4/29/2025
Greetings,
We hope you are enjoying Spring wherever you are! We’d like to give you an update on what you can look forward to in Publish 120 and beyond!
Publish 120 is currently slated for Word Wide Release this June – we hope to bring the first batch of Publish 120 to Test Center 1 later into May as it makes its way through development and QA. Some of the highlights include,
The Rifted Crown – Britannia has enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity but the war drums will not remain silent forever. This exciting new live event will bring intrigue and surprises at every turn with:
- The Siege – Forces have taken control of a strategically important city – where will you stand? This multi-faceted battle will be sure to test the mettle of even the most courageous. But, for those who survive great reward awaits!
- The Clydesdale – ride into battle on this mighty steed, are the rumors of this creatures enchanted origins true?
Included in Publish 120 will also be our 28th Anniversary gifts which are slated for release in September – this year’s theme is orchids! Our talented art team has created some beautiful orchid arrangements to dress up both your house and character!
From the engineering front we are pleased to share our planned Classic Client upgrade is progressing on track and we expect a testable version later this summer.
Over the next few months we will be performing some required upgrades to both the UO.com website and UO Forums. The transition for the website will be seamless for the most part, except for our player wiki. There is a necessary migration for how we support our wiki and as such, it will take us some time to polish any formatting and layout issues following that migration. The UO Forums will require a necessary migration as well and will keep you posted on when this is planned. Our goal is to make these upgrades as seamless as possible for all users.
Following Publish 120, we return to New Legacy for Publish 3, where The Shattering event will begin to unfold! Followed by Publish 121 and a host of holiday fun that is slated for this fall.
We are also pleased to announce a new series, The Roadmap Roundtable. Unlocked through the unrelenting research of mages at the Lycaeum, we will be broadcasting live from Britannia as well as through the ethereal void thanks to the power of the Interdimensional Communication Crystal! We’ll be talking about New Legacy Publish 2, Publish 120, and taking your questions on all things Ultima Online on May 6th from 6-8pm ET on TC1 as well as our Twitch & YouTube channels.
See you in Britannia,
UO Team