Forsaken World: Wizard — How to Install the Client

If you've just decided to jump into the game and don't know where to start — this article is for you. You'll need about 16 GB of free disk space and a bit of time for downloading. The guide covers everything: from grabbing the installer to the moment you click PLAY and step into the world of Eyrda.

Where to Download

The ready-to-use installer lives here: https://fw-wizard.com/files/Wizard_Installer.exe

This is a small file (~210 MB) — it will download the rest of the client by itself. The Downloads section on the site also has a full ZIP archive (~13 GB) for those who'd rather grab a single file and have the patience. For most players we recommend the installer — it's more convenient, resumes from where it broke off if your connection drops, and registers all dependencies properly.

The full client size is ~16 GB. You'll need that much free space on the drive where you install it.

Installation

You run Wizard_Installer.exe, pick a folder, hit Install. After that you can go make some tea — on a normal connection the full download takes 20-40 minutes, on a slow connection — up to a few hours. If your internet drops mid-download, nothing terrible happens: just relaunch the installer and it'll pick up where it left off.

When everything is downloaded, open the folder where you installed it. You'll see something roughly like this:

There's only one file you actually need — patcher.exe (the tooltip will say Forsaken World Update Program). This is your entry point into the game.

The game is not launched through update/PEM.exe directly. Yes, the file is sitting right there, tempting. No, don't click it. PEM without patcher doesn't get the right settings and will crash with some kind of mess. Always only patcher.exe — two clicks.

First Launch and Language Selection

When you launch patcher for the first time, a small window appears:

Here you pick the language you want to play in, just once. Seven options are available: English, Deutsch, Espanol, Francais, Portugues, Russkij, Ukrainska. English is the default — if that suits you, you can just hit Skip right away, and the client will continue without any extra waiting.

If you pick a different language — patcher will immediately start downloading the corresponding language pack (somewhere around 200-500 MB depending on the language). A progress bar appears at the bottom of the launcher. You wait for it to finish — and the client automatically switches to your language.

The language selection window will pop up only once. Patcher remembers your choice and won't ask this question again on subsequent launches.

If You Changed Your Mind About the Language

Changing language after the initial selection is done through Settings. In the launcher's right panel you click the Settings button, and in the window that opens you'll find Language at the bottom:

You pick a new language from the list, hit OK — patcher automatically downloads the language pack (if it hasn't already) and restarts.

Right next to it there's an Optimal button — we recommend hitting it right after you first enter Settings. The launcher will look at what graphics card, CPU, and how much RAM you have, and set the graphics options so the game both looks decent and doesn't lag. Later, once you're used to it, you can tweak things by hand, but Optimal is good enough for a start.

Checking the Version and Playing

Everything is set up — now you see the main Wizard menu:

At the bottom-left you'll see two important numbers: Version code (your current version) and Latest version (the most recent version on the server). The square brackets next to the client version show the separate language pack version — [pt: …] for Portuguese, [ru: …] for Russian, and so on. The English client doesn't show square brackets because it doesn't need a language pack.

If both numbers match — you hit the big blue PLAY button and you're in.

If they differ — the Update button will light up at the bottom. You hit it, wait for patcher to download the difference, and then PLAY.

Support

If nothing above helped — come hang out in our Discord, someone's always online and happy to figure things out:

• Discord: https://discord.gg/BtXQ4rtHwN
• Site: https://fw-wizard.com

Good luck out there, see you in Eyrda ⚔️