Ultima 7 (Including Serpent Isle) Released on Good Old Games
Ultima 7 and Serpent Isle are available for download from Good Old Games.
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Exult Snapshots Updated
The snapshots for Exult, both the OS X and WIndows versions, have been updated. HQ4X scaler support has been added. The Android port snapshot has also been updated, and has been added as a download to the project entry.
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I have updated Ultima Aiera’s copies of the snapshot downloads for Pentagram and xu4, both because they were out of date anyway and because of the recent SDL fixes for the OS X versions.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.
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...
