Finding Reference Images for Ultima VI 3D Objects

Tuesday, March 01, 2022 at 09:20 PM

3D models in a row: lightning wand, chair, spool of thread, shield, bush.

3d models in a row: lightning wand, chair, spool of thread, shield, bush.

What should these Ultima VI objects really look like in 3D?

  • A: lightning wand
  • B: chair
  • C: spool of thread (should it really be giant?)
  • D: winged shield (looks like a clown smiley face?)
  • E: bush (what likely species?)
  • F: pointy tree (what likely species?)

    • These are my worst-looking models, and the only U6 models remaining for me to complete (of props and setpieces that is). The other 500 are custom-modeled and textured! I hope to show them off soon to get feedback for further polish.

    What do you guess is the brown mustache thing at the end of the pixel image?

    Several Ultima VI sprite graphics in a row. Lightning wand, chair, spool of thread, etc.

    Several Ultima VI sprite graphics in a row. Lightning wand, chair, spool of thread, etc.

    Two oxen connected by a wooden yoke resting over their necks, outdoors during the day.

    Image Credit: stmatthews-sf.org

    The mustache thing is probably an unsed yoke graphic. I looked around the entire 8K overworld map of ultimate 6 and I couldn't find this object anywhere but yeah it looks like a yoke.

    J.M. semi-confirmed this:

    "Item 107 is listed as a 'Yoke': The Ultima Codex 'Get Items' List."

    S.G. suggested this chair:

    An fluted wooden armchair with leather cushions.

    Image Credit: Penta Springs Limited on Alamy Stock Photos

    S.G. suggested this tree:

    A pair of pine trees.

    Image Credit: Irk_lig on Shutterstock

    And here's the actual Ultima VI tree sprite again close-up:

    The Ultima VI pine tree sprite graphic.

    Tree sprite lose-up.

    R.E. suggested this tree:

    A Juniper tree topiary that has been shaped into a spiral.

    Spiral Topiary (Juniper but in-game may be English Boxwood). Image Credit: ID 5807793 - Jpldesigns | Dreamstime.com

    Then J.M. said this:

    "This (pine tree) may be another form of boxwood, but they are cut and pruned carefully to get this shape. I'm not sure the game image is intended to be a spiral though. It may just be like layers on a conical evergreen tree: Oakland Nursery "

    J.S. said:

    " E. (could be) various boxwood, naturally spherical at maturity (e.g., English Boxwood).

    F. I think this is meant to be a conic evergreen but is presented at reduced scale because of the of map scale change from U5 to U6. So, even though it's "human-sized," this could be interpreted as any conic evergreen such as douglas fir, thuja / green giant arborvitae, or leyland cypress.. some of which are much taller than U6 NPC sprites. "

    But what about that lightning wand? In U6 it's a wand, but is it really a lightning whip?

    J.M suggested:

    "it kinda looks more like a tree branch than a bolt of lightning... I don't think it's a whip because it actually shoots out a lightning bolt in-game. I did a google search for "lightning bolt wand" and found this... this is kinda how I imagine it is... a wooden branch made into a wand shrouded in lightning?"
    A wooden branch made into a wand shrouded in lightning.

    "Shevarith Kendia's wand of lightning bolts." Image Credit: Lightning Wand on Forgotten Realms Fandom Wiki

    Thread - the image is actually thread on a spindle. A spool has a central hole allowing the spool to be put on a spindle: The image looks like it's more narrow on one side than the other...

    An array of wooden spindles with colorful threads spun around them.

    Image Credit: Spindle by Pschemp on Wikipedia

    Here's the original fb UDIC post.

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