Screenshots (And Video!) of Ultima 4 On An iPad
Three screenshots and a video of Ultima 4 running on an iPad 2, courtesy of Bill Loguidice and Manuel Masias. Yes, these are screenshots of the xu4 beta.
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xu4 Needs iPad Beta Testers!
xu4 is looking for iPad owners who would be willing to help them beta test their (currently) iPad-only iOS build of the project. This is an important milestone toward one day seeing the game released on the Apple App Store.
xu4 Snapshots Updated
The download snapshots for xu4 have been updated in what seems to be a maintenance release more than a significant update.
xu4 for iOS Trailer
NorwegianRockCat, from the xu4 development team, has released a trailer for the (currently iPad-only) iOS port of xu4, the cross-platform Ultima 4 engine.
Ultima 4 & EA: Corrections and Clarifications
The article I wrote concerning Ultima 4, copyright, and EA’s recent spate of DMCA actions against certain Ultima 4 remakes has attracted a lot of traffic, and a lot of misinformation has been thrown around in its wake. I attempt to offer corrections.
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.
Concerning Ultima 4 (Or: In Which I Have to Be The Wet Blanket)
Is Ultima 4 freeware? We, the Ultima fandom, have thought so for some time, but the truth of the matter is rather more complicated. And EA has finally taken notice, which has had some unfortunate consequences.
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...
xu4 is looking for texture artists!
Darren from the xu4 project is wondering whether anyone out there would be interested in making art — or custom textures — for xu4. Were someone interested, Darren is confident that he could make...
