Restored: LZW Decompressor
One more utility from Xenerkes Dragon — his decompressor for the no-longer-patented LZW algorithm, which is used to encode certain files for Ultima 5 and Ultima 6 — is once again available for download.
Tagged: Ultima 6
Anybody got a spare copy of Savage Empire or Martian Dreams?
[singlepic id=93 w=300 h=217 float=right]As was reported yesterday, Mythic Entertainment has been in talks with the developers of DOSbox; I received word this morning from Paul Barnett that Mythic has been given the OK...
Playing computer games…not actually bad for your marks!
Your parents were wrong. A new study from the University of Maryland shows that more time spent in front of a computer doesn’t hurt a child’s academic performance, and, in some cases, actually improves...
Updated: Ultima 6 Online
Cear Dragon informed me that the Ultima 6 Online client has been updated, and now points to a somewhat more stable, North America-based host.
Restored: Ultima Songbook
I’m in the home stretch now, I think; I’ve gotten around to restoring the Utilities, the first of which is Alcibiade’s excellent Ultima Songbook. Okay, it could be argued that a collection of guitar...
Can you complete an Ultima game without killing anyone?
Can any of the Ultimas be completed without resorting to combat?
Released: Ultima 6 Project Patch 1.01
From the good Dragons and Dragonesses at U6P: Team Archon has released the 1.0.1 patch for the Ultima 6 Project for Dungeon Siege 1 (PC and Mac). This release fixes a number of issues...
Restored: IRE
DOUG the Eagle Dragon’s Ultima 6-inspired RPG creation software is once again available for download.
'Syndicate' might be making a comeback
I was always a big fan of Syndicate when I was a kid; I spent countless hours in front of my friend Tiago’s Mac LCIII laying into mercenaries (and sometimes civilians…who am I kidding?)...
Ultima 6 Project Patch Update
Zephyr posted a short note at the Ultima 6 Project website to let us know that a pre-release version of their version 1.01 patch is available for early testers to request and try out....
Richard Garriott Ultima 6 Interviews
Forum user Saxon1974 alerted me to the existence of the two MP3s linked from this forum thread, which feature an interview that Ultima creator Richard Garriott gave during the production of my personal favourite...
