Anthony Salter dropped some exciting news on the Ultima Dragons Facebook group earlier this month: as of version 0.2.0 of the project, the introductory sequence of Ultima 7 — the initial murder investigation in Trinsic — is fully playable.

Features of the new version:

• The full intro is now complete.
• Then entire plotline in Trinsic is now complete.
• Buying from shopkeepers is now implemented.
• Music and sound effects have been added.
• The lighting system has been greatly improved.
• Character cards that allow you to equip your characters are now implemented.
• Pathfinding now allows characters to walk up and down levels.
• Sandbox mode allows you to tinker with the game however you wish.
• Help screens have been added for both demo and sandbox mode.
• Patreon Island honors the patrons who have helped this project stay alive.

You can grab the latest Windows installer for Ultima VII: Revisited on the project’s website, or from its project entry here at the Codex. You can also visit the good Mr. Salter’s GitHub profile if you want to try your hand at building from source.