Uo Patches And News

Publish 62.3 Bug Fixes

noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:12:00 +0000

62.3 Bug Fixes - 11/20/2009

Andy Belford

19 Nov 2009 17:59:54

Greetings!

We have the following Bug Fixes for you this morning:

Bug Fixes

Added guard ignore to the Giant Turkeys
Fixed the barding difficulty on the Giant Turkeys
Bards will be added to the lawful attackers list for discording and provocation of the Giant Turkeys
Turkeys AI was adjusted to keep it from teleporting so often.
Harvest Wine and Cider will no longer lose their TID’s at maintenance.
Age was removed from using the Retouching Tool

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Publish 62.3

noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:05:00 +0000

Publish 62.3: Client 7.0.3.0

Robert Mull

12 Nov 2009 11:09:45 EST

The 7.0.3.0 Client Update has been published to Test Center.

Please note that this client is 336 MB in size. While this is a larger than normal patch for legacy clients, we have modified the system so that future patches involving animation data can be smaller. We apologize for this temporary inconvenience.

Read on for more info.

Happy Thanksgiving

There will be a mini event for Thanksgiving please visit your local Town Crier for details.

Bug Fixes

Increased Navery’s hitpoints
Fixed an issue in Despise at the champ spawn where creatures were spawning under the water.
Fixed an issue with the 2nd year Anniversary bag, which had the wrong TID was being applied.
Fixed an issue with a few of the T2A Pumpkin Patches.
Retouched the Retouching Tool.
Fixed an issue with the Rotworm stew not being consumed when used.
Removed a sinkhole on Fire Island which was blocking access to players’ houses.
Retouched the Art on the 12th Anniv cake.
Fixed an issue that would not allow players to summon ethereal Reptalons or Hiryus in a house.
Fixed the missing floor piece from Tomas O’Neerlan’s toyshop.
Fixed an issue with Unraveling which allowed relic fragments from certain items.
Fixed an issue with the color maze that allowed players to bypass the maze.
Players can now use Mortal strike attack with a soul glaive.
Fixed an issue with several cave entrances that were blocking movement.
Fixed an issue with players being able to drop items into the backpack of their mirror images.
Removed a debug message when watering plants.
Players are no longer able to destroy Skull Totems in players houses.
Reinstated the web attack with Navrey, webs will now decay properly.
Fixed an issue with the death animation with the black cow in the enhanced client.
Promotional race tokens will now be blessed.
Fixed an issue with certain hued snakes having the “Oak” tag in their names
Made various materials stackable:

Hollow Prism
Barrel Taps
Barrel Hoops
Jeweled Filigree

Prism of light tickets will no longer be destroyed if placed inside a sub-container.
Fixed an issue with the line of sight on the Ogre Lord Bridge in Despise.
Fixed several wearable layering issues.
The pillars in Navrey's lair can now be activated when their switch is clicked in the correct order. But beware of falling rocks

Enhanced Client

Shard Selection

'Help me pick a shard!’ option added to assist users in recommending a shard based on location.
Updated the Latency column to show a graphical display and mouse-over values
Added a Population column

The in-game Atlas is now resizable using the dragable handle located on the lower-right hand corner.
Fixed issues with patches of terrain not loading correctly during travel.
Fixed several client crashes

Calvin Crowner - UO Producer's Letter

noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:04:00 +0000

Calvin Crowner

12 Nov 2009 20:14:08 EST

“This is your captain speaking … we’ll be climbing to an altitude of 36,000 feet. Expect some turbulence on ascent. Once we reach cruising altitude, I’ll turn off the seat belt sign, and you’ll be permitted to move about the cabin … Due to FAA regulations smoking is not permitted … unless you’re sharing the good stuff with the rest of the crew. Thank you for flying Britannia Airlines”

Twelve years and a Guinness Book record mention later, we are still here!

We’ve recently successfully launched UO’s 8th Expansion, bringing back programs that independent boards said would never occur … Oh, and I’m not certain if you noticed, but there are more people playing Ultima Online again every day. I know. I have our subscriber numbers on refresh. It makes me smile.

I heard you really liked Halloween. Yes, Sakkarah and the rest of the folks supporting her on live got rid of “Death or Treat” this year. She’s got a few nice things lined up for the holidays. Expect to see more on the holiday publish in the next week.

More importantly, something I know you have been waiting for – engineering has been working on speedhacking and 3rd party program detection. We’re closer each day to a solution, but are not publishing it until it’s solid.

Finally, as a former Air Force Officer and graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, I hope everyone found time to show their appreciation for those currently serving in our Armed Forces as we celebrated Veteran’s Day earlier this week. We here at Mythic make games. We don’t defend against all enemies foreign and domestic. We make a worlds where it’s possible to be the conquerors and almost king. Here we have a different battle for good and evil. As we’ve seen, life is all too real sometimes. Thanks for making us the place you care to escape.

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UO News

noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:28:00 +0000

Community Spotlight

Chrissay Zeeman

06 Nov 2009 13:54:40 EST

In this week's community spotlight we have fansite news and player run events, from:

Atlantic
Baja
Catskills
Chesapeake
Europa
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Sonoma
Whispering Rose

If you have fan site news, an event for your shard, or a suggestion for next week's Community Spotlight please click here. Please ensure your submissions are before Friday 1PM EST.

Atlantic

This week and every week on Sunday at 4pm EST, The Syndicate is hosting Craftsman Day. It is held at our island city of Arx Draconis. Gaters will be at the major banks to offer rides to and from the event. You will know them by their blue robes and the LLTS over their heads. We offer free item repairs; creates; enhances etc... We often have a lockpicker available as well. The services are all free and just a small way we try to give back to the community so come on by!

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Baja

Sunday Night Taming Hour

When: Every Sunday Evening

Meeting Place: Moonglow Zoo

Time: 8pm PST (9pm MST, 10pm CST, 11pm EST) Open Event Sponsored by M!S

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Catskills

"One Circle, One Soul" Alliance Weekly Events:

Wednesday:

Aeryr's Gauntlet night

9 PM EST Meet in New Haven

Friday:

Peerless Night

9 PM EST Meet in New Haven

Boat Speed Race (Saturday Nov. 7th, 6pm EST)

The United Pirates invite you to participate in a speed race by boat. We meet at 6pm EST sharp at the Jolly Roger Inn. Bring your own vessel! The rules are simple:

All participants line up their boats in a row on a certain coastline.

On a given signal, the boats all depart at the same time and sail in a straight line until they reach the next shore.

The bows of their vessels have to touch the shore. Then they turn their boats around and sail back in a straight line.

The course is outlined with lanterns, so nobody gets lost.

The participants are encouraged to outmaneuver their rivals within the borders of the course.

Beware of possible obstacles on the course!

The first captain to return to the starting line wins the prize.

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Chesapeake

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[SHE] GUILD AUCTION SATS 7:00PM EST

Serving the Chesapeake Community for almost 5 years.

Gates from Luna starting at 6:45pm est

Lotto/ Door Prizes

MILLIONS in GP prizes given away each week.

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Savage Sponsored Hunt

Date: Every Tuesday Night

Time: 10:20pm EST

Location: PaxOku City (Homare-Jima Island) Niva's Hunting Lodge

Hosts: Niva The Savage and T_T Guild

Description:Community hunt after the PaxLair Statehood meeting.

various levels of spawn depending on the skill of the group that day.

Crafters Hall and Bod Exchange

Date: Every Sunday

Time: 7:00PM EST

Location: PaxOku City (Homare-Jima Island)

Hosts: PaxOku Crafters Society (OkuC)

Description:Exchange and work bods. Also offering free Golems, Fire Beetles, Pack Beetles, Shadow Ele Dig up, Free Repairs,Furniture and Enhancements.

PaxLair Statehood Meeting

Date: Every Tuesday Night

Time: 9:00pm EST

Location: Changes Weekly Rune at the PaxLair Teahouse in PaxOku City

Host: Governor Winfield

Description: PaxLair statehood meeting updates citizens on its cities activity, storyline and progress. Also covers Em event information and other shard city information at times.

Community Zoo Project

Date: Every Sunday Night

Time: 5:20pm EST

Location: PaxOku City (Homare-Jima Island) Blue Light Tavern

Hosts: Bander (UTB) and Lord Gareth

Description:Help promote the Community Zoo.

Thursday Night Hunts

Date: Every Thursday Night

Time: Meeting at 8:30pm, leaving around 8:45pm est

Location: The BLT

Host: Visago or a member of House Ellindale

Description: Locations are chosen prior to the event and I'll do my best to give people ample warning of where we are going before the event. Featured destinations include the Tokuno and Ilshenar Champion Spawn, high end Paragon hunts such as Balrons and Succubi, Peerless, lvl 6 treasure maps, Ancient net tosses, and explorations of the Abyss when that region becomes available.There is no limit to the size of the group, though the destination may change based on the number of people present. We have had outings ranging from 4 to 25 people for example.

Help Rescue The Nobles Of The World!

Occurs: Daily

Time: 8pm EST

Location: Angelica's Attic (East Side of Luna)

Host: Lady Angelica and PaxOku City

Description: Gain in compassion by doing escorts from the Orc dungeon. Lady Angelica will provide gates for warrior class characters to gain in this virtue. For about 30mins a day you can start to gain in this virtue which will help you in the battle field by being able to resurrect comrades with half life status. Good to have for champ spawns and other outings.

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Europa

Moraine's Palace

The latest in Yewan entertainment!

Events organized by roleplayers, for all to enjoy.

If you are new to roleplay or have no idea what it is about, why not attend? You just might like what you see!

Our main events consist of betting and tournements as well as your general socializing at our bar!

http://www.uoforums.com/uo-europa-shard/62226-moraines-palace-yew-casino.html

Events will be held every wednesday, as listed in the UOforums link posted above.

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Great Lakes

Chicken Fight Club [CFC]

Bonded pet fights, no entry fees, prizes to 1st & 2nd place for each pet class.

Trivia, prizes, betting & good clean chicken killing fun!

Coordinates & Facet: 15º 55′N 37º 49′E ; Malas * Gates provided from Luna Bank

Event Date & Time: Every Saturday evening at 7:00 pm Central

Pet Training

We dig a shadow elemental out of the ground for all yr pet training needs!

Come on out for some pet chat and training... don't forget yr lawn chair and cooler!

Coordinates & Facet: 15º 55′N 37º 49′E ; Malas

Event Date & Time: Every Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm Central

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Lake Superior

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Community Meet'n Greet

Date: Monday, November 9th

Time: 7:30PM Central

Location: Skara Brae Community Center, next to the bank

Hosts: Airmid / Sabina Nikolai

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Fan Dancer Dojo hunt

Date: Tuesday, November 10th

Time: 8:00PM Central

Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center, next to the bank

Host: Taeara Mi'Aken

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Community Peerless hunt

Date: Wednesday, November 11th

Time: 8:00PM Central

Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center, next to the bank

Host: Taeara Mi'Aken

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Cavern of the Discarded exploration (Stygian Abyss)

Date: Thursday, November 12th

Time: 8:00PM Central

Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center, next to the bank

Host: Taeara Mi'Aken

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Community Champion Spawn hunt

Date: Friday, November 13th

Time: 9:00PM Central

Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center, next to the bank

Host: Taeara Mi'Aken

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Sonoma

Friday, November 6th - Monthly Meet 'n Greet ... Bring your questions, suggestions, and friends for some social time with the EM's while helping plan for player ran and special EM events throughout November and December. Meet in the West Britian Counselor's Guild Hall (Trammel) starting at 5pm Pacific (7pm Central, 8pm Eastern).

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This week on Whispering Rose Radio ...

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Friday - Nov. 6th - The Box Game with outstanding UO prizes to give away runs from 9pm to 11pm PT (Midnight to 2am ET). Its easy to participate and anyone on UO can play. Go to www.wrrad.com for details and be ready to contact DJ Flash at ICQ 124-373-22

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Saturday - Nov. 7th - Win up to **10 MILLION in GOLD on the shard of your choice (1/3 Siege) playing WRR Deal or No Deal 'UO Style'. This weeks DoND is on NAPA VALLEY starting at 6pm Eastern, 3pm Pacific. The DoND house is located along the East side of the South Luna road near the bridge. Players from all shards are eligible to participate...just make a character on NAPA VALLEY to join in the fun!! Rules on how to play DoND UO Style are available on the WRR station website where you can also tune in to hear this and other UO events live from...Whispering Rose Radio - www.WRRAD.com **If the NATURAL 10 million is won the winner may choose the LUNA NAPA - in town - house plot instead of the 10 Million gold 1/3 Siege). For more details and location map CLICK HERE

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Saturday - Nov. 7th - Starting at 8:30pm ET, 5:30pm PT its LUNAWOOD SQUARES on Lake Superior where anyone can participate and players can win gold on the shard of their choice *1/3 Siege. The show is an offshoot of the old Hollywood Squares (Tic-Tac-Toe) game and broadcasted live while in-game on Whispering Rose Radio (www.wrrad.com). The WRR LUNAWOOD SQUARES game house is located at the NorthWest corner inside Luna on Lake Superior. For map CLICK HERE

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Saturday - Nov. 7th - WRR's Name that Tune & Artist Show - Over 25 Million in UO Gold can be won on the shard of your choice (1/3 Siege)!! Anyone from any shard can play - just log onto Lake Superior at 10:00pm Eastern (7:00pm Pacific) and head to the game house of Club Xanadu located inside Luna town along the north wall then tune into Whispering Rose Radio at www.wrrad.com to hear the tunes. Every person that plays is on their own ladder. For full game details and map of location CLICK HERE

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Saturday - Nov. 7th - If you missed Friday nights Box Game you have another chance tonight from 9pm to 11pm PT (Midnight to 2am ET) Its easy to participate and anyone on UO can play. Go to www.wrrad.com for details and be ready to contact DJ Flash at ICQ 124-373-22

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Sunday - Nov. 8th - Tune in from 11am to 2pm ET (8am - 11am PT) and win at least a MILLION in gold on the shard of your choice (1/3 Siege) by joining in the 'Lucky Dice Game' with DJ Slide. Anyone from any shard is eligible to participate. Just create a character on Sonoma and head to the New Haven bank courtyard then try your luck while listening to www.wrrad.com

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Sunday - Nov. 8th - The Pacific Auction House (located just East of the Luna moongate) continues after 5 fantastic years to bring all UO players more great deals. Get there early for best seating. Auction starts at 3pm ET (Noon PT) and is broadcasted live on WRRadio.

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Have a blast playing Ultima Online and listening to Whispering Rose Radio (www.wrrad.com) ~ see you all on the flip side!

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noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:19:00 +0000

FoF: We're Jammin'
Chrissay Zeeman
November 6, 2009

Can we please have some assurance that the Enhanced Client is still being supported and worked on?

Yes we are still committed to improving the Enhanced Client experience. Currently, we are focusing on improving the stability and performance of this client. There will also be a few other goodies for the Enhanced Client in the next publish.

-Supreem

What’s the deal with all those crystals from the Halloween quest (especially the blue one)? Should we keep them or ditch them?

You should trade all your red crystals for costumes as Tomas will no longer accept crystals once the Halloween event ends on November 15th. You might want to hold on to your costumes (even duplicates) as they may be of interest to someone else in the not too distant future! You can keep your gold crystals for as long as you wish and summon the Harbinger only when you see fit. There is no deadline on using them. The blue crystals will be of use in the next story arc. They will not be essential, but will definitely benefit to those who have them.

-Sakkarah

Is there an ETA yet for when the veteran reward character statues will be fixed-up so that we can set them out again?

We put in a fix for the statues in the last publish, these should be safe to replace now without fear of losing them.

-Mesanna

Will we ever see Brittania enter the modern/futuristic age?

Well, we never like to say “never”, but honestly we aren’t thinking along those lines at all. Even though the early Ultima games had laser pistols and space ships, Ultima Online started as fantasy and is likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future.

-Pheonix

Is there any chance that the sheaf of hay will be made stackable?

We are currently reviewing many items in the game that could be stackable, so there is a chance that the sheaf will be stackable in the near future.

-Stephen W.

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Publish 62.2

noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Publish 62.2
Jess Folsom
28 Oct 2009 17:09:16

Publish 62.2 will go through during your local shard's maintenance period. The following fixes and changes will be implemented during this publish:

* Fixed an issue that was causing double NPCs to spawn with the Halloween Quest.
* Adjusted the Gypsy’s respawn timer.
* Players can no longer summon the Harbinger in the Abyss.
* Removed the Naughty Twin's ability to turn players into a Mound of Maggots.
* Fixed an issue with Veteran clothing becoming unblessed on the Siege Perilous shard.

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noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:41:00 +0000

FoF: Happy Halloween!
Jess Folsom

When will we see the next big story arc in game?
The next story arc will not be of the magnitude of the one which just ended, but we’re planning on starting the next arc right after the Holidays. Magincia is in dire need of love!
-Sakkarah

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Will new content ever be added to doom gauntlet? As in new arties.
We intend to “refresh” the rewards and incentives in older dungeons, including Doom. There however is no ETA on when this will take place.
-Sakkarah

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Is it possible to have the Scout's Armor (Spring Cleaning Turn-in Reward) as a dyeable armor in a future publish? Natural Dyes are great so far!
Absolutely! The Sorcerer’s Armor has already been made dyeable. The Scout and Knight were unfortunately overlooked. That will be rectified.
-Sakkarah

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Is it possible to have ALL soulstones showing the names of the last character putting/getting skills from/to it? This would be so cool, this way I could give away all my IDOC soulstones to the rightful owner!
We can definitely add that feature to all soulstones in an upcoming publish.
-Sakkarah

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Now that there is a huge volcano sitting there, are all my Fire Island T-maps trashed?
The Volcano shouldn’t affect Treasure maps since it came out of the water not the surrounding land mass. Most messages in a bottle had been addressed, however there does appear to be a small handful that may still be affected and we will be looking into those.
-Stephen W.

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Announcements:

Remember, there's only one week left to collect your 12th Anniversary gift tickets! If you haven’t collected yours, be sure to log in with your eligible characters (30 days and older) to receive the ticket. Once you have the ticket, there is no time limit for redeeming your ticket for your reward.

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Have a safe and fun Halloween!

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FoF: Dark Doings
Jeremy Dalberg
18 Jul 2008 17:24:58

PLEASE NOTE: The Five on Friday archives are not updated with each patch. Please take older documents with a grain of salt, as they may be inaccurate.

July 18, 2008

"How do I make my resists go back to normal after I cast Protection, Magic Reflection, or Reactive Armor?"

The vets will probably skip past this one, but QA has been getting quite a few bug reports spurred by these spells - it seems like people don't quite understand how they work. Which is fair, because they're the only spells in the game that work the way they do, and it's easy to forget when you have one on.

These three spells are "toggle" spells, meaning that casting them is like flipping a switch - it turns the effect on, or turns it off. The effect lasts through death and even through logging off. If you notice your resists are altered and you can't tell why, check the descriptions of the spells (see the links above) and figure out which spell is in effect. Then cast the spell on yourself again - or use a scroll, or get a friend to do it if you need to. That will turn the spell back off and your resists will go back to normal.

One thing to watch out for is Arch Protection - it's the same as Protection, but it can be cast on all party members in a certain radius, so it's easy to have it cast on you accidentally if you spend time partied with mages. Casting regular Protection should turn it off, though.

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"When are Character Transfers going to be re-enabled?"

I don't have an ETA yet on this but I wanted to make sure y'all knew we're still actively working on it. Hang in there!

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Account Age Update:

The issue that was preventing people's accounts from updating properly should have been resolved. If you still seem to be showing the incorrect age (and you've waited about 3-5 days for a given character to sync properly) let me know!

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Now Hiring!

We're looking for someone to be our new Associate Game Designer. Here's the job description and requirements:

Main responsibilities: contribute significantly to game fiction, manage events, balance gameplay, and develop content using proprietary scripting tools.

Understanding and or knowledge of Ultima Online game mechanics, history, and community interaction a definite plus.
Experience as a Game Master, Counselor, Seer, or Event Moderator for Ultima Online a bonus.
2+ years experience playing Ultima Online
Position requires dependable and relevant inputs to current state of the game, as well as contributing to future development of the game experience
Gives inputs to other members of the team to enhance gameplay for the current subscriber base

Due to the demanding scripting system surrounding Ultima Online, the designer must have expansive knowledge of scripting languages and have the ability to produce samples of work using similar tools.
Level editing experience and module creation using open source gaming engines (Infinity, Unreal 2.5 or 3, Doom, Source, Aurora Toolset).
Background or exposure to game development processes in the industry
Essential to have experience working in small teams of 4-6 people.
3DS Max experience preferred
2+ years in the game industry and/or gaming school preferred
Can demonstrate understanding of game design concepts to include flow, decision making, engaging storyline, and integration of art and sound

If you're interested in (and qualified for) this position, please send your resume to jdalberg AT ea DOT com and I'll put it in the right hands right away!

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What's To Come:

If you haven't aided the kingdom in investigating the dastardly doings at the castle, please do so! In other news, we're preparing for the Town Hall next week and working on other, more nefarious plans...

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Town Hall News:

The San Diego Town Hall is next week! Check out the details here and please do RSVP if you haven't yet so we don't run out of chips and dip! Leurocian and I can't wait to see you all!

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Fansite News:

Whispering Rose Radio has quite a bit planned, up to and including the Town Hall!

While participating in murder quests and exchanging your cleansweep tickets WRR invites you to tune in and enjoy a few more exciting activities including ....

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Friday - July 18th - Join TorAnn, Dr. Lil and PantherBabe for UO Shard Chatter at 7pm PST, 10pm EST on WRR. Hear UO players chat about this weeks fascinating topics and voice your opinions about what's happening in UO! The weekly show finishes with a "you know you have been playing UO to long when..." segment where very comical endings are presented by UO listeners. Feel free to send yours in. (ICQ numbers can be found on the www.wrrad.com website)

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Saturday - July 19th - Once again its time for the Brush LimpPaw show. Tune in at 2pm PST, 5pm EST as Brush (Norman Bates/Groucho) brings you the NEWS as only he could deliver it.

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Sunday - July 20th - The Pacific Auction House (located just East of the Luna Moongate) continues after 4 fantastic years to bring you more great deals. Get there early for best seating. Auction starts at 12pm PST, 3pm EST and is broadcasted live on WRR.

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Sunday - July 20th - The weekly "Tazz & Keg's Underground" radio show on WRR is broadcasted live at 7pm PST - 10pm EST. Entering their underground world leads you to places you may have never gone before. Are you bold enough?

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*Deal or No Deal ~ 'UO Style' is on vacation for the next two weekends as staff members are preparing for the San Diego UO Town Hall Meeting, on Saturday, July 26th. Several Whispering Rose Radio staff members will be on hand in San Diego and will once more broadcast the town hall meeting live while other WRR staffers will host a special gathering at Dave & Busters on Lake Superior (map).

Have a great weekend playing Ultima Online and listening to the sounds of WRR ~ see you all on the flip side.

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All Shards to be Published

noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:55:00 +0000

All Shards to be Published
Jeremy Dalberg
15 Jul 2008 16:52:14

All shards will be published with the following during their next regular maintenance:

Archery Buttes should now be useable when placed
Blue players are no longer able to heal faction members in Felucca
Event Quest items such as Bloodied Parchment, Soggy Parchment and the Note from Casca are now blessed so players can not lose them
Melissa’s Cloak can no longer be used as Powder of Fortification
Corroded boxes will no longer get stuck on the ground when opened outside of a backpack
Issue was fixed with the Mouseholes so they can be axed to deed form.
Guards will not be aggressive to newly tamed pets in town nor will newly tamed pets be ignored by mobs
Yonns will now accept Mininova Wands, Jaana’s Hangover Cure, Pink Champagne and the 300th Anniversary Coins
Yonns will no longer accept House Decoration Tools

Test Center Has Been Updated

noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:33:00 +0000

Test Center Has Been Updated
Jeremy Dalberg
15 Jul 2008 16:04:04
TC1 has been updated with the following:

Archery Buttes should now be useable when placed
Blue players are no longer able to heal faction members in Felucca
Event Quest items such as Bloodied Parchment, Soggy Parchment and the Note from Casca are now blessed so players can not lose them
Melissa’s Cloak can no longer be used as Powder of Fortification
Corroded boxes will no longer get stuck on the ground when opened outside of a backpack
Issue was fixed with the Mouseholes so they can be axed to deed form.
Guards will not be aggressive to newly tamed pets in town nor will newly tamed pets be ignored by mobs
Yonns will now accept Mininova Wands, Jaana’s Hangover Cure, Pink Champagne and the 300th Anniversary Coins
Yonns will no longer accept House Decoration Tools

A Note On Mouse Holes

noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:25:00 +0000

A Note On Mouse Holes
Jeremy Dalberg
14 Jul 2008
17:28:59

If you place a mouse hole on top of another mouse hole, the void thus created shatters the stability of the local reality metaframework and the holes will be removed to an orthagonal dimension.In other words, don't stack two mouse holes on top of one another or they will go poof!

Uo Publish 54

noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:13:00 +0000

Publish 54 Jul 10 2008 3:56PM CST
Bug Fixes: Factions

• Non-factioners can now do beneficial actions to factioners in Trammel rulesets
• Faction Vendors no longer block Faction Guards or players
• Fixed an issue with Sigils getting stuck in the incorrect state and requiring a server restart before corruption could resume
• Faction abbreviations will show in the player's onscreen name in Felucca (works with All Names)
o [Min] Minax
o [CoM] Council of Mages
o [TB] True Britannians
o [SL] Shadowlords
• Red faction members/enemy guild members now con orange to an opposing guild or faction
• Fixed a bug where logging out in Sanctuary caused loss of titles and kill points
• Fixed the faction crafting menu. Players who craft items in a town they control, in the proper shop, will receive the faction enhancement menu after successfully creating an item.
• Non-faction guilds that are part of an alliance can no longer join a faction without first leaving their alliance.
• Faction commanders can now remove their own faction's traps regardless of skill, without a kit
• Stuck Faction Traps Deeds will be removable from players’ backpacks after players quit the faction by double clicking or attempting to move the deed

Bug Fixes: General
• Monsters will no longer cast the wrong sort of curse on players
• An issue was fixed with Ninja Shadow Jump not allowing you to perform any actions afterwards
• Turn-in house addon rewards now give a deed that allows you to choose the direction of the addon. Existing addons can be axed to create a deed with this functionality.
• Velocity will now properly add additional damage to arrows
• Players will now get a proper error message when trying to axe a flour mill with wheat in it
• The "I wish to resize my house" command will not work with items in the moving crate. You will receive a message “You can not resize your house at this time. Please remove all items from the moving crate and try again,”
• Pets will now immediately update their status (notoriety, guild flag) when traded, commanded, etc.
• Murderers can cast beneficial spells on their pets without being flagged as a criminal
• The alchemist in New Haven now teaches Alchemy
• Jagged Crystal Shards will drop more often in the Prism of Light
• Player vendors are now capped at holding two billion gold from sales. If you try to go over this cap you will receive an error message, no gold will be taken and the item will remain on the vendor
• Fixed a bug with the Stolen Goods quest not recognizing the quest items
• Key Rings were removed from NPC stealable chests and added back as an item you can place on your player vendor as a not-for-sale item.
• The damage aura given off by Lava Serpents summoned with Talisman will no longer damage other players
• The Skinned Goat stealable in Doom should no longer spawn partially underground
• Player-made shepherd's crooks should be sellable to vendors
• Fixed an error in the text for the "New Cloak" quest
• Fixed a bug where players selling gems while overweight would get "A Deed" instead of a bank check
• Summoned serpents will no longer speak to players. Ssshs thsis…
• The Paroxysmus’s Swamp Dragon, The Grizzled Mare Statuette, The Albino Squirrel, and the Ferret can be fed, if they go wild they can now be retamed and rebond with you.
• The Imprisoned Dog is now correctly flagged as a summonned pet and will not go wild. It can no longer be traded.
• Talisman of Ward Removal no longer works against friendly players in Trammel
• Fixed an incorrect error message when a stealthed player tries to mount
• The "Minax is #1" shirt is now available in the Spring Cleaning rewards lists
• The Demon Lord near the Chaos Shrine will no longer spawn out of reach in the river
• Players will now receive a warning message when releasing summoned pets
• Fixed an error when milking a cow
• New Haven escorts no longer give Compassion points
• Arcane Foci can no longer be created by a single spellweaver
• The Paladin sword and the Redeemer can now be repaired with repair deeds
• Fixed an issue with the spawning location of the Doom Bone Dragon
• Spring Cleaning Turn in containers will now give you the message “You should empty that out before trying to turn it in” if they have any contents and you try to turn them in.
• The Dark Father will no longer teleport back to its room
• Sherry the Mouse now has access to the Town Crier system
• Players should no longer retain summoned pets on their follower list after summoned pets are eliminated
Spring Cleaning 2008: Phase III

A new set of turn-in items and rewards have been added to the existing turn-in system. These items are in addition to the Publish 52 and Publish 53 items, and all points from Phase I and II can be used on Phase III items

Yonns the Collector, outside of the Artist's Guild in Britain, will now accept these items in addition to his previous list:
Holiday, Valentine & Halloween Gifts
• Stuffy Animals
• Stockings
• Gift Boxes
• IOU Cake card
• Halloween Candy
• Champagne Glass
• Halloween Pumpkins 50pts
Anniversary Gifts
• 10th Anniversary Fireworks Wand
• 9th Anniversary Coin
• Mondain coin
• Anniversary cakes
• Mini-House Deeds
• Jaana’s Hangover Remedy
• Easter Eggs
• Birthday bells
• Fireworks Wands 50pts
Crystal and Shadow House Deco Items 100pts
Brightly Colored Eggs 250pts
Twilight Lanterns 500pts
Ghoul Statuette 5,000pts
Anti-Virtue Dungeon Non-Artifact Items
• 10th anniversary sculpture
• 10 anniversary map
• Ankh pendant
• Gorget of Honesty
• Legs of Honor
• Sollerets of Sacrifice
• Breastplate of Justice
• Arms of Compassion
• Gauntlets of Valor
• Helm of Spirituality 10,000pts

Buford is collecting a wide variety of new items - you can find him in front of the Jeweler's shop in Britain.
Skull of Greed (Barracoon) 100pts
Artifacts Level 3 and 4 500pts
Parrots 100pts
Recipe Scrolls 100pts
Paragon Chests 100pts
Melisande's Fermented Wine 100pts
Orcish Kin Masks 100pts
Evil Orc Helm 100pts
Tribal Rewards:
• Tribal Berries
• Tribal Spears
• Tribal Masks (colored) 100pts
Clockwork Assembly 200pts
Power Crystal 250pts
Bag of Sending 250pts
Trammel/Felucca Moonstones 250pts
Music Gear 250pts
Talismans 250pts
Resolve's Bridle 250pts
Hag Quest
• Moonfire Brew
• Cauldron
• Grizelda’s Hangover Cure 250pts
Legacy Stealables
• Paint and Brush
• Horse Shoe
• Forged Metal
• Rope
• Wire (iron, silver, gold copper) 250pts
Item Identification Wand/Staff 500pts
Glacial Staff 500pts
Book of Truth 500pts
Plague Beast Cores 500pts
Daily Rares
• Empty basket
• Fruit Basket
• Candle
• Large rocks
• Small rock 500pts
Origami 1,000pts
Full Jars 1,000pts
Golden Skulls 1,000pts
Peerless Boss Rewards
• Giant Mushrooms
• Dreadhorn Head (pristine and mangled)
• Dreadhorn horn
• Grizzled Tombstones
• Collection of skulls
• Glob of the Grizzle
• Monstrous Grizzle Maggots
• Shimmering Crystals
• Shimmering Effusion Statuette
• Corporeal Brume Statuette
• Sweat of Paroxysmus
• String of Parts
• Paroxysmus’ Dinner
• Paroxysmus’ Corroded Stein
• Travesty’s Collection of Shells
• Travesty’s Fine Teakwood Tray
• Tragic Remains of Travesty
• Travesty’s Sushi Preparations
• Special Hair Dye
• Corroded Hatchet
• Eternally Corrupt Tree 1,000pts
Skull of Power(Rikktor) 1,500pts
Skull of Venom(Mephitis) 1,500pts
Skull of Pain(Semidar) 1,500pts
Skull of Death(Neira) 1,500pts
Bucket 5,000pts
Skull of Enlightenment(Oaks) 10,000pts

New Rewards
Mouse Hole 60,000pts
Sorceror Armor (each piece) 100,000pts
Scout Armor (each piece) 100,000pts

• Mouse Holes can only be placed on interior walls
• The Sorceror Armor has the following per-piece stats:
o Intelligence Bonus 1
o Lower Reagent Cost 10%
o 7% Each Resist
• When the entire set is worn, Sorceror Armor gives the following total stats:
o Lower Reagent Cost 100%
o Lower Mana Cost 5%
o Mana Regen 2%
o Defense Chance Increase 10%
o Intelligence Bonus 12 (total)
o 70 each resist (total)
• The Scout Armor has the following per-piece stats:
o Dexterity Bonus 1
o 7% Each Resist
o Mage Armor
• When the entire set is worn, Scout Armor gives the following total stats:
o Hit Chance Increase 10%
o Damage Increase 10%
o Mana Regen 2%
o Hit Point Regen 2%
o Dexterity Bonus 12 (total)
o 70 each resist (total)

UO News

noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:07:00 +0000

Hope for the Future
Draconi
11 Jul 2008
20:40:52 EST

Francesco rose grandly from his chair.
“My Lords! Ladies! Please,” he implored the assemblage, “we must stand together!”
The Royal Council, representing the nobility from every shore of Britannia, had gathered again in Castle British. Events of late were chaotic, dividing their time and resources away from each other. The militia of a half dozen cities had been sent scurrying across the land, trying vainly to meet each new threat – often only to arrive just as their foes departed.
Even the Elves of Heartwood had been attacked. A single man adorned in dragonscale armor had appeared in their midst, and, for all reports, had done nothing until he had been provoked. “Oh, but what a response,” Francesco inwardly mourned, noting the casualties and devastation wrought high up in their sacred wood.

“Seems perfectly reasonable to me,” a woman spoke, standing to counter him, “It's your fault, after all, is it not?”

After all he had done, tried to do, won and lost, he knew they condemned him. For an experiment gone awry, for rumors of the Shadowlords loosed on their world, and for the ceaseless attacks on their sovereign territories.

“And if it is, I will bear it! But we must act as one!”

The noblewoman leaned forward over the table and hissed, “What good is acting together when we have nothing left to give! Our cities, not yours. Our cities are the ones besieged!”

“Let us hear our lord the treasurer!” called Ambassador Casca.

Voices rose in a torrent of dissent, arguments erupting around the table. Francesco stretched out his hand and, surprisingly, they quieted. Francesco had the answer, they thought. He always seemed to know what to do.

Francesco did know. This was the moment he had been waiting for. He would soon speak, proposing that the larger cities volunteer their own local militias to serve with the kingdom's, creating a military force the likes Britannia hadn't seen since the wars of Lord British's time. They would rush to the defense of the smaller townships and secure the hearts, minds, and, most importantly, the lives of the oft neglected people.

Britannia would be stronger that ever. In a way, their struggles and conflicts had at last offered them a chance to heal into a stronger nation, even without the heroes and legends of the past.

Someone screamed.

Francesco looked down at the shining blade protruding from his chest. It was transparent, with small rivulets of crimson blood streaming down the edges, distorting the image of his feet like glass. Glass... He opened his mouth in silent surprise, the blade shattered, and darkness rushed in from the corners of his vision.

Swords were drawn. The nobles rushed, at first, against the invaders cloaked in their dark robes. Panic set in after the third or fourth man died, impaled on a breaking sword, or sliced apart with ease by the merciless and silent enemy.

The guards were long dead. The doors of the chamber too far away to escape in time, but the survivors tried, desperate for escape, rushing together and falling together. The doors opened! The last noble crawled forward, looking upwards into the horrified face of a guard who had heard the confusion from outside.

The guard turned jumped back and turned.

Later, some would wonder whether the last sentry had cowered and attempted to run, or if he had bravely attempted to warn the castle. The assassins in their cloaks had little care for heroic tales, and simply slaughtered everyone who had seen them.

The Royal Council was no more.

Additional Event Notes:

If you see MegaCliloc Errors, please update your game client
The developers will communicate on UOForums while Stratics is down for maintenance
Talking to NPCs: They use a keyword/reponse system, so pay attention to what they say and try to get more information. Some of them also take objects in return for info or rewards
Hint #1: You need to use Forensics Evaluation (any skill level) on the corpse of Francesco, then double-click the corpse to find a clue. Turn it over to Jasper, the Inspector.

UO FOF

noreply@blogger.com (HardY-) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0000

Not Really the Five on Friday
Robert Mull
11 Jul 2008
15:24:58 EST

Since the wonderful Jeremy is still out enjoying her vacation, I am going to do something different for a Friday. Because I am being a bit unconventional, I'm putting this under Community News instead. First a few announcements:

We have updated the patch notes for Publish 54 and added that the Gauntlets of Valor and Helm of Spirituality can be traded into Yonn.
There is a known issue with aggressive pets tamed since Publish 54 getting guard killed. We are currently looking into this. By "aggressive pets" we mean nightmares, dragons and other such pets.

Now, a normal FoF has a number of questions from the Community. Today, I am fielding questions from myself and about myself, since I have some experience in the subject matter.

"How did you get your start in UO?"

I originally started playing in the beta. At the time I was going back to college after a stint in the Army and had a particularly weak computer with a horrible connection, so I suffered greatly and let UO sit neglected for a time. After graduation and having found a job, I started back up properly with T2A on Baja with a bunch of friends I had met on The Vault. I'm still friends with the core group of people that started that guild and have played many different subsequent MMOs with them.

"What is your first UO memory?"

I had my brand new first character and was wandering out by the Brit Crossroads (wait for it). While enjoying the countryside I saw that one of my fellow travellers had died near the road. Running up to the corpse I realized I could look inside and loot the body of the fine cape there. No sooner had my character draped his new found cape around his shoulders than a group of foul bandits appeared around me from hiding and laid into me immediately. I was no match for this band of hooligans and was soon sent to the Land of Gray, "ooOOOooO-ing" all my way back to the healer. I learned my lessons quickly.

"What was the first event you participated in?"

The first event I remember well was part of the Followers of Armageddon and Juo'Nar storyline. We fought Juo'Nar out in the countryside in an epic battle. I managed to loot his cloak and hat (what is it with me and cloaks anyway?) As the event wound down, I realized far too late that the furtive figure running around the battlefield was a thief...and he had stolen all my mandrake root. Then, his guild brethren arrived, armed and ready for a fight. Unable to recall or cast many meaningful spells, I died fighting. Dying like this never bothered me, I had long ago learned not to carry anything I couldn't afford to lose. This threshold event, however, taught me the importance of setting up my pack to frustrate thieves.

"What was your first character?"

A classic mage. I built up that character the old-fashioned way. No macros or exploits for me by gosh. Just tons and tons and tons of hours spent casting spells. To pay for this spell-casting frenzy, my second character was a tailor. Leather gorgets anyone?

"What is one of your favorite memories about UO?"

One guild night we were playing late, doing a bunch of different dungeons. We took a brief break at Brit Bank. A friend of mine had only recently started playing the game. As a joke, I handed him some explosive potions and asked him to "toss" one to me, which he obligingly did (I honestly didn't expect him to do it). After the inevitable guard-kill and everyone around the bank insta-looting his corpse, I re-equipped him with new gear....laughing myself senseless all the time.

And finally from Whispering Rose Radio

While doing your share of cleanup for the ongoing Spring Cleaning 2008 campaign, and battling against the Shadowlords, WRR invites you to tune in and enjoy a few more exciting activities including ....

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Friday - July 11th - It's Shard Chatter time with TorAnn, Dr. Lil and PantherBabe on WRR. At 7pm PST, 10pm EST hear our UO player panel chat about this weeks interesting topics and voice your opinions about the goings on in UO! Their weekly show ends with the "you know you have been playing UO to long when..." segment where some hilarious endings are submitted by the listeners. Feel free to send yours in. (ICQ numbers can be found on the www.wrrad.com website)

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Saturday - July 12th - Tune into the Brush LimpPaw show. 2pm PST, 5pm EST. Brush (Norman Bates/Groucho) brings you the NEWS as only he could see it.

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Saturday - July 13th - Its Time for Deal or No Deal ~ 'UO Style' on the CATSKILLS shard starting at 3pm PST, 6pm EST. Participants will be playing for 10million this week and of course there will be 5 - 250k door prize drawings *remember, you must be there to win*. For a map of the WRR DoND location on CATSKILLS ... CLICK HERE.

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Sunday - July 14th - After four terrific years, the Pacific Auction House (located just East of the Luna Moongate) continues to bring you more fantastic deals. Get there early for best seating. Auction starts at 12pm PST, 3pm EST and is broadcasted live on WRR.

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Sunday - July 15th - The "Tazz & Keg's Underground" radio show on WRR is a must listen. Their weekly show is broadcasted at 7pm PST - 10pm EST. You never know where their cave will lead you.

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Preparations are underway for the San Diego UO Town Hall Meeting, Saturday, July 26th. Whispering Rose Radio will be on hand with several staff members and will once more be broadcasting live!!