Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Ultima IX: Ascension" in English language version.
JE: Originally Ultima 9 and Crusader were using the same code which was a more refined Ultima 8 engine. [...] At some point they took a very different direction and decided to go with a full 3D game and abandoned the bitmapped version.
As we continue to mark the occasion of Ultima 9's fifteenth anniversary, I'm pleased to announced that the seemingly dormant Ultima Source Code Offline Archival Project (USCOAP) has finally borne some fruit: the Ultima Codex has added the source code for Ultima 9 to its offline archive.
The design of Ultima IX (which is still in progress) relies heavily on this feedback and has resulted in a dramatic turnaround back toward classic role playing. Even better, it has resulted in a classic Britannian Ultima.
Ultima 9 Patch 1.19f
Ultima IX Dialogue/Monster/Economy Patches
JE: Originally Ultima 9 and Crusader were using the same code which was a more refined Ultima 8 engine. [...] At some point they took a very different direction and decided to go with a full 3D game and abandoned the bitmapped version.
Ultima 9 Patch 1.19f
Ultima IX Dialogue/Monster/Economy Patches
As we continue to mark the occasion of Ultima 9's fifteenth anniversary, I'm pleased to announced that the seemingly dormant Ultima Source Code Offline Archival Project (USCOAP) has finally borne some fruit: the Ultima Codex has added the source code for Ultima 9 to its offline archive.