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I have updated Ultima Aiera’s copies of the snapshot downloads for Pentagram and xu4, both because they were out of date anyway and because of the recent SDL fixes for the OS X versions.
Tagged: The Black Gate
Exult Ported To Haiku
The latest version of Exult (1.49) has been proted to Haiku, an open-source operating system inspired by BeOS.
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.
The Feudal Lands: Alpha Release
Wizardry Dragon pointed out that Aiera was not currently hosting the downloads for the alpha release of The Feudal Lands. This has been rectified.
Anyone Want to Draw Some Ultima-themed UI Elements?
Team Return are looking for someone who can craft some very familiar-looking, Ultima-esque interface elements for use when opening chests and searching bodies in the game.
Added: Exult for Android (Native)
A native port of Exult, the Ultima 7 engine, for Google’s Android mobile OS.
Spoony reviews Ultima 7 (finally!)
And wow…it’s a long one: He even throws a mention in the direction of Martian Dreams and Savage Empire. Still no love for the engine, though. You’ll also appreciate the mention of Origin Systems’…er…tendency...
Madden developer Jason French's IGDA talk about Origin Systems
Some brief background: Jason French works as a development director and programmer for EA Tiburon, the studio that makes the Madden NFL series of football games. He goes into how he got his start...
Added: Britannia Map for The Moon Project
What is it? It’s a recreation, by Ryan “Zerker” Armstrong, of the entire world from Ultima 7 for The Moon Project, a science fiction RTS released in 2000 as a sequel to the excellent...
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...
Bill Armintrout on the original Serpent Isle
Sergorn Dragon wasn’t just continuing his adventure in Serpent Isle last week; he was also digging up more information about the original design of the game, above and beyond the recently-released design documents. As...
