UOGuide:UO News Archives

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Contents

This page lists all the news that have been on the UO News section, in reverse chronological order by the date they're posted.

2013

April 26, 2013

April 24, 2013

  • Publish 81.0.1 - A Client Update, the Siege City Stone and Bug Fixes.

April 16, 2013

April 16, 2013

April 11, 2013

April 9, 2013

April 5, 2013

March 25, 2013

  • Ask & Answer No. 18 - Greater Dragons and the Moonglow Zoo, Spellweaving Scrolls, Increased uses on Tools, and Tags/Labels for Reforged Items & Enhancing.

March 20, 2013

March 19, 2013

  • Ask & Answer No. 17 - Vorpal Bunnies, Puzzle Timer adjustment, New visual effects for Leech Effect , and Vendor Search promised for October 2013.

March 15, 2013

  • Server Latency Update - Bonnie Armstrong announces major cause for lag found so a Patch fix is imminent.

March 9, 2013

March 5, 2013

  • Ask & Answer No. 16 - Clean Up Britannia Cap, Mythic Account Management Step by Step Guide, Trash barrel promised at the Queen's Soulforge, and Criminal Status.

March 5, 2013

  • Developer Interview - An interview with Ultima Online's Lead QA, Michael "Misk" Armstrong by UO Forums.

February 26, 2013

  • Updated Publish 80 - Bonnie Armstrong outlines important changes to Publish 80 including battling the lag monster.

February 22, 2013

February 14, 2013

February 11, 2013

  • Ask & Answer No. 15 - Karma titles & Exodus, Stackable Items & Potions, Veteran Account Status, and Davies Locker Wish List.

February 8, 2013

February 4, 2013

February 4, 2013

  • Ask & Answer No. 14 - High Seas enhancement, Player Book decay, Blacksmith smelting, and Container securities.

February 1, 2013

January 25, 2013

  • Ask & Answer No. 13 - Moonstone jewelry drop rate, journal colors, bookcases, and Ter Mur loyalty.

January 18, 2013

January 16, 2013

January 1, 2013

  • Fireflies.gif Happy New Year 2013 from UOGuide!

2012

December 18, 2012

December 17, 2012

December 15, 2012

December 12, 2012

November 27, 2012

November 22, 2012

  • Turkey platter.png Happy Thanksgiving!

November 19, 2012

November 12, 2012

November 10, 2012

November 8, 2012

November 6, 2012

November 5, 2012

November 2, 2012

November 1, 2012

October 31, 2012

October 30, 2012

October 24, 2012

October 23, 2012

October 22, 2012

October 21, 2012

October 19, 2012

October 18, 2012

October 16, 2012

October 15, 2012

October 11, 2012

October 9, 2012

October 5, 2012

October 3, 2012

October 2, 2012

October 1, 2012

September 29, 2012

September 28, 2012

September 27, 2012

September 26, 2012

September 25, 2012

September 24, 2012

September 21, 2012

September 18, 2012

September 17, 2012

September 10, 2012

September 6, 2012

September 4, 2012

  • Sneak Peek III
    • Return to Britannia will run for a month from September 5th to October 5th.
    • Ultimaonline 150 white.gif The new UO.com will hopefully be up and running by the end of September.
    • Some of the issues with dungeon Despise will be fixed after tomorrow morning's maintenance.
    • Two more pieces of the 15th Anniversary Jigsaw Puzzle are revealed.

September 1, 2012

  • 15th Anniversary gift bags are handed out to all characters older than a month.

August 31, 2012

August 30, 2012

August 29, 2012

August 25, 2012

August 24, 2012

August 23, 2012

August 21, 2012

August 20, 2012

August 15, 2012

August 14, 2012

August 13, 2012

August 10, 2012

August 9, 2012

August 7, 2012

August 5, 2012

August 2, 2012

July 30, 2012

July 25, 2012

July 24, 2012

July 23, 2012

July 20, 2012

July 18, 2012

July 16, 2012

July 13, 2012

July 12, 2012

July 11, 2012

July 10, 2012

July 7, 2012

  • Bamboo 2.png Tanabata decorations in Zento! 七夕の飾り付け in Zento は7月7日(土)夜8時から! 好きな飾りを持って来てね!

July 6, 2012

July 3, 2012

July 2, 2012

June 30, 2012

June 27, 2012

June 26, 2012

June 25, 2012

June 22, 2012

June 21, 2012

June 19, 2012

June 18, 2012

June 15, 2012

June 14, 2012

June 13, 2012

June 11, 2012

June 10, 2012

  • Grand Reopening of The Baja Museum on Sunday, June 10th, 2012 at 2:00 pm PST / 5:00 pm EST.

June 8, 2012

June 5, 2012

  • Ultima Online website has encountered a critical failure. The content is currently being restored.

June 4, 2012

May 30, 2012

May 28, 2012

May 26, 2012

May 25, 2012

May 24, 2012

May 22, 2012

May 17, 2012

May 15, 2012

May 13, 2012

May 11, 2012

May 9, 2012

May 7, 2012

May 4, 2012

May 1, 2012

April 30, 2012

April 28, 2012

April 26, 2012

April 23, 2012

April 22, 2012

April 20, 2012

April 19, 2012

April 17, 2012

April 16, 2012

April 12, 2012

April 11, 2012

April 10, 2012

April 6, 2012

April 4, 2012

April 1, 2012

March 29, 2012

March 28, 2012

March 27, 2012

March 26, 2012

March 23, 2012

March 21, 2012

March 20, 2012

March 19, 2012

March 15, 2012

March 14, 2012

March 12, 2012

March 10, 2012

  • Oceania.gif Oceania is down.
    • Oceania is back online.

March 9, 2012

March 2, 2012

March 1, 2012

February 29, 2012

February 29, 2012

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

February 13, 2012

February 10, 2012

February 7, 2012

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

February 1, 2012

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

January 17, 2012

January 11, 2012

January 10, 2012

January 9, 2012

2011

December 14, 2011

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

November 30, 2011

November 17, 2011

November 15, 2011

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

November 1, 2011

October 28, 2011

October 27, 2011

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

September 14, 2011

September 13, 2011

September 12, 2011

September 8, 2011

September 2, 2011

September 1, 2011

August 29, 2011

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

August 21, 2011

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

August 3, 2011

July 29, 2011

July 28, 2011

July 21, 2011

July 19, 2011

July 13, 2011

July 9, 2011

July 5, 2011

July 1, 2011

June 22, 2011

June 21, 2011

  • TC1 will be taken down for a Moongate red transparent.png PVP update. Check Stratics tomorrow for full details of all the upcoming changes.

June 17, 2011

June 15, 2011

June 14, 2011

June 10, 2011

June 8, 2011

June 6, 2011

June 4, 2011

June 3, 2011

June 1, 2011

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

  • Gothic and Rustic theme pack related pages are added to the guide.

May 20, 2011

May 16, 2011

May 14, 2011

May 13, 2011

May 12, 2011

April 25, 2011

April 20, 2011

April 15, 2011

April 8, 2011

April 5, 2011

April 1, 2011

March 31, 2011

March 30, 2011

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

March 25, 2011

March 24, 2011

March 19, 2011

March 17, 2011

March 15, 2011

  • Publish 70 delayed to go live in production shards in light of the recent events in Japan: [1].

March 12, 2011

March 11, 2011

March 10, 2011

March 9, 2011

March 1, 2011

February 25, 2011

February 24, 2011

February 22, 2011

February 17, 2011

February 10, 2011

February 8, 2011

February 7, 2011

January 25, 2011

January 19, 2011

January 16, 2011

January 13 2011

January 5, 2011

2010

December 16, 2010

December 15, 2010

December 9, 2010

December 7, 2010

December 6, 2010

December 5, 2010

November 30, 2010

November 29, 2010

November 24, 2010

November 12, 2010

November 9, 2010

November 8, 2010

November 3, 2010

November 1, 2010

October 29, 2010

October 28, 2010

October 26, 2010

October 24, 2010

October 22, 2010

October 20, 2010

October 15, 2010

October 14, 2010

October 13, 2010

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

October 7, 2010

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

August 28, 2010

August 4, 2010

July 28, 2010

July 22, 2010

July 13, 2010

June 24, 2010

June 22, 2010

June 15, 2010

June 12, 2010

June 10, 2010

June 4, 2010

May 26, 2010

May 25, 2010

May 20, 2010

May 19, 2010

April 14, 2010

April 5, 2010

March 30, 2010

March 25, 2010

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

February 10, 2010

February 4, 2010

February 2, 2010

January 19, 2010

January 14, 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:

2009

December 18, 2009

December 17, 2009

December 16, 2009

  • Publish 63 will be released to all shards following their next maintenance period.

December 15, 2009

December 11, 2009

December 7, 2009

November 20, 2009

November 19, 2009

November 18, 2009

November 17, 2009

November 12, 2009

November 6, 2009

November 2, 2009

October 30, 2009

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

October 22, 2009

October 16, 2009

October 15, 2009

October 13, 2009

October 9, 2009

October 8, 2009

October 7, 2009

October 3, 2009

September 25, 2009

September 23, 2009

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

September 11, 2009

September 8, 2009

September 4, 2009

August 28, 2009

August 21, 2009

August 14, 2009

August 7, 2009

July 31, 2009

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

July 17, 2009

July 14, 2009

July 10, 2009

July 3, 2009

June 26, 2009

June 19, 2009

June 18, 2009

June 12, 2009

June 5, 2009

May 29, 2009

May 22, 2009

May 15, 2009

May 14, 2009

May 8, 2009

May 7, 2009

May 1, 2009

April 29, 2009

April 24, 2009

April 17, 2009

April 10, 2009

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

March 27, 2009

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

March 23, 2009

March 20, 2009

March 19, 2009

March 13, 2009

March 11, 2009

March 10, 2009

  • Client Patches were released today to remove the snow from the lands and fix missing KR crafting gumps:

March 6, 2009

February 27, 2009

February 20, 2009

February 17, 2009

February 16, 2009

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

February 10, 2009

February 9, 2009

February 6, 2009

February 3, 2009

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

January 22, 2009

January 16, 2009

Janurary 12, 2009

January 9, 2009

Janurary 8, 2009

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

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

November 21, 2008

November 14, 2008

November 7, 2008

November 6, 2008

November 5, 2008

October 31, 2008

October 29, 2008

October 27, 2008

October 24, 2008

October 21, 2008

October 10, 2008

October 3, 2008

September 26, 2008

September 25, 2008

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

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

September 9, 2008

September 8, 2008

September 5, 2008

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

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

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

July 14, 2008

July 13, 2008

July 11, 2008

July 10, 2008

July 9, 2008

July 7, 2008

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

July 1, 2008

  • The call goes out for help in documenting OSI-owned houses so that they may be destroyed

June 30, 2008

June 27, 2008

June 25, 2008

June 23, 2008

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

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

June 4, 2008

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

May 28, 2008

May 23, 2008

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

May 7, 2008

May 6, 2008

May 5, 2008

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

April 30, 2008

April 28, 2008

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

April 14, 2008

April 11, 2008

April 4, 2008

April 3, 2008

April 2, 2008

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

March 29, 2008

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

March 26, 2008

March 21, 2008

March 20, 2008

March 19, 2008

March 14, 2008

Publish 51

March 7, 2008

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

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

February 12, 2008

February 11, 2008

February 8, 2008

February 7, 2008

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

January 31, 2008

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