Battle of the Shattered Obelisk

By EM Malachi “Any requests?” asked the bard as he tuned the strings on his lute. Even at the bustling war camp in East Side Park, enough were off duty that Iolo had drawn a crowd. A young recruit requested the song Stones, and Iolo frowned slightly but nodded. Testing his lute one final time, he settled into the tune and started singing: “Long ago ran the sun on a folk who had a dream And the heart and the will and the power: They moved earth; they carved stone; moulded hill and channeled stream That we might stand on […]


Artisan Festival

The Artisan Festival was a crafting event that allowed crafters to take advantage of the Bulk Order update of publish 95 (December 2016) to turn in Bulk Order Deeds for virtue & vice themed holiday rewards. The Artisan Festival returns for another year, 2017 with new rewards, reverse city order and revised submission thresholds. 2018 sees the welcome return of this event, the dates this year are December 4 2018 to January 4 2019 Tuesday, December 1, 2020 12:01:00 AM GMT-05:00 to Tuesday, January 5, 2021 11:59:00 PM GMT-05:00. Wednesday, December 1, 2021 and Wednesday, January 5, 2022 Thursday, December […]


Publish 95

First TC1 Release – 11/3/2016 Second TC1 Release – 11/9/2016 Origin, Izumo, Baja Release – 11/10/2016 World Wide Release – 11/17/2016 Updates from Origin, Izumo and Baja to World Wide Updated Automaton, see Automaton section in original notes. Fixed issue where certain vet reward statuettes were impassable. Fixed issue where exceptionally crafted items could not be combined with Cooking BODs. Updated reward cost for certain Alchemy and Cooking rewards. Moved two existing dyes from the Alchemy reward list to the Cooking reward list. Fixed issue where bloodwood and heartwood crafted items would not properly combine with their respective BODs. Added […]


Publish 74 31st January

Publish 74 January 31, 2012 Happy Valentine’s Day Yes, love is in the air so please celebrate this day with our gift to you to remember it. You will find a Cupid Statue in your packs and a cupid arrow. Use the arrow by double clicking and targeting anything mobile. The arrow will then retain the name of your true love. Use it wisely because this arrow will only work in the month of February. You will get your gift the first of February. Live Arc Started You will be noticing we have added town loyalty, please pick the town […]


Publish 65 5th April

Publish 65 05 Apr 2010 17:05:19 EST Mysticism Revamp Cleansing Winds Changes Cleansing Winds will now affect players in a small area around the target as well Players or creatures may be the direct target of the Cleansing Winds spell, however, players in the area must be in the casters party in order to receive the beneficial effects of the spell. Pets can be directly targeted, but will not receive the spell benefits as part of the area effect. WARNING:  This spell will flag the caster as a criminal if a criminal or murderer party member is close enough to […]


Publish 21 26th November

Publish 21 Updates & Bug Fixes UO Team 26 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST Publish 21, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains a summary of the upcoming game improvements that will come about with Publish 21. This document was updated on November 24, 25, and 26, CST. Entries that have been added or updated are noted in blue. Housing, Player-Vendors, Player-Barkeeps If you attempt to trade a house to someone who already owns a house, the trade gump-window appears immediately. There is no longer a delay until the other person […]


Publish 19 (part 3) Bug Fixes 31st July

Publish 19: Bugfixes UO Team 31 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST The following is a list of bugs fixed in Publish 19. (Updated July 7, 2003 to remove a bugfix involving making pitchforks craftable. There was an issue found with other weapons being made craftable when they shouldn’t be, so this bugfix was removed for now until a more final solution can be reached in a future publish.) (Updated July 18, 2003 to remove a notation about mounting pets while they are being attacked – players will still have a chance to mount pets while in combat, and this is as […]


Publish 19 (part 1) 31st July

Publish 19: Bulk Order Books UO Team 31 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST As a way of improving the Bulk Order Deed system, we have created Bulk Order Books! Summary As a way of improving the Bulk Order Deed system, we have created Bulk Order Books! This addition, which allows players to store their Bulk Order Deeds in convenient books, should help considerably in reducing item counts in houses, as well as decrease the amount of data needed to store these deeds individually. Bulk Order Books Each book will be able to hold up to 500 of any type of Bulk […]


Publish 17 (1) Age of Shadows

Miscellaneous AoS Changes UO Team 10 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST In many ways, the Age of Shadows expansion promises a “whole new UO.” With such a large number of spotlighted changes coming all at once, we wanted to take a moment to call attention to some of the less obvious happenings and improvements that will also be occurring. Note: This document was updated at 11:30am CST, February 11, 2003 to include the items listed in blue. Adventuring Skills & Activities Vendor owners: please pay special attention to the information about grandfathered vendors. There’s no need to delete any existing vendors. […]


Publish 16 Changes and Bug fixes 24th July

Publish 16 – Full list and Bugfixes UO Team 24 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST This document is a compilation of miscellaneous changes and bugfixes found in Publish 16, as a list of links to the major system changes found in Publish 16. Resource and Crafting Changes: Several new rewards have been added to the Blacksmith’s bulk order system. Prospector’s Tool. Powder of Temperament. Blacksmith Scrolls of Power Gargoyle’s Pickaxe. Blacksmith bulk order system changes include: The reward value for items with an exceptional requirement has been increased. Large bulk orders will now be received for sets of weapons. Grandmaster smiths […]