In what is surely the biggest news of the week (and possibly the month) Ultima 6 Project has released Milestone 3 of their Dungeon Siege-based remake of the classic (and my personal favourite) Ultima title.

Notable improvements in this latest release include:

• New areas to explore, including the Spider Cave, Buccaneer’s Den, Yew, and Continental Britannia)
• Upgrades to existing areas
• Gargoyles in the intro sequence
• Branching conversations
• Class-based equipment limitations
• Party banter
• Context menus on useable items
• Enhanced creature spawning

As with the previous Milestones, the above changes should not be considered “final” releases of systems, and the team encourages the player to send any feedback to them for consideration.

And yes, they are already working on Milestone 4.

I have uploaded the new installer to Aiera, and it can be downloaded through the project entry here at the site.