Ultima VI Tile Graphics Identification Part 1

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 08:59 AM

An array of utima vi tile sprite graphics, including wheat, fireballs, a forge, and a powder keg.

I combined these because I need identification and also real reference photos for 3D modeling.

Ultima VI Tile GFX Quiz! Can you identify any of objects A-U and explain where you can find them in the game? And can you find real-world reference photos of objects V-Z? [Show/Hide]

Actually I'm modeling these in 3D and have everything but these, so it's work disguised as a quiz. But seriously... item W? Is that a churn? Why does it look like an astronaut/fountain pen? and what is with that fence that ALL animals will escape from? And why is the forge surrounded by red cushions? Well, this is a big post that recieved a lot of feedback, even from some of the original Ultima VI devs, so let's get into it for realzies!

J.M. said:

"K is part of mill-work mechanism. You can find in various towns, the sawmill, or maybe that crazy mage's island - Sutek."

The Avatar and friends stand near a sawmill blade inside a building.

Image Credit: Sawmill entry by Tribun on Ultima Codex.

S.G. said, among other identifications:
For V (the forge) I think those are red hot stones. I can't find a great reference photo. But this is kinda close. Just picture looking down at it with the top removed. And somehow it got hot enough to make the stones glow.
A detailed cylindrical stone forge with an arching hood atop.

Image Credit: VisualTech48 on Artstation.

And this may be the powder keg:

A tall, narrow wooden barrel with a bung hole and metal hoops holding its staves together.

Image Credit: Pinterest/Countryside Antiques.

Y.T. said:

"N-P look like the different sun icons."

Ah, yes, I didn't even think about UI icons. But it was apparently N-P for them to figure it out! I always thought powder kegs looked like the bottom of a broom. I'd NEVER have 3D-modeled such a tall thin barrel without seeing a real photo first. D.R. also mentioned he thought it looked like an open butter churn. And below is an example of a cannon charge, which may be more advanced than the cannonballs we see in Ultima VI:

An array if 6 cylindrical, rigid, gunpowder bags attached to smooth lead cannonballs.

Cannon Charges. Image Credit: Unconventional2 on Wikpiedia.

What about 'B'? At a glance, it looks like a black pearl reagent, shown here: Black Pearl.

But J.M. said:

"Black Pearl I think has fewer pixels. Looks more like cannonball. I don't think the same graphic was used."
The Avatar stands in the storage room in the back of a forge, surrounded by powder kegs and cannonballs.

B: Cannonball. Image Credit: S.G. on Ultima FB UDIC.

The Avatar stands in the bakery behind the counter near the stone ovens with fire inside.

I: Oven. Image Credit: S.G. on Ultima FB UDIC.

The Avatar stands with friends outside the Britain shops and casts the Hail Storm spell as giant balls of ice rain from the sky.

D2: Hail Storm. Image Credit: S.G. on Ultima FB UDIC.

The Avatar and friends become enveloped in warm light as the Mass Protect spell is cast.

L: Mass Protect and other party buffs. Image Credit: S.G. on Ultima FB UDIC.

Then J.M. suggested:
"Is 'L' maybe for any mass party buffs/effects - like mass invis too? 'M' I've seen before but can't place. Maybe for any mass damage/debuff effect spells?"
The Avatar in Lord British's throne room, casting Mass Kill as a big fireball springs forth.

M: Mass Kill. Image Credit: S.G. on Ultima FB UDIC.

Here's the original fb UDIC post.

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