Monthly Archive: July 2011
Richard Garriot Interview: Space Travel For Everyone!
JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, has posted an interview with Ultima creator and private astronaut Richard Garriott, in which he discusses his dream of space travel open to the general public.
DOSBox…Now With MT-32 Emulation
A custom DOSBox build which incorporates the MUNT Roland MT-32 emulation patch has been released.
More Ultima 4 EGA Screenshots
Darren Janeczek from the xu4 project team sends in some additional screenshots of Wiltshire Dragon’s EGA graphics upgrade for the game, as well as a few screenshots of his Avatar icon-changing utility.
For Those Of You (Especially iPad 2 Users) Who Want Ultima On Your iOS Device
The only way — at present — to run Ultima games on your Apple iDevice is to jailbreak it. For iPad 2 owners, this has been a major obstacle…until today.
Massively's Game Archaeologist Looks At UO2 and UXO
The Game Archaeologist, one of the periodic features at Massively (the MMORPG news site), looks at the sad story of two Origin MMORPGs that never saw the light of day.
Various Bits of Ultima Online News
Raph Koster discusses virtual economies and player retention, and news from the UO community tells of upcoming updates and its economic viability.
The Savage Empire Remake: Trees!
Scythifuge has posted another image of the artwork — bamboo trees, this time — he has created for his Exult-based remake of Savage Empire.
Eriadain: Happening, Or Not
Moa Dragon has posted an update to the Eriadain blog, in which he laments that he will likely be unable to complete the project without help.
Announcing: Lord and Lady British!
Ultima creator Richard Garriott and his fiance Laetitia Pichot de Cayeux were married in a small ceremony in Paris, France, last Friday.
Back to Roots: First Scripted Quests
Fearyourself has made some excellent progress with scripting in his Ultima-inspired RPG engine project, and has implemented a few basic quests with it.
