EA Brings Every “Ultima” to Steam (and the “Wing Remasters” as well)!
EA has released the “Ultima” series – the mainline games and both “Underworlds” – on Steam, along with remastered versions of the “Wing Commander” games.
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Check Out “Ultima VI: Enhanced Edition”: A First-Person (and More!) Reworking of “Ultima 6”, Built on Godot and “Nuvie”
A fork of “Nuvie” that incorporates the Godot engine to present the world and characters of “Ultima 6” in 3D.
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Check Out “Quest of the Companions”: An Exult Build That Brings Co-Op to Ultima VII
A co-op focused fork of “Exult,” which brings eight-player multiplayer to “Ultima 7: The Black Gate.”
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“Ultima 7 Online”: Catching Up With Loresong’s Browser-Based “Ultima 7” MMO
Loresong’s MMO reworking of “Ultima 7” now has a name: “Ultima 7 Online,” as well as a live testing server that supports hundreds of connections simultaneously.
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“Britannia Relit”: An Exult Fork That Gives Ultima VII Octopath-Style Lighting
A forked version of “Exult” that uses “Ultima 7: The Black Gate’s” native 3D object data to apply GPU-rendered lighting and weather effects to the game.
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“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.
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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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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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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.
“Project Tenebrae” Aims to Be a Mod Studio, and an Enhanced Edition, for “Ultima 8”
Stephen Underwood’s “Project Tenebrae” is building a full mod studio for “Ultima 8,” with an Enhanced Edition planned as the long-term goal.
“Ultima Online Ecosystem Project”: Bringing the Lost Alpha Ecology Back to Britannia
Dominik Smith’s “Ultima Online Ecosystem Project” is an attempt to revive the grazing-and-hunting ecology “Ultima Online” dropped before release.
Richard Garriott on the State of the Games Industry: “Pre-EA, We Never Cancelled a Project”
At a developers’ panel, Richard Garriott called the games industry “floundering” and noted that Origin never cancelled a project until EA bought it.
The Crawl Takes a Long Look at the PlayStation Port of “Ultima Underworld”
A dungeon-crawler-focused YouTube channel takes a long look at the Japan-exclusive PlayStation port of “Ultima Underworld.”
“Ultima VII Revisited”: Sprites, Spells, Skies, and “Forge of Virtue”
Anthony Salter has made a bunch of updates to “Ultima 7 Revisited,” most notably the addition of a new lighting system, spellcasting, and initial support for “Forge of Virtue.”
“Quest of the Companions”: Updates Abound
“Quest of the Companions,” the 8-player co-op reworking of “Exult,” has seen several updates since last week.
“Sand Castle RPG Maker”: Editor Now Available
Fahed Al-Daye, under the handle of “Armor Games,” has released the editor for his “Sand Castle RPG Maker” on itch.io.
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.
“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.
