Key points
- Can be run under ScummVM.[3]
- First game in the series developed specifically for PC with full support for VGA graphics and the contemporary sound cards.
- 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
- 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.
Make Ultima folder[citation needed]
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- Go to the Ultima VI installation folder.
- Make a new folder called
ultima (this is not case-sensitive).
- Copy
PARTY.SAV or SAVED.GAM here.
- Start the game and choose to transfer (or press T).
- Press C when prompted for a drive letter.
- Follow the steps to finish importing.
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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.
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Toggle with Ctrl+Z. Use Nuvie for separate volume settings. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Everything is text-based. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
|
|
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Spanish |
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Fan translation, download. |
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.
Install the game again (GOG.com Windows version)[citation needed]
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- Run the GOG.com installer again.
- If you have Ultima IV or Ultima V saves you want to keep uncheck those games in the installer options.
- Continue installation. The save will be replaced.
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Run INSTALL.EXE in DOSBox[5]
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- Edit the DOSBox configuration file (
dosboxULTIMA6_single.conf for the GOG.com version).
- Change
ULTIMA6.EXE to INSTALL.EXE and save your changes.
- Press H when prompted for the installation location.
- Press C when prompted for a drive letter.
- Press 5 when prompted for the graphics mode.
- Press Y when prompted for mouse support.
- Press 1 when prompted for a music card.
- Press ↵ Enter when prompted for a port.
- Press Y to confirm the settings are correct.
- Press 1 to clear the current character and exit the installer.
- Edit the DOSBox configuration file again.
- Change
INSTALL.EXE back to ULTIMA6.EXE and save your changes.
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Cannot load the main game
If the main game does not start, after selecting "Journey Onward", try to run LOADFIX -32
before starting Ultima VI.
LOADFIX
is included with DOS 5.0 or later, and is also part of DOSBox.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DOS video modes |
CGA, Hercules, Tandy, EGA, MCGA, VGA |
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Executable | PPC |
32-bit |
64-bit | ARM |
Notes |
macOS (OS X) | | |
| |
Requires Nuvie.[6][7] |
System requirements
DOS |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
| |
Processor (CPU) |
8088 / 8086 | |
System memory (RAM) |
640 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
| |
Video card (GPU) |
CGA
| VGA |
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) |
1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
| |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 7 compatible
| DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) |
|
Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6.8 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+ |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
|
Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References