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Revision as of 08:39, 6 January 2015

Ultima VI: The False Prophet
Ultima VI: The False Prophet cover
Developers
Origin Systems
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
DOS 1990
Windows September 8, 2011
macOS (OS X) October 18, 2012
Ultima VI: The False Prophet 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

Key points

Characters can be imported from Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar or Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (see Import characters).

General information

The Codex of Ultima Wisdom - A huge wiki for the series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
DOS version in DOSBox. Includes Ultima IV and Ultima VI.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Origin
Origin
Not available in some regions.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Retail
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
The manual is needed to answer copy protection questions (see manual.pdf for the GOG.com version).

Essential improvements

Import characters

Supports importing from Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (PARTY.SAV) or Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (SAVED.GAM).
Ultima IV is detected first; move/rename PARTY.SAV to use an Ultima V save if both are present.
Instructions

Nuvie

Nuvie is an engine remake that adds new features including higher-resolution support and optional interface improvements. Use the Daily Builds.

Skip intro videos

Use Nuvie (set in Gameplay Options).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Nuvie settings are stored in <path-to-game>\nuvie.cfg on Windows, ~/Library/Preferences/Nuvie Preferences on OS X and ~/.nuvierc on Linux.

Save game data location

Nuvie saves are stored in a u6_save folder in <path-to-game> on Windows.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin

Video settings

Nuvie video settings.
File:GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png
Graphics settings (GOG.com)

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Nuvie input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Nuvie audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

"A game is already in progress. Please run the install program to create a new character disk." error

The save can't be overwritten in-game.
Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 2GHz+
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM

References