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DrYazman

@dryazman.bsky.social
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PhD, rogue on Twitch, Co-owner, Editor & Writer for cavedwellermusic.net. Streamer at twitch.tv/dryazman | UDIC: Ideal Dragon

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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Finished creating sprites for this crop in our demake of Ultima 8. These are Hands of Lithos, a crystalline plant that grows root vegetables underground. The roots are safe to harvest when the crystals on the plant turn purple! #ultima8exult #pagan #ultima8 #pixelart #ultima
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Employed my pixel art skills to make my first Twitch emote, for my great friend BabylonZool's new DJ channel, ZoolFM. Picked up a commission while making it on stream! #BabylonZool #PixelArt #ZoolFM
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Second up, we have this 2 legged lady who'll draw you in with her light, and then bite your leg off!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Who wants to see new creatures in Ultima 8: Exult? Do YOU want to see new creatures in Ultima 8: Exult? Our new creature artist, BMR, has been doing an amazing job. Here are two creatures you may find in deep in the mines! First up is our crystalline snippy boy!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This has nothing to do with AI - this layoff cycle has been happening for decades, especially with large scale corporate buyouts.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Who wants to visit Mythran? #Ultima8Exult #Ultima8 #Pagan #PaganExultedEdition #LordBritish
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is HIGHLY work in progress, but I have just implemented these annoying af mushrooms that explode when you hit them.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Mythran's plateau is coming together nicely!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Still working on Mythran's plateau! It's shaping up nicely. And it's all out in the open world! One big map for U8 Exult.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Spent countless hours figuring out how to build Mythran's plateau out as an actual, genuine plateau on the map. You can go through the dungeon to get there like in the original game, but a keen eye may find a way to climb up! Finding new ways to bring @richardgarriott.bsky.social's vision to life!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Thanks to the patient and amazing Exult team's tireless work putting up with all our endless feature requests, U8 Exult will feature a variety of things never seen in Ultima 7 before. For example, Mythran's plateau will be an actual plateau high off the ground!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Spent hours porting art from U8 - about 4 hours on tables and broken tables, rope, new wooden walls, cups, new bricks, a wood block. Also built these buildings for NPCs that have no name and no dialog in the original game. In U8 Exult they'll be fully fleshed out. As always, this is WIP.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This is work-in-progress, y'all!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
ULTIMA 8: EXULT screenshots. I normally wouldn't include the map editing grid overlay in these, but this time I did so you can see how closely I've matched the dimensions and scale. Little bit of the Necromancers Enclave near Tenebrae here.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Argentrock Isle's town structures are fully built (including the additional buildings), although interior decoration still has work to do. But that's a later phase of development. Big milestone though, as this means all 3 vanilla towns are built!
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meg 🦋 @studentofsound.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
NJPW just gave a master class in giving an icon a beautiful retirement #njpw #njwk20 🤼
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Argentrock Isle construction continues!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Here's another example. Warning: swearing in placeholder dialog.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
We implemented Oblivion-style radiant dialog in Ultima 7. NPCs can spot when they're near literally any other NPC, and go up to them and have an Oblivion style brief exchange, with greetings, a couple of lines of dialog, and a farewell. It's fully dynamic.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Very happy to get to raid you! You did much better than I would have on Clefable too.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Ok, here's some pics of Argentrock Isle which is now under construction. Today, you get pics of Stellos' house, both the original version, and the Ultima 8: Exult version.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Argentrock Isle is under construction!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
We are implementing the whole Lost Vale expansion into U8 Exult!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I think many of us did. It's great that Origin folk we've communicated with have been so helpful, and Sheri has been an absolute legend with Lost Vale. So we can finally build it out, which is truly amazing.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
With The Lost Vale, we are working with Sheri to ensure that our implementation of it in U8 Exult is as authentic as we can make it. This means we will avoid adding things and making new creative decisions any time we don't have to. With all its flaws, you'll play Lost Vale as it was, mostly.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Sorry for the long delay since the last update! I've been very busy! I attended Twitchcon in San Diego! Updates will be more regular!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
ULTIMA 8: EXULT UPDATE: -Sheri Graner Ray, the main mind behind The Lost Vale gave us a map sketch! -Tenebrae's named NPCs are now in! -TheGrayWanderer, is hard at work developing our dialog code. -We now have a private github repository. Once we have releases, it will all be fully open sourced.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Something new, originally planned but unseen in the original Ultima 8, is under construction in Tenebrae, north of the palace. What could it be?
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Addendum: The file-sharing issue is the only real possible long term influence this could have. Possibly corps will torrent less, or they may just be more careful to cover their tracks in future. But file-sharing has been illegal since before Anthropic, OpenAI, etc existed, so none of this is new.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
2/2 For long term impact, it depends. If you're someone who disapproves of copyrighted works being used to train generative AI, this settlement is a total nothingburger as it does nothing on that front, and couldn't. It may bring in a little cash if they didn't buy their copy of your book though.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
This settlement is really only about the file-sharing issue, i.e. Anthropic didn't pay for copies of published works. Note that it has no precedential value, and as far as training on legally-acquired works, the Court had basically said that was fair use. 1/2
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
The settlement is final, the terms won't be altered at this stage.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
It isn't a precedent. This case was settled by the parties, and as such no judgment was handed down. Settlements have no precedential value, this won't affect any other company.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Ultima 8: Exult update: The Tenebrae city walls are complete after an agonizingly long, painstaking process. Now there are only 3 buildings left in Tenebrae to build out in the structural phase. The environment, foliage etc looks plain since that all comes later. Pics are of course WIP.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
The always wonderful Highbury Hazard made me in his XCOM 2 stream!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
This is badass as hell!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Ultima 8: Exult update. I spent 8 hours straight building the southern half of the Tenebrae city wall. Designing it to look exactly the same with the same proportions. It was brutal and painstakingly slow to make it look authentic.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Gallara has been a huge supporter and morale booster for Ultima 8: Exult! Please consider helping her out with this fundraiser!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Ultima 8: Exult is coming along pretty nicely! Tenebrae's structural pass, where we build all the facades and basic architecture, is almost done. It's looking fantastic already. East Tenebrae, and the city walls need to be finished. And yes, we need to build the city park with the Hydros shrine.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Same. Tenebrae doesn't really feel organic in the original game, imo.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
These are WIP. Darion's house has since had a fence added.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Some buildings from East Tenebrae in Ultima 8: Exult. Darion's house and his training hall, now separate buildings as in the original Tenebrae map. Tarna's house, now featuring an armory room. And that weird lake building that was unused due to the game being unfinished.
Weird empty lake buildingDarion's training hallDarion's houseTarna's house
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Thank you so much! I appreciate this so much!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
For story, we are planning to replicate all of that as closely as we can, while incorporating cut content.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
We have actually implemented jumping in U8, among other technical achievements like basements without teleports, and climbing. That said, jumping will not be necessary for the main quest in U8 Exult. Likely just for side stuff and easter eggs.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Also @ocho.bsky.social (and anyone else), if you have any feedback on Ultima 8 itself, anything at all - stuff you dislike, stuff you like, content you wish was in, or wish was removed - do feel free to let me know.
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Thank you! I appreciate that!
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DrYazman @dryazman.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Note: we aren't using this map 1:1. Tenebrae in the final U8 Exult will be a mixture of this and the one you see in the original game, with influences from both.
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