Hi everyone. I'm having trouble using Dodd's mod. After re installing Wiz 8 and then Dodd's mod and starting a new game, the game crashes every time I try to go to inventory or even opening the very first chest at the beach in the very beginning. Has anyone had the same problems and how did you solve it? I copied the entire DATA and LEVELS files over the original ones. I'm using gold version, do i need any patches installed? I was all excited to start playing this mod only to have crashes all the time =(. Thanks for any help

Sounds like the game is installed in an UAC protected Folder like \program files (x86).
If so move it out to a neutral folder like C:\myGames\wizardry8, or better reinstall it there.
(you can copy the roster aka files from \saves\characters subfolder to the new install,
but do not use the saves)

Else i have atm no idea why it crashes for you, anyway let us know if that helps, if not more ideas may pop up.

TMI: Absence of an icon thats assigned to an item causes CTD at 100%, as soon as the game tries to display it
Given at what time you get the CTD, the most likely reason for it appears to be the absence of the new icons for items,
aka files in folder Wiz8InstallDir\data\items.
If install was ok you should see a bunch of them, iirc >500, but the game cant if it sits in an UAC protected folder.
Btw the default item icons of vanilla sit in the proprietary archive Wiz8Installdir}data\data.slf,
but if that file would be missing you may not even get through the character creation process.

Thanks Town, I moved the entire folder wizardry 8 to right under C: and ran the exe. It started but still crashes when I open the chest or press I for inventory.

FYI, I finally got it working with v2.3. Am I supposed patch 2.4 onto 2.3? or that's not possible and 2.4 might just be buggy?

Pretty sure 2.4 goes on top of 2.30,

1min later:
yes, the 2.40 readme says "Install onto the latest DoddTheSlayer_2.30 mod only."
Pretty sure 2.4 is not buggy, im playing it myself.

btw, there is also [Dodd2-4-DaeganTweaksFinal2.zip], has no readme but id bet it goes on top of 2.3 and 2.4

Thanks for the info, but I think v2.4 will be more than enough for me from what I have already heard