U2 Upgrade Installation – v1.2

  1. 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)
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. Configure DOSBOX to run with at least 1000 cycles with cpu=auto.
  5. 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