Wizardry 8, what's with the cracks

[SoftBeard]

It seems there's been a lot of confusion over the Wizardry 8 update patches and the associated cracks. Apparently I helped create some of that confusion, so I'll try and set the record straight. The v1.22 wiz8.exe no-cd is for the Sirtech 12/12 patch; NOT for the latest 12/23 patch which, I'm told, uses wiz8.exe v1.23. Thanks for setting me straight IXB!
For some reason, I had thought both the 12/12 & 12/23 Sirtech patches had used the same v1.22 wiz8.exe file. This is NOT the case. Apparently, the v1.22 wiz8.exe no-cd will *partially* work with the 12/23 Sirtech patch, but fails if you try to load a v1.23-specific save game. Ouch! A real 12/23 (wiz8.exe v1.23) no-cd will have to wait until I get hold of an unwrapped (un-Safedisc'ed) wiz8.exe v1.23 or an unwrapper that can handle Safedisc 2.51.