Ultima is a product of ORIGIN Systems, Inc., an Electronic Arts Company, based in Austin, Texas (USA). The series was created by Richard Garriot in 1980 with the release of the game "Ultima" for the Apple computer by California Pacific. Because California Pacific went out of business in 1981, Sierra On-Line published "Ultima ][: Revenge of the Enchantress" in 1982.

The Ultima Dragons are a club, a virtual club to be exact. A virtual club is defined as a group of people sharing a common interest who are part of an organization that is based on a computer network. Many of the members may never meet each other, and it's this anonymity that makes these clubs so popular. The Ultima Dragons are composed of people around the world who share a common interest: Ultima.

A definite yes. On the "hey, that's neat!" side, two Dragons have been lucky enough to have been featured in Ultima games over the years. Arbuthnot Dragon (William Jensen) was featured in _Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny_, as well as mentioned in the guidebook for _Ultima Underworld I: The Stygian Abyss_ as being the original bearer of the Ring of Humility.

Ultima is the name of a tremendously successful series of computer role playing games by ORIGIN/Electronic Arts. The series began in 1980 with the eponymous first game, conceived and written by Richard Garriot and published by California Pacific. Since then, there have been twelve additional games in the series and two add-on disks. But then, if you're reading this FAQ, you must have -some- clue what Ultima is. :)

Your local software retailer would be your best bet for the most recent Ultima release (as well as other fine ORIGIN titles). ORIGIN has also released a CD-ROM containing Ultimas I-VI, a CD-ROM containing the complete Ultima VII, and an Ultima VIII CD-ROM collection. In addition, one of the Ultima Underworlds is available on CD-ROM bundled with Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi.

One of the best computer game series ever made (programmed?), and one of the first RPG-type games to break free of the ‘hack and slash’ model of gaming in favour of ‘plot-intensive’ games that spotlighted moral and social issues and caused the player to seek non-violent solutions to conflicts and problems. I would also recommend you visit Ultima: Aiera and Dino’s Ultima Page for more information.

The main goal of the Ultima Dragons is to render a service to the Ultima-playing Internet community. This service mostly pertains to assisting other players through tough spots in the games; but also covers the discussions and debates about fine points in the games themselves, whether it be talking of the plots of the games, or wondering why something happened the way it did instead of some other way, or even the technical aspects of the Ultima series.

Yes and no. "Ultima Dragons" alone refers to the entire club, both past and present, and everything related to it. "Ultima Dragons - Internet Chapter" refers specifically to the club that exists on the Internet, but since there really isn't an Ultima Dragons - Prodigy Chapter (so to speak) any more, the plain "Ultima Dragons" is usually used to refer to both. Also correct is the abbreviation UDIC, which stands for the longer name.

Well, since one of the other main missions of the Dragons (and therefore, the newsgroup) is the promotion of socialization and the "getting-to-know-each-other" bit, it's perfectly acceptable. Most people try to strike a fair balance between Ultima-related and non-Ultima-related posts, though, but discussions about topics as diverse (and odd) as spheres, Cinnabons, and Enya. And there [is] (supposed) to be more to this club than Ultima.

The clearest definition that anyone can hope to use to describe the Prodigy club is that of a dysfunctional family full of sibling rivalry. It rivaled even some TV soap operas in terms of viciousness and inter-personal conflict. This mood was a result of the combination of members leaving due to price hikes, a series of problems with mismanagement, real life problems, and the general bitter attitude most Prodigy clubs had (or have).

Marmite is now owned by Unilever. It is made by different companies in different parts of the world, and often to a different recipe. It is produced in the UK by Unilever Bestfoods UK, and this is the original that you should try and seek out. In New Zealand it is made by the Sanitarium Health Food Company (a Seventh-Day Adventist outfit).

The factory has designed the Ultima to accept the small block Chevrolet V8 from 300bhp to over 600bhp. The factory does not recommend and cannot offer any support to customers fitting alternative engines.

The factory will fax or e-mail the company bank details and you simply instruct your bank to transfer the outstanding funds to that account. The single hoop has a tube behind the driver, which is braced, into the engine bay with removable struts. These struts are removed when the body is being fitted. The RAC roll cage is the same but has the addition of a hoop ahead of the driver, which is connected to the rear hoop.

KODAK Ultima products are those that have a silver-gold alloy as the reflective layer. This silver-gold alloy provides enhanced stability compared to media that has a reflective layer of pure silver.

Bigger visual objects, 2 cities at war, less spells, less skills (therefore no druids, clerics, bards etc), better (but slower) graphics, smaller world (splitted into maps), no server emulators so you can't build own worlds ... You can easily shoot through walls, can't see people behind buildings, the only advantage in this game - mass monster spawns.

Stygian Abyss is the forthcoming Expansion Pack for Ultima Online. We are adding new content such as a new player race, new features, a new dungeon and other surprises.

Assuming you're using Windows, you will need to create custom versions of the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files to run the game. They can be either on a boot disk or set up as part of a customised shortcut. You absolutely cannot use EMM386 to run the game. The result is a crash back to Dos. Delete all references to it in your customised files. If you're using Windows shortcuts, you need to use the line 'DOS=NOAUTO' in the CONFIG.

No. Plans for The Lost Vale were shelved due to poor sales of Ultima 8 before passing the stage of creating mockup screenshots. These were released to the public, but few other details are known.

No. Origin put the questions in for a reason, and I have no way to verify your truthfulness. Contact them to ask for the answers.

For U6, all you may need is to copy the game into a directory named ULTIMA on your hard drive, so that the later game can find and transfer it.

We make the maps. You too, can make maps for the GAOC. See the question above, except that making maps is expensive, and it's not easy, and it takes a lot of time.

We call a "song" (some people call them "tracks") any piece of music or sound that appears on an album, even if it's the only item on the album. No matter how short it is, it's still a song: every audio file you send us is considered a song, even if it's called "Part One" of a larger work. Songs are separate from one another, even if artistically they belong together as sections of a larger work. For important restrictions, click here Back to top

We call an "album" anything from one song to as many as you want. Even if it's an EP or a Single, we still call it an "album." If your album has dozens and dozens of songs, you can still upload them, but remember, an album can hold no more than 74 minute's worth of songs, no matter how many songs it's divided into. For example, you can have an album with ten songs, each song about 7 1/2 minutes long. You might have an album with only one song that's 74 minutes.

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Land Rover made the first armored Popemobile in 1982, after the assassination attempt of Pope John Paul II. They have since been made by Fiat, Renault, Peugeot, GM, Toyota and Mercedes Benz. Prior to the armored Popemobiles, popes were transported in carriages and automobiles. Several of these are on display in the Vatican Carriage Museum, including carriages from the 1800s, as well as, a 1929 Graham Paige, a 1930 Citroen and a 1930 Mercedes Benz.