Danathar
Got it working! But without full understanding at this point.
When you install the package it kicks off a curses interface script that asks you for the games directory. I had copied it (bought it from GOG.com) into a directory at /home/demo/Ultima7.
But when executing it it couldn’t find it. I had to copy the game data to /usr/share/games/exult/blackgate (black gate is the name of Ultima 7). It’s sourcing a configuration file somewhere that’s not in the home directory. Tried launching exult -c <configuration file> but that does not seem to work either.
I think I’ll probably fire up a VM and start from scratch to figure out what is going on. So, at this point installing the package will result in a functional system provided you know that the curses script is not copying the data to the right folder. If anybody wants the Ultima7 installation folder (for testing only obviously, you should delete it when finished and buy it if you want to actually play it legally) I’d be happy to oblige. I doubt anybody would get mad at me for sharing a 30+ year old game for testing purposes only. Just send me a PM.