September 16th, 2025 will be the 40th anniversary of the release of Ultima IV on the Apple II. To celebrate this occasion, Threat of the Trinity will be available for download from that date. Stay tuned to this page for more release info.

Sorry to keep you waiting, complicated business

I set the 40th anniversay as my outside deadline to find a solutions/resolution to ‘feelies’. That date is approaching, so here we are. I did not find a way to make the feelies happen, though I really, really, reeeeally tried. Mostly it came down to 3 factors: 1. Insufficient interest: The cost to produce certain aspects of the feelies (mainly the box and the book) was too high, and additionally required a bare minimum of 250 orders (more depending on the printer(s)) With less than 100 interested parties, the production/cost ratio was too high. 2. Anonymity: I wanted to maintain my anonymity, and requesting cash from people, while holding to that, was just not going to work. 3: Drama: I’ve seen way too many crowd sourced ventures devolve into absolute nightmares. Didn’t look forward to that. I tried to offset that by finishing EVERTHING first, but still, production/delivery snafus seem common.

All that aside, I have been sitting on a finished version of the game for 5 years. Beta tested to the abyss and beyond. However, I couldn’t help picking away at things while grappling with the feelies work. So now the game has a lot more content than originally playtested, which also means a lot more potential for bugs. I’ve tried to catch ‘em all, but it’s just not possible. I have set a release date, and will hold to that, so I must ask everyone to forgive any bugs which may(will) pop up. I will support any issues that arise, and endeavor to fix them asap. I am going to spend the next month getting back up to speed on the game, and trying to make it a smooth experience for anyone who gives it a shot.

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