tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post5849708574270281188..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: The Black Gate: Be the Change You Want to SeeCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32992811232465704642021-03-01T21:39:39.221-05:002021-03-01T21:39:39.221-05:00"What I found super annoying with the magic c..."What I found super annoying with the magic carpet is that you can literally fly over mountains but not over 2 storey buildings! where is the logic in that????"<br /><br />That was a wrinkle, though I'd say the magic carpet's flight implementation in U7 was *much* better than the balloon in U6, where you couldn't fly over snow capped mountains (which basically meant you couldn't fly over mountains), and you couldn't fly over buildings at all. <br /><br /> U3_Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044735933085333528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34560398934271667472021-03-01T21:20:50.855-05:002021-03-01T21:20:50.855-05:00I encountered this problem with Jaana in my recent...I encountered this problem with Jaana in my recent play through and I posted about it to the GOG Ultima forums and learned that:<br /><br />1) Jaana should regain her all healing abilities after the Avatar rests (i.e. on a bedroom, bed etc) for 8 hours.<br /><br />2) There is a known bug in Jaana's ability cool down period calculation, which may or may not trigger depending on the day of the week you last used her abilities. <br /><br />3) There is fix by hex editing one of the game data files. I tried it and it worked perfectly. <br /><br />Here is the thread on the GOG forum with the detail on the fix. <br /><br />https://www.gog.com/forum/ultima_series/ultima_7_using_jaana_as_a_healer/page1<br />U3_Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044735933085333528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37523885843998126832020-07-02T05:48:15.142-04:002020-07-02T05:48:15.142-04:00"Every time I start the game, I have to go th..."Every time I start the game, I have to go through the title screens. Something has always seemed "off" to me about the "Lord British presents . . . " screen. The background isn't consistent with the style of the rest of the game, but that normally wouldn't bother me. There's something else about the color or pattern that makes me uncomfortable. Does anyone else feel it?"<br /><br />That title screen is apparently Art Deco, [1] while the rest of the game isn't.<br /><br />In addition to that, it's modelled and rendered, and badly arranged.<br /><br />[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_DecoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2082496569627979922020-05-28T19:09:22.283-04:002020-05-28T19:09:22.283-04:00Ultima IV, either the Atari ST or the Sega Master ...Ultima IV, either the Atari ST or the Sega Master System. In the former, you can transfer your character to the best port of Ultima V, in the latter you can shoot diagonally in combat.Abacoshttp://www.strategywiki.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33255123308913009802020-05-18T09:17:12.249-04:002020-05-18T09:17:12.249-04:00Think of our relationship to RPGs as one of a disa...Think of our relationship to RPGs as one of a disapproving father who has seen his once promising son succumb to drugs and unable to keep a job. Cedrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11437664018724161551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32638578981104336522020-05-18T03:02:38.267-04:002020-05-18T03:02:38.267-04:00I played Lazarus and I liked it very much. But bot...I played Lazarus and I liked it very much. But both projects are only aiming for one game at a time - not focussing on fixing the lore inconsistencies and also not integrating a Virtue system to the game. Discobutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779788258464817270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-374286848332163842020-05-18T02:58:38.500-04:002020-05-18T02:58:38.500-04:00Hi ! Well I am not thinking about a straight remak...Hi ! Well I am not thinking about a straight remake, but to streamline the lore as well - to ensure things make sense. Minax, Mondaine and Exodus have to appear as they formed the basis of the Gargoyles believe system. As far as I remember. So for the "base game" I was thinking about adding 1-4 together. The quest for the Avatar while the 3 hinder him. Exploring Sosaria once before it breaks down. Having a look at Shaminos castle before it disappears (and re-appears much later). The goal for my "Ultima re-imagined" is to show players consequences for their actions. Have a Virtue system in place that stays relevant. One that allows morally difficult questions. Even the Avatar cannot be following all of them all the time, but it can be emotionally rewarding to at least try. And inhabitants remember your deeds to their families over generations. Discobutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779788258464817270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75398394227861533092020-05-18T02:55:10.861-04:002020-05-18T02:55:10.861-04:00V and VI have already been remade with Dungeon Sie...V and VI have already been remade with Dungeon Siege. Haven't played the V version (Lazarus), but I really enjoyed the Ultima 6 Project.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35324307269442228822020-05-18T02:13:05.629-04:002020-05-18T02:13:05.629-04:00Ultima I-III aren't worth remaking. Their prim...Ultima I-III aren't worth remaking. Their prime value in their era was their novelty, and that's long irrelevant today. The only value they really have today is historical their influence on the development of the electronic role-playing game genre. While there's certainly people who still enjoy them, those people are generally perfectly happy with the existing versions - the relative crudity is part of the appeal.<br /><br />VII, I'd argue, is also largely irrelevant. Mechanically, any Elder Scrolls engine could handle the entire game with only slight extension, and the bits that it does better than any of them are a result of expert level and character crafting - and thus could be included in any engine of any kind.<br /><br />IV-VI, however, remain so different in core concept from anything else on the market that a remake or "spiritual successor" probably would find purchase.Gnomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920812227941556716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15660385071621937662020-05-18T00:21:29.127-04:002020-05-18T00:21:29.127-04:00Practically everything they represented has been d...Practically everything they represented has been done better since, by individual examples if not the CRPG sphere as a whole. Remaking the series from scratch over 20 years after the U9 put it in the grave would only serve nostalgia to the name itself.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025511634630902101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53629383797515013062020-05-17T15:50:29.700-04:002020-05-17T15:50:29.700-04:00I would say: take inspiration from the Ultima seri...I would say: take inspiration from the <i>Ultima</i> series but don't remake it. Build an open world with an epic, multi-stage quest, track virtue, etc., but do a better job with retcons (e.g., don't introduce them at all) and perhaps offer a little more complexity. The original games are good the way they are.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15633053699031132232020-05-17T06:17:30.666-04:002020-05-17T06:17:30.666-04:00Hi !
One of my dreams is to remake the Ultimas and...Hi !<br />One of my dreams is to remake the Ultimas and make them more coherent. Wouldn't it be great to have the possibility to play through the whole Ultima plot from 1-9, fixing the logic holes, having plots that span over multiple games (I always imagine having one game engine and releasing the plot as DLCs), people recognize you - and your exact deeds from 2 games before. Integrating a Virtue mechanic in all the games ... And making sure that combat stays interesting, meaningful and with a connection to the Virtues... I am of firm believe, that Ultima has a core that is still meaningful today. That is greater that Richard Garriot and that could be presented in a more shining, accessable and impactful way that with the current way it is presented in the Ultimas.<br /><br />Well a man gotta dream...Discobutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779788258464817270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29647424335469104652020-05-14T10:41:50.360-04:002020-05-14T10:41:50.360-04:00It's rather like the Quest for the Holy Grail ...It's rather like the Quest for the Holy Grail in Arthurian literature. When everyone was ON the quest, amazing things happened and knights were debating theology and learning lessons and improving themselves. Once the question was "solved," everything fell apart.<br /><br />Perhaps the Quest of the Avatar should have been ongoing. To declare it finished and designate one person "THE Avatar" must have been demoralizing to the rest of Britannians who were equally interested in following virtuous paths but were just taking longer.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23417724796704315262020-05-14T10:26:27.043-04:002020-05-14T10:26:27.043-04:00"The moral "golden age" of Britanni..."The moral "golden age" of Britannia happened during the quest, when the thoughts of even average Britannians were alive with the power of virtue..."<br /><br />That's a very thoughtful analysis of Ultima IV's story. It changes one's perspective of the series. These little gems really make this a fantastic blog to read.<br />Inebrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034088229996129697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17082872376848260712020-05-14T03:16:05.266-04:002020-05-14T03:16:05.266-04:00If you have a Mac the best version of Ultima III i...If you have a Mac the best version of Ultima III is from a company called Lairware. They did a great job of updating this but it still keeps it's original "feel" Blacbraunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798086823277087151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43588915576318041542020-05-13T20:00:36.675-04:002020-05-13T20:00:36.675-04:00I think it still makes sense, though. It's a k...I think it still makes sense, though. It's a kind of ableism, essentially.Paphvulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793765634686489221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21532091491117894592020-05-13T19:24:45.402-04:002020-05-13T19:24:45.402-04:00Something that it occurs to me Chet probably misse...Something that it occurs to me Chet probably missed out on: Whenever you arrive in the vicinity of Lock Lake or the Shrine of Compassion, a sad rendition of "Stones" plays. It was a pretty powerful moment the first time it happened.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025511634630902101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70887175897185651582020-05-13T14:50:44.262-04:002020-05-13T14:50:44.262-04:00to me it looks like the credits screen for the loo...to me it looks like the credits screen for the looney tunes cartoons from the 70s and 80s...JBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50895522053789705002020-05-13T12:31:31.750-04:002020-05-13T12:31:31.750-04:00Love and hate are two sides of the same coin.Love and hate are two sides of the same coin.Chevhttp://twitter.com/chevluhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53375736625612371372020-05-12T05:56:59.879-04:002020-05-12T05:56:59.879-04:00What I found super annoying with the magic carpet ...What I found super annoying with the magic carpet is that you can literally fly over mountains but not over 2 storey buildings! where is the logic in that????jxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08477749246300184418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74209890140768956092020-05-12T04:53:25.493-04:002020-05-12T04:53:25.493-04:00One Avatar here accidently lost Spark somewhere wi...One Avatar here accidently lost Spark somewhere without noticing, another proposed to get him hooked on serpent venom, and Chester is hiding stolen property in people's houses, in a world where you get sent to jail for stealing an apple. One has to wonder if the Guardian perhaps is the good guy after all!<br /><br />(on a brighter note, how good is a game that allows for things like cleaning Cove lake, distributing the runes to the people who most deserve it... I mean, how many games are there in which NPCs have enough character that you can decide if they're worthy of getting that rune? U7's world building is pure gold) Didiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-57672258967524174942020-05-12T02:29:24.059-04:002020-05-12T02:29:24.059-04:00It was mainly a problem for me on the swamp path, ...It was mainly a problem for me on the swamp path, not right by the lake, FWIW.Iffy Bonzooliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519858732154180575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2248857338209828742020-05-11T22:48:21.604-04:002020-05-11T22:48:21.604-04:00Whole-playing, maybe? I see goal-playing was alrea...Whole-playing, maybe? I see goal-playing was already suggested. I like "troll-playing" but in this case there's a laudable earnestness to it. Soul-playing?Bunyiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568418061481970011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83779644663387456582020-05-11T22:08:33.112-04:002020-05-11T22:08:33.112-04:00Leisure Armor Avatar?
Well, the Avatar and Larry ...Leisure Armor Avatar?<br /><br />Well, the Avatar and Larry have something in common. They're both virgins :pJarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73823590648885684642020-05-11T17:21:08.248-04:002020-05-11T17:21:08.248-04:00The "Billboard" style font for "Pre...The "Billboard" style font for "Presents" is the most out of place, but the giraffe colors don't really work either. LB's signature is too big as well, but I think that showtime font is the main problem. Sets an entirely wrong mood for the upcoming game.metalliknoreply@blogger.com