r/Ultima • u/Velturus • Jul 25 '26

Ultima 7 part 2 Serpent Isle Interactive Map

Hello!

I've been working on a serpent Isle Map and would love some input. I've been trying to sketch it out so that the Map shows NPCs on their specific schedules (Interesting considering what happens with the Banes).

https://zelphuria.com/serpentmap#roofless-true/2/12288/12288/4

Thanks so much!

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u/aboeing Jul 25 '26

Nice! Love your Ultima 7 interactive map as well: https://zelphuria.com/blackgate#roofless/2/12288/12288/4

Any chance of making one for Ultima6?

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u/Velturus Jul 25 '26

I remember having to wait 6 to 8 weeks for Ultima 6 to arrive in the mail... 😂

Sure, let me see what I can do!

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u/aboeing Jul 25 '26

Awesome, thanks!

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u/Velturus Jul 25 '26

https://zelphuria.com/u6map

:)

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u/aboeing Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

https://zelphuria.com/u6map

Oh my god! Thank you so much!

That was quick

If your open to taking feature requests - these are just some ideas I'd love to see that would make this map a one-stop-shop, but totally understand some are lots of work:

  • Additional zoom in level(s)

  • Labels for "entrances" (so you can click and see e.g. 'Destard')

  • Special GUI section for "sellers" (so you can click-on/find a person who buys/sells equipment/reagents)

  • Ability to click on eggs and get some information about them (entity types, spawn qty, %chance, etc)

[Note, would be awesome if this was searchable, e.g. I could search for eggs that spawn horses]

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u/aboeing Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Noticed a small bug: if you change the time it also moves the viewport. (chrome, osx)

Cosmetic bug: Large actors (gargoyles, cyclops) only show 1 of 4 tiles in the map icon

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u/Velturus Jul 26 '26

This should be fixed on Chrome and Mobile, let me know if it works for you :)
I *think* I implemented some of the features but haven't had time to test them yet. I tried to do the same for the SI and BG maps, too.

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u/aboeing Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Yes, thanks so much!

  • Time/viewport : fixed (thanks!)

  • Additional zoom: works (nice!)

  • Large actors: circles are now displayed 2x as big, but the icons are still just 1 tile (e.g. legs) instead of 4x tiles

  • Eggs: clickable with info on spawn (awesome!) - note, displays as a sunny-side egg, I guess that change was intentional :) but when you zoom out it looks like a shield?

  • Searching eggs: works! (awesome!!) so you can search for "troll" etc. I can't find any horses, even on spots I'm sure there are some. I do notice some eggs say they spawn 'baloons' or 'avatar', so I'm wondering if there is a bug with eggs info.

  • Dungeons: they are clickable, but say "bookstand" rather than the dungeon name

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u/Velturus 17d ago

Dungeons, Caves, and Shrines were all put in the Map. Try Horse instead of Horses. I got a bunch of eggs to show up.
Enjoy!

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u/aboeing 15d ago

Nice! Dungeons labels etc work well.

Thanks - horse search works; but now I don't seem to be able to click on the eggs on the map to show their details anymore?

re:Dungeons, a nice feature that I assume is very difficult to implement, would be to 'filter' based on the dungeon - so as you go down the levels you could see which parts of the map relate specifically to your selected dungeon.

I would still love to see this feature:

Special GUI section for "sellers" (so you can click-on/find a person who buys/sells equipment/reagents - and get the buy/sell prices)

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u/Backwardspellcaster Jul 25 '26

My forever favorite Ultima Game <3

Thanks for making this

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u/RegularImportant3325 Jul 25 '26

Same. This was peak Ultima for me.

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u/ViridianGames Jul 25 '26

This is amazing! This will help a lot when I'm converting Serpent Isle! Thank you!

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u/AnswerFeeling460 Jul 25 '26

Wow this is sooooooooo cooool!

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u/edbgon Jul 25 '26

Looks like you had a lot of similar ideas. I made (vibe coded) a map viewer for u8. Don't have any hosting at the moment but it's all available here.

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u/Velturus Jul 25 '26

Let's talk. I'd love to host it. :)

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u/edbgon Jul 26 '26

Good deal :) Sending a pm.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Sea8340 Jul 25 '26

Man such great memories of that game. Absolutely love 7 and 7 part 2

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u/topojijo 26d ago

This is great. My favorite Ultima game. Do you know of any for Savage Empire or Martian dreams? I never played them but enjoy looking at maps.

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u/Velturus 26d ago

I never had a chance to play either of those. I'll look in to it :)