Ultima VI Copy Protection
Inviato: 08 feb 2026, 17:03
Anche Ultima VI, tra i tanti giochi dell'epoca, aveva un suo sistema di copy protection che cercava (invano) di aggirare il problema della pirateria e quindi della distribuzione illecita di supporti copiati. Nello specifico, in questo caso si tratta di rispondere correttamente in un paio di punti del gioco (anzi, tre), durante determinate conversazioni, alle domande che verranno sottoposte al nostro Avatar: la prima situazione che ci si presenterà sarà proprio all'inizio del gioco, immediatamente dopo lo scontro con i gargoyles alla corte di Lord British, perchè dopo aver scambiato qualche parola con lui ecco che ci metterà alla prova con le domande che implicheranno un controllo sul Codex incluso nella confezione del gioco stesso.
Riporto qui le varie domande che ci potranno essere sottoposte a controllo della nostra "onestà" videoludica:
Lord British's Questions:
- What doth Trolls Lack?
- Endurance / end.
- What part of the tangle vine doth put one to sleep?
- Pods / cent, pod, frag.
- How wert the headlesses [sic] produced?
- Wizard / wiza, expe.
- What valued item canst one find near the spawning grounds of Hydras?
- Nightshade / nigh, mush.
- How canst one fend off Rotworms?
- Torch / torc, fire, flam, burn, pass.
- How doth Sea Serpents attack?
- Fireballs / fire, ball, swip, tail.
- What creature art Wisps oft mistaken for?
- Firefly / fire, fly.
- How doth Giant Squids crush their prey?
- Beak.
- Where hath images of the Silver Serpent been seen?
- Tomb walls / tomb, wall, anci, monu.
- What art Reapers remnants of?
- Enchanted Forest / anci, ench, fore.
Mariah’s Questions:
- What does the magic syllable 'Zu' mean?
- Sleep / slee.
- What does the magic syllable 'Quas' mean?
- Illusion /illu.
- What does the magic syllable 'Hur' mean?
- Wind / wind.
- What does the magic syllable 'Jux' mean?
- Danger/Trap/Harm / dang, trap, harm.
- What does the magic syllable 'Ort' mean?
- Magic / magi.
Selganor's Questions:
- What kind of fork should Mandrake Roots be prepared with?
- Silver / silv.
- What part of the Nightshade mushroom is used in spellcasting?
- Cap / fung, cap, spor.
- Where does Sulfurous Ash come from?
- Volcanic Eruptions / volc, erup.
- What are the Black Pearls used for?
- Kinetic propellant / kine, prop.
Riporto qui le varie domande che ci potranno essere sottoposte a controllo della nostra "onestà" videoludica:
Lord British's Questions:
- What doth Trolls Lack?
- Endurance / end.
- What part of the tangle vine doth put one to sleep?
- Pods / cent, pod, frag.
- How wert the headlesses [sic] produced?
- Wizard / wiza, expe.
- What valued item canst one find near the spawning grounds of Hydras?
- Nightshade / nigh, mush.
- How canst one fend off Rotworms?
- Torch / torc, fire, flam, burn, pass.
- How doth Sea Serpents attack?
- Fireballs / fire, ball, swip, tail.
- What creature art Wisps oft mistaken for?
- Firefly / fire, fly.
- How doth Giant Squids crush their prey?
- Beak.
- Where hath images of the Silver Serpent been seen?
- Tomb walls / tomb, wall, anci, monu.
- What art Reapers remnants of?
- Enchanted Forest / anci, ench, fore.
Mariah’s Questions:
- What does the magic syllable 'Zu' mean?
- Sleep / slee.
- What does the magic syllable 'Quas' mean?
- Illusion /illu.
- What does the magic syllable 'Hur' mean?
- Wind / wind.
- What does the magic syllable 'Jux' mean?
- Danger/Trap/Harm / dang, trap, harm.
- What does the magic syllable 'Ort' mean?
- Magic / magi.
Selganor's Questions:
- What kind of fork should Mandrake Roots be prepared with?
- Silver / silv.
- What part of the Nightshade mushroom is used in spellcasting?
- Cap / fung, cap, spor.
- Where does Sulfurous Ash come from?
- Volcanic Eruptions / volc, erup.
- What are the Black Pearls used for?
- Kinetic propellant / kine, prop.