Exult and Bugs and Bug fixes

[LordKane773]

Hello all.

I decided to give U7 a try again (played it years ago, still have the CD but really couldnt get into it) and I have heard that there are still major bugs and issues with the DOS version and that EXULT fixes some things.

So, what are some patches that play nice with each other that I could use on A) the original CD dos version.
B) Exult

Are there any NEEDED fixes? or can I just install exult and start playing?

Thank you for your time.

[Dominus]

For the original CD version there are no patches (beyond some midi patch) and a recent way to add way more shortcuts to the original https://github.com/JohnGlassmyer/UltimaHacks

Exult has many improvements but is not bug free. We have mods that change or expand the original game, see http://exult.info/forum/viewtopic.php?p ... 9#p1716199

[LordKane773]

ah but generally are most of the major plot stoppers fixed? I recently found a "nitpickers" patch for the original game (U7) I heard that Serpent's Isle (DOS) has some nasty bugs are those corrected with exult?

[Gotcha!]

There are no plot stoppers with Exult that I know of, and I've been playing through both U7 games at least once every 2 years since around Exult 1.2.

The worst bug in the original that I can think of is the "too many items" bug, where the world literally starts falling apart when you generate too many items.
I'm not sure if this bug still exists within Exult, but it's easy enough to just not generate a ton of items (through gambling, money duplication, buying a ton of potions, etc.). You won't need it anyway.

There are some mods around, but they're not needed and I can't vouch for those. Exult almost never crashed for me, but in a recent play through I tried out the key mod for TBG, and the game became very crashy the more hours I played. But other people's experience may differ.

If I were you, I'd just install Exult and start playing!

[LordKane773]

Alright @Gotcha I'll do that! I plan to even stream it for my friends.

Thus begins my journey into britianna!

[Gotcha!]

Good luck, and remember, stealing is a virtue, as long as you don't get caught!