Various Bits of Ultima Online News
Raph Koster discusses virtual economies and player retention, and news from the UO community tells of upcoming updates and its economic viability.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
The Savage Empire Remake: Trees!
Scythifuge has posted another image of the artwork — bamboo trees, this time — he has created for his Exult-based remake of Savage Empire.
Eriadain: Happening, Or Not
Moa Dragon has posted an update to the Eriadain blog, in which he laments that he will likely be unable to complete the project without help.
Announcing: Lord and Lady British!
Ultima creator Richard Garriott and his fiance Laetitia Pichot de Cayeux were married in a small ceremony in Paris, France, last Friday.
Back to Roots: First Scripted Quests
Fearyourself has made some excellent progress with scripting in his Ultima-inspired RPG engine project, and has implemented a few basic quests with it.
Rather Infrequent Open Thread
The no longer anywhere even remotely approaching nightly open thread at Ultima Aiera.
Ultima 4 Manga Scanlation…Complete!
Blu3vib3 and RCapowski have finished their scanlation — scanning and translation — of the manga retelling of Ultima 4.
Ultima 9 FMV Analysis
Sergorn Dragon, at the outcome of a conversation with Dominus, offers several observations on the various FMV cutscenes that were produced for and/or released with Ultima 9.
The Bob White Plot: Comparisons To Other Ultima 9 Plots
Sergorn Dragon offers several observations on the recently-revealed Bob White Plot, comparing some of its plot points to plot points from other revisions of the game’s plot.
New Download: Ultima 3 EGA Tileset
Thanks to Dungy of the Codex of Ultima Wisdom, Ultima Aiera now hosts a custom EGA graphics upgrade for Ultima 3 for download.
