Development Info First {official} version of Exult released

[Ibbz]

Tags: ExUlt

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>.

 

[Calis]

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).

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

This is the first non-beta though, isn't it?

 

[Rosh]

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.

 

[Spazmo]

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.

 

[Rosh]

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.

 

[Ibbz]

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