Tagged: Britannia

Ray-traced Ultima goodness

Ray-traced Ultima goodness

While doing some reading for his Masters programme, Dino stumbled upon a lecture on ray-tracing (a 3D rendering technique) that featured some Ultima-themed artwork as an example: Notable elements in the diagram include the...

Sergorn Dragon vs. Ultima 9

Sergorn Dragon vs. Ultima 9

That’s right…my “boss” on the Ultima Return project has reached the last title in his playthrough of the Ultima games: Ultima 9: Ascension. And not without a few attempts to stoke more discussion about...

New Gallery: Serpent Isle Original Design

New Gallery: Serpent Isle Original Design

Y724T2KRVUWP … IGNORE THIS I’ve been meaning to restore/overhaul the gallery here at Ultima Aiera for a while, and I can think of no better way to kick that process off — and to...

Ultima 4…unplayable?

Ultima 4…unplayable?

The Brainy Gamer — who in real life teaches a class in which he periodically subjects his students to classic computer games like Fallout and Planetfall — has written an interesting article that really...

To-do list for the site

To-do list for the site

Bumped again for my own purposes: there’s a few things left undone here. [image:98:r:s=0:l=x] This is mostly for my benefit, O Reader, as my memory is not what it once was (not that it...

Forgotten World Update

Forgotten World Update

I’ve been horribly lax in posting this, but the Forgotten World project — an ambitious, in-engine remake/modification of Ultima 9 — has seen several major updates in recent months. Their first bit of news...