Ultima 7 Design Documents, Part the Second
Another trove of design documents from the “Ultima 7: The Black Gate” development team.
Author: WtF Dragon
Ultima Online 2 Pitch Video/Demo Reel (2004)
A short demo reel and pitch video prepared in 2004 in a last-ditch attempt to restart development on “Ultima Online 2”.
Ultima 6 Technical Documents
A set of design documents for “Ultima 6: The False Prophet”, describing its world editor and object design.
Ultima Online Intro Video Storyboards
Seventeen still images — a mixture of 3D renderings and storyboard concept sketches — from the original introductory sequence to Ultima Online.
Ultima 9 Post-Mortem Report
A postmortem report on the development — and challenges — of Ultima 9, authored by lead programmer Bill Randolph.
MAKEFACE Instructions
Instructions on how to build and use MAKEFACE, Origin Systems’ utility for building NPC portrait data files for Ultima 7.
Arthurian Legends Plot Documents
Plot and design documents for Arthurian Legends, a cancelled game about King Arthur that was briefly in development at Origin Systems.
Origin Systems Hilarious Customer Service Email
A one-page Word document describing a hilarious customer service encounter by Origin Systems employee Rebecca Heidt.
Ultima 9 “Nookie” Cutscene Storyboards
Storyboards for the “Nookie” cutscene (when Raven brands, then seduces, the Avatar) in Ultima 9, by Denis Loubet.
Hand-Written Assembly Language for Ultima 3
Hand-written assembly language for Ultima 3.