tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post7918023702470888725..comments2024-01-28T09:56:18.191-08:00Comments on Blogging Ultima: Ultima V, Day 10CageBloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053920092747626561noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-14769351299827612732010-08-08T00:27:32.300-07:002010-08-08T00:27:32.300-07:00Awesome blog--brings back millions of dormant memo...Awesome blog--brings back millions of dormant memories. As another blogger mentioned, this was also my first Ultima game. I believe it was Christmas '87 or '88 when I received it--to this day it remains my favorite Ultima, and probably my favorite game after 20+ years.<br /><br />Never tried going solo, and don't really see the allure. For me, the combat was engrossing and full of exciting options. I loved rearranging my characters' loadouts whenever we managed to scavenge a slightly more powerful weapon. Combat only trended towards monotony when everyone had their magic axes. I found the environment, plot, day/night cycle, NPC-schedules, and fairly everything else engrossing and endearing.<br /><br />I've probably replayed the game 3-4 times since 1987/1988, but haven't touched it for at least 12 years. Your blog is inspiring me to go for number 5 (6?). I've only skipped U2, U3, and the U6 spinoffs on the computer side of things. However, I think a replay/play of the whole series will have to wait until my next life. Thanks for letting us live vicariously through your exploits!<br /><br />Best,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-61987289041960217942009-10-01T05:08:44.403-07:002009-10-01T05:08:44.403-07:00Great blog.
This was the last Ultima game I playe...Great blog. <br />This was the last Ultima game I played, but I don't think I quite finished it. I remember the dungeons were really well done with traps and tricks and the underworld was a royal pain -- those mongbats kicked my party's butt.<br /><br />Mike MonacoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-41016245055867278972008-04-14T20:29:00.000-07:002008-04-14T20:29:00.000-07:00I found combat to be a little boring in Ultima V, ...I found combat to be a little boring in Ultima V, a nice trick to get the main character to level 8 quickly was the Dragon/Daemon rooms at the bottom of dungeon Deceit. If you don't kill all the monsters in a room and get the "victory" message, you can leave and kill them all over again.<BR/><BR/>The rooms with two dragons in a cage are worth 50xp each time you do that, using a morning star or halberd so you can hit them and they can't hit you.<BR/><BR/>From level 6 to level 8 in half an hour (2900 xp)...krusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218612039967672076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-32422636846834323562008-02-12T01:47:00.000-08:002008-02-12T01:47:00.000-08:00About a year ago, Jeff says that if you skip every...About a year ago, Jeff says that if you skip everything skippable you should be able to win U6 in about an hour... my record is just shy of three hours- using spam spam spam humbug to level and get magic armor, using the Orb to free all the shrines without fighting, and skipping just about everything.<BR/><BR/>I felt justified, as I had lost my saved game to a bug just before winning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-11700476635801490802007-08-07T22:31:00.000-07:002007-08-07T22:31:00.000-07:00Congrats on finishing another great game!Congrats on finishing another great game!Ultimate Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031068165771230978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-16418221486520537632007-06-08T14:17:00.000-07:002007-06-08T14:17:00.000-07:00Fine work...Karma: Glass-swordThx paulon, for info...Fine work...Karma: Glass-sword<BR/>Thx paulon, for info on silver sword, it seems to be lighter..<BR/>and the chaos sword...What if you exit everyone from battle and then equip the sword...I had it, but goy caught by guard and restarted and didn't want to spend time and keys getting it again...Jeweled sword?<BR/><BR/>To JCC, releasing prisoners will up your Karma.answering questions about blackthorn in new Magica will improve Karma..Giving to the begger at Minoc every time raises it +1...Giving to the sister in cove will raise it too...Make a point on every visit...I had Karma of 99, so, I am not sure if releasing prisoners at Blackthorn's castle will work.I bet it does though.<BR/><BR/>Glass-sword..I have gotton out of a shadow lord trap with it and invisiblity(I think, if memory serves from 20 years ago. I tried for fun)...The Gargole at blackthorns castle can be killed with one hit with the sword...You can get seven if you take a full party and equip them...The glass sword will kill anything in one hit... Great Blog..charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741722233774448096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-9109588288909408542007-04-17T07:18:00.000-07:002007-04-17T07:18:00.000-07:00Nice blog... I just coincidentally happened to rep...Nice blog... I just coincidentally happened to replay U5 after almost 20 years myself. What fun to read your posts!<BR/><BR/>One thing I noticed is the following: if you cast the Turn Undead spell on skeletons, it seems to make them flee by setting their hit points to the "critical" level, thus making them easier to kill at the same time. The 8th level "Fear" spell has the same effect, but works on any monsters. And--what I think is a terribly lazy programming solution--if everyone in your party puts on Invisibility rings (easiest if you have only one party member) then all the monsters seem to lose interest and start leaving the screen... but if you take off the rings, they continue to run off! What must be happening is that, when everyone goes invisible, the effect is the same as a totally effective fear spell! That may also explain why you were so impressed with the magic axe--maybe you started using it with the Invis. rings at the same time, and then you easily kill any monster with just one shot. The exception is of course the dungeon Doom, where the rings don't work--the axe is no less powerful than before, only the monsters have their full hit points and don't run away.<BR/><BR/>I also settled on going solo as the least annoying way to go. Only I made a point of becoming 8th level before entering Doom--and then you get the big death spell, which you can cast 3 times if you have 24 intelligence or more. That more or less wipes out all the monsters in battles. I recommend going to the trouble of achieving 8th level just for the thrill of casting that spell!<BR/><BR/>One more tip-- dungeon Shame is a gem-mine, with those rooms with reapers guarding loads of gems. Well with the crown on, the reapers can't hurt you unless you step next to them. So just collect all the gems and leave--if you don't kill the reaper, the room replenishes and you can quickly fill up on gems this way.<BR/><BR/>Anyway thanks for a great read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-90281343416052896412007-04-07T15:22:00.000-07:002007-04-07T15:22:00.000-07:00Just started reading your blog and I like it a lot...Just started reading your blog and I like it a lot.<BR/><BR/>One thing to add: levelling.<BR/><BR/>You have a chance to gain a stat point when levelling. So, at level 8, you are out of chances.<BR/><BR/>But when you die, you loose experience, depening on how high your karma is (control-k checks it i think). You also loose levels.<BR/>But you dont loose stats, so, with some dilligence, you can get a dex=30 level 8 char with a magic axe, which means about three commands per round (same as mongbats). Add a ring of invisibility and you are very fast and very invincible.Clarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488871871166757469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-5467174124268362192007-03-29T19:29:00.000-07:002007-03-29T19:29:00.000-07:00This was my first Ultima and to this day it is sti...This was my first Ultima and to this day it is still one of my favorite games of all time. <BR/><BR/>I think you should have built up a good strong party from the beginning. That would have made your game much easier. Once I found the treasure room in LBC and the shop selling magic axes the game becomes WAY easier. <BR/><BR/>And once you get the whole party equipped with magic axes the best to level them is to sail into the ocean and look for sharks to kill. Set each player to solo mode and let them have a go at some seas monsters. Do that for each one and you will have a vicious party.<BR/><BR/>I never found lack of food to be a problem in this game. There are certain shops or farmers (forget which ones) that will sell you large amounts of food at wholesale!<BR/><BR/>The most annoying games in this respect are UIII and UVII. <BR/><BR/>My first time playing the game I really didn't follow the main quest. I just explored every nook and cranny multiple times and tried interacting with every object I could find.<BR/><BR/>I think if I had just rushed through the game I would have found it less enjoyable. This game is amazing in the small details it gets right.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I look forward to reading your future blogs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-77938115851703755492007-03-29T18:20:00.000-07:002007-03-29T18:20:00.000-07:00Congrats on the finish.Silver swords are apparentl...Congrats on the finish.<BR/><BR/>Silver swords are apparently just a standard weapon - you can even buy them in the armoury in the basement of Castle Britannia. They only do 12 points of damage as opposed to 15 for a Long Sword, so they're not really worth bothering with.<BR/><BR/>The Chaos Sword is like an infinite use glass sword as far as damage is concerned. Unfortunately it also charms the party member using it in combat, so they go ahead and dice the rest of the party before collapsing in a heap. It's behind a lot of locked doors in Blackthorn's Palace.<BR/><BR/>As for LB's prison, he says himself that the place was older than Mondain, which makes it older than the Shadowlords and the Gem of Immortality. My guess is that whoever created it in the first place didn't want to harm whoever they designed it for, and the Shadowlords couldn't get into it to redecorate without being imprisoned themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-3083566697105796692007-03-29T16:01:00.000-07:002007-03-29T16:01:00.000-07:00Way to go! I remember consulting many guides on m...Way to go! I remember consulting many guides on my voyage through Doom, and getting irate.<BR/><BR/>1) Will you transfer your Ultima V character into Ultima VI?<BR/><BR/>2) I suspect that if you skip everything skippable, you can beat Ultima VI in about an hour. I haven't tried it myself though. Thoughts?<BR/><BR/>3) Once I set my lenses down in the Codex Chamber, realized I forgot the moonstones, and left, and when I came back one of the lenses was gone and I had to restore a savedgame. So, word of warning there.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199070901491719740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541174503724500787.post-30697068003255803062007-03-29T15:53:00.000-07:002007-03-29T15:53:00.000-07:00Congrats on finishing this! I have fallen way behi...Congrats on finishing this! I have fallen way behind you partially due to being sucked into Puzzle Quest.<BR/><BR/>I think you would have enjoyed having a full party if you had fully equipped them with magic axes. An easy way to get tons of money and equipment (including the axes) early is to rob the armory at the bottom of LB's castle over and over again. I did this and it made survival much easier in the early goings. Of course my karma is still only around 8 or so, but I figure it will pick up later!JCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690543466973149091noreply@blogger.com