Akalabeth: World of Doom

Akalabeth: World of Doom

Developers
	Richard Garriott
Release dates
DOS	February 28, 1998
Windows (DOSBox)	December 24, 2014
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox)	December 24, 2014
Linux (DOSBox)	December 24, 2014
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	First-person, Top-down view, Flip screen
Controls	Direct control
Genres	RPG
Themes	Fantasy, Medieval
Series	Ultima

Akalabeth: World of Doom is a singleplayer first-person, top-down view and flip screen RPG game in the Ultima series.

General information

Also titled Ultima 0 - Akalabeth.

The Codex of Ultima Wisdom - A huge wiki for the series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Use DOSBox for DOS version.
GOG.com		Includes both the unofficial DOS port and the official 1998 DOS port/remake. Both versions are pre-packaged with DOSBox.

Version differences

The DOS port of the game (first released in 1998 as part of the Ultima Collection) adds CGA colours and MIDI music.

Game data

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\PLAYER.U0
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)

This game does not save any settings.

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		320x200 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Color blind mode		Unofficial port is monochrome.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		No mouse support.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).

Audio

Sound card and MIDI options in setup.exe.
Suggested settings for DOSBox shown.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Uses MIDI driver
Subtitles		All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
General MIDI audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

Lord British not recognizing quests

In the Black & White version distributed on GOG.com, Lord British will not recognize any completed quest. Other distributions of this version might also be affected.

Official Release
Download Akalabeth 1998 (Windows).zip - this appears under Game Extras rather than the main download. Notes The official version has minor gameplay differences from the B&W version.

Modify source code
In aklabeth.bas, jump to code line 7500. Merge the following indented line onto code line 7500. Play the game with QBasic.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	CGA	1998 DOS port/remake only.

System requirements

DOS

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)