Publish 33 16th June

Publish 33 16th June

<h1>Publish 33 Additions, Changes, and Fixes</h1> UO Team 16 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST Publish 33, as with most game publishes, 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 33. <b>Changes</b> <ul> <li>Addressed an issue with followers being lost at logout. <ul> <li>When a player logs out, followers (pets, hired NPCs) will be auto-stabled, returning to the player upon login.</li> <li>Pets that do not automatically return to the player can be claimed at the stable master.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Arrows that miss their target will now be recovered automatically, rather than dropping to the ground behind a mob.</li> <li>Shortly after dropping out of war mode, any recoverable arrows will be placed in the player's backpack.</li> <li>Treasures of Tokuno event has ended <ul> <li>Players no longer accumulate points towards Treasures of Tokuno rewards when defeating enemies.</li> <li>Ihara Soka will still be around to reward players for turning in artifacts.</li> </ul> </li> <li>The help screen has been updated. <ul> <li>Links to the UO homepage have been updated.</li> <li>Only new players will have the option of teleporting to Haven.</li> <li>New players are given the option to page a counselor. (Japan Only)</li> <li>Everyone will see the other -&gt; other petition options</li> </ul> </li> <li>The login error screen has been updated to include more information about why the error occurred</li> <li>Purchasing an advanced character is now handled through an automated process. <ul> <li>Promotion codes will be purchased via webpage. Activating these codes in game will give a token which can be activated or traded. Activating the token will begin the advanced character process.</li> <li>Doing a mouse-over of the house deed being traded will now provide more specific information on the house being traded</li> </ul> </li> <li>Added petition functionality, you can now target up to three people when reporting a verbal harassment issue. Targeting players can be done in 3 methods: <ul> <li>Selecting the player with a target cursor</li> <li>Searching through a list of players in the areab by typing in the name.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Spell damage increase is now capped at 15% for the Wither spell in PvP.</li> <li>The advanced character blacksmith template has been updated to the following stats: <ul> <li>85 Blacksmithing</li> <li>85 Mining</li> <li>85 Tinkering</li> <li>70 Tailoring</li> <li>70 Magery</li> <li>125 STR</li> <li>25 DEX</li> <li>65 INT</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <b>Fixes</b> <ul> <li>Added fix for the swing speed cap, it is now back to 1.25 seconds for every swing.</li> <li>Vendor contracts display a collect rent button even when they have no gold. This has been fixed so the option won't appear unless they have a value greater than 0.</li> <li>Added fix for an issue where attempting to enhance or repair a metal item causes it to be smelted instead.</li> <li>Added fix for the True Britannians faction border. It is now properly aligned with the "blue blocker" boundary.</li> <li>Pack animals carrying items are not subject to the pet protection features.</li> </ul>