I agree. I think Sir-Tech would be shooting themselves in the foot if they didn't include a software mode. They would be cutting out a fair portion of the market if they didn't. A lot of people will not upgrade their systems for the sake of a game, no matter how good it is. I would, but hey, that's me. Did I mention I want this game? http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif

Serath

I would imagine that Sir-Tech, or any other company building a game, would put in a software mode simply because, as was seen in WW, the biggest problem with games is the lack of compatibility with certain board configurations and manufacturers. There has to be a "common denominator" to fall back on, or otherwise, somewhere, someone's particular configuration won't work and they'll be screaming blue murder. http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...s/rolleyes.gif I think the HPI board is a perfect example of that.

-Sazerac

I think the reverse might be true here, though. Wizards & Warriors was designed in "software mode." and hardware specific calls were added later, much to the game's detriment. I ran the game in software mode and it worked great for me.

On the other hand, it seems Wizardry 8 is being developed using hardware calls from the beginning, so while there will be issues that certain will arise, the mess that resulted from W&W should not recur with Wizardry 8.

(For what it's worth, I agree that there should be a software mode for compatibility issues, but it wouldn't suprise me if it comes out later as a major patch.)

BTW what Sir-Tech Canada has been saying on their website about not wanting to raise hopes about a release date, and not having a publisher, is the line they've been touting for over a year now. With a press release package in the works, I have to assume they have found a publisher. Perhaps they have just not updated their NEWS site. Even on Ironworks, the dateline changes automatically (java app?) but the news remains the same...

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JonII

YOU CAN PREORDER AT AMAZON AND IT IS CHEAPER THAN THE LINK I POSTED!

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Wyv

http://www.sir-tech.com/wizardry8/index1.html

This is the site I was on today where I got the above information.
Lately they have just been promoting preview sites.

I had to dig for the system requirements info.
(Spent ALOT of time there just checking it out...I want a TEN MEMBER PARTY!!!!)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

: )
Moni

[This message has been edited by Moni (edited 03-16-2001).]

Argh...the shipping date has been moved to Aug 8.
Wizardry.com is not updating their site and hasn't for months.
Hoping for the best still.
Moni