It Turns Out “Ultima VII: Revisited” Has a Hidden First-Person Mode
Viridian Games’ recent anniversary stream offered a broad look at the current state of “Ultima 7: Revisited”, but one feature in particular stood out.
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Thirty-Four Years of the Dragon: Celebrating the UDIC
The (possibly) oldest gaming fan club on the Internet turned 34 last week.
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Check Out “Ultima Unity,” a Unity-Based Remake of “Ultima 9”
A remake of “Ultima 9” based on the “Bob White Plot,” using the Unity game engine as its foundation.
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“Exult” Adds Support for FMV Cutscenes
The “Exult” engine now supports using custom introduction and endgame cutscenes, and also allows for the use of cutscenes during normal gameplay.
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Want to Get “Ultima V: Lazarus” Running On Your SteamDeck?
Sir Bedwyr has figured out how to get “Ultima V: Lazarus”, a “Dungeon Siege”-based remake of “Ultima 5”, working on Valve’s SteamDeck handheld gaming device.
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Check Out nsm53project’s Upscaled Ultima 9 Cutscenes
“Ultima 9’s” cutscene videos have been upscaled to 4K resolution.
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Building an “Exult” Mod? Check Out G.W. Chapman’s Custom “Ultima 7” Shapes & Sprites
A (large!) set of custom artwork for “Ultima 7’s” character, creature, and weapon sprites and shapes.
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Richard Garriott Will Issue Ultima (and Shroud of the Avatar) Completion Certificates (Updated!)
Richard Garriott will send you a completion certificate for any Ultima game (or Shroud of the Avatar) if you report your feat to him.
The Ultima Source Code Offline Archive Project (USCOAP)
Inspired by the Wing Commander CIC’s efforts, the Ultima Codex is launching an attempt to archive — offline, of course — the source code for as many Ultima games as possible.
“Ultima 8: Exult” Adds the Necromancers Enclave
The “Ultima 8: Exult” team have implemented another area of Tenebrae from “Ultima 8” in the “Exult” engine.
A Huge Trove of “Ultima 8”-Themed “Exult” Sprites from Grant W. Chapman
The ever-so-talented Grant W. Chapman has been churning out many new sprite sheets to support various fan projects (especially “Ultima 8: Exult”).
“Exult” Version 1.12.1 Released
A new stable build of “Exult” has been released, bringing many bugfixes and SDL 3 support to the cross-platform “Ultima 7” engine.
Check Out These “Ultima X” UI Concepts
UI mockups for a hypothetical tenth “Ultima” game entitled “Legacy of the Avatar.”
Want to Edit the Graphics Tiles for the early “Ultima” Games? Check Out the “Ultima Tile Editor!”
A utility to export graphics tiles from “Ultima 1” through “Ultima 5,” and then re-import tiles thereto.
Ultima 9 Asset Archaeology Leads to a New Utility
Steve Taylor set out to explore “Ultima 9’s” game data, and wrote a file-viewer utility along the way.
“The Ultima 6 Remake”: Ship Cannons!
The upcoming version 1.3 release of “The Ultima 6 Remake” for “Exult” will feature working ship cannons…as befits “Ultima 6”.
“Ultima 8: Exult”: Radiant-Style NPC Dialogue
Ideal Dragon is hoping to make NPC dialogue in his “Exult”-based remake of “Ultima 8” a little more dynamic.
“The Sosarian Paradox”: Roving Fog of War
Taking advantage of “Neverwinter Nights” engine features in a remake of an obscure spinoff of the “Ultima” series.
“Ultima 8: Exult”: A Look at Stellos’ House
Ideal Dragon has moved on to implementing Argentrock Isle in his ongoing “Exult”-based remake of “Ultima 8”.
AI Art Humour: A Gaming Crossover We Need
It should have been obvious that the “Ultima” and “Monkey Island” games would make for a great crossover.
