On Easter
In which, as is my wont, I muse on matters philosophical, drawing odd and perhaps obscure parallels between the themes of the Ultima series and the significance of this particular weekend.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
Jeff Skalski, Ultima Franchise Producer, Interview at UO Forums, Bonus: Virtues
Part 1 of UO Forums’ interview with Jeff Skalski, Ultima Franchise Producer, was posted last night. Here’s a few choice quotes that might interest non-UO player Ultima fans: UO Forums: What is your full...
Ultima 3.5 Pax Britannia: Various Updates
Andrew Owen continues to make excellent progress on his game, which tells the tale of what transpired between Ultima 3 and Ultima 4.
Abysmal: Not Dead After All?
Abysmal, which first appeared back in 2009, was intended as a new engine for Ultima Underworld that would work on multiple operating systems. It would appear that work has recently resumed on it!
Andy Panthro’s Ultima Textures for Minecraft Updated
Andy Panthro has updated his Ultima 6 and Ultima 7-inspired texture pack for Minecraft.
Zeph’s Ultima Textures (and Britannia Map) for Minecraft Updated
Zeph has a pair of updates that he wants you all to know about this week: he has updated his Minecraft texture pack again, and made quite a lot of progress with his Minecraft-based map of Britannia!
Concerning Legend of Grimrock (Slight Update!)
Legend of Grimrock, from Almost Human, is a dungeon-crawling RPG inspired (in part) by Ultima Underworld. And you can pre-order it now for 20% off what the list price will be!
Ultima VI Japanese Clue Book Character Images
There were a number of Japanese language Ultima clue books created for the PC and console releases in Japan, most of which are basically unknown outside of that country. They can really only be...
Wing Commander 4 Released on GOG.com
After far too long a wait, GOG.com has released the fourth game in the Wing Commander series; Wing Commander 4: The Price of Freedom is available for the steal-of-a-deal price of $5.99 right now!
Announcing: The Ultima Codex
The Ultima Codex, is the next phase in Ultima fandom online. I will no longer be posting news updates to this website. However, this site will remain online for the foreseeable future, both for reasons of posterity and as the home for the various project, utility, and patch downloads that were its beginning and which form its core. In time, these too will be moved over to The Ultima Codex, though it’s likely you’ll find them here for a long time to come as well.
