Ultima 7 Design Documents, Part the Second
Another trove of design documents from the “Ultima 7: The Black Gate” development team.
Tagged: Origin Systems
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.
Origin Systems Hilarious Customer Service Email
A one-page Word document describing a hilarious customer service encounter by Origin Systems employee Rebecca Heidt.
K-Power Magazine Articles on Ultima 3 from 1984
Scholastic’s K-Power Magazine had Articles on Ultima 3, in the back to back, June and July/August 1984 print magazines.
Richard Garriott’s Collection of Letters
Various letters that Richard Garriott has received since developing Akalabeth.
Origin’s Moebius Box Art and More!
Cover art for various editions of AutoDuel and Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony.