt file. 82KB.

Wizardry VII/Gold - Crusaders of the Dark Savant

* wizparty.txt
Advanced Tips for Party Creation. Copied from Gamespot's Wizardry Gold Page, no author credit found.
* wiz7faq.txt
Wizardry 7 FAQ, by James Gardner & Anders Johansson. 55KB. <1>
* wiz7faq.zip
zip of FAQ, 20KB.
* cdswalk.txt
Walkthrough, by Tom Needham.
* cdswalk.zip
zip file of Needham's Walkthrough.
* cdsmap.zip
zip of maps (70+!) that accompany Needham's walkthrough. 567 KB.

The Ultimate Wizardry Archives

are now available from Interplay. The archives contain the complete series of Wizardry RPGs, Wizardry I-VII and Gold. The early games (IBM versions of the early games are included) are playable under Win95/98.
* www.interplay.com/wizardry/.

Some Other Links (In no particular order)

* http://members.aol.com/analander/wizardry/. Resource on the first and second Wizardry scenarios.
* Wizardry Gold editor - WGEdit by lwish.
* Check out Yuko Suzuki's Wizardry Maps.
* Yuko Suzuki's homepage. In Japanese.
* Wizardry - Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. Mostly about the first Wizardry Game, Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord.
* Snafaru's Wizardry Fan Page.
* Wizpage.
* Wizardry Revealed. Focuses on the first five Wizardry Games.
* Wizardry Bane of the Cosmic Forge. (?)


Footnotes

<1> I have run across several different versions of this FAQ; this is the most recent one that I have found. The webpage and ftp links given for the FAQ's archive did not work when I tried them; if anyone out there knows where this is maintained now please let me know.

Update Log:
20 December 1998:
* Added some more links.
* Added link to Interplay's Ultimate Wizardry Archive.
* Added zip of Yuko Suzuki's Wiz3 & Wiz5 maps.
16 August 1998:
* Added counter.
* Reorganized update log.
* Added zip of Yuko Suzuki's Wiz1 maps - more to come!.
* Added "Some Really Good Maps!" Section.
* General Tweaking.
7 August 1998:
* Removed Wiz I & II maps per author's request.
* Updated wiz7faq to most recent version.
* Added Philip M Reynolds solution to Bane of the Cosmic forge and accompanying maps.
3 August 1998:
* After some tweaking, decided the page was close enough to being ready for prime-time and put up initial version, with Wiz 4,6,7 walkthroughs, Faq/party creation tips for Wiz 7, and one of the Wiz 1 maps.
* Put up the rest of the "Maps from a Japanese Webpage" for Wizardry I & II. General cleanup of site.
* Deleted the whole y'all thing. Added "Some Links" section, cleaned out dead links.



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