Ultima Game Music On a (Real!) Roland MT-32
Jaesun999 has begun recording in-game music from various Ultima titles as played on an original (and very real — not emulated!) Roland MT-32. He has posted his results so far in a short YouTube playlist.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
Back to Roots Adds NPC and Merchant Support
Jc/Fearyourself’s ambitious project, Back to Roots, has added support for NPCs and merchants to his game engine, both of which can be configured quickly and quite easily through XML.
Easter Musings
Withstand the Fury Dragon’s annual reflections on the Easter season. Decidely not Ultima-related, but hopefully worthwhile.
Nuvie's First Official Release
After 3 years, 8 months and one day of no news, Eric Fry has updated the Nuvie website to announce that after eight years of development, the first official release of his Ultima 6 engine is available. “In Mani Corp,” indeed!
Ultima MineCraft Textures Updated
Andy Panthro and Zeph’s texture Ultima-themed texture packs for MineCraft have both been updated.
Ultima 4 Map Editor For DOS Updated
Ram Dragon has published an updated version of his Ultima 4 Map Editor for DOS, which now boasts the same features as the Windows version he published recently.
Stones, In Minecraft
Someone has implemented Stones, the classic Ultima tune, using Minecraft’s sound-making noteblocks.
I'll Be Traveling Today
Since I’ll be spending most of today in the air, as it were, there probably won’t be much in the way of other articles posted to the site. Though I’ll try and check comments from time to time, and will have access to email whilst in airports.
