Publish 8 The following is a list of changes deployed as Publish 8 (also known as the Factions System Publish) on December 5, 2000. Factions System Introduction The Faction System is a broad game system designed to promote organized player conflict within the society of Britannia. The fundamental goal of the conflict is to provide a foundation for player conflict based upon meaningful and contextual combat and conflict-related interactions. The system is designed to encourage the inclusion of a wide array of player types through the use of game mechanics that appeal to a broad set of play-styles. The Factions […]
Publish 1 The following is a list of changes deployed as Publish 1 on November 23, 1999. Co-owners Co-ownership will allow you to select trusted friends and allies to control some of the important functions of a house. This will allow more flexibility for house owners and provide a method for additional storage for those players who share houses. Selecting Co-owners Other characters on the same account as the house owner will be treated as co-owners unless: They are already an owner or co-owner of another house. You may select up to eight characters to be co-owners: A co-owner may […]
UO Live Access Patch The following was released as the UO Live Access Patch on August 25, 1999. Interface Changes and Options Client Arrow There is now an arrow that can be used to point players to a specific location. General Interface changes Current target highlighting – All targeted players/creatures are now highlighted with a graphic that represents: Current Damage The target’s reputation (by hue) The Status Bar is hued by reputation Double-clicking a status bar now behaves as if the player had double-clicked the target. Targeting a status bar behaves as if the character had been targeted. “Always show […]
Ultima Online Patch Notes for 11/23/1998 EXPLOITS Numerous loopholes used by third-party programs will be corrected. As we have stated before, we intend to continue moving aggressively to prevent these programs from having any utility. We don’t wish to describe all of the fixes we made, so that exploiters have as little warning as possible, but one change in particular merits notice. The “Fast last-target spellcasting” exploit will be corrected. This involved placing a small skill delay after completion of casting. SKILLS We fixed a cause of the overly rapid stat advancement. Skills that affect more than one stat will […]
Ultima Online Patch Notes for 12/09/1997 This patch and fixes made to it bring your client to version 1.25.19. Known Issues Sitting to the north and west looks a little goofy. Since there are no animations for sitting at all (it was done by sprite distortion), and since the chairs were not drawn to support this, it will never look perfect. The problem with being able to drop items in invalid locations (see below) that was fixed means that there are now a lot of items players have left in invalid locations. These items will still be vulnerable to theft […]
Ultima Store allows the purchase of game items in exchange for Sovereigns, which in turn are purchased from Origin Store. Full details of how to purchase and spend sovereigns can be found here. This page is simply an inventory of what can be bought. Items are added and removed over time. Store Content Character Item Cost in Sovereigns Character Reincarnation Token Change a character’s name, gender and race 2,000 Character Transfer Token Transfer one character to a different shard 2,000 Deluxe Starter Pack 2,000 Gender Change Token Change a character’s gender 1,000 Green Goblin Statuette Turns character into a […]
Introduced with the Time of Legends expansion some building features became craftable, this page will explore some of the possibilities opened up and some of the restrictions and pitfalls. Craftable items include: Stone floor tiles, stairs, walls and doors, these are crafted by a carpenter and listed on the page Stone Crafting. Metal doors and sign hangers, these are crafted by a tinker and listed on the page Tinkered Craftables under the ‘miscellaneous’ section Wooden sign hangers, these are crafted by a carpenter and listed on the page Carpentry Craftables under the ‘other’ section Restrictions While the principal use of […]
World Wide Release: 9/25/2014 Vice vs Virtue Sign Up & Quitting Players can join Vice vs Virtue by using the “Join Vice vs Virtue” option from the “My Guild” page of the Guild Menu. Clicking “Accept!” from the acceptance gump will enroll players in Vice vs Virtue. While enrolled in Vice vs Virtue players will be open to attack from other VvV players while in a non-consensual PvP facet. All Vice vs Virtue players have [VvV] appended to the end of their name. While enrolled in VvV players will receive messaging when logging in and while logged in informing when […]
Thinking of returning to Sosaria? Welcome home. To return you will first need to recover your account. The information to do that is found on this page below the section for new players. The next step is to download your choice of client, if you are strictly ‘old skool’ you will probably favour the classic client, while if you have become used to more advanced user interfaces with hotbars you may prefer the enhanced client. Both client download links can be found here. While you wait for the game to install here are the main points of what you have […]
This quest chain begins with Hawkwind the Timelord, he is found with Lord Blackthorn in the far East wing of Castle Blackthorn (17.03’N 17.34’E 1573, 1430). As you approach he is heard to say ‘The situation is dire, King Blackthorn. I fear only a courageous adventurer can aid us… The conversation continues in the quest dialogue: Hawkwind: I’m afraid I have foreseen a most unfortunate timeline of events… Blackthorn: Tell me Time Lord, what is it that troubles you? Hawkwind: I brought the Britannians to Shadowguard to aid in the battle against Minax, in doing so I fear I may […]
