Spam Spam Spam Humbug 126 – Shroud of Radiance
From Shroud of the Avatar to Pool of Radiance, this episode covers RPGs new and old…and a bunch of stuff in between.
Category: Ultima Fan Projects
The Savage Empire Remake: Help Still Needed
Scythifuge Dragon could still use a fair bit of help in his ongoing, often-stalled effort to re-create Savage Empire with Exult.
Speculation: Could Underworld Exporter Add AI Texture & Sprite Upscaling?
In which the possibility of a high-resolution remake of Ultima Underworld is floated.
The Dark Unknown: Demo Released (Try It Now!)
Goldenflame Dragon has released a playable demo of The Dark Unknown.
The Dark Unknown: Introduction Splash Screens, Many New NPCs, and Post-Demo Bugfixes
Goldenflame Dragon has added a number of new NPCs to The Dark Unknown, which also has fancy new splash screens for its introductory sequence.
New Project(s): Akalabeth Ports for GW-Basic and MSX-BASIC
A pair of ports of Richard Garriott’s Akalabeth, to the GW-Basic and MSX BASIC programming languages.
New Project: Ultima Underworld Editor
A utility for editing all nine levels of the Abyss in Ultima Underworld, importing new graphics to the game, and modifying game data.
The Ultima 6 Remake: A Lot of Work Done
The Ultima 6 Remake team have implemented a significant amount of the game’s plot.
The Ultima 7 German Translation: Version 1.6 Released; Nitpicker’s Patch In Development
Sir John has released an update to his German translation patch for Ultima 7: The Black Gate, and has also begun work on a “Nitpicker’s Patch” for the game.
The Dark Unknown: Sitting in Chairs, City Descriptions, and an Almanac Update
NPCs in The Dark Unknown now have a “sitting down” sprite, and so can sit in chairs (e.g. in taverns).
