I ran across this Roland MT-32 version of the #UltimaIV soundtrack by Cloudschatze and he has given permission to create an #xu4 module.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJmggOYp838

The Atari ST rendition is about half the tempo of other platforms, so it makes for a more laid-back listening experience.

The module is now linked on the xu4 download page.

https://xu4.sourceforge.net/download.php#release

Version 1.3 of #xu4 has been released!

https://xu4.sourceforge.net/

This wraps up work on the spoken dialogue that began just over a year ago.

The U4-Recreated module
contains the voice streams and includes most of the U4 Upgrade graphics. The only new artwork is the abacus image by Joshua Steele. I was playing with the font to make it similar to the C64 version, but that has been put aside for now.

#Ultima #UltimaIV
#retrogaming #linuxgaming

The latest #xu4 development snapshot is a release candidate for 1.3. This will be the ChangeLog entry:

- Support NPC voice streams. These are part of a new U4-Recreated module.
- Game can now be paused.
- Support Raspberry Pi 4 Model B.
- Some tweaks and fixes.

https://xu4.sourceforge.net/download.php

#Ultima #UltimaIV
#retrogaming #linuxgaming

Work on adding voices to #xu4 characters continues and now most of the vendors have audio.

So far these have all been #TTS generated, but I started using a few recordings of human voices. #UltimaIV has a number of NPCs named after historical persons, but the spelling is tweaked which can make it difficult to know the pronunciation.

If anyone wants to play a character with their own voice please get in touch.

#Ultima #retrogaming #linuxgaming

Hah! I got xu4 running on my DevTerm. Unfortunately I compiled code about three years old since I didn't realize the new sources are on GitHub. I think I'll have to find out how to uninstall it properly and the compile the 1.2 version. #xu4 #ultima4 #learninglinuxstuff #devterm

I found out today that xu4 now allows for NPC voice streams. Sure, it's just text-to-speech, but it doesn't sound that bad. I never thought I'd be able to play Ultima IV with NPC voices. #xu4 #ultima4

A pass over all the #xu4 town voice files to select voices and add effects has been completed. The U4-Recreated module and repository has been updated with the OGG files.

https://xu4.sourceforge.net/download.php

#Ultima #UltimaIV
#retrogaming #linuxgaming

New #xu4 development snapshots are available which will play the NPC voice streams in the U4-Recreated game module. Most of the voices were randomly selected and so far only about 25% have been examined and tweaked. The heaviest processing is done on the ghosts in Magincia.

https://xu4.sourceforge.net/download.php

#Ultima #UltimaIV
#retrogaming #linuxgaming

A twist on the #Introduction: introduce yourself using five #videogames to get to know you.

1. Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar
2. Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
3. Rollercoaster Tycoon (1 & 2)
4. Mario Kart
5. Animal Crossing

#Ultima4 #LordBritish #StarWars #StarWarsGalacticBattlegrounds #RollercoasterTycoon #RCT #MarioKart #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #XU4

A twist on the #Introduction: introduce yourself using five #videogames to get to know you.

1. Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar
2. Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
3. Rollercoaster Tycoon (1 & 2)
4. Mario Kart
5. Animal Crossing

#Ultima4 #LordBritish #StarWars #StarWarsGalacticBattlegrounds #RollercoasterTycoon #RCT #MarioKart #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #XU4

I decide to revive my #Odroid #XU4 and to empower it with #NetBSD, it will replace my #FreeBSD VM and I'll connect to it with a crosscable and a VCN client... For that reason I ordered a smaller case and the EMMC module... :flan_cool:​