Bug Fixes UO Team 12 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST The following fixes are now live on all shards: Guards will now be called if a player goes grey for looting a blue corpse in a Feluccan guard zone. Vorpal bunny corpses should no longer stay in the air. An issue involving houses not placing correctly was fixed. We have fixed a bug that caused some spells to do no damage.

Publish 16 – House Ownership & Decay Changes UO Team 02 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Changes to the housing decay system are taking place within Publish 16, and this document contains all the important information, including many clarifications to items that had been previously confusing, and information about a part of the previous proposal that is being removed until a later date. [This document has been updated on December 2, 2002. A previous iteration of this document described how the ability to claim “ownerless houses” would cease at the start of Phase 3 of this process. However, this is no […]

The Virtue of Valor UO Team 20 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST Valor is part of a philosophy within Ultima Online known as the Virtues, and is one of eight pursuits within the upcoming Virtue System. The Virtue of Valor has been described thusly: “The courage to take actions in support of one’s convictions.” The pursuit of Valor will be designed to allow players that consistently protect the populace against the forces of Evil and their champions to challenge the greater Champions of the realm, thus helping to defeat the scourge of darkness that has risen up in the dungeons of […]

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 […]

Publish 16 – PvP and Felucca enhancements UO Team 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST These changes will enhance PvP in Felucca’s dungeons and Lost Lands by changing the treatment of stat loss, loot loss, and murderers, as well as detailing some new rewards that may be found in the Felucca dungeons and Lost Lands areas. Felucca Changes NOTES: These changes apply to the non-SP/IGR shards only! These changes are an independent set, not to be combined with any other Felucca change proposals listed previously. Intent As a brief preface, we’d like to explain the essential goals of the changes listed […]

Publish 16 – Changes to the Taming Profession UO Team 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST These changes are being implemented in order to help balance Taming as a class, as well as toward improving the overall in-game experience of playing a tamer. These changes are being implemented in order to help balance Taming as a class, as well as toward improving the overall in-game experience of playing a tamer. Please also note that the stats and skills of “legacy pets” (those pets which are in existence prior to the publish of the system changes detailed below) will not be affected […]

Publish 16 – The Virtue of Justice UO Team 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST Justice is part of a philosophy within Ultima Online known as the Virtues, and is one of eight pursuits within the upcoming Virtue System. The Virtue of Justice has been described thusly: “Justice is the truth of what is right and wrong in human action and the love of what is right.” Players will be able to pursue the Virtue of Justice by killing murderers (red-hued player-characters). Gaining Justice: Characters will be able to gain a certain number of points in the Justice Virtue by killing […]

Publish 16 – Siege Ruleset Shards UO Team 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST The following is a compilation of all aspects of Publish 16 which affect the Siege Perilous and Mugen shards (both of which use the “Siege ruleset”). [Note: The sections below in red indicate updates made after the original posting of this document.] The following is a compilation of all aspects of Publish 16 which affect the Siege Perilous and Mugen shards (both of which use the “Siege ruleset”). PvP and Felucca enhancements on the Siege Ruleset shards Changes to Combat and PvP Unarmed “to-be-hit” changes (chance to […]

Publish 16 – Tailoring Bulk Order Deeds UO Team 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST The basic concept of the bulk order system is that players who interact with certain crafting-based NPC shopkeepers will, on random occasions, be offered the opportunity to fulfill “bulk order deeds” (also known as “BODs”). In return for completing these BODs, the player will receive special rewards as compensation. A Blacksmithing BOD system is already in place, and the concept is now being expanded to include a Tailoring BOD system as well. Characters that have a sufficient Tailoring skill and frequently selling goods with NPC Tailor […]

Publish 16 – Guaranteed Gain System UO Team 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 EST The Guaranteed Gain System, or “GGS,” provides additional opportunities for skill gain alongside the basic skill gain system within Ultima Online. Although it may benefit every player at one time or another, those who play infrequently and those who suffer from consistent bad luck when attempting to increase their skills may find it especially beneficial. UO’s basic skill gain operates as a “use-based system,” and each time a character successfully uses a skill he or she has the possibility of gaining in that skill—sometimes the character will […]