Publish 48 UO Team 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST Added the Salvage Bag: The Salvage Bag is the core of the enhanced recycling system. Players store items in the bag like any other container, but when a recycle command occurs, they target the bag to handle all the items at once.  Layout: a blue leather bag labeled “A Salvage Bag” Available on Provisioners for a nominal (~1000gp) fee Details: Use the context menu on the bag to select “Salvage Ingots”, “Salvage Cloth”, or “Salvage All” All items of the appropriate type in the bag (metal for smelting, cloth for scissoring) are […]

Publish 47 UO Team 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST A number of interesting and useful items will now drop in the anti-virtue dungeons of Britannia. The items will drop using the Treasures of Tokuno drop system (meaning the more you kill, the more likely it is that you will get one of these items as a drop.) Katrina’s Crook Jaana’s Staff Dragon’s End Sentinel’s Guard Lord Blackthorn’s Exemplar Helm of Spirituality Gorget of Honesty Breastplate of Justice Arms of Compassion Gauntlets of Valor Legs of Honor Solaretes of Sacrifice Ankh Pendant UO Logo Sculpture Map of Britannia All characters more than […]

Publish 45 UO Team 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EST The stat gain system has changed on all non-Siege Perilous ruleset shards: Only when a player character advances in a skill or is at the skill cap for that skill, he/she may gain a stat point. All skills now have a primary and secondary stat. The primary stat will rise 75% of the time. The secondary stat will rise 25% of the time. If the primary stat is not set to “gain”, the secondary stat will be chosen. If the primary and secondary stats are both locked or set to “decrease”, neither […]

Publish 44 UO Team 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST On April 30, 2007, Publish 44 went live on all shards. Updated the shards to allow the Kingdom Reborn beta client to be able to connect to them Discontinued the 3D client “Add Party Member”, “Remove Party Member”, “Leave the Party”, “Disband the Party”, and “Party can loot me” and “Party cannot loot me” are now context menu options New players All new players, regardless of what they select, will now start in New Haven Previous directed experience template quests (Paladin, Ninja, Samurai, etc) are no longer offered to new players New […]

Publish 43 Incremental Update 7 UO Team 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST Fixed an issue that was causing Gingerbread houses to sometimes get destroyed after being axed or from customizing the in which house they were placed. NOTE: this does NOT fix currently placed Gingerbread houses. Characters 30 days or older will receive an extra holiday stocking with a deed for a Gingerbread house until Feb. 1st. The motherlode skill gain feature has been turned off. You can still get blackrock from mining in the motherlode regions, but the enhanced energy of the area has faded. Catskills downtime gifts will no […]

Publish 41 UO Team 15 Aug  2006 00:00:00 EST With Publish 41, we will be adding a new feature to the game, Personal Attendants. With Publish 41, we will be adding a new feature to the game, Personal Attendants. They will first be available as part of a SKU available in the Japanese market, then later will be available elsewhere as a micro-transaction. There will be four types of Personal Attendants: The Guide – Need to find the Tailor in Britain? Got lost wondering the streets of Vesper? The Guide will direct you to the location of your choice. The Fortune […]

Publish 40 Additions, Changes, and Fixes UO Team 05 May 2006 00:00:00 EST Publish 40 contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 40. Features: Buff/debuff (Server-side support to enable feature) Targeting (Target Hostile cycle macro support) Humility Cloak Quest New Buddy Reward selections Added a book “The Shattering” into bank boxes PVP: It is no longer possible to cast explosion or use an explosion scroll if another explosion spell or scroll is already in progress Fixed an exploit that allowed players to temporarily […]

Publish 39 Additions, Changes, and Fixes UO Team 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Publish 39, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 39 New Player Improvements New Player Guided Tour System: Guided New Player experience added in conjunction with the release of the Japanese “Starter Kit”. Will be available (and skippable) to all new characters upon initial log-in. Font Improvements: Two new bold English fonts that make the text easier to read. Also changed the default speech font […]

Publish 38 Additions, Changes, and Fixes UO Team 12 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST Publish 38, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 38. Features: Siege/Mugen PBD fix Players on the Siege Perilous and Mugen shards can now bless 1 item. Use the player’s context menu to do this. All other shards are unaffected by this change. Clothing with properties has been unblessed Combat changes 35 damage cap for direct damage for PvP (no cap for PvM) Word of […]

Publish 37 Additions, Changes, and Fixes UO Team 27 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST Publish 37, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 37. General: Reverted the hunger system back to the way it worked prior to Mondain’s Legacy Party looting will now be off by default Elves no longer lose their 20 points of mana gained from their racial ability when they cross a server line Players who have not upgraded to Mondain’s Legacy now have the […]