Zygon Dragon has posted a short update informing us of the status of worldbuilding efforts in the Exult-based Ultima 6 remake he is assisting with:

Here’s a quick update from agentorangeguy.

I’ve been doing a lot of map work lately, cleaning up areas and polishing them up. The only “rough” areas left are a few islands near Serpents’ Hold, Isle of the Avatar, and possibly a few small areas on the mainland. Structure wise, the only part left to build on the main map is the Isle of the Avatar and Stonegate castle. Finally, the main map is near complete!

From there, the npcs will be finished on the main map. The towns left needing full npc conversations are Moonglow, New Magincia, and half of Serpent’s Hold. Some of the wanderers/loners will need to be fixed as well. Many npcs need touched-up portraits by Odkin still, but in the meantime, I am using the original portraits on those.

We’re still in need of custom in game books. If we receive at least 10 eligible in-game book submissions, we will release an area of the map for a demo. There will probably be a poll to determine which areas are released, so keep checking back for updates and send in your book submissions!

As always, it’s good to hear that work proceeds apace on this remake of Ultima 6 (which remains, as always, my personal favourite title in the series). If you haven’t done so yet, Dragons and Dragonettes, consider submitting the text for a book to the project! It’s the easy way to ensure a demo gets released!