Author: WtF Dragon

April 4, 2015

The Vigil of Easter

The by-now traditional Easter musings from WtF Dragon. It is likely there will not be much else in the way of news posted to the Codex until after Easter Monday.

Ultima Online

April 2, 2015

Ultima Online: Publish 89.1 Available; Mandatory New Client

Broadsword Online Games have released Publish 89.1 for Ultima Online.

Underworld Ascendant

April 2, 2015

Underworld Ascendant: Laying the Groundwork

The Underworld Ascendant team have been exploring the features of Unity 5 lately.

Gaming

April 2, 2015

GOG Launches “Reclaim Your Games” DRM-Free Initiative

GOG have announced their “Reclaim Your Games” initiative, wherein you can redeem license keys from box copies of certain games for a digital download of the same game.

CD Projekt RED / Gaming / Spam Spam Spam Humbug

April 2, 2015

Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 3 Live

Proving once again that reducing something to raw numbers isn’t necessarily the best way to appreciate its beauty: Kotaku commits journalism with a grand article about the Homeworld Remastered soundtrack. Also: useful Windows applications, encryption software, and sundry other gaming news.

Gaming / Inspired by Ultima

April 1, 2015

Hand of Fate: The Card Dealer Character Was Inspired by Ultima

Hand of Fate, a hybrid card game/RPG/third-person action brawler by Defiant Development, drew some inspiration from Ultima’s card-casting gypsy.

Ultima Fan Projects

April 1, 2015

The Dark Unknown: Creature Art; New Keyboard Commands; Enhancements and Bug Fixes

It has been a while since we last checked in with Goldenflame Dragon to see what progress he has made on The Dark Unknown. And as it happens, he has made quite a bit...

Ultima Fan Projects

March 31, 2015

New Fan Project: Ultima 4 Remastered (For Commodore 64)

A reworked version of Ultima 4 for the Commodore 64 that fixes numerous bugs, enhances the graphics, and overhauls the artwork for cutscenes and the character creation sequence.