Character Transfer Warehouse going down 4/23/2013

Due to some issues that have come up with Character Transfers we are taking the system down today to fix these problems.  While its down if you find your character has transferred but does not have any of the items please try to do a character copy and cancel it or initiate a character transfer and cancel it.  This should unlock all your items and return them to you.  We will keep you updated on the progress of fixing these issues. We have received some reports lately regarding lost pets and pets that unbond themselves.  We need your help to […]


Character Transfer Downtime

Greetings everyone,      As I am sure most of you know we have been working on upgrading our outdated hardware and moving to the Cloud.  The next step in the process is to move the data base for Character Transfers.  This is an advanced notice that Character Transfers will be turned off Friday morning 3/22/2013 for an extended time.  We need to ensure all current transfers have been completed before we start this move so please do your transfers now or they will be in limbo till this move is completed.  When we are able to turn them back […]


Publish 123 World Wide

5/12/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce that Publish 123 will be deployed World Wide today to Oceania & Japan during their next regularly scheduled maintenance.  All other shards will be updated during their regularly scheduled maintenance cycles with North America beginning May 13, 2026. Please be sure to check out the Publish Notes for all the updates, including: Spritelight – Live with each shard’s WW publish! Moonveil – Begins July 1, 2026 New wooden weapons PvP Updates Harrower Update Spoils of War Cleanup Britannia Update Ultima Store – Neck Transmogrification Potion Help Menu Update QoL & Bug Fixes Character […]


Publish 123 to Origin

5/7/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce Publish 123 has been deployed to Origin!  We will also be publishing Baja & Izumo during their next regularly scheduled maintenance. Please be sure to checkout the Publish 123 notes for details on all the updates! This release also includes mandatory client patches for the Classic & Enhanced Clients, so be sure to patch fully before trying to access the game servers. Transfers will be unavailable on Origin, Baja, and Izumo until all shards are updated with Publish 123.  We expect world wide deployment of Publish 123 next week.  Thank you to everyone […]


Publish 123

Pub 123 Patch Notes TC1 Publish 1 – 4/9/2026 TC1 Publish 2 – 4/10/2026 TC1 Publish 3 – 4/21/2026 TC1 Publish 4 – 5/1/2026 Origin, Baja & Izumo – 5/7/2026 WW Release – 5/13/2026 Spritelight Overview Spritelight is a new seasonal event where players explore the world to find and harvest magical mushrooms! Spritelight will occur every year, with the initial run beginning with Publish 123 World Wide and ending July 1st Spritelight Mushrooms Spritelight Mushrooms can be found across the open world and in dungeons in all facets. The type of mushroom that spawns will vary based on the […]


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 another player unwanted distress […]


Post-IDOC House Placement

Plot Broker’s Ledger Following on the collapse of a condemned house a raffle-style process that provides all players an opportunity to compete for newly available housing plots was introduced publish 122, February 2026. When a house collapses, the plot enters a raffle state and becomes available for sign-ups via the Plot Broker’s Ledger.    All raffles remain open for a minimum of 24 hours and maximum of 48 hours before winners are announced. Sign-ups will close 30 minutes prior to winner selection IDOC house locations and active raffles are shown in a gump accessed via the City Trade Minster’s context […]


Publish 122 World Wide

2/9/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce that Publish 122 will be deployed World Wide to North American shards during their regularly scheduled maintenance cycle beginning February 10, 2026.  All other shards will be updated during their regularly scheduled maintenance cycle following North America. Please be sure to check out the Publish Notes for all the updates, including: New Veteran Rewards New Champ Spawn New Draconic Awakening Turn-In Rewards via Caldur’s Watch Kindlehart and much more! Vendor Search will be coming down for maintenance until all servers are published.  Character transfer will be disable until all shards are updated to […]


Publish 122 to Origin

2/5/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce Publish 122 has been deployed to Origin!  We will also be publishing Baja & Izumo during their next regularly scheduled maintenance. Please be sure to checkout the Publish 122 notes for details on all the updates. This release does not include mandatory client patches for the Classic & Enhanced Clients, so be sure to patch fully before trying to access new content on Origin, Baja, or Izumo. Transfers will be unavailable on Origin, Baja, and Izumo.  We will update this post when transfers are re-enabled between those shards. See you in Britannia, UO […]