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UO Herald - Special Announcement

Alchemist’s Abomination Now Live!

5/20/2021

Alchemist’s Abomination is now live!

In the wake of Yukio’s disappearance from her studio in Tokuno, Britannians from across all facets raced to recover evidence to assist the authorities in finding her.  Thanks to your courage and pursuit of truth, Yukio has been found in an abandoned settlement in Ter Mur!

We must call once again on your bravery and ask that you assist in defeating The Alchemist’s Abomination in a Champ Spawn that is sure to bring victory and defeat!

Be sure to pick up your Lore Book to store pages of lore from inside the Tower at the abandoned settlement.

We also invite you to sit back and enjoy,

Cat’s Paw

by EM Malachi

Three fires burned in the clearing. Their bright flames held the wraith in place, offering no shadow in which the spirit could escape. Two men in dark robes tended the fires. When a third figured appeared from the woods, they drew their knives. ”We are all lost in the forest.”

“May the Guide light a fire to lead us out,” the third Dark Monk replied. “We have begun the rituals. Kindling from the Tree of Strife was enough to light the embers, but the Britannians destroyed too much. We need something more.”

“The artisan was able to complete the binding vessel, and the great soul has told us much. We will be ready.”

“Is she still alive? We don’t want people connecting Yukio’s disappearance to us.”

“She is being held by the cat’s paw. His hatred for the gargoyles will provide a helpful distraction while we finish our work.” The Monk doused one of the fires, and the wraith escaped into the dark forest. “Do not worry. He will find it. Then the Heart of Castambre will burn a path across this world!”

*****

Holmes swore as another power crystal sparked and cracked. The clockwork skeleton needed more mana than normal golem-craft, and he had yet to find a workaround. Holmes needed to wait for these components to cool down, so he put down his pliers.

The shadows moved, beckoning Holmes over to another table. The wraith from his dreams now appeared before him in the waking world, bound by chains of shadow and night. Its whispers were constant, directing the construction of the alchemist’s servant. “Flesh can be controlled.”

Picking up a needle and thread of hellhound hair, Holmes began to sew blood spawn into the dead flesh. It twitched with new life, and the glassy eyes blinked. If he could do this much with scrap, how much could the alchemist accomplish with a soulstone crafted from the motherlode?

The mad man looked over at his prisoner. Fortune had smiled when the mercenaries offered the captive artisan to Holmes for almost nothing. Yukio was brilliant and would help carve his masterpiece.

It was a pity she didn’t appreciate his abilities or share his goals. Gargish artifice was nothing compared to what Holmes could do. His alchemy could imbue the very flesh of the living and the dead! When the time came, Yukio would join the others who had doubted him.

As Holmes finished a row of sutures, he considered taking a short nap, but the wraith at his side became agitated. The shade knocked several books off a desk, revealing a torn woodcut of a bleeding rock. The whispers grew louder, “You must finish the servant. Then we can find my heart…”


UO Herald - Special Announcement

Alchemist’s Abomination Comes to Origin

5/18/2021

Greetings All,

We are pleased to announce the next installment in our live event series, Alchemist’s Abomination!

In the wake of Yukio’s disappearance from her studio in Tokuno, Britannians from across all facets raced to recover evidence to assist the authorities in finding her.  Thanks to your courage and pursuit of truth, Yukio has been found in an abandoned settlement in Ter Mur!

We must call once again on your bravery and ask that you assist in defeating The Alchemist’s Abomination in a Champ Spawn that is sure to bring victory and defeat!

Be sure to pick up your Lore Book to store pages of lore from inside the Tower at the abandoned settlement.

This event is currently active on Origin only and will be deployed to all shards in the coming days.  Good luck!

See you in Britannia,

UO Team


UO Herald - Special Announcement

Baja Dev M&G on April 26, 2021

4/22/2021

Greetings,

The next Dev Meet & Greet will be held on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 9pm ET.  In our April newsletter the date was inadvertently listed as the 22nd.  We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you Monday evening!

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

 


UO Herald - Community

Town Cryer Exclusive: Mysterious Creature Spotted!

3/17/2021

The Town Cryer

For Immediate Release

The Town Cryer has learned that a mysterious creature has been spotted roaming the streets of a major Britannian City!  When attempts were made to apprehend the creature by the Royal Guard the creature quickly vanished!  Only a rough sketch of the location was available at the time of printing (view the full image on UO.com).  Citizens are advised to keep a vigilant lookout as they carry out their daily business!

 


Publish 110 World Wide Release

3/15/2021

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce that as of each shard’s normal maintenance beginning March 16, 2021 Publish 110 will be deployed worldwide.

Vendor search will be unavailable beginning today, March 15, 2021 @ 4pm ET.  Vendor will return once all shards have been published, approximately March 16th, 2021 at 1pm ET.

Publish 110 includes a host of new features as well as support for our upcoming  events beginning with A Pirate’s Life and following up with A Soulless Seduction in April!

Be sure to check out the publish notes for full details.

Be sure to patch up your client before accessing any production shard.  We thank everyone for their feedback during the Publish 110 release cycle!

See you in Britannia,

UO Team

 


Publish 110 Comes to Origin, Izumo, and Baja

3/9/2021

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce with each shard’s regularly scheduled maintenance, beginning on March 10, 2021, Origin, Izumo, and Baja will be updated with the latest release of Publish 110.  Please head over to the wiki and check out the full publish notes.

Please also note that vendor search will be down on these 3 until Publish 110 is released WW.

This release includes a mandatory client patch so please make sure you fully patch up your client before accessing TC1 or any production shard.

We look forward to your feedback on the UO forums.

See you in Britannia,

UO Team


Publish 110 Test Center Release 1

03/03/2021

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce we have updated Test Center 1 with the latest release of Publish 110.  Please head over to the wiki and check out the full publish notes.

This release includes a mandatory client patch so please make sure you fully patch up your client before accessing TC1 or any production shard.

We look forward to your feedback on the UO forums.

See you in Britannia,

UO Team


UO Herald - Special Announcement

West Coast Shards Down

 

UPDATE 2/10/21

Just a heads up that it appears the issue causing the shards to crash has been correctly.  Thank you for your patience while we got this resolved.

UO Team

 

 

Greetings Everyone,

We are aware of the issue that we currently have with the West Coast Shards going down.  We are working with Amazon to resolve this issue and will keep you informed when we have any information.

Thank you for your patience!

Have a wonderful day,

UO Team

 

 


UO Herald - Special Announcement

Valentines Day Publish

Greetings all,

To support the Valentine’s Day gifts we will be releasing a client patch and server publish this morning.  Please make sure you check out your Event Moderator posting for the time and place you might be able participate in the events leading up to these gifts.  Gifts will become available beginning February 12,  2021. This year your gift will be given out depending on your karma, so choose your actions wisely!

UO Team