10/15/2026 Greetings, In 2020 the Ultima Online team embarked on a bold journey with a goal to forge a legacy with the next generation of Britannians.  In October of 2024 we welcomed thousands of adventurers as they crafted, casted, and quested as part of Ultima Online: New Legacy Season 1.  Today, we are excited to announce the launch of New Legacy Season 2! Over the past year, the Ultima Online team has focused on enhancing and expanding the experience from Season 1 including, All new player onboarding experience – whether these are your first steps in Britannia, or you need […]

10/13/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce the beta release of the Classic Client Renderer upgrade is now available for testing!  To test the beta release of the upgrade you will need to patch up the client and follow the instructions here. We want to thank everyone for their patience as we’ve worked towards this incredible milestone. There will no doubt be bugs to find and feedback to share.  You can visit the following channels on the official UO Discord, CC Renderer Upgrade Feedback CC Renderer Upgrade Bug Reports See you in Britannia, UO Team

10/1/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce that the soft launch of Season 2 of New Legacy is now available! New Legacy Season 2 brings with it a large amount of new content and updates, including: – Player Onboarding Experience – Player Tutorials – New Skill: Chivalry – New Family Heirlooms – Pure Mage Improvements – Crafter QoL and Improvements – New Antiquities – Animal Taming Updates – New and Updated Legendary Foes – And More! Please be aware that a final server wipe will happen on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 in preparation for the full launch of Ultima Online: […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

5/1/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce the next release of Publish 123 is available on Test Center 1!  This update includes our newest seasonal event, Moonveil, as well as some additional PvP balance changes.  You can read all the latest changes in the publish notes.  We look forward to your feedback!  Continue the conversation in the official Ultima Online Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ultimaonline See you in Britannia, UO Team

4/21/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce the next TC1 Update of Publish 123 is now available for testing.  We want to thank the entire community for participating in the discussion and feedback around this release.  We understand how passionate our players are, and want to reassure everyone that our primary goal is to iterate on these changes in such a way that we can achieve success, respond to community feedback, and meet our long term development goals.  Check out the latest publish notes for full details.  We invite everyone to continue the conversation in the official Ultima Online discord […]