Ultima 1- The First Age of Darkness Technical File- Revision 2 5/2/95 Written by: Plaid Dragon (joepran@telerama.lm.com) Note from the author- This is one of three hint files for Ultima 1. This file is called the tech file and should be U1TECH.TXT. The other two are the walkthrough and the hint files, U1WALK.TXT and U1HINT.TXT. If you are stuck, I highly recommend the hint file first as it deals with general Q&A. If you are still stuck (besides sending whatever is your question to Plaid Dragon for possible addition to the respective files), you should consult the walkthrough. This file is where you would look for general info, such as shop lists and prices and other such information. Oh yea, and I stuck the credits and revision history here too. Nyah. Another note- This document will be in a state of flux until every detail is hammered down (Rabbit Ears). I will alphabetize the towns and caves later. The missing section is incomplete as I'm not sure I've gotten everything. I'll add it in a day or so. Table of Contents 1 Creating a character 1.1 The Races 1.3 The Sexes 1.3 The Professions 2 Getting along in the world 2.1 Commands 2.2 Status Screen 2.3 Status Bar 2.4 Coinage 3 The Lands of Lord British 3.1 Castles 3.2 Towns 3.3 Caves 3.4 Other Sights to See 4 The Lands of the Feudal Lords 4.1 Castles 4.2 Towns 4.3 Caves 4.4 Other Sights to See 5 The Lands of the Dark Unknown 5.1 Castles 5.2 Towns 5.3 Caves 5.4 Other Sights to See 6 The Lands of Danger and Despair 6.1 Castles 6.2 Towns 6.3 Caves 6.4 Other Sights to See 7 Quest Reference 8 Item Reference 8.1 Weapons 8.2 Armor 8.3 Spells 8.4 Transportation 8.5 Other 9 Credits Section 1: Creating a Character 1.1 The Races In Ultima 1, You have the choice of 4 races. These are human, dwarf, elf, and bobbit. While I have no idea what the differences are, I'm going to hazard a guess. Mail me if you know more. Human- Average in everything Dwarf- High Strength, good for fighters Elf- High Intelligene, good for wizards Bobbit- ??? Good at cutting off extremities? 1.2 The Sexes In Ultima 1, you can be either male or female. What the difference is, I don't know. Another mail me if you know. Male- Possible higher strength? Female- Possible higher intelligence? 1.3 The Professions In Ultima 1, you can be one of 4 professions. They are fighter, cleric, wizard, and thief. I don't think they coorespond to the 4 races tho. Once again, I'm going to hazard a guess. Fighter- Requires high strength, best at fighting Cleric- Requires high wisdom, good spell casting Wizard- Requires high intelligence, good spell casting Thief- Requires high agility, golod stealing Section 2: Getting along in the world 2.1 The Commands The following is a list of all of the commands and what they do: A Attack- Attacks an enemy using readied weapon. Same as numeric keypad B Board- Board a craft such as a ship C Cast- Cast the currently readied spell D Drop- ??? E Enter- Enters a town, cave, or castle F Fire- Fire a weapon (like the airship's laser) G Get- Gets an item (such as Mondain's Gem) H Hyperjump- Warp in space to sector that you are heading to (if in forward view) I Inform and Search- Tell wher you are or what you are on K Climb- Climb up or down a ladder in a dungeon N Noise- Turn walking noise either off or on O Open- Open a coffin in a dungeon Q Quit- Saves game (does NOT actually quit) R Ready- Ready a weapon, armor, or spell S Steal- Steal from a castle's stores T Transact- Talk to king or shopkeeper U Unlock- Unlock a door in a castle (if you have the key) V View- Change view in the space ship X Exit- Exit a craft Z Status- Get status information 2.2 Status Screen The status screen can be reached by pressing Z. In each case except hip points, the maximum is 99 Hit Points- How many hit points you have left Strength- How strong you are (determines fighting damage?) Agility- How agile you are (determines hit success?) Stamina- How much stamina you have (determines taken damage?) Charisma- How much charisma you have (determines ???) Wisdom- How much wisdom you have (determines spell power and success?) Intelligence- How smart you are (determines spell power and success?) 2.3 Status Bar The status bar is in the lower right corner of the screen. In all cases, the maximum is 9999. Hits- Same as hit points in status screen Food- How much food you have left (0=dead) Exp.- How much experience you have (Levels every 1000 pts) Coin- Total amount of money that you have 2.4 Coinage This is a convient list as to how much each coin is worth. Totally unnecessary as the total number of coins are on the screen at all times. Gold Coin- 100 Silver Pieces- 10 Copper Pence- 1 Section 3: The Lands of Lord British 3.1 Castles Castle of Lord British Quest: Find Grave of the Lost Soul Castle of the Lost King Quest: Kill a Gelatinous Cube 3.2 Towns City of Britian Weapons: "The Weapon Shop of Lord Eldric D'Charbonneux" Mace - 8 Rope & Spikes - 20 Great Sword - 38 Amulet - 65 Staff - 98 Armor: "The Armor Shop of Lord Eldric D'Charbonneux" Leather Armor - 46 Chain Mail - 92 Plate Mail - 138 Vacuum Suit - 184 Reflect Suit - 230 Transportation: "Scooter's Super Duper Transport, Inc." Horse - 37 Cart - 148 Raft - 333 Frigate - 592 Aircar - 925 Shuttle - 1332 Magic: "Mad Chad's Magic Shoppe" Open - 5 Magic Missile - 15 Ladder Down - 25 Food: "Li'l Karelia's Finnish Grocery" Food - 5 for 10 Pub: "Pub de Varg" Drink - 1 City of Paws Weapons: "Cold Steel Creations" Dagger - 5 Axe - 13 Sword - 28 Bow & Arrows - 50 Wand - 80 Armor: "Hammer -n- Anvil" Leather Armor - 46 Chain Mail - 92 Plate Mail - 138 Vacuum Suit - 184 Reflect Suit - 230 Transportation: "Quality Transport Ltd." Horse - 37 Cart - 148 Magic: "Psychic Sam's Magic Emporium" Unlock - 10 Ladder Up- 30 Food: "Brown Bag" Food - 5 for 10 Pub: "Teaser's House" Drink - 1 City of Moon Weapons: "The Tempered Steel" Dagger- 5 Axe - 13 Sword - 28 Bow & Arrows - 50 Wand - 80 Armor: "Max's Armoury" Leather Armor - 46 Chain Mail - 92 Plate Mail - 138 Vacuum Suit - 184 Reflect Suit - 230 Magic: "Mystic Mylinda's" Unlock - 10 Ladder Up- 30 Food: "Adventurer's Suppily Post" Food - 5 for 10 Pub: "Ye Olde Local Pub" Drink - 1 City of Faun Weapons: "The Razor's Edge" Mace - 8 Rope & Spikes - 20 Great Sword - 38 Amulet - 65 Staff - 98 Armor: "The Iron Fist" Leather Armor - 46 Chain Mail - 92 Plate Mail - 138 Vacuum Suit - 184 Reflect Suit - 230 Magic: "Words of Power" Open - 5 Magic Missile - 15 Ladder Down - 25 Pub: "Dr. Cat's Lair" Drink - 1 City of Tune Weapons: "Weapontry Supply" Mace - 8 Rope & Spikes - 20 Great Sword - 38 Amulet - 65 Staff - 98 Food: "Fastest Freshest Food Market" Food: 5 for 10 Pub: "Kurstable's Corner" Drink - 1 City of Montor Weapons: "The Bloody Blade" Mace - 8 Rope & Spikes - 20 Great Sword - 38 Amulet - 65 Staff - 98 Food: "Fresh Food Marketplace" 5 for 10 City of Grey Weapons: "Cold Steel Creations" Dagger - 5 Axe - 13 Sword - 28 Bow & Arrows - 50 Wand - 80 Armor: "Custom Armor Works" Leather Armor - 46 Chain Mail - 92 Plate Mail - 138 Vacuum Suit - 184 Reflect Suit - 230 Transportation: "Sly Sam's Transportation Specialists" Horse - 37 Cart - 148 Raft - 333 Frigate - 592 Aircar - 925 Shuttle - 1332 Magic "The Unleashed Spell" Unlock - 10 Ladder Up - 30 Food: "Exploration Provisioners" 5 for 10 Pub: "Dav's House-o-Suds" Drink - 1 City of Yew Weapons: "The Duelo Shop" Dagger - 5 Axe - 13 Sword - 28 Bow & Arrows - 50 Wand - 80 Armor: "Defense Specialities Unlimited" Leather Armor - 46 Chain Mail - 92 Plate Mail - 138 Vacuum Suit - 184 Reflect Suit - 230 Transoprtation: "O.K. New and Used Transport" Horse - 37 Cart - 148 Raft - 333 Frigate - 592 Aircar - 925 Shuttle - 1332 Food: "Rations Unlimited" 5 for 10 Pub: "Mary's Midway" Drink - 1 3.3 Caves All caves have 10 levels. Dungeon of Montor The Mines of Mt. Drash Mondain's Gate to Hell The Dungeon of Perinia The Unholy Hole 3.4 Other Sights to See Tower of Knowledge - Intelligence Pillars of Protection - Agility Section 4: Lands of the Feudal Lords 4.1 Castles Castle Rondorin Quest: Kill a Carrion Creeper- Green Gem Castle Brataria Quest: Find the Southern Sign Post 4.2 Towns City of Arnold - This city is a mirror image of Britain. See above for info. City of Owen - This city is a mirror image of Paws City of Linda - This city is a mirror of Moon City of the Snake - This city is a morror of Grey City of Gerry - This city mirrors Yew City of Helen - This city mirrors Faun City of Wolf - This city mirrors Tune City of John - This city mirrors Montor 4.3 Caves Where Hercules Died The Labrinth Scorpion Hole Gorgon Hole The Horror of the Harpies II The Savage Place Advari's Hole 4.4 Other Sights to See The Pillars of the Argonauts- Weapons The Pillar of Ozymandias- Wisdom Section 5: Lands of the Dark Unknown 5.1 Castles Castle of the Black Dragon Quest: Kill a Lich Castle of Olympus Quest: Find Pillar of Ozymandias 5.2 Towns City of Nassau - This city mirrors Britain City of Ponder - This city mirrors Yew City of Stout - This city mirrors Faun City of Imagiation - This city mirrors Montor City of Wealth - This city mirrors Tune City of Clear Lagoon - This city mirrors Moon City of Poor - This city mirrors Grey 5.3 Caves The Guild of Death The Viper's Pit II The Slow Death The End... The Troll's Hole The Viper's Pit The Tramp of Doom 5.4 Other Sights to See The Sign Post The Southern Sign Post- Charisma Section 6: The Lands of Danger and Despair 6.1 Castles Castle of Shamino Quest: Kill a Balron Castle of the White Dragon Quest: Find Tower of Knowledge 6.2 Towns City of Gorlab - This city mirrors Britain City of the Brother - This city mirrors Yew City of Dextron - This city mirrors Moon City of Bulldozer - This city mirrors Montor 6.3 Caves The Spine Breaker The Morbid Adventure Dead Man's Walk Hole to Hades Dungeon of Doom The Skull Smasher 6.4 Other Sights to See Eastern Sign Post - nothing Grave of the Lost Soul - I forgot :( Section 7: Quest Reference In no particular order: Lord British - Grave of lost soul Lost King - Kill Gelatinous Cube Rondorin - Kill Carrion Creeper Brataria - Southern Sign Post Black Dragon - Kill Lich Olympus - Pillar of Ozymandias Shamino - Kill Balron White Dragon - Tower of Knowledge Section 8: Item Reference **Sorry, this section under construction** Section 9: Credits Due credit must go to the floowing people (in no particular order): Dragon Name Email Address Reason ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fallible Dragon ? Putting this somewhere Rolf Dragon jmbeck@telerama.lm.com Saying that he skimmed it Section 10: Revision History Revisions: 4/30/95 Document Began 5/02/95 Spell Check OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT **No jesters were harmed during the writing of this document**