Publish 124 – Ultima Online

Publish 124 Patch Notes

TC1 Publish 1 – 8/4/2026

Shardfall

Overview

Shardfall is a new seasonal event where players celebrate the destruction of the Gem of Immortality and the defeat of Mondain The Wizard.
Donate supplies to cities to celebrate Shardfall with a massive Fireworks Celebration!
Battle the Echo of Mondain in a new instanced encounter to earn rewards!
Shardfall will occur every year, with the initial run beginning with Publish 124 World Wide.

Fireworks Celebration

Celebrate Shardfall by helping the cities of Britannia gather supplies for a massive Fireworks Celebration!
Each day players can donate Crates of Combustibles to the active city to make progress towards a city-wide fireworks display
Crates of Combustibles can be donated by dropping an item, or bag of items, directly onto the Pyrotechnician NPC in the active city
Crates of Combustibles can be obtained from killing any creature during the Shardfall event
Crates of Combustibles donated to the active city will reward players with Shardfall Currency as well as Honor virtue points
The active City rotates randomly each day
- Cities include Britain, Trinsic, Minoc, Yew, Jhelom, Moonglow, New Magincia, Vesper, and Skara Brae
The currently active city will be announced by the Shardfall Herald at the Moonglow Lycaeum
If the previously active city received enough supplies, they will perform a fireworks display every hour, on the hour, for the entire day.
The size and duration of the fireworks display is dependent upon how many supplies were received

Echo of Mondain

The mages of the Lycaeum have recreated the likeness of Mondain the Wizard and have issued a challenge to the citizens of Britannia. Do you have what it takes to defeat Mondain?
Queue into this encounter with your party at the Moonglow Lycaeum
Battle the Echo of Mondain in an instanced encounter to earn special rewards
The encounter has two difficulty modes:
- Normal Mode – A challenge for the casual player. Earn Singed Scrolls and a chance at unique rewards for defeating Mondain
- Avatar Mode – Not for the faint of heart. An extremely difficult challenge that requires precise execution to succeed. Earn additional currency and rewards unique to Avatar Mode for defeating Mondain on this difficulty
  - Note: Avatar Mode is currently disabled for testing on TC1
This encounter scales in difficulty based on the number of players in the party
- Avatar Mode does not scale – it is always at the max difficulty regardless of party size
Encounter Results are available after each attempt, which shows a breakdown of each party member’s Damage Dealt, Damage Healed, and Damage Received
- Encounter Results will display automatically after the encounter ends
- The last recorded Encounter Results can be brought up on demand via the player context menu option for ‘View Encounter Results’
Upon defeating Mondain…
- A Champion’s Cache will appear in the arena. Players can double-click the Cache to receive their share of randomly generated loot items that would normally be found on the corpse.
- Players will receive a variety of Singed Scrolls directly in their backpacks. These scrolls can be kept as collectibles, or turned in at the Shardfall Trader for event points
  - Players under the effects of a Potion of Glorious Fortune will receive additional Singed Scrolls when defeating Mondain
- Players will receive Mondain’s Satchel, which can contain special event rewards only available from the Echo of Mondain encounter
  - Mondain’s Satchel can contain:
    - Singed Scrolls, Crates of Combustibles, and a variety of large Gems
    - Decorative items:
      - Portrait of Mondain
      - Bust of Mondain
      - Skull of Mondain
      - Towering Statue of Mondain
      - Statue of Mondain
      - Obelisk of Akalabeth
    - All Decorative items come in multiple hues unique to Avatar Difficulty
    - Equipment:
      - Black Compendium
      - Staff of Mondain (Avatar Difficulty Only)
    - Mounts:
      - Storm of Akalabeth
      - Steed of the White Light (Avatar Difficulty Only)

Reward Vendor

The Shardfall Reward Vendor can be found at the Moonglow Lycaeum and offers a variety of rewards to purchase:
- Shardfall Hedge (Short/Tall)
- Champion’s Hedge (Short/Tall)
- Festive Brazier
  - Decorative, can be turned on/off
- Shardfall Celebration Crates
  - Decorative Container
- Reward Title: Shardfall Celebrant
- Reveler’s Skirt
  - Clothing Item
- Reveler’s Kilt
  - Clothing Item
- Celebrant’s Gown / Celebrant’s Robe
  - Clothing Item and Robe Transmog Target
- Recipe: Pinwheel
  - Crafted with Alchemy. Throws a pinwheel firework on the ground.
- Recipe: Firecracker
  - Crafted with Alchemy. Throws a firecracker on the ground.
- Shardfall Celebration Tabard
  - Clothing Item and Robe Transmog Target
- Recipe: Large Book (200 Pages)
  - Craft this new book style with Inscription
- Hero’s Triumph Painting
  - Decorative
- Commemorative Brazier
  - Decorative, can be turned on/off
- Shardfall Banner
  - Can Be Deployed in Tall, Medium and Short Styles
- Reward Title: Explosive Personality
- Horn of the Champion
  - Acts as a Luck Statue
- Orb of Sosaria
  - Shield Transmog Target
- Book of Honor / Book of Valor
  - New Writable Books In Unique Colors
- Recipe: Pack of Fireworks
  - Crafted with Alchemy. Shoots off a variety of new fireworks.
- Akalabethian Collar
  - Neck Transmog Target
- Akalabethian Hood
  - Helm Transmog Target
- Pendant of the Lost Son
  - Neck Transmog Target
- Shardfall Sigil
  - Decorative Addon Item
- Eternal Brazier
  - Decorative, can be turned on/off
- Mage’s Mortar / Champion’s Mortar
  - Decorative, can be used to shoot off fireworks when locked down in a house.
- Robe of Akalabeth
  - Robe Transmog Target
- Epaulettes of Akalabeth
  - Robe Transmog Target
- Near-Bottomless Fireworks Kit
  - Creates a random firework when used
- Recipe: Wizard’s Candle
  - Crafted with Alchemy. Shoots fireworks at other players who are also armed with a Wizard’s Candle.
- Wolfgang’s Mantle
  - Cloak Transmog Target
- Recipe: Wizard’s Belt
  - Crafted with Tailoring. New Belt Style. Waist Transmog Target.
- Sosaria Unchained
  - Decorative. Special Effect when used when locked down in a house.
- Reward Title: Paragon of Honor
- Reward Title: Paragon of Valor
- Chalice of Honor
  - Decorative
- Sword of Valor
  - Decorative

New Stealables – Virtue Books

Virtue Pilgrims attempting to spread the word of The Virtues into the deepest dungeons of Sosaria have met an untimely fate.
Locate the fallen Virtue Pilgrims and recover their dropped Virtue Books
Virtue Books must be stolen and require at least 100.0 Stealing skill
Virtue Books will appear in various dungeons based on their virtue
- Book of Honesty => Deceit
- Book of Compassion => Despise
- Book of Valor => Destard
- Book of Justice => Wrong
- Book of Sacrifice => Covetous
- Book of Honor => Shame
- Book of Spirituality => Hythloth
- Book of Humility => Doom & Bedlam
Virtue Books are new unique book styles
Virtue Books act as writable books and contain 200 pages
Virtue Books will respawn randomly within 7 days after being stolen

Hair Dye Unlock System

Unique Hair Dyes will now unlock on your character when you use them for the first time
You can swap to any unique hair dye your character has unlocked by visiting a Hairstylist NPC and using the “Unlocked Hair Dye” option
There is no limit to how many times you can swap your hair color with this system
Currently Hair Dyes that are acquired from Lady Melisande and the UO Store will unlock in this system
When Publish 124 goes live, if your character currently has a unique hair dye applied, that color will be unlocked automatically on that character

29th Anniversary Rewards

All veteran characters at least 30 days old will receive a 29th Anniversary Token & Anniversary Card
29th Anniversary Tokens can be redeemed for:
- Wooden Virtue Shelf – available in 9 common colors, 9 rare colors
- Stone Virtue Shelf – available in 9 common colors, 9 rare colors
- Adventurer’s Shelf – random between 10 different adventurer names or a rare chance to get your player name
- Wooden Virtue Table – available in all 8 virtues, 2 common colors and 2 rare hues for each virtue
- Stone Virtue Table – available in all 8 virtues, 2 common colors and 2 rare hues for each virtue
- Wooden Virtue Chair – available in 9 hues and 9 rare hues
- Stone Virtue Chair – available in 9 hues and 9 rare hues
Anniversary Gift Redemption Window on Production Shards is between Thursday, September 24, 2026 12:01:00 AM GMT-0400 and Saturday, October 31, 2026 11:59:00 PM GMT-0400

Halloween

Active between October 1st and November 30th

New Pumpkins
- Short Round White – Twin Moons, Sad Face
- Short Oval Green – Kitsune, Mushroom
- Tall Pale Pear (New) – Unicorn, Scared Face
Trick-or-Treat Updates
- You now have a chance to receive different styles of Candy Buckets when Trick-or-Treating, which can be turned in to a new vendor to purchase rewards.
  - Note: The old Trick-or-Treating rewards haven’t changed, you still have a chance to get those from normal Trick-or-Treating.
- Pass a luck roll to increase your chances of getting candy currency when Trick-or-Treating
- Screaming Sally in Umbra is offering rewards for candy buckets obtained from Trick or Treating
  - Rewards
    - Reward Title: Pumpkin Carver
    - Reward Title: Certified Sweet Tooth
    - Reward Title: Sugar Seeker
    - Totem of the Harvest Moon
      - Acts as a secondary luck statue
    - Bushel of Gourds
      - Decorative and dispenses a gourd
    - Bushel of Pumpkins
      - Decorative and dispenses a pumpkin
    - Apple Bobber
    - Pumpkin Carving Station
    - Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Latte
    - Recipe: Pumpkin Decorating Kit
      - Creates 2 different styles of pumpkin men
    - Pumpkin Helm
      - Helm Transmog Target
    - Necklace of the Nightwarden
      - Neck Transmog Target
    - Pumpkin Stand
      - Decoration
    - Ossuary Stone
      - Acts as a graveyard teleporter

Graveyard Skeletons
- Acquire skeletons and skulls in a new hue for 2026
- Rare chance for skeletons to drop new Skeletal Weapons on their corpse
  - Weapons are exceptional and bear the name of the fallen player it was wrought from
  - Skeletal Blade
    - 1-Handed Fencing Weapon, with Armor Ignore and Mortal Strike special moves
    - 2.25s Speed
    - 10-13 Base Damage
  - Skeletal Crossbow
    - 2-Handed Archery Weapon, with Armor Ignore and Moving Shot special moves
    - 4s Speed
    - 16-20 Base Damage
  - Skeletal Glaive
    - 1-Handed Throwing Weapon, with Armor Ignore and Moving Shot special moves
    - 4s Speed
    - 16-20 Base Damage

Ultima Store Offerings

Waist Transmog Potion
- This potion can be used to transmogrify waist-slot equipment
Elixir of Enduring Luck
- Extends your current Luck buffs by 1 hour when consumed, up to a maximum duration of 3 hours.
- Resets the cooldown on all Luck Statues when consumed.
- Applies to both standard Luck Statues and other Luck buffs, such as the Clock of Fortuitous Flame.
True Britannian Horse
- This anniversary a limited edition unique pet will be available in the Ultima Store.
  - Trainable to 5 slots
  - Anyone can ride untrained
  - The statue can be used with the Orb of Ethereal Transcendence
Seasonal Offerings
- Look for new limited edition seasonal offerings coming to the store throughout the year!

Runebook and Runic Atlas Updates

Runebooks and Runic Atlases now support renaming and re-ordering runes without needing to remove them first
- Runebook (Classic Client): Toggle ‘Organize’ mode in the runebook, then click on a rune to adjust it.
- Runebook (Enhanced Client): Click on a rune to adjust it.
- Runic Atlas (All Clients): Click on a rune to adjust it.
- Adjustments:
  - Move Up / Up: Moves the selected rune up in the list
  - Move Down / Down: Moves the selected rune down in the list
  - Rename Rune: Renames the selected rune
- Runebooks cannot be organized while locked down
Resolved an issue which could cause players to fail to recall or appear on the wrong facet when targeting a runebook after recalling to a boat
Resolve an issue that would cause the Runic Atlas to require reagents when recalling to a ship rune with a recall charge
Resolved an issue that would sometimes cause the Runic Atlas text colors in the EC to become illegible
- The Runic Atlas now has identical text colors in both the CC and EC

Lady Melisande Update

Loot Update
- New Recipe: Leaf Belt
  - Crafted by Tailors.
  - This new belt graphic can be the target of the waist transmog potion
- 2 New Hair Dyes
- Lady Melisande’s special items will no longer drop on her corpse, but instead will be delivered to a random top attacker in Melisande’s Satchel if they win the loot roll. This includes:
  - Hair Dyes
  - Melisande’s Corroded Hatchet
  - An Albino Squirrel Imprisoned In A Crystal
  - Leaf Belt Recipe
Shared peerless loot items still drop to the corpse

Huntmaster’s Challenge Update

The Huntmaster’s Lodge in Skara Brae has been extended to support additional trophy displays
3 new quarry have been added
- Giant Ice Worm
- Dragon Turtle
- White Wyrm

Bug Fixes & Misc Changes

Luck Statues will now display buff icons when activated
Potion of Glorious Fortune now has a visible buff icon in the Enhanced Client
Pets with the Magery Mastery Magical Ability will no longer cast beneficial spells on their targets
Pets with Magery will no longer cast the Protection spell
Pumpkin Rowboats can now be deployed in deep water locations
The Moon-Touched Fishing Pole will no longer have uses on the Siege Perilous or Mugen shards
- This change will apply retroactively