Ergonpandilus Dragon has made us a short video that neatly summarizes, using the tapestry from Ultima 9, the plot of the Ultima series and the path of the Avatar.
Very good work, Ergon! Thank you kindly.
Tags >> Avatar | Ultima | Ultima 9
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Produced by: Saduj
Website: Ultima Restoration
Releases:
Utilities
* Ultima Potions (hak pak) (376.62 KB)
* Ultima Potions (demo module) (37.02 KB)
* Ultima Potions v2 (hak pak) (375.84 KB)
* Ultima Potions v2 (demo module) (41.29 KB)
* Venom Dagger (erf import file) (2.44 KB)
* Venom Dagger (hak pak) (36.27 KB)
* Venom Dagger icons (700 bytes)
* Venom Dagger source (11.91 KB)
* NPC Schedules (erf import file) (64.71 KB)
* NPC Schedules (demo module) (455.61 KB)
* NPC Schedules (readme) (4.1 KB)
* Moongates (erf import file) (23.66 KB)
* Moongates (demo module) (198.47 KB)
* Savage Empire Female Portrait Pack (3.23 MB)
* Savage Empire Male Portrait Pack (1.57 MB)
* Conversation System Demo (65.83 KB)
* Conversation System Files (29.87 KB)
This is actually a comprehensive collection of utilities and in-progress remakes of Ultima titles, all done in the Neverwinter Nights engine. The list of utilities is pretty comprehensive, including functional moongates (with Orb of the Moons!), NPC scheduling, animated potions, a conversation system to replace the default NWN system, and a very good reproduction of the venomous dagger of Ultima 7 fame.
But even more promising is the list of remakes that are being put together by this team and others. Currently in progress are remakes of Ultima 1, Ultima 7 (which provides the screenshot here), Ultima 8, Savage Empire, and Martian Dreams. Most of these seem still to be in the early stages of development, but the Ultima 7 remake — which deals, it seems, only with the events of The Black Gate at present — looks to have progressed somewhat further.
Here is hoping, then, that this collective set of efforts bears much fruit in the future! As the projects progress, I’ll probably break off each remake into its own standalone entry. For now, this one omnibus entry will suffice.
That’s right — Aiera has a forum again.
What are you waiting for, O Reader? Go thou and see for thyself!
Some of the comment threads have been getting a bit long; hopefully this will alleviate some of that. But more generally, it’s about time that this site had a discussion board again.
Tags >> AieraI just got this in my inbox this morning. It’s a notice from NWN developer and Ultima fan Saduj that a new Ultima website — a combination of links to other Ultima projects and a series of Ultima-related projects all its own — has come online.
After 5 years of NWN development for the Origin universe we have gone public and began releasing screenshots of current projects and NWN content for designers to use.
Restoration Forum:
ultimarestoration.darkbb.com/index.htmNWN Team Portfolio:
nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Portfolios.Detail&id=159845&id=4016All Team Submissions:
nwvault.ign.com
It’s a short message, and it actually doesn’t communicate enough, methinks. Though the description is brief, the project itself is massive (and will mean a good deal of work for me on the site here!).
Because it’s not only a collection of utilities for Neverwinter Nights developers who want to make Ultima-themed modules (although it is that too, and I’ll be borrowing more than a few of their innovations for Lost Sosaria!). It is also a collection of NWN-based remakes of Ultima titles, including:
The projects all look spectacular, and many of them have more than a few screenshots up for the good Reader to look at.
This is, I cannot understate, a massive undertaking by a dedicated team of Ultima fans, and I for one look forward to both using, and later enjoying, the fruits of their labours. As yet, only the various Ultima-related utilities are available for download, and I haven’t yet had time to create project entries at the site here to cover the multitude of projects. But rest assured that I will be doing so as soon as I find a moment!
Update: For the time being, I have created one omnibus project entry for Ultima Restoration. As the various remakes progress in their devleopment arcs, I will branch off each into its own project entry.
Tags >> Lost Sosaria | Neverwinter Nights | UltimaThat’s right, folks — Ranman has finished his port of the classic Ultima 5 to the Texas Instruments TI-89 calculator!
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Original by Lord British (Richard Garriott), Origin Systems, 1988
Remake by Ranman (David Randall) May 2008Prepare thyself for thy destiny:
After a century of relative peace, the Avatar of Virtue is summoned back to the medieval kingdom of Britannia to deal with a new threat: the usurper Lord Blackthorn, a formerly honorable nobleman who has been corrupted by strange new creatures called the Shadowlords. After the recent disappearance of the true king, Lord British, the realm has fallen under martial law. Blackthorn now rules the land by brutally enforcing the eight Virtues upon the people of Britannia - corrupting their meaning in the process. The Avatar must gather together his former companions, now made outlaws by Blackthorn’s regime, and venture forth to defeat the vile Shadowlords and recover the true king from the shadowy depths of the Underworld. (Synopsis written by Ian Scott Frazier, Ultima V: Lazarus)
Ultima V - Highlights:
- 400 hours of game play
- classic turn based RPG
- 26 menu driven commands
- user commands up to 6 party members
- 175 NPC (non-playable characters)
- NPCs have detailed conversations scripts
- NPCs have a unique daily schedules.
- 512 tiles (11×11 pixel, 4 level grayscale)
- 2 world maps (each with a size of 256×256 tiles)
- 32 multi level towns (each level size 32×32 tiles)
- 8 dungeons each with 8 levels
- 31 types of weapons
- 7 types of armor
- 5 types of shields
- 5 types of helmets
- 5 magic amulets
- 3 magic rings
- 8 magic potions
- 8 magic scrolls
- 8 reagents (reagents are used to mix magic spells)
- 48 magic spells
- food, keys, torches, & gems
- 24 additional items
- Day and night algorithm
- Light point source algorithm
- Clear line of site algorithmUltima V - Memory requirements:
- RAM 160Kb required for game play
- FLASH 270Kb required for game storageUltima V - Download:
- TI-89 and TI-89 Titanium version
- TI-92+ and V200 version coming soon
I’ll be sure to add a download for this project to Aiera as soon as possible, O Reader. For now, go thou and play!
Update: I have added the download to the project entry here at Aiera.
Tags >> Aiera | Texas Instruments | TI-89 | Ultima 5