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  1. Good news! #Exult, the open-source #UltimaVII engine, is now in the #Lutris database.

    lutris.net/games/exult/

    You can now track your Exult game time through Lutris. Thank you Lutris team for approving the submission!

    #gaming #games #FLOSS #FOSS #Ultima7 #Ultima

  2. Good news! #Exult, the open-source #UltimaVII engine, is now in the #Lutris database. lutris.net/games/exult/ You can now track your Exult game time through Lutris. Thank you Lutris team for approving the submission! #gaming #games #FLOSS #FOSS #Ultima7 #Ultima

  3. @sub_ Yep, I'm using #Exult. I find it easier than regular #DOSBox. I used the files installed by GOG for Exult Linux. And true, I like the QoL features they added!

  4. @DataLorean I haven't. I'm still at #Ultima7, the #Exult version. Got stuck there because of stuff to do. ^^;;

    (I'm also waiting for the #Ultima6 port into Exult engine.)

  5. @rodneylives I'm playing #Ultima7 via #Exult #DOSbox engine. ^_^

    Ultima Online is still online, and the new devs (#DAoC devs) are still maintaining it, and releasing content (though I don't follow it). And then there are the private servers.

    EA is, evil. Haha. There is absolutely no logical reason why they are holding on to the #Ultima trademark. Every attempt they did to create a new game based on it, were cancelled (those without the Origin team involved). Those that launched failed and eventually closed (like “Lord of Ultima“ (2010)).

    The most recent Ultima-related release is #UnderworldAscendant (2018). Unfortunately, EA only licensed the lore and characters, but not the trademark. This prevented them from carrying the name Ultima. It's practically “Ultima Underworld III: Ascendant”.

    If they release their hold from the trademark, or let Richard Garriott work on it again, for sure it will generate a buzz and create a new generation of Ultima fans.

    By the way, I created a list of Ultima games here: im.youronly.one/yuki/kb/timeli

    Might be useful ^_^

  6. @kiwired I am certain there have been attempts to remake #ultima6 using the #exult engine, and I'm pretty sure there were tries for #ultima5 too, but I'm not sure they ever were completed. There's been many reconstruction projects over the years but few that really panned out, from my knowledge. #ultima #ultimadragons #udic