So I've decided to blog my efforts to create a Ultima series - esk game.

This project (Deemed "Ultima Virtuous") plays out in the Ultima world during Ultima 7 (I eventually hope to include Serpents Isle (A game sequel) to this but that's FAR FAR in the future)

I have been working dilligently (1-3 hrs a day on average) for about a month and due to my lack of scripting skills, it has taken me quite a while to combine and get these scripts to work together, and to MY expectations. That has been the majority of my work so far as well as collecting a citing authors of graphic, music, ect for my credits list.

So, Onward to the actual game

This Game Bases EVERYTHING on Vlue's Day/Night system, and gives it a very realistic feel (I think?)

Along with Khans Lighting System, Vlad's Blasphemy ABS, Vlue's Climate Scrip, Modern Algebra's Quest Journal, Mog_Hunters Animated Title-save-load screens, and Pretty much 3/4th of all of Yanflys scripts.

It took a while...

That being said, they all work pretty flawlessly together, my computer has issues handling anything though can't be 100% sure

A quick synopsis on the Ultima series history. I'm gunna try to make it in just one paragraph

-The Ultima series (since game 4) bases its sense of right and wrong with an 8 virtue system (that WILL get implemented at some point ) based on 3 Principles: Different combinations of these 3 principles create a different one of 8 Virtues: Compassion, Justice, Honesty, Valor, Honor, Sacrifice, Spirituality, & Humility. The "Avatar" is the only 'known' person to have mastered these virtues and become a beacon, example, & legend to the people of the world called Britannia.

In the 7th -9th installment of the series a fiendish character by the name of "The Guardian" (Hence the Screen name )

informs the avatar that he will 'lead' the good people of Britannia to a glorious future and that he will the theirs and the Avatars "Friend, Guardian, and Master!" He is obviously the main antagonist.

Whew... one paragraph, So bomb! If you want a better and MUCH more complete synopsis on the history go here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_(series)

or for just the history and whatnot of Ultima 7 (The one my game will be based on) go here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_7

Moving onwards:

The game will include major chars such as The Avatar (the player of course ), Lord British, all the companions of #7 ect. I've also found a way to ~somewhat~ synthesize the Guardians voice (After 2 hours of searching EVERYWHERE no sound clips of him could be found) and he will antagonize the Avatar throughout the game.

A class system will be implemented so while the player may be addressed as the avatar, they will have to activate all the Virtues in order to get that class and win the game.

Other things to be implemented or I'm in the process of are:

Class

Virtue points?

Crafting:

-Wood

-Ore & Metals

-Gemstones

-Tinkering

-Alchemy

-Blacksmithy

and i'm sure i forgot something here but you get the idea.

This is a VERY ambitious project and I am still looking for some things as well so any spriters or...face drawers? that may read this let me know if you could provide me with some custom sprites and faces since I have very little experience doing it and was... incredibly unable to do it myself

A demo should be posted within a week so if your wanting to 'Check out that Ultima re-make' you can

At this moment I have this stuff complete!

2 complete quests, 1 semi-complete quest,

1st circle of spells (AWSOME common events, this is cool, gotta check it out ),

Mining (for Crafting),

the Map and all coorisponding buildings of Paws

+ the Fellowship making its first appearance as... well... the Fellowship.

as well as the secret place in U7 in trinsic (I put it in paws, but you know where to go if you ever played )

Well thats all I can think of at the moment. More posts to come!

Pictures