Re: A Mac Mud Question
Ultima V was actually First Person 3D and the ultima team built the first 3D engine (taken subsequently by Doom which made it popular. Unfortunately Ultima V never really caught on). The reason behind First Person 3D in MMO's was the ease of implementation of the 3D Engine which by then was basically downloadable with many versions available. Using high end rendering software it is monumentally easier to auto code backgrounds and items than to do so in Bird's Eye overthehead view.
Either way, I too loved all the Ultima versions up until Version 7+ as they became too complex to enjoy.
(Disclaimer: this info is personal experience in coding 3d graphic games and engines on 486 hardware vs. the bs found on Wikipedia).
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