Short:        Amiga port of Ultima 7 (Exult)
Author:       NovaCoder
Uploader:     novacoder yahoo co uk
Type:         game/role
Version:      1.12.1.01
Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 3.1.0
Distribution: Aminet
Kurz:         Amiga Portierung von Ultima 7 (Exult)

Overview:

Amiga 68k port of Exult v1.12.1.

As computers evolve, we risk losing classic games from the not-so-distant
past.  One of these, Ultima 7, an RPG from the early 1990's, still has a huge
following and many consider it to be one of the most immersive games ever
produced. Exult is a project to recreate Ultima 7 for modern operating
systems, using the game's original plot, data, and graphics files.


Requirements:

1) An RTG Amiga (32-bit pixel format ARGB recommended).
2) 68060 processor or better (PiStorm recommended).
3) AHI installed and configured.
4) A copy of the PC game data files.


Features:

 * SDL2 based port
 * MIDI support
 * OGG compressed audio support 
 * Fullscreen and window mode support
 
 
Configuration Options:

Your Workbench screen mode must be using at least 24-bit color depth.
If you have trouble running in 32-bit color mode, check your P96 preferences
and ensure -> Overall Settings -> DepthIncludesAlpha -> ON.
When running from the Shell you must specify a stack of at least 300,000.
The AHI device used will be the one configured in your AHI Prefs (Unit 0).
The default game data install directory is 'Work:Games/Exult'.
If you decide to use a different game data directory then you'll 
need to update the 'exult.cfg' file to match your path.


Performance Considerations:


1) Fast File System isn't, use PFS3 instead.
2) Use v4.18 of AHI as the later versions are too slow.
3) If you are using Paula try using the 'FAST' audio AHI modes.
4) Playing compressed audio or video on a real 68k CPU will be very slow.

 
Limitations:

1) None.


Version History:

1.4.9.21 - Recompiled for 060, minor performance increase, fixed close
           Workbench issue.
1.4.9.19 - Mouse handling updates (SDL fix).
1.4.9.18 - Fixed timing issue (SDL fix).
1.4.9.16 - Fixed up mouse handling (SDL fix).
1.4.9.15 - Minor memory fixes
1.4.9.14 - Changed fallback screen mode to 640x480 from 320x200
1.4.9.13 - Fixed the 8 bit windowed mode
1.4.9.12 - Added ability to control the thread priority for the audio mixer
           and MIDI device
1.4.9.26 - Fixed mouse capture.
1.4.9.27 - Improved mouse capture.
1.4.9.28 - SDL fixes for 8 bit window mode.
1.4.9.29 - Updated window mode and input capture handling.
1.4.9.30 - Hide game's mouse pointer when the system pointer is shown.
1.6.0.01 - Upgraded to the latest offical release of Exult.
1.6.0.02 - Added specific Exult v1.7 bug fixes.
1.6.0.03 - Performance improvements.
1.6.0.04 - Updated MIDI handling code and music options.
1.6.0.05 - Updated music handling code.
1.6.0.06 - Updated FLX music data files.
1.6.0.07 - Stack check added.
1.6.0.08 - Timer fixes.
1.6.0.09 - Improved error handling.
1.12.1.01 - New SDL2 release based on 1.12.1.


Links:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=1048849 (Exult thread on EAB)
http://exult.sourceforge.net/index.php (Exult page)
http://exult.sourceforge.net/download.php (Exult music packs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkxvDx27sY (AHI setup guide)


Thanks and acknowledgements:

The EXULT team!