An Ultima 5-Style RPG for iOS? Yes, Please!
Cody Ellsworth has released a short video demonstrating his work-in-progress, Ultima 5-inspired RPG for iOS.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
Sanctimonia Updates: July 18th – August 21st
Kevin Fishburne’s Ultima-inspired online RPG engine has seen many improvements, especially to atmospheric effects, since last we heard news of it. Oh, and he’s implemented OpenGL-accelerated graphics, as well.
Back to Roots: NPCs in Skara Brae
Fearyourself has made yet more great progress on his Ultima-inspired RPG engine, Back to Roots, and has implemented all of the NPCs in Skara Brae for his upcoming tech demo.
EA Labels President Frank Gibeau Looks Back In Time
EA Labels president Frank Gibeau, in a recent interview, teased us all by letting slip that EA is looking at “a couple of old franchises” again.
Rather Infrequent Open Thread
The no longer anywhere near nightly open discussion thread at Ultima Aiera.
Richard Garriott at GDC: The Evolution of Games
Richard Garriott gave a version of his “three eras of gaming” keynote talk at GDC Europe this week, and focused a lot on Ultima and Ultima online in its text.
Back to Roots: Looking For Collaboration
Fearyourself, having reached a point where he feels his Ultima-inspired game engine, Back to Roots, is stable and mature enough, is looking for more people to join the project.
Back to Roots: Boat Transportation
Fearyourself has added boat travel (and most other forms of “vehicular” travel) to his Ultima-inspired game engine, Back to Roots.
