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[[Image:Moongate black.png|frame|Black Moongate]]
 
[[Image:Moongate black.png|frame|Black Moongate]]
 
[[Image:Costume_gates.png|frame|Orange Moongate]]
 
[[Image:Costume_gates.png|frame|Orange Moongate]]
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[[Image:A_damaged_moongate.jpg|frame|Damaged Moongate in Magincia]]
  
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Simply stated a '''Moongate''', or gate, is a form of magical transportation. Some are static features, while others can be created by characters or put up by developers for specific events. There are moongates to every [[facet]], and travel between different locations within each facet can also occur. However, gates cannot be cast in facet [[Felucca]] [[dungeon]]s or anywhere in facet [[Ilshenar]].  
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A '''Moongate''' or '''gate''' is a form of transportation across large distances in ''[[Ultima Online]]''.
  
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Moongates come in several colors: blue, red, and black are the most common. However there have been [[Shard of the Dead II|orange]], [[Snowball Wars|white]], and grey gates as well. Red moongates always exit in Felucca.
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Moongates are magical warp portals connecting two or more places together. The most common Moongates are the constant Moongates next to or in every major town, all of which connect to each other, but players with sufficient [[Magery]] may also temporarily create Moongates linking only two areas together utilizing a [[Rune]].
  
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Moongates cannot be used when a character is flagged as a criminal or as an [[Aggressors|aggressor]] on another character. Sometimes a moongate will not function and a player will see the system message, "Your spirit lacks cohesion." This is because of a "cohesion" timer. There is a flat minimum to how quickly a character can go through a moongate again. That minimum increases for each time a character passes through a moongate within a certain span of time. By waiting approximately thirty seconds, the minimum returns to the initial value.  
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Gates are available in many colors; red ones always exit in [[Felucca]].
  
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==Static Moongates==
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Player gates cannot be created in [[Felucca]]'s [[dungeon]]s or '''anywhere''' in [[Ilshenar]].
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A character who steps into a static moongate is presented with a checkbox menu of destinations. The menu feature was introduced to game-play in [http://update.uo.com/design_292.html  January of 2001]. Below is a list of current static moongates, save for [[Magincia]], which may or may not be rebuilt:
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Moongates cannot be used when a character is flagged as a criminal or as an [[Aggressors|aggressor]] against another character, and will occasionally refuse to operate and tell the player "Your spirit lacks cohesion." when they have been teleporting through gates too rapidly. Waiting a few seconds will fix this.
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*'''[[Trammel]]'''
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**[[Moonglow]]
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**[[Britain]]
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**[[Jhelom]]
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**<s>Magincia</s>
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**[[Minoc]]
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**[[Trinsic]]
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**[[Skara Brae]]
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**[[New Haven]]
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*'''Felucca'''
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**Moonglow
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**Britain
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**Jhelom
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**Yew
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**<s>Magincia</s>
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**Minoc
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**Trinsic
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**Skara Brae
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**[[Buccaneer's Den]]
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*'''Ilshenar'''
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**[[Compassion]]
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**[[Honesty]]
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**[[Honor]]
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**[[Humility]]
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**[[Justice]]
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**[[Sacrifice]]
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**[[Spirituality]]
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**[[Valor]]
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**[[Chaos]]
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*'''[[Malas]]'''
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**[[Luna]]
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**[[Umbra]]
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== Static Moongates ==
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A character who steps into a non-player-created moongate is presented with a menu of destinations - all of the static moongates on the server. This menu feature was introduced in [http://update.uo.com/design_292.html January 2001].
  
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*'''[[Tokuno Islands]]'''
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Below is a list of current static moongates:
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**[[Isamu-Jima]]
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**[[Makoto-Jima]]
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**[[Homare-Jima]]
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;[[Trammel]]
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*[[Moonglow]]
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*[[Britain]]
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*[[Jhelom]]
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*[[Yew]]
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*[[New Magincia]]
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*[[Minoc]]
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*[[Trinsic]]
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*[[Skara Brae]]
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*[[New Haven]]
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;Felucca
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*Moonglow
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*Britain
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*Jhelom
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*Yew
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*New Magincia
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*Minoc
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*Trinsic
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*Skara Brae
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*[[Buccaneer's Den]]
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;Ilshenar
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*[[Compassion]]
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*[[Honesty]]
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*[[Honor]]
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*[[Humility]]
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*[[Justice]]
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*[[Sacrifice]]
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*[[Spirituality]]
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*[[Valor]]
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*[[Chaos]]
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;[[Malas]]
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*[[Luna]]
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*[[Umbra]]
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;[[Tokuno Islands]]
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*[[Isamu-Jima]]
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*[[Makoto-Jima]]
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*[[Homare-Jima]]
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;[[Ter Mur]]
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*[[Royal City]]
 
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Most of the Ilshenar moongates are close to an [[ankh]], and often referred to as shrines; although the actual Virtue Shrines are located elsewhere in Trammel and Felucca.
  
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Most of the Ilshenar moongates are proximate to an [[ankh]], and are often referred to as shrines, although the actual Virtue Shrines are located elsewhere in Trammel and Felucca. The Ilshenar Chaos moongates does not have an ankh and thus offers no [[resurrection]], [[karma]] lock, or [[Chivalry#Tithing|tithing]].
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The Ilshenar Chaos moongate does not have an ankh and with it no [[resurrection]], [[karma]] lock, or [[Chivalry#Tithing|tithing]].
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==Magery Gate Spell==
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:''See main article:'' [[Gate Travel]]
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Mages can cast a Moongate to a particular location, as long as they have a rune or runebook that is marked with a spell called [[Mark]].
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==Special Moongates==
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There are several types of moongates that fall outside the course of routine gameplay. Special events have even revolved around [[Magincia Invasion|corrupted moongates]].
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===Costume Moongates===
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[[Nujel'm]] has a moongate that serves as an exit and not as a destination.
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During [[Halloween 2006]], one holiday feature of the [[Shard of the Dead II]] were special orange moongates that would change a character into a Daemon, Dragon, Gazer, or many other creatures. The effect lasted until the polymorphed character entered a grey costume gate.
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* [[List of Halloween 2006 Costume Gates]]
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===Magincia Invasion===
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[[Magincia]] moongates were damaged and served only as destinations, not exits from either Magincia. [[Shard of the Crystal of Duplicity|Shards of the crystal of duplicity]] that are recovered from the [[Virtuebane]] duplicates are used to create a new moongate and link it to rest of the [[Britannia]] during the [[New Magincia#Rebuilding of Magincia|Rebuilding of Magincia]].
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===Harrower Gates===
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== Other gate methods ==
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Once a Champion is slain, the hued skull that remains must be taken through the dark moongate that will appear. The gate will lead to a [[Star Room]], which contains an altar for each Champion. Once all six skulls have been placed on their respective altars, the [[Harrower]] will spawn in a random dungeon in Felucca, and another dark moongate, leading to that dungeon, will appear on the altar.
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* Mages may cast a Moongate to the location [[Mark]]ed on a [[Rune]].
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* [[Magincia Invasion|Special events]] have utilized or created corrupted or compromised moongates.
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* During [[Halloween 2006]], one holiday feature of [[Shard of the Dead II]] was a series of special orange moongates that would change a character into a [[Daemon]], [[Dragon]], [[Gazer]], etc. The effect was annulled by entering a grey gate.
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** [[List of Halloween 2006 Costume Gates]]
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* Slaying a [[Champion Spawn|Champion]] allows the player to take a special dyed skull through a dark moongate. Placing all six such skulls on the altar within will summon the [[Harrower]] in a random Felucca dungeon, and provide another dark moongate leading to such a dungeon.
  
 
==Moongate Lore==
 
==Moongate Lore==
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* As an interesting aside, the Luna moongate will speak on certain occasions. Named Barry the Moongate, it will chastise characters who do not use their actual pet's name when issuing commands.
 
* As an interesting aside, the Luna moongate will speak on certain occasions. Named Barry the Moongate, it will chastise characters who do not use their actual pet's name when issuing commands.
 
* [[Nystul]] of [[Lord British]]’s Court [http://town.uo.com/cgi-bin/archive.pl?s=379 created a special moongate] during the Trinsic invasion of 2000 that transported characters from Trinsic to Britain.
 
* [[Nystul]] of [[Lord British]]’s Court [http://town.uo.com/cgi-bin/archive.pl?s=379 created a special moongate] during the Trinsic invasion of 2000 that transported characters from Trinsic to Britain.
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* The Buccaneer's Den moongate was introduced to allow murderers, or red characters, to be able to travel to Ilshenar.
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* The [[Buccaneer's Den]] moongate was introduced to allow murderers, or red characters, to be able to travel to Ilshenar once a month during the [[Third Dawn]] expansion. However this ability was removed later on, yet the moongate remains.
  
 
==See Also==
 
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* [[Sacred Journey]]
 
* [[Sacred Journey]]
  
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==External Links==
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*[http://codex.ultimaaiera.com/wiki/Moongate Codex of Ultima Wisdom article on Moongates]
  
 
[[Category:Game Terms]]
 
[[Category:Game Terms]]
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[[Category:Lore]]

Latest revision as of 17:02, 13 January 2016

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Orange Moongate
Damaged Moongate in Magincia

A Moongate or gate is a form of transportation across large distances in Ultima Online.

Moongates are magical warp portals connecting two or more places together. The most common Moongates are the constant Moongates next to or in every major town, all of which connect to each other, but players with sufficient Magery may also temporarily create Moongates linking only two areas together utilizing a Rune.

Gates are available in many colors; red ones always exit in Felucca.

Player gates cannot be created in Felucca's dungeons or anywhere in Ilshenar.

Moongates cannot be used when a character is flagged as a criminal or as an aggressor against another character, and will occasionally refuse to operate and tell the player "Your spirit lacks cohesion." when they have been teleporting through gates too rapidly. Waiting a few seconds will fix this.

Static Moongates

A character who steps into a non-player-created moongate is presented with a menu of destinations - all of the static moongates on the server. This menu feature was introduced in January 2001.

Below is a list of current static moongates:

Trammel
Felucca
  • Moonglow
  • Britain
  • Jhelom
  • Yew
  • New Magincia
  • Minoc
  • Trinsic
  • Skara Brae
  • Buccaneer's Den
Ilshenar
Malas
Tokuno Islands
Ter Mur

Most of the Ilshenar moongates are close to an ankh, and often referred to as shrines; although the actual Virtue Shrines are located elsewhere in Trammel and Felucca.

The Ilshenar Chaos moongate does not have an ankh and with it no resurrection, karma lock, or tithing.

Nujel'm has a moongate that serves as an exit and not as a destination.

Magincia moongates were damaged and served only as destinations, not exits from either Magincia. Shards of the crystal of duplicity that are recovered from the Virtuebane duplicates are used to create a new moongate and link it to rest of the Britannia during the Rebuilding of Magincia.

Other gate methods

  • Mages may cast a Moongate to the location Marked on a Rune.
  • Special events have utilized or created corrupted or compromised moongates.
  • During Halloween 2006, one holiday feature of Shard of the Dead II was a series of special orange moongates that would change a character into a Daemon, Dragon, Gazer, etc. The effect was annulled by entering a grey gate.
  • Slaying a Champion allows the player to take a special dyed skull through a dark moongate. Placing all six such skulls on the altar within will summon the Harrower in a random Felucca dungeon, and provide another dark moongate leading to such a dungeon.

Moongate Lore

Moongates made their initial appearance in the single-player Ultima games. Rather than the familiar ovals of today, they were rectangles. Early UO static moongates appeared and disappeared depending on the cycle of Britannia's twin moons, Trammel and Felucca. Trammel's phase affects where the moongates appeared, while Felucca's phase affects where they transported a character.

  • New Moon -- Near Moonglow on Verity Isle
  • Crescent Waxing -- Near Britian, on the mainland just off Britanny Bay.
  • First Quarter -- Near Jhelom on the Valarian Isles.
  • Gibbous Waxing -- Near Yew in the Deep Forest.
  • Full Moon -- Near Minoc off Lost Hope Bay.
  • Gibbous Waning -- Near Trinsic, northeast of the Cape of Heroes.
  • Last Quarter -- Near Skara Brae on an island northwest of Spiritwood.
  • Crescent Waning -- Near Magincia.

However, players often would simply walk their characters through the moongate over and over again until they were able to reach their intended destination. To help improve server performance, a feature was introduced whereby single clicking the left mouse button on a moongate will gave a description of what lies through the gate, which allowed players to know where the gate was going without having to jump through them over and over again.

Moonstones

Once found on various monsters, a moonstone would tell a character what phase a particular moon was in. When placed on the ground, they would create a temporary moongate. At the time there were only two facets and a moonstone would gate a character to the same coordinates on the opposite facet. Allegedly, other characters could not follow one through such a gate unless they were partied. Moonstones still exist and can be purchased from player vendors, however they no longer serve as a means of transportation.

Notes

  • As an interesting aside, the Luna moongate will speak on certain occasions. Named Barry the Moongate, it will chastise characters who do not use their actual pet's name when issuing commands.
  • Nystul of Lord British’s Court created a special moongate during the Trinsic invasion of 2000 that transported characters from Trinsic to Britain.
  • The Buccaneer's Den moongate was introduced to allow murderers, or red characters, to be able to travel to Ilshenar once a month during the Third Dawn expansion. However this ability was removed later on, yet the moongate remains.

See Also

External Links

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