I am a huge fan of the Wizardry games, but have a lot of issues with my hands. Can anyone remind me how much mouse control is required in all three of the available games? I want to buy them, but I would also want to be able to control the games with my dictation software. If that's too much of a hassle, it may not be worth it.

Thanks!

Wizardry 6 and 7 can be completely controlled from the keyboard when in keyboard mode (see below). Wizardry Gold and Wizardry 8 are built around mouse input so rely on it for the inventory/journal/etc.; Wizardry 8 has expansive hotkeys for all common combat actions (and also quick saving/loading) but still requires mouse input for the inventory and the like.

The English DOS version of Wizardry 7 is a separate download in the bonus content, not part of the main installer.

For Wizardry 6/7 keyboard mode:
1. At the main menu choose (Game) Configuration.
2. Change the Input device to Keyboard and save your changes (for Wizardry 6 this is with Exit).
3. The game now remembers this mode and is completely keyboard controlled.

EDIT: simplified steps; I somehow overlooked the setting for forcing this.

I played Wizardry 6 twice with keyboard only. Easier than using the mouse.

You can use the DOSBox Mapper (Ctrl+F1) to rearrange the keyboard controls as needed if you don't like the default layout; this can also be used to set up a controller if you'd prefer that to using the keyboard.

The Mapper works for all games under DOSBox so is very useful for those with limited or no built-in support.

EDIT: I've fixed the steps in my previous post; I somehow overlooked that the games can be set to keyboard mode in-game.

Thanks a lot guys. This seems quite encouraging for a guy who has had to give up most games. I never played Wizardry 6, but I could not have loves 7 and 8 much more than I did when I played them. What's your take… Is Wizardry 6 worth the terrible graphics? I feel like it's on the verge of being too old for my taste.

Yes.