U2 Upgrade Installation – v2.0

Unpack the zip file into the Ultima 2 directory on your hard drive.

  1. Run the following program to patch the game, depending on your O/S:
    • Windows: u2upw (Can be launched directly from explorer)
    • DOS: u2up
  2. Edit dosbox.conf (dosboxULTIMA2.conf for GOG) and change these values:
    • cycles=3000 (or greater)
    • cputype=auto
  3. Run ULTIMA2.COM in DOSBOX to start the game.
    • For GOG, edit dosboxULTIMA2_single.conf and change the line that
      reads ‘ultimaII.exe’ to ‘ULTIMA2.COM’.

Optional Steps:

  • Run the following program to change the default configuration:
    • Windows: u2cfgw (Can be launched directly from explorer)
    • DOS: u2cfg

Notes:

  • Do NOT use ‘u2reset’, ‘rengal’, ‘cgapatch’ or ‘dngpatch’ from v1.1. These tools are now obsolete and incompatible with the Upgrade patch.
  • DPMI is no longer needed to run the upgrade tools.
  • The install may fail from U2 Upgrade v1.1. If so you will need to reinstall the game. Apologies, but v1.1 is a bit of a special case.