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.
“The Sosarian Paradox”: Version 1.02 Arrives on the Neverwinter Vault
Melavir Sauin Dragon has posted version 1.02 of “The Sosarian Paradox,” his “Neverwinter Nights”-based remake of “Escape from Mt. Drash,” to the Neverwinter Vault.
Check Out “Serpent Isle Restored”: The Lost Half of “Serpent Isle” (Now Looking for Playtesters!)
An “Exult”-based restoration of the unfinished second half of “Ultima 7 Part Two: Serpent Isle,” rebuilt from Origin’s notes and unused code.
“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.
