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Ultima Online Classic Client Upgrade

9/25/2024 The feedback we have received since Ultima Online: New Legacy entered into beta testing has been incredible!  Players current, former, and new are excited about a fresh start in this new world.  It has been important to us throughout beta testing to listen to what the community is saying and acting on that feedback to bring the best version of New Legacy to full release. There is no mistaking the iconic aesthetics of the Ultima Online Classic Client are irreplaceable.  Since its release in 1997, players have come to appreciate the performance and quality of life upgrades that are […]


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Ultima Online Celebrates 27 Years!

9/24/2024 Greetings, For 27 years Ultima Online has defined the MMO genre and become cornerstone to the magic players can experience in these legendary worlds.  This milestone would not be possible without the dedicated players who call Britannia home, and from the bottom of our hearts we thank you for nearly three decades of dedication and support! For the first time in over 15 years we will be introducing a new shard – Ultima Online: New Legacy.  For the past 8 weeks players have taken a first look at this new shard.  Today New Legacy will open for it’s final beta period […]


Publish 118.0 World Wide

9/23/2024 Greetings, We are pleased to announce that beginning September 24, 2024 (Eastern Time) Publish 118.0 will be deployed with each shard’s regularly scheduled maintenance.  Deployment will begin with US shards, with all other shards to follow.  Please be sure to check out the latest publish notes. Character transfers will be unavailable until all shards are updated to Publish 118.0 Please be sure to patch up to the latest clients, Classic Client 7.0.104.36 Enhanced Client 7.0.104.36 See you in Britannia, UO Team


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What’s next for Ultima Online

9/20/2024 During the earliest span of the age of darkness, lived a world born of mystic arts and ancient sorcery… For nearly three decades players from all over the world have come together to experience the magic that is Ultima Online.  From humble beginnings in 1997 the persistent world of Britannia would become a place where stories were told, friendships were forged, and legends were made!  As we look to the 27th anniversary of the launch of Ultima Online, this iconic game moves into its 28th year of production and we are pleased to welcome everyone to build their legacy […]


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Publish 118.0 to Origin & Izumo

9/19/2024 Greetings, We are pleased to announce Origin has been updated to Publish 118 and Izumo will be receiving the update during its regularly scheduled maintenance.  Shard transfers to and from these shards will be disabled until world wide release.  Please be sure to patch up your client to the latest version and check out the publish notes. See you in Britannia, UO Team


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Publish 118.0 Coming to TC1

9/17/2024 Greetings, We are pleased to announce the first production publish of the fall will be coming to TC1 today.  This first update includes our 27th Anniversary Gifts and some other miscellaneous changes, please be sure to check out the publish notes for full details.  As we prepare for the 27th Anniversary of Ultima Online next week, we look forward to sharing our fall production roadmap for both live and UO: New Legacy! See you in Britannia, UO Team


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New Legacy Beta Testing Weekend #8

9/12/2024 Greetings, We want to thank everyone who participated in Beta Testing Weekend #7!  We appreciate all the feedback everyone has shared.  We invite you to come along on this journey by reading our dev diaries which will chronicle updates throughout the beta testing process. We are pleased to announce the Ultima Online: New Legacy Beta Testing Weekend #8 will commence today, September 13th and conclude Monday, September 16th at 9 AM ET. Updated clients are available for both the Classic (7.0.104.31)  & Enhanced Clients (4.0.104.31). We invite you to please visit the New Legacy Beta Testing Wiki for Testing […]


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New Legacy Beta Testing Weekend #7

9/6/2024 Greetings, We want to thank everyone who participated in Beta Testing Weekend #6!  We appreciate all the feedback everyone has shared.  We invite you to come along on this journey by reading our dev diaries which will chronicle updates throughout the beta testing process. We are pleased to announce the Ultima Online: New Legacy Beta Testing Weekend #7 will commence today, September 6th and conclude Monday, September 9th at 9 AM ET. The client version remains the same for both the Classic (7.0.104.20)  & Enhanced Clients (4.0.104.20). We invite you to please visit the New Legacy Beta Testing Wiki […]


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New Legacy Beta Testing Weekend #6

8/23/2024 Greetings, We want to thank everyone who participated in Beta Testing Weekend #6!  We appreciate all the feedback everyone has shared.  We invite you to come along on this journey by reading our dev diaries which will chronicle updates throughout the beta testing process. We are pleased to announce the Ultima Online: New Legacy Beta Testing Weekend #6 will commence today, August 30th at 9 AM ET and conclude Tuesday, September 3rd at 9 AM ET. In anticipation of this release, a new patch is available for both the Classic (7.0.104.20)  & Enhanced Clients (4.0.104.20). We invite you to […]


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New Legacy Beta Test Weekend #5

8/23/2024 Greetings, We want to thank everyone who participated in Beta Testing Weekend #4!  We appreciate all the feedback everyone has shared.  We invite you to come along on this journey by reading our dev diaries which will chronicle updates throughout the beta testing process. We are pleased to announce the Ultima Online: New Legacy Beta Testing Weekend #5 will commence today, August 23rd at 9 AM ET and conclude Monday, August 26th at 9 AM ET. In anticipation of this release, a new patch is available for both the Classic (7.0.104.15)  & Enhanced Clients (4.0.104.15). We invite you to […]