Posted May 02, 2021
Ultima 4, update 1.
Ultimas 4 and 5 are probably the ones I spent the most time on in the past. Never got especially far in 4, was not efficient in grinding up the virtues. Doing quite a bit better this time, started as the Druid, progress so far:
Avatar-to-be is level 7, with the entire party except for Katrina.
Went around to all the towns right away to pick up the runes (though Valor took a bit extra time, forgot I needed keys and regents for dispel field spells on my first Jhelom visit).
Got everyone equipped with bows (except Mariah, stuck with a sling). Previous times I believe I insisted on running up and fighting everything up close.
Grabbed the Black stone while in Moonglow.
Had a repeat of Ultima 3 fun, waiting for a boat, though I finally got one a little while ago. Now I have three, technically. Nice, since I have to throw one at a whirlpool, when I can.
Grinded up the virtues and visited the shrines, partial Avatar in all eight virtues, for the first time.
Grabbed the other pre-Abyss, non-Cove boat necessities (Mystic Weapons, Mystic Armor, Bell, Book, Horn, Wheel, Skull of my old buddy Mondain).
Running out of non-dungeon things to do, the two big annoyances left there being finding the whirlpool and getting the White Stone (I suppose I could use the baloon for both, but I hate the Baloon almost as much as as the Ultima 1 spaceships).
Edit: Or I guess the Blink spell works, I got to Cove and the Candle that way, as well as the White Stone. Of course the whirlpool finally shows up around British's castle right after that, as Avatar-to-be hits level 8. Grabbed Katrina, just because it was the only thing left that had to be done, that did not involve dungeons. Nothing left before going into those, except maybe getting stronger ranged weapons and leveling non-Avatar characters.
Ultimas 4 and 5 are probably the ones I spent the most time on in the past. Never got especially far in 4, was not efficient in grinding up the virtues. Doing quite a bit better this time, started as the Druid, progress so far:
Avatar-to-be is level 7, with the entire party except for Katrina.
Went around to all the towns right away to pick up the runes (though Valor took a bit extra time, forgot I needed keys and regents for dispel field spells on my first Jhelom visit).
Got everyone equipped with bows (except Mariah, stuck with a sling). Previous times I believe I insisted on running up and fighting everything up close.
Grabbed the Black stone while in Moonglow.
Had a repeat of Ultima 3 fun, waiting for a boat, though I finally got one a little while ago. Now I have three, technically. Nice, since I have to throw one at a whirlpool, when I can.
Grinded up the virtues and visited the shrines, partial Avatar in all eight virtues, for the first time.
Grabbed the other pre-Abyss, non-Cove boat necessities (Mystic Weapons, Mystic Armor, Bell, Book, Horn, Wheel, Skull of my old buddy Mondain).
Running out of non-dungeon things to do, the two big annoyances left there being finding the whirlpool and getting the White Stone (I suppose I could use the baloon for both, but I hate the Baloon almost as much as as the Ultima 1 spaceships).
Edit: Or I guess the Blink spell works, I got to Cove and the Candle that way, as well as the White Stone. Of course the whirlpool finally shows up around British's castle right after that, as Avatar-to-be hits level 8. Grabbed Katrina, just because it was the only thing left that had to be done, that did not involve dungeons. Nothing left before going into those, except maybe getting stronger ranged weapons and leveling non-Avatar characters.
Post edited May 02, 2021 by suchiuomizu