pkgsrc/games/exult/DESCR
wiz e60ecd21ac Update to 1.4.9rc1. Provided by Nikolay Burkov in PR 49800.
Changes:

10/21/10	v1.4.9rc1

Compatible with the stricter permissions of Windows Vista and
Windows 7
Rewrite of the Graphics system to allow switching to full screen
on modern systems
Better integration into Mac OS X with default location for the
supported games
Smooth scrolling (disabled by default, though)
Aspect correction is now supported
More data from the original has been decoded and thus improved
gameplay and combat
Two mods developed by our team member Marzo
- Keyring for BG which adds a large quest to obtain a SI-style
keyring, as well as a lot of other enhancements such as meditating
in the shrines and viewing the Codex
- SIfixes for SI which corrects many mistakes in the game, for
example
   you can now cure Cantra when you play with this mod
In-game Notebook with support for automatic notes (notes created
by usecode)
Integrated Pentagram(tm) Audio system which means
- Real Roland MT32 device support
- Roland MT32 Emulation support
- Fluidsynth support
Removed dependency of the Audio system on SDL_Mixer
New shapes for paperdoll
Multi-map support for new games
Increased limits on resource sizes (shapes, frames, etc)
Moved hard-coded information to datafiles
Greatly improved compiler tools to ease new game development
Tons of work on our map editor Exult Studio and the ability to
develop new games and mods
Tons of bugfixes
2015-04-19 19:30:12 +00:00

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As computers evolve, we risk losing classic games from the
not-so-distant past. One of these, Ultima 7, an RPG from the early
1990's, still has a huge following, and many consider it to be one of
the most immersive games ever produced.
Exult is a project to recreate Ultima 7 for modern operating systems,
using the game's original plot, data, and graphics files. It enables
play of Ultima VII: The Black Gate and Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent
Isle, and their corresponding expansion disks Forge of Virtue and
Silver Seed, on modern machines.
In order to play these games, data files from the original games are
needed.