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''“Shhh! Quit pointing at me! I’m being stealthy!”''
 
  
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The shadows of Britannia grow long, and may offer safety and cover to those with skill in Stealth. The person skilled in the ways of Stealth may learn to hide his movements.
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{{quote|Shhh! Quit pointing at me! I’m being stealthy!}}
  
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This skill also counts towards your ability to perform [[Special Moves]].
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'''Stealth''' is a skill in ''[[Ultima Online]]'' that by default is categorized under "Thievery" for obvious reasons.
  
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==Using==
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Stealth allows a character to move silently while maintaining invisibility, but it becomes much easier to detect such a character compared to [[Hiding]].
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To use the Stealth skill to move silently throughout the lands:
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* Dismount if you are mounted.
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* Hide by either using the [[Hiding]] skill, having the magery spell [[Invisibility]] cast on you, or drinking an [[Invisibility Potion]].  This may also be done with using a smoke ball which requires [[Ninjitsu]] and [[Hiding]].
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* Once you have hidden successfully, activate Stealth and you will be able to move a distance dependent on your skill. If you have 25 points or more you can automatically activate Stealth by walking a step while hidden.
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If successful, you can walk a small distance while remaining hidden. Your character appears gray to you as long as you remain unseen. Any act that would normally reveal you from Hiding (other then moving) also reveals you while using the Stealth skill.
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This skill also counts towards your ability to perform [[Special Moves]].{{how}}
  
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The number of steps your character can take while using the Stealth skill is equal to your Stealth score divided by 5. So, if your Stealth skill is at 80, you will be able to take 16 steps before the next skill check. So long as you continue to succeed at stealthing you will remain hidden over any distance.
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A character must have at least 30.0 in [[Hiding]] to be able to use Stealth. Otherwise, the message "You are not hidden well enough. Become better at hiding." will display.
  
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Although you may run once you have started to stealth, every step will count as two. If you are still running when you reach your next skill check you will be revealed.
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Because stealthy movement requires a knowledge of hiding and moving within shadows, you must be very skilled in the art of hiding before you find success at stealthy movement. To begin using Stealth, you must have a Hiding skill of 30.0 or greater.
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== Usage ==
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To perform Stealth:
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* The character must have at least 30.0 [[Hiding]].
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* Dismount any pet; Stealth cannot be used while riding.
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* Enter Hiding state, either through [[Hiding]], [[Invisibility]], a potion, etc.
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* Activate the Stealth skill. If successful, a message will appear stating "You begin to move silently." and the character will remain grey while moving. No footstep sound will play.
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* Take a walking step (not running.) At 25.0 Stealth or higher, the effect will activate automatically when a character attempts to walk while hidden.
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* Every 5 levels of Stealth increases the distance a character may walk before a skill check (e.g. 80 Stealth = 16 safe steps per successful skill check.)
  
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Stealthing becomes harder as you equip heavier equipment. [[Leather Armor|Leather]] or [[Mage Armor]] is typically best if you want a high chance of success.
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Note that performing any action that would cancel hidden state will also cancel stealth state, other than moving of course.
  
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==Training==
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Running while in stealth state will halve the number of safe steps and will -always- fail the stealth check afterward.
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* '''0 - 30''' - Train at NPC Thief Guildmaster
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* '''30 - 65''' - Stealth while wearing cloth/leather equipment.
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* '''65 - 95''' - Start to equip studded leather armor.
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* '''95 - 120''' - Don a close helm and start to add ringmail armor.
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If you have low hiding and a house a good trick is to walk around inside that. Since you have 100% chance of hiding in your own home you do not have to wait to train stealth due to hiding failures.
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Stealthing is more difficult when wearing heavier armor, which is also a factor in training. To stealth successfully once it has been trained, don't wear anything heavier than [[Leather Armor]] or [[Mage Armor]].
  
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Furthermore, when stealth activates the wait time before you can hide again is significantly lowered. Rather then walking until the next natural stealth check, re-hide and then re-stealth again as soon as possible in order to maximise your gain rate.
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== Training ==
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{{training
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|r1t=0-30
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|r1c=Purchase training from a Thief Guildmaster
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|r2t=30-65
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|r2c=Stealth while wearing leather (add a piece at a time as it gets higher.) Don't use a helmet.
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|r3t=65-95
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|r3c=Stealth while wearing studded leather (add a piece at a time as it gets higher.) Don't use a helmet.
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|r4t=95-120
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|r4c=Stealth while wearing ringmail armor and a [[Close Helm]].
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}}
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To avoid [[Hiding]] failures complicating training, either:
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# Grind Hiding up to 100.0 so it never fails;
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# Hide inside of [[Housing]] owned or co-owned by the character;
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# Abuse [[Moongate]]s because they automatically hide characters upon reaching destination.
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Activating Stealth also lowers the time before Hiding (or Stealth) can be used again.
  
  
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All items are bought from NPC characters.
 
All items are bought from NPC characters.
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{{all-skills}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 23:52, 31 January 2012

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"Shhh! Quit pointing at me! I’m being stealthy!"

Stealth is a skill in Ultima Online that by default is categorized under "Thievery" for obvious reasons.

Stealth allows a character to move silently while maintaining invisibility, but it becomes much easier to detect such a character compared to Hiding.

This skill also counts towards your ability to perform Special Moves.Template:How

A character must have at least 30.0 in Hiding to be able to use Stealth. Otherwise, the message "You are not hidden well enough. Become better at hiding." will display.

Usage

To perform Stealth:

  • The character must have at least 30.0 Hiding.
  • Dismount any pet; Stealth cannot be used while riding.
  • Enter Hiding state, either through Hiding, Invisibility, a potion, etc.
  • Activate the Stealth skill. If successful, a message will appear stating "You begin to move silently." and the character will remain grey while moving. No footstep sound will play.
  • Take a walking step (not running.) At 25.0 Stealth or higher, the effect will activate automatically when a character attempts to walk while hidden.
  • Every 5 levels of Stealth increases the distance a character may walk before a skill check (e.g. 80 Stealth = 16 safe steps per successful skill check.)

Note that performing any action that would cancel hidden state will also cancel stealth state, other than moving of course.

Running while in stealth state will halve the number of safe steps and will -always- fail the stealth check afterward.

Stealthing is more difficult when wearing heavier armor, which is also a factor in training. To stealth successfully once it has been trained, don't wear anything heavier than Leather Armor or Mage Armor.

Training

Training Stealth

To avoid Hiding failures complicating training, either:

  1. Grind Hiding up to 100.0 so it never fails;
  2. Hide inside of Housing owned or co-owned by the character;
  3. Abuse Moongates because they automatically hide characters upon reaching destination.

Activating Stealth also lowers the time before Hiding (or Stealth) can be used again.


Training Alternative

Adapted From Charity on uopowergamers.com

0 - 30 Buy from NPC

30 - 57.4 Leather Gorget, Leather Gloves

57.4 - 65.0 Ringmail Glove, Leather Sleeves, Leather Gorget

65.0 - 84.5 Ringmail Gloves and Ringmail Sleeves, Leather Gorget

84.5 - 95.0 Ringmail Gloves, Ringmail Legs, Leather Tunic, Studded Sleves, Studded Gorget

95.0 - 100 Leather Legs, Chain Tunic, Studded Gorget, Leather Cap

100 - 120 Chain Tunic, Ringmail Arms, Plate Gorget

All items are bought from NPC characters.

Template:All-skills

See Also

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