Patches & Updates for the GOG.com Ultima Releases
A quick look at some of the patches and updates for the Ultima titles presently available on Good Old Games, all of which should work with the GOG.com versions of the games.
Tagged: Ultima 6
Do RPGs Require a Foozle?
Rowan Kaiser, writing at the Escapist, examines the small number of significant games that eschewed the typical RPG formula of presenting the character with a final boss or villain to fight.
Easter Funnies, Part the Second
Some Easter hilarity, courtesy of JibJab and…another particular image galleries at the Codex of Ultima Wisdom.
Andy Panthro’s Ultima Textures for Minecraft Updated
Andy Panthro has updated his Ultima 6 and Ultima 7-inspired texture pack for Minecraft.
Zeph’s Ultima Textures (and Britannia Map) for Minecraft Updated
Zeph has a pair of updates that he wants you all to know about this week: he has updated his Minecraft texture pack again, and made quite a lot of progress with his Minecraft-based map of Britannia!
Check Out This Nuvie Screenshot!
A teasing Nuvie screenshot, demonstrating a full-screen interface with inventory and character gumps, was posted to the #nuvie IRC logs.
The Ultima 6 Remake: Quiet But Humble Update
Zygon Dragon has posted an update to the Ultima 6 Remake project site, announcing various pieces of progress made in developing NPCs and features in the northwestern part of Britannia.
About the Ultima Series
The games comprising the Ultima series were, between 1981 and 1999, the defining computer role-playing games. Both the Western and Eastern RPG “schools”, if that is an appropriate term for them, were heavily inspired by the Ultima games, and still feature numerous gameplay and interface conventions that one Ultima or another introduced.
Zeph's Ultima Textures for Minecraft Updated
I had an out-of-date version of Zeph’s texture pack for Minecraft on the site. He has taken steps to rectify the error.
Zeph's Next Project: Britannia in Minecraft
Zeph has begun work on a highly detailed map of Britannia using WorldPainter, a map creator for Minecraft. Check out his early results!
