Courtesy of Ryan “Zerk” Armstrong, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present for download 28 images from the Ultima Underworld 2 cluebook, Gems of Enlightenment. As Zerk notes: “Since only a fraction of Uw2 players, and a much small fraction of gamers in general have seen these images, it would be nice to show the rest of the world. These images are all by Glen Johnson.”
Now, a few disclaimers.
These images are GIF originals, line art scans from the cluebook.
Also, the images are quite large in terms of resolution, and small in terms of file size. As such, they should load quickly, but may take a while once clicked on. Once you click on them, they will appear in a lightbox formatted to fit your monitor resolution; right-clicking on the lightbox and selecting “View Image” (a feature not available in all browsers) will take you to the full-resolution image.
Finally, enjoy. Pull up the images. Pore over them. Print them or use them as desktop art. This is Ultima history at its finest, and Aiera is indebted to Ryan Armstrong, Glen Johnson, Electronic Arts, and everyone who worked at Origin for it.
