Apple's OS X Lion (10.7) Breaks Fullscreen for SDL-based Games
An issue with deprecated OS functions in the latest version of OS X — code-named “Lion” — causes SDL-based games to crash.
Tagged: Pentagram
Pentagram updated
I just happened to notice that the Windows binary snapshot for Pentagram had been updated recently. I have added the new version to the project entry here.
Exult Updated
After almost two years of no news (and infrequent snapshot updates), the Exult team have announced the release of Exult 1.4.9 RC1 for Windows and Mac, their latest build and the precursor to Exult...
Pentagram updated!
Well, it’s been a good couple of years since their penultimate news post, but on October 15th the Pentagram team dropped in a quick update to let us know that, since their need for...
Pentagram needs beta testers
Pentagram developer WJP remarked, in this thread at the Exult forums, that little in the way of development on Pentagram has been done this year. The cross-platform engine for Ultima 8 has been in...
Restored: Ultima 8 in Windows
Although rendered somewhat obsolete by Pentagram, Gaseous Dragon’s Windows patch for Ultima 8 (which, yes, is now once again available for download) still has a niche to fill while Pentagram remains unfinished.
Restored: Pentagram (also for Nokia)
Consider this a two-for-one: Pentagram‘s downloads have been restored, as have the Pentagram downloads for this set of ports of various Ultima projects to Nokia internet tablets. More to come![tags]Nokia[/tags]
Restored: U8 Mapper
I’m actually cheating a bit, because I was out late and am now pressed for time. And technically this is Friday’s update, and it’s now Saturday. At any rate, the big Ultima 8 remake,...
Oh, and did I mention…
…that with the restoration of the download yesterday, all the Serpent Isle downloads are once again up and available. Yeah, I think I forgot to mention that. So, there it is. Now, you’d think...
Rebuilding Exult?
There’s been a fair bit of talk and buzz about Exult lately, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that Exult development has really picked up lately. Some of the different platforms have really gotten some well-needed attention lately which has also been something of a shot in the arm to both the engine development and the community as a whole. Read more for the whole story…
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...
