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Family matter

Family matter

I’ve just been informed that my uncle, Robert Kelly, has passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. He was the youngest of my Mom’s seven siblings, and not a particularly large number of years older than...

Sorry for the outage

Sorry for the outage

My web host upgraded the database security settings, and must have used some sort of automated system to automagically parse through my sites to identify configuration files with database access information. Where it detected...

Ultima 4…in Flash!

Ultima 4…in Flash!

Blair Leggett contacted me via email to alert me to his online, Flash-based remake of Ultima 4…which looks really darn cool, actually. Go and check thou it out, good reader! And while you do...

Return to the Serpent Isle: April Update

Return to the Serpent Isle: April Update

Sergorn Dragon has posted another monthly update to the Return to the Serpent Isle project site, in which he talks about various script-related developments (sleeping, a food system, and the rudiments of a magic...

And then there were two!

And then there were two!

My wife just got back from her doctor’s appointment this morning with a glowing report, so I can now tell you all: this young Dragon and his Dragoness are expecting another wee Dragonlet. If...

Lord of Ultima officially released

Lord of Ultima officially released

As noted by the guys at WCCIC, Electronic Arts has announced that Lord of Ultima has been officially released. REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.–(BUSSINES WIRE)–Phenomic™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, announced today Lord of Ultima™,...

PHP5!

PHP5!

As in: “I just rolled the site over to…” I’ve been experimenting with a couple of new plugins, both of which require PHP5 to be enabled on the server. Which shouldn’t be a big...

Ultima 6 Project Beta 3 Released

Ultima 6 Project Beta 3 Released

Well, today is an exciting Monday, isn’t it? That’s right…the newest Beta release of the Ultima 6 Project is available for download: It is with much pleasure that we announce the release of the...

Titans of Ether March Update

Titans of Ether March Update

Doesn’t look like the team has that much to report this time around, and no positions are presently open. Which is probably a good sign; it means (I can only assume) that they got...