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25th Anniversary Faire

Posted on by Mesanna

Come one Come All to the 25th Anniversary Faire

   The EM’s and I would like to invite everyone to join us on Origin, Saturday September 24th at 3 pm ET.  Come join us for all kinds of games and fun.  The following will be some of the games you will find to entertain yourself:

  • Horse Racing
  • Troll Kissing Booth
  • Story Telling Contest
  • Dance Contest
  • Ludo Game
  • Archery competition
  • Teleport Race
  • UO Trivia Game
  • Quack Quack foating duckling game
  • Costume Contest
  • Fortune Tellers
  • Free drink with coupon at the Tavern
  • 25th Anniversary Drunken Singing Competition

We are all excited to have you join us!

See you all soon!

Mesanna & EM’s

 

 

UO Herald - Special Announcement

Ultima Store & Account Center Maintenance

Posted on by Bleak

7/28/2022

Update 3:40 pm ET – The issue impacting these services has been resolved and both should now be back online.

Greetings,

We have identified an issue with the Ultima Store & Account Center.  We appreciate your patience while we work through the issue and will update you as we make progress to restore these services.

Thank you,

UO Team

UO Herald - Community

Celebrate Summer with Pixie Lanterns!

Posted on by UO Dev Team

7/12/2022

The summer winds have brought pleasant temperatures and outdoor celebrations to Britannia!  As a special gift to mark the season we invite all veteran accounts to claim a set of pixie lanterns to add that special summer ambiance!  Visit the Britain Commons and double click the pixie jars to claim yours today!

The dispensers are being built manually and we appreciate your patience as we place the dispenser on each shard.

25th Anniversary Gifts Available on TC1

Posted on by UO Dev Team

7/7/2022

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce 25th Anniversary Gifts are available for testing on TC1.

All veteran characters 30-days or older are eligible to receive a 25th Anniversary Gift box which includes,

25th Anniversary Card

&

25th Anniversary Token

The 25th Anniversary Token can be redeemed for one of the following gifts,

Silver Anniversary Shield

The shield, when double clicked, will display a stylized version of the Ultima Online Charter Edition Box art with an anniversary inscription along with a musical accompaniment of Stones. The shield also bears the inscription, September 24, 1997 – the date Ultima Online launched.

Silver Intoxicating Liquor

The skull shaped bottle, when double clicked will inebriate the imbiber. The bottle is available in 11 common and 1 rare hue.

Silver Anniversary Tome

The tome, when double clicked will display a randomized scene of Britannian landscape as well as play a musical accompaniment appropriate to the scene. The tome also bears an inscription displaying the shard name the tome was redeemed as well as the date that shard went live.

UO Herald - Special Announcement

Friday the 13th Slaughter Fest

Posted on by UO Dev Team

5/12/2022

Greetings,

Beginning Friday, May 13, 2022 through Sunday, May 15, 2022 the Treasures of Fey Wrath will move to Felucca on the Atlantic shard only!

During this limited time, temporary engagement, those who wish to challenge the Fey Wrath are invited to do so!

See you in Destard,

UO Team

UO Herald - Special Announcement

Treasures of Fey Wrath – Play Now!

Posted on by UO Dev Team

4/26/2022

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce the next installment of our event series is now live on all shards! After working to uncover the mystery of Rabbits laying Curiously Adorned Eggs, the Ranger’s Guild of Skara Brae has tracked an usual Fey Presence to the Dungeon Destard.  Britannians must work together to overcome the challenges presented in, Treasures of Fey Wrath!

With many rewards to collect, there is something for everyone!

10 Pages of Lore • Decorative Plinth • Pile of Mud • Reward Titles • An Intricately Crafted Bird House • Serpent’s Jawbone • Cloak of Light • Wing Armor of Light • Certificate of Valor • Ankh of Devotion • Solaria’s Secret Poisons • Silverbranch Bow • Silver Tipped Cyclone • Serpent Skin Wing Armor • Serpent Skin Quiver • Briar Thorn Whip • Bramble Barb Whip • Saw Palmetta Whip • Mushroom Cultivator’s Apron • In Corp Mani Xen • Weald Codex • Grimoire of Nature

 

 

 

UO Herald - Hotfix

Vendor Search Database Maintenance

Posted on by Bleak

04/20/2022 – 04/21/2022

Update: Database maintenance is complete. Vendor Search is back online.

Greetings,

We will be taking Vendor Search offline to perform database maintenance this evening.  Once Vendor Search is brought back online, the vendor database will repopulate over a 24-hour period.  During this time, you will experience intermittent search failures.  Vendor owners may opt out and re-opt-in their vendors to accelerate the process, but this is not required.  We appreciate your patience.

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

UO Herald - Hotfix

Publish 112 Hotfixes

Posted on by UO Dev Team

4/7/2022

Greetings,

The following hotfixes will be deployed with each shard’s next regularly scheduled maintenance,

  • Non-paralithode pets in the Wreck of the Ararat will now drown and upon death will be auto-stabled
  • Resolved issue where reapers were not casting spells

 

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

UO Herald - Special Announcement

Spring Fever Live on All Shards

Posted on by UO Dev Team

3/23/2022

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce our latest event, Spring Fever, is live on all shards!  Check out the latest edition of the Town Cryer to learn about this exciting series of events!

Visit the fields of Britannia to collect curiously adorned eggs!  Think you can find them all, including the uber-rare ones?

Keep an eye out for colorful rabbits wandering the lands!  Increase your odds of finding a rare colored rabbit with the Totem of Chromatic Fortune!

The champ spawn will conclude on or about April 22, 2022. The next phase of the event, Wrath of the Fey, will begin shortly thereafter.

Oracles & Quest NPCs will conclude on or about July 1, 2022.

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

 

UO Herald - Hotfix

Publish 112 Hotfixes

Posted on by UO Dev Team

2/17/2022

Greetings,

As of each shard’s normally scheduled maintenance, the following hotfixes have been deployed:

  • Dead bonded pets will now teleport with their owners
  • Resolved issues related to players wearing reflect physical damage items and using traps
  • Resolved issues related to players wearing reflect physical damage items while fighting specific AIs

See you in Britannia,

UO Team