Monthly Archive: April 2010

Ultima 4…in Flash!

Ultima 4…in Flash!

Blair Leggett contacted me via email to alert me to his online, Flash-based remake of Ultima 4…which looks really darn cool, actually. Go and check thou it out, good reader! And while you do...

Return to the Serpent Isle: April Update

Return to the Serpent Isle: April Update

Sergorn Dragon has posted another monthly update to the Return to the Serpent Isle project site, in which he talks about various script-related developments (sleeping, a food system, and the rudiments of a magic...

And then there were two!

And then there were two!

My wife just got back from her doctor’s appointment this morning with a glowing report, so I can now tell you all: this young Dragon and his Dragoness are expecting another wee Dragonlet. If...

Lord of Ultima officially released

Lord of Ultima officially released

As noted by the guys at WCCIC, Electronic Arts has announced that Lord of Ultima has been officially released. REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.–(BUSSINES WIRE)–Phenomic™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, announced today Lord of Ultima™,...

PHP5!

PHP5!

As in: “I just rolled the site over to…” I’ve been experimenting with a couple of new plugins, both of which require PHP5 to be enabled on the server. Which shouldn’t be a big...

Ultima 6 Project Beta 3 Released

Ultima 6 Project Beta 3 Released

Well, today is an exciting Monday, isn’t it? That’s right…the newest Beta release of the Ultima 6 Project is available for download: It is with much pleasure that we announce the release of the...

Titans of Ether March Update

Titans of Ether March Update

Doesn’t look like the team has that much to report this time around, and no positions are presently open. Which is probably a good sign; it means (I can only assume) that they got...

Some rambling Easter thoughts

Some rambling Easter thoughts

Back when I was still actively working on Lost Sosaria, I wrestled with various “morality” systems that I might want to work in to the game…the default karma approach that had featured in precious...

Rebuilding Exult?

Rebuilding Exult?

There’s been a fair bit of talk and buzz about Exult lately, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that Exult development has really picked up lately. Some of the different platforms have really gotten some well-needed attention lately which has also been something of a shot in the arm to both the engine development and the community as a whole. Read more for the whole story…