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-Ultima 7, an RPG from the early 1990's, still has a huge following.
-But, being a DOS game with a very nonstandard memory manager, it
-is difficult to run it on the latest computers. Exult is a project
-to create an Ultima 7 game engine that runs on modern operating
-systems, capable of using the data and graphics files that come
-with the game.
+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 written in C++ and runs on, at least, Linux, Mac OS X and
-Windows using the SDL library to make porting to other platforms
-relatively easy. The current version supports all of "Ultima 7:
-The Black Gate" and "Ultima 7 part 2: The Serpent Isle", allowing
-you to finish both games. This is only possible due to the work
-done by other fans who have decoded the various Ultima 7 data files,
-especially Gary Thompson, Maxim Shatskih, Jakob Shonberg, and Wouter
-Dijkslag.
+Exult is a project to recreate Ultima 7 for modern operating systems,
+using the game's original plot, data, and graphics files. It enables
+play of Ultima VII: The Black Gate and Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent
+Isle, and their corresponding expansion disks Forge of Virtue and
+Silver Seed, on modern machines.
-Exult aims to let those people who own Ultima 7 (copyright 1993)
-play the game on modern hardware, in as close to (or perhaps even
-surpassing) its original splendor as is possible. You need to own
-"Ultima 7: The Black Gate" and/or "Ultima 7: Serpent Isle" and
-optionally the add-ons (not required to run) in order to use Exult,
-and we encourage you to buy a legal copy.
+In order to play these games, data files from the original games are
+needed.