Author Topic: Ultima V: General Discussion (Read 82959 times)

Ranman · « **Reply #465 on:** October 27, 2007, 08:32:00 am »

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This screenshot shows off my implementation of the CLOS algorithm. Toward the end of the screenshot, the player casts a spell for XRay vision -- which is basically just turns off the CLOS algorithm.

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Halifax · « **Reply #466 on:** October 27, 2007, 08:39:00 am »

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Wow that is amazing work!

TIfanx1999 · « **Reply #467 on:** October 27, 2007, 09:37:00 am »

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Art_of_camelot is confused no more!
Art_of_camelot used Meditate !
Ok, I understand what you meant now. That makes perfect sense

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Liazon · « **Reply #468 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:34:00 am »

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interesting. so is clos just inside dungeons, or at night?

Ranman · « **Reply #469 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:42:00 am »

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interesting. so is clos just inside dungeons, or at night?

Currently, I use a CLOS algorithm everywhere except combat maps.

There is also the Day & Night algorithm. When the sun goes down, so does your field of view. When you are underground (where the sun is not present) it is completely dark.

There is also the Light Point Source algorithm. Things like torches, lamps, candles, fireplaces, lava, etc will give off some amount of light. This will only be evident during the night or underground.

TIfanx1999 · « **Reply #470 on:** October 27, 2007, 11:34:00 am »

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It is pretty amazing how many features this game has in it. This game is how old?, Early eighties?

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #471 on:** October 27, 2007, 12:26:00 pm »

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1988

Ranman · « **Reply #472 on:** October 27, 2007, 03:28:00 pm »

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It is pretty amazing how many features this game has in it. This game is how old?, Early eighties?

It's crazy isn't it?

Ultima V cost $60 in 1988. It was the most expensive game on the market. If you account for inflation, it would cost about $100 today. O_O

TIfanx1999 · « **Reply #473 on:** October 27, 2007, 03:55:00 pm »

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It's crazy isn't it?

Ultima V cost $60 in 1988. It was the most expensive game on the market. If you account for inflation, it would cost about $100 today.

Holy economics Batman! Geez, all the intersting stuff in this Ultima game makes me want to look up and play throught the rest of the series. I remember there was alot of hype about the (later) Ultima games when I was in high school, but I never played any of them. Mabey i'll try to see if I can find some of these somewhere.

Ranman · « **Reply #474 on:** October 27, 2007, 04:30:00 pm »

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The Ultima series started getting really good with Ultima IV (1985). Ultima V, VI, VII, and VIII continued that tradition. Ultima IX was rushed to the market and very buggy from what I heard.

Most Ultima fans consider Ultima VII the best with Ultima V coming in second place.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #475 on:** October 27, 2007, 04:46:00 pm »

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yeah apparently UVII was pretty good. However the sim city like perspective looked quite weird imho, they should have made walls vertical like in Zelda or Final Fantasy or make the game isometric. I have to tilt my head by 45