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It’s a girl!

Last updated: October 26th, 2008

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gave birth to a lovely baby girl, our daughter, Rose, at 12:39 AM. It was a difficult labour for her, and she is still recuperating in hospital, but she should be coming home tomorrow…and overall, she’s doing very well. So very well, especially considering that she was awake for somewhere between 80 and 96 hours between the onset of early labour (back on Thursday) and some time this afternoon, when she finally managed to get some much-needed rest.

And as her husband, I have to say this much: I could not be prouder of her. I’m so proud of how she handled the circumstances that were thrust upon her during labour, and how she handled the fact that virtually nothing about the hospital stay went according to our hopes. And I’m so proud — and very much in awe — of the sheer determination, courage, and strength she displayed all through the delivery. It was clear, from her every word and act, that this wasn’t just a case of “I just want the baby to come out,” — she wanted to be a mother, to meet her daughter…not just be free of the pain and contractions.

Which, I think, is how it’s supposed to be.

And me? I wouldn’t have traded my place in all of this for the world. If there’s a way for a father to participate in a delivery more, I can’t think what it might be; I got to coach her through every push, and I was right there, providing counter-pressure to each effort she made. And I cannot find words to describe the feeling of seeing one’s child emerge into the world, that first moment where this little purple person almost leaps into the air and is quickly wrapped in a cloth by the doctors.

Grace is so beautiful, and little baby Ella is so very precious and dear. Though I’ve had many moments in my life when I’ve become aware of God’s plan, woven through the very fabric of creation, I’ve never found myself intersecting with it, or being so profoundly aware of it, in such a way as I am whenever I behold the two of them. A man such as myself does not deserve such good fortune as this.

I’m a dad. My wife is a mother. We have a daughter.

Oh, I cannot begin to describe the thankfulness I feel. And please, good Reader, do keep my wife in your prayers, that her healing may be complete, free from complication, and expedient.

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Ultima: Iris updated

Last updated: October 23rd, 2008

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This open-source client for has been updated to version 2520, for both and . Updated installer files can be downloaded from the project website, or via the project entry here.

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SI BG Merge Updated

Last updated: October 23rd, 2008

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This interesting project that imports shapes from into has been updated and patched since last I looked in on it. Specifically, it has been updated to version 6.8.7, which has also been patched to fix an issue with compilation.

Full details can be found at the project’s discussion thread in the forums. Updated downloads are available there, or through the project entry.

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SI BG Merge

Last updated: October 22nd, 2008

Filed under SI Patches, Serpent Isle, U7 Patches, Ultima 7

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Produced by: Malignant Manor
Website: SI BG Merge @ the Exult Forums
Releases:
* [drain file 544 url SI BG Merge v6.8.7] ([drain file 544 size])
* [drain file 543 url SI BG Merge Patch] ([drain file 543 size])

This interesting mod for Exult imports the shapes from into , adding hundreds of new shapes, with a few being repeated for use with The Black Gate’s usecode.

It is still in development, and still buggy (some in-game functionality may be lost by use of the patch), but for users of this may well be an exciting development indeed, as it vastly expands the versatility of available shapes when modifying or creating maps.

 

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Exult

Last updated: October 22nd, 2008

Filed under SI Remakes, Serpent Isle, U7 Remakes, Ultima 7

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Produced by: Team Exult
Website: Exult at Sourceforge
Releases:
* [drain file 299 url Windows Binary] ([drain file 299 size])
* [drain file 300 url Mac OSX 10.3] ([drain file 300 size])
* [drain file 306 url Sharp Zaurus] ([drain file 306 size])
* [drain file 303 url PocketPC (ARM)] ([drain file 303 size])
* [drain file 307 url PSP] ([drain file 307 size])
* [drain file 297 url Fedora - Game] ([drain file 297 size])
* [drain file 305 url Fedora - Tools] ([drain file 305 size])
* [drain file 304 url Fedora - Exult Studio] ([drain file 304 size])
* [drain file 298 url Source (RPM)] ([drain file 298 size])
* [drain file 301 url Source (.tar.gz)] ([drain file 301 size])
* [drain file 406 url Nokia 770/M800 - Program] ([drain file 406 size])

Additional Files
* [drain file 309 url Black Gate Sound Files] ([drain file 309 size])
* [drain file 313 url Black Gate Sound Files (Roland MT-32)] ([drain file 313 size])
* [drain file 294 url Black Gate OGG Music Files (1 of 2)] ([drain file 294 size])
* [drain file 295 url Black Gate OGG Music Files (2 of 2)] ([drain file 295 size])
* [drain file 310 url Serpent Isle Sound Files] ([drain file 310 size])
* [drain file 314 url Serpent Isle Sound Files (Roland MT-32)] ([drain file 314 size])
* [drain file 407 url Nokia 770/M800 - Data] ([drain file 407 size])
* [drain file 403 url Nokia 770/M800 - Music (mono, low quality)] ([drain file 403 size])
* [drain file 404 url Nokia 770/M800 - Music (stereo, higher quality)] ([drain file 404 size])

Exult 1.4 (unstable)
* [drain file 285 url Exult 1.4 (Windows)] ([drain file 285 size])
* [drain file 534 url Exult 1.4 (PocketPC - ARM4)] ([drain file 534 size])
* [drain file 535 url Exult 1.4 (PocketPC - ARM5)] ([drain file 535 size])
* [drain file 283 url Exult Studio (Windows)] ([drain file 283 size])
* [drain file 284 url Exult Tools (Windows)] ([drain file 284 size])
* [drain file 536 url Exult 1.4 Source] ([drain file 536 size])
* [drain file 290 url Photoshop Shape Plugin] ([drain file 290 size])
* [drain file 287 url GIMP Plugin] ([drain file 287 size])
* [drain file 286 url Gimp Plugin 2.0] ([drain file 286 size])
* SDL 1.2 Libraries

An amazing remake, is a cross-platform reworking of the / engine that allows the game to be run on modern operating systems with expanded memory environments. This is not the same as a memory-manager wrapper program, and it works on many systems apart from Windows.

Exult 1.2 is the latest “stable” release - Team Exult is making massive engine changes, and subsequent releases are expected to have instabilities as a result. It has , , , and builds available. Also avaliable is the source, so other systems can compile and build Exult.

 

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Exult 1.4 Updated

Last updated: October 22nd, 2008

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The bleeding-edge version of — the engine for more operating systems and platforms than one cares to list — has been updated as of October 9th. and have similarly been updated, and all can be downloaded from the project website.

Or from the project entry here at .