Client Download

Return to Britannia Whether these are your first steps into Britannia or you are a seasoned veteran, King Blackthorn is delighted to welcome you! Begin Your Endless Journey Today Endless Journey Already subscribed? Download the client Choose one of the clients below: Install UO Once the file has downloaded completely, double-click the icon to start the installation process. Follow the instructions to complete the installation. Ultima Online requires DirectX version 8.1 or higher. If you are having trouble installing the client, visit the Frequently Asked Questions page: Install FAQ


New Legacy Beta FAQ

General Questions What is the purpose of the New Legacy Beta? We will be providing beta testers with specific testing details to target various game systems for evaluation.  How do I join the beta? Prospective beta testers will need to have or create an Ultima Online account and download the classic or enhanced client.  You can download the client here. How many characters can I have?  You may have up to 2 characters per account. Will I be able to login to New Legacy if there is high demand? The shard will employ a queuing system to handle high demand.  […]


Ultima Online: New Legacy

A New Shard for a New Legacy     Updated October 9, 2024 Q: What is Ultima Online: New Legacy? Ultima Online reigns as one of the longest-running MMORPGs of all time! For 27 years countless players have forged a legacy in the living, breathing world that is Britannia. Now, for the first time in over 15 years, we are welcoming new players and old to forge their Britannian Legacy in a brand new shard focused on returning Ultima Online to its fundamental roots as an RPG. Q: What is an Ultima Online: New Legacy shard? Ultima Online: New Legacy […]


Publish 18 (main) 29th May

Publish 18 – Client Patches & Bug Fixes UO Team 29 May 2003 00:00:00 EST In order to prepare for Publish 18, we needed to deliver client patches to all Ultima Online players as well as update UO’s shards with a server publish, and this list includes changes from both client patches and the publish. Client Patch 4.0.0l:Released on Wednesday, May 14, at 10:30am CST (3:30pm UTC/GMT). Updated Ultima Online’s game clients to 4.0.0l for both the 2D and 3D clients. Item Properties (2D and 3D) Clients will not automatically download nearby item property data while walking or running, allowing […]


A Summary for Returning Players

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 […]


Account Management

I’ve logged into the Account Management page. now what do I do? This quick guide will take you through the re-activation and subscription and game time code process. In the top bar you will see the “Current Account” drop-down box which shows any Mythic Master accounts associated with your EA Account (email address). If you have multiple Master Accounts, select the one you want to use. Note for Ultima Online accounts: You have been assigned a Mythic Master Account. It is your Game Account with ‘_uo’ added. (If your Game Account is called “myaccount” your Mythic Master Account will be “myaccount_UO”). Under […]


Return to Britannia Campaign Starts Wednesday

Whether these are your first steps into Britannia or you are a seasoned veteran, King Blackthorn is delighted to welcome you! You are encouraged to visit the cities of Britannia and explore the various goings on. City banks are a hub for trade and socialization. Be sure to listen to Town Criers for the latest News, or check the City Bulletin Boards for updates from the City Governor. We also invite you to visit the Guild Recruitment stations in the cities of New Haven and Luna Bank as many guilds are welcoming new members! While you are enjoying your visit […]


Ask and Answer

1 UO Stratics Regarding the loot table for Charybdis, at present the few we’ve been able to do seem to only ever give a Regeneration Piece drop to the summoning fisher. As that’s usually me, I don’t know what happens for the others, but they’ve reported seeing a message that I get the drop. Does this mean there’s nothing special on Charybdis for those who help kill him, or are there mysteries still to be found deep within the wobbly bits of this most rare of encounters? (Adol )  Misk- Aside from the standard loot found on the corpse of […]


Memorable Moment Winners – Atlantic

Choosing winners from the Atlantic shard was extremely tough. We had received 22 entries from the shard and enjoyed every one! We hope you enjoy our top 5 winning selections: The Kindness of Friends & Strangers. There has been so many memorable moments in my years of playing Ultima Online that it is difficult to pick only one. Foremost in my mind are the friends and just random people that I have met. These people really enhance the experience of this world we call Sosaria. During the Earth Year 1998, my goal was to place my first house. Placing even […]


Memorable Moment Winners – Oceania

The Oceania shard’s contestants remind us that though some moments are full of strife, it’s the people with which we share the challenge that make the moment special. We had three entries from the Oceania shard so all of them are winners! Most Memorable Moment in UO In all my time of playing UO, there have been quite a few memorable moments, But to be honest nothing really captures the very first time I logged in (On my very first account – way back in 1998) It was Chespeake, the shard I first played on; because Oceania didn’t exist yet. […]