# Ultima V Redux: recreating Ultima V from original game data

> Ultima V Redux recreates Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny in Go using files from the player's MS-DOS PC copy. The engine adds modern presentation and a Debug Workbench, while companion guides describe game mechanics, compatibility formats and differences from the original.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/bradhannah/UltimaVRedux>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/bradhannah/UltimaVRedux/blob/785c3cf25c9728960a91072faabd056e64079be5/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ultima-v-redux-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ultima-v-redux-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ultima-v-redux-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A complete original MS-DOS PC Ultima V game folder is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Building from source requires Go 1.27 or newer.
- **License:** Project-authored source is MIT-licensed; bundled media has separate terms.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/bradhannah/UltimaVRedux/blob/785c3cf25c9728960a91072faabd056e64079be5/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/bradhannah/UltimaVRedux/blob/785c3cf25c9728960a91072faabd056e64079be5/LICENSE>

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