Ultima IV Reborn AeT ENGLISH/ita 1.2.1

A big thank to XENOVANT, he helped me with the module, moral boost and he made/modified many custom models/textures/scripts you can find here.

I did it following your indications and/or artworks, so the "big thank" should be smaller :P  

(Since I have been involved on the project, I won't vote)

I have a question. With reference to the extreme mode, it is said that:

"If you choose "extreme mode" enemies become stronger so you can use high-level characters (check the gipsy's mirror)."

Precisely, what would be the recommended starting level for characters if I choose the "extreme mode"?

P.S. Grazie mille per il modulo! Ho scritto in inglese perchè la risposta può interessare anche altri...lo proverò a breve, anche se al momento sono indeciso se giocare alla versione italiana o inglese...

Wow, splendind, congratulations for the hard work. Never played original Ultima, but can't wait for first reviews of this one. What is an estimated length of the gamemplay? Any suggestions as to classes that work best with this module?

Well, I have to say, congratulations DanCar and Xenovant! When I last updated this mod, years ago, I never thought someone else would keep on improving it. The changes you've made look awesome! I'll take a closer look at the mod to check all the cool stuff you've added. In any case, keep up the good work!

A nice module, set in the world of Britannia. I haven’t played the original game, so I don’t know which are the differences between it and the module, however in order to solve some riddles I used the walkthrough of the original game. Remember to speak with all NPCs, in order to get the most from the module!

I have played the "Italian" version of this module, and I’m going to give a vote 8,5 (considering also the cons of the module, explained below). The fact that an Italian version has been provided makes me round up the vote, so 9 is the final vote.

Only good characters are in line with the goals of this adventure.

However, I really liked it, its greatest (and original) features are:

• Medium-long module: playing with the standard difficulty with a Fighter/Bard/RDD, I really enjoyed a progression from lv 1 to lv 25!

• Avatarship method: in the first part of the game your goal is to become an Avatar of all (8) Virtues (for example, Honor, Compassion, Valor). You have to comply with the requirements imposed by each Virtue, and obtain the rune and the mantra in order to pray at the sanctuary: however, beware to behave appropriately when you are the Avatar, as you can lose your status and, so, have to pray again at the Sanctuary of the Virtue!

  As an example, my PC lost its Avatarship in Honor, after fleeing from some battles….

• Henchmen: the module provides 8 henchman, each one represents a Virtue. Their stories are told in books, which you can find during your adventure.

• Open world: you have to pay attention to enemies, especially the ones in the labyrinths. I’m used to closed worlds, so it seemed a bit confusing, for me, but in the end I have really appreciated it.

• Portraits: both PCs and NPCs are characterized by their own portraits, and it “helps” to become familiar with the world of Britannia.

• Battles: sometimes they are very difficult (especially some stages in the most important labyrinths).

• Secret passages: examine the bubbles arisen from the floor!

• Language: I have appreciated very much the effort for providing (even in the names of some enemies, magic scrolls and all books) a “middle-age” language.

Here are some improvements that, in my opinion, can be made (includes spoilers!):

• Considering the open world, it would be a nice idea to provide a simple map, with the connection between the areas. It can be filled in by the players, as long as they proceed into the module;

• The author can provide the player with a document which provides a brief description of the module and a spoiler section, with the secrets (as the module is full of them);

• When you are Avatar of all Virtues, you can take advantage of the Mystic Weapon and Armor. I found that they can be sold and, if you return to the place where you have obtained them, you can have another copy. Consider to avoid it in order to increase the difficulty (moreover, to sell a Sacred armor/weapon is against the Virtues and, in some cases, the alignment. At least, you could think about losing the Avatarship in all Virtues.

• I didn’t want to use the mystic weapon, but the game only provided +2 and +3 weapons. You can increase the range of weapons to be included in shops.

• I have bought one item at the “Well of the desires”, a shield which had many “+1” shield bonus (many rows). Are these errors? NWN recognized me as +1 shield, are they meant to be more powerful items? Consider to revise them, because some items are really expensive.

• There are very few "typos". The only one I can remember is the journal entry related to the entry "Avatar: Honor", which states that, after that you have obtained the Avatarship in Honor, you have become the "Avatar of Compassion".

Thank you very much your efforts!

I just finished downloading all of the necessary files for playing this interesting looking module! Not too many required files, which is nice. It is great to see a new finished Ultima project for Neverwinter Nights. Me, I was working on an original Ultima story for Neverwinter Nights for like practically years... and for the most part my module would have been a sequel to Ultima IX but I got busy with my poetry projects and my fashion modeling job that I do on the side, and I just plain never got the chance to finish it up. I created my own scripting system for it that was super efficient and which had master scripts which pretty much contained (neatly organized) all of the scripting that the game would require to be processed, and it made editing and processing a lot easier than having hundreds of separate smaller scripts. I had the story totally written out, and finished designing the game all the way up to the endgame itself and placing the spawns for all the monsters, animals, and encounters in the overworld. Every dungeon except like one or two and one remaining town were totally wrapped up. But I never deleted my project and still keep it on my hard drive in case I ever do get the free time to finish it up, at which point I will have very little left on it to do. So yeah, it IS super hard to finish a project like mine and like yours primarly because creating a fully living, breathing Ultima world takes a LOT of time more than anything else, and more than a bit of playtesting to make sure everything works well. So I totally appreciate the effort that must have gone into this module's making! Having played the original, I am looking forward to starting a game of this newer version, which looks WAY better by far... once I've played it all the way through and beaten the game, I'll post back to let you know my thoughts on it. It looks to be a lot of fun though, that is for certain! *Smiles* :)

Good work on updating the module, this is will definantly be my perfered way to play Ultima 4. Now, do you think you could remove the party size limit, or if anything, remove it from the non extreme mode? I ask this because this is how it was in the original and it made sense because these characters are the Avatar's desciples who accompany him on his adventure establishing the relationships that carry into the later games, it would be hard to do this with the current party limit. I understand the need for balance, I just prefer the company. Maybe you can just tell me what scripts to change. Other than that, thank you for improving the module and translating it into english so that I can enjoy it.

I played the original Ultima IV Reborn and that was like an 8 for being a faithful adaption, a little too faithful though. The AeT update makes this the perfect remake and a strong module on it's own.

Well, in between all kinds of craziness going on in my life, I finally got the chance to play this pretty much all the way through.... and I must say it is most excellent! It is basically containing everything the old module did only more, updated, and done better all the way around. A lot of little things (and many big things too) that add up to a great playing experience! By far, this is the best of all the Ultima IV remakes for the original Neverwinter Nights. I played the bulk of my playthrough with this module on the Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition game and with all the new graphics options and features that adds, it just made everything even more awesome. The work that clearly went into this Ultima project was quite extensive I'd say, and as a lifelong fan of the Ultima series I totally appreciate the dedication that must have been required to keep things true to the classic game while updating it for this engine. Totally faithful, and totally a blast from the past! Reminds me of the work that was put into Ultima V: Lazarues for Dungeon Siege... another high quality remake I am massively fond of. Thanks for updating a classic game for the  modern Neverwinter Nights experience... keep up the great work! *Big Smiles* :D

Hello there!
The conversation system itself was done quite well... it was more developed than the simplistic “Name, Job, Health, Bye” choices of the original Ultima IV back in the day. All the dialogues went quite well in depth, and although there were a few minor spelling mistakes they were nothing too detracting from what was being said. English translation-wise I found this was not too bad at all... I could follow what was being said quite well, and although it was not precisely how the dialogues went in the old game I still felt that I was in familiar territory and liked how the conversations attempted to go beyond the old game's limited dialogues. I saw this mostly as a re-imagining of Ultima IV as much as a remake. It was different enough to stand on its' own, yet tread familiar enough territory that I knew exactly where to go to find things in the game just by memory of having played Richard Garriott's original. That is how closely this game followed the layout of things, and that is how it should be. For the most part, I think fans of the old game should feel right at home in your take on it... but a little bit more work on some elements of translation could certainly not go amiss. Like I said though, the spelling errors were minor such as with Buddha where it mentions the peasants being mesmerized by his words but it says in the game: “presents”, instead of peasants. Stuff like that. As I said, I was able to follow what was being said and the meaning of what was going on quite well, but of course there were areas that can always use improvement such as that one. All in all, this was quite the effort and a lot of fun to play through. The custom portraits were a super cool addition too! Good choices for them, as well. I hope I was of some help with my advice in this message. One thing I am quite glad of, is that your project was released... there have been many promising-looking Ultima projects in development for Neverwinter Nights, but most of them ended up never being completed. So, getting to play one like yours is always a welcome experience. Keep up the good work with this module... it is well on its' way to becoming the definitive version of Ultima IV for Neverwinter Nights. In closing... I am happy this project did not go the way of the one called Avatarship! In that version of the game, the author took too many liberties to the point where the game had very little in it that was recognizable as Ultima. Whereas yours is, as I said, extremely faithful and if anything expands on things more.

 You think in make a music patch someday? I've tried to play the old version of this module before, but without the right music disrupts immersion. I've feel the same about some other modules, like the Pool of Radiance from NwN version. I'm know that the old game don't have music, and if have (like a music patch from dos version, or the original version from sega master system), is not too better, but if make a remix or choose the rights musics (maybe from sites like royality free, if you think have Ultima aura), this will be the best NwN module \o/