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
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 […]
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 […]
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
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, […]
7/31/2026 Greetings, Over the past few months we have seen much excitement throughout Britannia! Fungus frenzy gripped the realm as explorers set out to catalog and collect mushrooms from lands near and far and celebrate Spritelight. Moonveil called to the pilgrim in us all, walking the path of Virtue and reminding us of the majesty and mystery of the celestial heavens above. Now, we look ahead as Summer winds down and we slip into Fall. Publish 124 Publish 124 is scheduled for its initial Test Center release next week, and a planned World Wide launch later in August. This publish […]
6/4/2026 Greetings, EA is working to comply with the Digital ECA Law which will effectively update features and services in EA titles for players in Brazil. This includes Ultima Online. Today, a new age verification workflow was introduced for players who are located in Brazil. If a player in this region has not yet verified their age, they will be prompted to login to the account center to go through a verification process to verify their age. Players in this region who do not meet the age requirements will not be able to play the game. Below are links to […]
6/1/2026 Greetings Due to issues affecting the underlying cloud instance, Arirang was reverted to the morning of May 29, resulting in a loss of player progress since that point. We understand how frustrating this can be and sincerely apologize for the disruption. Thank you for your patience and for continuing to report issues that help us maintain shard stability. For any issue related to Ultima Store purchases on Arirang during the revert window please contact support by June 8, 2026. See you in Britannia, UO Team
5/12/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce that Publish 123 will be deployed World Wide today to Oceania & Japan during their next regularly scheduled maintenance. All other shards will be updated during their regularly scheduled maintenance cycles with North America beginning May 13, 2026. Please be sure to check out the Publish Notes for all the updates, including: Spritelight – Live with each shard’s WW publish! Moonveil – Begins July 1, 2026 New wooden weapons PvP Updates Harrower Update Spoils of War Cleanup Britannia Update Ultima Store – Neck Transmogrification Potion Help Menu Update QoL & Bug Fixes Character […]
5/7/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce Publish 123 has been deployed to Origin! We will also be publishing Baja & Izumo during their next regularly scheduled maintenance. Please be sure to checkout the Publish 123 notes for details on all the updates! This release also includes mandatory client patches for the Classic & Enhanced Clients, so be sure to patch fully before trying to access the game servers. Transfers will be unavailable on Origin, Baja, and Izumo until all shards are updated with Publish 123. We expect world wide deployment of Publish 123 next week. Thank you to everyone […]
