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Fan-Developed Ultima VI Remake Released

Posted by Soulskill on from the serious-dedication dept.

An anonymous reader writes "20 years after the original game launched, a fan-developed Ultima 6 remake has finally been released! The Ultima 6 Project was formed in 2001 by Sliding Dragon to develop a remake of Origin's Ultima VI: The False Prophet with newer graphics and a more immersive engine. Soon assembled under the banner Archon, the team members, who hail from all over the globe, have set about recreating the world of Britannia, adding an enhanced storyline to bolster intraseries continuity and building on the Ultima legacy in a way that will please fans new and old."

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  1. Ultima 4 by ytm · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's worth to metion that Ultima 4 has a remake too: http://xu4.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

    1. Re:Ultima 4 by Enderandrew · · Score: 4, Informative

      This is an extension of the Ultima V Lazarus code. It is many of the same team members.

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  2. Dungeon Siege by tangent3 · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's implemented as a huge Dungeon Siege mod. An installation of Dungeon Siege is prerequisite

    1. Re:Dungeon Siege by naz404 · · Score: 4, Informative

      Yup. It's a Dungeon Siege 1 mod, just like the Ultima V - Lazarus remake project.

      Crap. Don't have my Dungeon Siege disks anymore :-/

      On a related note, Ultima VII (which you can play on modern PCs w/ shinies using the Exult engine) is still the best Ultima of all time - its NPC AI was revolutionary for having rotating schedules and jobs, which Oblivion & Fallout 3 copied.

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  3. Re:Site down... by GeorgeS · · Score: 2, Informative

    Nope...just slashdotted. It's responding again now.
    They should probably release a torrent version to cut down on the server loads.

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  4. A groundbreaking game by zr-rifle · · Score: 5, Informative

    I have very fond memories of Ultima 6. It was the first RPG game I played that had a real depth. Many feature were groundbreaking for its time, such as the daily and nightly schedules for the NPCs, the non-linear storyline and enormous freedom you had in exploring the world. The plot was very well written, dealing with a powerful culture clash between two races, humans and gargoyles. The gargoyles started out as a seemingly stereotyped enemy, but actually turned out to be a very evolved and intelligent race fighting for their survival, and that you had to befriend in order to reach the common goal: peace. A stunning work of art created by Richard Garriott, Warren Spector and Dr. Cat.

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  5. Re:U5 Available too by naz404 · · Score: 3, Informative

    check out Voyager Dragon's Ultima: The Reconstruction website. It's a little old but lists all the Ultima 2D & 3D (1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9) remake projects that were active a few years back as well as official & fan patches, Ultima Underworld engine recreations, etc.

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  6. Re:conversation system by Culture20 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Which was always great for shortcutting things...

    name
    job
    health
    mantra
    rune

    Not to mention

    spam
    spam
    spam
    humbug