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Ultima Dragons -==(UDIC)==- Internet Chapter
Frequently Asked Questions (Short Version)


TABLE OF CONTENTS
* What is the UDIC?
* How do I join the UDIC?
* What if I was in the Ultima Dragons on Prodigy?
* Where can I find more info about Ultima on the Internet?
* Afterword



WHAT IS THE UDIC?

UDIC stands for Ultima Dragons Internet Chapter. Its a social club on
the Internet whose members share a common interest: the Ultima series
of games by Origin Systems, Inc. The club has more than 300 members
throughout the world. Members chat, share Ultima clues, and generally
have fun.

The Ultima Dragons were originally created on February 27, 1992 on
Prodigy. They were disbanded in early 1994, but were reestablished on
the Internet in September 1994 as the Ultima Dragons Internet Chapter.
Since the original Ultima Dragons club no longer exists, Ultima
Dragons can be used to refer to the UDIC.

HOW TO JOIN THE UDIC:

If you can, fill out the WWW form. Its at:
It'll ask all the right
questions and make sure its delivered to the proper place.

If you can't access the WWW directly but you can telnet, then telnet
to info.funet.fi and log in as www. You can use that to access the
above URL.

If you can't do any of this but you can send email then send email to
join@udic.why.com. Include your chosen dragon name (__ Dragon) your
email address, your real name, which ultimas you've played and
anything else you feel like sending. This'll deliver it as well.

Where does this actually get delivered? Well, right now either of
these actions sends email to Rainbow Dragon and Fallible Dragon.
Fallible picks out the finger and WWW home page information to update
the web page. Rainbow checks your dragon name against the roster. If
it doesn't conflict with anyone else, he adds it and forwards it on to
one of several other dragons who send you a message saying "hi,
welcome to the club". If it does conflict, he lets you know and asks
for you to send him a new name.

The only entrance requirement is that you must have played at least
one Ultima game. Thats one of the reasons why any dragon can let you
in to the club. But, to make it on to the roster you need to do one of
the two things above.

FOR MEMBERS OF THE ULTIMA DRAGONS ON PRODIGY:

Also, for any of you out there who were members of the Prodigy club
before it disbanded, a few quick notes:

1) Welcome back, we're glad to have you.

2) Please follow the above instructions for joining the club so that
you will be on the roster.

3) To denote membership in the club, we put a -==(UDIC)==- in our
.signature files (so that they're included at the end of our posts).
There are no other ranks, offices or government in this club. Almost
all of the dragons are against creating any sort of government and
posting your old prodigy rank is the closest thing we have to a faux
pas.

4) The newsgroup (alt.games.ultima.dragons) is on the usenet. So, we
more or less follow the usenet nettiquette conventions, NOT Prodigy's
posting conventions. If you're new to the internet and the usenet as
well as being new to the Dragons then I strongly reccomend you read
the nettiquette FAQon the newsgroup news.announce.newusersbefore you
post.

5) There are no official leaders in the club. If you want to know who
fills the rolls (the 'defacto' leaders) then read the newsgroup for a
couple weeks. If you want to be a leader, then be active in the club
and find a niche to fill (or a filled niche that isn't being done well
enough). Like the shoe commercial says, Just do it.

6) This club was created Fall '94 by Ethereal Dragon, one of the
members from the Prodigy club. A number of the folks in the club were
also in the old one. If you're looking for someone, check the roster
and failing that, feel free to ask.

7) Once again, welcome back. :)



ULTIMA & ULTIMA DRAGONS RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET:

World Wide Web:

http://www.why.com/ultima/
The Ultima Info Page, run by Fallible Dragon. Has walkthroughs, maps,
music, etc. Also has links to most other ultima resources on the
internet.

http://www.why.com/ultima/dragons/
The Ultima Dragons Internet Chapter home page.

http://www.ea.com/osi.html
Origin Systems' WWW home page

FTP:

ftp://havoc.why.com/pub/ud/
An Ultima Dragons FTP site, maintained by Fallible Dragon. Has a lot
of Ultima resources, and a complete mirror of the sneezy site.

ftp://sneezy.caltech.edu/pub/ud/
The original Ultima Dragons FTP site, maintained by Ethereal Dragon.

ftp://ftp.ea.com/
Origin Systems' FTP site with official patches and information.

Usenet:

alt.games.ultima.dragons
The Ultima Dragons' newgroup. Discussion of Ultimas, solving them,
what the future holds, general club stuff, etc. Participation from
members and non-members is welcome.

comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
The main rpg style computer games newsgroup. Ultimas are also
discussed here.

E-Mail:

support@origin.ea.com
The internet email address of Origin Systems' customer support staff.

join@udic.why.com
Where to send email to to join the Ultima Dragons.

Internet Relay Chat

#udic
Ultima Dragons Internet Chapter IRC chat room, on the Undernet. (Use
an undernet server such as us.undernet.org) Dragons show up to chat at
9 p.m. EST most nights.

Telnet

ChibaMOO
The Ultima Dragons' Weyrmount is on ChibaMOO. To access, telnet to
chiba.picosof.com 7777, log in as a guest, and type @go 28421.



AFTERWORD:

This FAQ can be found on the World Wide Web at
http://www.why.com/ultima/dragons/minifaq.html.

For more detailed information about the Ultima Dragons read
Monomolecular Dragon's FAQ. It can be found on the World Wide Web at
http://www.why.com/ultima/dragons/faq.html.

This FAQ was written by Fallible Dragon. It was last updated on April
29, 1995.