Ultima: Aiera
an Ultima Project archive site
Last updated: February 21st, 2008
Filed under AK Remakes, Akalabeth, U4 Remakes, U5 Remakes, U6 Remakes, U7 Remakes, U8 Remakes, Ultima 4, Ultima 5, Ultima 6, Ultima 7, Ultima 8
Produced by: Arnim Sauerbier
Website: Arnim Sauerbier
Releases:
* Akalabeth (33.59 KB)
* Ultima 4 - xu4 (1.85 MB)
* Ultima 7 - Exult - Program (1.01 MB)
* Ultima 7 - Exult - Data (14.01 MB)
* Ultima 7 - Music (low-quality mono) (12.5 MB)
* Ultima 7 - Music (higher-quality stereo) (28.71 MB)
* Ultima 8 - Pentagram - Program (766.23 KB)
* Ultima 8 - Pentagram - libSDL (16.17 KB)
* Ultima 8 - Pentagram - INI file (998 bytes)
These are actually just ports of other Ultima 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 Aiera.
The following projects have been ported to the Nokia 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 (Pentagram, 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!
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Aiera |
Akalabeth |
Aklabeth |
Exult |
Haxima |
Nazghul |
Nokia |
Nuvie |
Pentagram |
SDL |
Ultima |
Ultima 4 |
Ultima 5 |
Ultima 6 |
Ultima 7 |
Ultima 8 |
xu4
Last updated: October 16th, 2007
Filed under U4 Remakes, Ultima 4
Produced by: MagerValp
Website: Ultima IV Gold
Releases:
* Ultima IV Gold (1.03 MB)
This project is an improved version of Ultima 4 for the Commodore 64. Notably, it features optimized code and no disk swapping (1541 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 Britannia.
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1541 |
Britannia |
Commodore 64 |
Ultima 4
Last updated: May 9th, 2007
Filed under Engines, Online Remakes, Spin-offs, U4 Remakes, Ultima 4
Produced by: Shattered Moon
Website: Classic Ultima Online
Releases:
* U4 Multiplayer Client (2.58 MB)
This promising reworking of the Ultima 4 engine does what U6 Online did for Ultima 6 - launches the classic single-player RPG into the realm of online gaming! It has become part of a larger project called Classic Ultima Online, which sounds as though its aim is to port several different Ultima 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 Aiera, 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 “Ultima 4 Multiplayer“.
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Aiera |
Classic Ultima Online |
U6 Online |
Ultima |
Ultima 4 |
Ultima 4 Multiplayer |
Ultima 6
Last updated: April 17th, 2007
Filed under U4 Remakes, Ultima 4
Produced by: Andrew Taylor
Website: xu4- Ultima IV
Releases:
* Version 1.0b3 (Windows) (1.11 MB)
* Version 1.0b3 (OSX) (3.04 MB)
* Source 1.0b3 (408.67 KB)
* Version 1.0b3 (Linux) (2.38 MB)
* Version 0.9 (Zaurus) (1.85 MB)
* Version 0.5 (BeOS) (87.79 KB)
* Dreamcast Version (5.04 MB)
* Nokia 770/M800 (1.85 MB)
Snapshots - May be unstable
* Windows (1.35 MB)
* Mac OS X (4.36 MB)
Andrew Taylor’s SDL-based re-creation of Ultima 4 is intended to be a cross-platform version of the game much as Exult is for Ultima 7.
And, since Ultima 4 is freeware, he (like many others) has also made available for download the original version (524.89 KB) of the game. As well, there is a graphics update (617.26 KB) available. The original game is now included with non-PC versions of xu4, but is required for Windows.
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BeOS |
Exult |
freeware |
Linux |
Mac |
SDL |
Ultima 4 |
Ultima 7 |
Windows |
xu4
Last updated: March 5th, 2007
Filed under U4 Remakes, Ultima 4
Produced by: Devi
Website: Ultima IV Reborn @ NWVault
Releases:
* Ultima IV Reborn (5.05 MB)
This remake of Ultima 4 appeared on the Neverwinter Vault back in July 2003, although it only recently came to light.
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 moongates do not appear/disappear according to the moon phases of Britannia. While this can be implemented in Neverwinter Nights, it does require a good deal of tedious and time-consuming event-scripting.
