Publish 49 UO Team 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST Made changes to the character database to allow for larger backup sizes. This will not have any visible impact on players.

Publish 48 UO Team 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST Added the Salvage Bag: The Salvage Bag is the core of the enhanced recycling system. Players store items in the bag like any other container, but when a recycle command occurs, they target the bag to handle all the items at once.  Layout: a blue leather bag labeled “A Salvage Bag” Available on Provisioners for a nominal (~1000gp) fee Details: Use the context menu on the bag to select “Salvage Ingots”, “Salvage Cloth”, or “Salvage All” All items of the appropriate type in the bag (metal for smelting, cloth for scissoring) are […]

Publish 47 UO Team 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST A number of interesting and useful items will now drop in the anti-virtue dungeons of Britannia. The items will drop using the Treasures of Tokuno drop system (meaning the more you kill, the more likely it is that you will get one of these items as a drop.) Katrina’s Crook Jaana’s Staff Dragon’s End Sentinel’s Guard Lord Blackthorn’s Exemplar Helm of Spirituality Gorget of Honesty Breastplate of Justice Arms of Compassion Gauntlets of Valor Legs of Honor Solaretes of Sacrifice Ankh Pendant UO Logo Sculpture Map of Britannia All characters more than […]

Publish 46 UO Team 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST Changes to support new crafting menu Changes to support new “Target by Resource Type” macro – this macro will mine/chop the selected resource type from any node within range. Added PvP changes: Weapon special moves now require Weapon Skill and Tactics of appropriate skill levels. (i.e., 70 in each skill for primary weapon special moves, 90 in each skill for secondary weapon special moves). Exceptions to the Tactics requirement are the following: Wrestling special moves. Shadowstrike since it already requires 80 Stealth to perform. Infecting Strike since it already requires Poisoning skill […]

Publish 45 UO Team 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EST The stat gain system has changed on all non-Siege Perilous ruleset shards: Only when a player character advances in a skill or is at the skill cap for that skill, he/she may gain a stat point. All skills now have a primary and secondary stat. The primary stat will rise 75% of the time. The secondary stat will rise 25% of the time. If the primary stat is not set to “gain”, the secondary stat will be chosen. If the primary and secondary stats are both locked or set to “decrease”, neither […]

Publish 44 UO Team 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST On April 30, 2007, Publish 44 went live on all shards. Updated the shards to allow the Kingdom Reborn beta client to be able to connect to them Discontinued the 3D client “Add Party Member”, “Remove Party Member”, “Leave the Party”, “Disband the Party”, and “Party can loot me” and “Party cannot loot me” are now context menu options New players All new players, regardless of what they select, will now start in New Haven Previous directed experience template quests (Paladin, Ninja, Samurai, etc) are no longer offered to new players New […]

Publish 43 Incremental Update 7 UO Team 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST Fixed an issue that was causing Gingerbread houses to sometimes get destroyed after being axed or from customizing the in which house they were placed. NOTE: this does NOT fix currently placed Gingerbread houses. Characters 30 days or older will receive an extra holiday stocking with a deed for a Gingerbread house until Feb. 1st. The motherlode skill gain feature has been turned off. You can still get blackrock from mining in the motherlode regions, but the enhanced energy of the area has faded. Catskills downtime gifts will no […]

Publish 43 UO Team 17 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST Publish 43 contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 43 Pub43 Details Below is the list of what you will see if you log on to Test Center. Keep in mind that this is a preliminary list, and anything listed here is subject to change before Pub43 goes to production shards. Note: You may notice the login message has now changed. Follow the instructions in the new gump for information on how to obtain […]

Publish 42 New Veteran Rewards UO Team 23 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST In appreciation for our long-term players, Ultima Online currently offers a number of Veteran Reward gift items that you can’t get anywhere else in the game. The more months a UO game account remains active, the more gifts that account can claim. There are currently multiple vet reward sets for 1 through 5 year veterans of UO. We are in the process of adding a new choice for year 1 vets, as well as choices for year 6 through year 9 vets. All reward options are blessed. 1st Year Vet […]