THE YEW TIMES – A Newspaper for Sosaria

 Written by members of the community Issue 7   WORLD NEWS Summer Games Draws Crowds The crowds are gathered for the spectacle called the Britannian Summer Games. This year’s sponsors of the games is Serpent Cross Frozen Tavern Treats, all your 80 proof favorites on a stick to beat the summer heat. Athletes are present from all eight major cities along with participants from the Royal City in Ter Mur, so we expect some fine competition this year. The event took off with a bit of an upset, when the torch runner disappeared en route and was never seen again. […]


Rules of Conduct

The full Service Rules of Conduct are included below:   While you are a member of the Ultima Online service, you must abide by the following rules.   IF YOU BREAK ANY OF THESE RULES, YOUR ULTIMA ONLINE ACCOUNT, AND YOUR RIGHT TO USE THE ULTIMA ONLINE SERVICE, MAY BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY BY BROADSWORD. IF THIS HAPPENS, YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REFUND OF ANY AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO USE THE ULTIMA ONLINE SERVICE AND YOU WILL FORFEIT ALL OF YOUR UNUSED ACCESS TIME.   THE RULES ARE:   You may not victimize, harass, threaten, or cause […]


Letter from the Producer

Hello everyone, There is a lot going on in UO, so let me tell you all about it.  First, there is Publish 78 which is on its way to all shards soon. We have revised Despise, placed the artifacts on Siege only on Cora and level 3 in Covetous, relocated some of the monsters everyone is missing in other areas, and for the younger players we have earth elementals and more! The Anniversary rewards will be given out starting the month of September. As some of you know the Harpsichord is among one of the items; additional music can be […]


Ask & Answer No. 1

You ask and we answer. In the last days our team took the time to address some of the questions that keep coming in. If you have something you want to know about Ultima Online and the team, post your questions on your fansite. All interesting questions will be collected and send to our team, so we can continue to answer them. Here are the first seven: 1. Would it be possible to convert the older quests to the new Quest system? The older system only allows one quest to be active at a time. (Drachenfels, General Chat) Mesanna: Are […]


Publish 75.0 Comes to All Shards – 03/27

Greetings, We will push Publish 75.0 to all shards during the next maintenance cycle, in the early morning of March 27. Here are the complete notes for your reading pleasure, enjoy and see you in the game! Publish 75.0.0   Global Arc Acts 3 and 4 for the awakening have been completed.  Please keep an eye on your Town Criers for upcoming news.  Continue on with this quest and you too can have your own heirlooms.  As always watch the herald for future fiction. Clean up Britannia – 4 new dyes Glossy Fuchsia Deep Blue Vibrant Seagreen Murky Amber Faction […]


THE YEW TIMES – A Newspaper for Sosaria

Written by members of the UO community Issue 2 – Edition 3 WORLD NEWS Alchemist Labors for Naught It was 12 years ago, that the great intellect and alchemist, Vig Parthus the Accomplished addressed the public before barring the door to his lab. He bid that no one disturb his work, for when he finally emerged from his bailiwick, he would present to the people that which mankind had been searching for since the beginning of time. After a decade of respecting the mages request, a concerned citizen determined that something was amiss, since no one had been bringing food […]