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Revision as of 11:09, 23 November 2013

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss cover
Developers
Blue Sky Productions
Publishers
Origin Systems
Engines
Underworld engine
Release dates
DOS March 1992
Windows June 2, 2011
macOS (OS X) October 18, 2012
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss on Wikipedia
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress 1982
Ultima III: Exodus 1983
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 1985
Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness 1987
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny 1988
Ultima VI: The False Prophet 1990
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire 1990
Ultima Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams 1991
Ultima VII: The Black Gate 1992
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss 1992
Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds 1993
Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle 1993
Ultima VIII: Pagan 1994
Ultima Online 1997
Akalabeth: World of Doom 1998
Ultima IX: Ascension 1999

Availability

Template:Availability Table

The GOG.com version can be used on Linux by extracting the Windows installer with innoextract and using the Linux version of DOSBox.

Improvements

Ultima Underworld 1 Patch (floppy disk versions)

The Ultima Underworld 1 Patch is needed for floppy disk versions. The CD-ROM and GOG.com versions are already fully patched.

Run in DOSBox (retail)

To run correctly in DOSBox change cycles=auto to cycles=max.

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

The SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3 and SAVE4 folders are save slots I-IV. SAVE0 is temporary storage, not a save.
In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared.

Video settings

General settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

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Issues fixed

Piano footstep sounds (GOG.com version)

The GOG.com version's sound is incorrectly configured by default, resulting in misplaced effects such as piano sounds for footsteps.[1]

Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) DOS
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 11 MB
Video card (GPU) 256-color VGA graphics
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 48 MB
Video card (GPU) 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or later
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 45 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of video memory

References