Earth (Pangea)
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 Map of Earth – Pangea | |
Within the alternate history of Earth created by Minax's disruptions in Ultima II, Pangea is the supercontinent on Earth existing around the year 9,000,000 B.C. It was this point in time, nine thousand millennia ago, that comprised one of the four major time-zone accessible through the time doors.
Description[edit]
In standard history, the Pangea was a phenomenon of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, and would have been present at around 190,000,000 B.C. In the continuity of Ultima II's world, however, the land mass was still undivided as of what would have been the Miocene period, pushing the eventual occurrence of the continental drift forward by millions of years. Another explanation is that the time signpost was incorrect.
When the Stranger traversed this supercontinent in the quest against Minax, the hero found that there was a small human settlement on the landmass, an extraordinary exception to widespread scientific consensus regarding the era. It was probably founded by time travelers who ventured the time doors before the Stranger did, or by an ancient space civilization that later left the Earth; indeed, many inhabitants have knowledge of facts about 2112 A.D.
A dungeon could also be found in the mountainous region which would eventually develop into modern Greenland.
Locations[edit]
- Greenland dungeon
- Signpost
- Baradin's Town
Lore[edit]
| “ | The time when Earth is still forming. Before volcanic upheavals separate the seven continents and set the great continental drift in motion, Earth is one great continent surrounded by a gigantic ocean. There appears to be abundant, if sparse, life and some civilization, although the origins are so far inexplicable. – from The Second Age of Darkness (Ultima II)
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| “ | According to the time travelers, an advanced civilization already exists in B.C., apparently the progeny of the beginning civilizations of Pangea. The old twentieth century "crackpots" theorized that civilization developed from a few human beings left behind by a prior advanced civilization that for some reason moved on into space. – from The Second Age of Darkness (Ultima II)
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Trivia[edit]
- This is the only era without a tower or a castle by Minax.
- The dungeon entrance in northern Pangea (Proto-Greenland) is inaccessible in the PC-port of the game. However, it is accessible in other ports, e.g. in the 1983 remake for Commodore 64. Furthermore, a fan-made patch has corrected the problem for the PC version.
Gallery[edit]
Map from the patched PC version
