Ray-traced Ultima goodness
While doing some reading for his Masters programme, Dino stumbled upon a lecture on ray-tracing (a 3D rendering technique) that featured some Ultima-themed artwork as an example:
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Check out that cloth texture!
Notable elements in the diagram include the Bell, Book, and Candle, which feature in Ultima 4, and also the Ultima 4 Ultima 5-era [Thanks, Donn! – Ed.] map of Britannia. The tarot cards are the same as were found in Ultima 9, both in the game box and in the game proper.
Being an Ultima V aficionado, I have to point out that is actually the Ultima V map. Granted, it didn’t change that much from IV, but those are the V colors and everything, pretty clearly. You can make out Blackthorn’s Castle there on Terfin.
I stand corrected!
Thanks for that. I’ll update the article accordingly.