Ultima The Ultima Series Discussion Thread

The ending of the Alone in the Dark episode was probably some of the best on Youtube. I sure hope that low views won't encourage him to transition into making retrospectives on shitty tv shows LIKE SOME OTHER RETRO YOUTUBER I USED TO WATCH.

 

Sherry your still alive!

 

I agree with Mr. Garriot's anti-vampire children policy position. In fact, I would extend that to ordinary children as well.

 

2 hours? wtf

 

Two hours of the same old shit actually, there's nothing interesting here. This time Garriott seems to be slightly humbler though.

 

So Exult is next?

 

Did you guys ever heard about Ultima Odyssey? Not that canceled one. Uodyssey is a single/multi (coop) game made in the UO engine using the new open source classicUO. This guy made this mod for 7 years to play with his friends and it´s something so big and unique. Made every skill useful, big big big open world, some unique quests, good lore and everything that made uo great. Best of all: singleplayer focus. I think this is my first post here but as an Ultima fan i thought it w´d be cool to share it. I think the only downside so far was the difficulty when you got stronger but I changed a couple of things and it´s perfect now. For all Ultima fans (single and online) it´s a nice fresh air. So much content that I never saw it in any other game.
I´m using an old build that I think it´s perfect. I don´t know how the game is right now in the lastest build but the project is done.

 

I used to play around with RunUO servers back in the day.
Always thought UO would make a great singleplayer/coop RPG, given some fine tuning.

Downloaded the server software. Hopefully I'll have some time to try it out in the near future.

 

Man I hope so.

 

Ultima IV has no sound for me (GOG) version. (Help)

 

Use the music patch
http://www.moongates.com/u4/upgrade/Upgrade.htm

 

I think you´ll like it. Is hard in the beginning but it is pretty fun and immersive. One good thing is that every skill is useful like camping in the dungeons and etc.

 

new Exult version out at http://exult.sourceforge.net/index.php

 

Priorities, I guess.

 

The ebook of Through the Moongate: The story of Richard Garriott, Origin Systems Inc. and Ultima - Part I: from Akalabeth to Ultima VI, is now free to download.

http://www.theira.it/download-part-i/

 

Eh, another aggrandizement of Garriott, read enough of that already

 

Well as i said before, i did my homework before writing it and i tried to let the ppl i interviewed say their stories.
Anyway, it's free so you could make up your mind after reading it and not before

 

Small update to Ultimapper 5 at http://u5.zorbus.net.

Release 3:

• Spell list. Can be used to mix spells. The window can be left open if you have enough screen estate, as a reference, the spell / reagent amounts get updated.
• Inventory list. This is just a list. All in one screen. Uses the same window as the spell list, you can use TAB to switch between spells / inventory.
• Using a gem or a peer spell / scroll sets the current area (or part of the world map) explored.
• HUD shows the amount of gems.

Screenshots of spell list and inventory:
http://u5.zorbus.net/graphics/17.png
http://u5.zorbus.net/graphics/18.png

 

Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (PC)

It is finally time to play this one!
I've completed Ultima I, III, and IV, and VII in the past, and have played VI extensively. For whatever reason, I completely skipped U5 and for the longest time I was under the misunderstanding that Ultima V was the least acclaimed game in the series; I might have been getting it mixed up with the NES version for some reason, which is indeed a pile of shit.

I was immediately impressed with the writing, both in the manual and in the introduction. The writing in the game (so far) is not quite up to the high standard set by the intro, but it's very good indeed. I was also happy to see the upgrade to the graphics over Ultima IV; still EGA, but way more detailed and colorful... as I was exploring the coast around Paws and Trinsic at night, I was wondering why a few squares of the ocean on the edge of the screen kept blinking on and off, until I realized, "that must be one of the lighthouses they mention in the manual!" I was nearly awestruck, no joke.

Combat is about a million times better than that in Ultima IV, and I was overjoyed to see that killing monsters gets you honest to God loot! By the time I had finished exploring the wilderness between Yew, Britain, Minoc and Paws/Trinsic, I had amassed an inventory of keys, gems, torches, and even some weapon and armor upgrades.

The concept of the game is simply genius. The way the manual handles it is just superb, with the manual reading like a typical Ultima manual with no hint at what has gone wrong in Britannia, until the very last page where you get the sucker punch of Blackthorne's Code of Virtue "inserted" by the "editor." Reading the corresponding law at the gates of a town never fails to give me a little chill. The game itself does the same thing; most of the time nothing really seems that amiss, people are going about their lives working, etc. But then you walk into a random town and BAM a Shadowlord is there turning everyone into assholes. Or you walk into Castle Britain and the music is played in a disturbing minor key.

I'm only a few hours into this one, but I am really getting into it. Great stuff!

 

Take a look at this review of an obscure Ultima you've probably never heard of.