Ultima VI engine

Software entity

Origin's attempt to extract bits of U6, make tools & make multiple games based on the U6 engine to quickly create better games in less time, & cheaper

games

platforms

Name variations: Ultima 6 engine

Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire

9801 1992-12-02

Ultima VI: The False Prophet

DOS 1990

Ultima VI: The False Prophet

OCS 1992

Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire

DOS 1990

Ultima VI: The False Prophet

ST 1992

Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire

X68K 1993-08-20

Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

DOS 1991-12-31

Ultima VI: The False Prophet

LIN 2014-05-14

Related:
* Ultima 7 engine
* Ultima
* Ultima, Age of Enlightenment

While the Worlds of Adventure games based on the Ultima VI Engine were made quickly and received great reviews, they sold less copies and the cost of each game turned out to be equal to the original cost of making Ultima VI. Origin attempted this strategy again with the Ultima VII Engine but designing to tools upfront instead of after the first game was finished. This second attempt resulted in a similar higher quality lesser sales situation for the sequel and two add-ons for U7. This was a factor in the canceling of Ultima Worlds of Adventure 3: Arthurian Legends, which was based on the Ultima VII Engine.