Ultima V Lazarus Mod Gets Enhanced Demo Release

Ian "Tiberius" Frazier writes "Team Lazarus, a volunteer-run 'mod' organization, has released a second playable demo of the unofficial Ultima V: Lazarus mod to the public. Ultima V: Lazarus is a complete recreation of ORIGIN Systems' classic 1987 role-playing game Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny, utilizing the modding capabilities of Gas-Powered Games' Dungeon Siege. In addition to all the features found in its previous release, this Lazarus demo includes a host of new quests, locations, and an all-new frontend." We previously covered this mod back in February.

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Nice work

[Song for the Deaf]

I am so glad that they stuck with it. Out of all the Ultima remakes this is the one I have been most exctied about. Few realize how daunting remaking a game as epic as an Ultima can be, and even fewer have the intestines to pull it off (IIRC no one really has, I might be wrong, though Exult doesn't count...)

Many a promising remake has been called off and others languish.

I guess the bottom line is...remake or not, these days making a good computer game is tough business indeed.

Ultima 4 for Linux

[baywulf]

Those who want a remake of Ultima 4 for Linux/OSX/Windows can get it at http://xu4.sourceforge.net/

Ultima V and Dungeone Siege required

[JasdonLe]

Note sure how common this knowledge is, but...

Lazarus will be available for users who own a copy of the original game, Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny* (PC Version only) and a copy of Gas-Powered Games' Dungeon Siege**.

Game looks GREAT, so far, though!

Ultima the reconstruction

[evil-osm]

Here is a good site that has most of the remakes that are currently being worked on. It hasn't been updated in a year, however the remakes that it links to are still active.