User:CyberSlugGump

Greetings
Hi, I'm the guy who did the YouTube video Ultima V speed run in 36 minutes As of 2015-12-14, I posted another YouTube video Ultima V speedrun without saving--35 minutes

Info I might make into wiki articles
I have not found this information consolidated elsewhere.

Ways you can get arrested

 * 1) Attack a villager
 * 2) Murder someone in bed
 * 3) Refuse to pay tribute to Blackthorn
 * 4) Be too poor to pay tribute to Blackthorn (Minoc excluded}
 * 5) Fire a cannon in town
 * 6) Drink too much in pub and walk around drunk [Hic!]
 * 7) Pick up a companion you left at an inn when you have insufficient funds
 * 8) Respond "Throw" to guard on roof of Lord British's castle
 * 9) In Britain, say "Resistance" to Terrance the farmer then answer "Yes" to treason
 * 10) In Jhelom, say "Fool" to Bullwier the blacksmith
 * 11) In Yew, say to Judge Dryden, "Court," followed by, "Yes"

Ways you can take damage

 * Combat (a bunch of ways, including friendly fire)
 * Walking while poisoned
 * Fireball from Dragon or Sea Serpent
 * Cannon ball fire from pirate ship
 * Riding rough seas in skiff or magic carpet
 * Starvation (zero Food)
 * Burning (standing in Lava or Fireplace)
 * Incorrectly mixing reagents (bomb, acid; poison, gas)
 * Opening a trapped treasure chest
 * Falling through pit trap
 * Bomb trap in dungeon
 * Running into a dungeon force field
 * Attack by villager when air of hatred (Shadowlord around)
 * Drinking from a fountain that leaves a bad taste
 * Getting a death vision when looking at a crystal ball
 * Looking at the sun with a telescope
 * Falling while climbing mountains
 * Going down waterfalls
 * Experiencing an earthquake in Underworld
 * Running into a cactus in desert
 * Standing next to a sandtrap in desert
 * Squid/other sea creature attacking you when not on foot

Ways you can "teleport"

 * Going through a moongate [possibly by reburying moonstones]
 * Casting the Lv-8 spell "Vas Rel Por" (gate travel)
 * Casting the Lv-3 spell "In Por" (blink)
 * Getting arrested and waking up in Yew jail (or captured into Blackthorn's jail)
 * Having entire party die and getting resurrected by Lord British
 * Falling through whirlpool/waterfall to Underworld (does that count?)

Use of orange potion
I saw someone once ask for any practical use of an orange (sleep) potion. If you put your lowest-dexterity player to sleep before crossing a bridge with trolls under it (before you have the magic carpet), that member of your party does NOT have to tiptoe across; so you have a better chance of evading the trolls. (Of course, if you're caught and don't pay the toll, that character starts battle asleep....)

Max inventory of glass swords (WITHOUT using Saved Game Editor)
I believe 17 is the maximum quantity. You get more than one glass sword if you ready it as a weapon and search for it again. The trick is to leave players at inns.

Excluding the Avatar, who is always in the group, there are 15 other characters who can be in your party. [15 characters + 1 Avatar + 1 inventory slot = 17 swords] The six inns have a total of 16 rooms available: 4-Jhelom, 3-Britain, 3-Skara Brae, 2-Paws, 2-North Brittany, and 2-Buccaneer's Den.


 * First Party: Avatar -,  Shamino -,  Iolo -,  Julia @ EA,  Toshi @ EA,  Jaana @ Yew
 * Second Party: Avatar -,  Saduj @ LBC,  Gwenno @ Britain,  Geoffrey @ Bucc Den,  Mariah @ Lyc,  Katrina  @ New Magincia
 * Third Party: Avatar -,  Sentri @ Bordermarch,  Dupre @ Bordermarch,  Maxwell @ SH,  Gorn @ Blackthorn,  Johne @ Underworld


 * 1) First party (with grapple) goes to Serpent's Spine:  Excluding Avatar, each player searches and equips:  5 ready, 0 inventory
 * 2) Drop off all first party companions at Britain(3/3) and North Brittany(2/2)
 * 3) Assemble second party and search and equip:  5 ready, 0 inventory
 * 4) Drop off all second party companions at Skara Brae(3/3) and Paws(2/2).
 * 5) Assemble third party and search and equip:  6 ready (include Avatar), 1 in inventory
 * 6) Unready all glass swords:  7 in inventory
 * 7) Drop off all third party companions at Jhelom(4/4) and Bucc Den(1/2)
 * 8) Pick up, unequip, re-drop off each second party companion:  12 in inventory
 * 9) Pick up, unequip, re-drop off each first party companion:  17 in inventory

Thus, Seventeen glass swords is the max you can have in your inventory.

Items you can find by searching the right locations
Ararat [shipwreck in Underworld]
 * Wind Change Scroll in bookshelf at foot of bed on right (back) end of ship

Blackthorn's Castle [PC transcript bug: Ask Weblock about GORN]
 * If captured and Gorn joins, you can search brazier for keys....
 * Crown on roof, of course
 * Blackthorn's chambers: Two Summon Daemon Scrolls, Protection Scroll, Time Stop Scroll on bookshelf; Ring of Protection in top footlocker
 * main entrace staircase to the left: behind six magically locked doors:  Sword of Chaos in footlocker
 * main entrance staircase to the right: behind eight magically locked doors:  Jeweled Sword in footlocker
 * Green potion in barrel in cafeteria area (main entrance, climb ladder to the right)

Bordermarch Keep [mountain island south of Skara Brae]
 * Spiked Collar in barrel in north-east corner (The Shattered Shield armoury)s

Britain Towne
 * 5 Food in left-most barrel in pub (north-west)
 * Ring of Protection in footlocker in upstairs inn room behind locked door (north east)
 * Main Gauche in barrel in armoury dealer workroom where Gwenno is

Buccaneer's Den Towne [island NE of Trinsic]
 * 1 Key & Geen Potion in tree stump in front of guild

Cove Village
 * Ankh behind center fire place in temple (search for hidden door then shelf)

East Brittany Village
 * HMS Cape Plans & 3 Wind Change Scrolls in dressers behind locked doors in shipwright (RP,RP,Cape,RP)

Empath Abbey [Keep with Flame of Love] also has Wishing Well
 * Yellow Potion in barrel in Healer (north / north-west corner)
 * 20 Food in barrel in kitchen (nort-east corner)

Farthing Keep [wooded island SE of Jhelom or N of Yew]
 * Orange Potion & Purple Potion on bookshelf in south-west room (mage Temme)

Fogsbane Lighthouse [near Britain]
 * 9 Torches in barrel off of hidden door to left of the fireplace

Grendel's Hut [Rat in poison peninsula near Cove]
 * nothing?

Greyhaven Lighthouse [near Trinsic]
 * Blue Potion on shelf next to fireplace (east room)
 * 50 Gold in footlocker closest to door in north room
 * 5 Gems in barrel in north room (top left corner barrel)

Iolo's Hut
 * White Potion in barrel in northern shed next to Smith (climb fence to avoid breaking key)

Jhelom Towne
 * Wind Change scroll in shipwright footlocker
 * 4 Torches in barrel in south-west tower (middle barrel along left wall)
 * 5 Food in barrel near stoves in pub
 * 10 Food in barrel in north-east tower far corner (next to hidden door leading to magic axe)
 * Magic Axe in tree stump outside west wall (via north-east tower's hidden door)

Lord British's Castle
 * main level north-eastish guards' quarters dressers: Leather, Ring, Cloth, Scale armours!
 * seond level north-easitish guards' quarters bottom right footlocker: Long Sword
 * roof: LBC chambers:  Black Potion & Time Stop Scroll on shelf behind fireplace... also Sandalwood box...
 * basement: barrel room has 7 Keys in barrel almost in top left corner (one below it, actually)
 * basement: locked door below armoury full of footlockers: Ring of Regeneration in bottom left corner (well right one trunk)

The Lycaeum [Keep with Flame of Honesty]
 * Second-level room on right side middle: Spiked Collar under head of top bed & club under head of bottom bed
 * Third-level room north east (room N of apothecary): White Potion in vanity & Spiked Collar under foot of top bed & Ring of Invisibility under foot of bottom bed

Minoc Towne
 * Resurrection Scroll in footlocker and Yellow Potion & Red Potion in barrels in room above Healer
 * 2 Wind Change Scrolls in bookshelf above Shipwright
 * 5 Skull Keys in tree in north-west corner (re-apppears if search next day)
 * 99 Gold in foot of bottom right bed in the Poor House

Moonglow Towne
 * Center tower bookshelves: Black Potion, White Potion, Summon Daemon Scroll, Time Stop Scroll
 * 1 Gem in head of bed in fortune teller's room (near north-west tower)
 * 2 Leather Armours in footlockers and 1 Purple Potion in dresser in guards' quarters near north-east tower
 * 3 Torches in footlocker in north-east tower
 * Ring of Invisibility in south-east tower footlocker in bottom left corner
 * 10 Food in barrel and 16 Food & 13 Food under bottom bed above pub near south-east tower

New Magincia
 * Green Potion in barrel in guild (ladder behind fireplace)
 * 7 Keys in footlocker in guild

North Brittany Village
 * 3 Gems in tree stump near village entrance sign

Paws [wishing well] Village - Note: Saved Game Editor has wrong coordinates
 * Ring of Invisibility in tree stump near center of town (near guild entrance)
 * 5 Keys in barrel in guild (barrel in bottom left corner)

Serpent's Hold [Keep with Flame of Courage]
 * White Potion on shelf in room behind fireplace (room is near south-west tower)

Sin'Vrall's Hut [daemon in desert]
 * nothing?

Skara Brae [grave has a corpse]
 * Yellow Potion on bookshelf in Apothecary

Stonegate Keep [near Cove]
 * Nothing (other than the Sceptre out in the open)

Stormcrow Lighthouse [near Minoc]
 * nothing?

Sutek's Hut [poison island NW of Blackthorn's]
 * Amulet of Turning under footlocker
 * Summon Daemon Scroll and Time Stop Scroll on bookshelf
 * Orange Potion on shelf (behind chair where Sutek sits at crystal ball)

Trinsic Towne
 * 4 Gems in barrel behind fireplace in room above armoury

Waveguide Lighthouse [near Moonglow]
 * nothing?

West Brittany Village
 * In Cemetery: 2nd headstone top row corpse/Ring of Regeneration.  2nd headstone bottom row corpse/Resurrection Scroll.

Windemere Keep [mountain island with sign south of Codex]
 * Summon Daemon Scroll on bookshelf in south-east room

Yew Towne
 * Green Potion on bookshelf in apothecary
 * Club in barrel off of room in government/court? area.
 * Silver Sword in barrel in room with rats/poison under jail
 * 5 Keys under foot of Jaana's bed [why does she look like a bard?]
 * Peer Scroll on bookshelf in room below armoury
 * Spear in graveyard (plot adjacent to cross and headstone)

Other
 * Glass Sword in Serpent's Spine mountains
 * Nightshade in Spiritwood deep forest
 * Mandrake on patch in Bloody Plains
 * Mystic Armour and Mystic Sword(s) in Underworld lava
 * Amulet (simply laying out in the Underworld)
 * Shards (simply laying out in the Underworld)
 * Moonstones (daytime search where moongates appear)

Theoretical victory visiting the fewest different towns (dungeons excluded)
Six locations if you include Iolo's Hut: [crown is not required if have enough negate time scrolls and allow quit and save]
 * 1) Iolo's Hut - starting point
 * 2) Empath Abbey - Flame of Love, grapple
 * 3) Serpent's Hold - Flame of Courage, skull keys from cook
 * 4) The Lycaeum - Flame of Truth, reagents (5 moss) for In Por spell in Underworld, Lv-3 Mariah can join
 * 5) Stonegate - sceptre
 * 6) Lord British's Castle - Sandalwood box, magic carpet, Lv-4 Saduj can join, treasure chests in basement for negate time scrolls...

Amulet via waterfall

Shard of Falsehood via Deceit (no blinks)

Shard of Hatred via Wrong or Covetous (no blinks)

Shard of Cowardice - 4 blinks min? (from Amulet)

Doom - 1 blink via Shame

Other Misc tricks
If you are in Paws when the gates close, you can still exit through a hidden door in the upper right. Another option, however, it to push the potted plan from the inn into the gateway. The plant turns into a grating when the gates close, so you can walk right out. You can also drop your magic carpet--it doesn't change--but you can walk over it. Remember to get the carpet before you leave.