Title: UGE - Universal Game Editor + Stonekeep module
Slug: uge-universal-game-editor-plus-stonekeep-module
Date: 2016-06-25 18:45:00
Author: Kartones
Lang: en
Tags: Videogames, Tools, Game Hacks
og_image: https://images.kartones.net/posts/screenshots/uge_stonekeep.jpg
Description: Small review of the application Universal Game Editor, a 1993 MS-DOS tool by Jack Hartman, used for editing videogame savegames.

<p>I am replaying an old videogame jewel, <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/stonekeep">Stonekeep</a>, and I recalled that back in time when I finished it around 1996 I had a savegame editor to play with some variables, so I wanted to see if I could still find a similar tool today. Some searches led me to the <a href="https://www.gog.com/forum/stonekeep">specific GOG forum of the game</a>, and some people were also asking about an editor while others were mentioning UGE.
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<p><a href="https://archive.org/details/UGE10">Universal Game Editor</a> is a 1993 MS-DOS tool made by Jack Hartman that was really cool for its time, and is now also hard to find. I used it in the past but didn't keep the editor, so I've done some digital archaeology and found not only a working version plus the data files to be able to edit Stonekeep savegames:<br>
<img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/screenshots/uge_stonekeep.jpg" alt="UGE screenshot" title="UGE screenshot" />
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<p>Following the module instructions, the recommended maximum values to set for any of the characters are:
<ul>
<li>Main stats: 9</li>
<li>Hit points: around 900</li>
<li>Skills: 9 (but I have 11 on one with my main character and nothing broke)</li>
</ul>
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<p>
<a href="https://kartones.net/downloads/uge_plus_stonekeep_module.zip">Link to download UGE 1.0 + Stonekeep module</a>. I've tested it with <a href="https://www.dosbox.com/">Dosbox</a> and works fine.
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