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Ultima Online Turns 29!

Posted on by UO Dev Team

9/24/2026

Greetings,

Every year, on September 24th, we celebrate the launch of Ultima Online!  For nearly three decades, Britannia has been our home for adventure and excitement. For those of you who still roam the realms of Sosaria, it is an opportunity to celebrate with one another and remember those friends of ours who do not.  On September 24th, 1997, Ultima Online launched as an experiment about what the internet could be and how it could change gaming forever.  What was only supposed to last a few years has endured for 29. That is only possible because of you – a community that is not only bound together by encounters, adventures, and monster loot, but the friendships we form along the way.  Today, we celebrate not only the game we all love, but the people who bring it to life.

Over the past week, we have introduced the Ultima Online team so you can get to know us a little better.  We are all so grateful for the privilege of bringing stories to life for you to enjoy.  We could not do this without you and want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts and for the continued support.

As a token of our thanks, today also kicks off the first day for 29th Anniversary Gifts, which can be claimed by any veteran character when logging in.

To celebrate the day, Fenneko will be hosting a special 29th Anniversary Stream with guest appearances by members of the team to talk about New Legacy Season 2, Publish 125, the Classic Client Update, and more! We hope you will tune in 3-5pm ET on Twitch and YouTube and join in on the discussion in the official Ultima Online Discord.  Be sure to join the discord so you do not miss out on the exciting give-a-ways we have planned!

https://discord.com/invite/ultimaonline

We will be streaming live from Castle Blackthorn on TC1, so stop by and say hello!

See you in Britannia,
UO Team

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The Reaping – Weekender Event Launches 9/25

Posted on by UO Dev Team

9/3/2026

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce our next Weekender Event, The Reaping, will launch September 25th, 2026 exclusively on Legends & Sakura.  Ready your spells and sharpen your blades to face off against Britannia’s toughest foes – to the victor go the spoils!

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

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Publish 124 Hotfixes

Posted on by UO Dev Team

9/2/2026

Greetings,

With each shard’s regularly scheduled maintenance, beginning September 2, 2026 the following hotfixes will be deployed:

  • Optimized particle effects from Summon Reaper to improve performance
  • Invalid results from the Echoes of Mondain encounter leaderboard have been cleaned up
  • Echo of Mondain scoreboard now correctly tracks all damage done by players.
    • Note: No difficulty adjustments have been made. Damage numbers may show higher than previous encounters due to all damage not previously tracking.

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

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New Legacy Season 2 Launches 10/15

Posted on by UO Dev Team

9/1/2026

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce Season 2 of Ultima Online: New Legacy will launch on Thursday, October 15, 2026.

We look forward to sharing what’s new for NLS: Season 2 in the leadup to the soft launch on Thursday, October 1, 2026.  Final wipe before the beginning of Season 2 will be Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

The final date for transfers off New Legacy will be Monday, September 28th, 2026 before the shard is wiped in anticipation of Season 2.

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

Publish 124 World Wide

Posted on by UO Dev Team

8/24/2026

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce that Publish 124 will be deployed World Wide today starting with Oceania & Japan during their next regularly scheduled maintenance.  All other shards will be updated during their regularly scheduled maintenance cycles with North America beginning August 25, 2026.

Please be sure to check out the Publish Notes for all the updates, including:

  • Shardfall & Echoes of Mondain – Live with each Shard’s WW publish!
  • New Stealables
  • Hair Dye Unlock System
  • 29th Anniversary Rewards – Available September 24th, 2026
  • Pumpkins, Trick or Treating, and Skeletons – Available October 1, 2026
  • New items in the Ultima Store
  • Runebook & Runic Atlas QoL Updates
  • Lady Melisande Update
  • Huntmaster’s Challenge Update
  • And more!

Character transfer will be disabled until all shards are updated to Publish 124.  Please note this release includes a mandatory client patch, so be sure to patch your client before accessing the game world.  Vendor Search will go through regular maintenance following all shards being published.

Be sure to check out the full publish notes for all the details.  Don’t forget to join in on the conversation on the Official Ultima Online Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ultimaonline

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

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Echoes of Exodus Concludes

Posted on by UO Dev Team

8/17/2026

Greetings,

We want to thank everyone who participated in the first, limited edition, weekender event – Echoes of Exodus!  Many hard battles were fought, foes defeated, and great treasures collected!  Our plan moving forward is to host these types of events periodically on a rotating selection of shards.  Keep an eye on UO.com and all our social media channels for announcements on future limited edition Weekender events.

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

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Echoes of Exodus – Live on Great Lakes

Posted on by UO Dev Team

8/14/2026

“Close enough” is never what you want to hear when performing a summoning spell.

The Lycaeum’s Shardfall rehearsal has gone sideways, and now something wicked walks on Great Lakes! An evil has risen, and the mages would very much appreciate your help putting it back where it came from.

Join in on the adventure and if luck is on your side, you just might walk away with the coveted Finery of Fair Fortune luck doublet, along with dozens of participation rewards!

Sharpen your blades, ready your spells, and head to Great Lakes to join the fight.  It is live now!

Visit the Lycaeum in Moonglow to start the adventure!

This weekend exclusive event will be available until Monday morning’s server maintenance on Wakoku & Great Lakes!

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

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Echoes of Exodus – Live on Wakoku

Posted on by UO Dev Team

8/14/2026

“Close enough” is never what you want to hear when performing a summoning spell.

The Lycaeum’s Shardfall rehearsal has gone sideways, and now something wicked walks on Wakoku! An evil has risen, and the mages would very much appreciate your help putting it back where it came from.

Join in on the adventure and if luck is on your side, you just might walk away with the coveted Finery of Fair Fortune luck doublet, along with dozens of participation rewards!

Sharpen your blades, ready your spells, and head to Wakoku to join the fight.  It is live now!

Visit the Lycaeum in Moonglow to start the adventure!

This weekend exclusive event will be available until Monday morning’s server maintenance on Wakoku & Great Lakes!

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

Publish 124 to Origin, Izumo & Baja

Posted on by UO Dev Team

8/13/2026

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce that Publish 124 has been deployed to Origin, Izumo, and Baja with each shard’s regularly scheduled maintenance.

Thank you to everyone who participated in testing and feedback.  Be sure to check out the full Publish 124 patch notes.

Shard Transfers will be disabled to and from these shards until Publish 124 is World Wide.

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

Publish 124 TC Release 1 & Extended Server Maintenance

Posted on by UO Dev Team

8/4/2026

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce the first release of Publish 124 is now available on Test Center 1!

Publish 124 includes,

  • Shardfall & The Echoes of Mondain Encounter!
  • New Stealables
  • Hair Dye Unlock System
  • 29th Anniversary Rewards
  • Halloween
    • Carveable Pumpkins
    • Trick-or-Treat Updates
    • Graveyard Skeletons
  • Ultima Store Items
  • Runebook & Runic Atlas Updates
  • Hair Dye Unlock System
  • Lady Melisande Update
  • Huntmaster’s Challenge Update
  • Bug Fixes & More!

Be sure to check the full Publish Notes for all the details!

We also look forward to your feedback in the Official Ultima Online Discord!

Extended Server Downtimes

Over the next week, we will be preforming necessary server maintenance across all production servers.  This maintenance may result in longer than expected downtime windows beyond the normal daily maintenance window.  Thank you for your patience while we complete these upgrades.

See you in Britannia,

UO Team