Ultima Online: Yamato Reverted 7.5 Hours
The Yamato shard for Ultima Online had to be taken offline today, and will also be subject to a time reversion.
Daily Archive: August 21, 2014
Ananias: Version 1.25 Released
The latest version of Ananias includes pet selection and buffing, as well as a skill point display on the main game UI.
Wallpaper for the Week
Wallpaper for the week. This is the starting area for Ultima Forever; I found a very high-resolution version of it in the game data, and scaled it down a bit (it’s still 2048×2048, though)....
Nuvie: More Work on Martian Dreams Support, Including the Ruby Slippers
The Nuvie team have been hard at work expanding the engine’s support for Martian Dreams. They have also begun adding multi-language support!
The Dark Unknown: Palace of the Skies
Goldenflame Dragon has been hard at work adding a new location to the world of The Dark Unknown.
A New PC Port of Mount Drash
Feeding Dragon is working on a new version of the PC port of Ultima: Escape from Mount Drash.
“New” Project – Sosaria: Forging Britannia (for Runesword)
A mod for Runesword that tells the tale of a post-Ultima 3 Britannia.
How Mana Became a Game Mechanic
The History of Mana: How an Austronesian Concept Became a Video Game Mechanic: An in-depth look at the origins of the word ‘mana’, which hails from the root language of many Polynesian cultures and...
More Details on Sierra and the New King’s Quest (And a Logo)
There are a few — very few — additional details about the new, upcoming King’s Quest game on the now-live Sierra website.
