xu4 Snapshots Updated…Again!
xu4’s most recent snapshots for Windows and Mac OS X have added support for the new VGA2 tileset for Ultima 4.
Tagged: Windows
Nuvie and xu4 Downloads Updated
Two separate engines for running older Ultima titles — Nuvie (Ultima 6) and xu4 (Ultima 4) — have published updated downloads in the past month.
xu4 Quietly Updated
I previously made mention that the xu4 developers had released a new snapshot they were terming “beta4”. Since that time, as Petrell has brought to my attention, they have also quietly pushed an actual...
Why there isn't a final version of Exult yet
The Exult Team posted a news update a few days ago, and in the hustle and bustle of traveling home I completely forgot that they had done so. Fortunately, Petrell reminded me, so for...
Why have I not heard of Worldforge before now?
Worldforge, which first emerged onto the scene back in 1997, bills itself as “the original open-source MMORPG project.” And that’s certainly a fair descriptor of what it is. It isn’t, strictly speaking, an MMO...
Restored: The System Shock Hack Project
I kind of skipped over this project, another of the entries currently residing in the Orphanage. It’s kind of funny, to me, that I’d restore its files to working order just after the release...
Added: Ultima Underworld for Unreal Tourmanent
A remake of the maps of all eight levels of Ultima Underworld for Unreal Tournament. Each map has been “enhanced,” according to the producer, over the original version, so expect your favourite areas from...
Restored: Underworld 2 Revival
There really isn’t much that can be said about this particular orphan, apart from the fact that it was a Windows-based remake of Ultima Underworld 2 (“remake” in the Exult sense of the word,...
iDOS: Official DOSpad app for iOS devices! (update: not no more)
I don’t know how long this one is going to last, so get it while it’s hot! Somehow, someone got a version of DOSpad approved by Apple and released for $0.99 on the iOS...
