“Ultima IX: Atonement”: Rebuilding the Isometric “Ultima 9” That Never Was
Inspired by the old isometric screenshots of “Ultima 9,” someone is attempting to build a complete version of Britannia in that style.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
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Check Out ChangeNode’s Modernized Version of LairWare’s “Ultima III: Exodus” Port
A modernized reworking of LairWare’s Mac OS port of “Ultima 3,” which adds controller support and compatibility with several other platforms (including Steam Deck).
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“Ultima: Exodus”: Three Patches in Three Weeks; Download Now Available
A playable build of Francois Poisson’s “Ultima: Exodus” that doesn’t require “RPG Maker MZ” is now available.
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Check Out “Unity Underground”: A Complete Engine Recreation of Ultima Underworld, Now Open Source
A Unity-based remake of “Ultima Underworld” that replaces the game’s graphics with 3D models and adds Xbox controller support.
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Richard Garriott Takes Dragon Con’s Julie Award and Outlines a Plan to Reclaim “Ultima”
Richard Garriott was the recipient of this year’s Julie Award at Dragon Con…where he also outlined a plan to reclaim the “Ultima” copyright in the near future.
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Tap to Walk: Check Out This Build of “Ultima 4” for Mobile and Web
A web-based engine for playing “Ultima 4” and, very soon, “Ultima 5” using the original game data. Also available as an iOS TestFlight app!
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Cear Dragon Has a Playable Version of “Ultima Forever” Working
Cear Dragon has managed to reverse engineer “Ultima Forever” enough that he is able to explore the game’s beautiful world.
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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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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.
“Code of The Savage”: Demo Now Available on Steam
As promised, the demo version of “Code of the Savage” is available on Steam…just in time for Next Fest!
Check Out “XU4 Legacy Edition”: Console-Style Menus and Gamepad Support for “Ultima 4”
A more user-friendly gameplay experience for “Ultima 4,” drawing heavily on the Sega Master System port of the game for inspiration.
“Ultima 8: Exult”: Translators Wanted (Eventually)
Ideal Dragon is putting out feelers for volunteers willing, when it’s ready, to help translate “Ultima 8: Exult” to other languages besides English.
Richard Garriott: “Shroud of the Avatar” Now Has “Zero Bugs” Thanks to AI
Speaking on the TechJesse podcast, Richard Garriott made the rather bold claim that, thanks to AI, “Shroud of the Avatar” is now “bug free.” But maybe the bigger surprise is that he’s still involved with “Shroud” at all?
“Legends of Britannia”: Beyond Trinsic
James McHugh has continued working on his browser-based prequel to “Ultima 7,” adding support for importing the original game data.
“Unknown Realm” Heads Back to Portland for Playtesting
Stirring Dragon Games will again be bringing “Unknown Realm” to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, which kicks off this weekend!
So…There’s a Browser-Based “Ultima 7” MMO (Kind Of)
Someone is working on a browser-based, fully MMO version of “Ultima 7,” aided by OpenAI’s Astra model
Every Byte of “Underworld II”: Another Decompiled “Ultima” Game
And now somebody has decompiled both the C and assembler for “Ultima Underworld 2.”
The Black Gate, Decompiled
The “Ultima 7: The Black Gate” source code has (finally!) been decompiled from the original game executable.
“Ultima V Redux” Is Function-Complete and Heading Toward Playtesting
Brad Hannah’s “Ultima V Redux” is feature-complete, and now in an extended playtesting and bugfixing phase.
