The Serpent Isle Remake: It's Pretty
Thepal has posted what he describes as a “pretty” (and, to be fair, it is) screenshot of a scene in his Oblivion-based remake of Serpent Isle.
Tagged: Serpent Isle
New Gallery: Ultima 7 Technical Documents
Courtesy of Bill Randolph and Joe Garrity of the Origin Muesum, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present a series of design documents for Ultima 7, covering areas such as conversation syntax, function design, and Origin’s in-house map editor.
Pentagram and xu4 Snapshots Updated
I have updated Ultima Aiera’s copies of the snapshot downloads for Pentagram and xu4, both because they were out of date anyway and because of the recent SDL fixes for the OS X versions.
Exult Ported To Haiku
The latest version of Exult (1.49) has been proted to Haiku, an open-source operating system inspired by BeOS.
Exult On An iPad!
Lanica, who crafted the PocketPC port of Exult many years ago, has shifted his attention to iOS development, and has begun working on an Exult port for that platform.
The Serpent Isle Remake: Moonshade Screenshots
Thepal has made great progress on his remake of Serpent Isle, and has posted several new screenshots of Moonshade in demonstration of this.
How To Play (And Patch) The Ultima Games Today!
A long-overdue guide to patching and getting the various Ultima games running.
Serpent Isle For Oblivion: Moonshade In The Works
Thepal continues his work on his Oblivion-based remake of Serpent Isle. He has finished with Fawn for now, and has begun work on Moonshade, the first screenshot from which is of the automaton barmaid Petra.
Spoony Reviews Serpent Isle
Noah “Spoony” Antwiler reviews Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle, and much hilarity ensues. It’s a fair enough review, though even this great game doesn’t escape criticism entirely.
Ultima Game Music On a (Real!) Roland MT-32
Jaesun999 has begun recording in-game music from various Ultima titles as played on an original (and very real — not emulated!) Roland MT-32. He has posted his results so far in a short YouTube playlist.
I'll Be Traveling Today
Since I’ll be spending most of today in the air, as it were, there probably won’t be much in the way of other articles posted to the site. Though I’ll try and check comments from time to time, and will have access to email whilst in airports.
