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Publish 123

Pub 123 Patch Notes

TC1 Publish 1 – 4/9/2026

TC1 Publish 2 – 4/10/2026

TC1 Publish 3 – 4/21/2026

TC1 Publish 4 – 5/1/2026

Origin, Baja & Izumo – 5/7/2026

WW Release – 5/13/2026

Spritelight

Overview

  • Spritelight is a new seasonal event where players explore the world to find and harvest magical mushrooms!
  • Spritelight will occur every year, with the initial run beginning with Publish 123 World Wide and ending July 1st

Spritelight Mushrooms

  • Spritelight Mushrooms can be found across the open world and in dungeons in all facets. The type of mushroom that spawns will vary based on the biome it appears in. Mushrooms also come in a variety of hue variants of differing rarity
  • Spritelight Mushrooms can be harvested with a Mushroom Harvesting Knife.
  • Freshly harvested Spritelight Mushrooms will be unidentified by default and will begin to rapidly decay
  • Fresh, unidentified Spritelight Mushrooms can be turned into the Spritelight Trader for minimal points
  • Spritelight Mushrooms can be identified by using “The Forager’s Field Guide: Mushrooms”
  • Identified mushrooms will be worth significantly more points when turned into the Spritelight Trader
  • Fresh Spritelight Mushrooms can be Preserved by using the “Preserve Mushrooms” context menu option on a Mushroom Preservation Pack
  • Preserved mushrooms will no longer decay and can be kept indefinitely as a display piece
  • Preserved mushroom cannot be turned into the Spritelight Trader, as the trader only deals with Fresh mushrooms
  • Identifying Spritelight Mushrooms will provide a small amount of Honesty
  • Preserving Spritelight Mushrooms will provide a small amount of Humility

Colossal Toadstools

  • Colossal Toadstools are rare oversized mushrooms that offer a unique harvesting experience
  • Upon harvesting, the Colossal Toadstool will create a number of Spritelight Mushrooms around it
  • Once fully harvested, the Colossal Toadstool will be harvested and can be kept as a decorative item
  • Colossal Toadstools cannot be turned into the Spritelight Trader
  • Harvesting a Colossal Toadstool has a rare chance to uncover a Spritelight Forager pet statue embedded within.
    • The Spritelight Forager can be turned into an Ethereal Mount with the Orb of Ethereal Transcendence UO Store Item.

Truffles

  • Truffle Hogs will appear at various farms throughout Britannia during the Spritelight Bloom
  • Truffle Hogs can be tamed to accompany you on your mushroom foraging voyage
  • Having a Truffle Hog nearby while harvesting a Spritelight Mushroom gives you a chance to find valuable truffles
  • Black and White truffles can be used in new Tinkering & Tailoring recipes
  • Giant Truffles are a rare variety that are worth a large amount of turn-in points at the Spritelight Trader

New Craftables

  • Mushroom Harvesting Knife – Craft this new tool via Tinkering > Tools. Required to harvest Spritelight Mushrooms found throughout the world
  • The Forager’s Field Guide: Mushrooms – Craft this via Cooking > Cookbooks. Use it to identify your mushrooms, unlocking their full name and rarity. Also serves as a reference guide with lore and habitat info for each mushroom species
  • Mushroom Preservation Pack – Craft this via Tailoring > Miscellaneous. Use it to permanently preserve your mushrooms as decorative items, though preserved mushrooms cannot be turned in for event currency
  • Mushroom Basket [Recipe] – Craft this new basket with Basketweaving
  • Dread Shroom Cap [Recipe] – Craft this stylish new hat via Tailoring > Hats. This new hat is a non-medable bone equivalent helm, and can be imbued or act as a target for Transmogrification Potions

Spritelight Explosion

  • The following boss-tier monsters will scatter Colossal Toadstools around them when they are defeated:
    • Dread Horn
    • Travesty
    • Chief Paroxysmus
    • Lady Melisande
    • Monstrous Interred Grizzle
    • Shimmering Effusion
    • Medusa
    • Lord Oaks & Silvani
    • Twualo of the Glade

Spritelight Trader

  • Visit Morelia within Heartwood to exchange your Spritelight Mushrooms for various rewards!

Trader Rewards

  • Spritelight Seedling – Water the seedling to create a random plant in a variety of common and rare hues!
  • Spritelight Hedge
  • Reward Title: Mushroom Enthusiast
  • Bag of Grass Tiles – Contains 3 house-only grass tiles
  • Spirit of Spritelight – Acts as a luck statue
  • Spritelight Tapestry – Decorative wall tapestry
  • Recipe: Mushroom Basket
  • Potted Shamrock – Decorative item that can be toggled on/off
  • Verdant Shillelagh – Shield-slot Transmog Target
  • Small Fairy Ring – A small decorative mushroom fairy ring
  • Large Fairy Ring – A large decorative mushroom fairy ring
  • Reward Title: Mycologist
  • Verdant Kilt
  • Verdant Skirt
  • Lucky Shamrock – Neck-slot transmog target
  • Whimsy Wine – Shield-slot transmog target
  • Toadstool Earrings – Provides Night Sight and a bonus to Alchemy crafting
  • Verdant Cloak
  • Recipe: Dread Shroom Cap
  • Whimsical Spritelight Statue – Double-click to unleash the whimsy!
  • Reward Title: Paragon of Humility
  • Reward Title: Paragon of Honesty
  • Hand of Honesty Sculpture
  • Crook of Humility Sculpture

 

Moonveil

Overview

  • The moons of Sosaria have shifted in their ancient orbits, sending Astral Fragments raining down upon the waters of Britannia! Scholars and Astronomers urge caution, but others see this as a good omen and a blessing in the skies above! Adventurers across the realm are already setting sail to claim their share of the celestial bounty!
  • Moonveil is a new seasonal event that will occur every year, with the initial run beginning July 1st and ending August 10th

Astral Objects

  • Astral Objects have rained down upon the waters of Felucca, Trammel, and Tokuno Islands.
  • Astral Objects can be obtained by players through a variety of activities:
    • Fishing in new Ocean Points-of-Interest
    • Fishing up Messages in a Bottle / SOS Chests
    • Defeating Dread Pirates
    • Looting Cargo Holds of Pirate and Merchant ships
    • Defeating High Seas bosses (Corgul the Soulbinder, Osiredon the Scalis Enforcer, and Charybdis)
    • Completing Virtue Pilgrimages
  • Astral Objects come in a variety of styles and hues:
    • Astral Shard (Common)
    • Broken Astral Crystal (Uncommon)
    • Fractured Astral Crystal (Very Uncommon)
    • Astral Crystal (Rare)
    • Astral Prism (Very Rare)
    • Orb of the Moons (Uber Rare)
  • Astral Shards can be turned into the Moonveil Trader in Yew
  • Astral Crystals (all types) and Astral Prisms can be kept as decorative items or smashed into Astral Fragments. Orb of the Moons cannot be smashed
  • When smashed, the resulting Astral Fragments can be turned into the Moonveil Trader
  • The quantity and quality of Astral Fragments created is determined by the rarity of the object being smashed
  • Smashing a crystal requires the use of a Moonveil Crystal Smasher, made by Tinkers
  • When smashing a crystal, there is a rare chance to receive a Moon-Touched item
    • Moon-Touched Kilt
    • Moon-Touched Skirt
    • Moon-Touched Robe
    • Moon-Touched Dress
    • Moon-Touched Cloak
    • Moon-Touched Parrot

Ocean Points-of-Interest

  • While traveling the seas in Felucca, Trammel, and Tokuno Islands, players may come across a new Point-of-Interest in the water
  • These Points-of-Interest appear as a small bubbling area in the water
  • When fished into, players have a chance to recover Astral Objects
  • The chance to successfully recover an Astral Object is based on the player’s fishing skill, with 120 fishing guaranteeing an object
  • Multiple objects can be recovered from the same Point-of-Interest

Dread Pirates & High Seas Bosses

  • Defeating Dread Pirates and High Seas Bosses during Moonveil will reward you with a small amount of Justice virtue points.

Virtue Pilgrimages

  • During Moonveil, players can partake on Virtue Pilgrimages
  • Virtue Pilgrimages can be obtained from Brother Footwell near Empath Abbey in Yew
  • Pilgrimages can be completed in both Felucca and Trammel
  • Pilgrimages are randomly assigned and are not unique, meaning you can get the same pilgrimage multiple times
  • When you accept a pilgrimage you will receive a Virtue Candle tied to a specific Virtue Shrine
  • Complete the Pilgrimage by walking on foot to the required Virtue Shrine and placing the Virtue Candle at its base
  • Placing the Virtue Candle at an incorrect location will cause the candle to lose its flame and you will fail your Pilgrimage if it is left on the ground
  • You cannot mount, recall, or gate travel while on a Virtue Pilgrimage. Sailing is permitted.
  • Track your completed virtue pilgrimages on the gump when speaking to Brother Footwell
  • Players can only accept 5 virtue pilgrimages per day
  • Completing a virtue pilgrimage will award you with an astral object and Spirituality virtue points
  • Completing all virtue pilgrimages in Felucca or Trammel will reward you with special titles
  • Completing all virtue pilgrimages in Felucca AND Trammel will reward you with a special title

Rare Colored Animals

  • During Moonveil, you can find certain animals appearing in new hues and spawn locations
  • Squirrels
    • 8 new hues
    • 7 new spawn locations in Malas
      • 4 outside the entrance to Labyrinth
      • 3 near Grimswind Ruins
  • Ferrets
    • 8 new hues
      • 9 new spawn locations in Trammel
        • 5 on Nujel’m
        • 4 in the deserts of Fire Island
    • 5 new spawn location in Felucca Nujel’m
  • Giant Beetles
    • 8 new hues
    • 10 new spawn locations in Trammel and Felucca
      • 5 in the covetous mountains
      • 5 in the mountain ranges near Britain/Wind

Trader Rewards

  • Moon-Touched Hedges
  • Flower Planter
  • Flowers (6 styles)
  • Potted Moonveil Tree (4 styles)
  • Tasseled Moon Lotus
  • Moon-Touched Flower
    • Animated, comes in multiple colors
  • Flowers of the Faithful
    • Comes in multiple colors
  • Reward Title: Moongazer
  • Banner of Trammel
    • Creates a small or large banner when placed
  • Banner of Felucca
    • Creates a small or large banner when placed
  • Moonveil Pendant
  • Reward Title: Lunar Sentinel
  • Moon-Touched Fancy Epaulettes
    • Fancy Epaulettes are visible on the Avatar
  • Moonstone Orb
  • Rug of the Moons
  • Fountain of Felucca
  • Fountain of Trammel
  • Polished Moonveil Gem
    • Acts as a luck statue
  • Twin-Moon Lantern
    • Changes hue depending on which facet the player is on
  • Moon-Touched Tabard
  • Moon-Touched Fishing Pole
    • Spell Channeling
    • 300 Luck
  • Celestial Robe / Celestial Dress
    • Changes hue depending on the time of day
  • Reward Title: Paragon of Spirituality
  • Reward Title: Paragon of Justice
  • Ankh of Spirituality
  • Ankh of Justice

 

New Wooden Weapons

  • A variety of new wooden weapons have been added as Carpentry craftables and as reward items from the new “Spoils of War” system to give diversity between skills

New 1-Hand Weapons (2s Weapon Speed)

  • Escrima (Mace Fighting)
  • Tanto (Fencing)
  • Gargish Bokuto (Swordsmanship)
  • Gargish Tanto (Fencing)
  • Gargish Otsuchi (Mace Fighting)

New 2-Hand Weapons (3.5s Weapon Speed)

  • Tachi (Swordsmanship)
  • Bo Staff (Mace Fighting)
  • Yari (Fencing)
  • All wooden weapons have Feint as their Primary Move and Nerve Strike as their Secondary Move

PvP Updates

Balance Changes

  • Enchanted apple cooldown will now scale between 30 and 60s depending on the number of curses removed and will ramp up faster
  • Smoke Bombs can no longer be instantly used after being detected by Detect Hidden, they are now subject to a re-hide cooldown based on your hiding skill.
  • Bolas now have a chance to get destroyed after being used in PvP Combat.
  • Trapped Boxes & Magic Trapped Pouches
    • Magic Trapped Pouch damage reduced to 15-45 fire damage
    • Trapped Boxes will now always disarm after they are triggered (unless they are locked down in a house)
  • New Item: Cursed Curio
    • Cursed Curio’s can be purchased for a minimal amount of gold from the Collector of Oddities at the Moonglow Lycaeum
    • When used, the Cursed Curio will inflict 15-45 physical damage on the user
    • The Cursed Curio has 10 charges and will be destroyed when all charges are used
    • The Cursed Curio is a cursed item
  • Anti Paralysis Potion Keg
    • The Anti-Paralysis Potion Keg VvV reward has been increased to contain 50 potions when claimed
  • Hit Sparks now applies a 30 second per-target immunity timer to the victim when used in PvP Combat. Additionally, the mana returned to the attacker has been reduced
  • Nerve Strike Adjustments
    • Nerve Strike damage is now subject to diminishing returns based on repeated use
      • First Hit: 100% damage
      • Second Hit: 80% damage
      • Third Hit: 65% damage
      • Fourth+ Hits: 50% damage
    • Diminishing returns will reset if a player has not used Nerve Strike in the last 5 seconds
    • This ONLY applies to PvP damage against other players

Harrower Update

  • The Harrower encounter can now spawn in:
    • Ice Dungeon
    • Khaldun
    • Orc Dungeon
  • The Harrower encounter now has a third phase
    • Upon reaching half health while in its True form, The Harrower will spawn the Eyes of the Harrower and the Mouth of the Harrower
    • The Harrower takes reduced damage while the Eyes and Mouth are alive
    • The Harrower cannot be killed while the Eyes or Mouth are alive
  • Upon defeat, The Harrower will drop a Chest of the Harrower on the ground next to their corpse
    • The Chest of the Harrower is part of the new Spoils of War system

Spoils of War

  • The Spoils of War is a new PvP currency system that provides unique rewards for players to acquire through PvP activities
  • The Spoils of War are currently only activated on The Harrower encounter
  • Upon defeating The Harrower, a Chest of the Harrower will drop which contains Spoils of War
  • Players that have looting rights on The Harrower can double-click the Chest of the Harrower to obtain a Spoils of War chest
  • The amount of Spoils of War that the Chest of the Harrower contains scales with the amount of players that participated in the kill
  • Players can obtain multiple Spoils of War from the Chest of the Harrower until it fully depleted, at which point the chest will despawn
  • Obtaining a Spoils of War from the Chest of the Harrower takes several seconds, during which players must not be mounted and remain near the chest
  • If players are attacked while obtaining a chest, they will be interrupted
  • After 5 minutes passes, the Chest of the Harrower will unlock, allowing anyone to attempt to receive a Spoils of War from the chest
  • Spoils of War are cursed and will decay 2 hours after being created
  • While holding a Spoils of War, players cannot recall, gate travel, or use moongates
  • Players holding a Spoils of War will be highlighted with a Purple notoriety hue to identify them as a carrier of Spoils of War
  • Spoils of War cannot be traded, but they can be dropped, stolen, and looted
  • Players must take the Spoils of War to a Trader before they expire, in order to claim their plunder
    • Spoils of War Traders can be found in Bucs Den, Ocllo, and Nujel’m in the Felucca facet only
  • The longer a Spoils of War chest remains unclaimed, the less points it will be worth. This decay begins 30 minutes after a Spoils of War is created

Cleanup Britannia

  • Cleanup Britannia has been updated to accept over 150 new items, use the “Appraise for Cleanup” option via trashcan context menus to value turn-in items
  • Cleanup Britannia Reward gump has been updated to a modern “Treasures of” style

Condensed List of Additions

Artisan Festival Rewards

  • All rewards up through 2025

Krampus

  • Nice Title
  • Naughty Title
  • Punisher Title
  • Recipe: Minion Hat
  • Recipe: Minion Earrings
  • Recipe: Boots
  • Recipe: Minion Talons
  • Krampus’ Coin Purse
  • Dirty Snowballs
  • Krampus Branches
  • Krampus’ List
  • Naughty Gloves
  • Broken Watch
  • Rude Rangers Tunic
  • Christmas Pillow

2022 Holiday Gifts

  • Bear Topiary
  • Llama Topiary
  • Reindeer Topiary

Large New Pumpkins

Siege of Mistas (2025)

  • Gate Rubble
  • Wall Rubble
  • Decaying Rubble
  • Energized Rubble
  • Scorched Rubble
  • Dreadguard Skulls

Matriarch Trees (current)

  • Splintered Tree
  • Soot-Stained Tree
  • Blighted Tree
  • Charred Tree
  • Blackened Tree
  • Smoldering Tree

Kindlehart (2026)

  • Letter of Affection
  • Lovebird
  • Lantern of Love
  • Kindlehart Skirt
  • Kindlehart Kilt

Horrors of the Dark (2021)

  • Demon Skulls
  • Archfiend Skull

Dragon Nests (current)

  • Creature Bones – points depend on rarity
  • Human bones – points depend on rarity
  • Meat on Bones – points depend on rarity

Snowy Creatures – Feudal Lands Champ (2023)

Halloween Graveyard Skulls (present)

Plunderin’ Pirate Hat (2024)

  • Named Pirate Hat
  • Plain Plunderin’ Pirate Hat

Ultima Store Items

  • Transmogrification Potion – Neck Slot
    • This potion can be used to transmogrify neck-slot equipment

Help Menu Update

  • The Help Menu has been updated to increase size and readability
  • Updated links point to relevant UO.com pages
  • Refactored help menu flow to streamline reporting of Terms of Service and/or Rules of Conduct Violations
  • Please note: you may experience text irregularities while using the Publish 123 test client until Publish 123 is WW on all shards

QOL / Bugfixes

  • The Stables gump has an updated UI to make the user experience easier for identifying and claiming stabled pets
  • Newer “Treasures of” style Reward Vendors now offer user-scalability to increase visibility of reward items in the reward gump, as well as have buttons to quickly jump to the first & last page
  • Recipe scrolls will now show which crafting skill they belong to on the tooltip
  • Kindlehart Music Box now accepts music gears
  • The Kindlehart Armoire container gump now uses the correct space when large gumps are enabled
  • Emberfruit are now stackable (only applies to Emberfruit created after Publish 123)
  • Void Fragments are now stackable (only applies to Void Fragments created after Publish 123)
  • Hitching Ropes can once again be crafted by tinkers
  • Resolved an issue causing players to not re-flag properly after engaging in PvP combat while not a member of VvV
  • Shoulder Parrots now display on the avatar with full animations.
  • Added location names to Ilshenar to better support the text displayed on event items acquired in that facet.
  • Fishing Poles can now be engraved with a Weapon Engraving Tool
  • Seed Boxes can now be engraved with a Wooden Container Engraving Tool
  • The Crystal Portal and Corrupted Crystal Portal Veteran Reward Items now have a gump interface in the Classic Client when double-clicked
  • Gargoyle Feudal Ghostwalkers can now be repaired with tailoring
  • Many Special Move descriptions have been updated to better reflect their actual functionality

Clients

  • Classic Client – 7.0.115.00
  • Enhanced Client – 4.0.115.00

 

WW Release Notes

  • Resolved issue with being unable to use Dungeon teleporters while carrying Spoils of War
  • The “Spritelight Explosion” that occurs when defeating certain bosses has been adjusted. It will now only create Colossal Toadstools, with the amount scaling with the party size.
  • Resolved an issue with the “Spritelight Explosion” not working correctly in all Medusa instances
  • Resolved an issue with the “Spritelight Explosion” creating mushrooms in unreachable areas in the Lady Melisande encounter
  • Resolved an issue with Hitching Posts and the new Stable Gump
  • Provisioner Hair Dyes should once again properly dye hair
  • Many Special Move descriptions have been updated to better reflect their actual functionality
  • The Ankh Pendant should now retain its functionality after it has been used as a neck transmog target
  • Resolved layering issue with Enhanced Client and certain clothing items

 

Origin, Baja & Izumo Release Notes

Moonveil

  • Resolved several issues with the Fountain of Felucca / Trammel reward items. These items should no longer decay after being placed, will properly re-deed, and no longer require being locked down to toggle the item.
  • Resolved issue with erroneous messaging about failing a pilgrimage when crossing server lines on a boat.
  • New Fancy Epaulettes have been added, which will display full avatar art when equipped. The Moon-Touched Epaulettes reward item has been updated to the new Fancy Epaulette type.
    • Note: The current version of Epaulettes in-game have not changed, and will continue to only display on the paperdoll.

Misc

  • Shoulder Parrots now display on the avatar with full animations.
  • Added location names to Ilshenar to better support the text displayed on event items acquired in that facet.

 

TC1 Publish 4 Notes

PvP Updates

  • Nerve Strike
    • Nerve Strike damage reduction based on weapon speed has been reverted
    • Nerve Strike damage is now subject to diminishing returns based on repeated use
      • First Hit: 100% damage
      • Second Hit: 80% damage
      • Third Hit: 65% damage
      • Fourth+ Hits: 50% damage
    • Diminishing returns will reset if a player has not used Nerve Strike in the last 5 seconds

Moonveil

  • Full event implementation

Misc

  • Fishing Poles can now be engraved with a Weapon Engraving Tool
  • Seed Boxes can now be engraved with a Wooden Container Engraving Tool
  • Crystal Portals and Corrupted Crystal Portals should now always display their new gump in the CC

TC1 Publish 3 Notes

PvP Updates

  • +Skill Item Penalty
    • This system has been disabled pending further review
  • Trapped Boxes & Magic Trapped Pouches
    • Trapped Box damage adjustments have been reverted to prior amount
    • Magic Trapped Pouch damage reduced to 15-45 fire damage
    • Trapped Boxes will now always disarm after they are triggered (unless they are locked down in a house)
  • New Item: Cursed Curio
    • Cursed Curio’s can be purchased for a minimal amount of gold from the Collector of Oddities at the Moonglow Lycaeum
    • When used, the Cursed Curio will inflict 15-45 physical damage on the user
    • The Cursed Curio has 10 charges and will be destroyed when all charges are used
    • The Cursed Curio is a cursed item
  • Anti Paralysis Potion Keg
    • The Anti-Paralysis Potion Keg VvV reward has been increased to contain 50 potions when claimed
  • Spoils of War
    • The Abyss Dragon will no longer revert to a Swamp Dragon after server maintenance
    • The Ravager’s Ostard can no longer be mounted while dead

Spritelight

  • Truffle Hogs can now be tamed by anyone
  • Spritelight Mushrooms can now be harvested while mounted
    • Colossal Toadstools still require you to be on foot to harvest
  • Spritelight Mushrooms can now be harvested from 2 tiles away
  • The “Identify Mushroom” button on the Forager’s Field Guide can now be used on a container to identify all mushrooms inside it at once

Misc

  • The Crystal Portal and Corrupted Crystal Portal Veteran Reward Items now have a gump interface in the Classic Client when double-clicked
  • The Mage Armor property should now correctly transfer to Transmogrified neck-slot items
  • Gargoyle Feudal Ghostwalkers can now be repaired with tailoring

TC1 Publish 2 Notes

PvP Updates

+Skill Item Penalty

  • There is now a minimum total skill threshold of 20 that you must exceed in a skill before it will be added to your +skill penalty. This threshold includes real skill as well as modified skill.
    • Example: You have 0 real skill and equip an item that gives you +20 in that skill, the +20 will not be counted towards the skill penalty. However, if your combined real skill and +skill items exceeds 20 in that skill, all of the +skill value will be counted towards the skill penalty.
  • Equipped skill items that go beyond your skill cap will no longer be counted towards your +skill penalty.
    • Example: If you have 100 real skill and equip items that give you +30 in that skill, only +20 of those skill points will be counted towards the skill penalty (assuming that skill has a cap of 120).
  • The total combined +skill threshold across all skills has been increased from 100 to 120 before any penalty goes into effect.
    • Please note that this threshold is likely to change throughout the testing process as we fine tune the values.

Trapped Boxes and Magic Trapped Pouches

  • The damage these inflict has been reduced to a maximum of 35 direct damage.