I don't agree with Wyv: there are a number of things fixed in the patch that might get you stuck in the unpatched version, like an elevator that stops working, items that make the game crash when you equip them etc.
The price you pay is that some cheats won't work anymore, and that shopkeepers insist on finishing what they have to say before letting you do anything.
Activision doesn't have the patch because they suck: they were not prepared to let Heuristic Park support the game properly, and probably even pressurized HP to publish it before they were really ready. Finally the programmers at HP decided they would make a patch in their own time, so you will find it on their website. (As well as on several other sites like Ironworks.)
Sure hope Wizardry 8 will not be published by Activision!
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