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Dino3

>>>>>Now all we need is someone to write new engines for Ultimas 1, 2, 3 and 5!

I think if someone can get the source code of Ultimatrix, it wouldn't be hard to make such a thing, considering the map viewer is already there...

Dino3

This project will get a link and announcement from my site.

Good luck and best wishes with it!

Dino3

Um... I mean clouds, naturally.

"I don't understand how the Avatar can walk on coulds."

Dino3

I don't understand how the Avatar can walk on snow... :p

Dino3

>4r75x3rx35

Wrong! It's meant to be 4r74x3rx35!

Dino3

>>>I also dislike the fact that you *must* steal if you want to survive False; I didn't steal and still survived. >>>I also think that ultima 8 had no story at all, you are dropped in pagan by guardian and you try to go back to britannia, so in order to do that you need to accomplish a lot of subque...

Dino3

"The image "http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/~wpalenst ... oroofs.png" cannot be displayed, because it contains errors."

Dino3

I agree... Ultima 8 had engine improvements such as jumping, but they FORCED you to jump... they made it an action game. Still, the plot is quite interesting, even though it is the background of an action game. I collect information for Ultima 8, so I'd like to see Pentagram working as an engine for...

Dino3

Cool... I've always wanted to make some sort of collection of where to find magical items etc.

Thanks for the answer too btw

Dino3

There are some things I can't understand...

I've only remembered one though...

What does the key in the chest at the Guardian's X open?

I'm collecting a list of mysteries for when I'll be writing a Guide for Ultima 7, so if you know any other mysteries, spill 'em!

Dino3

>>We're working on creating an U8 engine ourselves

Wonderful!!! I can't wait for it to be done!

Dino3

>>Um, actually... that's exactly what the point of Pentagram is ;-) Yes, but I read somewhere that the Pentagram team is tired of reverse engineering Ultima 7 to make Exult and is only starting Pentagram in the hope that someone else might make the Ultima 8 engine... isn't that it? >>I don't think I...

Dino3

Being a map and shapes viewer, it already has some features. :) But it WOULD help if some more were added... such as an Exult-type engine to run Ultima 8, perhaps? *Ducks to avoid a vase thrown at me* Well really, people would be VERY grateful if you could do such a thing. Of course, I think you've ...

Dino3

Hmmm... interesting!

I think it would make a really good article if we got more information about the contest and if we find out who the other people are.

Dino3

As long as the string stays the same length it should be ok.

Same length? I thought so!

So it *would* be possible to make some sort of dialogue patch...

>>we may add in the ability for Pentagram to load usecode 'patches'.

It would be nice to add some new features into Pentagram

Dino3

I simply removed a character (a normal character - a letter "e") from one of the books in the usecode, and U8 would not run.

Dino3

Since you appear to know quite a bit about U8 code (having sort of 'hacked' into it with Pentagram), can you tell me something? Before making this little Pentagram Map Executer, I wanted to do something bigger... I wanted to make an Ultima 8 dialogue patch to fix dialogue errors and possibly solve n...

Dino3

Right again. Thanks.

Dino3

You're right actually... there is a cave west of that mess! And it's the Breaking Ground cave. Thanks! If you find any more, please let me know so I can update my information.

Dino3

Breaking Ground? Can't be... it's just a cave opening with a small lake. The breaking ground cave contained a long tunnel with trolls and stuff... this is just a little pool. And there's unbuilt terrain to the northeast (to the right), that's why I called it a mess. Pentagram docs? What Pentagram do...

Dino3

Thanks! You may also host it for download yourself as well together with Pentagram if you wish. I will announce it on my site tomorrow.

Dino3

This is directed to members of the Pentagram team. I've made a little program to work together with Pentagram. What it does is receive user input (a number) and run mapdisp.exe with the corresponding map number. I wanted to ask if it's OK to distribute this program, since Pentagram is yours and not ...

Dino3

>>i will ask Richard Garriott about this contest-thing

If you do, I could write an article about it on my site... if he answers about it, that is.

Dino3

There are quite a few remixes of Ultima music around... I've recently got a list. Go to http://www.shiftedphase.com/~dino/ultima/uinfo/ and look under "Music" if you're interested.

Dino3

Thank you for the answer.

Dino3

So I have to use the command prompt and type mapdisp and a number by force to access a different map?

Anyway, is it possible to toggle the eggs and stuff? I didn't find anything about this in the readme.

Dino3

*dedicates one hour of sudden sad solemn sombre silence...*

Dino3

I've already announced Spector's interview before you told me :p

Guys, if you ever come across interesting stuff such as this, do let me know so that I can announce it on my site.

Dino3

I read that when finding the link on the U4 forums. I'll announce it on my site shortly.

Dino3

Alright. Thank you.

Dino3

I've got an issue with Pentagram, since I downloaded it recently. 1.) It would help if you could post a link on the Pentagram project page to the download page here. It's not immediately obvious that Pentagram may be downloaded from the Exult download page. 2.) Is it possible to explore any area oth...

Dino3

>> my neighbor looks like the portrait of Lord British in Ultima 7!!! exactly the same!! and he speaks english with a british accent, too! :D he has a strange big house with gargoyles on the roof! and a big telescope! And he probably sold his series of excellent games to a company that would kill it...

Dino3

Jaana in Ultima 7 looks exactly like a girl in my school...

Dino3

Yes, I also loved that. I even tried to climb onto the hall with the entrance to the catacombs to try and jump out of the area... but it didn't work.

Dino3

Even I liked the "jump'n'run" areas too. However, the majority of people hated them, and that's the main reason that we're omitting them from the remake. Exile should be non-linear, hopefully allowing liberty (if possible), just like Ultima 7. Of course, there are other reasons why we won'...

Dino3

Yes, I've played NWN, but I'm not following much what's going on around it. I'm simply using the toolkit to implement dialogues into the game, not following what is happening with expansions and stuff. I've tested the module too a couple of times, but I haven't played NWN much.

Dino3

What do you mean by XP1? I can't really say when it will be out. It all depends when we finish enough to release the demo. We've been working towards a demo for some time, and the announcement on the site is simply to say that we're working on a demo. It's impossible to say exactly when. We're makin...

Dino3

Going back on topic, for those waiting for the Exile remake, the upcoming demo has now been announced on the site. We will be giving out more details about the demo module soon enough, if you keep visiting the site for updates.

Dino3

Contributions of stuff I don't already have are quite welcome, thanks.

Dino3

>> -There is a little island above Skara Brae with some pillars. By walking into the centre of it, you get struck by lightning. Does anyone know what this does? I tried teleporting there... it's basically a small building with no roof, and pillars all around. Strangely enough, when going in its midd...

Dino3

There is a remake going on, which is Exile , but I don't know of an actual engine such as Exult which makes a Windows environment in which it happily works (Ultima 8 in Windows still makes U8 crash often and sound can't be played, to mention just 2 things). If you want to relive the Ultima 8 experie...

Dino3

I don't know of any other Ultima-7-only discussion forum... but I think Jaana and Av would get more experience than the rest.

Dino3

I know why it's down. Apparently it was out of date, and had to be maintained financially too... the dialogue patch is also found on other hosts too, such as the Reconstruction, so don't worry about it. If you notice, it's not the only thing that's down. U6P apparently lost control of their domain n...

Dino3

Hehe, that really fits, Artaxerxes! Well, the Ultima spirit that everyone was expecting doesn't really come from the space that there was in the original U1... that's not what made Ultima popular. Ultima was made especially popular by the quality of gameplay, where an entire world with an incredible...

Dino3

In fact, I was one of very few people on the U1 forums who actually approved their decision. I know that everything's going to remain the same as it was originally intended, except that it will have a different name and it will be even better. So there is no reason to make all the fuss that was made...

Dino3

Sorry, I've been away from the Exult forums. Let me clear some things. Era (which is the new name for what was the U1 remake) *might* be commercial. MIGHT. MIGHT! As Tele explained in one of the latest posts, going commercial is just a possibility. But as long as they don't find funding, it's freewa...

Dino3

For those who didn't notice yet, there's bad news on the Ultima 1 forums.

Dino3

Yes, there's something about it on Sergorn's website http://membres.lycos.fr/sergorn/ . I never checked the link to Arthurian Legends myself, but since you're interested, check it out. It's in French, so if you need a translation, just ask.

Dino3

I liked jumping. It added a touch of realism to the game. Like if you came to a pit one metre wide, would you have to stop your quest rather than just jump over it? The jumping was nice, though Ultima 8 was exaggerated with jumping puzzles, I agree with that, although I didn't really mind. Therefore...

Dino3

I believe that book is "Ethical Hedonism". I personally did think of a reference behind the actual context of the game. Is it a coincidence that the city of spirituality is destroyed? I don't think so. For me, it represents a world where spirituality is diminishing. This lack is caused by ...

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