Dialogue Patch for Ultima IX

The Dailogue Patch for Ultima IX was created by Grandor Dragon. Highly dissatisfied with the low quality of the story in Ultima IX, he created this patch, which alters the story content significantly, essentially re-writing the story of the game. This was possible, since most of it is writting in simple text form.

The patch nowadays is often combined with Novum Dragon's economy patch into one bundle.

Effects of the Patch
Once the patch is installed, the audio of the dialogue is muted, since it no longer fits with the new text. The text of all conversations and in all of the books is altered significantly to not only create a much more logical story, but to also fix the massive trouble the game had with continuity and the lore of the previous games. Besides fixing countless errors and establishing a stronger connection to the previous games, it does have the side-effect of the Avatar and practically evceryone else appearing to be much smarter. That's because the dialogue is no longer geared towards players new to the series, with characters explaining simple things and the Avatar no longer asking questions about basic things that make him look like a moron, since he should already know these things.

External Lings

 * The patch at the Ultima Codex
 * The patch at Ultima-Ascension.de