Scythifuge has been having a rough go of it lately, it sounds like:

I have been working very sporadically with not a lot of new assets being produced. I am having artist’s block & am severely lacking in inspiration right now. It has also affected my other creative habits such as my guitar playing & writing. These slumps happen from time to time & I am -not- abandoning my projects.

However I am still active to a degree. Agentorangeguy has emailed me about my Avatar’s House sprites that I have drawn not just for the Savage Empire but for any Exult Studio based Ultima that would require the beginnings or endings to take place on Earth (post Ultima IV). These of course can be used for other projects.

I informed him that they are on a canvas & that I will try to finish some of the unfinished things & send him a sprite sheet. If they are converted into shapes for Exult then that will push forward both his Ultima VI remake as well as Savage Empire.

What would really help is having more artists/animators jump on board along with people that can help with usecode & scripting.

So, if there are any usecoders out there who are just itching for another chance to bend Exult to their mighty, mighty will, why not pop on by this project’s Facebook page and introduce yourself? Ditto if you’re a pixel artist…you could end up helping two projects at once!

Or, you know, speak your piece here, if you don’t have Facebook.