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Produced by: Michael Tippach
Website: WDOSX
Releases:
* WDOSX v0.97 (674.8 KiB, 93 hits)
* WDOSX v0.97 Beta 2 (651.6 KiB, 84 hits)

From the project website: “WDosX is a free 32 bit DOS extender. The most recent final version is 0.97 which you can download from this page. Supported memory allocation schemes are:

While running under WDosX your program has access to a fair subset of DPMI 0.9 functions as well as an extended DOS INT 21 API. WDosX comes with some libraries, example programs and a full screen debugger. It features a true flat (zero based) memory model and support for DLLs as well as executable compression.”

There are two versions of WDOSX available for download here. Version 0.97 runs properly under Windows XP; Version 0.97 Beta 2 corrects a few bugs and adds LockFile support under Win32 API emulation.

What you can use this for: Applying WDOSX is necessary to get the Ultima Collection CD version of Akalabeth working under DOSBox. Run stubit.exe (from the download here) on ak.exe and setup.exe, and then delete cwsdpmi.exe as you won’t need it anymore.

[image:150:l:s=0:l=x]Produced by: Alcibiade
Website: Alcibiade’s e-Den
Releases:
* Ultima Songbook (7.9 MiB, 376 hits)

This is a neat little compilation for the budding musician out there to make use of. It is a collection of guitar arrangements for the various tunes that make up the score of Ultima 6, with a few tunes from Ultima 4 and Ultima 5 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, 598 hits)
* Ultima Potions (demo module) (37.0 KiB, 449 hits)
* Ultima Potions II (hak pak) (375.8 KiB, 437 hits)
* Ultima Potions II (demo module) (41.3 KiB, 417 hits)
* Venom Dagger (erf import file) (2.4 KiB, 436 hits)
* Venom Dagger (hak pak) (36.3 KiB, 446 hits)
* Venom Dagger (icons) (700 bytes, 445 hits)
* Venom Dagger (source files) (11.9 KiB, 445 hits)
* NPC Schedules (erf import file) (64.7 KiB, 412 hits)
* NPC Schedules (demo module) (455.6 KiB, 403 hits)
* NPC Schedules (readme) (4.2 KiB, 467 hits)
* Moongates (erf import file) (23.7 KiB, 440 hits)
* Moongates for CEP (erf import file) (23.7 KiB, 432 hits)
* Moongates (demo module) (198.5 KiB, 434 hits)
* Moongates for CEP (demo module) (565.3 KiB, 472 hits)
* Savage Empire Female Portraits (3.2 MiB, 585 hits)
* Savage Empire Male Portraits (1.6 MiB, 520 hits)
* Ultima Conversation System (files) (287.7 KiB, 465 hits)
* Ultima Conversation System (demo) (685.6 KiB, 427 hits)
* NWN 1.69 Portraits & Soundsets Unlocker (18.3 KiB, 482 hits)
* NWN 1.69 Portraits & Soundsets Unlocker (readme) (216 bytes, 478 hits)
* NWN 1.69 Portraits (93.4 KiB, 508 hits)
* NWN 1.69 Soundsets (31.6 KiB, 517 hits)

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.

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Produced by: Michael C. Maggio
Website: Mike Maggio’s Digital Portfolio
Releases:
* Diligence (376.0 KiB, 141 hits)

An Ultima tileset viewer (presumably, it supports several different early Ultima titles) for Linux written in C++.

[flickr size="small" float="left"]3884253993[/flickr]Produced by: Peter Veenstra, Sjoerd, Tommy Frossman, Ulf Wohlers
Website: DOSBox
Releases:
* DOSBox 0.73 (Windows) (1.4 MiB, 211 hits)
* DOSBox 0.73 (Mac) (4.8 MiB, 194 hits)
* DOSBox 0.73 (Source) (1.2 MiB, 204 hits)

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

DOSBox can be a bit processor intensive, especially when playing higher-end games like Ultima 8, but most modern systems should be able to handle it.

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Created by: by David Perrell
Website: Mo’Slo CPU Slowdown Utilities
Releases:
* Mo'Slo v1.5 Installer (EXE) (25.7 KiB, 106 hits)
* Mo'Slo v1.5 Installer (ZIP) (11.4 KiB, 110 hits)

Mo’Slo “has been giving old programs new life since 1990. Current Mo’Slo products let you run speed-sensitive DOS and Windows programs on state-of-the-art systems.”

In essence, it’s a versatile utility program that overcomes all manner of speed-related errors — divide overflows, crashes, or running to darn fast — that older games (and many of the Ultima games are old enough to count in that category) often experience when run on a system with a newer, faster processor.

There are multiple versions of Mo’Slo; hosted here is the freeware “Basic” version. Premium versions with additional features and/or a business focus are also available for a moderate cost.

[image:82:l:s=0:l=x]Produced by: Xenerkes Dragon
Releases:
* Ultima Launcher (Light) (946.2 KiB, 98 hits)
* Ultima Launcher (Complete) (4.3 MiB, 111 hits)

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.

[image:83:l:s=0:l=x]Produced by: Xenerkes Dragon
Releases:
* Ultimatrx Installer (1.6 MiB, 238 hits)
* Ultimatrix GUI (57.6 KiB, 224 hits)

Ultimatrix is a unique utility that allows you to create maps of the worlds of Ultimas 1 to 6, as well as Savage Empire and Martian Dreams. 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.

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Produced by: Xenerkes Dragon
Releases:
* Ultima Savegame Editor v1.3 (204.7 KiB, 1,091 hits)

Another utility from Xenerkes Dragon, this program allows you to edit your savegames from Ultima 1 through to Ultima 5. It allows you to change everything, including character location, and also makes it possible to get horses and boats in Ultima 3 (which is otherwise more than difficult).

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Produced by: Xenerkes Dragon
Releases:
* LZW Decompressor v1.0 (11.1 KiB, 224 hits)

Some files of Ultima 5 and Ultima 6 are compressed using the no-longer-patented LZW algorithm. This program uses the decompression scheme for the algorithm.

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Produced by: AdPlug Team
Website: AdPlug at SourceForge
Releases:
* AdPlug for DOS v1.6 (309.0 KiB, 88 hits)
* AdPlug for UNIX v1.7 (BZ2) (258.1 KiB, 78 hits)
* AdPlug for UNIX v1.7 (GZip) (352.4 KiB, 97 hits)
* AdPlug for WinAmp v1.8 (365.9 KiB, 101 hits)
* AdPlug for XMMS v1.2 (BZ2) (206.8 KiB, 87 hits)
* AdPlug for XMMS v1.2 (Gzip) (312.3 KiB, 89 hits)

A novel utility, AdPlug is a cross-platform AdLib player, and features plugins for XMMS and WinAmp, enabling both players to use its technology. Why is this useful for Ultima fans? Well, some Ultima games had their music encoded as AdLib, and this will apparently play those sound files!

There are a few little extra files that you might want to grab for it as well:

• AdPlug Core v2.2.1 (BZ2) (791.3 KiB, 795 hits) – the AdPlug Core Library is only necessary if you wish to write your own “front-end” (i.e. OS/application port) of AdPlug
• AdPlug Core v2.2.1 (Gzip) (1.0 MiB, 90 hits)
• AdPlug Database (4.1 KiB, 102 hits) – the AdPlug database contains essential replay information for files when problems are experienced.

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Produced by: Ansis Ataols Berzins
Website: Bremze
Releases:
* Bremze v5.02 (25.6 KiB, 85 hits)

Another utility program for slowing down older games.

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Produced by: VICE Team
Website: VICE Team
Releases:
* WinVICE 32-bit v2.2 (6.4 MiB, 96 hits)
* WinVICE 32-bit SDL v2.2 (3.8 MiB, 93 hits)
* WinVICE 64-bit v2.2 (6.7 MiB, 99 hits)
* WinVICE 64-bit SDL v2.2 (4.8 MiB, 90 hits)
* VICE for OS X 10.4 (X11) v2.2 (10.7 MiB, 92 hits)
* VICE for OS X 10.4 (GTK) v2.2 (19.6 MiB, 92 hits)
* VICE for OS X 10.4 (SDL) v2.2 (18.8 MiB, 95 hits)
* VICE for OS X 10.4 (Cocoa) v2.2 (20.7 MiB, 96 hits)
* VICE for OS X 10.5 (Cocoa) v2.2 (20.3 MiB, 105 hits)
* VICE for DOS v2.2 (9.7 MiB, 88 hits)
* VICE Source Code v2.2 (9.2 MiB, 81 hits)

The Versatile Commodore Emulator (VICE for short) was originally created to emulate the Commodore 64 under Linux. It has since been ported to many other operating systems, far too many to be hosted at this project entry. As such, the downloads hosted here represent a small cross-section of what the VICE Team have made available; see their website for a complete listing.

Versions of VICE with and without SDL are also available, as is the program’s source code.

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Produced by: Hakan Sundell
Website: CCS64
Releases:
* CCS64 v3.8 (Installer) (1.6 MiB, 127 hits)
* CCS64 v3.8 (No Installer) (2.0 MiB, 112 hits)
* CCS64 v2.0B (348.0 KiB, 107 hits)

A Commodore 64 Emulator for Windows. The latest version, released some nine years after its predecessor, adds support for HardSID, online play, windowed mode, and a variety of screen resolutions.

It also requires DirectX 9.0, so be sure you install that as well.

Note: for compatibility with Windows 98, download the no-installer version of CCS64. For DOS compatibility, download version 2.0B instead.

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Produced by: Ralph Manson
Releases:
* Win64 Beta v0.4.0 (517.8 KiB, 100 hits)

A Commodore 64 emulator for Windows 95 and up. It might be a little easier to use than CCS64.

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Produced by: Tenberry Software
Website: Tenberry Software
Releases:
* DOS4GW v1.97 (140.3 KiB, 93 hits)

DOS4GW is what is called a DOS extender — a program that allows DOS programs run within it to run in “protected mode”, rather in than in the otherwise mandatory “real mode”. This, in turn, allows DOS programs to allocate memory beyond the 640K base limit. Some emulators, and some of the utility programs listed here at Aiera, have been built with these extension codes, and thus require DOS4GW to run.

Note: this version of DOS4GW is outdated now; the program has been updated to version 2.01 over the last few years. However, version 2.01 is only available for a fee; until I learn otherwise, the older version 1.97 will be hosted here.

[image:23:r:s=0:l=x]Produced by: C.J. Ellsworth, Norwick, Origin Systems, and/or Micro Dragon
Websites:
* The Ultima Series at the Game Font Database
* Ultima Fonts at the Ultima FTP Archive
* Ultima Fonts at Micro Dragon’s Files Page

Releases:
* Avatar Fonts (113.9 KiB, 275 hits)
* Britannian Runes (38.3 KiB, 157 hits)
* Gargish Script (10.3 KiB, 127 hits)
* Ophidian Runes (50.5 KiB, 120 hits)
* Ultima Normal (Britannian/Gargish) Runes (11.9 KiB, 154 hits)
* Ultimap Fonts (212.1 KiB, 185 hits)
* Ultima Runes (72.3 KiB, 144 hits)
* Game Specific Fonts (5.0 KiB, 193 hits)
* All Fonts (513.9 KiB, 294 hits)

The famous Ultima fonts — the Avatar font used in (some of) the titles, and some of the various runic fonts used in the games — rendered in various font formats. Just install these in your fonts directory and submit your next term paper in a font to make Lord British proud!

Just for reference, the “Game Specific” fonts include fonts from Savage Empire, Martian Dreams, and Ultima 3. The “Ultimap” fonts, meanwhile, include a series of Wingding-type fonts consisting of the various graphical chunks that made up the world and town maps in early Ultima games. The “Ultima Normal” font is a combined script that uses both Britannian runes and Gargish script. Finally, the “Ultima Runes” font includes a version of the font for the Figlet font system (for UNIX). A GZIPped tarball of Figlet 2.0 is included in the download.

Note: These fonts were collected from four different sources: Aiera’s own backups and the three sites listed above. It is possible (even likely) that some duplication has occurred. Font downloads are presented as a series of ZIP archives according to type (Avatar, Britannian runes, Gargish script…), with each archive containing two or more ZIPped font files with the source of the file identified in the filename.