Each Wizardry 8 Monster has four levels in the database. For example, a Savant Trooper might have levels 4, 7, 8 and 9.Does anyone know what these level values mean?
The third one is usually the level listed for the monster in game. At least that is what I see on Expert difficulty. However, I am equally sure that this is not true 100% of the time.
One theory I read elsewhere is that the first three are the level of the creature on Easy, Normal and Expert difficulty setting. But I do not see differences in level when I change difficulty setting in game (even allowing time to go by, changing zones etc.) and, besides, some monsters have a higher value in the second slot than in the third, which means they would be tougher on Normal than on Expert, which makes no sense.
I thought that perhaps the numbers had something to do with when the monsters were encountered in game. So, for example, the first number was the minimum level and the second was the maximum. But I do not see that in game either.
The only other 'clue' I have is that unique monsters and monsters that are actually NPCs (e.g. Sgt Kunar) have the same number of all four level slots. This suggests that the numbers provide some form or variety between monsters in a group, since it is suggesting that the values make no difference when there is only one monster. But, as far as have observed, monsters of a certain type are always the same level.
Has anyone figured it out?