Monthly Archive: February 2014
Shroud of the Avatar: OS X Screenshot
Scott “Lum” Jennings shared a screenshot of the Shroud of the Avatar client running under Apple’s OS X.
Shroud of the Avatar: Lum Explains the Conversation System Technology
Scott “Lum” Jennings gave us a bit of a look at the technical underpinnings of Shroud of the Avatar’s conversation system recently.
Shroud of the Avatar: Original Backers Now Called Royal Founders; New Colour Scheme Revealed
Portalarium have established a new backer category, Royal Founders, to recognize those who pledged to Shroud of the Avatar during its early crowdfunding.
Lord of Ultima Shutting Down
EA will be closing down online services for Lord of Ultima on May 12th, 2014, and shuttering the game itself on that date.
A Note on Ultima Forever’s Status
It has been a while since last we saw an Ultima Forever update or heard from its developers. What’s going on?
Shroud of the Avatar: Dallas Snell Addresses the Pledging Controversy
Dallas Snell left a lengthy statement on the Shroud of the Avatar forums in an attempt to address the recent controversy over pledge gifting.
Ultima Online Under New Operations
Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot are no longer in Mythic’s hands; Broadsword Online Games has taken over operations for both MMORPGs.
On the Purchasing and Gifting of Shroud of the Avatar Pledges, Or How To Become an Early Founder
A small collection of controversies erupted late last week over the issue of Shroud of the Avatar pledge gifting. In case you’ve missed what’s going on or are confused by it, here’s my attempt at a primer on the situation.
The Ultima 1 Board Game: Download the Game Materials Here!
Joseph Propati has made the digital assets for his board game adaptation of Ultima 1 available for download here at the Ultima Codex.
Shroud of the Avatar: In-Game Company Meeting
Scott “Lum” Jennings posted a couple of pictures to the Shroud of the Avatar forums showing a number of the development team’s Avatars having an in-game meet-up.
