Cambragol is evidently in the mood to make a batch of feelies — the colloquial term for the box contents that regularly graced the Ultima games — to celebrate the impending release of Threat of the Trinity, his mod for Ultima 4.

Things are nearly done, bug hunting and testing is just a process of polishing now. I have to start thinking about a release. However…I am really not so keen to just release it digitally. It just has no worth for me. The feelies, the box, the map, the books, my own binder full of notes, clues and charts, was what made Ultima IV special. It was real.

So, I would kind of prefer to make Threat of the Trinity real too. That means a box, map, booklet, trinket etc.

Can I do that? Well, likely not. But I think I should at least take a stab at it. I put a huge amount of time, sweat and tears into this project already. I have been reaching out over the past year to artists, map makers etc., to see if I could commission some awesome high quality work, and at first there were no takers. But now there are some, and a possibility of moving forward with feelies has presented itself.

So…Feelies…

You can see a mockup of potential feelies above, and Cambragol discusses the costs of such things a bit more in his news post. Thereat, you can also find out how to send him your thoughts…or to communicate your interest in getting your hands on any items that do end up getting produced.