Some Interesting Nuvie Devlopments
According to the most recent Changelog, Nuvie is starting to develop a full-screen mode.
According to the most recent Changelog, Nuvie is starting to develop a full-screen mode.
Andy Panthro has updated his Ultima texture pack for Minecraft as well.
Zeph has updated his Ultima 6-inspired texture pack for Minecraft again, adding support for several new blocks and a revamped menu screen for the game.
A complete transcript for Ultima 6 has been added to the Codex of Ultima Wisdom.
The Ultima 6 Remake team have added a working inkeeper, Doris of Minoc, to the game, and also have a bunch of very impressive NPC portraits to show off!
Someone is selling the FM-Towns version of Ultima 6 on the Japanese portal of Yahoo! Auctions. It can be yours for the low, low price of 12,000 yen!
Rowan Kaiser, writing at Joystiq, argues that Ultima was the most important game series — ever — and discusses many of the ways that it influenced both later RPG development and gaming in general.
Zygon Dragon has posted another update to the Ultima 6 Remake project website, this time with some comparison screenshots demonstrating the look of the remake as compared to the original game.
Andy Panthro has updated his Ultima-inspired texture pack for Minecraft to support the latest version of the smash hit indie game.
High quality scans of the cover art for the console ports of Ultima IV, Ultima V, Ultima VI, and Runes of Virtue I & II, thanks to artist Lee Macleod