Ultima Underworld map
This article is about the physical map included with certain copies of Ultima Underworld. For the in-game maps, see Category:Location Maps - Ultima Underworld.
Included with Ultima Underworld was this paper map, showing an elevation map of The Abyssal Colony as well as an overhead map of the first level.
Description[edit]
This map is useful for a beginner, so as to give orientation to an inexperienced Avatar. The map also warns of dangers like monsters and indicates important places. However, there is a little bit of the northern part of the level not on the map, leaving it a surprise.
A peculiar thing about this map is that the gray goblins' area has not been mapped, but the green goblins' area has. According to Ketchaval the two tribes were once together as one until the greens split off. If he is to be believed, then the gray goblin settlement is the older of the two, and should be on the map regardless of how long ago it was drawn.
Besides the original release, this map also is included in the Underworld Series.
Other Releases of the Map[edit]
The map had always been a paper one and is the same in almost all western versions. However, the map distributed in Poland by IPS is the exception. It is in monochrome and the layout was rearranged, thus turning the square map into a rectangular one.
The Japanese ports of Ultima Underworld sport a very different looking map as well. The color scheme is much more muted, with yellows and reds replaced with grays and browns, the edge of the water and the central volcano were given better borders and the outer edge and the title were being re-done completely. Also, the map was re-arranged, turning a square map into a rectangular one. The map of course is in Japanese.
Alternate Maps[edit]
Polish map
Japanese map
See Also[edit]
- HRUMP: High-Res Ultima Map Project – who graciously gave us permission to host their maps
| Maps Included as Trinkets | |
|---|---|
| Maps | Ultima I ☥ Ultima II ☥ Ultima III ☥ Ultima IV ☥ Ultima V ☥ Ultima VI Ultima VII ☥ Ultima VII Part Two ☥ Ultima VIII ☥ Ultima IX Savage Empire ☥ Martian Dreams ☥ Ultima Underworld ☥ Ultima Underworld II Ultima Forever ☥ Shroud of the Avatar |