Ultima 7 Design Documents, Part the Second
Another trove of design documents from the “Ultima 7: The Black Gate” development team.
Tagged: The Black Gate
MAKEFACE Instructions
Instructions on how to build and use MAKEFACE, Origin Systems’ utility for building NPC portrait data files for Ultima 7.
Origin Systems Coming Attractions Brochure
Scans of a brochure produced by Origin Systems, which announces and gives details about Serpent Isle, Trade Commander (Privateer), and Forge of Virtue.
Ultima 7 for Super Nintendo/Super Famicom: Japanese Manual Images
Numerous images from the Japanese manual for the SNES port of Ultima 7.
Ultima 7 Design Documents: Emp Character Art
A sketch and some design notes for the Emps in Ultima 7.
Ultima 7 Design Documents: Usecode Eggs
A short list of usecode eggs from Ultima 7, most of which could be used to damage the party.
Ultima 7 Design Documents: Software Features List
A short list of software features to be included in Ultima 7.
Ultima 7 Design Documents: Playtester Impressions for Forge of Virtue
Playtester impression reports for Forge of Virtue.
Ultima 7 Design Documents: Copy Protection Questions
A list of the copy protection questions that Batlin and the mayor of Trinsic can ask the Avatar.
Ultima 7 Design Documents: Cluepath
A one-page document detailing the locations the Avatar would visit to progress through an earlier version of Ultima 7’s plot.