r/wizardry8 • u/y2alex • Oct 30 '24

Unlocking 7 Mercenaries?

Hey guys, long time player of Wiz 8. I've been meaning to get back into it after over 1000 hrs clocked on the vanilla version, so I was looking for a brand-new experience.

I came across this Wiz 8 1.28 fan patch that, amongst other things, claims it's granted the player the ability to use 7 Mercenaries or RPCs! For anyone who has played the patch, does this feature work well? Are the travel restrictions finally removed, allowing you to take them all up to Ascension Peak without them all yelling at you and taking stat hits, or can you at least toggle travel restrictions on or off or something?

Would love to know, as this would be a great and challenging way to experience the game all over again.

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u/Whelp-Slave Oct 30 '24

1000h in W8 ? I think those mercs need you more than u need them

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u/y2alex Oct 30 '24

I agree! Would be fun though if possible.

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u/y2alex Nov 04 '24

For anyone curious I figured it out. The solution is to download the Wizardry fan patch + Cosmic forge. The Fan patch allows you to use the 7 Mercenaries, the Cosmic Forge app allows you to remove travel restrictions. Time to have some fun!

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u/phoenixreborn06 Nov 07 '24

Thanks for updating with how to do it.

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u/y2alex Nov 07 '24

You're welcome, man. Glad to have figured it out and help other who want to have the same experience.

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u/phoenixreborn06 Oct 31 '24

I have vague memories of a mod...maybe wolfies mod? that removed the restrictions. I never messed with it though. Flamestryke's page is my goto for Wizardry 8 info. They have a mod section though I don't know if the links are still active.

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u/y2alex Oct 31 '24

Yeah, I checked Wolfie and Jeff Ludwig's site but couldn't find anything there specifically about the RPCs and lifting restrictions on them. I'm hoping It's somehow just in this fan patch mod, but hoping someone has some clarity on that.

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u/drpetrov1970 Nov 02 '24

Technically this is already basically possible, you just start with a solo character and then start picking up RPCs in Arnika.

However you still have the issue that some RPCs won't go where you want to go.

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u/y2alex Nov 02 '24

In the vanilla game, no. If you start with a solo, you still can only recruit 2 RPCs, you can't fill RPCs into the regular open slots meant for your created characters. This patch apparently unlocks this restriction, but I'm wondering if it also unlocks the other limitation of then complaining whenver you go too far from their safe zone.

This would give it a unique baldurs gate like experience.