Kudos to UOGuide Submitted by UO_Herald on March 30, 2012 at 5:39 PM CDT Originally posted 30 Mar 2012 17:17:33 EST by the UO Team on the UO Herald: We would like to acknowledge the hard work of UOGuide and all the support they have given UO in the past and the future. Due to their hard work and dedication we were able to speed up the implementation of Item property classifier system by using the UOGuide site as a reference. Special thanks to the UOGuide team for doing such a great job! And our apologizes to them for not calling this out weeks ago. The UO Team [Discuss This Article]

Coming Soon - Update News Submitted by UO_Herald on March 29, 2012 at 2:20 PM CDT Originally posted 29 Mar 2012 14:07:12 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: The UO team is proud to announce that all shards will soon have their own Casino located on Fire Island in Trammel. "Let me in, I wanna play!" We are also very excited to be able to announce to you the new upcoming race. We hope you are going to enjoy them as much as we do. "No more pandering!" Keep an eye on the Herald for more information about our plans for Pub 76 and beyond. [Discuss This Article]

Extended Maintenance Period Submitted by UO_Herald on March 27, 2012 at 5:38 PM CDT Originally posted 27 Mar 2012 17:36:38 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: We will perform an extended maintenance during the regular downtime of each shard tonight. This will prolong the regular maintenance by about two hours. Thank you for your support. [Discuss This Article]

Publish 75.0 Comes to All Shards - 03/27 Submitted by UO_Herald on March 26, 2012 at 9:11 PM CDT Originally posted 26 Mar 2012 13:45:21 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings, We will push Publish 75.0 to all shards during the next maintenance cycle, in the early morning of March 27. Here are the complete notes for your reading pleasure, enjoy and see you in the game! Publish 75.0.0 Global Arc Acts 3 and 4 for the awakening have been completed. Please keep an eye on your Town Criers for upcoming news. Continue on with this quest and you too can have your own heirlooms. As always watch the herald for future fiction. To read the full patch notes on the forums, click HERE.

New Client on the Patcher Submitted by UO_Herald on March 23, 2012 at 1:39 PM CDT Originally posted 23 Mar 2012 13:51:56 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings, We will publish a new client this afternoon for an art update for the Global Arc. Please make sure to patch. [Discuss This Article]

Connectivity Issues With Drachenfels And Europa Submitted by UO_Herald on March 23, 2012 at 10:32 AM CDT Originally posted 23 Mar 2012 10:45:29 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: The shards Drachenfels and Europe in our European datacenter are currently unavailable. Our teams are investigating the situation and will bring both shards back online as soon as possible. [Discuss This Article]

Connectivity Issues to Shard Oceania Submitted by UO_Herald on March 21, 2012 at 11:43 PM CDT Originally posted 21 Mar 2012 17:09:09 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Update 2:30pm EDT: Oceania is back online. We are investigating the lag issues. We have been informed by our service provider that there are issues to connect to shard Oceania. The situation is under investigation. Keep an eye on the Herald for updates. [Discuss This Article]

Pub 75.0 Comes to Origin Submitted by UO_Herald on March 19, 2012 at 6:34 PM CDT Originally posted 19 Mar 2012 15:27:35 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings, Publish 75.0 comes to Origin tonight. These are the changes to the Publish 75.0 Notes: Faction Score System All faction scores will be scaled down instead of wiped. All faction members’ rankings will be updated to reflect the new scaled points. Faction score now decays at a rate of 1% (rounded down) of score per day. Scores of 99 or below will have a scaling chance to decay 1 point per day. The closer the score is to 0 the smaller the chance is of having point decay. Players with 0 Faction score will always be assigned Rank 1 and are no longer counted in Faction membership totals when determining the size of ranking brackets. Bestial (Berserk) Suit Players can no longer remain in stealth while in rage. Berserk timeout duration updated to 8 seconds and greatly reduces all healing effects while in all stages of rage. After exiting the berserk state all healing is still reduced for 8 additional seconds and a cool down of 60 seconds goes into effect which prevents players from entering rage. Changes to Cure Cure Potion: 15% chance to cure lethal poison 25% chance to cure deadly poison 45% chance to cure greater poison 95% chance to cure standard poison 100% chance to cure lesser poison Lesser Cure Potion: 5% chance to cure lethal poison 10% chance to cure deadly poison 15% chance to cure greater poison 35% chance to cure standard poison 100% chance to cure lesser poison [Discuss This Article]

THE YEW TIMES - A Newspaper for Sosaria Submitted by UO_Herald on March 15, 2012 at 8:09 PM CDT Originally posted 15 Mar 2012 17:27:43 EST by the YEW TIMES Editoral Office on the UO Herald: Written by members of the UO community Issue 2 - Edition 3 WORLD NEWS Alchemist Labors for Naught It was 12 years ago, that the great intellect and alchemist, Vig Parthus the Accomplished addressed the public before barring the door to his lab. He bid that no one disturb his work, for when he finally emerged from his bailiwick, he would present to the people that which mankind had been searching for since the beginning of time. After a decade of respecting the mages request, a concerned citizen determined that something was amiss, since no one had been bringing food to the alchemist for all those years. When the body was finally recovered, it was already in an advanced state of decomposition. There is only speculation of what Vig had been working on that would be such a boon to mankind. Scholars pointed out that Vig must have been working on a potion that would turn base metals into gold. Politicians were hoping for an elixir that they could give to their wives to make them believe their lies whenever they cheated on them. Women-folk lamented that they would never see the wonder-soap that would soften their hands while doing dishes. To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

The Awakening - Act II, Part 2 Submitted by UO_Herald on March 15, 2012 at 7:58 PM CDT Originally posted 15 Mar 2012 13:13:42 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Written by the EM Team Intermission Fiction Stumbling, he grasps onto the railing leading out of the cellar as the distant sounds of unrest echo throughout the empty building around him. Taking another drink from the somewhat depleted bottle of wine in his hand he makes his way through the corridors to the balcony, until the bottle slips from his grasp. In his attempt to grab it he falls, and knocks aside a piece of fabric with a jingle. His eyes are drawn to the weathered and tattered hat. A memory long past is conjured before his eyes as he feels a profound sadness, noticing the missing bell upon a lone corner. His hand reaches for it, fingers almost grazing the fabric before he stops, instead grasping once more for the bottle of wine. With a grumble he rights himself and staggers away from the hat, leaving it as forgotten as he had been, and heads back to the wine cellar once more. To read the full story on the forums, click HERE.

Account Center Maintenance - 03/15 Submitted by UO_Herald on March 14, 2012 at 3:53 PM CDT Originally posted 14 Mar 2012 15:53:57 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings, We will bring down the Account Center for a short maintenance tomorrow, Thursday March 15th, at 9am EDT (14:00 CET). During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription or redeem game codes. At the moment we anticipate the Account Center to be back online at 11:45am EDT (16:45 CET). Thank you for your understanding. [Discuss This Article]

New 3rd Party Program Approved For UO: UO Mapper Submitted by UO_Herald on March 13, 2012 at 5:29 PM CDT Originally posted 13 Mar 2012 16:57:32 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: We have added a new program to the list of approved 3rd party programs for UO. Ultima Mapper is the new mapping application for Ultima Online Classic and Enhanced clients that allows users to share the entire experience. It's features include: Coordinate and Facet Tracking Connected User Health Status Automatically Marks Corpses Upon Death Follow any Player on the Map Crystal and Corrupt Crystal Portal Commands Boat Commands And much more A list of all approved 3rd party programs can be found here in the EA knowledgebase. [Discuss This Article]

Patch Issue Submitted by UO_Herald on March 12, 2012 at 3:33 PM CDT Originally posted 12 Mar 2012 16:10:32 EST by Tim Chappell on the UO Herald: We have received reports that some players are having issues patching. If you do not see the screen below when logging in, then you may have closed the patcher before you should have. Please verify your client is not open when you attempt to patch. [Discuss This Article]

Publish 75 comes to TC1 Submitted by UO_Herald on March 12, 2012 at 11:49 AM CDT Originally posted 12 Mar 2012 11:29:02 EST by Rowland Cox on the UO Herald: Greetings, Here are the publish notes to accompany publish 75 coming to TC1. Read and enjoy! Publish 75.0.0 Global Arc Acts 3 and 4 for the awakening have been completed. Please keep an eye on your Town Criers for upcoming news. Continue on with this quest and you too can have your own heirlooms. As always watch the herald for future fiction. To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

Legends "Gold Diggers" Defend Treasure Hunt Championship Submitted by UO_Herald on March 12, 2012 at 6:57 AM CDT Originally posted 9 Mar 2012 16:25:33 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: So just what happened at the Legends vs. Lake Superior T-hunt challenge? Legends’ defending champions, the Gold Diggers were geared up and ready to rock and roll! You could tell this was a team prepared for anything. Well almost anything as would soon been seen, but I’m getting ahead of myself… The Gold Diggers members included, Hawk Eye, Casper, InViSiBlE, Bulldog, and Nadalia. Lake Superior’s team drifted in, no team color, no name and one or two of their members had been recruited only an hour or two before. Did any of this bother them? Not in the least! They were here to battle for their shard, and they intended to win! Their newly acquired team name reflected their attitude; team Awesome Sauce. The members of this team were, Taeara Mi'aken, Rockhound, Draken, All Mighty, and Kalina. Introductions made, rules read and it was game on! Both teams were off like a shot, but Murphy and his law of ‘what can go wrong, will go wrong’ always seems to come into play during the first few maps. For Lake Superior’s Awesome Sauce, it was finding that first chest. Dig here, dig there, dig dig dig. Where’s the chest?? Legends’ Gold Diggers had no problems with map one. It was map two when Murphy showed himself. The Gold Diggers decoded the map, and then realized they didn’t have a rune to the general location of the chest. There was only one way they would be able to get to the chest – by boat. Did any of them have a boat? No. So off they went on a shopping spree in Luna. This allowed Lake Superior’s Team Awesome Sauce to catch up and get ahead (slightly) of Legends’ Gold Diggers. But Murphy wasn’t done yet. Lake Superior’s team Awesome Sauce was his next victim. With map three completed the team Awesome Sauce is waiting to trade the completed map for the next map. Their t-hunter had one problem, ‘I lost the map!’ The verdict was passed down to give the team the new map and let them go. ‘Take the map and go!’ The trade window drops. ‘Take the map and go!’ By then the t-hunter had found the completed map and drops it into the trade window, maps exchanged, they were off! The two teams were now neck and neck right to the very end when Legends’ team Gold Diggers gated in and sat down a mere 35 seconds – that’s right, seconds before Lake Superior’s team Awesome Sauce. Congratulations to Legends’ team Gold Diggers the winners of this t-hunt match! And to Lake Superior’s team Awesome Sauce, a job well done! [Discuss This Article]

Sosaria Reels Interviews Jeff Skalski Submitted by UO_Herald on March 2, 2012 at 3:45 PM CST Originally posted 2 Mar 2012 14:32:48 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Sosaria Reels had the chance to grab Jeff Skalski, the Ultima Franchise Producer and published the video interview today. Head over to Stratics and see what Jeff has to say about his job, about our plans for Ultima Online and about the 15th anniversary. [Discuss This Article]

Next Chapter of The Awakening Launched Submitted by UO_Herald on March 1, 2012 at 5:30 PM CST Originally posted 1 Mar 2012 17:40:44 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings Intrepid Adventurers of Sosaria! We are pleased to kickoff the next chapter in our epic live event, The Awakening. Act II will no doubt bring you face to face with unseen perils within the wilds of Ilshenar. Many of you have been inquiring about the strange collapses within the Mountain passes there, perhaps these require further investigation? We encourage you to explore the area and wish you the best of luck in your adventures! See you in game, The UO Team [Discuss This Article]

The Awakening - Act II Submitted by UO_Herald on March 1, 2012 at 5:28 PM CST Originally posted 1 Mar 2012 12:32:48 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: “Look, if you listen to me and stick close and keep your mouth shut we’re not going to have any problems. And now that you’ve gotten us this far, I’m taking the lead.” Callie grumbled quietly to her guide as they crept silently through the metallic passageways and past numerous sentries. She wiped a hand across her brow and brushed her blonde bangs from her face. “We just need to make sure we don’t get spotted”. As they passed near one of the far walls of the mapped area, Balthan the guide found his attention caught by a long rusted wreck of machinery and slagged walls. Just as he was about to comment he felt himself run into the back of the archaeologist in front of him who turned and glared at him. “Watch where you’re going.” She hissed fiercely under her breath. She gestured for Balthan to turn around and began to remove some special equipment from his pack, tools that were not fashioned by human hands. With the tools in hand, she began to dismantle the mounting of one of the peculiar glowing wall panels, and removing a large console nearby with multicolored buttons. She spoke excitedly and quietly while she did so. “This will be the find of the century, you know. It’ll be put in the Vesper museum with our names on it and they’ll never forget us.” To read the full story on the forums, click HERE.