Interview with Mike McShaffry
Mike McShaffry, the project director for Ultima 8, graciously agreed to answer a number of questions from the Ultima fandom.
Tagged: DOSBox
Pix’s Ultima Patcher: A Slightly Tweaked Update
Pix has made a small update to his venerable Ultima Patcher for Windows, which supports the version 2 installer GOG are using for their standalone version of Ultima 4.
Exult on iOS!
Android ports of Exult, the cross-platform Ultima 7 engine, have existed for a while now, but Lanica Dragon has undertaken the effort of porting the engine to Apple’s iOS mobile operating system.
Ultima V: Character Transfer Fix For the GOG Version
Sam Jeff Nichols has released a small patch that corrects the character import issue affecting the GOG release of Ultima 5.
The Ultima 7 Earthquake Fix…Fixes More Than That
It would appear that the fix for errors related to Ultima 7’s “earthquake” effect in DOSBox also corrects another issue.
GOG Updates Ultima 8 With OS X Support
GOG have updated their version of Ultima 8; an OS X download is now available.
Updated: Ultima 1-5 Savegame Editor
Xenerkes Dragon’s utility for modifying savegame files from the early Ultimas has had a needed DLL file added to it, and a Wineskin-wrapped version for OS X users is now available.
Pix’s Ultima Patcher Updated
Pix has updated his patching utility for the Ultima games to address some issues with GOG’s Ultima releases.
Pix’s Ultima Patcher Updated
Pix has added the earthquake fix for Ultima 7 (under DOSBox) to his Ultima Patcher.
Ultima 7: Fixing the Earthquake Effect in DOSBox
A patch that corrects the erratic nature of Ultima 7’s earthquake effect when the game is played using DOSBox.
Pix’s Ultima Patcher Updated With MT-32 Support (And Now Ultima 9, Too!)
Pix has updated his Ultima Patcher again; it will now add Forgotten World’s latest patch (among others) to an installation of Ultima 9.
