Nightly Open Thread
The nightly open discussion thread at Ultima Aiera. Which, admittedly, hasn’t exactly been “nightly” for the last couple of days.
Monthly Archive: March 2011
Introducing Basjian! Beta Testers Wanted!
Basjian is described by its creator as “a not-so-MMO game”. Written in JavaScript and Node, it sports a distinctly old-school, Ultima-esque look.
Eriadain is back in action!
One of the first Ultima 9 remakes, which stopped development before achieving a demo release, has been rebooted by its original developer using the Neverwinter Nights 2 engine. And yes, it’s still based on the Bob White Plot.
New Download: Dev Game for Exult
Malignant Manor’s attempt to implement a basic, free-to-play game with Exult, using only the engine and none of the original resources from Ultima 7: The Black Gate or Serpent Isle.
Anyone Want to Draw Some Ultima-themed UI Elements?
Team Return are looking for someone who can craft some very familiar-looking, Ultima-esque interface elements for use when opening chests and searching bodies in the game.
Sanctimonia Update: Now With Particles!
Development of Kevin Fishburne’s Ultima-inspired online game, Sanctimonia, proceeds apace with the addition of landscape sub-layers, alpha tiles to transition between textures, and a newly-working particle system.
A Lengthy Interview With Richard Garriott
Good Game — the TV show by Gamers, for Gamers — has an interesting and informative chat with the father of MMOs [and Ultima! – Ed.], Richard Garriott.
Found Online: The Cutting Room Floor
A neat — if bitterly sarcastic — wiki devoted to the little bits and pieces of AAA games that never made the final cut. Of course, they have Ultima.
