


                         Micro Dragon's Ultima Theme
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                                 Version 2.0
                             with 8.3 filenames
                       Louis Stice  -  louis@psyber.com

NOTE: This text file is intended for those without WordPad or Word 6.0.
      If you have either of these programs, then read Ultima.Doc.  There
      are a few changes between the two--such as layout and images.

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                                What's New?
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      Thanks to Jim Hammons (aka Umbrae Dragon at
   http://www.jax-inter.net/users/umbrae/)!  He's given me permission to
   include a sample of his Ultima Cursors.  He's put a lot of work into
   them, and they're a wonderful addition to my collection!  The files
   from his collection are:

   [U stands for Ultima, HC stands for Hi-Color]

          UHCDiag1.Ani      Avatar Running w/rotating Ankh
          UHCDiag2.Ani      Check it out!
          UHCHorz2.Ani      Another running Avatar
          UHCMove1.Ani      Standing Avatar--Looking in all directions.
          UHCVrt1b.Ani      Vertical Resize with Avatar jumping.
          UHCVrt2b.Ani      More jumping.
          UHCWat7 .Ani      Rotating Ankh--very nice.

   The New files are:

          UHCBsy1b-4b.Ani   Umbrae Drgaon convinced me that a black outline
                              looks a lot better.
          UHCBsy5.Ani       Guardians Face popping out of the screen.
          UHCBsy2.Cur       A cool looking ankh.
          UHCPntr2.Cur      An Ankh pointer.  Kinda neat.
          UHCPntr3.Cur      An Ankh pointer.  Kinda neat.
          U6Strtup.Bmp      The moongate from Ultima 6
          U7Serpnt.Bmp      The Earth Serpent w/Order & Chaos serpent.
          U7Castle.Bmp      Lord British's Castle close up.  Very moody.
          UMyCom6.Bmp       Lord British from Ultima 7
          UMyCom7.Bmp       Lord British from Serpent Isle
          UMyCom8.Bmp       An ankh from Ultima 7
          UMyCom9.Bmp       Another ankh.
          UMyCom10.Bmp      A good looking serpent from SI.
          UMyCom11.Bmp      Lord British standing.
          UTrshE2.Bmp       A cold Forge
          UTrshF4.Bmp       A hot, burning forge.
          UHCMove2.Ani      Similar to above move, but with a move icon.
          UShutdn3.Bmp      Avatar at end of U8.
          UTurnOf3.Bmp      Avatar looking at giant monument to the Guardian
          UCrtStp4.Wav      Guardian Laughing some more.
          UCrtStp5.Wav      Another sinister Guardian laugh.
          UExclmt2.Wav      LB screaming out "Stand Back!"
          UExclmt3.Wav      The Great Earth Serpent talking
          UNewMal2.Wav      "All we found was this enchanted scroll."
          UOpnPgm2.Wav      "Go inside, tell them you are the Avatar"
          UPgmErr4.Wav      "You have been a thorn in my side..."
          UPgmErr5.Wav      "No, no, no.  Think again!"
          UPgmErr6.Wav      "You had best not do that, Avatar."
          UQustn6.Wav       "Avatar!  You think you have won?"
          UQustn7.Wav       "I know we have met.  Don't you recall?"
          UExit4.Wav        "There, we are done. Balance is restored."
          UExit5.Wav        "Goodbye, Avatar.  We thank you."
          UExit6.Wav        "Pleasant Dreams, Avatar.  Hahahahaa!"
          UExit7.Wav        "Yes, my friend.  Rest and heal..."
          UExit8.Wav        "Yes.  That is the proper direction to travel"
          UStart5.Wav       "Greetings, Avatar.  I am making many ...."
          UStart6.Wav       "Do not go in.  It is a trap!  Do you not see?"
          UStart7.Wav       "You are travelling in the wrong direction..."
          UTrash4.Wav       Fire crackling

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                                 Disclaimer
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     The Ultima Theme for Windows 95 is not endorsed or supported by
  Origin.  I am not an employee of Origin, and am not affiliated with
  them in any way.  I just really like Ultima, and wanted to create an
  Ultima Theme..   If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or
  problems, direct them to louis@psyber.com.  In the meantime, please
  enjoy!


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                                Introduction
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     Well, here it is.  Version 2 of my Ultima Desktop Theme for
  Windows 95.  What better way to honor Ultima, (and prepare for the
  coming of Ultima 9 and Ultima Online) than to decorate your desktop
  with the full glory of Ultima!  In my desktop theme you'll find much
  more than what other people would consider to be "Themes".  There
  are way too many people who grab one bitmap, one premade animated
  cursor, and one sound for startup, slap it all together and call it
  a theme.  In my Theme, you'll find variety--and a LOT of it.

       The idea behind my theme is complete immersion in the subject:
  Animated Cursors, Icons, Backgrounds, All sounds, and Start up and
  Shutdown screens.  I've worked on this Theme for several weeks now,
  and I hope that the effort put into it shines through.

     Please, have fun with it, and change the default settings.  I've
  provided many alternative sounds, icons, and cursors from which to
  choose from.  If you don't like my default choices, then change them!
  In version 2 of my theme, I've included several .THEME files to
  choose from.  They're designed to give you ideas about how you might
  change the default settings.

     This will probably be the last update to the Ultima Theme for
  quite some time.  I've scoured through the Ultima's and have collected
  this much.  There's probably more that could be used, but I'm going
  to call this Theme finished.  If someone else would like to create a
  screen save, please do so!  I would love to see it!

     This is not to say that there will never be another Ultima Theme,
  it simply means that I feel that this theme is complete.  (Minus the
  Screen Saver).  Now when Ultima 9 or Ultima Online gets released,
  perhaps I'll create a seperate theme for each.  Until then please
  enjoy the fruits of my labor.

     This is the short filename version of the Win95 Ultima Desktop
  Theme.  If you're reading this, then it's probably because you don't
  have WinZip (and don't want to get it), or you have Windows 3.1 or
  have Windows for Workgroups.  If you don't have Windows 95, you
  won't be able to use the mouse cursors or the icons, but you'll still
  have the sounds and bitmaps (and the true-type font).

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                               Recommendation
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     I _highly_ recommend that this theme be run on machines in
  High color (or 24 bit) mode.  If you're running in 256 colors, the
  icons will look horrible.  (and the background will be passable)
  The sounds and cursors will work fine, though.

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                                Installation
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     If you don't have Windows 95, then DO NOT RUN THE INSTALLATION
  PROGRAM!!  You'll have to rummage through the files manually, and
  install them manually.

If you have Windows 95, continue reading this section.

     What?!  An installation for a Desktop Theme?!  Of course!  Why
  go through the frustration and agony of installing a theme?  It's
  supposed to be easy, with that in mind I tried to make it as easy
  to install as possible.  The file INSTALL.BAT will create the default
  directory where 99% of the files in the theme will go.  Then it will
  move the rest to their respective directories.
     The Install program will place the file ULTIMA.THEME in
  C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\ by default.  It will also place the
  background bitmaps in C:\Windows.  In addition, a directory will be
  created (C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\Ultima) where all the icons,
  sounds, and cursors will be stored.  If you have your Themes directory
  somewhere else, or your Windows directory somewhere else, PLEASE
  modify the Install.Bat file to point them to the correct directory.
  There are instructions in the Install.Bat file to help you.
     I've tested this installation on my machine extensively and found
  it to be quite reliable and easy to use.  However, if anything goes
  wrong, it's not my fault.  I claim no responsibility for any weird
  things that may occur on your machine.

     After running the install program, you will be instructed to go
  to the Control panel, then Desktop Themes, and select the Ultima Theme
  from there.  Enjoy!

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                If Installation Fails to run properly
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     There are few reasons why the installation program will refuse
  to run.  One is that you ran out of Environment space (and it will
  tell you so, and how to fix it).  The other is that you've moved
  things from their default installation paths.  For instance, your Plus!
  pack could be on your D drive.  If for any reason you can't get
  the install program to run properly, you can install the theme manually.

     If you'd rather install the theme manually, you can install my
  Ultima Theme in a couple of ways:

     1)  Put the files where the enclosed ULTIMA.THEME file expects to
         find them.
     --    Place the ULTIMA.THE file in Program Files\Plus!\Themes\
           directory.  And rename it to ULTIMA.THEME.  Windows 95 expects
           find a long filename Theme file.
     --    It expects to find the following background pictures in
           the Windows directory.
                        SEBkgnd1.Bmp
                        SEBkgnd 2.Bmp
                        U7Hall.Bmp
                        U7Space.Bmp
                        U8Sky.Bmp
     --    It expects to find the rest of the files in a directory
           that you create under the Plus!\Themes directory called
           Ultima.  (i.e.  C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\Ultima\)
           This is the installation of choice because it makes life
           a lot easier for everyone.

     2)  Place the files anywhere you want.  However, then you cannot
         use the ULTIMA.THE file enclosed.  It becomes your burden to
         change each sound, icon, cursor, and background setting.
     --    To change the desktop icons (My Computer, Recycle Bin, etc.)
           right click on the background, select Properties, and select
           the Plus! tab.  Select the icon to change, select Change
           Icon, then Browse.  Point the browser to the directory where
           the .BMP file is located for the icon.  (Yes, BMP files can
           be used as icons.)
     --    To change the background, right click on the background,
           select Properties, and select the background you want.
     --    To change Sounds, go to the control Panel and select sounds.
           When the window for selecting sounds comes up, you'll
           probably notice that the Ultima sounds are not listed in the
           selection box near the bottom.  Instead of there, press the
           browse button and point Windows to the directory where the
           sound file is stored.  Select the sound  you want and there
           ya go!
     --    To change the Mouse Cursors, go to the control panel, select
           Mouse.  Then go to the pointers tab.  Select the cursor you
           want to change, then select change.  Point the program to the
           directory where the .CUR and .ANI files are stored, and select
           the one you want!

     Currently if you want to change the startup and shutdown screens,
  you'll have to do it manually.

               !! Be sure you backup the original files. !!


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               Changing the Startup and Shutdown Screens
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     The startup screen is located in the root directory of the Win95
  Boot drive (usually C:).  It is called Logo.Sys.  To change the
  Startup screen, simply copy one of the supplied start up screens
  (see list below for details) over Logo.Sys.  The next time you
  restart, you'll see the new startup!

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 !!!Be sure you backup the original Logo.Sys if want to switch back to it!!!
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NOTE:  It's worth the effort to change the startup screens to the ones
       I've created.  The palette is animated giving it a really cool
       effect.

     The Shutdown screens are located in the Windows 95 directory.
     (Usually C:\Windows).  There are two of them.  One is called
     Logow.Sys which is displayed while you wait for the computer
     to shut down.  The other is called Logos.Sys which is displayed
     when the computer is ready to be turned off.  I've tried to
     describe the Bitmap files accordingly.  Experiment, and see
     what you can get!

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                                  Removal
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     Simply delete the files that were included in the Desktop Theme.
  If you followed installation reccomendation, most of the files are
  in C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\Ultima.  Delete that directory, and
  and all the files inside.  Goto C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes and
  delete all the Ultima.Theme files.  Lastly, there will be 6 bitmaps
  to delete.

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                              What's Included
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     Included in this theme are:
           Install.Bat             The really cool installation program.
           Main.Mnu                A file used by the installation program.
           Readme.Doc              Word 6.0 (or Wordpad) file
           Readme.Txt              This file
           6 Background Bitmaps    Wallpaper
           46 Animated Cursors     Pointers, wait, busy & more
              23 are 256 color
           14 Static Cursors       For users who can't use Animated ones
              3 are 256 color
           6 Startup Screens       The palette shifts, too!
           20 Desktop icons        Used on My Computer, Recycle bin...
           6 Shutdown bitmaps      2 sets of 2 bitmaps...
           Britannic Runes.TTF     Thanks to the original creator of this!
           53 Sound Files          Sounds for Startup, Shutdown & a LOT more!

     A more detailed description of each of these files can be found
  later in this document.

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                               Registration
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     There is no registration.  This collection of icons, sounds, cursors
  and backgrounds are provided completely free of charge.  Please enjoy
  this collection.

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                                 Questions
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Why did you create this?

     Because I like Ultima.  The default Win95 desktop was quite boring.
  And I didn't care for any of the themes that came with the Plus! pack.
  So, I decided to make one that I would like (and be proud of).

Why Ultima?

     See previous question's answer...

The Screen backgrounds look stretched and blocky even at 640x480.  Why ?

     Well, lets take a look at what I have to work with.  Since the
  original bitmap was only 320x200, a lot of stretching will occur.
  I tried touching up the Ultima 8 background of Pagan, and all I
  was able to accomplish was to make it look really, really ugly.
  In other words, as soon as Ultima goes Hi-Res, so will my
  backgrounds.  Now if we could convince Origin to release those
  images in a higher resolution (640x480 would be nice), then we'd
  all have much better looking backgrounds that wouldn't look so
  blocky.  But until then, there's not much I can do.

I'm not hearing the e-mail notification sound.  How can I use the
Ultima E-mail Notification sound?

     Okay, I know it's not the first question on your mind, but I
  worked hard on the E-mail notification sound, and I feel it is
  well worth the effort.  To hear the Guardian say, "Thank you for
  the information, Avatar!  It was most useful!" when you get new
  e-mail is just too cool!
     More recently, I spliced together, "All we found was this
  enchanted scroll."  Not as nice a splice, but there wasn't much
  more I could do to clean it up.  (But it's still cool)
     First off, before you do anything, test the e-mail
  notification.Wav first.  In other words, the sound should play
  when you get new e-mail.  If you get new e-mail and don't hear
  anything, then read on.  Otherwise, enjoy!
     If you're using Eudora 1.5.4 (or so), go to the Tools menu,
  and select Options...  Then go to Getting Attention section.  Be
  sure Play Sound is checked, and click on the directory button.
  Now point Eudora to where all the Ultima files are
  (probably C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\Ultima\) and select the
  UNewMail.Wav file.  You should now hear the Guardian speak each
  time you get new mail!
     Sorry, but for other e-mailers, you'll have to figure out how
  to get the sound to work on your own.  (*big frown*)  I simply
  can't check every program and still have time to make such
  neet-o themes!  *grin*

I can't find Desktop Themes in my Control Panel!  Why Not?

     If you don't have an option in your Control Panel called
  "Desktop Themes" then you do not have Microsoft's Plus! Pack.
  (Or you don't have it installed).  The Desktop Theme program makes
  it easy to change backgrounds, icons, and cursors by choosing
  .THEME files.  Without the Plus! pack, you will have to do a manual
  installation of my Desktop Theme.  You won't be able to easily
  change the desktop Icons, (My Computer, Recycle Bin, or Network
  Neighborhood), the background cannot be stretched, and a couple
  other things.  But you can still change the Mouse cursors,
  Startup/Shutdown screens, and event sounds.  Please read the
  Manual Installation section of this document.

Where's the Screen Saver?

     Since the first release of my desktop theme, I've gotten many
  requests for a screen saver.  I state later that I don't like
  repetative, predictable screen savers (The best I've seen was
  Dazzle--always random, always fresh).  I'd love to create a screen
  saver of my own, but I simply don't have the time right now.  I've
  neglected many things while working on this theme (food, sleep...
  Ya know, little things like that).  And I really need a break from it.
  Creating such an immersive theme is by no means easy.

     What does this mean?  Don't hold your breath on a screen saver
  coming from me.  If someone else would like to write one, please do
  so!  If I like it, I'll include it in my next installment of the
  Theme.  (Perhaps "Win95 Ultima Theme Plus!" *grin*).


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                            The Making of a Theme
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What Programs Were Used to Create This Theme?
        Many programs were used in the creation of this desktop theme.
                Microangelo 2.0
                Lview Pro
                EZ-Sound Wave (comes with EZ-Sounds) otherwise
                   known as Goldwave
                Deluxe Paint Animate
                Word 6.0 (to write this)
                Windows 95 (duh)  (And the Plus! pack.  double-duh)  *grin*
                Simply 3D (for the question mark in the Question Cursor)
                Corel Photopaint
                Windows 95 Paint
                AnEdit.Exe  (Available on the Net)
                Lots and lots of Ultima Games
                Screen Thief 2.56

     Throw in a ton of patience and twice as much time, and you'll
  be makin' Themes also!

Which Ultimas Were Used During the Creation of This Theme?

     I have used something from almost every Ultima in existence
  for at least one part of  the theme.  I didn't use anything from
  Ultima 2 or Ultima 3.  Most of the theme came from the 3rd
  trilogy and concentrates heavily on the Guardian.  He's had many
  interesting sayings and phrases that begged to be used in a
  Windows 95 desktop theme.

Where'd Ya Get All This?

     I know I'm going to hear, "Where did this (fill in the blank)
  come from?  I don't remember it in any Ultima!"  Well, here's a
  list of all the files included in my theme.

NOTE:  I've included 2 styles of pointers.  One is a slightly
       modified plain white cursor, while the other is my own
       3D looking beveled pointer.  To easily distinguish
       filenames between the two, any ANI or CUR file that
       has the letter "b" at the end is a beveled pointer.

       For instance, UWait1.Ani is a plain white pointer,
       while Ultima Wait 1b.Ani is a beveled pointer.

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Files Donated from Jim Hammons' Cursor Archive
(akak Umbrae Dragon at http://www.jax-inter.net/users/umbrae/)
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Filename        Image         Which Ultima  Where was        Misc.
           (In Ultima.Doc)    was it from?  it used?         Comments

UHCDiag1.Ani    Avatar        Ultima 8      Animated      A modified version
                Running                     Cursor        of my Avatar
                w/rotating                                running
                Ankh

UHCDiag2.Ani    Same as above Ultima 8      Animated
                but in diff                 Cursor
                direction

UHCHorz2.Ani    Runing Avatar Ultima 8      Animated
                ankh & lines                Cursor

UHCMove1.Ani    Standing      Ultima 8      Animated      Can't he make up
                Avatar                      Cursor        his mind?
                rotating.

UHCVrt1b.Ani    3D vertical   Ultima 8      Animated      Doesn't he get
                resize w/the                Cursor        tired of all that
                Avatar jumping                            jumping?

UHCVrt2b.Ani    Another 3-d   Ultima 8      Animated      Still jumping...
                jumping                     Cursor

UHCWat7.Ani     Jim took my     None        Animated
                Ankh & animated             Cursor
                it!  It's very good!


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The New files for Version 2.0 in this archive:
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UHCBsy1b-4b.Ani New Running     Ultima 8  Animated        The outline makes
                & walking                 Cursor          the Avatar look
                Avatars with                              better.
                a black outline.

UHCBsy5.Ani     The             Ultima 7  Animated        This is one long
                Guardian                  Cursor          animation.

UHCMove2.Ani    Standing        Ultima 8  Animated        The cursor makes
                Avatar                    Cursor          pointing easier.
                rotating
                w/pointer

UHCBusy2.Cur                    Ultima 7  Animated        Static Ankh
                                          Cursor

UHCPntr2.Cur    My Ankh         None      Static          Static Ankh
                                          Cursor          with a pointer

UHCPntr3.Cur    My Ankh         None      Static          Static Ankh
                                          Cursor          with a pointer

U6Strtup.Bmp    Animated        Ultima 6  Startup         Direct from the
                moongate                  Screen          Intro

U7Serpnt.Bmp    The Earth       Serpent  Startup         I created this
                Serpent from    Isle      Screen          collage.
                Ultima 7

UMyCom6.Bmp                     Ultima 7  My Computer     It's LB!
                                          Icon

UMyCom7.Bmp                     Serpent   My Computer     A better picture
                                Isle      Icon            of Lord British.

UMyCom8.Bmp                     Serpent   My Computer     More Ankhs!
                                Isle      Icon

UMyCom9.Bmp                     Serpent   My Computer     And yet more!
                                Isle      Icon

UMyCom10.Bmp                    Serpent   My Computer     Nice cobra.
                                Isle      Icon

UMyCom11.Bmp                    Ultima 7  My Computer     Sky-cam view of
                                          Icon            Lord British.  ;^)

UTrshE2.Bmp                     Ultima 7  Recycle         A cold forge.
                                          Empty


UTrshF4.Bmp                     Ultima 7  Recycle Full    A hot, burning
                                                          forge.

UShutdn3.Bmp    Avatar at       Ultima 8  Shutting down   Back in Britannia,
                end of U8                 computer        the Avatar checks
                on a cliff.               screen          the situation

UTurnOf3.Bmp    Avatar on       Ultima 8  Turn off        The Guardian has
                cliff eyeing              computer        taken over
                the huge                  screen          Britannia
                Guardian monument

UCrtStp4.Wav                    Ultima 7  Critical        Guardian Laughing
                                          Stop

UCrtStp5.Wav                    Ultima    Critical        Another sinister
                                UW1       Stop            Guardian laugh.

UExclmt2.Wav                    Serpent   Exclamation     Guard or LB yelling
                                Isle                      "Stand Back!"

UExclmt3.Wav                    Serpent   Exclamation     The Earth Serpent
                                Isle                      "Hasten!  The ..."

UNewMal2.Wav                    Serpent   New Mail        "All we found was
                                Isle      Notification    this enchanted
                                                          scroll."

UOpnPgm2.Wav                    Ultima 7  Open            "Go inside, tell
                                          Program         them you are the
                                                          Avatar"

UPgmErr4.Wav                    Ultima 8  Program         "You have been a
                                          Error           thorn in my side.."

UPgmErr5.Wav                    Ultima 7  Program         "No, no, no.
                                          Error           Think again!"

UPgmErr6.Wav                    Ultima 7  Program         "You had best not
                                          Error           do that, Avatar."

UTrash4.Wav                     Ultima 8  Empty           Fire crackling
                                          Recycle Bin

UQustn6.Wav                     Ultima 7  Question        "Avatar!  You think
                                                          you have won?"

UQustn7.Wav                     Serpent   Question        "I know we have met
                                Isle                        Don't you recall?"

UExit4.Wav                      Serpent   Windows Exit    "There, we are
                                Isle                      done.  Balance is
                                                          restored"

UExit5.Wav                      Serpent   Windows Exit    "Goodbye, Avatar.
                                Isle                      We thank you."

UExit6.Wav                      Serpent   Windows Exit    "Pleasant Dreams,
                                Isle                      Avatar. Hahahaa!"

UExit7.Wav                      Serpent   Windows Exit    "Yes, my friend.
                                Isle                      Rest and heal..."

UExit8.Wav                      Ultima 7  Windows Exit    "You are traveling
                                                          in the wrong
                                                          direction, my
                                                          friend"

UStart5.Wav                     UW2       Windows Start   "Greetings, Avatar.
                                                          I am making many
                                                          new friends..."

UStart6.Wav                     Serpent   Windows Start   "Do not go it.  It
                                Isle                      is a trap!  Do you
                                                          not see?"

UStart7.Wav                     Ultima 7  Windows Start   "Yes.  That is the
                                                          proper direction
                                                          to travel"


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The Files in this archive carried over from v1.1
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Filename        Image         Which Ultima  Where was        Misc.
           (In Ultima.Doc)    was it from?  it used?         Comments

Ultima Hi Color        These cursors are from the same Ultima's that
(Busy/Wait/Question)   their 16 color cousins came from.  Simply read
                       their descriptions for all the details.

UBusy1-4.Ani  Avatar Running    Ultima 8  Animated Cursor  I love these
              and walking                 (Computer Busy)  Busy cursors.

UBusy1.Cur      Decorated       None      Static Cursor    I designed this
                Golden Ankh                                  from scratch.

UBusy2.Cur      Golden Ankh     Ultima 5  Static Cursor   Snagged from the
                                                            Intro of Ultima 5

UQuestn1.Ani    Rotating        None      Animated        I wanted a cool
                Question Mark             Cursor          looking question
                                                          cursor.

UNo 1&2         Pointer w/NO    None      Animated        Okay, Okay.  It's
animated        symbol                    Cursor          Not Ultima, but I
cursors         rotating                                  like it.

UNo 1&2         Pointer w/NO    None      Static cursor   Again, not Ultima..
static cursors  symbol

UWait1.Ani      Rotating Ankh   Ultima 6  Animated        The rotating
                                          Cursor          prompt from
                                                          Ultima 6

UWait2.Ani      Dividing        Ultima 1  Animated        Prompt from U1
                thingie                   Cursor          startup screen

UWait3.Ani      Moving lines    Ultima 5  Animated        The animated
                                          Cursor          prompt from U5

UWait4.Ani      Rotating        Ultima 4  Animated        The animated
                spiral                    Cursor          prompt from U4

UWait5.Ani      Planet w/2      Martian   Animated        Animated prompt
                satellites      Dreams    Cursor          from Martian Dreams

UWait6.Ani      Morphing        Ultima 8  Animated        This is the
                object                    Cursor          morphing object
                                                          in Mythran's abode

UWait1.Cur      Static Ankh     Ultima 6  Static Cursor

U7BkGate.Bmp    Avatar facing   Ultima 7  Startup Screen  Yes, it is
                the Black Gate  Black Gate                animated!

U7Forest.Bmp    Animated Red    Ultima 7  Startup Screen  I pieced this one
                Moongate        Black Gate                together.

U7Trvl1.Bmp     Animated Blue   Ultima 7  Startup Screen  The blue screen
                screen          Black Gate                displayed while the
                                                          game loaded

U7Trvl2.Bmp     Animated Blue   Ultima 7  Startup Screen  Blue screen
                screen          Serpent Isle              displayed while
                                                          the game loaded

UMyCom1.Bmp                     Ultima 6  My Computer     BMP files can be
                                          Icon            used as Icons

UMyCom2.Bmp                     None      My Computer     The same Ankh I
                                          Icon            made, spruced up

UMyCom3.Bmp                     None      My Computer     Another, more dark
                                          Icon            Ankh.

UMyCom4.Bmp                     None      My Computer     Inspired by (and
                                          Icon            based on) the Wisps
                                                          from Ultima 6

UMyCom5.Bmp                     Ultima 6  My Computer     It was cool in the
                                          Icon            Intro's poster.
                                                          Need I say more?

UNet1.Bmp                       Ultima 6  Network         Another image from
                                          Neighborhood    a poster on the
                                                          wall in U6 Intro

UNet2.Bmp                       Ultima 6  Network         A close-up of the
                                                          Avatar--same as
                                                          above.

UNet3                           Ultima 6  Network         The Gypsy woman's
                                          Neighborhood    wagon from Ultima 6

UTrshE1.Bmp                     Ultima 7  Recycle Bin     Big Red seemed the
                                                          obvious choice for
                                                          a Trash can!

UTrshF1.Bmp                     Ultima 7  Recycle Bin     He's watching you..

UTrshF2.Bmp                     Ultima 7  Recycle Bin     Now he's talking!

UTrshF3.Bmp                     Ultima 7  Recycle Bin     Won't someone take
                                                          out the trash?
                                                          *grin*

UShutdn1.Bmp    Guardian trying Ultima 7  Shutting down   It was so cool in
                to come through           computer        the game, now it's
                computer screen           screen          immortalized!

UShutdn2.Bmp    The Great Earth Ultima 7: Shutting down   You're in space and
                Serpent in      SI        computer screen the Great Serpent
                Space                                     is thanking you.

UTurnOf1.Bmp    The Black Gate  Ultima 7  Turn off        The Guardian curses
                shattering                computer        as the Black Gate
                                          screen          is destroyed.

UTurnOf2.Bmp    The Guardian    Ultima 7: Turn off        The Guardain grabs
                grabbing you    SI        computer        you from the void--
                                          screen          to Ultima 8

UAstersk.Wav                    Ultima 8  Asterisk sound  Water dripping.

UClosPgm.Wav                    Ultima 7  Close Program   "Do not go!  You
                                                           will surely die!"

UCrtStp1.Wav                    Ultima 7  Critical Stop   "That is precisely
                                                          the thing to do,
                                                          Avatar"

UCrtStp2.Wav                    Ultima 7  Critical Stop   "Well done, My
                                                          friend..."

UCrtStp3.Wav                    Ultima 7  Critical Stop   "Ha, hahahaha!"


UDefault.Wav                    Ultima 8  Default sound   Footstep of the
                                                          Avatar on the dock.
                                                          Toned down a bit

UExclmtn.Wav                    Ultima    Exclamation     Sword clashing
                            Underworld 2  sound

UMaximiz.Wav                    Uw2       Maximize        Sword whooshing
                                          window

UMenuCmd.Wav                    Ultima 8  Menu command    Avatar footstep...
                                                          sounds tweaked
                                                          slightly in the
                                                          WAV editor

UMenuPop.Wav                    Ultima 8  Menu Popup      Highly modified
                                          sound           Avatar footstep

UMinimiz.Wav                    Uw2       Minimize        Different whooshing
                                          window          sound

UNewMail.Wav                    Ultima 7  New mail        "Thank you for the
                                          notification    information Avatar"

UOpenPgm.Wav                    Ultima 7  Open Program    "Avatar, you are
                                                          not welcome here."

UPgmErr1.Wav                    Uw2       Program Error   "Thus, all who
                                                          oppose me"

UPgmErr2.Wav                    Ultima 7  Program Error   "Poor Avatar!
                                                           Poor, poor.."

UPgmErr3.Wav                    Uw2       Program Error   "See how I reward
                                                          those who fail me!"

UQustn1.Wav                     Ultima 7  Question        "Are you sure?"

UQustn2.Wav                     Ultima 7  Question        "Do you really know
                                                          where you're going,
                                                          Avatar?"

UQustn3.Wav                     Uw2       Question        "This world is
                                                          _mine_.  Do you
                                                          like what you see?"

UQustn4.Wav                     Ultima 7  Question        "Where would you
                                SI                        go? Back to
                                                          Britannia?  Back to
                                                          Earth?"

UQustn5.Wav                     Ultima 7  Question        "You're not going
                                                          to trust the Time
                                                          Lord, are you?!"

UTrash1.Wav                     Ultima 7  Empty Recycle   "Damn you, Avatar!
                                          Bin             Damn you!"

UTrash2.Wav                     Ultima 7  Empty Recycle   "Go Away!"
                                          Bin

UTrash3.Wav                     Ultima 7  Empty Recycle   "Nodatagi Knaoda"
                                          Bin             (Yes, I know what
                                                          it says forward)

URestrDn.Wav                    Uw2       Restore Down    Another Whoosh

URestrUp.Wav                    Uw2       Restore Up      Another Whoosh

USysDflt.Wav                    Uw2       System Default  Weird squish sound.

UExit1.Wav                      Ultima 7  Exit Windows    "No!  You cannot do
                                                          that! You must not!

UExit2.Wav                      Ultima 7  Exit Windows    "Stop the Avatar!
                                                          I will come through
                                                          the Black Gate"

UExit3.Wav                      Ultima 7  Exit Windows    "Well, well, well,
                                                          Avatar. You have
                                SI                        managed to thwart
                                                          me once again."

UStart1.Wav                     Uw2       Start Windows   "Perhaps thou seest
                                                          thy future here."

UStart2.Wav                     Uw2       Start Windows   "Perhaps thy world
                                                          shall find peace
                                                          such as this."

UStart3.Wav                     Ultima 8  Start Windows   "There is no escape
                                                          from this prison"

UStart4.Wav                     Ultima 7  Start Windows   "Avatar!  Know that
                                                          the time has
                                                          finally come for
                                                          the one true lord
                                                          of Brittania..."

SEbkgnd1.Bmp                    Savage    Wallpaper       First startup
                                Empire                    from Savage Empire

SEbkgnd2.Bmp                    Savage    Wallpaper       Another startup
                                Empire                    screen

U7Hall.Bmp                      Ultima 7  Wallpaper       Lord British's hall
                                SI                        from the intro
                                                          sequence.

U7Space.Bmp                     Ultima 7  Wallpaper       Avatar floating
                                SI                        in the Void

U8Sky.Bmp                       Ultima 8  Wallpaper       Beautiful sunset
                                                          scene from Startup
                                                          sequence

Ultima.Ttf      Britannic       None      Windows True    Thank you's to the
                Runes Truetype            Type Font       kind soul who
                font                                      created this.  I
                                                          don't use it in
                                                          my theme, but it's
                                                          included for
                                                          completeness.

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Things I'll never get to...
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

     There are still many things left that I would have liked to do, but
  will probably never get to.

ScreenSaver
     For one thing, I'd love to work on my own screen saver, but I
  can't--I don't have the time for it.  (Creating a really good screen
  saver is much more intensive than creating a theme--if you can
  imagine that.)  I would want it to be entertaining, but if I don't
  release this Theme now, It'll never get released.  I hate static-like
  screen savers and those that are completely predictable (like After Dark).  Unfortunately, I don't have the time right now to work on such a project.
     If anyone would like to create a Screen saver to add to my theme
  (or act as a companion archive), please do so!

Multiple Icon Format
     It was very nice of Microsoft to allow Bitmaps to be used as desktop
  icons.  It made my job a lot easier.  But at the same time, Win95 now
  supports multiple icon format.  That is, one icon file can contain one
  16 color 32x32 icon, one 256+ color 32x32 icon, and two more of the same
  color depth, but 40x40 (for the "Use large Icon" option that comes with
  the Plus Pack).  If you tell Win95 to use Large icons, my icons will
  stretch, and (depending on your color depth) smooth the rough edges to
  make it look better.  I'd rather include a large Icon so that it would
  look good no-matter what size, but the Bitmaps work fine now...

More sounds
     Yes, more sounds!  (I know, I already have over 50, but...)  I'd
  love more from Ultima 8 but the only way I can currently get the sound
  files is to record to tape and record back to computer.  This will
  introduce a lot of hiss into the sounds and make them sound horrible.
  If I ever get back to working on this, I'll see what I can do--but don't
  hold your breath.

On to other Stuff
     Ultima 9 will be coming out in a year, and Ultima Online is sure to
  provide some input.  I'm not sure what, but more sounds, more backgrounds,
  more pointers, more of everything!  It'll probably manifest itself as
  the Ultima 9 (or Ultima Online) Desktop Theme.

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Thank You's
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     As usual, I have someone to thank for helping me with this theme.
  Without such help, releases such as this one wouldn't be possible.

     Special thanks to Rune Dragon of the Ultima Dragons Internet
  Chapter.  He gave me the idea of using the Guardian's head as the
  trash-can.  It makes sense, and it's funny!  Also, he recommended that
  the default Ultima Theme directory be changed from
  C:\Windows\Ultima to C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\Ultima.  It makes
  more sense, and keeps the Windows directory less cluttered.

     It was also Rune Dragon's suggestion to provide this archive in
  8.3 format for Windows 3.1 users who can't support long-filenames.  And
  thanks for asking about the stretched backgrounds so I could explain it
  in more detail here...

     More special thanks to Jim Hammons (aka Umbrae Dragon at
  http://www.jax-inter.net/users/umbrae/) for letting me peruse his
  Ultima 8 Cursor archive.  Thanks for the cursors I used from your
  cursor archive.  Keep up the great work!

****************************************************************************
!!                          Extra Special Thanks!                         !!
****************************************************************************

     Extra special thanks to Origin and Richard Garriott for making such
  a fun, incredible series of games.  Thank you for making Ultima my
  favorite game.


  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Legal Junk
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Please do not charge any money for this archive in any shape, manner
  or form.  I charge no money for this theme. This whole package is
  freeware.  Please do not make changes to this archive and then
  re-distribute it.  You may chunk this file into something smaller if
  need be, but be sure that this readme file is included.

     No warranty is expressed or implied.  Any damages from the use of
  this Theme or the programs therein are the sole responsibility of the
  user--not me (Louis Stice).  In other words, if the Guardian suddenly
  possesses your computer and grinds your hard drive to dust, it is not
  my fault!
