Five on Friday - December 19, 2008
"So who are the new Event Moderators and which shards will they be representing?"
Thank you to everyone who submitted their application, here is the list of our new Event Moderators!
| EM Name | Shard |
| EM Eira | Sonoma |
| EM Pallando | Floater |
| EM Sykobri | Atlantic |
| EM Sezja | Napa Valley |
| EM Immortal | Drachenfels |
| EM Autolycus | Lake Superior |
| EM Aeon | Oceania |
| EM Faine Morgan | Floater |
| EM Glamdring | Floater/Trainer |
| EM Sarakan | Europa |
| EM Quantum | Lake Superior |
| EM Dudley | Floater |
| EM Tailspin | Chesapeake |
| EM Tashik | Legends |
| EM Kasaven | Catskills |
| EM Sarthus | Lake Austin |
| EM Cernunnos | Floater |
| EM Iatu | Great Lakes |
| EM Annendora | Floater |
| EM Emile Layne | Europa |
| EM Vespera | Floater |
| EM Malachi | Great Lakes |
| EM Alcor | Siege |
| EM Laurana | Origin |
| EM Kanmare | Atlantic |
| EM Seppo | Baja |
| EM Cyno Razik | Pacific |
| EM Kaen | Floater |
| EM Janae | Floater |
| EM Nyrogie | Pacific |
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"My friends and I are having trouble finding slimes, is the event working?"
From the cryptic Draconi: Yes, the event is working. If you wish to find where the slimes are currently located I would suggest heading towards Britain and explore the western area.
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"I’ve noticed that I’m not getting as many Power Scrolls from the Champ Spawns, was this changed or is it a bug?"
As Sakkarah was busy packing for her trip up north she said: We are aware of this issue and we are looking into what is causing it.
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"Help! My icy patch sometimes teleports me to the 2nd or 3rd floor, I know ice is slippery but is this supposed to happen?"
No, it’s not supposed to happen. We’re looking at adjusting the detection range of the z axis. Just a fair warning that it will most likely not be fixed until after the holidays.
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"I play the 2d client, where did my config files go?"
The latest client patch changes where the game saves your user data. All of your user data is now stored in "EA GamesUltima Online Legacy" under your My Documents folder.
The driving force for this change was that some versions of Norton were stopping Ultima Online from saving out the user data. However, this is the not the only reason. This change means that Ultima Online now conforms to Microsoft's standards regarding the location of saved data.
Please report any problems you encounter related to this change using the feedback form. (http://www.uoherald.com/feedback/index.php)
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"My question is about Stygian Abyss: I have heard some rumors that there will be some balance reviews. I heard that you will be making improvements to non-archer dexers, is this true?"
Leurocian says: We are currently reviewing balance tasks that we want to do both live and SA. We have compiled an initial list of tasks that we'd like to do such as pet balance, weapons balance, mysticism/throwing balance, other misc balance tasks, etc.
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"When will the speech/emote color problem be fixed? This has just started happening after Publish 57, when I logged back in my speech/emote text was set to the default yellow I reset it and after playing awhile logged out for abit..when I logged back in about an hour later once again my speech/emote text color was back to the yellow default."
This was fixed with the publish yesterday evening. Thanks for the report!
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"I was wondering, where can I meet the Event Moderator assigned to my shard?"
Please check the Britan Counselor Guild Halls in Trammel to see if they are available to meet you!
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Fansite News:
Lake Superior Community's weekly event Schedule
- ***With the exception of the Community Meetings, all events are subject to cancellation in the event a town comes under attack by the Shadow Army.***
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- Community Meet'n Greet
- Date: Monday, December 22nd
- Time: 7:30PM Central
- Location: New Haven Terrasse
- Hosts: Airmid / Sabina Nikolai
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- Monglow Zoo Community Collections hunt
- Date: Tuesday, December 23rd
- Time: 8:00PM Central
- Starting Location: New Haven Terrasse
- Host: Taeara Mi'Aken
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- Peerless hunt (Mondain's Legacy Required)
- Date: Wednesday, December 24th
- Time: 8:00PM Central
- Starting Location: New Haven Terrasse
- Host: Taeara Mi'Aken
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- Merry Christmas! (no hunt today)
- Date: Thursday, December 25th
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- Ilshenar Champion Spawn hunt
- Date: Friday, December 26th
- Time: 9:00PM Central
- Starting Location: New Haven Terrasse
- Host: Taeara Mi'Aken
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Atlantic Shard
- Saturday 12/20 at 5:30pm EST, The Syndicate will be hosting another of its free, open to the public, massive Lottery events. We have been hosting these going back nearly ten years but this one will be the largest and most fun one we have done yet.
- There are two parts to this lottery that will allow dozens of people to win. The first part will be our usual 25 prize event. The second part will involve several hundred prize bags scattered all over our castle. They will contain a wide range of prizes.
- If you attend the event, you are likely to walk away with 1 or more prizes. Syndicate gaters (known by the LLTS over their heads) will begin gating at 5pm EST from the major banks. Look for them to hitch a ride to the event. The first prizes get called at 5:30pm and as soon as the 25th prize is called, the floodgates open for the hundreds of other prizes in the castle. We hope to see you there!
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- It's another Famous FCB Net Toss! (Great Lakes)
- On Sunday December 21 at 9:00 p.m. EST, the sassy fishers of Fishing Council of Britannia will donate hundreds of special nets and toss them into to sea off the (Trammel) Buccaneer's Den dock.
- Mayhem and death will ensue! The public is invited and may keep the loot. Rezzing will be available at the end of the dock (you'll need it...)
- We do ask, to make it more fun, NO pets, NO Summoned creatures and NO provoking.
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Sonoma Events
- Sharing the Magic ...
- Friday, Dec.19th - Who Stole the Cookies!! Join the hunt to find the cookies. Battle the Orcs on Ice Island (Dagger Isle) while searching for the stolen cookies starting at 5pm PT ^ 7pm ET. Healers and Rezzers will be available. REWARD offered for each cookie plate found!! Meet at Luna Bank for gate 15 minutes before event begins. For more details CLICK HERE
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- Saturday, Dec. 20th - Toymaking Elves Net Toss & Pond Fishing! Share the Magic... of the holidays with the Toymaking Elves with their Net Toss and Pond Fishing on Ice Island (Dagger Isle) starting at 5pm Pacific. Catch a gate from Luna Bank to the boats starting 15 minutes before the event. For more details CLICK HERE
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- Sunday, Dec. 21st - AnOld Fashioned Celebration - Share the Magic ~ of the holiday season with AN OLD FASHIONED CELEBRATION on Makoto-Jima Island in Tokuno. (34o 27'N - 32o 45'W) The Winter Solstice begins tonight Sunday, December 21st and the spirit of the season merriment continues. Gather together with friends at Cookie Kid's Winter Chalet at 5pm Pacific * 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern * to join the jolly fun! For more details CLICK HERE
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- Monday, Dec. 22nd - Treasures & Trinkets! Santa's boat has washed ashore... packed full with presents galore! Whether Naughty or Nice, Santa says to "salvage these gifts" and hurry before they're under ice! Meet at Luna Bank at 5pm Pacific (7pm CT ... 8pm ET) to be gated to the secret shipwrecked location.
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- Tuesday, Dec. 23rd - Santa's Magical Mystery Trip - Be gated to Santa's hidden Castle where lots of presents are waiting for one and all to scoop up into their naughty or nice bags. Meet at Luna Bank at 5pm Pacific (7pm CT ... 8pm ET) to be gated to Santa's hidden Castle location.
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- Wednesday, Dec. 24th - Santa's Elves Gone Missing! - Here it is the eve of the big day and Santa's elves have lost their way. Watch for more details on the Statics Sonoma Forum and UO Forums - Sonoma boards about time and location for this exciting event hosted by the guild members of H.E.L.P.
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- Thursday, Dec. 25th - New Haven Holiday Madness - Watch the beauty of New Haven come alive under the magical hands of many Holiday Helpers on Sonoma who will be decorating and delivering lots of surprises throughout the day.
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- Friday, Dec. 26th - Holiday Dungeon Boogie in Deceit with Whispering Rose Radio. Watch Stratics Sonoma Forum and UO Forums UO Forums - Sonoma board for more details.
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- Watch for more Share the Magic events running from Sat. Dec. 27th thru Thur. Jan 1st on the forum boards mentioned above.
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This weeks MERRY musical fun on WRR...
- Friday - Dec. 19th - A WRR Christmas Carol ~ Encore Presentation (LS) ... It's Whispering Rose Radios' encore presentation of A WRR Christmas Carol starting at 7pm PT (10pm ET) at Dave & Busters on Lake Superior and will be simulcasted live on the air at www.wrrad.com For more details and map of location CLICK HERE
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- Saturday - Dec. 20th - Its time for the ever popular Brush LimpPaw show starting at 5pm ET (3pm PT) on WRR where listeners hear his Universal Outlook on the worlds 'current events' as only he can deliver it.
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- Saturday - Dec. 20th - WRR Deal or No Deal 'UO Style' ~ (CS Event) ~ Win up to 10 MILLION in GOLD on the shard of your choice (1/3 Seige) playing WRR Deal or No Deal 'UO Style'. This weeks DoND is on EUROPA starting at 3pm Pacific, 6pm Eastern. The DoND house is located at the SouthWest corner area inside LUNA town. Players from all shards are eligible to participate...just make a character on EUROPA to join in the fun!!
- Rules on how to play DoND UO Style are available on the stations website where you can also tune in to hear this and other UO events live from...Whispering Rose Radio - For more details and location map CLICK HERE
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- Sunday - Dec 21st - The Pacific Auction House (located just East of the Luna moongate) continues after 4 fantastic years to bring you more great deals. Get there early for best seating. Auction starts at 3pm ET (Noon PT) and is broadcasted live on WRRadio.
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- Tuesday, Dec. 23rd -Pacific Auction House [PAH] presents its Winter Clearance Auction starting at 7pm Pacific (10pm Eastern). The Auction house is located just east of the LUNA moongate.
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- Thursday - Dec. 25th – Enjoy the Holidays with the Tazz and Keg's Underground show broadcasting live from 9pm - 11pm CT. Entering their underground world leads you to places you will never forget. Remember you can call into the show via Skype! For full details on how to call into the show visit the Tazz & Kegs Underground page at Underground Knights website.
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- Have a holiday blast playing Ultima Online and listening to Whispering Rose Radio (www.wrrad.com) ~ see you all on the flip side.
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What an exciting week with the Event Moderators and Publish 57. This is the last FoF of the year, the next one will be in 2009. It's hard to believe the holidays and the new year approaches. Time sure flies when you're having so much fun!
If you're in the mood for some designing we've announced our new contest in which your mission is to renovate Britain's bank. We've already received some entries, but one reminder please only one screenshot per submission. Thank you! All details about the contest can be found here. Good luck!
From all of the Ultima Online team we want to wish you a very safe and happy holiday season. We hope you enjoy your gifts this year!