UO Updates – New Designer, Art Budget Increased

Update: High Resolution Animation Coding added to UO.

Looks like BioWare has increased the UO team’s budget in recent times.

Jeff Skalski, the Ultima Franchise producer, posted this on Stratics

We’ve added a new designer, increased our art outsourcing spend, and continue to expand our EM program. All needed to deliver on what we have planned this year. I don’t really count. =P

The “art outsourcing spend” sounds like they are either hiring contractors or other third parties to help with the high resolution artwork update for the Enhanced Client.

Update: TheGrimmOmen, UO Artist and CG Supervisor, posted this in response to a question about it:

Art Outsourcing is when you hire additional artists on a temporary basis to help out with completing art tasks.