September 2018

The Detective Submitted by UO_Herald on September 24, 2018 at 9:09 PM CDT Originally posted September 24, 2018 by UO Dev Team on the UO Herald: To shepherd in the Treasures of Khaldun we have a series of short pieces of fiction to supplement the events in-game. We present the first installment, The Detective By EM Malachi Chief Inspector K. Jasper considered the stone relic and the blood that covered it. He understood why the town guard of Trinsic had wanted his help. This was the third collector of mystical artifacts who had been killed in the last week. This clearly was not a coincidence. While the fresh blood was obviously from the relic’s final owner, Jasper didn’t know what to make of the strange occult symbols covering the stone mosaic. It appeared to be a fragment of a crypt wall, but which one? Jasper made a note to speak to someone at the Lycaeum. He started reading the victim’s notes on the collection. Most of the baubles and trinkets had pages of lore and history, but the victim’s research on this particular relic was missing. There was just a scrap of paper with a single name written on it: Leoric Gathenwale. The name immediately brought the details of the case to mind: the madness, the rituals, and the monstrous spider. The Inspector went to the door and motioned to one of the town guards. “I need you to send a message. We require more help on this.” The guard looked confused, so Jasper stressed the importance. “It relates to an old case: Khaldun.” [Discuss This Article]

Ultima Online Celebrates 21 Years! Submitted by UO_Herald on September 24, 2018 at 9:04 PM CDT Originally posted September 24, 2018 by UO Dev Team on the UO Herald: 21 years ago Ultima Online changed the video game landscape forever. Sosaria spawned a virtual world where people could adventure together and forge friendships that would last a lifetime. Today we celebrate that legacy by wishing UO a very happy birthday and thanking all those Britannians who have left their mark on our humble virtual world. Long live UO! [Discuss This Article]

5th Annual Smuggler's Run Regatta Submitted by Martyna_Zmuir on September 15, 2018 at 3:39 PM CDT From the office of Dot Warner, Governor of Britain: [Discuss This Article]

Skara Brae Scavenger Hunt Submitted by Martyna_Zmuir on September 13, 2018 at 3:44 PM CDT From the desk of Destinie Moon, Governor of Skara Brae: This Sunday, September 16th, at Noon Central time! Join Governor Destinie Moon of Skara Brae for a unique Scavenger Hunt! Get to know the City of Skara Brae, mingle with the Governor, and, if you're among the clever, win valuable prizes!!!

Ultima Online Newsletter (September 2018) Submitted by UO_Herald on September 12, 2018 at 2:48 PM CDT Update September 2018 View in browser The UO Team is happy to announce we will be sending out a newsletter periodically so you can stay up to date on the latest in Britannia! Please encourage your friends to sign up on our web site.  Producer Notes Greetings everyone, It's that time of year again!  As Ultima Online approaches another milestone in gaming history, celebrating 21 amazing years, the UO Team wants to extend a very special thank you to all our players for the years of continued support!  Your devotion is what keeps us motivated each day to make Britannia as living and vibrant a world as ever.  So again, thank you and long live UO! If everything goes as planned we will be publishing Origin, Baja, and Izumo with Publish 101 during normal maintenance cycles for those shards on Thursday September 13, 2018.  We want to extend a special thank you to all those who participated in our play sessions and provided very valuable feedback! There were many entries for the Castle/Keep contest, and this has only served to underscore the creativity of our amazing community.  These new designs will be prefabricated, so you will not be able to alter them once they are placed.  The house will cost per tile such as the old prefab houses do.  This is the first of many contests to come, and we fully expected this to be a fluid process as we refine best practices for future publishes.  Based on feedback we will be adjusting the process for Publish 102.  We are going to set up two rounds of voting to help cull the number of entries so the community can more easily assist in choosing their favorite designs.  We will also be refining the teleporting process to cut down on waiting times and speed up your ability to visit each entry.  As we outlined from the beginning, entries that do not meet our aesthetic and functional requirements will not be taken into consideration.  We know this can be a completely subjective requirement and will do our best to try and outline some tips for future contents, as this is something we are continually evaluating as we push the limits of the community's creativity.  We want to thank everyone who participated in the inaugural run of the contest and look forward to the contest for Publish 102! For this publish we are going to add 3 of the top player voted designs and 3 designs chosen by the UO Dev Team.  The selections for Publish 101 are as follows: #1 - Canary - Keep #2 - Dot Warner  - Castle #5 - Don Quan - Castle #20 - Queen Elsa - Castle #22 - MissEcho - Castle #37 - Analaya - Castle Congratulations to all the winners of the first contest.  We look forward to seeing the next creative batch of designs! With all the excitement around the Castle & Keep contest don't forget to check out Publish 101 which is full of exciting new content to play in the coming weeks!  Read the full details about Publish 101 below and see if you are brave enough to chase the Treasures of Khaldun! Update on actioned accounts to date: Abuse of game mechanics 5 Distruptive Behavior 16 Naming violation 5 Solicitation 7 Unattended Macroing 39 Duping 11 Multiboxing 13 See you in Britannia,  Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong Producer   Publish 101 - The Treasures of Khaldun & More! We have been busy testing all that Publish 101 has to offer! If you haven't had a chance yet, head on over to the Publish 101 wiki page and read up on all the exciting new content coming to Britannia, some of the highlights include,  21st Anniversary Rewards - new collectibles including the introduction of Astronomy! Treasures of Khaldun - A quest, crafting, monster bashing, rewards, and stealable loot all in one!  Are you brave enough to face Khal Ankur? Trick or Treat? New treats to be had from Britannia's shopkeepers & citizens alike! Jack o' Lanterns - the fields are alive again with Grimms and Butchers with all new designs! Skeletons - Unfortunate enough to perish?  Beware of Zombie skeletons in the cemeteries! And much, much more! Question & Answer 1. Can we get a countdown added to certain buffs, like those for Alacrity scrolls? Yes, this is something we can add for a future publish. 2.  Can you add dinosaur bones to the Huntmaster's Challenge? While bones don't necessarily fit thematically with the Huntmaster's Challenge we have some updates planned in Publish 102 to the Huntmaster's Challenge, but think this would be great addition to the Valley of Eodon - look for this in a future publish! 3.  Can you add rounded versions of various floor tiles to the house customization system so they fit under rounded walls? This would be a very large art task, as those tiles would need to be hand drawn for all existing floor sets and unfortunately isn't a high priority at this time. 4.  Can you add client options to improve performance such as disabling various screen effects, draw distance restrictions, and house loading options? We are constantly looking to improve performance in both clients and providing players the ability to control visual effects based on their systems.  In Publish 101 we added a toggle to disable flying animations for all flying creatures such as gargoyles and dragons.  We hope to add more of these options, as well as introduce optimizations for the future. 5.  Can you add additional macro functionality to the Classic Client?  This is something we are excited to release in Publish 102, especially the much requested dress/undress macro! Customer Service 1. If you have an account that was terminated by CS over a year ago and would like to have it back please contact support here and give them the details and identify the account as yours, depending on the termination we will remove the restriction from your account so you may open it again. 2. All Sovereigns purchased from Origin have to be entered on the Account Management page.  You can not enter these in game. Please know that you can not unlink the account and link it to another account with Sovereigns on your accounts. 3. Anyone that is trying to reopen an account please make sure you send all the information to support@ultimaonline.com so we can have a record of this.  In the original request to support if you do not know your secret word please ask for a hint.  Give them all the information to identify the account as yours so there will not be a lot of delays. 4.  If you are having issues with your Origin purchase follow this link to resolve the issue.. 5.  If you have any in game questions or issues submit an in game help request for a GameMaster to contact you. 6.  For any feedback to content put in game please send it to UO@broadsword.com. 7.  Regarding Origin orders, codes, and third party resellers.   Recently some of the player base may have noticed that an Origin store purchase they have made did not arrive or complete as expected. A confirmation or code email has not been received and you are wondering what may have occurred with your order. The Origin store enacts reviews on all transactions to safeguard against fraudulent purchases, and these reviews may take up to 72 hours. Unfortunately our Billing department is not able to expedite or circumvent this process, however players who have questions or concerns regarding a store purchase can contact Origin support for assistance using the below link:   http://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/new/   When prompted for a product, choose Origin. Next choose your platform, and select ‘Orders’ as the topic. You can further specify your issue in the subsequent fields before speaking with an agent.   We would also like to reiterate that the Origin store is the only guaranteed provider of codes for Ultima Online. The validity of a code purchased from a third-party seller (be it a friend, in-game acquaintance, or recommended site) cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, any codes we find to have be fraudulently obtained will be disabled and an account that applies any of these codes will have that code removed from said account. This can result in the loss of gametime, character slots, expansion access, Sovereigns (and the items purchased with them), in-game items and more. Please be advised that we cannot assist with any issues stemming from codes purchased via non-Origin means; you will be required to contact the vendor from which you purchased the code for further assistance. PASSWORD ISSUES   To reset your password you must first understand which type of account you are resetting the password for. EA Accounts, Mythic Master Accounts, and Mythic Product Accounts all have separate individual passwords. All of which you can reset at your leisure at our Account Center at https://accounts.eamythic.com/. 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