“Ultima 8: Exult”: A Look at Stellos’ House
Ideal Dragon has moved on to implementing Argentrock Isle in his ongoing “Exult”-based remake of “Ultima 8”.
Tagged: Ultima 7
“Ultima 7 Revisited”: Lighting, Widescreen, and Items…Oh, My!
Anthony Salter has added widescreen support, improved lighting, and drag-and-drop support for items to “Ultima 7 Revisited”.
Check Out Ideal Dragon’s “Labyrinth Mod” for “Serpent Isle”
Replace the Goblin King in “Serpent Isle” with…a rather more famous Goblin King.
“Exult” Adds Support for FMV Cutscenes
The “Exult” engine now supports using custom introduction and endgame cutscenes, and also allows for the use of cutscenes during normal gameplay.
“Ultima VII: Revisted”: Memory Optimizations & Sprite Testing
Anthony Salter has been testing 8-way sprites, and improving RAM usage, in his custom 3D engine for “Ultima 7”.
“Exult” Version 1.12 Released
The “Exult” team have released version 1.12 of their cross-platform “Ultima 7” engine, ahead of a switch from SDL2 to SDL3.
“Ultima VII: Revisted”: Conversations Using Original Usecode!
Anthony Salter has implemented a conversation system in “Ultima 7: Revisited” that reads directly from the original game’s usecode.
Requiescat in Pace: Kirk Winterrowd
Kirk Winterrowd, formerly a developer and composer at Origin Systems, has passed away.
GOG Has Added the “Ultima” Games to its Preservation Program
GOG have added all the “Ultima” games to their new Preservation Program, and have also made a few updates to how they support some of the games.
“Ultima 8: Exult”: Serpent Armor for the Avatar
Ideal Dragon has added the Serpent Armor from the end of “Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle” to this “Exult”-based remake of “Ultima 8”.
Grant W. Chapman’s Collection of “Exult” Sprites Continues to Expand
Grant W. Champan continues to expand his collection of custom graphics for “Exult”, the cross-platform reworking of the “Ultima 7” game engine.
