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Archive for the ‘U4 Remakes’ Category

21
Nov

Ultima 4 Flash Game

   Posted by: wtf_dragon Tags: ,


Website: Master System 8

This is a flash-based, online-playable version of the version of , which Ergonpandilus Dragon (who informed me of its existence) asserts is “the best version of U4 to play.”

I was never a console gamer myself, but if you were and if you enjoyed/treasured this version of Ultima 4, then by all means do check it out. The controls seem fairly simple, and the game itself seems fairly responsive.

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Produced by: Arnim Sauerbier
Website: Arnim Sauerbier
Releases:
* Aklabeth for Nokia Smartphones (33.6 KiB, 156 hits)

* xu4 for Nokia Smartphones (1.9 MiB, 153 hits)

* [drain file 406 url Ultima 7 - Exult - Program] ([drain file 406 size])
* [drain file 407 url Ultima 7 - Exult - Data] ([drain file 407 size])
* [drain file 403 url Ultima 7 - Music (low-quality mono)] ([drain file 403 size])
* [drain file 404 url Ultima 7 - Music (higher-quality stereo)] ([drain file 404 size])

* [drain file 410 url Ultima 8 - Pentagram - Program] ([drain file 410 size])
* [drain file 408 url Ultima 8 - Pentagram - libSDL] ([drain file 408 size])
* [drain file 409 url Ultima 8 - Pentagram - INI file] ([drain file 409 size])

These are actually just ports of other projects (linked below), but as I’ve never seen so many in one place at one time (and from one person!), they are classified not only as ports but as their own separate entry on .

The following projects have been ported to the 770/N800 internet tablets:

It serves to note that these ports are ongoing works, and it further serves to note that some of the projects that have been ported (, for an easy example) are themselves incomplete. However, O Reader, if you use a Nokia 770/N800 internet tablet, and would like to be able to play some classic Ultima titles whilst on the go, this is likely a project for you!

 
16
Oct

Ultima 4 Gold

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

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Produced by: MagerValp
Website: Ultima IV Gold
Releases:
* Ultima 4 Gold (1.0 MiB, 159 hits)

This project is an improved version of for the . Notably, it features optimized code and no disk swapping ( users will have to flip the disk once only), and the save system has been revamped (saving is now possible in dungeons). Trainers have been improved, and even little fixes have found their way in — the music, for example, no longer interrupts when you are walking around in .

 
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Produced by: Shattered Moon
Website: Classic Ultima Online
Releases:
* U4 Multiplayer Client (2.6 MiB, 158 hits)

This promising reworking of the engine does what U6 Online did for – launches the classic single-player RPG into the realm of online gaming! It has become part of a larger project called , which sounds as though its aim is to port several different titles into an online framework.

The project is currently in an alpha stage, and there is a client available. You can download the client from , or through Dennis DeMarco’s website.

To play: launch the client, specify u4m.demarco.com as the game server, and then create a player.

This project was formerly known as ““.

 
17
Apr

xu4 – Ultima 4 Recreated

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

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Produced by: Andrew Taylor
Website: xu4- Ultima IV
Releases:
* xu4 - Windows v1.0b3 (1.1 MiB, 134 hits)
* xu4 - Mac OS X v1.0b3 (3.1 MiB, 93 hits)
* xu4 - Linux v1.0b3 (2.4 MiB, 87 hits)
* xu4 - Source v1.0b3 (410.3 KiB, 92 hits)
* xu4 - Zaurus v0.9 (1.9 MiB, 51 hits)
* xu4 - BeOS v0.5 (88.3 KiB, 76 hits)
* xu4 - Dreamcast (5.1 MiB, 74 hits)

Snapshots – May be unstable
* xu4 - Windows Snapshot (1.4 MiB, 92 hits)
* xu4 - Mac OS X Snapshot (3.3 MiB, 80 hits)

Andrew Taylor’s -based re-creation of is intended to be a cross-platform version of the game much as is for .

And, since Ultima 4 is , he (like many others) has also made available for download the [drain file 219 url original version] ([drain file 219 size]) of the game. As well, there is a [drain file 156 url graphics update] ([drain file 156 size]) available. The original game is now included with non-PC versions of , but is required for .

 
5
Mar

Ultima IV Reborn

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

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Produced by: Devi and Glanestel Dragon
Website: Ultima IV Reborn and Ultima IV Reborn 1.1.0
Releases:
* Ultima 4 Reborn (5.0 MiB, 106 hits)
* Ultima IV Reborn 1.1.0 (1.7 MiB, 34 hits)

This remake of appeared on the Neverwinter Vault back in July 2003, although it only came to my attention some years later.

While not completely faithful to the original, this remake does do a good job of re-telling the story, and it seems that what few omissions/changes are present are a result of the choice of engine. For example, the s do not appear/disappear according to the moon phases of . While this can be implemented in , it does require a good deal of tedious and time-consuming event-scripting.

More recently, this remake has seen a few bug fixes and updates made to it courtesy of Glanestel Dragon, mostly based on feedback from people who’ve played the mod.

Please be advised that Glastenel’s updates are not a standalone module; you must download both the original module and the “version 1.1.0″ update in order to make use of them.

 
5
Mar

Avatarship

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

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Produced by: Lyrac
Website: www.lyrac.net (currently down)
Releases:
* Avatarship v1.3 (Module) (2.7 MiB, 81 hits)
* Avatarship v1.3 non-SoU (Module) (1.6 MiB, 74 hits)
* Avatarship v1.3 (Hak Pak) (48.0 MiB, 85 hits)
* Avatarship Music (18.8 MiB, 82 hits)

Zonker’s -based remake of is the first of the remakes to have reached completion. It should be compatible with most versions of NWN patched to at least version 1.32. There are two versions of the module, one that requires the expansion pack and one that does not.

 
5
Mar

Ultima 4 – Virtue of Humility

   Posted by: Withstand the Fury Dragon Tags: , ,

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Produced by: George Stephan
Website: Optima IV
Releases:
* Virtue of Humility v7.0401 (6.9 MiB, 140 hits)
* VoH World Editor (754.3 KiB, 76 hits) (probably out of date)
* VoH Readme (43.0 KiB, 86 hits)

Using , George Stephan has created a faithful remake of . Although initially he made the game available using either an Ultima 4 tileset or a higher-resolution tileset, his current iterations of the game blend the two tilesets together.