Exult Switch

Exult
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Author	capsterx
Type	Role Playing
Version	r1.5
License	GPL-2.0
Last Updated	2020/11/24
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As computers evolve, we risk losing classic games from the not-so-distant past. One of these, Ultima 7, an RPG from the early 1990's, still has a huge following, and many consider it to be one of the most immersive games ever produced.

Exult is a project to recreate Ultima 7 for modern operating systems, using the game's original plot, data, and graphics files.

This is a port of Exult and supports both Ultima VII: The Black Gate and The Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle - The Silver Seed. It should also support anything else Exult supports, but they are not tested.

Installation

Exult requires that you own a legal copy of Ultima 7 and install it install it on a DOS/Windows machine to get the data files. Alternatively, you can use the Ultima Collection which already contains a pre-installed version of U7.

To install:

• Place the .nro to the switch/exult/ on the SD card.
• Place your gamefiles (more info at exult docs, chapter 11) to switch/exult/game/<GAME>/.
• (Example: switch/exult/game/blackgate/ where switch/exult/game/blackgate/static/ exists.)

User guide

Per-game key mappings

Put the mappings in sdmc:/switch/exult/switch_keys. There are not any included defaults.

• The format is SWITCH_KEY = KEYBOARD_KEY
• Switch keys are A B X Y LSTICK RSTICK L R ZL ZR PLUS MINUS DUP DRIGHT DDOWN DLEFT

You can have any combination like:

• ZL-A
• ZL-ZR-A

Keyboard key can be a key and a modifier:

• Modifiers are ALT SHIFT CTRL
• So you can do ALT-X or SHIFT-CTRL-F

Some examples:

• MINUS = ESC
• PLUS = I
• ZL-ZR-B = I

Screenshots

Changelog

r1.5 2020/11/24

• Adding an icon.

r1.4 2020/11/16

• The code is the same as before, but I have included the digital/ogg music files.

r1.3 2020/11/16

• This adds per-game key mappings for the switch. There are not any included defaults.

r1.2 2020/11/16

• Serpents isle uses a different input loop all together.

r1.1 2020/11/16

• This adds name input via switch keyboard using the TouchUI interface.

r1.0 2020/11/15

• This is an initial release. Games should be put in sdmc:/switch/exult/game/ like switch/exult/game/blackgate/static/*
• Some keys and touch events are mapped, but likely not all

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/capsterx-switch/exult
• GitHub - https://github.com/capsterx-switch/switch-utils
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/exult.577254/