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Archive for the ‘Orphanage’ Category

29
Aug

Blackrock Engine

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

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Produced by: S. Outman, B. Silva, J. Kind
Website: Blackrock @ Sourceforge
Releases:
* [drain file 35 url Client 0.2.3] ([drain file 35 size])

While development on this project appears to have halted, it is a project so all the code should still be online. What was supposed to be, and may one day be, was an online client for , much as Galleon Dragon has created for .

Currently, Razimus is trying to assemble a team with which to resurrect this project.

 
29
Aug

Ultima Classics Revisited

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

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Produced by: prmths
Releases:
* [drain file 240 url Version 0.1.0 (Windows)] ([drain file 240 size])
* [drain file 206 url Version 0.1.2 (*nix)] ([drain file 206 size])

This interesting collection of remakes offered a fully implemented engine for , and a partial engine for as well. The current beta version is 0.1.2, and is hosted here for download. Akalabeth is fully playable now in .

Featuring enhanced graphics and offering full compatibility with modern operating systems, this ambitious project aimed to re-create the first two Ultima trilogies, but has since disappeared from sight.

 
9
Mar

Eriadain

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

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Produced by: Moa Dragon
Releases:
* [drain file 273 url Eriadain Module] ([drain file 273 size])
* [drain file 271 url 18in1 Tilesets Hak Pak] ([drain file 271 size])
* [drain file 272 url AoB Super Placeables Hak Pak] ([drain file 272 size])
* [drain file 277 url The PC Pack 3.0 Hak Pak] ([drain file 277 size])
* [drain file 276 url Palace of Lace Social Hak Pak] (Version 2) ([drain file 276 size])
* [drain file 274 url Extra Hak Paks #1] ([drain file 274 size])
* [drain file 275 url Extra Hak Paks #2] ([drain file 275 size])

was a module for ’s that is based on the original storyline of : . This original storyline, also known as the , was a much larger, more detailed plot that remained much more true to the tradition and the history of the series.

Moa Dragon has built a sizeable portion of the necessary map for this project, including much of the overworld and all of the dungeons. He has also implemented many of the scripts, although many of these are untested. Dialogues are incomplete and marked with placeholder conversations for the most part. The released module above should not be considered a demo for these reasons.

Sadly, Moa Dragon stopped working on Eriadain some time ago. However, he very enthusiastically shared the sum total of his completed work with in the hopes that someone might wish to pick up the module and run with it in the future.

 
9
Mar

Alter U9

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

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Produced by: Moa Dragon
Website: Eriadain
Releases:
* [drain file 61 url RPG-Maker 1995 Version] ([drain file 61 size])
* [drain file 8 url RPG-Maker 2000 Version] ([drain file 8 size])

Moa Dragon initially worked with Avatus Kingsman and Chlorthos Dragon on this remake of , which was supposed to have been based on the . There were two demo versions of the game released before the team split up and Moa kept up the project under the engine and the name : an version and an version.

 
6
Mar

Ultima 8 Remake

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

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Produced by: The Red Mage
Website: NWVault
Releases:
* [drain file 43 url Pagan Demo] ([drain file 43 size])
* [drain file 13 url Demon Hak] ([drain file 43 size])
* CEP (not hosted locally)

This remake of , which is in no way related to the project, appeared on the Neverwinter Vault in August 2004 without any prior indication of its being worked on. The Red Mage appears to be making a faithful remake (nothing in the module seems to indicate that the Lost Vale will be making an appearence) of the game, and the module appears to have roughly half of Pagan mapped out.

The module requires Adam Miller’s Demon Hak to play, as well as the CEP and both official Expansion Packs.

 
6
Mar

Underworld 2 Revival

   Posted by: Withstand the Fury Dragon

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Produced by: dforger
Website: Underworld 2 Revival
Releases:
* Shared Files (Nov. 11, 2002)
* Windows Build (Nov. 11, 2002)
* Source Code (Nov. 11, 2002)
* User Manual

This remake of Underworld 2 for Windows has not been active in some time, and seems only partly developed.

However, its SourceForge page is still active, and as such the latest build and source code are available.

 
5
Mar

The System Shock Hack Project

   Posted by: Withstand the Fury Dragon

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Produced by: Jim Cameron
Website: TSSHP @ SourceForge
Releases:
* TSSHP 0.2.10 (Win)
* Source
* SDL Graphics Library

While the link between System Shock and Ultima might seem…inobvious to many, it is actually less tenuous than it seems. One of the major similarities is the engines used by both games – it’s the same one. Oh, and apparently Warren Spector worked on System Shock 2.

Jim Cameron is working to reverse-engineer this rendering engine, and in doing so has put together a lot of technical information on the Underworld engine, and has also released an open-source version of it. Note that you’ll need the SDL Graphics Library to use it.

The project is now hosted through SourceForge, and development on it has resumed!

 
5
Mar

Ultima 5 – TES3 Mod

   Posted by: Withstand the Fury Dragon

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Produced by: Kevin Fishburne
Website: Ultima 5 – TES3 Mod
Downloads:
* Littoral 1.3.1 with documentation

This was the first new remake to go public in 2005, and it died almost as quickly as it arose. This Morrowind-based project aimed to create a faithful remake of Ultima 5.

Kevin Fishburne, before the project website went offline, completed and released Littoral, an incredibly powerful terrain-generation utility for Morrowind that would have sped his development process along handily, had the project remained active. It is available for download.