December 2012

Happy New Year! Submitted by DaKaren on December 31, 2012 at 1:06 PM CST

Season's Greetings! Submitted by DaKaren on December 23, 2012 at 11:00 PM CST

Happy Holidays! Submitted by UO_Herald on December 22, 2012 at 3:40 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 22 12:38 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: With the holidays quickly approaching we wanted to let everyone know that the team will be out of the office until January 2nd. Not to worry though; our elves will continue address any issues that may come up over the holidays. Best wishes to all and we hope the New Year finds everyone healthy and happy. To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

Merry Apocalypse! Submitted by DaKaren on December 21, 2012 at 5:35 PM CST

Fixes for Publish 80 Submitted by UO_Herald on December 20, 2012 at 5:45 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 18 04:24 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: It is now safe to enter house customization mode. The following fixes have been applied to Publish 80: Locked down house addons will not be deleted when entering house customization Players can again place Reindeer deeds House signs should no longer disappear (If you have a house without a house sign please page a GM to get this corrected.) Issues with Pet Buffs were fixed [Discuss This Article]

Atlantic Rollback Submitted by UO_Herald on December 17, 2012 at 5:17 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 17 16:20 -0500 GMT by Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong on the UO Herald: Due to issues beyond our control, I am sorry to have to inform all of Atlantic that we had to revert to a Dec 5, 2012 7:00 am EST back up. We have tried to retrieve a more current back up but we have been unable to do so due to corruption issues. We are very sorry this has happened and any Atlantic player that is being impacted by this revert will be compensated with 30 days free game time. To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

House Addon Issue Submitted by UO_Herald on December 17, 2012 at 12:54 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 17 15:20 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: There is currently an issue with locked down addons and customization mode. Please DO NOT customize your house with ANY locked down addons until further notice. We apologize for the inconvenience and should have a fix in place soon. Thank you for your patience. [Discuss This Article]

Extended Maintenance - 12/17 Submitted by UO_Herald on December 17, 2012 at 12:53 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 16 14:32 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: Update 10:30am EST: All shards but Atlantic are back up. We are currently having some unexpected difficulties with the Atlantic shard but should have it up soon. Thank you for your patience. Greetings! We will be bringing the following shards offline tomorrow, December 17th, starting at 5:00 am EST (10:00 GMT) for maintenance and a hardware upgrade: Atlantic Oceania Europa Drachenfels At this time we anticipate that the shards will be back online no later than 10:00 am EST (15:00 GMT). Please be sure to check back here for updates regarding this downtime. [Discuss This Article]

THE YEW TIMES - A Newspaper for Sosaria Submitted by UO_Herald on December 17, 2012 at 12:51 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 15 15:40 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: Written by members of the community Issue 10 WORLD NEWS FROSTMAN We have just received a report from Castle Blackthorn, to be on a lookout for a LIVING snowman? It seems that Captain Julius has hired a team of old retired mages from the Mage Tower to make use of all of the snowmen that have been turned in from the Clean Up Britiannia campaign. We were not informed of what the mages were actualy working on, or for what purpose. The walking snowman was named "Snowy the Frostman" which later escaped the castle and was last seen heading into the north woods. We are informed that the snowman is potentially dangerous and should not be confronted but if anyone should see him, to please contact your local Magistrate. We will be continuing this story as it develops... To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

House Customization Update Submitted by UO_Herald on December 14, 2012 at 3:07 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 14 17:07 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: The House customization issue has been resolved. The problem arose from a stacking issue that was fixed this morning. Items will no longer be pushed under the house sign or become unlocked. The instability of the Atlantic shard was also related to the stacking issue and should be resolved as well. [Discuss This Article]

House Customization Warning Submitted by UO_Herald on December 12, 2012 at 8:24 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 13 01:38 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: Due to an issue with customization, please do not customize your house until further notice. [Discuss This Article]

CRITICAL Pub 80 Bug Submitted by Martyna_Zmuir on December 12, 2012 at 5:17 PM CST DO NOT CUSTOMIZE A HOUSE! After only a few days of testing, and a single, unannounced day on Origin and Izumo, Pub 80 was released. Even after three updates to the publish, a critical bug made its way through to production shards. When entering a customization mode, secure containers are reportedly being thrown under the house sign unsecured - lootable by any passerby. Until Mythic gets it's act together, DO NOT CUSTOMIZE A HOUSE! [Discuss This Article]

Hot Fixes for Publish 80 Submitted by UO_Herald on December 12, 2012 at 4:00 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 12 14:34 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: Greetings! We will be bringing all the shards offline today, at 3:30 pm EST (20:30 GMT) to apply the following hot fixes: Buff/Debuff icons should properly be removed from hot bars now You can no longer retrieve a house trash can All vendors will now be replaced after customizing your house Reforging should work properly now Items will not be rejected from your house any longer when you customize At this time we anticipate that the shards will be back online no later than 5:30 pm EST (22:30 GMT). We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience. [Discuss This Article]

Extended Maintenance - 12/13 Submitted by UO_Herald on December 12, 2012 at 3:58 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 12 13:59 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: Greetings! We will be bringing the following shards offline tomorrow, December 13th, starting at 5:00 am EST (10:00 GMT) for a hardware upgrade: Legends Siege Perilous Great Lakes Lake Superior At this time we anticipate that the shards will be back online no later than 11:00 am EST (16:00 GMT). Please be sure to check back here for updates regarding this downtime. [Discuss This Article]

Publish 80 Comes to All Shards - 12/12 Submitted by UO_Herald on December 11, 2012 at 7:23 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 11 23:30 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: We have staged Publish 80 to be released tomorrow, 12/12 during Maintenance for all servers. The following fixes have been applied to the publish: Chest will now spawn in reachable locations in the Exodus Dungeon Chopping of containers will not delete any items inside of them Players should not feel excessive lag in castles Using Rose of Trinsic will no longer adversely affect your characters str. [Discuss This Article]

Extended Maintenance - 12/11 Submitted by UO_Herald on December 10, 2012 at 5:28 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 10 17:52 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: Greetings! We will be bringing the Chesapeake and Catskills shards offline tomorrow, December 11th, at 5:00 am EST (10:00 GMT) for a hardware upgrade. At this time we anticipate that the shards will be back online no later than 10:00 am EST (15:00 GMT). Please be sure to check back here for updates regarding this downtime. [Discuss This Article]

Publish 80 Updates Submitted by UO_Herald on December 10, 2012 at 5:26 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 10 11:00 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: The following updates have been applied to Publish 80: In Fel pvp aggressor will be allowed to board a scuttled ship Players will no longer be booted from your house if you move while customizing your house [Discuss This Article]

Holiday Season Contest Update Submitted by UO_Herald on December 6, 2012 at 2:26 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 06 15:50 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: There have been some very creative Holiday Contest entries submitted to our friends at UO Stratics. Though the deadline to submit entries has passed, you can now choose the winners by casting votes for your favorite UO Holiday House. Just go to the Holiday Season Contest Voting Page and select your favorite! [Discuss This Article]

Publish 80.0 Comes to TC1 Submitted by UO_Herald on December 6, 2012 at 2:23 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 05 23:13 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: Publish 80.0.0 has been patched to TC1. Click on more to see the publish notes in all their bug slaying glory! To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

Extended Maintenance for Atlantic - 12/04 Submitted by UO_Herald on December 3, 2012 at 11:17 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 03 21:52 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: Update: Due to some unforeseen technical issues, the upgrade for the Atlantic Shard has been delayed until tomorrow, December 5th at 5:00 am EST (10:00 GMT). At this time we anticipate that the shard will be back online no later than 8:00 am EST (13:00 GMT). This is a reminder that we will be bringing the Atlantic shard offline tomorrow, December 4th, at 5:00 am EST (10:00 GMT) for a hardware upgrade. At this time we anticipate that the shard will be back online no later than 10:00 am EST (15:00 GMT). Please be sure to check back here for updates regarding this downtime. [Discuss This Article]

Veteran Reward Housing Issue Submitted by UO_Herald on December 3, 2012 at 11:15 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 03 21:44 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: We are experiencing a technical issue with the Veteran Rewards and housing. We are currently working on the issue and hope to have it fixed soon. Thank you for your patience. [Discuss This Article]

Ask & Answer No. 12 Submitted by UO_Herald on December 3, 2012 at 2:20 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 03 14:50 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: As we move into the twelfth month of the year we bring you Ask and Answer number 12. It is a season for giving and your questions have the developers making plans to bring all sorts of changes to the game. Enjoy! UO Auctions Can anything be done about the freezing screen when you use house customising and or the packing create with EC? (Rupert Avery) We actually discussed this over lunch for approx 20 minutes to try to figure out the best way to do this, bottom line is yes it can be redone but it is not Just a simple task. But it’s on our radar now. To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

Christmas Gifts Submitted by UO_Herald on December 1, 2012 at 6:18 PM CST Originally posted 2012 Dec 01 15:16 -0500 GMT by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: Update 8:00pm EST: We have resolved the issue with the Christmas Gifts and they will be turned back on tomorrow after maintenance. There is currently an issue with Christmas gifts. We will be disabling them temporarily while we work on a solution. Thank you for your patience. Please keep an eye here for further updates. [Discuss This Article]