Hello all. I am preparing to embark on a journey from Wizardry 6 to 8 and want to put together a quality party that will last me through the journey. I have done the necessary research into class changing and character builds, but I would like to create a few prototype parties with which to test the waters. Sadly, getting a bonus roll above fourteen is both time consuming and boring and after spending two hours creating one party (that was severely lacking in skullduggery), I'm not eager to start again for my second go around. I hear that you can use Mad God's Cosmic Forge Utility to assure you get a bonus role between 18 and 26, but I am running a Mac and haven't been able to use the utility. Wine is my next step (perhaps dosbox?). Does anyone know of the best way for a Mac user to run Mad God's Cosmic Forge, or perhaps of another way to improve my bonus role chances?

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Ok, so I got the Cosmic Forge running in Wine. I see the option to edit maps, monsters, loot and all manner of things, but I can't seem to figure out how to improve my bonus role chances.

I'm new to Wine. How did you get the utility to work? Also, did you have to use it with the PC version (also in Wine), or could you get it to work with the Mac version?

I was unaware of any mac version. I used a program called 'Play on Mac'. It comes with scripts for creating custom Wine environments for many games and programs. There was no script for the Cosmic Forge, but the program also allows you to make your own wine environments based upon any version of wine with various parameters. So I created my own Wine environment, put the Cosmic Forge files in that environment and then just messed with the Wine settings until it worked. I can't remember what version of Wine I used, but I think it was one of the earlier ones. I hope this helps.

Awesome step-by-step instructions are at the "Cosmic Forge" forum, courtesy of "Krynn". GOG won't let me post links, so a cut-and-paste of his instructions are below:



Thought to update on this as I figure out how to get your editor work in Mac.

Step 1: Download and install Wineskin Winery from [GOG won't let me post the link! Try google. It's by Urges Software]

Step 2: Open the app and create an engine and make note of location of the engine.

Step 3: Download CF, unzip the .rar [Note - by "CF" he means the Mad God Cosmic Forge editor]

Step 4: Drag the unzipped folder into the engine icon.

Step 5: There should be new window pop up, it may take a bit for it to open, be patient. Double click on CosmicForgeU.exe

Step 6: Point the game installation path, this will vary depending where you get game from (Steam vs Gog for example). Since I got mine from Gog, the following files path is default:

Wizardry 6

Z:\Applications\Wizardry 6+7\Wizardry 6.app\Contents\Resources\Wizardry 6.boxer\C Wizardry 6.harddisk

Wizardry 7

Z:\Applications\Wizardry 7.app\Contents\Resources\Wizardry 7.boxer\C Wizardry 7.harddisk\DSAVANT

I don't use Wizardry 7 Gold, and don't have Wizardry 8 yet. But path should be similar.

Step 7: Use Editor as normal; however, make note that saved files are in different locations, again for Gog, the path is:

Wizardry 6

Z:\Users\<your username where game is installed on>\Library\Application Support\Boxer\Gamebox States\com.gog.wizardry-6\Current.boxerstate\C Wizardry 6.harddisk

Wizardry 7

Z:\Users\<your username where game is installed on>\Library\Application Support\Boxer\Gamebox States\com.gog.wizardry-7\Current.boxerstate\C Wizardry 6.harddisk\DSAVANT

Gold or Wizardry 8, don't have game yet but path should be similar.

Notes that I noticed, for Wizardry 6, Weapon Equip patch will not work as it will show Read Error, but all other patches can be applied. As for Wizardry 7, as version 4.19, all patches can be applied with no error. However, Attach to the Running Game feature will not work.



Cheers,

iiago