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Posted July 31, 2015
Once you play Ultima 7 with smooth scrolling there is no going back to the herky-jerky original
Posted July 31, 2015
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king_mosiah: Once you play Ultima 7 with smooth scrolling there is no going back to the herky-jerky original
One question: Did they get HP/MP recovery correct? In the original engine, every hour you regain 1 HP and half of the MP you spent. In the version of Exult whose source code I checked years ago, recovery worked differently: You recover random amounts of HP and MP up to (IIRC) a third of the maximum.
Posted July 31, 2015
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king_mosiah: Once you play Ultima 7 with smooth scrolling there is no going back to the herky-jerky original
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dtgreene: One question: Did they get HP/MP recovery correct? In the original engine, every hour you regain 1 HP and half of the MP you spent. In the version of Exult whose source code I checked years ago, recovery worked differently: You recover random amounts of HP and MP up to (IIRC) a third of the maximum.
I'm guessing it was version 1.2 you checked then? I cannot say for sure since I just compiled it yesterday, but the recovery rate seems different than version 1.2 in the latest 1.5 SVN, but it seems to work at the same pace as far as health goes, I have yet to get the spell book from Lord B.
Posted August 01, 2015
Sure, smooth scrolling is a fine thing, and so is the additional "keyring"-quest, the new interactive possibilities (making butter etc.), and the lactose-intolerant Iolo ;) - still I really really miss the complete schedules (smith in Minoc for example) and the correctly working lighting-system, two very unfortunate immersion-breakers for me. Some sounds don't work correctly too.
So I've played Ultima 7 with Exult (with an overall good experience) but I'll play it without the next time. There is a "going back" at least for me. :P
However, the work the guys are doing with exult is outstanding, that's out of question.
Post edited August 01, 2015 by Wolfram_von_Thal
Posted August 01, 2015
Actually, there is one other thing I am wondering. In the casino, when at the races, you can get your winnings to increase exponentially by betting on the race and not taking your winnings. (Just reload until you win again.) In the original engine, eventually the game would run out of memory and crash. What happens in Exult?
Posted August 12, 2015
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Wolfram_von_Thal: Sure, smooth scrolling is a fine thing, and so is the additional "keyring"-quest, the new interactive possibilities (making butter etc.), and the lactose-intolerant Iolo ;) - still I really really miss the complete schedules (smith in Minoc for example) and the correctly working lighting-system, two very unfortunate immersion-breakers for me. Some sounds don't work correctly too.
So I've played Ultima 7 with Exult (with an overall good experience) but I'll play it without the next time. There is a "going back" at least for me. :P
However, the work the guys are doing with exult is outstanding, that's out of question.
IIRC, you could make butter in the original one. I'm reasonably sure my party defeated the fellowship on a steady diet of nothing but butter!
Posted August 12, 2015
That must have been awful having to stuff their faces with butter so often. At least it wasn't Silverleaf though...
Posted August 14, 2015
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GeistSR: That must have been awful having to stuff their faces with butter so often. At least it wasn't Silverleaf though...
I found it amusing!
Posted August 18, 2015
You are right. It is much better with exult than the original
Posted August 18, 2015
I've been really enjoying Exult. More screen space, better scaling, smother controls... It's a lot better. I'm glad you're enjoying it. :)
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