VAGUE: Verily Another Game-engine by an Ultima Enthusiast
Some months ago, Time Machine Dragon alerted me to a side project of his, which he had tentatively named “VAGUE”. Here’s a look at what he had in mind.
Some months ago, Time Machine Dragon alerted me to a side project of his, which he had tentatively named “VAGUE”. Here’s a look at what he had in mind.
Dominus has posted a question to the Exult forums concerning whether or not he and the rest of the team should continue supporting legacy operating system versions.
While you’re enjoying your free copy of Ultima 4 from Good Old Games, why not update your copy of the xu4 snapshots as well?
Comparison screenshots of the title screens from the various ports of Ultima 3.
Comparison screenshots of the gameplay graphics from the various ports of Ultima 3.
I have updated Ultima Aiera’s copies of the snapshot downloads for Pentagram and xu4, both because they were out of date anyway and because of the recent SDL fixes for the OS X versions.
An issue with deprecated OS functions in the latest version of OS X — code-named “Lion” — causes SDL-based games to crash.
The no longer anywhere even remotely approaching nightly open thread at Ultima Aiera.
As evidenced by recent code commits, several “under the hood” changes have been made to xu4, the cross-platform Ultima 4 engine.
A long-overdue guide to patching and getting the various Ultima games running.