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Archive for the ‘General Utilities’ Category

13
Aug

Ultima Songbook

   Posted by: Withstand the Fury Dragon Tags: , , , ,

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Produced by: Alcibiade
Website: Alcibiade’s e-Den
Releases:
* [drain file 542 url Ultima Songbook (PDF)] ([drain file 542 size])

This is a neat little “utility” (sorry — couldn’t think of a better way to categorize it) for the budding musician out there to make use of. It is a compilation of arrangements for the various tunes that make up the score of , with a few tunes from and also included. They have been compiled into a single e-book, and dressed up with artwork and quotes from the games as well.

 
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Produced by: Saduj
Website: Ultima Restoration
Releases:

Utilities
* Ultima Potions (hak pak) (376.6 KiB, 130 hits)
* Ultima Potions (demo module) (37.0 KiB, 86 hits)
* Ultima Potions II (hak pak) (375.8 KiB, 73 hits)
* Ultima Potions II (demo module) (41.3 KiB, 83 hits)
* Venom Dagger (erf import file) (2.4 KiB, 80 hits)
* Venom Dagger (hak pak) (36.3 KiB, 79 hits)
* Venom Dagger (icons) (700 bytes, 82 hits)
* Venom Dagger (source files) (11.9 KiB, 74 hits)
* NPC Schedules (erf import file) (64.7 KiB, 77 hits)
* NPC Schedules (demo module) (455.6 KiB, 74 hits)
* NPC Schedules (readme) (4.2 KiB, 87 hits)
* Moongates (erf import file) (23.7 KiB, 71 hits)
* Moongates for CEP (erf import file) (23.7 KiB, 75 hits)
* Moongates (demo module) (198.5 KiB, 70 hits)
* Moongates for CEP (demo module) (565.3 KiB, 76 hits)
* Savage Empire Female Portraits (3.2 MiB, 125 hits)
* Savage Empire Male Portraits (1.6 MiB, 105 hits)
* Ultima Conversation System (files) (287.7 KiB, 79 hits)
* Ultima Conversation System (demo) (685.6 KiB, 79 hits)
* NWN 1.69 Portraits & Soundsets Unlocker (18.3 KiB, 96 hits)
* NWN 1.69 Portraits & Soundsets Unlocker (readme) (216 bytes, 88 hits)
* NWN 1.69 Portraits (93.4 KiB, 101 hits)
* NWN 1.69 Soundsets (31.6 KiB, 123 hits)

This is actually a comprehensive collection of utilities and in-progress remakes of titles, all done in the engine. The list of utilities is pretty comprehensive, including functional moongates (with !), NPC scheduling, animated potions, a conversation system to replace the default NWN system, and a very good reproduction of the venomous dagger of 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 , (which provides the screenshot here), , , and . 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 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.

 
24
May

Diligence

   Posted by: Withstand the Fury Dragon

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Produced by: Michael C. Maggio
Website: Mike Maggio’s Digital Portfolio
Releases:
* Dilligence

An Ultima tileset viewer for Linux written in C++.

 
26
Mar

DOSBox

   Posted by: Withstand the Fury Dragon Tags: , , , , ,

Produced by: Peter Veenstra, Sjoerd, Tommy Frossman, Ulf Wohlers
Website: DOSBox
Releases:
* DOSBox 0.73 (Windows) (1.4 MiB, 42 hits)
* DOSBox 0.73 (Mac) (4.8 MiB, 33 hits)
* DOSBox 0.73 (Source) (1.2 MiB, 36 hits)

A handy utility that creates a -like environment within or , allowing older DOS applications that don’t work well within modern operating systems to be played under those environments.

can be a bit processor intensive, especially when playing higher-end games like , but most modern systems should be able to handle it.

11
Mar

MoSlo

   Posted by: Withstand the Fury Dragon

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Created by: by David Perrell
Website: Mo’Slo CPU Slowdown Utilities
Releases:
* MoSlo 1.3.2

A versatile utility program that slows down older DOS applications on newer systems.

 
11
Mar

Ultima Launcher

   Posted by: Withstand the Fury Dragon

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Produced by: Xenerkes Dragon
Website: Ultimatrix Homepage
Releases:
* Ultima Launcher (complete)
* Ultima Launcher (light)

The Ultima Launcher is a single menu that launches all Ultima games installed on your computer, and it also includes the option to run them using MoSlo. There are two versions:

  • Light – just the Launcher
  • Complete – the Launcher, as well as a comprehensive help file that includes all the game maps.
 
11
Mar

Ultimatrix

   Posted by: Withstand the Fury Dragon Tags: , , , , , , , ,

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Produced by: Xenerkes Dragon
Releases:
* Ultimatrx Installer (1.6 MiB, 43 hits)
* Ultimatrix GUI (57.6 KiB, 38 hits)

is a unique utility that allows you to create maps of the worlds of Ultimas 1 to 6, as well as and . Initially, the program begins in the overworlds of each game, but it is possible to wander into the dungeons and view the maps of those as well.

It is recommended that you also download the GUI for the program.

 
11
Mar

Ultima 1 to 5 Savegame Editor

   Posted by: Withstand the Fury Dragon

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Produced by: Xenerkes Dragon
Website: Ultimatrix Homepage
Releases:
* Ultima 1 to 5 Savegame Editor

Another utility from Xenerkes Dragon, this program allows you to edit your savegames from Ultimas 1 through 5. It allows you to change everything, including character location, and also makes it possible to get horses and boats in Ultima III (which is otherwise more than difficult).