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Ultima VI: The False Prophet

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Ultima VI: The False Prophet
Ultima VI: The False Prophet cover
Developers
Origin Systems
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
DOS 1990
Windows (DOSBox) September 8, 2011[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) October 18, 2012[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Genres RPG
Themes Fantasy
Series Ultima
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Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress 1982
Ultima III: Exodus 1983
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 1985
Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness 1987
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny 1988
Ultima VI: The False Prophet 1990
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire 1990
Ultima Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams 1991
Ultima VII: The Black Gate 1992
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss 1992
Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds 1993
Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle 1993
Ultima VIII: Pagan 1994
Ultima Online 1997
Akalabeth: World of Doom 1998
Ultima IX: Ascension 1999

Ultima VI: The False Prophet is a singleplayer RPG game in the Ultima series.

This was the first game in the series developed specifically for PC with full support for VGA graphics and the contemporary sound cards.

General information

Can be run under ScummVM.[3]
Characters can be imported from Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar or Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (see Import characters).
The Codex of Ultima Wisdom - A huge wiki for the series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
Use DOSBox or Nuvie.
DOS
GOG.com
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
DOS version in DOSBox. Includes Ultima IV and Ultima V. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[4]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Origin
Origin
Not available in some regions. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Windows
The manual is needed to answer copy protection questions (see manual.pdf for the GOG.com version).

Essential improvements

Import characters

Supports importing from Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (PARTY.SAV) or Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (SAVED.GAM).
Ultima IV is detected first; move/rename PARTY.SAV to use an Ultima V save if both are present.
Make Ultima folder[citation needed]
  1. Go to the Ultima VI installation folder.
  2. Make a new folder called ultima (this is not case-sensitive).
  3. Copy PARTY.SAV or SAVED.GAM here.
  4. Start the game and choose to transfer (or press T).
  5. Press C when prompted for a drive letter.
  6. Follow the steps to finish importing.

Nuvie

Nuvie is an engine remake that adds new features including higher-resolution support and optional interface improvements. Use the Daily Builds.

Skip intro videos

Use Nuvie (set in Gameplay Options).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\CONFIG.U6
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Nuvie settings are stored in <path-to-game>\nuvie.cfg on Windows, $HOME/Library/Preferences/Nuvie Preferences on OS X and $HOME/.nuvierc on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME\
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Nuvie saves are stored in a u6_save folder in <path-to-game> on Windows.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Nuvie video settings.
Nuvie video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x200. Use Nuvie daily builds for higher resolutions.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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

Input

Nuvie input settings.
Nuvie input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Nuvie audio settings.
Nuvie audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Toggle with Ctrl+Z. Use Nuvie for separate volume settings.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Spanish
Fan translation by Clan Dlan (author: L@Zar0), download.
German
Fan translation, Download.

Issues fixed

"A game is already in progress. Please run the install program to create a new character disk." error

The save can't be overwritten in-game.
Install the game again (GOG.com Windows version)[citation needed]
  1. Run the GOG.com installer again.
  2. If you have Ultima IV or Ultima V saves you want to keep uncheck those games in the installer options.
  3. Continue installation. The save will be replaced.
Run INSTALL.EXE in DOSBox[5]
  1. Edit the DOSBox configuration file (dosboxULTIMA6_single.conf for the GOG.com version).
  2. Change ULTIMA6.EXE to INSTALL.EXE and save your changes.
  3. Press H when prompted for the installation location.
  4. Press C when prompted for a drive letter.
  5. Press 5 when prompted for the graphics mode.
  6. Press Y when prompted for mouse support.
  7. Press 1 when prompted for a music card.
  8. Press Enter when prompted for a port.
  9. Press Y to confirm the settings are correct.
  10. Press 1 to clear the current character and exit the installer.
  11. Edit the DOSBox configuration file again.
  12. Change INSTALL.EXE back to ULTIMA6.EXE and save your changes.

Cannot load the main game

If the main game does not start, after selecting "Journey Onward", try to run LOADFIX -32 before starting Ultima VI.

LOADFIX is included with DOS 5.0 or later, and is also part of DOSBox.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, Hercules, Tandy, EGA, MCGA, VGA
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
macOS (OS X)
Requires Nuvie.[6][7]

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 8088 / 8086
System memory (RAM) 640 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
macOS (OS X)
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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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 the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

References

  1. New release: Ultima 4+5+6 ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  2. GOG.com goes Mac ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  3. Sep 27, 2020: ScummVM “Interactive Fantasy” 2.2.0 Sees the Light - last accessed on 2020-09-28
  4. List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  5. starting new ultma 6 game?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  6. Nuvie - Downloads - last accessed on 2 March 2022
  7. nuvie — Homebrew Formulae - last accessed on 2 March 2022