Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny/Moongates
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The Moongates work like a public transport: at every location there is a departure time (Moon Phase) and three subsequent destinations. A Moongate appears according to the lefthand moon phase, blinks twice when the righthand moon phase changes and then disappears; whenever it blinks the destination changes.
Moongate travel timetable
| Departure City | Moon Phase | Moongate Location | Destinations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moonglow | Lat I'F", Long O'A" | New Moon | 1. Black Stone; 2. Britain; 3. Jhelom |
| Britain | Lat G'G", Long G'A" | Crescent Waxing | 1. Yew; 2. Minoc; 3. Trinsic |
| Jhelom | Lat O'A", Long C'G" | First Quarter | 1. Skara Brae; 2. Magincia; 3. Moonglow |
| Yew | Lat C'F", Long D'C" | Gibbous Waxing | 1. Britain; 2. Jhelom; (3. Yew) |
| Minoc | Lat B'D", Long K'G" | Full Moon | 1. Shrine of Spirituality; 2. Trinsic; 3. Skara Brae |
| Trinsic | Lat M'C", Long G'I" | Gibbous Waning | 1. Magincia; 2. Moonglow; 3. Britain |
| Skara Brae | Lat H'O", Long B'H" | Last Quarter | 1. Jhelom; 2. Yew; 3. Minoc |
| Magincia | Lat K'H", Long L'L" | Crescent Waning | 1. Trinsic; 2. Skara Brae; (3. Magincia) |
Trivia
Note that in Ultima the sun and the moons rise from the right and set on the left. In the Northern emisphere (Europe, Asia, North America) the opposite is true: the Sun is to the South at noon and the Moon is to the South at its apex, they both rise from the east on your left and set into the West on your right.
This may mean either one of the following:
- The fictional land of Ultima is in the Southern emisphere of its world;
- No one of the authors ever bothered to look at the sky.
