The Herald

UO Herald - Special Announcement

Change to House Placement

Good morning everyone,

Due to the large amount of complaints regarding placing houses we have added a cooldown when you attempt to place a house.

Thank you!

UO Team

 


UO Herald - Special Announcement

Summer Solstice BBQ

Greetings Everyone,

We would like to welcome everyone to our Summer Solstice BBQ on Origin July 7th at the Casino location.  We will add a gate to make it easier for you to come visit us and maybe play a few games, eat come good seafood, and drink a nice cold Root Beer drink.

Due to the large number of players that joined us last time we are dividing the times the BBQ games will be open.  This year we are going to be opening the Summer Solstice on July 7th at 11am – 1pm, then we will be taking a break and will return at 5 pm – 7pm ET.

Below are the games listed with a little description, so you have more to look forward to:

  • Boat Race – Rules will be given by EM Roenick and EM Hendrix.  4 contestants at a time using a Rowboat to navigate the course. Make sure you go to the end of the course, collect the deed to present to the EM at the docks for your trinket of remembrance of the Summer Solstice.
  • Ludo Game – This is the human version of the board game.  EM Takako and EM Lyraa will give the rules before each game enjoy and hope you enjoy the trinket for playing.
  • Dunking Booth – This is your chance to dunk in ice cold water one of the following EM’s – EM Obsidian, EM Thrixx, EM Artemis, and EM Cirilla.  We are going to have some fun with this one. evil laugh
  • Pyramid Puzzle – Join EM Kincaid and EM Hezekiah to play this creative game.  Each room will have teleport tiles with various locations within the pyramid.  The goal is to have the player travel up the pyramid to get to the top, they will be teleported to a reward giver in the sky so you can claim a token of appreciation for your efforts.
  • Echo’s Itching for Crabs CrabShack – Drop by and get a plate of deliciously seasoned crabs. Goes great with the cold brews from next door.
  • Ashmedai’s Drunken Kabana Tiki Bar – Hot tired ready to take a break from the excitement, visit Ashmedai’s Bar for a nice cold frosty beverage.
  • Hide and Seek – Join EM Nekomata, EM Mercury and EM Riccia to play a new exciting game.  10 players a round, the goal is to find the lost citizens and collect event items to turn in for a prize.
  • Beachcomber Seashell Search – Calling all beachcombers! EM Elizabella and EM Malachi look forward to seeing you at our seaside hut! We’ll be hosting a search for seashells. Be in chat to hear when each tide rolls in. It will bring new nautilus shells in unusual colors to the coast of Fire Island (Isle of the Avatar). Bring any “Summer Solstice Nautilus Shell” that you find to us. One golden shell or five shells in common hues (pink, blue, or green) will earn you a beautiful souvenir of our fun-filled summer celebration!

We look forward to seeing you there!


Ultima Online

Log in Server Maintenance

Greetings all,

This evening starting at 6 pm to 7pm ET the log in servers for the Japan region will be going under maintenance. During this time the ability to log into the UO servers may be affected.
We do apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate you patience.

Thank you,
UO Team


UO Herald - Special Announcement

Login Server Maintenance

Greetings Everyone,

Our login servers are undergoing maintenance today, which may cause some difficulty in connecting to the game.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.  Our team is working hard to minimize downtime.  If you are unable to connect to the server please try again.

We appreciate your patience with us while we perform the maintenance.  We do not have an ETA as to when we will be finished but will keep you all informed of our progress.

The UO Team would also like to give a hug to all the Mothers that play our game and wish everyone a Happy Mothers Day!

Thank you,

UO Team

 


Ultima Online

Exploiting Game Mechanics

Good afternoon everyone,

I wanted to touch base with everyone because there seems to be some confusion.  If you box in any mob with impassable items you will get your account actioned.  This is and always has been a rule in UO.

The team would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter!

Thank you,

UO Team

 

 

 


UO Herald - Special Announcement

Counterfeit Commodities

3/31/2023

Missed out on last year’s egg frenzy? No worries! Trader Sam has got your back! Thanks to a well timed botanical coincidence and a fortunate stroke of rabbit luck, you too can own your very own curiously adorned eggs! Have too many? Visit one of Trader Sam’s staff conveniently located in the Britain Commons to get your, 100%, completely legitimate, never been used decorations and equipment today! Act now, supplies are limited!

The Counterfeit Commodities Champ spawn can be found in the Savage Village in Ilshenar.  Beginning server up on April 1, 2023  Vorpal Bunnies will have a chance to drop Curiously Adorned Eggs.  Beginning April 3, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET Curiously Adorned Eggs can be traded for rewards at the Britain Commons.  Points from Counterfeit Commodities expire June 1, 2023 at 11:59 PM.

 


UO Herald - Special Announcement

Extended Maintenance

Greetings all.

We will be doing  maintenance on all warehouses  at 9 am ET on 3/29/2023  we will be bringing down the log in servers, character transfers, housing, and the in game store.  These will be down for approx. 2 hours at the most.  If anything happens to delay this we will let you guys know as soon as possible.

Thank you,

UO Team

Update:  Maintenance has been extended.  We will provide additional updates as soon as possible.

Update:  Maintenance has been completed and services restored.


UO Herald - Special Announcement

Extended Maintenance

Greetings all,

Please be advised of the upcoming maintenance cycle for Balhae, Sakura, Izumo, and Yamato shards beginning 2:00 PM Tuesday, Eastern Time / 4:00 AM Wednesday, Tokyo Time. We expect the maintenance period to last approximately 6 hours.

Thank you for your patience.

Uo Team

 


Ultima Online

Auction Safe Update

Greetings all,

You can expect to see the following change after your normal maintenance cycle starting this afternoon.

  • Auctions with an one hour duration can no longer be set to auto renew.

Thank you!

UO Team


UO Herald - Special Announcement

UO Forum Access

Greetings everyone,

I wanted to let you guys know we are aware of the issues with logging into the UO forums.  The temporary  work around is to use Firefox.  Now that the EA Store is functioning and you are able to  buy codes again we will dedicate our efforts to fixing the forums.

Thank you!

UO Team