Sanctimonia: Vegetation Trampling Works!
Kevin Fishburne has gotten one of the cooler features in his Ultima-inspired online RPG engine — vegetation trampling — partially implemented.
Tagged: online
Sanctimonia: Bulletproof Networking
Sanctimonia, the Ultima-inspired multiplayer online game engine, now has “bulletproof” network transaction support, according to its developer.
Classic Ultima Online: August Update
Shattered Moon has posted an additional update to the Classic Ultima Online website, in which he explains that no major progress was made during August, and offers a gameplay video that shows off some of the new features in the upcoming client.
Classic Ultima Online: Summer Updates
In the few months since last his project was reported on, Shattered Moon has made several improvements to Classic Ultima Online, his multiplayer re-imagining of Ultima 4.
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.
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.
New Project: Elderlands
Another old-school Ultima-inspred MMORPG from former Origin Systems software engineer Jason Ely.
Sanctimonia Updates and a Plea for Assistance
Kevin Fishburne has made excellent progress on his Ultima-inspired online RPG, Sanctimonia…but now, more than ever, he needs help getting the game developed.
Massively's Game Archaeologist Looks At UO2 and UXO
The Game Archaeologist, one of the periodic features at Massively (the MMORPG news site), looks at the sad story of two Origin MMORPGs that never saw the light of day.
