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Development Info First {official} version of Exult released

Discussion in 'RPG Codex News & Content Comments' started by Ibbz, Nov 10, 2002.

  1. Ibbz Augur

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    The first {official} version of <a href="http://exult.sourceforge.net/">Exult</a> has been released. What is Exult?
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    Exult is a project to create an Ultima 7 game engine that runs on modern operating systems, capable of using the data and graphics files that come with the game.
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    You need the full, official version of Ultima 7 for it to function. You can download Exult <a href="http://exult.sourceforge.net/download.php">here</a>.
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    Spotted at <a href="http://www.gamespydaily.com">Gamespydaily</a>.
     
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  2. Calis Pensionado

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    I'd like to point out that, while this is version 1.0, it's hardly the first Exult version released. They've been releasing all kinds of versions for a while now.

    I'd also like to give a hearty shout-out to Willem Jan Palenstijn, whom I used to know in real life (but haven't actually seen in, oh, 7 years or so).
     
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  3. Saint_Proverbius Arcane Patron

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    This is the first non-beta though, isn't it?
     
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  4. Rosh Erudite

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    Odd, the ability for Ultima 7, SI, and 8 to be played in Windows has been around for quite some time. As I recall, Baroque Dragon released a utility that would enable them to run in the Windows environment, just over 2 years ago.

    And the original save games will work, too.

    This project does look pretty good, after taking a look through their work.
     
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  5. Spazmo Erudite

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    I've been wating for something like this. I bought this thing with every Ultima from I to VIII and haven't even been able to play 7 or SI. I might just give them a whirl.
     
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  6. Rosh Erudite

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    VII and Serpent Isle are the best of the series. 8 sucked hard because of the jumping puzzles and because it went mostly linear. 9 is still the worst by far.

    Ultima VII was one of the few games, and possibly the first, that set up a believable world with time events for each person for work or whatever.
     
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  7. Ibbz Augur

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    Chucked in the word "official" for ya Calis :D
     
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