 September 25, Wednesday |
 | Updated Scenario/Vet Rewards Schedule -Videric |  |
| September 24, Tuesday |
Altough log was informal enough it had one major let down. 3d avatar art is delayed again.
**Drizzt_Sonoma** Here's an early question: "What is the status of the new wearables/avatar art we heard so much about before?"
*Evocare* The wearables/avatars have undergone another round of tweaks, and are nearly complete, we expect to patch them out around the launch of AoS
The log can be read here:
http://www.ianstorm.com/Ultima/library.asp?Libtype=10 |
| September 20, Friday |
| About "It's not a mirror" thingy -Videric | |
SunSword commented of his past in UO before moving in to SWG. Here is the specific post about the "mirror" (luckily the facets have been lately made more different in looks).
…The "it's not a mirror" post was a mistake on my part and one that I've learned a great deal from. I'm only going to address it this once so we can get it out of the way. I apologize. It was a mistake.
We all make mistakes, and the best we can do is learn from them and avoid making them in the future.
I can only hope that you remember the many good things I was able to accomplish before I departed OSI, such as improving house security (lockdowns) and adding skill locks. During my tenure I was also able to greatly improve the publish process and service quality. "Patch day" lost a great deal of its dreadful reputation because of the process I was able to get in place.
Again, I can only acknowledge the mistake and endeavor to earn your trust. I'm confident that my actions and the performance of the OSI Team will back that up.
There's a lot of great stuff coming up for UO and I look forward to being a part of it.
--SunSword
More comments by SunSword at:
UOboards post |
| September 18, Wednesday |
| A Word from SunSword, UO Producer -Videric | |
SunSword has returned to Origin? This is interesting news indeed after he had been working so long with SWG team, and skipping the team before publish seems strange. I am sure if Lum the Mad was still in rant business we'd had nice speculations about this. Perhaps EA just made better offer, who knows... More interestingly what will this mean for UO?
Comments from SunSword:
http://update.uo.com/comments.html |
| Ultima Online Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary -Videric | |
Happy Birthday to Ultima Online, and more news:
From biz.Yahoo:
"... In addition, ORIGIN is launching a retrospective five-year anniversary Web site that will feature original UO art and special moments shared by UO players worldwide. Plus, the anniversary will signal the launch of an in-game presentation of the five-year veteran rewards, which delivers to players collectible items in recognition of their length of citizenship in the game..."
Read the entire article here:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020918/180068_1.html |
| New Advanced Character Service -Videric | |
Well this was unexpected too, I suppose we can expect more of these "premium" services in the future. I do not really have any opinion of this yet, maybe it is just good? Let us see if there is more news to come on this eventful day.
Are you a long-time Ultima Online player and have long-hoped for a means to fast-track your character through the development process? Or are you starting on a new shard, and looking for a quick way to catch up to your friends? Are your daily obligations getting in the way of you achieving the stats you want and exploring the far reaches of Britannia? Well, now you're in luck!
Ultima Online players can now purchase advanced characters through our new Advanced Character Service. This is a great way to move quickly ahead in specific areas of the game without needing to go through the building-up process for each character you play. Advanced characters can be purchased on your existing or new accounts. Get your advanced character NOW for $29.95!
We have a selection of popular character types to choose from: Mage,
Warrior, Blacksmith, Tamer, or Alchemist. All of these templates are
designed to leave room for you to add and learn additional skills; your new character may start ahead of the curve, but you can continue its development and help it grow into the character you've always wanted. See our Advanced Character Services page to learn how the system works, and for more information as to what skills and stats you can achieve right away.
The Advanced Character Service is available NOW! To purchase your advanced character, call 866-543-5435 (choose option 2, then press #2), toll-free, Monday through Friday, from 9:00am to 7:00pm CT & Saturday and Sunday, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. This is only available on the North American, European, and Australian shards. This program is not offered on the Siege Perilous shard.
http://support.uo.com/advancedcharacter.html |
Expect the unexpected? I did not expect this:
Announcing Lake Austin Shard
Launched in 1997, Ultima Online stands as the longest-running, most
successful online subscription-based game in the history of the interactive entertainment industry-and we're still growing!
Today, as we approach the 5th birthday of UO, Origin is proud to announce the opening of Lake Austin, our newest North American shard. The Lake Austin shard opens today, Wednesday, September 18th (CDT). It is the 12th North American Ultima Online shard, and is our 25th shard worldwide.
In honor of UO's 5th birthday, the new shard is being named after the
twenty-two mile long body of water in Central Texas that runs right past the place where UO was born in 1997. The home office of Origin Systems, the central location for the creative vision of Ultima Online, overlooks the waters of beautiful Lake Austin from the high cliffs along its banks.
Initially, Lake Austin will be available only to players on new accounts(those created as of Sunday, September 15th, CDT) for a period of one month. This will ensure that players new to UO are given a period to learn the game and establish a solid foundation on the shard before it is opened to all players worldwide. For players interested in opening a new account and joining this shard, we are also featuring a special anniversary promotion, with 50% off the purchase of UO from participating games retailers Electronics Boutique, GameStop and Amazon.com during the period of September 20th - 30th, 2002! After 30 days, Lake Austin will be opened to all Ultima Online players, allowing the shard to develop the diversity and strong camaraderie found on other UO shards.
Please note that the Lake Austin shard will only be visible in the shard list to new accounts for the first 30 days.
http://update.uo.com/fyi.html |
| September 11, Wednesday |
| Scenario 5 -- Delay for Week 1 -Videric | |
It seems Scenarios continue to have technical troubles. This is what was posted in FYI:
Due to an unforeseen issue, the Scenario 5, week 1 Publish that was intended to be live on one shard this morning will be delayed. We are currently working diligently to resolve this issue, and will post additional updates as the situation develops. We apologize for the delay, and thank you for your patience in this matter.
http://update.uo.com/fyi.html |
| September 10, Tuesday |
| Interview of Ignatz, by Tales of a Traveller! -Videric | |
Its interview time again, this time with Ignatz. Thank you Ignatz, for the interview.
Direct link:
Ignatz Interview |
| New animation files in 3D? UPDATE -Videric | |
Date does not match of them being introduced with the latest patch, but what are they for? They certainly are not in the game... Will we be able to choose our idling animation?
UPDATE: Tajima had this to say when asked him about them. Busy day for the Traveller, it feels, which is great
Tajima:
These are dormant content that we might utilize one day.
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| September 9, Monday |
| September 3, Tuesday |
Because of vacation and UO RL meeting in London this week, there probably will not be any news posted this week.
I am sorry for inconvinience, but we will be back in action the following week.
Keep on role-playing people! |
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