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Version 1.3 of this "Exult"-based remake of "Ultima 6" brings numerous bug fixes, a fully-functional cooking system, and other new features besides!

"The Ultima 6 Remake" Version 1.3 Released

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The development team behind "Ultima 8: Exult" asked the "Exult" team for increased height levels in the cross-platform "Ultima 7" engine. Now, we can see what they've implemented with it!

"Ultima 8: Exult" Adds Plateaus

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Twitch streamer Majuular joins the "O for Obfuscate" podcast to discuss Origin Systems and the "Ultima" series.

The "O for Obfuscate" Podcast Discusses Origin Systems and "Ultima"

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The Trinsic-based introductory sequence of "Ultima 7" is now fully playable in "Ultima VII: Revisited," Anthony Salter's 3D remake of the game.

"Ultima VII: Revisited" Version 0.2.1 Released; Trinsic Fully Playable

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The Grey Wanderer's Tool for Interpreting and Transforming Archival Nodes has added support for more "Ultima" games, and new features bedsides!

TITAN Updated to Support "Ultima 7" and Dialogue Export

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A Python-based command line utility for extracting, modifying, and repackaging the game data files from "Ultima 8."

Check Out TITAN...a Tool for Interpreting and Transforming Archival Nodes from Ultima 8!

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The Grey Wanderer put various AI models to the ultimate - or "Ultima" - test.

Ever Wondered How the Various AI Models Would Answer the Virtue Questions?

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The "Ultima 8: Exult" team have implemented another area of Tenebrae from "Ultima 8" in the "Exult" engine.

"Ultima 8: Exult" Adds the Necromancers Enclave

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The ever-so-talented Grant W. Chapman has been churning out many new sprite sheets to support various fan projects (especially "Ultima 8: Exult").

A Huge Trove of "Ultima 8"-Themed "Exult" Sprites from Grant W. Chapman

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Viridian Games’ recent anniversary stream offered a broad look at the current state of "Ultima 7: Revisited", but one feature in particular stood out.

It Turns Out "Ultima VII: Revisited" Has a Hidden First-Person Mode

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The (possibly) oldest gaming fan club on the Internet turned 34 last week.

Thirty-Four Years of the Dragon: Celebrating the UDIC

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"Exult" Version 1.12.1 Released

The Exult team have some happy news for us to kick off 2026; a new stable build of the venerable cross-platform Ultima 7 engine has been released, bringing with it many bugfixes and several new features. Since the 1.12.0 release we fixed some crashes and a plot stopping bug which warrant a hotfix release. Fixed resurrections in SI. Fixed crash with higher compression savegames…

"Exult" Version 1.12.1 Released

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UI mockups for a hypothetical tenth "Ultima" game entitled "Legacy of the Avatar."

Check Out These "Ultima X" UI Concepts

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A utility to export graphics tiles from "Ultima 1" through "Ultima 5," and then re-import tiles thereto.

Want to Edit the Graphics Tiles for the early "Ultima" Games? Check Out the "Ultima Tile Editor!"

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Steve Taylor set out to explore "Ultima 9's" game data, and wrote a file-viewer utility along the way.

Ultima 9 Asset Archaeology Leads to a New Utility

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The upcoming version 1.3 release of "The Ultima 6 Remake" for "Exult" will feature working ship cannons...as befits "Ultima 6".

"The Ultima 6 Remake": Ship Cannons!

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Taking advantage of "Neverwinter Nights" engine features in a remake of an obscure spinoff of the "Ultima" series.

"The Sosarian Paradox": Roving Fog of War