Due to the deadline issued by Electronic Arts, Origin had to rush Ultima VIII. In the process, they had to cut the plot in numerous way to keep the time table. It created plot holes and unsatisfying sections of the game. The fragments found indicate that they had plots that were not finished. Numerous things can be found in the usecode of the game, while others have to be reconstructed from the remnants. And some things never even had time to get into the game at all.