December 2010


Producer's Letter - Happy Holidays

Submitted by UO_Herald on December 17, 2010 at 7:00 PM CST
UO Development

Originally posted 17 Dec 2010 23:02:40 EST by Calvin Crowner on the UO Herald:

The first snow in Northern Virginia falls and we look forward to making plans for the holidays and the New Year.

So what are the plans for Ultima Online?

What we’ve learned since the Town Hall this summer is that as the game matures so do the ways in which we can communicate with you the community of Ultima Online. That is one reason we did a streaming video dev chat (and will continue to do them). 

We are also putting together a video developer’s diary where you will meet different members of the team who will share our plans for the coming calendar year. Expect this at beginning of the year.

In the short term I’d like to share some quick updates about server status and Publish 69.

To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

In the Shadow of Virtue: Prelude to War

Submitted by UO_Herald on December 17, 2010 at 6:57 PM CST
BNN

Originally posted 17 Dec 2010 20:01:10 EST by Mark Steelman on the UO Herald:

“Your majesty, may I get a moment of your time to approve the final design?”

Dawn was sitting on a small bench outside of her private chambers adjusting her boot.  She paused a moment without looking up as she tried to figure out what he meant.  She remembered and answered in a weary voice, “I will be there in just a moment, Rankin. Has there been any news of my husband?”

“No, your majesty.  I’m sorry, but his location is still unknown.”

Dawn stood and looked Rankin in the eye.  Rankin was an older man, the gray hair on the top of his head slowly disappearing, but he seemed to be making up for it by growing out what remained.  Though he was about Dawn’s height, he was noticeably heavier and the and the skin around his cheeks and eyes sagged like a hound.  Dawn thought he looked like he belonged in his long robes, padding about a great castle. “Lead the way.”

The worry was making her old too, Dawn thought grimly.  She wasn’t sleeping well.  She wondered if all leaders grew old before their time.  Where could Ors be?  Is he still alive?  There were too many shadows of late, too many angles.  Her gut told her that he had been kidnapped by the Bane Chosen, but they had set no ransom and those who had been questioned seemed to know nothing about it.

To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

World-Wide Publish to correct Veteran Rewards - 12/17/10

Submitted by UO_Herald on December 16, 2010 at 6:33 PM CST
UO Customer Service

Originally posted 16 Dec 2010 18:22:38 EST by James Nichols on the UO Herald:

Tomorrow, 12/17/10, all shards will receive a small publish during scheduled maintenance. This will correct an issue in which players on some shards were unable to claim the 13th Anniversary Veteran Rewards. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and thank you for your continued patience.



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Player Notice - Veteran Rewards

Submitted by UO_Herald on December 16, 2010 at 1:19 PM CST
UO Customer Service

Originally posted 16 Dec 2010 12:59:45 EST by James Nichols on the UO Herald:

Greetings,

We are currently working to resolve an issue with the new veteran rewards released in today's publish. Players on some shards may be unable to claim their gifts at this time and we appreciate your patience while the issue is being addressed, thank you.



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Publish 69 - World Wide Release 12/16/10

Submitted by UO_Herald on December 16, 2010 at 1:17 PM CST
UO Publishes

Originally posted 15 Dec 2010 19:41:41 EST by James Nichols on the UO Herald:

Greetings!

Publish 69 will be released world wide during tomorrow's regularly scheduled maintenance. Publish notes can be found below, thanks and have fun!

Publish 69

“Happy holidays to all!  We have gifts for characters that are more than 30 days old!  Be sure to log in before January 25th to get your gift!” 

Thanksgiving Turkeys will be turned off

Each character will be able selected one of the following items:

  • Antique Rocking Horse
  • Christmas Tree
  • Angel Decoration
  • Holiday Fireflies (blinking wall decoration)

Vet Rewards:

  • 1st year Dungeon teleporter
  • 5th Year Metal Dye Tub
  • 10th Year Choice of 3 Oval rugs.  The skull and cross bones will give 1 random Treasure chest map each week, The Rose Rug will give one random seed each week, and the Dolphin will give one random MIB each week.  (After the first of the year we will be putting out a change to these rugs, we will be adding a gump to pick the direction and adding a smaller size.  You will be able to pick between the current size  7x7 or a 3x5)
  • 13th year a new rideable Armored Boura.

To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

Character Transfers & Origin Hardware Maintenance - 12/16/10

Submitted by UO_Herald on December 16, 2010 at 1:09 PM CST
UO Customer Service

Originally posted 15 Dec 2010 18:40:52 EST by James Nichols on the UO Herald:

Update 12/16/10 - 12:45PM EST: The maintenance is complete and Origin is open to players, welcome back!

Greetings!

Please note, at 12:00AM EST character transfers will be disabled in preparation for the release of Publish 69 (details and notes will be coming shortly). Transfers will be available again tomorrow (12/16) at 8:00PM EST, please plan accordingly.

Additionally, Origin will be brought offline at 11:00AM EST for additional hardware updates, once again we anticipate the shard to be back online before 6:00PM EST, thank you.



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Hardware Maintenance 12/15/10 - All Shards

Submitted by UO_Herald on December 14, 2010 at 6:31 PM CST
UO Customer Service

Originally posted 14 Dec 2010 19:29:46 EST by James Nichols on the UO Herald:

Update - 1:00PM EST: Maintenance is complete and all shards are online, welcome back!

Greetings!

Tomorrow, Wednesday 12/15 all shards will be brought offline at 11AM EDT for hardware maintenance. We anticipate the maintenance to conclude before 5:00PM EDT and will update this post when servers are available to players.



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Origin Update - Publish 69 Available today!

Submitted by UO_Herald on December 10, 2010 at 12:39 AM CST
UO Publishes

Originally posted 9 Dec 2010 17:39:50 EST by James Nichols on the UO Herald:

Greetings!

As we continue to prepare Publish 69 for its world-wide release we will be bringing down the Origin shard at 11:30PM EST. Bug fixes can be found below and a complete list of changes can be found here. We anticipate the shard should be back online by 12:30AM EST, thank you.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where some metal weapons and armor where not dye-able with the metal dye tub veteran reward.
  • Added metal chest to the dye-able item list on the metal dye tub veteran reward.
  • House owners can now dye metal items that are locked down using the metal dye tub veteran reward.
  • Fixed pinkish color appearing on the new veteran boura mount in the Classic Client
  • Fixed issue with colors on certain pieces of equipment in the Classic Client.



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Test Center 1 Update - 12/08/10

Submitted by UO_Herald on December 8, 2010 at 5:02 PM CST
UO Publishes

Originally posted 8 Dec 2010 16:22:15 EST by James Nichols on the UO Herald:

Greetings,

The following changes will be going live to Test Center 1 shortly, thanks for your feedback!

Abandon Ship

  • Harbormasters now have a context menu option that allows you to abandon your current ship.
  • Abandoning your ship will cause the ship to decay within 5 minutes if there are no players on the ship.
  • Once your ship has decayed you will be able to place a new one.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue where fishmonger reputation could go below zero
  • Corrected the resource production rate on the new veteran reward to once a week
  • Players can no longer use ward removal from talismans on themselves to bypass the magic reflect cooldown timer.
  • Increased community collection points for crabs and lobster from 1 to 10 each
  • Reintroduced the requirement that you be a friend of the house or better before you are allowed to drop items into locked down containers.



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Test Center Update - Publish 69 Available Today!

Submitted by UO_Herald on December 6, 2010 at 9:05 PM CST
UO Publishes

Originally posted 6 Dec 2010 17:57:43 EST by James Nichols on the UO Herald:

Publish 69 arrives today on Test Center 1,

We've provided the notes for this publish below - we encourage you to check them out and let us know what you think, have fun!

To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

ISP Maintenance - 12/07/10

Submitted by UO_Herald on December 6, 2010 at 2:09 PM CST
UO Customer Service

Originally posted 6 Dec 2010 11:47:24 EST by James Nichols on the UO Herald:

Greetings!

Please be advised - tomorrow, December 7, 2010 we will be conducting maintenance on some of our connections from 7:30AM to 11:30AM EST. During this time Test Center and Origin will likely be unavailable and the patcher may be unavailable intermittently.



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