I was listening to the Richard Garriott interview where he was discussing how one of the revolutionary (at the time) things about Ultima V was that there were permanent changes, such as one major companion to the Avatar being permanently killed. He mentioned it was someone that was with the Avatar from the beginning but he (or she) was killed permanently, and I was wondering, who is this person?

I am planning on replaying Ultima 6 and just bought it on SNES. However I just read that gameplay is a little different on SNES. Should I bother or should I just get the PC version?

are there any? I know there are games that are spiritually similar, but I'm talking about ACTUALLY close in similarity. doesn't matter if they came out around the time or hence. thank you:)

Title, anything should i know?. Its been about 30 mins in the game and i am completely loving it, i cant believe i didnt find this before 🙏.

Also how long to beat the whole thing whit part two? i am a completitionist when it comes to rpgs and this seems to have lots of fun. I wonder how replaying it will feel.

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I was able to purchase and install Ultima VI using the GOG launcher. Got the game started and created my character. At the initial screen with all companions and Lord British, he asked me a question. I’m assuming I need to refer to the game manual. I’m assuming this was some form of copy protection. The manual is available on GOG, but how do I refer to the manual without exiting the game? And how does one exit the game properly without using Ctl-Alt-Del (Task Manager). I’m totally new to COG and DOSBox games. Any assistance or information will be sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I want to try to purchase and run the Ultima 4,5,6 package from GOG on my Win 11 Laptop. I’m concerned whether DOSBOX will be automatically configured with each. My laptop uses the NVIDIA graphics running at a default resolution of 3840X2160. The resolution can be adjusted down to 600X400. I’m concerned about sound as well as text legibility. DOSBOX games purchased through Steam run fine, and automatically configure DOSBOX to create legible graphics and text. Can I run Ultima 4,5,6 on my laptop? Any suggestions will be sincerely appreciated! Thanks in advance for anything anyone can provide!

For 40 years my childhood friends have remarked on my Ultima III fixation and how I "couldn't let it go". I created a self-imposed side quest that kept me going for MANY more hours. It's been a running story between us for these many years. When I told them I subscribe to the Ultima reddit group, they insisted I share. So here it is. I'm interested to hear if you think it's weird, obsessive, ...or common. It was just a things that made sense/fun to me at the time. Regardless, it was a way for the 11-year-old me to stay in the Ultima world until UIV came out.

40 years ago I discovered Ultima III on my Apple IIe. It essentially ended my Atari fixation. I played it until the end, loving every minute. Without internet walkthroughs, you really had to earn it. I had another year to wait or UIV, but I couldn't walk away form Exodus. After completing the main quest, I kept going back to Sosaria with my party. Why not, my party was full powered and I could pretty much do what I wanted.

If you remember, in UIII the monsters could not pass over chests. This could be used as protection. I started creating barrier "fences" out of chests around important areas. Of course monsters can spawn anywhere, including inside fences, so this wasn't particularly useful. I then undertook my final side quest. I created a secure path between every single city, cave/dungeon, LB castle, and moongate on the map. The many-branched path was three chests wide so you could walk in the middle, and have a buffer chest on each side. No benefit in leaving the middle of the path open, or monsters would spawn there.

I wish I knew how many scores of hours this took. Devil Guard, Death Gulch, and Cave of Sol are all isolated, so there was a lot of waiting for the right spawning to occur. Anyway, it filled many weeks (months?) and kept me in the Ultima world until UIV came out (my all-time favorite game). Simply a core memory for me from long ago. I'd love to hear if anyone else dabbled in this concept. I suspect I may be singular in my Ultima III obsessive-compulsion.

Smith the talking horse opening the blinds of the stable and saying that'll let light in! :lol:

Does that happen under the vanilla game or just with Exult?

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I entered hyloth to find final shard and mystics

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What the.... dragon*5?!

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Where am I. Who am I.......

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This room was crazy. I'll slaughter gargoyles when I play U6

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Finaly.... I sepnt 2h to get out this dung.

May the force be with my Avatar.

Very cool!

https://www.gog.com/forum/ultima_series/ultima_7_character_attributes

"DEX

"Dexterity affects such things as how fast you are and how well you pick locks. Faster characters can move and attack more often than slower ones. Dexterity determines you combat skill"

COMBAT

"Your base combat skill is derived directly from your dexterity. It determines how likely you are to hit in combat with normal weapons""

Someone tested it in Exult:

Just tried it out:

When using regular bows and arrows and an Avatar with Dex/Com/Str @ 10 vs Dex/Com/Str @ 30:
She fires the bow just as fast, kept hitting almost every time, even with low stats.
Damage-wise, I couldn't see any noticeable differences, since the damage numbers were everywhere: Low and high damage numbers with low stats, and low and high damage numbers with high stats.
So I'm getting the feeling that the manual is accurate.

Disclaimer: I used Exult, so I'm not sure how things are in the vanilla game engine.

Would love to hear what people with know-how about the game's internal workings know about it.

In seems that Dex doesn't affect ranged combat in exult. In the dosbox version from gog.com does dexterity affect ranged combat, or walking speed? What about the combat stat for ranged combat?

I'm doing a slings only challenge run. Just killed a drake with a sleeping potion, 15 caltrops, and a lot of slinging. Wolves are no match for a full party equipped with slings. Pirates are a bit of a challenge if there's enough of them. 3-4 pirates killed at least one of us when it was just Spark, Iolo and the Avatar. I've got some soiled daipers but I'm out of materials to make new ones at the armoury/nursery.

It'd be good to know if I should invest in Dex/Combat at all, or if strength would be better for the health gain for my all-ranged party.

What does Dexterity actually do in Ultima VII? Is it a useless stat for ranged combat in dosbox as it seems to be in exult? (if that tester did it correctly)

Combat shouldn't affect ranged weapon damage, but does it increase chance to hit?

Do slings do friendly fire?

After I finish with slings I'll try "All triple crossbows & resurrection spell". Friendly fire isn't a problem if dying isn't a problem.

As I understand it, the paladin can use any armor and weapons, and can also cast spells.

So is there a point to fighters? Or do paladins just literally do everything they do but better?

Hey, members of the Ultima fellowship!

as a long-time fan of the world of Britannia, I’m excited to share my new music project moonday, which is deeply inspired by Ultima VII.

moonday is a dreamy, atmospheric synth album that takes listeners on a narrative journey through a world that echoes Britannia: The land, once full of life and promise, now rests in quiet stillness. The Red Moongate shimmers in the distance, and the Guardian’s shadow looms over Moonglow. You’ll explore forgotten places like the Lost Vale, where magic has faded, and the ancient Great Northern Forest, where buried secrets await discovery.

Here are some special characteristics of the project that makes it strongly Ultima-related:

• Retro vibes: Compositions mainly base on the iconic Roland MT-32 synth, which was the sound source for the game music, to recreate that nostalgic sound and vibe you may remember from Ultima 7.
• Ultima-inspired theme: Every track is crafted with locations and moods of Britannia in mind.
• Storytelling through music: The album is structured as a reverse narrative journey, offering an immersive experience similar to playing through an Ultima game.

If you’re a fan of atmospheric, narrative-driven music, you might enjoy this homage to Ultima. You can check it out on my https://moonday.bandcamp.com/album/part-i I'would love to hear your thoughts!

https://youtu.be/RcBRRoYUXgo

Thanks for letting me share this with the community!

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I saw the game's professions on Spriters Resource a few days ago and fell in love with the style and designs so I decided to do this for fun! Yes the Wizard is based on Gandalf Big Naturals.

I was currently setting up VICE emulator so I could play a bit in the C64 version and decided to write down what each disk image was for - all of them have very straightforward names : Castle, Britannia, Towne - but the last one is just "ASS PRESENTS: "

I've seen the sprites on Spriters Resource and now I'm being pulled into the series, decided to redraw them for fun giving my own spin on the characters!

I have been looking at the art on the wikis and have been so enchanted with the pieces they use for the different classes, I'd love to read the whole book!

Is it possible? What about steam deck? Or any other portable console?

Been looking for something like Ultima VII for a long time, like a game that feels like a single player Runescape and I'd love more, are there any more games really similar to Ultima VII?

I'm trying to find info on an unofficial, online Ultima game I played back around 2003. It used heavily modified Ultima 5 graphics. I can't recall its name, but I want to say it was UXO? However, every time I do a deep-dive search on Google for it, I just get entries into Ultima X: Odyssey. Does anyone know what game this was?

Is this possible? Really loving U7 on my foldable, and would like to play U6 the same way.