Ultima X

Ulima X: Odysey should have been the tenth shutter of the saga Ultima, unfortunately Electronic Arts decided to adopt the development of the play and announced on June 30th, 2004 the end of the project. The personnel was then reallocated on Ultima Online whose team was developing the extension Samurai Empire.

Alucinor

Chronologically located after Ultima IX, UX: O proposed to the player to discover the world of Alucinor. This world, resembling Britannia, was in fact resulting from the dreams of the Avatar tormented by the Gardien. Consequently so of the familiar places like Terfin, Lycaeum, Serpent' S Hold or Empath Abbey were announced, much new grounds were to be discovered like Grimwall or Mount Bold. It should be noted that no traditional city like Britain or Trinsic was announced.

In this semi-oneiric world, semi-reality cohabited the six playable races:

  1. the human ones (m&f),
  2. the elves (m&f),
  3. the waste-gas mains (m&f),
  4. the phoda (m&f),
  5. the pixies (F),
  6. the orcs (m).

Ways and Disciplines

Each character of UX: O would have belonged to the one of the 4 Ways and the 12 Disciplines.
  • Mystery (Mystery)
    • Magus (Magus)
    • Wizard (Sorcerer)
    • Tinker (Tinker)
  • Balance (Balance)
    • Bard (Hand-barrow)
    • Paladin (Paladin)
    • Nécromancien (Necromancer)
  • Blade (Blade)
    • Warlike (Fighter)
    • Barbarian (Barbarian)
    • Knight (Knight)
  • Natural (Nature)
    • Druid (Druid)
    • Prowler (To arrange)
    • Shepherd (Shepherd)

Virtues & Rise

UX: O was to be located halfway between the MO and the play solo. The goal of the player was to make progress his character on the way of the Misadventure by achieving tasks and searches associated with the Vertus in order to inspire the people of Alucinor and to fight the harmful influence of the Guard.

Once the highest Circle reaches in a Virtue, the character obtained the title of partial Misadventure. Once the eight controlled Virtues, the progression of the character coming to a end, this one knew a Ascension and was not consequently playable any more.

The player then created a new character being to be a disciple of the precedent and " héritait" features improved according to the Virtue of affiliation of the disciple.

A décrié system

Already before its exit the play was the subject of criticism on behalf of certain a number of people. Indeed the races were purely cosmetic since no varitation in the characteristics was envisaged. Not either of craft industry apart from the investment of point of Virtue in the equipment of the character, nor of personal residence for the players or means of transport (horse, boat,…).

Bonds

  • Official site of UX: O
  • UX: O Stratics

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