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==2012== | ==2012== | ||
| + | ===May 13, 2012=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.paxlair.com/times/?p=2529 PaxLair Times - News From Across the Realm in May, Issue I] | ||
| + | * [http://ravenofminoc.com/2012/05/13/the-dmuo-project-finds-a-home/ The Digital Memories of Ultima Online Project Finds A Home] | ||
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| + | ===May 11, 2012=== | ||
| + | * New fiction: [[BNN: The Awakening - Act IV Part 2|The Awakening - Act IV Part 2]] | ||
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| + | ===May 9, 2012=== | ||
| + | * [[File:Siege Perilous.gif|25px|link=Siege Perilous]] [http://siege.uoem.net/ Siege Perilous Event Moderator Website] | ||
| + | * [http://uo.ultimacodex.com/2012/05/ultima-online-the-awakening-are-we-the-rioters/ The Awakening - Are We The Rioters? | Ultima Online Gateway] | ||
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===May 7, 2012=== | ===May 7, 2012=== | ||
* [[Publish 76]] released to [[Origin]]. | * [[Publish 76]] released to [[Origin]]. | ||
| + | * [[Client Patches]] released: [[Client Patch 7.0.25.6|Classic Client 7.0.25.6]] and [[Client Patch 4.0.25.6|Enhanced Client 4.0.25.6]] | ||
* [[File:Oceania.gif|25px|link=Oceania]] [http://www.uoherald.com/node/592 Oceania Maintenance - 05/08] | * [[File:Oceania.gif|25px|link=Oceania]] [http://www.uoherald.com/node/592 Oceania Maintenance - 05/08] | ||
Revision as of 10:28, 15 May 2012
Contents
- 1 2012
- 1.1 May 13, 2012
- 1.2 May 11, 2012
- 1.3 May 9, 2012
- 1.4 May 7, 2012
- 1.5 May 4, 2012
- 1.6 May 1, 2012
- 1.7 April 30, 2012
- 1.8 April 28, 2012
- 1.9 April 26, 2012
- 1.10 April 23, 2012
- 1.11 April 22, 2012
- 1.12 April 20, 2012
- 1.13 April 19, 2012
- 1.14 April 17, 2012
- 1.15 April 16, 2012
- 1.16 April 12, 2012
- 1.17 April 11, 2012
- 1.18 April 10, 2012
- 1.19 April 6, 2012
- 1.20 April 4, 2012
- 1.21 April 1, 2012
- 1.22 March 29, 2012
- 1.23 March 28, 2012
- 1.24 March 27, 2012
- 1.25 March 26, 2012
- 1.26 March 23, 2012
- 1.27 March 21, 2012
- 1.28 March 20, 2012
- 1.29 March 19, 2012
- 1.30 March 15, 2012
- 1.31 March 14, 2012
- 1.32 March 12, 2012
- 1.33 March 10, 2012
- 1.34 March 9, 2012
- 1.35 March 2, 2012
- 1.36 March 1, 2012
- 1.37 February 29, 2012
- 1.38 February 29, 2012
- 1.39 February 24, 2012
- 1.40 February 22, 2012
- 1.41 February 14, 2012
- 1.42 February 13, 2012
- 1.43 February 10, 2012
- 1.44 February 7, 2012
- 1.45 February 6, 2012
- 1.46 February 3, 2012
- 1.47 February 2, 2012
- 1.48 February 1, 2012
- 1.49 January 31, 2012
- 1.50 January 30, 2012
- 1.51 January 24, 2012
- 1.52 January 20, 2012
- 1.53 January 18, 2012
- 1.54 January 17, 2012
- 1.55 January 11, 2012
- 1.56 January 10, 2012
- 1.57 January 9, 2012
- 2 2011
- 2.1 December 14, 2011
- 2.2 December 7, 2011
- 2.3 December 6, 2011
- 2.4 November 30, 2011
- 2.5 November 17, 2011
- 2.6 November 15, 2011
- 2.7 November 3, 2011
- 2.8 November 2, 2011
- 2.9 November 1, 2011
- 2.10 October 28, 2011
- 2.11 October 27, 2011
- 2.12 October 13, 2011
- 2.13 October 10, 2011
- 2.14 September 21, 2011
- 2.15 September 14, 2011
- 2.16 September 13, 2011
- 2.17 September 12, 2011
- 2.18 September 8, 2011
- 2.19 September 2, 2011
- 2.20 September 1, 2011
- 2.21 August 29, 2011
- 2.22 August 25, 2011
- 2.23 August 22, 2011
- 2.24 August 21, 2011
- 2.25 August 15, 2011
- 2.26 August 13, 2011
- 2.27 August 12, 2011
- 2.28 August 10, 2011
- 2.29 August 8, 2011
- 2.30 August 3, 2011
- 2.31 July 29, 2011
- 2.32 July 28, 2011
- 2.33 July 21, 2011
- 2.34 July 19, 2011
- 2.35 July 13, 2011
- 2.36 July 9, 2011
- 2.37 July 5, 2011
- 2.38 July 1, 2011
- 2.39 June 22, 2011
- 2.40 June 21, 2011
- 2.41 June 17, 2011
- 2.42 June 15, 2011
- 2.43 June 14, 2011
- 2.44 June 10, 2011
- 2.45 June 8, 2011
- 2.46 June 6, 2011
- 2.47 June 4, 2011
- 2.48 June 3, 2011
- 2.49 June 1, 2011
- 2.50 May 31, 2011
- 2.51 May 30, 2011
- 2.52 May 28, 2011
- 2.53 May 25, 2011
- 2.54 May 20, 2011
- 2.55 May 16, 2011
- 2.56 May 14, 2011
- 2.57 May 13, 2011
- 2.58 May 12, 2011
- 2.59 April 25, 2011
- 2.60 April 20, 2011
- 2.61 April 15, 2011
- 2.62 April 8, 2011
- 2.63 April 5, 2011
- 2.64 April 1, 2011
- 2.65 March 31, 2011
- 2.66 March 30, 2011
- 2.67 March 29, 2011
- 2.68 March 28, 2011
- 2.69 March 25, 2011
- 2.70 March 24, 2011
- 2.71 March 19, 2011
- 2.72 March 17, 2011
- 2.73 March 15, 2011
- 2.74 March 12, 2011
- 2.75 March 11, 2011
- 2.76 March 10, 2011
- 2.77 March 9, 2011
- 2.78 March 1, 2011
- 2.79 February 25, 2011
- 2.80 February 24, 2011
- 2.81 February 22, 2011
- 2.82 February 17, 2011
- 2.83 February 10, 2011
- 2.84 February 8, 2011
- 2.85 February 7, 2011
- 2.86 January 25, 2011
- 2.87 January 19, 2011
- 2.88 January 16, 2011
- 2.89 January 13 2011
- 2.90 January 5, 2011
- 3 2010
- 3.1 December 16, 2010
- 3.2 December 15, 2010
- 3.3 December 9, 2010
- 3.4 December 7, 2010
- 3.5 December 6, 2010
- 3.6 December 5, 2010
- 3.7 November 30, 2010
- 3.8 November 29, 2010
- 3.9 November 24, 2010
- 3.10 November 12, 2010
- 3.11 November 9, 2010
- 3.12 November 8, 2010
- 3.13 November 3, 2010
- 3.14 November 1, 2010
- 3.15 October 29, 2010
- 3.16 October 28, 2010
- 3.17 October 26, 2010
- 3.18 October 24, 2010
- 3.19 October 22, 2010
- 3.20 October 20, 2010
- 3.21 October 15, 2010
- 3.22 October 14, 2010
- 3.23 October 13, 2010
- 3.24 October 12, 2010
- 3.25 October 8, 2010
- 3.26 October 7, 2010
- 3.27 September 28, 2010
- 3.28 September 24, 2010
- 3.29 August 28, 2010
- 3.30 August 4, 2010
- 3.31 July 28, 2010
- 3.32 July 22, 2010
- 3.33 July 13, 2010
- 3.34 June 24, 2010
- 3.35 June 22, 2010
- 3.36 June 15, 2010
- 3.37 June 12, 2010
- 3.38 June 10, 2010
- 3.39 June 4, 2010
- 3.40 May 26, 2010
- 3.41 May 25, 2010
- 3.42 May 20, 2010
- 3.43 May 19, 2010
- 3.44 April 14, 2010
- 3.45 April 5, 2010
- 3.46 March 30, 2010
- 3.47 March 25, 2010
- 3.48 March 4, 2010
- 3.49 February 12, 2010
- 3.50 February 10, 2010
- 3.51 February 4, 2010
- 3.52 February 2, 2010
- 3.53 January 19, 2010
- 3.54 January 14, 2010
- 3.55 January 12, 2010
- 4 2009
- 4.1 December 18, 2009
- 4.2 December 17, 2009
- 4.3 December 16, 2009
- 4.4 December 15, 2009
- 4.5 December 11, 2009
- 4.6 December 7, 2009
- 4.7 November 20, 2009
- 4.8 November 19, 2009
- 4.9 November 18, 2009
- 4.10 November 17, 2009
- 4.11 November 12, 2009
- 4.12 November 6, 2009
- 4.13 November 2, 2009
- 4.14 October 30, 2009
- 4.15 October 28, 2009
- 4.16 October 28, 2009
- 4.17 October 25, 2009
- 4.18 October 23, 2009
- 4.19 October 22, 2009
- 4.20 October 16, 2009
- 4.21 October 15, 2009
- 4.22 October 13, 2009
- 4.23 October 9, 2009
- 4.24 October 8, 2009
- 4.25 October 7, 2009
- 4.26 October 3, 2009
- 4.27 September 25, 2009
- 4.28 September 23, 2009
- 4.29 September 22, 2009
- 4.30 September 19, 2009
- 4.31 September 18, 2009
- 4.32 September 11, 2009
- 4.33 September 8, 2009
- 4.34 September 4, 2009
- 4.35 August 28, 2009
- 4.36 August 21, 2009
- 4.37 August 14, 2009
- 4.38 August 7, 2009
- 4.39 July 31, 2009
- 4.40 July 24, 2009
- 4.41 July 22, 2009
- 4.42 July 17, 2009
- 4.43 July 14, 2009
- 4.44 July 10, 2009
- 4.45 July 3, 2009
- 4.46 June 26, 2009
- 4.47 June 19, 2009
- 4.48 June 18, 2009
- 4.49 June 12, 2009
- 4.50 June 5, 2009
- 4.51 May 29, 2009
- 4.52 May 22, 2009
- 4.53 May 15, 2009
- 4.54 May 14, 2009
- 4.55 May 8, 2009
- 4.56 May 7, 2009
- 4.57 May 1, 2009
- 4.58 April 29, 2009
- 4.59 April 24, 2009
- 4.60 April 17, 2009
- 4.61 April 10, 2009
- 4.62 April 9, 2009
- 4.63 April 3, 2009
- 4.64 March 27, 2009
- 4.65 March 26, 2009
- 4.66 March 25, 2009
- 4.67 March 23, 2009
- 4.68 March 20, 2009
- 4.69 March 19, 2009
- 4.70 March 13, 2009
- 4.71 March 11, 2009
- 4.72 March 10, 2009
- 4.73 March 6, 2009
- 4.74 February 27, 2009
- 4.75 February 20, 2009
- 4.76 February 17, 2009
- 4.77 February 16, 2009
- 4.78 February 13, 2009
- 4.79 February 12, 2009
- 4.80 February 10, 2009
- 4.81 February 9, 2009
- 4.82 February 6, 2009
- 4.83 February 3, 2009
- 4.84 January 30, 2009
- 4.85 January 23, 2009
- 4.86 January 22, 2009
- 4.87 January 16, 2009
- 4.88 Janurary 12, 2009
- 4.89 January 9, 2009
- 4.90 Janurary 8, 2009
- 5 2008
- 5.1 December 19, 2008
- 5.2 December 18, 2008
- 5.3 December 12, 2008
- 5.4 December 5, 2008
- 5.5 November 21, 2008
- 5.6 November 14, 2008
- 5.7 November 7, 2008
- 5.8 November 6, 2008
- 5.9 November 5, 2008
- 5.10 October 31, 2008
- 5.11 October 29, 2008
- 5.12 October 27, 2008
- 5.13 October 24, 2008
- 5.14 October 21, 2008
- 5.15 October 10, 2008
- 5.16 October 3, 2008
- 5.17 September 26, 2008
- 5.18 September 25, 2008
- 5.19 September 19, 2008
- 5.20 September 12, 2008
- 5.21 September 11, 2008
- 5.22 Septemeber 10, 2008
- 5.23 September 9, 2008
- 5.24 September 8, 2008
- 5.25 September 5, 2008
- 5.26 August 28, 2008
- 5.27 August 22, 2008
- 5.28 August 15, 2008
- 5.29 August 8, 2008
- 5.30 August 1, 2008
- 5.31 July 24, 2008
- 5.32 July 18, 2008
- 5.33 July 16, 2008
- 5.34 July 14, 2008
- 5.35 July 13, 2008
- 5.36 July 11, 2008
- 5.37 July 10, 2008
- 5.38 July 9, 2008
- 5.39 July 7, 2008
- 5.40 July 3, 2008
- 5.41 July 2, 2008
- 5.42 July 1, 2008
- 5.43 June 30, 2008
- 5.44 June 27, 2008
- 5.45 June 25, 2008
- 5.46 June 23, 2008
- 5.47 June 20, 2008
- 5.48 June 13, 2008
- 5.49 June 10, 2008
- 5.50 June 9, 2008
- 5.51 June 6, 2008
- 5.52 June 5, 2008
- 5.53 June 4, 2008
- 5.54 May 30, 2008
- 5.55 May 29, 2008
- 5.56 May 28, 2008
- 5.57 May 23, 2008
- 5.58 May 16, 2008
- 5.59 May 13, 2008
- 5.60 May 9, 2008
- 5.61 May 8, 2008
- 5.62 May 7, 2008
- 5.63 May 6, 2008
- 5.64 May 5, 2008
- 5.65 May 2, 2008
- 5.66 May 1, 2008
- 5.67 April 30, 2008
- 5.68 April 28, 2008
- 5.69 April 25, 2008
- 5.70 April 24, 2008
- 5.71 April 14, 2008
- 5.72 April 11, 2008
- 5.73 April 4, 2008
- 5.74 April 3, 2008
- 5.75 April 2, 2008
- 5.76 April 4, 2008
- 5.77 March 30, 2008
- 5.78 March 29, 2008
- 5.79 March 28, 2008
- 5.80 March 27, 2008
- 5.81 March 26, 2008
- 5.82 March 21, 2008
- 5.83 March 20, 2008
- 5.84 March 19, 2008
- 5.85 March 14, 2008
- 5.86 March 7, 2008
- 5.87 February 29, 2008
- 5.88 February 22, 2008
- 5.89 February 19, 2008
- 5.90 February 18, 2008
- 5.91 February 15, 2008
- 5.92 February 14, 2008
- 5.93 February 12, 2008
- 5.94 February 11, 2008
- 5.95 February 8, 2008
- 5.96 February 7, 2008
- 5.97 February 5, 2008
- 5.98 February 2, 2008
- 5.99 February 1, 2008
- 5.100 January 31, 2008
- 5.101 January 25, 2008
- 5.102 January 23, 2008
- 5.103 January 18, 2008
This page lists all the news that have been on the UO News section, in reverse chronological order by the date they're posted.
2012
May 13, 2012
- PaxLair Times - News From Across the Realm in May, Issue I
- The Digital Memories of Ultima Online Project Finds A Home
May 11, 2012
- New fiction: The Awakening - Act IV Part 2
May 9, 2012
May 7, 2012
- Publish 76 released to Origin.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.25.6 and Enhanced Client 4.0.25.6
-
Oceania Maintenance - 05/08
May 4, 2012
- UO.com is Down | Ultima Online Gateway
- Publish 76 released to TC1.
May 1, 2012
- The Serpent Cross Tavern on Atlantic celebrated its 14th anniversary today.
- Publish 76 released to TC1.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.25.0 and Enhanced Client 4.0.25.0
- Interview with TheGrimmOmen - Ultima Online Lead CG Supervisor
April 30, 2012
- The Awakening - Act IV details the latest act of the event cycle.
- New Fiction: BNN: The Awakening - Act IV.
April 28, 2012
April 26, 2012
April 23, 2012
- PaxLair Times - The Kingdom of Britannia
- PaxLair Times - News From Across the Realm in April, Issue II
April 22, 2012
April 20, 2012
April 19, 2012
April 17, 2012
April 16, 2012
April 12, 2012
- The third issue of The Yew Times is released.
April 11, 2012
April 10, 2012
- The Awakening - Act III details the new event.
- New Fiction: BNN: The Awakening - Act III.
-
Paxlair Times - News From Across the Realm in April, Issue I is out.
April 6, 2012
April 4, 2012
- Congratulations to Petra Fyde on her fourth year as the Managing Editor of Stratics
April 1, 2012
- Siege Perilous has a new Event Moderator: EM Aurora
- The Awakening - Act II is active on Siege Perilous
March 29, 2012
March 28, 2012
- Featured Establishment: New Player House
March 27, 2012
- The Ultima Codex: The Ultima Online Fan Network launched today.
- Extended Maintenance Period: The regular maintenance of each shard will take about two hours tonight.
March 26, 2012
- Publish 75 released to all shards.
March 23, 2012
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.24.5 and Enhanced Client 4.0.24.5
-
Connectivity Issues with Drachenfels And Europa
March 21, 2012
March 20, 2012
- The legendary Sword & Shovel Tavern of Europa is open every Tuesday from 7.30 pm to 10 pm GMT.
March 19, 2012
- Publish 75 released to Origin shard.
March 15, 2012
- New Fiction: The Awakening - Act II, Part 2.
- The second issue of The Yew Times is released.
March 14, 2012
March 12, 2012
- Publish 75 released to Test Center shard.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.24.3 and Enchanced Client 4.0.24.3
- Patch Issue - please verify your client is not open when you attempt to patch.
- New 3rd Party Program Approved For UO: Ultima Mapper
March 10, 2012
-
Oceania is down.
- Oceania is back online.
March 9, 2012
March 2, 2012
- The Awakening - Act II details the new event.
- New Player Guide is updated.
- Sosaria Reels Interviews Jeff Skalski.
March 1, 2012
- New Fiction: The Awakening - Act II.
February 29, 2012
- March's Treasure Hunt Challenge – Lake Superior vs. Legends
- The login server is temporarily unavailable.
- The login server is now available.
February 29, 2012
- The login server is temporarily unavailable.
- The login server is now available.
February 24, 2012
- Incoming Changes to Faction Points
- All faction points will be wiped to fix the issue regarding the deterioration of faction points properly.
- The fix will soon be available for testing on TC1.
February 22, 2012
February 14, 2012
- New Fiction: The Awakening - Act I, Part 2.
February 13, 2012
- City Loyalty Ratings explained
February 10, 2012
- More Options to Contact Billing Support.
- Essential Hardware Maintenance for Atlantic and Legends on Friday, February 10, at 8:00 am EST.
- Shards are back online.
February 7, 2012
- The first issue of The Yew Times is released.
February 6, 2012
- Account Center Maintenance to take place from 10:00 am EST (16:00 CET) to 1:00 pm EST (19:00 CET) during which subscription changes, character transfers or code redemptions will be unavailable.
February 3, 2012
- Publish 74.0.2 to go live at next shard maintenance to resolve the issues related to containers in the Wrong prison and a few issues with the rioters.
- Account Safety Reminder to setup a secret word on your UO account to help identify you as the true account owner.
February 2, 2012
- Submit your house information in Stratics if you have a house placed for ten or more years to receive in game recognition.
- Openings for Event Moderators for Japanese Speaking Players
- Publish 74.0.1 to go live at next shard maintenance to fix shard crashing bug and allow Siege players to gate to boats.
February 1, 2012
- UO Guilds is launched
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.23.1 and Enhanced Client 4.0.23.1
Valentines 2012 gifts activated.- Rioting has spread across Britannia!
- 14 days bonus when you renew your Ultima Online account will expire tomorrow.
January 31, 2012
- Producer's Letter informs us that new EM events are on the way and they are planning to relaunch UO.com later this year with an all new look.
- Publish 74 released to all shards.
- UOJournal.com is being updated again, be sure to check out their articles
January 30, 2012
- Account Center Maintenance for 8 hours to take place January 30, 2012 at 11:45pm EST (04:45 CET) during which subscription changes, character transfers or code redemptions will be unavailable.
January 24, 2012
- Account Center Maintenance for 5 hours to take place January 25, 2012 at 8am EST (14:00 CET) during which subscription changes, character transfers or code redemptions will be unavailable.
January 20, 2012
- Reminder: House decay is now active and accounts inactive more than 90 days have two days left to resubscribe or lose their house.
January 18, 2012
- Publish 74 released to Origin shard.
The 5th match of the Cross Shard Treasure Hunting Competition is upon us! 
January 17, 2012
- House Decay will be reactivated today.
- Account Center Maintenance for 90 minutes to take place January 18, 2012 at 10am EST (16:00 CET) during which subscription changes, character transfers or code redemptions will be unavailable.
January 11, 2012
- Publish 74 will be appearing on Test Center later today.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.22.0 and Enchanced Client 4.0.22.0
- A new BNN article has been released, entitled The Awakening.
- Due to a US holiday, the re-activation of House Decay has been moved back to Tuesday, January 17, 2012.
January 10, 2012
- House Decay will be reactivated on Monday, January 16, 2012.
- An advisory on Account Safety has been released.
January 9, 2012
- An interview with Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong has been published on MMORPG.com about UO's upcoming 15th anniversary.
2011
December 14, 2011
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.21.2 and Enchanced Client 4.0.21.2
December 7, 2011
- Account Center Maintenance for one hour to take place December 8th at 10am EST (16:00 CET), during which subscription changes, game codes or character transfers will be unavailable. Account Age issues are to be fixed as part of the maintenance.
December 6, 2011
- Housing Decay will be reactivated by the beginning of 2012
- EA's Origin online store now sells UO gametime codes and other related items, replacing the old online store and is currently featuring a 20% discount.
November 30, 2011
- Publish 73.2 released to Origin shard.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.21.1 and Enchanced Client 4.0.21.1
November 17, 2011
- Publish 73 released to all shards.
November 15, 2011
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.21.0 and Enchanced Client 4.0.21.0
November 3, 2011
- Publish 73 has received a small update.
- An issue with UO player account ages not updating correctly has been identified.
November 2, 2011
- UO Franchise Producer Jeff Skalski has issued his first Producer's Letter
November 1, 2011
- Publish 73 released to Origin shard, including 14th Year Veteran Rewards and 2011 Christmas Gifts.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.19.1 and Enchanced Client 4.0.19.1
October 28, 2011
- Four new Clean Up Britannia reward pigments, dueling Arenas and new terrain art have been added to Publish 73, only currently on Test Center shard.
October 27, 2011
- Publish 73 released to Test Center shard.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.19.0 and Enchanced Client 4.0.19.0
October 13, 2011
- Arenas are now available to try out for dueling on a special test shard: TC Arena Test
October 10, 2011
- It has been announced that players may consolidate multiple UO game accounts to one master billing account by contacting UO billing support.
September 21, 2011
- Publish 72 released to all shards.
September 14, 2011
- Veteran Rewards have been re-enabled.
- Test Center has received an update to Publish 72.
September 13, 2011
- All shards to be brought down today for maintenance 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT.
September 12, 2011
- Veteran Rewards will be re-enabled later this week.
September 8, 2011
- The Ultima Online Account Center has upcoming ~4 hour account maintenance starting at 10:00 AM EDT on September 9, 2011.
- During the maintenance, customers will be unable to change subscription, redeem game codes or transfer characters.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.18.0 and Enhanced Client 4.0.18.0
- Introduces Compassion Dyes
September 2, 2011
- Players will receive Compassion Gifts next week in appreciation of the issues during the recent Account Center transition.
- The gift is a dye in one of four new colors similar in use to Tokuno Dyes.
- One gift per paid account, per shard.
September 1, 2011
- Calvin Crowner is no longer the Producer of Ultima Online.
- Publish 72 released to Test Center shard.
- Includes Clean Up Britannia
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.17 and Enhanced Client 4.0.17
August 29, 2011
- The Ultima Online Account Center has upcoming 2+ hour account maintenance starting at 4:15 PM EDT today.
August 25, 2011
- The Ultima Online Account Center has once again enabled key code activations for gametime, items, etc.
- A PDF file is available to explain different options for key code activations.
August 22, 2011
- The Ultima Online Account Center is currently offline but is expected back by 8pm EDT.
- Update: The Ultima Online Account Center has completed its maintenance.
August 21, 2011
- The Ultima Online Account Center has upcoming account maintenance.
August 15, 2011
- The Ultima Online Account Migration has additional advisories today.
August 13, 2011
- Issues associated with the Ultima Online Account Migration, including character slot problems, are being fixed during server downtime.
August 12, 2011
- The Ultima Online Account Migration has additional advisories
- Upon conclusion of the migration, the quick Return to Britianna period will be over.
August 10, 2011
- The Ultima Online Account Migration continues with a few advisories
- Return To Britannia: all inactive, non-banned UO accounts may temporarily login to UO for free.
August 8, 2011
- Publish 71.1 has been updated with a few bug fixes on Origin shard.
August 3, 2011
- New fiction: Demise of the Defiler
- Ultima Online to receive new Account and Billing Management system
July 29, 2011
- Enhanced Client 4.0.16.2 patch released.
July 28, 2011
- Publish 71.1 released to all shards.
July 21, 2011
- Publish 71 released to all shards.
July 19, 2011
- Publish 71 released to Origin shard.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.16.1 and Enhanced Client 4.0.16.1.
July 13, 2011
- Europa and Drachenfels might be unavailable for login or characters transfer due to the network maintenance.
July 9, 2011
- New fiction: Components of Power
July 5, 2011
- Publish 71 released to TC1.
- New quest-chain: Ritual
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.16.0 and Enhanced Client 4.0.16.0.
July 1, 2011
June 22, 2011
- For details of all the changes, see the discussion thread on stratics.
- Character Copy is currently live if you want to copy your character from your home shard to TC1.
June 21, 2011
- TC1 will be taken down for a
PVP update. Check Stratics tomorrow for full details of all the upcoming changes.
June 17, 2011
- Today's Talents of Sosaria artwork: Hermits Point from Ashlynn of Chesapeake.
June 15, 2011
- Publish 70.0.5 released to all shards.
- New quest: Journey to the Athenaeum Isle
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.15.1 and Enhanced Client 4.0.15.1.
June 14, 2011
- Publish 70.0.5 released to Origin, it will be released to all shards during the next maintenance cycle.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.15.0 and Enhanced Client 4.0.15.0.
June 10, 2011
- Publish 70.0.5 will be released to TC1 today.
- Client Patches announced: Classic Client 7.0.14.4 and Enhanced Client 4.0.14.5.
June 8, 2011
- Magincia House Plot Lottery Ticket Sales Analysis released.
- The total amount of gold spent on lottery tickets:
48,816,316,000 gp.
- The total amount of gold spent on lottery tickets:
- The promotion system is re-enabled, the promotional codes for the Gothic and Rustic Theme Packs can now be redeemed.
- Another Talents of Sosaria artwork is released here.
June 6, 2011
- Publish 70.0.4 released to all shards.
- Gothic and Rustic Theme Packs and the New Magincia Bazaar.
- The promotion system is disabled until June, 8 (Wednesday) 14:00 GMT (10:00 AM EDT). Do not attempt to redeem your codes until then.
June 4, 2011
- Gothic and Rustic Theme Packs are available on uogamecodes.com
June 3, 2011
- New fiction: Stirrings in the Dark
June 1, 2011
- Publish 70.0.4 released to Origin.
- Gothic and Rustic Theme Packs and the New Magincia Bazaar.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.14.3 and Enhanced Client 4.0.14.4.
May 31, 2011
- One Talents of Sosaria artwork will be released here per day for the next two weeks.
- Dry dock your boat if you are having issues with not being able to complete the Fishmonger Quests or not being able to recall to your boat.
May 30, 2011
May 28, 2011
May 25, 2011
May 20, 2011
- A new document is released that explains the New Magincia Bazaar.
- Character Copy option has been turned back on.
May 16, 2011
- Due to the reported issues, Character Copy is disabled until further notice.
May 14, 2011
- Enhanced Client patch 4.0.14.1 released.
May 13, 2011
- Character Copy has gone live and allows players to copy characters from their home shard to Test Center shard.
- Note: There are reports on missing items after using Character Copy.
May 12, 2011
- Publish 70.0.4 released to Test Center shard.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.14.0 and Enhanced Client 4.0.14.0
April 25, 2011
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.13.4 and Enhanced Client 4.0.13.4
April 20, 2011
- Talents of Sosaria Contest announced.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.13.3 and Enhanced Client 4.0.13.3
April 15, 2011
- New Producer's Update released.
April 8, 2011
- BNN: In the Shadow of Virtue: Excerpts from the latest edition of BNN…
- Publish 70.0.3 is released to all shards.
- Lake Superior "Spring" Rares Festival starts today
April 5, 2011
- Ultima Online t-shirt is added to the BioWare store.
April 1, 2011
March 31, 2011
- Publish 70 released to all shards.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.13.2 and Enhanced Client 4.0.13.2
March 30, 2011
- Oceania returned to Down Under.
March 29, 2011
- Test Oceania server is opened for players to test a copy of Oceania shard.
- It is located regionally in Australia and Test Center rules apply to this test shard.
- It will not affect your actual Oceania characters.
March 28, 2011
- UO Myth Buster - "Player are able to transfer characters and items from Test Center".
- Pets with "illegal" hues will be reverted to their original state.
March 25, 2011
- Updated: Dates for the Magincia event (click on your shard name for the EM website)
- 25th : Lake Superior
- 26th : Chesapeake, Europa, Lake Austin, Napa Valley, Sonoma
- 27th : Baja, Catskills, Drachenfels, Pacific, Sakura, Yamato
- 28th : Atlantic, Great Lakes
- 29th : Siege Perilous
- 1st : Oceania
- Ricardo is giving away free pies on the Castle Britannia bridge.
March 24, 2011
- Publish 70 released to Origin.
- New Fiction: The Begining of the End.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.13.1 and Enhanced Client 4.0.13.1.
March 19, 2011
- The Britannian Ship along with special Boat Paints are available for purchase in the uogamecodes.com store
- A new forum for UOGuide has opened. Your UOGuide account works on the forum!
- UOGuide has switched from IRC chat to a forum base chat module, login to say something.
March 17, 2011
- Publish 70 notes are released, it is available on TC1.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.13.0 and Enhanced Client 4.0.13.0.
March 15, 2011
- Publish 70 delayed to go live in production shards in light of the recent events in Japan: [1].
- Publish 70 will be released to TC1 on March 16 17th.
March 12, 2011
- Publish 69.7.1 released to all shards.
March 11, 2011
- Magincia Plot Guidelines released.
- Publish 69.7 released to all shards.
March 10, 2011
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.12.1 and Enhanced Client 4.0.12.2
March 9, 2011
- UOJournal has a summary of the last video house of commons chat
- Merion is the winner of February's UOGuide Monthly Editing Sweepstakes!
March 1, 2011
- UO:Video House of Commons is scheduled for March 1st at 19:00 EST (0:00 GMT).
February 25, 2011
- New Fiction: Harbinger Part II and Part III
February 24, 2011
- New Fiction: Harbinger Part I
February 22, 2011
- New Fiction: A Time of Mourning
February 17, 2011
- Blackrock Golems are seen in Magincia dropping Epiphany Armor Set pieces.
February 10, 2011
- Publish 69.6 released to all shards.
- Valentines 2011 gifts activated.
- Client Patch released: Enhanced Client 4.0.12.1
February 8, 2011
- Publish 69.6 released to Origin.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.12.0 and Enhanced Client 4.0.12.0
February 7, 2011
- High Priced Ethereal Clothing is going to be removed from the game, watch out!
- The first winner of the UOGuide Monthly Editing Sweepstakes has been announced
January 25, 2011
- Client Patch released: Classic Client 7.0.11.4
January 19, 2011
- Publish 69.5 released to all shards 2-5pm Eastern.
- Client Patch released: Enhanced Client 4.0.11.4
January 16, 2011
- Gamemasters can move your boat if it is stuck
- Winners for the UOGuide Holiday Scene Contest have been announced
January 13 2011
- Publish 69.5 released to Test Center shard.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.11.3 and Enhanced Client 4.0.11.3
January 5, 2011
- Publish 69.3 released to all shards, except Origin.
- UOGuide launches a new monthly edit sweepstakes, enter to win a game code!
2010
December 16, 2010
- Publish 69 is released to all shards.
- Holiday 2010 gifts are available for characters 30+ days old.
- Live Event : Bane Chosen forces started to invade Towns.
- Blackrock Stew Recipe Quest is active for players loyal to Ophidian
December 15, 2010
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.11.2 and Enhanced Client 4.0.11.2
- Publish 69 to be released to all shards during December 16, 2010 morning maintenance.
December 9, 2010
- Publish 69 released to Origin shard. *Publish 69 released to Origin shard.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.11.1 and Enhanced Client 4.0.11.1
December 7, 2010
- Client Patch released: Classic Client 7.0.11.0
December 6, 2010
- Publish 69 is available on Test Center.
- Client Patch released: Enhanced Client 4.0.11.0
December 5, 2010
- Missed the UO Developer Live Stream Chat? Watch the recorded video here
November 30, 2010
- Shard of the Dead has been closed due to waning participation.
November 29, 2010
- UO Dev Team Live Chat to be held December 1 at 7pm EST/4pm PST/0:00 GMT
November 24, 2010
- Thanksgiving 2010 Quest is now active on all shards.
November 12, 2010
- Publish 69 published to Test Center shard.
November 9, 2010
- Client Patch released: Classic Client 7.0.10.3
November 8, 2010
- Client Patch released: Classic Client 7.0.10.2
November 3, 2010
- Shard of the Dead has been updated with a Vampire Wars game
November 1, 2010
- A bug with White Leather Dye Tubs is allowing them to dye cloth items
- Many Atlantic shard events have been added to the calendar, please submit your shard events!
October 29, 2010
- A hardcore, pvp-centric Shard of the Dead has been announced
- updated - Shard of the Dead is online for classic Halloween fun
October 28, 2010
- Publish 68.3 to be published to all shards following downtime at 5 pm EDT, expected to return at 8 pm EDT.
- updated - All shards to be restarted and return to service at 11pm EDT.
- Client Patches released: Classic Client 7.0.10.1 and Enhanced Client 4.0.10.1
October 26, 2010
- Publish 68.3 has been published to Origin shard
- New 13th Anniversary Rewards: White Leather Dye Tub, Grandfather Clocks, Ceramic Pots and Railed Display Cases
- New quest at the Britain Moongate to get a Book of Truth
- Halloween 2010 has begun! A mysterious merchant has appeared near the Umbra moongate selling treats for hellhounds.
- The developers are requesting feedback on new servers currently being used on Test Center
October 24, 2010
- The Council of Mages faction stronghold will be moving to Moonglow
October 22, 2010
- Publish 68.3 details have been released: Saltpeter mining, Anniversary Items, Halloween Quest, Live Events, and MIB changes are coming
- UltimaAiera.com shares more screenshots from UO Alpha
October 20, 2010
- There will be a faction meeting on Test Center discussing the relocation of the Council of Mages base
- UltimaAiera.com has some frames from the UO introduction movie have been rendered in high definition
October 15, 2010
- Massively.com has an interview with UO's original producer Rich Vogul and current producer Calvin Crowner
- Publish 68.2 increases chance to get Fishing Power Scroll and other fixes
- Watch the UO's GDC acceptance ceremony along with a special message from Richard Garriott
October 14, 2010
- Publish 68.1 fixes several bugs including captured pirates disappearing and ghosts using planks
- The developers are working to put an end to the Saltpeter shortage
- Abram's ship encounters a huge creature in the new fiction Rise of the Scalis Part 2
October 13, 2010
- A Producer's Update informs us that High Seas fiction is on the way, they are working on fixing uogamecodes.com issues and Magincia will soon see some changes
- New fiction Rise of the Scalis Part 1 is the first on the new High Seas booster
- Classic Client patch 7.0.9.1 fixes house lag, mount issues, and Tokuno Ship Cannons
- Stratics has a report by Jeremy Preacher on the recent GDC Hall of Fame Award UO received
October 12, 2010
- All Aboard! Shards are being brought down at 10:00AM EDT for Publish 68 and High Seas updates, downtime is expected to last about 4 hours
- New 3 and 6 month gametime codes are available in the official uogamecodes.com store
October 8, 2010
- UO receives the GDC Online Hall of Fame award, a video put together of the event can be seen here
- FAQ Friday #4 answers questions about Enhanced Bandages, Imbuing Necklaces, and the seemingly useless Stygian Dragon Head
October 7, 2010
- The Ultima Online: High Seas open test has ended and the shard will be brought down. The regular Test Center will return.[2]
September 28, 2010
- Ultima Online: Adventures on the High Seas is being launched on October 12
- Return to Britannia - Until October 11, former players may login on their inactive accounts to try out the game and see the upcoming features in UO's first booster pack
September 24, 2010
- Ultima Online: High Seas Open Beta has begun!
- FAQ on Friday - Five on Friday has been replaced by a new series for Q&A on UO.com
August 28, 2010
- Ultima Online: High Seas expansion announced
August 4, 2010
- Publish 67 is live on all shards.
- Enhanced Client Patch 4.0.8.3 and Classic Client Patch 7.0.8.2 released
July 28, 2010
- Publish 67 is live on Origin
- Enhanced Client Patch 4.0.8.2 and Classic Client Patch 7.0.8.1 released
July 22, 2010
- Publish 67 is live on TC1
- Enhanced Client Patch 4.0.8 and Classic Client Patch 7.0.8.0 released
July 13, 2010
- All shards will be going down from 2:00PM EDT to ~8:00PM EDT for a major upgrade to the game's databases.
June 24, 2010
- A new producer's letter for June
- Publish 66.2 has had additional changes
- New BNN: In the Shadow of Virtue: Good Neighbors
June 22, 2010
- Publish 66.2 is live on all shards
- In the Shadow of Virtue details the new event
June 15, 2010
- Publish 66.2 is now on Origin
- Enhanced Client Patch 4.0.7.5 and Classic Client Patch 7.0.7.3 released
June 12, 2010
- The famous ImaNewbie Comic website is back online after a long absense
- UOGuide is starting a monthly newsletter
June 10, 2010
- Publish 66.2 is now on Test Center
June 4, 2010
- 122nd UO House of Commons Developer Chat has taken place
May 26, 2010
- Publish 66 has been released all shards.
- Client Patch 4.0.7.4 has been released for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
May 25, 2010
- Publish 66 has been released to the Origin shard.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.7.1 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.7.3 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
May 20, 2010
- Client Patch 4.0.7.2 has been released for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
May 19, 2010
- Publish 66 has been released to the Test Center shard.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.7.0 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.7.0 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
April 14, 2010
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.6.5 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.6.6 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
April 5, 2010
- Publish 65 has been released to all shards.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.6.4 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.6.4 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
- Easter Baskets were available until today.
March 30, 2010
- Publish 65 has been released to the Origin shard.
March 25, 2010
- Publish 65 has been released to the Test Center shard.
- Mysticism overhauled
- Conversion of Gargoyle wearables
- Gargoyle Racial Abilities adjusted
- Many other changes and bug fixes
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.6.0 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.6.0 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
March 4, 2010
- Publish 64.0.2(aka Publish 64.0.0.2) has been released to all shards.
- Improved shard stabilility.
- Fixed some functions in Factions.
February 12, 2010
- Publish 64.0.1 has been released to all shards.
- Valentines 2010 gifts activated.
- Gardener's Toolbox has been removed due to bugs.
- Sarah the Exotic Goods Trader has departed.
February 10, 2010
- Publish 64 has been released to all shards.
- Item Insurance has been significantly changed.
- Evaluating Intelligence bonus for Mysticism removed, bonus added for Battle Focus.
- Peerless monsters of the Stygian Abyss Dungeon have had their strengths and rewards changed.
- New growable Plant resources added.
February 4, 2010
- Publish 64 has been released to the Origin shard.
- Client Patch 4.0.5.1 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client has been released.
February 2, 2010
- Publish 64 has been released to the Test Center shard.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.5.0 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.5.0 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
January 19, 2010
- An unnamed Publish has been released to the Test Center shard:
- Item Insurance now scales 10-600 gold per item based on it's Imbuing value.
- All community collection items will remain 600 gold.
- Non-magical item cost is based on a percentage of the items vendor price.
- Players now receive 100% insurance value for player kills while Factions players receive 50%.
- Item Insurance now scales 10-600 gold per item based on it's Imbuing value.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.4.5 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.4.5 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
January 14, 2010
- An important reminder has been posted on UO.com regarding:
- Holiday 2009 gift tickets will no longer be given out as of January 25, 2010.
- Sarah the Exotic Goods Trader will not trade costumes or crystals as of February 2, 2010.
January 12, 2010
- A mysteriously named Publish 63.0.0 has been released to all shards.
- Introduces an NPC vendor by which characters can re-hue their skin for 2,500 gold
- Fixed a vendor exploit regarding skill/stat changes.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.4.4 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.4.4 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
2009
December 18, 2009
- Publish 63.1 has been released to all shards.
- Followed by Publish 63.2 roughly 12 hours later
December 17, 2009
- Publish 63 has been released to all shards and includes:
- Significant changes to the Imbuing skill
- Holiday 2009 gifts are available for characters 30+ days old.
- Sarah the Exotic Goods Trader will trade new Costumes.
- Major rennovation of the global chat system.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.4.3 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.4.3 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
- A bug with character transformations has been identified and will be fixed at each shard's next maintenance period.
- Later re-packaged/re-labeled as Publish 63.1
December 16, 2009
- Publish 63 will be released to all shards following their next maintenance period.
December 15, 2009
- Publish 63 has been released to the Origin shard.
- Includes significant changes to the Imbuing skill as well as numerous bug fixes
- Spoiler: Holiday 2009 gifts.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.4.2 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.4.2 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
December 11, 2009
- Publish 63 has been released to the TC1 shard.
- Includes significant changes to the Imbuing skill as well as numerous bug fixes
- Spoiler: Holiday 2009 gifts.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.4.0 for the UO Classic Client.
- Followed by Client Patch 7.0.4.1
- Client Patch 4.0.4.0 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
- Followed by Client Patch 4.0.4.1
- Client Patch 7.0.4.0 for the UO Classic Client.
December 7, 2009
- Publish 62.3.7 has been released to the TC1 shard.
- Primarily includes significant changes to the Imbuing skill.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.3.1 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.3.1 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
November 20, 2009
November 19, 2009
- An official warning has been posted regarding purchasing imbued ecru rings.
- Publish 62.3 has been updated with several Bug Fixes.
November 18, 2009
- Publish 62.3 has been released to all shards.
- Includes the Thanksgiving 2009 Quest.
November 17, 2009
- Publish 62.3 has been released to the Origin shard.
- Includes the Thanksgiving 2009 Quest.
November 12, 2009
- Publish 62.3 has been released to the TC1 shard.
- Includes the Thanksgiving 2009 Quest.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.3.0 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.3.0 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
November 6, 2009
- Five on Friday - "We're Jammin'" - Red crystal and future events, veteran reward statues, Enhanced Client improvements and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
November 2, 2009
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.2.2 for the UO Classic Client.
- Unnamed patch for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client(version still displayed as 4.0.2.1)
October 30, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Happy Halloween!" - Next UO story arc, dyeable Spring Cleaning reward armor, owner names on soulstones and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
October 28, 2009
- Publish 62.2 will be released to all shards following their next daily maintenance.
October 28, 2009
- Publish 62.2 will be released to all shards following their next daily maintenance.
October 25, 2009
- Publish 62 will be released to all remaing shards following their next daily maintenance.
- Halloween 2009 items, activities and a quest will be included with the publish.
October 23, 2009
- Five on Friday - "ooOOOooooOOOoo" - Search issues on MyUO, reds in Trammel, Factions revamp under consideration and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
- Publish 62 has been released to the Origin shard.
October 22, 2009
- Publish 62 has been released to the TC1 shard.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.2.1 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.2.1 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
October 16, 2009
- Five on Friday - "C:/DOS, C:/DOS/RUN, RUN/DOS/RUN" - The Virtue System, Codex of Virtue status, swapping Vetern Rewards and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
October 15, 2009
- Publish 61.1 has been released to all shards.
- Players have been warned about Decorative, Non-Functional Soulforges
October 13, 2009
- Players have been warned to Not Use An Axe To Re-Deed the Anniversary Virtue Floor Deed
October 9, 2009
- Publish 61 has been released to all shards.
- Five on Friday - "Pub 61 is Out the Door" - Loyalty, high item durability loss rate, Mortal Strike bug and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
October 8, 2009
- Publish 61 has been released to the Origin shard.
- Client Patches have been released:
- Client Patch 7.0.1.1 for the UO Classic Client.
- Client Patch 4.0.1.1 for the UO Enhanced(SA) Client.
October 7, 2009
- Publish 61 is now on the Test Center shard.
- Players have been warned to Not Place Items in Gargish Dressers
October 3, 2009
- Five on Friday - "No Wammy No Wammy Big Bux Big Bux" - Weighted modifers when unraveling, elf hats displaying, Cleansing Winds overpowered and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
September 25, 2009
- Today is Ultima Online's 12th Anniversary! Happy Birthday, UO!
- Five on Friday - "Extra Extra Read All About It" - Top Mysticism spell scroll drops, guild system bug, experimental room reward, Font of Fortune info, gargoyle Meditation vs. gargoyle jewelry, Announcements.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
September 23, 2009
- Client Patch 7.0.0.4 has been released for the UO Classic Client to resolve a desktop setting issue.
- Client Patch 7.0.0.3 has been released for the UO Classic Client.
September 22, 2009
- Return to Britannia! - All former UO players who left their accounts in good standing may now login to UO for free through October 16th
September 19, 2009
- All players should re-deed veteran reward statues or risk losing them.[3]
September 18, 2009
- Five on Friday - "I'll take Stygian Abyss for $200 Alex" - Guard Zones on Siege Perilous, event lag, Vollems held in crystal balls, acquiring Soul Forges and other questions answered.
- Publish 60.1 has been released to all shards and has numerous bug fixes for Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
September 11, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Woo Hoo Stygian Abyss is Here" - Item properties alteration plans, pet armor, "making people jerky" and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
September 8, 2009
- Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss has officially launched!
- Publish 60 has been published to all shards to enable Stygian Abyss.
- The Publish Notes are extensive and fairly comprehensive.
September 4, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Only a Few More Days!" - Gargoyle tokens, no castles in Ter Mur, buying the expansion, Enhanced Client status, Mimic+Puzzle Room vs. Casters, harrassment call procedure, Announcements.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
August 28, 2009
- Five on Friday - "TGIF" - Silver Saplings, entering Ter Mur, new PvP areasand other Stygian Abyss questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
August 21, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Imbuing Imbuing Imbuing" - More information on Stygian Abyss including Imbuing properties, Throwing mechanics and the new Champion Spawns.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
August 14, 2009
- The Stygian Abyss expansion has entered open beta, and can be accessed via the Retribution shard. Users of the 2D Client will need to install a special version from here.
- Five on Friday - "Open Beta FAQ " - More information about the Stygian Abyss open beta.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
August 7, 2009
- Five on Friday - "01010011 01000001" - Tamer pet slots, Throwing skill, Custom House Ladders and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
- EA's official Enhanced Client Desktop Screenshot Contest ends tomorrow - vote today!
July 31, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Gargoyles Can Fly" - EA interns, reds still stuck in Fel, Peerless in SA, Gargoyles and pack animals, 2D & SA patching, Announcements.
- This week's [4] Community Spotlight is up.
- Update to Publish 59 to be published to all shards during next daily maintenance, including the end of Treasures of Tokuno III.
July 24, 2009
- Five on Friday - "01010101 01001111" - Cloaks of Silence info, Spirit Speak jewelry bug, new UO installer app and more
- Win free game time! The Enhanced Client Desktop Screenshot Contest has been announced
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
- Another round of Stygian Abyss Beta invitations has been emailed to selected players. It's still not to late to register for an invite
July 22, 2009
- A partnership between EA and NetDragon to develop a new MMO game based on UO for the Asian market has been reported in the media
- Due to popular demand, the Shadowlords event and Treasures of Tokuno III have been announced as extended until July 31, 2009.
July 17, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Blackrock Rocks Your Socks!" - Uses of Blackrock, a comment on Bless Deeds, Honorable Execution code and more.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
- The Stygian Abyss client has entered open beta!
July 14, 2009
- Publish 59 published to all shards! The Shadowlords come out in the open!
July 10, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Jack of All Trades" - Llama Energy Vortexes, champ/skill titles, Harrower title display issues, new stealables in SA, info on Jack of All Trades, Announcements.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
July 3, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Happy 4th of July" - Faction stat loss, Champ Spawn titles, Eval Int vs. Spellweaving spells, gargoyle flying and Dismount, SDI vs. positive Magery spells, Announcements.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
June 26, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Summer Summer Summer Time" - Gargoyles and dismounting/throwing, Tokuno and Blackrock, monster rebalancing and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
June 19, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Three Times a Charm" - Pet navigation, gargoyle flying, opposing faction healing, Despise, ghosts, and Exorcism, global chat in SA, Announcements.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
June 18, 2009
- UO's third Treasures of Tokuno event is active, and scheduled to run until July 18th! Leurocian's Mempo of Fortune and new dyes have been introduced.
June 12, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Have a great weekend! " - Jewelry and Imbuing, the Feint move explained, Lumberjacking damage bonuses and other questions answered.
- Fansite Contests for Beta entry - Enter now to win your way into the Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss beta! UOGuide's competition page can be found here.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
June 5, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Beta Launch" - Extra character slots with Stygian Abyss, Gargoyle Flight, Skill points on jewelry and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
May 29, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Fantastic Friday" - Rune spot blocking and the z-axis, bamboo stool spawns, Stygian Abyss and 2D graphics and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
May 22, 2009
- Five on Friday - "I'll Be Back" - SA macros, Ninjitsu with Poison effects and other questions answered.
- Invitations to participate in the Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss Beta program have yet to be sent out. It's not too late to apply here.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up. * This week's Community Spotlight is up.
- The Official UO Fansites Program has resumed.
- Updates have been made to the Official Stygian Abyss FAQ at UOHerald.com
May 15, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Summer is Around the Corner" - SA's camera view, issues with the Vorpal Blade, HLA on glasses, new tilesets in SA, CTRL-based macros in the SA client, Announcements.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
May 14, 2009
- Applications are available to become listed as an Official UO Fansite
May 8, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Factions Factions Factions" - Questions about Factions-related issues, Dread War Horses and the Fey Slayer property.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
May 7, 2009
- Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss Beta tester applications are now being accepted at UOHerald.com. This is a Closed Beta and testing is scheduled to begin by the end of May 2009.
May 1, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Uno De Mayo!" - Several questions, and answers, about the Gargoyle Flying Ability, recent proposed potion changes to PvP and more
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
April 29, 2009
- Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss has been officialy announced for Summer 2009 via a Press Release
April 24, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Summer is around the Corner" - Fey Slayers, Zoo Turn in's, the Mark spell and other questions.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
April 17, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Tweet Tweet Tweet" - Imbuing, KR client, Recall destination and Gargoyle Slayers in PvP questions answered as well as a hint on Stygian Abyss housing.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
April 10, 2009
- Five on Friday - "It's Friday, Go Frolick" - Archery vs. Throwing, Doom points abridged edition, Faction item durability, a possible future red reprieve, Draconi admits that collection turn-ins frequently suck, Announcements.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
April 9, 2009
- The 11th Year Collection is once again available for sale to all UO players.
- The official, new Live Events Page has been created to host all of the scheduling and lore of current and future live events and serve as a repository for event-related lore of the last 11 years. An RSS feed is also available.
April 3, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Spring Showers" - Stygian Abyss Tameables, The Avatar and other questions answered.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
March 27, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Happy Friday!!" - Imbuing information, faction/non-faction alliances, dex and Stealing, info on Focus Groups, possible future use for Forensic Evaluation, Announcements, and a call for "bugged" quivers.
- This week's Community Spotlight is up.
- The schedule for the next event has been posted.
- New BNN: Conversations
- New BNN: Salvation
March 26, 2009
- An Update has been made to Publish 58 on all shards.
- The official UO PlayGuide has been updated, and is now searchable.
March 25, 2009
- New BNN: Platinum Dragons
March 23, 2009
- New BNN: Crimson Dragon
March 20, 2009
- Five on Friday - "More Live Questions" - GM Lumberjacking vs. GM Mining, Honoring by multiple people, a trio of event item questions, Enchanted Apples + Enhanced Bandages = To Be Fixed, dropping party for peerless loot, a hint at possible Tinkering runics in SA, Announcements.
- The new, weekly Community Spotlight] is out.
- The schedule has been posted for the Fire and Ice event this weekend.
- New BNN: Tales of Ice and Fire
March 19, 2009
- Publish 58 has been published to all shards.
- Some issues have arisen where normal accounts could be flagged as trial accounts.
March 13, 2009
- Five on Friday - "It's Friday!" - TC1 changes and production shards, BoD drop rates, a plea for Personal Attendant functionality, new crate stealables in SA, timetable for the end of the current invasions, and a complicated analysis of Luck.
- Clainin has suddenly awoken from his coma following an accident with Blackrock two years ago. The Royal Arch-Mage was immediately the target of an assassination.
March 11, 2009
- Publish 58 is now live on the Test Center shard.
March 10, 2009
- Client Patches were released today to remove the snow from the lands and fix missing KR crafting gumps:
March 6, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Friday Friday Friday" - Questions answered regarding Stygian Abyss and Kingdom Reborn clients as well as statloss and Fan Site News.
- UO Forums has posted an in-depth and revealing interview with Draconi, UO's Lead Designer.
February 27, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Fun Friday Facts" - Hacked Account reporting steps covered, Spellweaving questions answered, Item Identification to be useful in Stygian Abyss expansion, Fan Site News.
February 20, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Faction Questions this Friday" - SA access for 2D client users, Mage Armor on Platemail Samurai Armor, more silver spots, Factions and Character Transfers, additions for Inscription in SA, info on Damage Conversion, a fix for Bags of Sending, Fansite News, Announcements.
- The Bank Renovation Contest results are in!
February 17, 2009
- The 11th Anniversary Collection was released outside Japan, but later had some difficulties.
February 16, 2009
- Draconi has outlined his plans for trial account changes.
February 13, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Valentine Cupids" - Some crafting info for SA, unravelling info (magic item Salvage Bag), SoT looting rights drop info, champion spawn points vs. leaving the subserver, champion spawn level creature clarification, paragon champions, Fansite News, EM events.
February 12, 2009
- An update to Publish 57 was published today.
February 10, 2009
- The login servers went down for maintenance, and were then promptly brought back up.
February 9, 2009
- Boats had some issues on Origin, but were then fixed.
- Congratulations are in order for several in-game couples who tied the knot in EM-run weddings.
February 6, 2009
- Five on Friday - "More Than Five This Friday" - Macro info for the SA client, info on HLD, a clarification and then a rescindment on Woodland Armor, test center commands, Magincia vs. CoM, Magincia rebuild timeline, Fansite News.
February 3, 2009
- The schedule for the next round of EM events has been released.
January 30, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Horde Minions and Pink Bunnies" - Discussion on high-resolution art in the SA client, clarification on horde minions' purpose, hint of a replacement for Valentine's rabbits, setting delays in 2D macros, foreshadowing of a ghost cam fix, Fansite News, general Announcements.
January 23, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Chrissay's First FoF!" - First mention of Windows 7 compatibility, Scrolls of Transcendence = permanent, application of DCI from quivers, update on a possible future Spring Cleaning event, buying skills in New Haven, Fansite News.
January 22, 2009
- Ultima Online is graced with a new permanent Community Coordinator.
January 16, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Virtue and Weddings" - The dyability of replicas, a hint at possible work on the Virtue system, a "no" on changing Heartwood weapon intensities, reminder about the Bank Rennovation Contest, a trio of wedding questions, and Fansite News.
- The schedule for the Casca Events is now posted.
Janurary 12, 2009
- A Royal Decree hath been issued declaring Casca King of Britannia.
January 9, 2009
- Five on Friday - "Exactly Five on Friday" - Serious Masonry bug discussed, Acid Slime problems on Siege Perilous, a hint on Blackrock and other questions answered.
- Balance Testing Changes have been made to the Test Center shard.
- From Rags to Riches - Former adversaries find common ground in a prison cell in this next chapter of War of Shadows fiction...
Janurary 8, 2009
- Slime Invasion Fixes will extend the Acid Slime invasion as well as fix issues with Dragon Barding Deeds used with Swamp Dragons. All neon-dyed swamp dragons will be reverted to iron color.
2008
December 19, 2008
- Five on Friday - "Event Moderators and Icy Patches" - The list of new EMs, hints for the Slime Event, a bug with Powerscrolls, a bug with Icy Patches, info on moving config files, info on balancing, update on speech/emote color bug, meeting EMs, and assorted Fansite News.
December 18, 2008
- Publish 57 is now live on all shards and includes new stealables for thieves, Champion Spawn Artifacts and Scroll of Transcendence drops at Champion Spawns, Holiday 2008 gifts, Lumber skill requirement changes for Carpentry, the Pursuit quest related to Acid Slimes and several bug fixes.
- The Bank Rennovation Contest has been announced - a winner on each shard will have West Britain Bank decorated to match their submission as well as a commemorative plaque placed on the bank with their name.
December 12, 2008
- Publish 57 has been placed on the Test Center shard with substantial new content and bug fixes available for public testing.
- A Development Letter to players has been posted going over the future, event moderators and recent lag issues.
- The development letter has replaced the Five on Friday for this week
December 5, 2008
- Five on Friday - "Bandaids and Thieves" - New content glimpsed for Thieves, hints on upcoming Factions refinements, info on Harrower and Replica drops, Gardening and Holiday 2008 gift notes, and assorted Fansite News.
November 21, 2008
- Five on Friday - "Skill Caps and Braziers" - Update on re-deeding issues with vet rewards, dead pet targetting issue, udpate on the EM program, Concussion Blow change, an open-ended answer to the skill cap debate, and assorted Fansite News.
November 14, 2008
- Five on Friday - "OSI and Holiday Gifts" - Answers on OSI-owned Housing, Veteran Rewards and a few bugs, reminder on upcoming Holiday 2008 gifts, and assorted Fansite news.
November 7, 2008
- Five on Friday - "Blessed Spellbooks & More" - Answers regarding a number of bugs and Lag, Event Moderators and request for questions.
November 6, 2008
- Applications are now being accepted for 26 new Event Moderators.
- All shards have been published with another Update to Publish 56
November 5, 2008
- New BNN Article: BNN: I'd Like a Drink If You Don't Mind
October 31, 2008
- UO now finds itself without a dedicated Community Manager.
- New BNN Article: BNN: Mistress of Darkness
- The War of Shadows is ramping up over the weekend with multiple city invasions in Trammel.
October 29, 2008
- Publish 56 has been released to all shards and includes Halloween 2008, big changes for Factions, new stackables and the next chapter in the Warriors of Destiny saga - War of Shadows.
October 27, 2008
- Publish 56 has been released to the Origin shard and includes Halloween 2008, big changes for Factions and the next chapter in the Warriors of Destiny saga - War of Shadows.
- Keep checking UO Guide for updates on new items, quests and events, or better yet, be the first to contribute some of your discoveries!
October 24, 2008
- Five on Friday - "Mystic Insight" - Loads of new info on Mysticism and Imbuing, Publish 56 tidbits and assorted Fansite news.
- Additionally, Client Patches have been released:
October 21, 2008
- Publish 56 has been detailed and released to the Test Center shard, it's massive.
October 10, 2008
- Five on Friday - "Fifty-six Forever" - More info on stat/skill caps in Stygian Abyss, Publish 56 status and fix updates, news on Factions and assorted Fansite news.
October 3, 2008
- Five on Friday - "Party On" - Publish 56 preview of Bug Fixs, Jewelry/Form-Changing Spell change of new Factions rewards and items, additional items to stack and assorted Fansite news.
September 26, 2008
- Five on Friday - "Happy Birthday!" - Some updates on plants and the Naturalist Quest, notes on Publish 56 and assorted Fansite news.
September 25, 2008
- Ultima Online celebrates it's 11th Anniversary today!
September 19, 2008
- Five on Friday - "Far Away" - New plant colors and new stackables discussed, as well a few upcoming bug fixes and a challenge to find out what, if anything, is wrong with Archery.
September 12, 2008
- Five on Friday - Storm Coming - Gargoyle/Human/Elf armor conversion, Quiver of Rage chameleon bug, Disarm against shields, Ankh of Sacrifice clarification, Pepta the Royal Taste-Tester, the Collectioner Quest on Siege, Account Age reminder, Publish 56 update, Fansite News
September 11, 2008
- Minor fix re-enabling Guard Zones in some areas made to all shards.
- Homes recently placed in those areas will be destroyed with all contents Monday, September 15, 2008.
- Players with such homes are advised to collapse them and relocate immediately.
Septemeber 10, 2008
- Publish 55 is being released worldwide and includes:
- Many new Veteran Rewards, including 10th Year Rewards
- Gardening has 2 new Seed types and 15 new plants, including the Cocoa Tree
- A new quest in Castle Britannia
- UO Town Hall in Austin, TX on 9/13/2008 has been Cancelled due to Hurricane Ike.
September 9, 2008
- UO:Stygian Abyss, the upcoming expansion, now has an official website, including information on the new playable Gargoyle Race:
September 8, 2008
- Publish 55 is now on the Origin shard, including new Veteran Rewards and new plants to grow with Gardening. All other shards to follow soon.
- Client Patches released in support of Publish 55:
September 5, 2008
- Five on Friday - Goodness Gracious - September 5, 2008 - Info on Stygian Abyss, new Veteran Rewards, Swamp Dragon Barding, Austin UO Town Hall and Fansite News.
- Changes for Publish 55 have been announced
- Many new Veteran Rewards are being added, including 10th Year Rewards
- Gardening will see 15 new types of plants to grow.
- The Stygian Abyss expansion has been re-announced with many more details.
August 28, 2008
- Five on Friday - Almost There! - August 28 - A deferment to the Town Hall for serious Q&A, a request from QA on guarding pets, a run-down on Publish 55, Town Hall News, Fansite News
August 22, 2008
- Five on Friday - Anticipation is Good for You - August 22 - Red healers in Felucca, linking to websites in UO, Thieves' Guild bug update, QA request for plant bugs, Town Hall News, Fansite News
August 15, 2008
- Five on Friday - Green Things Growing - August 15 - How to get Shadow/Crystal tokens, Compassion vs. New Haven Escorts, clarification on bonded pack animals, Thieves' Guild bug update, a set of Q&A on the new plants, an intriguing UO job listing, timeline for Publish 55 (now with more Publish 56!), Town Hall News, Fansite News
August 8, 2008
- Five on Friday - Parrying and Potting - August 8 - Parrying vs. GGS, update on the recent lockdown change, clarification of the Arcane Focus "bug", good news for Siege Perilous concerning ROT, two-week warning on the Spring Cleaning turn-in, an intriguing UO job listing, timeline for Publish 55, Town Hall News, Fansite News
August 1, 2008
- Five on Friday - Home Again - August 1 - Melissa's loot table, info on the upcoming new seeds, an update on fixed exploits, a request from QA concerning the Thieves' Guild, an intriguing UO job listing, timeline for events and Publish 55, Town Hall News, Fansite News
July 24, 2008
- Five on Friday - Sunny California - July 24 - An apology for a lack of questions, an intriguing UO job listing, hints at info to come out at the Town Hall, confirmation that Publish 55 is coming, Town Hall News, Fansite News
July 18, 2008
- Five on Friday - Dark Doings - July 18 - Info on resist-altering spells, update on Character Transfers, update on Account Ages, an intriguing UO job listing, foreshadowing of upcoming events, Townhall News, Fansite News
July 16, 2008
- All shards have been published with an update to Publish 54.
July 14, 2008
- Apparently, stacked mouseholes are dimensionally unstable
July 13, 2008
- Royal Council Massacre will contain all information about the current event (eventually)
July 11, 2008
- The Royal Council has been murdered! See Jasper the Inspector to help with the investigation.
- BNN Article: Hope for the Future
- Five on Friday - Not Really the Five on Friday - July 11 - Updated Publish 54 patch notes, known issue with aggressive pets, info about Robert Mull, Fansite News
July 10, 2008
- A public notice for people with mouseholes
- Publish 54 will be published to all shards by tomorrow
July 9, 2008
July 7, 2008
- The Europa server has been having some difficulties
July 3, 2008
- Five on Friday - Far, Far Away - July 3 - Account age update, details on removing OSI-owned houses, faction blocking rules, possibility of upcoming 10th year veteran rewards, QA reminder about Publish 54, publish rollout timeline, Townhall News, Fansite News
July 2, 2008
- 2D Client Patch: 6.0.9.1 (to fix bugs introduced in 6.0.9.0)
- KR Client Patch: 2.54.0.6
- 2D Client Patch: 6.0.9.0
- Origin is getting Publish 54
- TC 1 has been updated
July 1, 2008
- The call goes out for help in documenting OSI-owned houses so that they may be destroyed
June 30, 2008
- After some server-crashing bugs, the Strangers have been fixed and will be returning tomorrow
- Character Transfers Unavailable
June 27, 2008
- BNN Article: Valvakka
- Five on Friday - This n That - June 27 - Details on monster Curse fix, a possible rethink of the upcoming Scout Armor, Remove Curse chances, Playguide Update, update on Publish 54's timeline, Townhall News, Fansite News
June 25, 2008
- BNN Article: A Short Time Ago
- The Six are Coming!
- Test Center 1 has been updated with the first round of Publish 54 changes
June 23, 2008
- All shards will be updated at their next maintenance
- BNN Article: The Six
June 20, 2008
- Five on Friday - Happy Solstice! - June 20 - Zoo decay rate info, confirmation of a Spring Cleaning Phase III, news of a fix for Spring Cleaning deeded rewards, tentative time frame for Spring Cleaning ending, a bug warning, Playguide Updates, some info on Publish 54, Townhall News, Fansite News
June 13, 2008
- Five on Friday - It's Hot! - June 13 - Dark Father teleportation clarification, "mysterious stranger" timetable, pinning down the t-map turn-in bug, a warning on house resizing, Playguide Updates, update on Publish 54, Townhall News, Fansite News
June 10, 2008
- Some known issues with Publish 53
June 9, 2008
- Publish 53 will be deployed to all shards by tomorrow.
June 6, 2008
- Five on Friday - Details, Details - June 6 - Phase 2 turn-in location, house resizing details, virtue artifact turn-in clarification, flour mill bug warning, Playguide updates, Publish 53 status, Townhall News, Fansite News
June 5, 2008
- Catskills: A large player run event entitled The Pirate Conspiracy is beginning on June 21.
June 4, 2008
- Publish 53 has been deployed to Origin.
May 30, 2008
- Five on Friday - Housecleaning - May 30 - Dread Warhorse stats vs. the stables, artifact turn-in points, turning in SoS's and MiB's, "holiday gift" turn-in run-down, Potted Cactus followup, correction to Pub53 notes, QA request for greater dragon info, Publish 53 timeline, Townhall News, Fansite News
May 29, 2008
- New BNN Article: Andrew
May 28, 2008
- 2D Client Patch: 6.0.8.0
- KR Client Patch: 2.53.0.2
- Test Center 1 has been updated for testing of Publish 53
May 23, 2008
- Five on Friday - A Patch Note Preview - May 23 - Preview of Publish 53 turn-ins and bug fixes, a promise to look into IDoCs, timeline for Publish 53, Townhall News
May 16, 2008
- Five on Friday - Curses! - May 16 - Monsters teleporting into private homes, monster curse spell bug, focus group update, tentative timetable and hints on Publish 53, Fansite News, Townhall News
May 13, 2008
- Stratics has setup some temporary forums until the main ones are recovered.
- The development team is setting up a new focus group on PvP, PvM, and combat in general. The first batch of invites has been sent out.
May 9, 2008
- Five on Friday - The Vanguard Approaches - May 9 - More Paroxymus Swamp Dragon info, duped Vine Cord Sandal info, Focus Group info, Escort Bug update, UO:R client clarification, timetable for Publish 53, Fansite News, final invite for tomorrow's Town Hall Meeting
May 8, 2008
- Owners of duped Vine Cord Sandals have suddenly had a rude awakening with theirs being turned into normal sandals.
May 7, 2008
- The dev team is gearing up for a new focus group on PvP, PvM, and combat in general
May 6, 2008
- Publish 52 is live on all shards.
May 5, 2008
- Publish 52 is being published tomorrow morning
May 2, 2008
- Five on Friday - Happy Birthday! - May 2 - Quest item order, UO Registration issues, account age update fix, request for escort bug info, request for Renaissance users, info on Publish 52 and upcoming War of Shadows events, Fansite News, Townhall News, and a special announcement.
May 1, 2008
- Test Center is getting some more fixes
- The new IDoC changes are being tested on Test Center
- Origin is getting Publish 52
April 30, 2008
- Test Center is being updated again
April 28, 2008
- New 2D Client Patch: 2.52.0.4
- New KR Client Patch: 6.0.7.0
- Test Center has been updated with the previously mentioned Publish 52 fixes
April 25, 2008
- Five on Friday - Publish 52 Is Coming! - April 25 - How the turn-in will work and reward images, low down on why Threads of Fate/Life and Cloaks of Corruption weren't on the turn-in list, Cloak of Corruption attributes, delayed exploit fixes, event advancement, Playguide updates, and Town Hall News.
April 24, 2008
- Upcoming patch info, with some details regarding Factions and the turn-in
April 14, 2008
- Siege Perilous has been having some issues
April 11, 2008
- Draconi talks about Publish 52 and upcoming events
- EA's Directory of Community Relations talks a little about UO's future (without, of course, revealing any useful information...yet)
April 4, 2008
- All shards to be published with some new event content
April 3, 2008
- New BNN Article: Military Arrives in Moonglow
April 2, 2008
- New BNN Article: Blackrock Detector Fails! Mages Reported Missing!
April 4, 2008
- Five on Friday - That Time Again - April 4 - Weapon leeches, mining & ore zones, Seige/Mugen Rate over Time skillgain, Spirit Speak error messages, info on upcoming events and publishes, Fansite news, and a request for submissions.
March 30, 2008
- The Blackrock Detector event has moved to Phase II.
March 29, 2008
- Several Items (eg. Planesword, Planeshield and Thread of Life) were was introduced during the activation of the Blackrock Detector.
March 28, 2008
- Five on Friday - Time's Passing - March 28 - Info on daily rares problems, faction sigil reset time, the demise of rubble coconut trees, pet command problems, info on upcoming events and publishes, Fansite news
March 27, 2008
- Arch Cure has been found to have some curious new properties
- Info about this weekend's event has now been released
- New BNN Article: Blackrock Detector to be Unveiled!
- Some servers went down to republish Publish 51. They should all be back up now.
- The secrets of the new threat in Doom have been revealed
March 26, 2008
- Rumors abound of a new threat in dungeon Doom
- Publish 51 will be active on all shards starting tomorrow
March 21, 2008
- Test Center 1 has been updated again with some fixes to the updates which were put up on the 19th
- Five on Friday - Prickly Publishes - March 21 - Insured items on vendors, repeal of the Arch Cure nerf, Essence of Wind info, updates on upcoming housing and factions fixes, timeline for Publish 51, Fansite News
March 20, 2008
- KR Client Patch 2.51.0.3 released
- 2D Client Patch 6.0.6.2 released
March 19, 2008
- Test Center 1 has been updated with the tentative changes coming in Publish 51, including a controversial change to Arch Cure
March 14, 2008
- Five on Friday - Antsy with Anticipation - March 14 - Hats and runic kits, hats as monster loot, monster stat chances, runic intensity chances, NPC and player barding difficulty, updates on
March 7, 2008
- Five on Friday - Triple Digits - March 7 - Discord skill decrease stacking, Wood spawn rates, pet skill loss from Paralyze during taming, update on stable slots, updates on the fixes for the next publish, Fansite News
February 29, 2008
- Five on Friday - Fiddly Bits - February 29 - Archery accuracy, HLA v. HCI and HLD v. DCI, colored ore chance roll, enhancement success chances for various materials, Perfection details, info on upcoming bug fixes, Jax Town Hall reminder
February 22, 2008
- Five on Friday - Asked and Answered - February 22 - Discord and skill gain, recharging Jacob's Pickaxe, hidden pet skills, Talisman crafting bonuses, upcoming Town Halls, Playguide updates, details on next publish
February 19, 2008
- 2D Client Patch 6.0.6.1 released
- An update to Publish 50 is prepared to go out during next regular maintenance.
February 18, 2008
- A special Valentines Scavenger Hunt is being run on all shards, for details and the schedule seehere
February 15, 2008
- Five on Friday - What a Week! - February 15 - Item property chance weights from runic tools, vendor commodity prices, life/mana leech runic intensity ranges, exploding scripter houses, jwilson slimes, Playguide updates, Event, Town Hall, and Fansite news
February 14, 2008
- All shards have been published with Publish 50.
February 12, 2008
- Houses of known scripters have begun mysteriously bursting into flames.
February 11, 2008
- The next UOHOC developer chat will be on Tuesday February 12 at 7PM Eastern
- Publish 50 is planned for release before Valentines Day
February 8, 2008
- Five on Friday - Spring Has Sprung! Feburary 8 - Summon Fey mana cost, 0% chance for exceptional on craftable minor artifacts, on-hit spell damage calculation, Cure and Arch Cure cure chance formulas, KR cloud removal, Playguide fixes, Town Hall info
February 7, 2008
- The next publish changes have been posted
- 2D Client Patch 6.0.6.0 and KR Client Patch 2.50.0.3 have been released
February 5, 2008
- New UO Development Manager Cal has posted a letter introducing himself. He talks about what his job is, history with UO, and other things.
- UO Developer Draconi has posted a letter from the UO Live Team. It goes over future goals and introduces new members.
February 2, 2008
- The results for a holiday custom house contest have been announced on Japanese shards, see here and here
February 1, 2008
- Five on Friday - Finally Friday Feburary 1 - Quiver damage, Wraith Form leeching, special wood properties and UO.com playguide updates
January 31, 2008
- The next publish should be hitting Test Center on February 7. See In Development page for more details.
January 25, 2008
- Five on Friday - Fletching, Finally January 25 - Enhanced bandage redux, runic saw/fletcher tools intensities, Chivalry spell durations, Jack-of-all-Trades vs. Parry+Bushido, and details on the next patch/publish.
January 23, 2008
- European Shards are going down for unscheduled maintenance at 7PM Eastern. Expected downtime is 1 hour.
- The UO team is looking to hire additional programmers. If you live near Fairfax, Virgina here is your chance to help improve UO.
- A small update has been published to all shards related to backing up characters
January 18, 2008
- Five on Friday - Fearsome Frailty January 18 - Necro/Spellweaving bonuses, HCI/DCI on monsters, Concussion Blow, Blackrock Elementals, profession titles