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Latest revision as of 19:17, 15 November 2023
Developers | |
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Origin Systems | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
DOS | April 16, 1992 |
Windows (DOSBox) | November 29, 2011[1] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | January 24, 2013[2] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Genres | RPG |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Ultima |
Ultima VII: The Black Gate is a singleplayer RPG game in the Ultima series.
It is recommended to use Exult for various enhancements.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Run in DOSBox or Exult. | |||
GOG.com | Includes the Forge of Virtue addon and Ultima VII Part Two. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3] | |||
Origin | Includes the Forge of Virtue addon and Ultima VII Part Two. Pre-packaged with DOSBox. Not available in some regions. |
- The manual is needed to answer copy protection questions (see
answers.pdf
for the GOG.com version). - A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Forge of Virtue | Included with complete edition. |
Essential improvements
Patches
The Version 3.4 Patch updates the English floppy version of the game. CD-ROM and digital versions are already patched.
Exult
- Use Exult to play in higher resolution, add new features, use mods, etc.
Set up Exult (Windows)[citation needed] |
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Set up Exult (OS X)[citation needed] |
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Skip intro videos
Use Exult[4] |
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Use Exult (set in Misc Options). |
Game data
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\GAME**.U7 |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States/com.gog.ultima-7-the-complete-edition/Current.boxerstate/C.harddisk/U7/ultima7 <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- Saves are
GAME**.U7
; DOS settings are stored in the save file rather than shared. - Exult saves and settings are in
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Exult
on Windows,$HOME/Library/Application Support/Exult
on OS X,$HOME/.exult
on Linux.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use Exult. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (when using Exult or DOSBox). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Exult has choice of 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, or 10 FPS. Determines game speed. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Use Exult (see Exult keys). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | On/off only. Note that if you are run into sound issues, the game may decide to toggle its music/speech/sfx options in the Save menu 'off', frustrating further debugging attempts. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Speech from NPCs is text-based. Voices from The Guardian are not normally subtitled (he gives minor hints). If no sound card is detected or "Speech" is toggled off on the Save menu, the Guardian speech in the intro and popups have subtitles. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Use Exult. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
- Chinese, Polish and Korean retail versions only have the manuals translated; the game itself is still in English.[5][6][7]
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | French retail only. Not available digitally. | |||
German | German retail only. Not available digitally, but as Fanpatch Download | |||
Russian | 1) Use Перевод Ultima 7: The Black Gate (requires Exult). 2) Fan translation by «Sleepy Emp & Quester» |
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Spanish | Spanish retail only. Available a fan translation (includes Forge of Virtue expansion) by Clan Dlan (author: L@Zar0), download. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | MCGA, VGA |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.3 | 5.0 |
Processor (CPU) | 386SX | 486 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | 4 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 21 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | MCGA | VGA |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+ | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References
- ↑ New release: The Complete Ultima 7 ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ January Mac Game Update: 10 New Additions - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Exult - Documentation - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Ultima Collectors Guide - Ultima VII - IBM PC - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Ultima Collectors Guide - Ultima VII - IBM PC - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Ultima Collectors Guide - Ultima VII - IBM PC - last accessed on May 2023