- The PC version of Ultima 2 must already be installed on your hard drive. You must start with a fresh copy of Ultima 2. (be sure to back up your savegame files PLAYER, MAP??0, MON??0 if you do)
- Unzip the U2 Upgrade zip file into your Ultima 2 directory on your hard drive. This step will not affect your current installation or saved games.
- Run the following program to patch the game files, depending on your O/S:
- Windows: u2upw (Can be launched directly from explorer)
- Linux: ./u2upl
- DOSBOX: u2up
- Configure DOSBOX to run with at least 1000 cycles with cpu=auto.
- Run ULTIMA2.COM in DOSBOX to start the game.
- If launching from GOG, edit the file dosboxULTIMA2_single.conf in the game directory and change ULTIMAII.EXE to ULTIMA2.COM.
Optional steps:
- This version ships with default configuration. You can change this configuration using the following program, depending on your O/S:
- Windows: u2cfgw (Can be launched directly from explorer)
- Linux: ./u2cfgl
- DOSBOX: u2cfg
- To reset your savegame and start with a new player, you may run the u2reset tool, depending on your O/S.
- Windows: u2resetw (Can be launched directly from explorer)
- Linux: ./u2resetl
- DOSBOX: u2reset