Author: WtFD (Edit Mode)

June 9, 2014

“Seeing what cannot be seen, hearing what no man hears, communing with beings not present…what ancient spirit possesses the mage that his mind constantly dwells on things not perceived by the common man?” –...

Gaming

June 7, 2014

Oooh…Risen 3 Gameplay!

More thoughts on this later. The narration is in German, I think, but even though I can’t understand more than the occasional word here and there, it makes me laugh at a number of...

Random

June 6, 2014

For the Ultima 8 Fans In the Audience

(Hat tip: Rowan Foster-Sutherland, via Facebook)

Quotes

June 6, 2014

“The Oracle hath always been a fraud! Dost thou not comprehend?” – Great Captain Voldin, Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle

Factoids

June 5, 2014

There’s an extra sequence at the end of the NES port of Ultima 3, in which the player must escape Castle Death as it collapses.

Quotes

June 4, 2014

“Even older texts indicate that the Zealans initially believed in not three, but six such deities!” – The Mythology of the Zealan Deities, Ultima 8

Ultima Dragons / Ultima Fan Projects

June 3, 2014

Xenerkes Dragon Returns to the World of Ultima

Xenerkes Dragon has been out of the Ultima fan project scene for over a decade, but he has recently decided to jump back into it with an update to his savegame editor.

Ultima Fan Projects

June 3, 2014

Help An Ultima Fan Finish Ultima V: Lazarus

An Ultima fan is attempting to play through Ultima V: Lazarus, and has encountered a couple of issues in doing so.

Quotes

June 3, 2014

“Shamino the deceitful and his allies are waiting in the dark passages of this castle to ambush me.” – The Journal of the King of the White Dragon, Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle

Factoids

June 2, 2014

The beggar known as Ambule is female in Ultima 4 (the game) but male in the novelization.