The goal of this project is to convert Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny for the PC, a game from 1987, up to newer standards. The first phase of this project will be to add MIDI music to the game, something that is sorely missed in the PC version of the game. The second will add VGA graphics. As it turns out, the U5 version on different platforms played different songs at different times. The Apple II / Commodore 128 versions were the most widely available, so the first version of the upgrade will make use of that particular arrangement of songs. The Atari ST version, however, while still using the same set of songs, played those songs at different points in the game. For example, the song "Villager Tarantella" is played in all eight Cities of Virtue in the C128/AppleII versions, but the Atari ST version instead plays "Greyson's Tale" in all but New Magincia. I hope to release a version that adds the Atari ST interpretation of the game music as well. It also turns out that the Amiga version plays only one entirely different song altogether throughout the entire game. Although I have no plans to add the Amiga flavor to the update (unless it is requested by enough folks) I have decided to include the song itself in the character creation process. Hey, it's a nice tune. ;) At present, Phase I is complete with a known issue or two. The Upgrade itself, however, is in maintenance mode. This means that the package is stable and fairly complete. I will resolve bugs as they are pointed out to me. Sometime in the future, I intend to add VGA support (256-color) to this upgrade. Please note that Ultima is/was a registered trademark of Origin Systems Inc (OSI), which is now a part of EA Games. This project is not affiliated with nor endorsed by OSI/EA. You must own a legal copy of Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny in order to apply this patch. |