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Want to know what's changed in the game over the last several months? We strive to see that new systems are documented in the UO.com Playguide within two weeks of their entering the game, but we store the original design documents here in this section to provide a clear view of what’s changed in the game and when. Take a look through, and see how Ultima Online has grown!

Keep in mind that once a system has been added into the game, we don’t continue to update these original documents. This means that if you’re looking for the definitive source of information on how something works, we recommend you check the Playguide.

Publish 52:	Apr 28 2008 2:40PM CST
All shards were updated with Publish 52 on May 5, 2008:
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Publish 51	Apr 22 2008 10:02AM CST
Publish 51 went live on all shards on March 26, 2008:
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Publish 50 Incremental Update	Feb 15 2008 2:50PM CST
On February 20, 2008, all servers were updated with the following: The Salvage Bag should now return the correct amount of leather when salvaging multiple leather items at once. Fixed an exploit

Publish 50	Feb 13 2008 6:09PM CST
Publish 50 went live to all shards on Feb 14, 2008
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Publish 49	Jan 26 2008 12:37PM CST
On January 23, 2008, Publish 49 was released to all shards:
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Publish 48 Incremental Update	Dec 18 2007 4:06PM CST
On December 17, 2007, the following was published: The Body Sculptor NPC in various cities will now permit all characters to change to the new Roleplay faces (Face changing only available with the KR client)

Publish 48 Incremental Update	Dec 18 2007 4:03PM CST
On November 7, 2007, the following was published: Fixed issue with ingots in Salvage Bags disappearing when items are smelted Doom Creature Point System - Reduced the number of points each doom boss rewards. Taking a moongate to New Haven should now teleport the player character to the new Moongate location Fixed issues with power scrolls dropping via Protection Tweaked champ spawn difficulty downward Tweaked swoop difficulty downward

Publish 48	Dec 18 2007 3:57PM CST
On November 26, 2007, Publish 48 was released to all shards:
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Publish 47 Incremental Update	Dec 18 2007 3:54PM CST
On November 6, 2007, the following was published: Monsters will spawn stronger/weaker according to how quickly the invasion is handled Players can now resign chain quests that have them delivering items. Greater delay between fire attacks by the invading monsters Fixed an issue that could cause too many monsters to spawn Plants are now affected by the fire as well Invading imps will be red instead of green Due to their overwhelming deadliness, removed the hostile invading rabbits. Hellcats will spawn instead Removed misplaced tile of foliage near the moongate

Publish 47 Incremental Update	Dec 18 2007 3:50PM CST
On October 26, 2007, the following was published: (KR) Light Daemons will now be... well, light. Fixed display issue for Magincia roof tiles Using the artillery in Magincia will have a chance to produce "Rubble" that can be picked up Added the capability to put up a survey upon login, and added a reward (a 2-hour buff) for completion of the survey

Publish 47 Incremental Update	Dec 18 2007 3:47PM CST
On October 17, 2007, the following was published: Gareth, the quest giver for the Cloak of Humility quest, was relocated to Trinsic Players that are logged in Magencia will be teleported safely to the Trinsic docks of their facet Players will be unable to gate, recall, or Sacred Journey to Magincia Fixed issue that caused the virtue set helm to reset its resists to the base values when the full suit was being worn. Fixed the bug where certain stealable items could not be locked down causing players to lose these items (Doom Artifacts) Fixed an issue where players were getting IGR timer errors and getting disconnected Players with bushido skill should now be able to bond with lesser hiryus. Added double dragon scale resources in Felucca. Siege ruleset shards do not benefit from this change. Oil cloth should now properly remove poison from weapons Newly spawned quest mobs can no longer be charmed with the dryad allure spell. Made the event-related firefields do more damage 5-7 instead of 3 damage Trick or Treating is back! Pumpkins are once again spawning in patches all over Britannia Boats abandoned in Magincia will randomly catch fire and sink if no one is around

Publish 47 Incremental Update	Oct 16 2007 6:45PM CST
On October 2, 2007, the following was published: You will get less credit towards the new dungeon drops if you are hidden when the monster you are fighting dies. You will get no credit if you are more than 16 tiles away from the monster when it dies. Fixed an issue where Virtue Armor set pieces could have negative resists once unequipped The Virtue Armor set self-repair bonus is now 5, rather than 20

Publish 47	Oct 16 2007 6:42PM CST
On September 24, 2007, Publish 47 was released to all shards:
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Publish 46 Incremental Update	Aug 29 2007 12:10PM CST
On August 23, 2007 the following was published: (KR) Fixed Stat lock buttons (KR) "Target by resource" macro has been re-enabled Fixed Stonecrafting to recognize normal granite

Publish 46 Incremental Update	Aug 29 2007 12:07PM CST
On August 10, 2007 the following was published: Disabled the KR "Target by Resource" macro to fix issues with interacting with house signs, player vendors, boats, and certain other objects.

Publish 46	Aug 29 2007 12:03PM CST
On August 9, 2007 Publish 46 was released to all shards
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Publish 45 Incremental Update	Aug 29 2007 11:47AM CST
On July 25, 2007, the following was published: Pet statuettes in the trade window should now be the hue of the pet to be traded

Publish 45 Incremental Update	Aug 29 2007 11:45AM CST
On July 16, 2007, the following was published: The NPE Helper will bark less often Added a Blacksmith Trainer in the New Haven mining area Jillian the Inscription Instructor should again appear in the Mage School Added server changes for good and evil gumps Players should now be able to retake a one-time-only quest they have resigned Fixed issue with gaining the secondary stats for certain skills Fixed issues with character faces changing on death Quest givers will no longer bark to stealthed players

Publish 45 Incremental Update	Aug 29 2007 11:37AM CST
On July 2, 2007, the following was published: Made a backend change to the quest system

Publish 45 Incremental Update	Aug 29 2007 11:35AM CST
On June 29, 2007, the following was published: Fix for fountains being unable to redeed properly

Publish 45 Incremental Update	Aug 29 2007 11:29AM CST
On June 27, 2007, the following was published: (NOTE: The following changes only affect the KR client unless otherwise marked) Fixed bug preventing certain gates from being passable in customized houses Fixed several miscellaneous crash bugs Added capability to edit multiple books at the same time Players will no longer get the "Your pet was unable to join you" message if they have no pets Fixed several bugs that could cause the Basics Tutorial to stall Fixed bugs with elf skin color in character creation Newly-created ninjas should now have the correct skills Tillermen should be able to correctly respond to commands The object name "Ossian Grimoire" should display correctly Players should be able to change their custom house foundation styles Players can now add to their friends list via unique ID even when the friend is offline Fixed bug where spectral spellbinders would continue to attack dead or invisible players Tutorial will not break if you right-click loot instead of drag-and-drop loot Books should look better when equipped Right-clicking on the titlebar of any windown with a blue "x" will close the window Fixed bug with chivalry spells repeating on the first and second pages Fixed bug with community collection reward button Partial fix for scrollbars not working Sending a bug report now generates a confirmation message Numeric stat values should display correctly The aquarium gump and text should appear (note: the art is not yet implemented) Fixed an issue where a certain type of metal gate in customized housing was not opening Added a gump for the thief’s disguise kit Fixed a bug where adding or removing an item from your inventory would cause the inventory window to scroll to the top Added shop waypoints to the map Fixed display issues with the buff/debuff icons Added gumps for banner deeds that will allow you to pick and place banners Large forges should display properly (Both) Fixed issue with bridges in the hedge maze being impassable Quest givers now have waypoints associated with them on the map Quest waypoints should disappear when a quest is quit Fixed bug with using items from equipment slots on the paperdoll Fixed issue with Tokuno not showing up in the moongate list for new characters Players can now read and edit in-game books (Known Issue: editing is still somewhat buggy) KR should now load in Windows 98 The katana in the basics tutorial will now spawn on the table instead of the ground Added a sound effect when Gwen pops up Added Bulletin Board gump Added support for weather effects (Both) Custom characters can now be created with 120 skill points, to match templated characters (Both) The Candle of Love event has been disabled (Both) Enhance potions should affect Cure potions correctly even against high poison levels Must be participating in Basics Tutorial in order to receive the quest from Hogarth (Both) Running into a Troll on the bridge in the Hedge Maze should not get you stuck (Both) Fixed bug preventing factions stone gumps from updating properly All new characters should be started at the Basics Tutorial The War Mode button will highlight correctly in the Basics Tutorial Ninja character templates created using the KR client were being created with 0 skills. They will now have skill points allocated. (Known Issue: The Ninja template is supposed to have 30 Stealth - currently it has 0 Stealth. This will be fixed in an upcoming publish) Server-side update to facilitate changes in an upcoming client patch. These will not be visible until the client patch is released.

Publish 45 Incremental Update	Aug 29 2007 11:22AM CST
On June 8, 2007, the following was published: (KR) The War Mode button will highlight correctly in the Basics Tutorial (KR) Ninja character templates created using the KR client were being created with 0 skills. They will now have skill points allocated. (Known Issue: The Ninja template is supposed to have 30 Stealth - currently it has 0 Stealth. This will be fixed in an upcoming publish) (KR) Server-side update to facilitate changes in an upcoming client patch. These will not be visible until the client patch is released.

Publish 45 Incremental Update	Jun 21 2007 2:48PM CST
On June 6, 2007, The following was published: Infecting Strike and Serpent Arrow will now cause a slight karma loss when successfully poisoning a victim with these special maneuvers. Fixed some issues with stacking certain potions Fixed a number of world art issues in legacy and KR The New Haven Bake Shop is open for business! Fixed bug that caused cure potions to fail more often when used with high Enhance Potions Fixed bug with the Healing skill that potentially caused “slips” to reduce damage healed by more than was intended Fixed issue with the targeting cursor and dragging items

Publish 45	Jun 21 2007 2:46PM CST
On May 24, 2007, Publish 45 was released on all shards.
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Publish 44 Incremental Update	Jun 21 2007 2:40PM CST
On May 11, 2007, the following was published: General Updates: Changed skill and mana requirements for the following ninja skills: Focus Attack: Min Skill now 30. Mana Cost now 10. Surprise Attack: Min Skill now 60 Backstab: Min Skill now 40. Mirror Image: Min Skill now 20. Changed minimum Hiding requirement for Stealth from 50 to 30 Spells that debuff a target such as Clumsy, Weaken, Curse, Mind Rot, etc. will now have a better chance to raise Resisting Spells skill at lower skill level The Monks have returned to the Yew Winery to sell Monk Robes SIEGE PERILOUS SHARDS ONLY: The bonus to resists for exceptional armor creation on Siege Perilous and Mugen is 1% for every 12.5 points of Arm Lore. Maximum of 8% bonus resists (at Grandmaster Arms Lore). New Haven Updates: Added several new NPE Quests: Tracking Archery Ninjitsu Fencing Hiding Stealth Mining Tinkering Blacksmithy Rewards from the New Player quests have had their power adjusted. This change will apply to existing items as well as new items. The mayor of New Haven, Amser, will now appear in New Haven. She will tell the player character about the town Added animal and mongbat spawns in Haven forests Hamato, the Bushido instructor, will now buy and sell Bushido spellbooks. The accelerated gain area spam has been replaced by a sound effect and a buff icon Undead spawn in Old Haven has been increased and the difficulty adjusted More Healers wander in Old Haven and the surrounding forests Brigand camps have been spotted on the isle! Lyle and Sadrah have survived the disaster and returned to New Haven Shops in New Haven have hung their signs Escort quests are now available in New Haven Bug Fixes: Players should no longer be able to complete a quest and get the quest reward if the item cannot be put in their backpack. Soulstones cannot be used by a player who is currently undergoing one or more New Player skill quests. Skills cannot be purchased while under the effects of an accelerated skillgain scroll or NPE quest Churchill is no longer a Mystic Llamaherder The “Young Player Teleport” will now drop live players in the center of New Haven and dead players in the New Haven Healer Shop Broken Haven Level 0 Treasure Map locations have been fixed. Crafting items with Carpentry and Fletching Runic tools and special wood should give the correct result New Player Quest reward items will no longer be blessed on Mugen Spinning wheels and other interactable objects in New Haven will work properly

Publish 44 Incremental Update	Jun 21 2007 2:32PM CST
On May 3, 2007, the following was published: Many world art fixes Fixed entrance blocking issue with the Shadowlord base

Publish 44 Incremental Update	Jun 21 2007 2:31PM CST
On May 2, 2007, the following was published: Fixed blocked Khaldun entrance Put in a temporary fix for the blocked Shadowlord base (the permanent fix is coming very soon) Fixed issue with logouts in New Haven Inn not being considered "safe" fixed bug that was preventing players from linking pets to pet balls fixed bug that caused ethereal creatures to appear insufficiently ethereal fixed issue with Clumsy not casting properly fixed issue with Lesser Heal not displaying the Power Words

Publish 44	Jun 21 2007 2:28PM CST
On April 30, 2007, Publish 44 went live on all shards.
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Publish 43 Incremental Update	Jun 21 2007 2:16PM CST
On April 19, 2007, the following was published: Mysterious traders have appeared in Haven: Traders in dark robes will walk around Haven and give rewards for blackrock Players can trade blackrock by dragging it on the traders to get a random reward Each type of blackrock gives a different chance at a reward The more rare types will tend to give better rewards Traders do not stay in one location for long Blackrock mining at the "Motherlode" locations is turned off The difficulty of mining blackrock in normal locations have been increased Necromancy may now be used instead of Magery when trying to cast Armageddon

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Jun 21 2007 2:13PM CST
On April 12, 2007, the following was published: Fixes to the Candle of Love event: Fixed issue that caused Candle of Love spawns to get stuck Candle of Love spawns will now reset after server maintenance Fixed guard zone around the Shrine of Justice on Siege/Mugen Shrine respawn timer shortened from 6 hours to 4 hours Soulstones can no longer be used when a player is under the effect of a Scroll of Alacrity Fixed issue with the reward Candle not getting assigned an appropriate player name Increased Scroll of Alacrity drop rate Sudiva and the Large Ogre Lord will no longer become blackrock infected.

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Jun 21 2007 2:08PM CST
On March 22, 2007, the following was published: The Candle of Love event will be started. Allow me to direct your attention to the west coast of the Windemere, east of Minoc and north of Vesper, where a reputedly ferocious demon has been spotted... The dungeon Wrong has been retaken by evil mages, lizardmen, ogres, trolls, and other ferocious monsters.

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Mar 19 2007 7:21PM CST
On March 14 the following was published: Books of Truth will no longer drop Dark Wisps have been discovered near the Lycaeum on TC1 This is an ideal time to discover their weaknesses for yourselves, while there’s still time

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Feb 15 2007 1:53PM CST
On Tuesday, February 13, 2007 the following was published: Winter Reapers will no longer spawn Valentine's Day content: Characters more than 30 days old will receive a Red Velvet Box containing the following: Rose in a Vase – the flower is dyeable with a furniture dye tub (blessed) 10 Valentine’s Day Cards (blessed) Come in 5 different sayings Players double-click card and target a player of their choice to fill in the appropriate names Each card can only be used once If there isn't room in the bank or backpack for the gift container, the player will receive a message to make room and log in again.

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Feb 13 2007 4:54PM CST
On Friday, February 2, 2007 the following was published: Event content: The nether energy suffusing the dungeons has begun to fade, reducing the dispelling abilities of affected dungeon creatures somewhat. Creatures in Wind will no longer drop Books of Truth (Wind is not a Dungeon of Anti-Virtue and was not intended to be included) Increased the drop sound radius from 8 to 12 tiles The Book of Truth drop rate in Felucca has been decreased slightly to account for the increased fame given by monsters on that facet.

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Feb 13 2007 4:47PM CST
On Thursday, January 18, 2006 the following was published: Fixed an issue that was causing Gingerbread houses to sometimes get destroyed after being axed or from customizing the in which house they were placed. NOTE: this does NOT fix currently placed Gingerbread houses. Characters 30 days or older will receive an extra holiday stocking with a deed for a Gingerbread house until Feb. 1st. The motherlode skill gain feature has been turned off. You can still get blackrock from mining in the motherlode regions, but the enhanced energy of the area has faded. Catskills downtime gifts will no longer be given out Trial of Ricardo no longer stops running part way through Fixed incorrect skill use text used by Lady Melisande Added four new quest giver npcs in the Lycaeum for this week's event

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Dec 22 2006 1:30PM CST
On Thursday, December 21, 2006 the following was published: A rare server crash has been fixed Characters on Catskills that were affected by last week's extended downtime will recieve a Spring Décor token upon login Tree trunks now have the same tool-tip as Heritage trees in the selection menu Lanterns such as the Twilight Lantern will no longer drop to the ground when turned on while equipped Turned off 2005 holiday gifts 2006 holiday items will be given to characters at least 30 days old: Stocking Holiday Card Snow Pile To throw a snowball at another player, double-click the snow pile and target a player. Only players who have a snow pile in their backpack can be targeted in this manner. You will receive a message if the targeted player is not a valid target. There is a delay as to how often you can throw a snowball from the snow pile. The snow piles have unlimited uses. Gingerbread House deed 3-5 Candy Canes 2-3 Gingerbread Cookies 1 Gingerbread Cookie Recipe Scroll (ML only) 2006 holiday items will be handed out until Jan 15, 2007 Added Gingerbread Cookies to the cooking system Bakers and farmers will now sell ginger, used for crafting Gingerbread Cookies Snow will now fall from 13 new areas in Trammel / Felucca Reapers have now been renamed, re-hued, and do cold damage

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Dec 19 2006 1:16PM CST
During the evening of Thursday, November 30, 2006 PDT the following was published: Increased the chances of encountering a Blackrock Infected Creature Certain old holiday, newbie, and other rare items can not be locked down once again - this will fix the issue noted here

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Dec 19 2006 1:13PM CST
During the evening of Tuesday, November 21, 2006 PDT the following was published: Turned free anniversary gifts back on Added live event content Fixed issue where redeeding the Boiling Cauldron would sometimes spill stew on the ground

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Dec 19 2006 1:09PM CST
During the evening of Thursday, November 16, 2006 PDT the following was published: Turned off the Sewer Rat invasion and the Halloween event content (Note: The Shard of the Dead will remain up until further notice) The 8th Age quiver is no longer blessed on Siege or Mugen The Heritage Collection Boiling Cauldron is now a container (may require re-deeding) Peaches picked from the Heritage Peach Tree will now stack with other peaches Personal attendants will no longer lose their clothing after passing through a moongate Fixed an issue that was causing arcane clothing charges to be used when the player had the required reagents Fixed an exploit with aquariums Fixed an exploit with Character Statues Fixed an exploit with certain skills that could bypass the skill re-use timer Various fixes for issues with character transfer

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Dec 19 2006 1:06PM CST
On Thursday, November 9, 2006 the following was published:. Anniversary gift for all characters 30 days or older consisting of: 9th anniversary coin Gift box containing a random piece of crystal or shadow furniture Updated ladders to allow players to get down from keep rooftops Fixed an exploit with the Iron Maiden and Guillotine Heritage Tree trunks will no longer lose their "blessed" tag after being re-deeded Slightly reduced the difficulty of the Halloween graveyard spawns Added new Halloween pumpkins The Grim Reaper will now return to his graveyard if he teleports into a justice region The Grim Reapers will now teleport back to his graveyard once he gets down to 33% of his health Other monsters will now ignore the Grim Reaper Pets will no longer become uncontrollable if their target leaves the area The Heritage Ladder will let you choose between two types of ladders: Castle/Keep Ladder - can only be placed by house owner Regular Ladder

Publish 43 Incremental Update	Dec 19 2006 12:59PM CST
On Monday, October 30, 2006 the following was published: An issue where your evil twin would get you guardwhacked has been fixed Evil twin will now disappear if it fails to reveal its victim Once the Grim Reaper kills a target or if his target is dead, he will go back to his graveyard If the victim or the Grim Reaper enters a house he will go back to his graveyard The Grim Reaper will now give a random top attacker an artifact, not just the player who does the most damage Added a 50/50 chance of either spawning a black statuette or an orange statuette 9th anniversary beverages will no longer lose their names, and existing ones will have been fixed as well An issue that caused Halloween invasions to be too easy has been fixed Added dead trees into the selection of the heritage items

Publish 43	Oct 17 2006 6:56PM CST
Publish 43 contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 43.
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New Veteran Rewards	Aug 23 2006 9:05PM CST
In appreciation for our long-term players, Ultima Online currently offers a number of Veteran Reward gift items that you can’t get anywhere else in the game. The more months a UO game account remains active, the more gifts that account can claim. There are currently multiple vet reward sets for 1 through 5 year veterans of UO. We are in the process of adding a new choice for year 1 vets, as well as choices for year 6 through year 9 vets.
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Publish 42	Aug 15 2006 9:41PM CST
Publish 42 contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 42.
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Publish 41	Aug 15 2006 9:40PM CST
With Publish 41, we will be adding a new feature to the game, Personal Attendants.
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Publish 40 Additions, Changes, and Fixes	May 5 2006 3:33PM CST
Publish 40 contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 40.
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Publish 39 Additions, Changes, and Fixes	Jan 27 2006 9:01PM CST
Publish 39, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 39.
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Publish 38 Additions, Changes, and Fixes	Dec 12 2005 8:15PM CST
Publish 38, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 38.
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Publish 37 Additions, Changes, and Fixes	Oct 27 2005 2:00PM CST
Publish 37, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 37.
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Publish 36 Additions, Changes, and Fixes	Sep 16 2005 6:43PM CST
Publish 36, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 36.
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Publish 33 Additions, Changes, and Fixes	Jun 16 2005 1:49PM CST
Publish 33, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 33.
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Publish 32.1 Updates and Bug Fixes	May 17 2005 5:53PM CST
Publish 32.1 is a mini-publish that contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 32.
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Publish 32 Updates and Bug Fixes	Apr 14 2005 4:03PM CST
Publish 32, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 32.
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Publish 31 Updates and Bug Fixes	Mar 14 2005 5:47PM CST
Publish 31, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains an updated summary of the game improvements that will come about with Publish 31.
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Publish 30 Updates and Bug Fixes	Feb 2 2005 2:44PM CST
Publish 30, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains a summary of the game improvements that came about with Publish 30.
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Publish 29 Updates and Bug Fixes	Jan 28 2005 10:24PM CST
Publish 29, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains a summary of the game improvements that came about with Publish 29.
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Publish 28 Updates and Bug Fixes	Jan 12 2005 8:29PM CST
Publish 28, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains a summary of the game improvements that came about with Publish 28.
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Publish 27 Updates and Bug Fixes	Jan 12 2005 2:44PM CST
Publish 27, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains a summary of the game improvements that came about with Publish 27.
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Publish 26 Updates and Bug Fixes	Jan 12 2005 2:41PM CST
Publish 26, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains a summary of the game improvements that came about with Publish 26.
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Publish 25 Updates and Bug Fixes	Jan 12 2005 2:37PM CST
Publish 25, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains a summary of the game improvements that came about with Publish 25.
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Publish 24 Updates and Bug Fixes	Apr 29 2004 6:02PM CST
Publish 24, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains a summary of the upcoming game improvements that will come about with Publish 24.
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Character Transfer	Mar 25 2004 3:30PM CST
Transferring a character from one shard to another. It’s long been on your wish-list, but such a system could never be possible — or could it?
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Publish 23 Updates & Bug Fixes	Mar 25 2004 2:07PM CST
Many people have begun considering Publish 23 the "Character Transfer publish," but there’s a bit more to this server publish than that. Read on to learn about the changes and updates coming into the game along with the Character Transfer system.
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Publish 22 Holiday Gifts and Bug Fixes	Dec 12 2003 4:03PM CST
Publish 22, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes, as well as the new holiday gifts. This article contains a summary of the upcoming game improvements that will come about with Publish 22.
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Publish 21 Updates & Bug Fixes	Nov 26 2003 3:07PM CST
Publish 21, as with most game publishes, contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. This article contains a summary of the upcoming game improvements that will come about with Publish 21. This document was updated on November 24, 25, and 26, CST. Entries that have been added or updated are noted in blue.
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Anniversary Gifts	Oct 15 2003 6:20PM CST
An “Anniversary Gift Publish” was released to all shards worldwide. This publish includes several gifts for all characters that are at least 30 days old as well as fixes for some player-vendor and Bulk Order Deed system issues.
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Vendor Improvements	Oct 1 2003 3:38PM CST
There are a number of changes in the works for the player-vendor system, and with these changes we hope to accomplish three primary goals: 1) improve vendor functionality and allow players better control over their vendors; and 2) maintain the number of vended objects in the world at reasonable levels.
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Publish 20 Updates & Bug Fixes	Sep 17 2003 1:35PM CST
Publish 20 is fast approaching, and with it comes several collections of game updates and bug-fixes. This article contains a summary of the upcoming game improvements.
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Client Patch 4.0.0p	Aug 28 2003 2:47PM CST
In preparation for our next major publish, Client Patch 4.0.0p was released today, Thursday, August 28, which contains changes detailed within.
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Improvements to the Paging System	Aug 27 2003 6:48PM CST
Ultima Online’s in-game “help menus” and Game Master paging system are receiving several small but notable improvements with Publish 20.
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Patch Message Upgrade	Aug 27 2003 6:17PM CST
In an effort to improve the layout and functionality of the UO patch message, a few changes will be made that we hope will make it a little easier to find and keep track of the latest game news and support issues.
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House Runestones	Aug 20 2003 3:03PM CST
In order to facilitate safer traveling for those visiting vendor shops, an in-house rune marking system is being developed to allow players to Recall off of hued house runestones without fear of ending up in some dangerous dungeon.
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Publish 19: Bulk Order Books	Jul 31 2003 9:46AM CST
As a way of improving the Bulk Order Deed system, we have created Bulk Order Books!
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Publish 19: Blocking Items on the Terrain	Jul 31 2003 9:45AM CST
As part of our goal to continually make UO more fun to play, we’re turning some of our attention to all those bits of flora and other items that block player movement on the terrain.
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Publish 19: Quick Self-looting	Jul 31 2003 9:43AM CST
If you’ve spent tons of time organizing your backpacks and bags just the way you like them, it can be a real pain to get everything back in order after you die. To make it a little easier to pick up your stuff and keep going, we’ve added a new “Quick Self-looting” feature.
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Publish 19: Bugfixes	Jul 31 2003 9:42AM CST
The following is a list of bugs fixed in Publish 19. (Updated July 7, 2003 to remove a bugfix involving making pitchforks craftable. There was an issue found with other weapons being made craftable when they shouldn't be, so this bugfix was removed for now until a more final solution can be reached in a future publish.) (Updated July 18, 2003 to remove a notation about mounting pets while they are being attacked - players will still have a chance to mount pets while in combat, and this is as intended. Also added several bugfixes that passed QA after the initial posting of this document. The new additions are in red.)
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Bugfixes Mini-Publish	Jul 1 2003 3:21PM CST
Several fixes were made live worldwide in a small mini-publish, including a change to artifact frequency, and some exploit fixes. (Note: This is not Publish 19; that one's still coming!)
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Client Patch 4.0.0o	Jun 30 2003 3:57PM CST
In preparation for our next major publish, Publish 19, we released a client patch on Monday, June 30, which contained the following changes:
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Housing Phase 3	Jun 18 2003 3:48PM CST
If you're a house owner, or you're looking to become one, this is an update not to be missed! As part of our one-house-per-account changes that came with Publish 16 (which you can read about here), we are planning to reinstate house decay in the near future. For those not familiar with the phased rollout of this system, here's a refresher course:
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AOS Launch Gift Tweaks	Jun 13 2003 3:26PM CST
We have released a small mini-publish to fix a few issues with the AOS Launch Gifts.
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Publish 18 - Age of Shadows Launch Gift	Jun 9 2003 4:30PM CST
The Ultima Online team would like to offer an in-game gift as a way of showing our appreciation for all those players who've made the Age of Shadows launch one of the busiest times in UO’s history, as well as a way of offering something out of consideration for anyone who’s gone through a revert or other problem caused by the high traffic during the Age of Shadows launch.
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Publish 18 - New Wearables	May 29 2003 6:18PM CST
Publish 18 heralded in six new wearable clothing items, each one created by an Ultima Online player! Last fall, a special costume design contest was held in our Japanese region, commemorating UO’s 5th Anniversary. Over 100 entries were submitted, and six of them were chosen by the UO Dev team as winners. The winning entries were adapted to the UO world and turned into actual in-game wearables!
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Publish 18 - Client Patches & Bug Fixes	May 29 2003 6:13PM CST
The following is a list of bugs fixed in Publish 18.
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AoS Modifications for Siege	May 16 2003 2:24PM CST
Ultima Online has two shards which utilize the alternative “Siege” ruleset, named Siege Perilous and Mugen. These two shards will be receiving the Age of Shadows code & features, but with a few adjustments.
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Client Patches 4.0.0l and 4.0.0m	May 14 2003 3:41PM CST
We released two client patches on Wednesday, May 14 CST, which contained the following changes:
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Bugfixes Mini-Publish	Mar 31 2003 3:38PM CST
Several more issues have been addressed in another mini-publish, including "blackholing" and dial-up lag, among others.
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Client Patch 4.0.0e	Mar 18 2003 1:21PM CST
A client patch was released on Tuesday, March 18th CST, which contained a number of changes to both the 2D and 3D game clients.
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Publishing More Fixes	Mar 13 2003 7:16PM CST
A number of fixes were published to all shards enabled with the Age of Shadows code.
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AoS Shards Publish Updates	Mar 7 2003 9:42AM CST
The fixes listed herein were published to all AoS-enabled shards (including Europa and Drachenfels).
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Client Patch 4.0.0c	Feb 20 2003 5:00PM CST
We released a client patch on Thursday, February 20th CST, which contained the following changes:
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Client Patch 4.0.0b	Feb 14 2003 3:34PM CST
We released a client patch on Friday, February 14th CST, which contained several bugfixes:
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Miscellaneous AoS Changes	Feb 10 2003 6:05PM CST
In many ways, the Age of Shadows expansion promises a “whole new UO.” With such a large number of spotlighted changes coming all at once, we wanted to take a moment to call attention to some of the less obvious happenings and improvements that will also be occurring. Note: This document was updated at 11:30am CST, February 11, 2003 to include the items listed in blue. Vendor owners: please pay special attention to the information about grandfathered vendors. There’s no need to delete any existing vendors.
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Getting Ready for AoS: Client Patch 3.0.8z	Feb 4 2003 5:07PM CST
A client patch was released on February 4th CST, and contained the following changes made in preparation for the Age of Shadows publish:
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Bug Fixes	Dec 12 2002 2:51PM CST
We've fixed a few bugs that were sparking high amounts of support calls, including a no-damage spell bug and difficulty looting vorpal bunnies.
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Publish 16 - House Ownership & Decay Changes	Dec 2 2002 3:54PM CST
Changes to the housing decay system are taking place within Publish 16, and this document contains all the important information, including many clarifications to items that had been previously confusing, and information about a part of the previous proposal that is being removed until a later date.
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Vet Rewards: 4th-year, 5th-year, and a skill cap increase!	Sep 27 2002 2:03PM CST
In appreciation for our long-term players, Ultima Online currently offers a number of “Veteran Reward” gift sets, each containing items you can’t get anywhere else in the game. The more months a UO game account remains active, the more gifts that account can claim. There are currently multiple vet reward sets (for 1, 2 and 3 year veterans of UO), and we are in the process of adding two more (for 4 and 5 year veterans), as well as a new kind of bonus.
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The Virtue of Valor	Sep 20 2002 10:44AM CST
Valor is part of a philosophy within Ultima Online known as the Virtues, and is one of eight pursuits within the upcoming Virtue system.
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Post-Pub 16 - Stat Locks	Aug 22 2002 8:51PM CST
“Stat Locks” were introduced into Ultima Online as a method by which players can better manage the Stat values of their characters.
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Publish 16 - Full list and Bugfixes	Jul 24 2002 5:30PM CST
This document is a compilation of miscellaneous changes and bugfixes found in Publish 16, as a list of links to the major system changes found in Publish 16.
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Publish 16 - Guaranteed Gain System	Jul 23 2002 7:22PM CST
The Guaranteed Gain System, or “GGS,” provides additional opportunities for skill gain alongside the basic skill gain system within Ultima Online. Although it may benefit every player at one time or another, those who play infrequently and those who suffer from consistent bad luck when attempting to increase their skills may find it especially beneficial.
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Publish 16 - Tailoring Bulk Order Deeds	Jul 23 2002 7:04PM CST
The basic concept of the bulk order system is that players who interact with certain crafting-based NPC shopkeepers will, on random occasions, be offered the opportunity to fulfill "bulk order deeds" (also known as "BODs"). In return for completing these BODs, the player will receive special rewards as compensation. A Blacksmithing BOD system is already in place, and the concept is now being expanded to include a Tailoring BOD system as well.
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Publish 16 - Siege Ruleset Shards	Jul 23 2002 6:33PM CST
The following is a compilation of all aspects of Publish 16 which affect the Siege Perilous and Mugen shards (both of which use the "Siege ruleset").
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Publish 16 - The Virtue of Justice	Jul 23 2002 6:13PM CST
Justice is part of a philosophy within Ultima Online known as the Virtues, and is one of eight pursuits within the upcoming Virtue system.
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Publish 16 - Changes to the Taming Profession	Jul 23 2002 3:49PM CST
These changes are being implemented in order to help balance Taming as a class, as well as toward improving the overall in-game experience of playing a tamer.
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Publish 16 - PvP and Felucca enhancements	Jul 23 2002 11:37AM CST
These changes will enhance PvP in Felucca's dungeons and Lost Lands by changing the treatment of stat loss, loot loss, and murderers, as well as detailing some new rewards that may be found in the Felucca dungeons and Lost Lands areas.
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Publish 16 - Changes to the Barding Profession	Jul 23 2002 10:33AM CST
These changes are being implemented to balance Barding as a class, as well as improve the overall in-game experience of playing a bard. This document completely supersedes previous posts on this subject.
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Client Patch 3.0.8d	May 29 2002 5:06PM CST
Miscellaneous bugfixes and improvements for both clients, including a framerate countermeasure system, particle system improvements, several party system fixes, enhanced legibility of text, the ability to disable the menubar, and skill icons.
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The Virtue of Compassion	Apr 23 2002 9:55AM CST
Compassion is part of a philosophy within Ultima Online known as the Virtues, and is one of eight pursuits within the upcoming Virtue system.
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Client Patch 3.0.7b	Feb 15 2002 5:28PM CST
Miscellaneous bugfixes and improvements for both clients, including fixes for a client crash bug, nodraw tiles in Ilshenar, missing terrain textures, as well as changes to the Codex of Wisdom, and various localization files.
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Changes to the New Player Experience	Feb 8 2002 10:02AM CST
The "Directed Experiences" referred to below are the step-by-step instructions and quests available to new players who choose one of the character creation templates.
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Client Patch 3.0.6m	Feb 1 2002 11:56AM CST
Miscellaneous updates for both clients, including fixes for several crash bugs and various localization files.
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The Virtue of Sacrifice	Jan 30 2002 3:48PM CST
Sacrifice is part of a philosophy within Ultima Online known as the Virtues, and is one of eight pursuits within the upcoming Virtue system.
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Publish 15 Updates and Bug Fixes	Jan 10 2002 10:56AM CST
Publish 15 will include various updates and bug fixes, specifically in the categories of: Housing and Lockdown Updates Guild System Updates Map-Specific Updates NPC and Shopkeepers Updates Pet and Hireling Updates Skill Changes and Updates Faction Updates Spell Updates Miscellaneous Localization/Text Changes and several miscellaneous updates
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Client Patch 3.0.6j	Jan 9 2002 3:08PM CST
Miscellaneous updates and bug fixes for the 3D client, as well as a fix for a sound volume issue in the 2D client.
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Holiday Gifts	Dec 21 2001 1:10PM CST
Characters that are older than 30 days (real days, not UO days) will be given a holiday ticket in their backpacks upon logging into UO. This holiday ticket will only work for the character who received it originally. Double-clicking this holiday gift ticket will bring up a menu that will allow players to choose one item per character. The chosen item will then be placed in the character’s backpack once the selection is made. All items are “blessed” (no loot/no steal), which means they cannot be looted or stolen, for a long as they remain in the top level of your backpack (and not in any sub-pack).
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Client Patch 3.0.6e	Dec 18 2001 2:58PM CST
Several updates and bug fixes for both clients, including numerous party system bug fixes, mip-mapping, 2D and 3D additions, general performance improvements, and miscellaneous bug fixes.
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Updating NPCs, houses, the guild, party & faction systems, and more	Nov 30 2001 4:41PM CST
A large variety of bug fixes and changes are being addressed in this update, involving some aspects of NPCs, houses, skill gain, the guild & party systems, spellcasting, some map regions, the faction system, as well as including various miscellaneous bug fixes. (Please note that these changes are already active on the Lake Superior shard.)
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New Player Experiences	Nov 30 2001 4:40PM CST
It can be difficult to start off in a new world, with only the tools of your craft and no training in how to use them. We are in the process of adding several "directed experiences" to the early game, as a way to help those players new to Ultima Online learn their craft and be better prepared to excel in their chosen profession.
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Context Sensitive Menus	Nov 30 2001 4:39PM CST
Context-sensitive menus are new menus players can use to access the various functionalities available on creatures and NPCs, such as accessing the shopkeeper interface, being trained by an NPC, ordering a pet to attack, or opening your bank box from a banker.
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Bulk Order Deeds	Nov 30 2001 4:38PM CST
A system that gives crafters (in this case, blacksmiths) the chance to fulfill bulk orders of specified items in return for extra rewards
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Changes to Animal Lore	Nov 30 2001 4:37PM CST
Animal Lore skill will be updated as a stand-alone skill, to accommodate localization issues and player- and Dev Team-driven suggested changes. This update does not include any changes where Animal Lore coordinates with any other skill. Players will be able to use Animal Lore to gain two items of additional information about a given animal.
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Crafting System Overhaul	Nov 30 2001 4:36PM CST
Several updates and changes will occur that will eventually affect all of Ultima Online’s crafting systems. The goals of these changes include: creating a consistent interface for all crafting skills, allowing the player to understand a greater level of detail about his crafting activities, greater CPU efficiency, and adaptability & expandability as crafting systems are modified at later dates.
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Updates to the Faction System	Nov 30 2001 4:35PM CST
A comprehensive list of changes and fixes being made to the Faction System
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Changes to Ore Spawn	Nov 13 2001 6:59PM CST
We fixed a bug causing areas in Ilshenar to produce pieces of ore that didn't produce ingots when smelted, and a direct result of that bug fix was that ore areas will now restock independently of each other. Other changes were made at the same time to increase the rarity of rare ores, as well as give experienced miners the ability to influence their frequency of obtaining the rarer types of ore.
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Changes to Siege Perilous Shards	Oct 25 2001 6:13PM CST
Several updates and changes have occurred for the Siege Perilous ruleset shards (Siege Perilous, Baekdu, and Mugen). These changes include Stats changes, ROT, the Hero/Evil system, NPC training, Taming, and other items.
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Repair Service Contracts	Oct 12 2001 9:13AM CST
One of the cornerstones of Ultima Online is the activity of players sharing items with other players in order to obtain repairs for their armor and weapons. A supplement to these transactions will now exist in the form of “repair service contracts.”
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Commodity Deeds	Oct 12 2001 9:11AM CST
New items known as “commodity deeds” will give players the opportunity to transport and trade resources, of sizes that were previously unable to be held within a character’s backpack, with greater ease and security than before.
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Secure House Trading	Oct 12 2001 9:10AM CST
A method for increasing the security of house trading will implemented.
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Client Patch 3.0.4p	Sep 18 2001 5:00PM CST
Various updates and bug fixes, including paperdoll updates, an addition to the powerhour system, localization files, and a crash issue involving non-humans trying to sit.
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Player Owned Barkeeps	Sep 14 2001 1:45PM CST
Players will now be able to purchase and own a barkeep, that can be placed in the player's house.
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Savage Paint Fix and Orc Brute Update	Sep 12 2001 11:12AM CST
Scenario-related bug fixes
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Power Hour Changes	Sep 10 2001 12:01PM CST
Power Hour is being changed to reset based on individual play time, rather than based on the local times for each shard.
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2D and 3D Client Patch 3.04m	Sep 7 2001 6:57PM CST
Miscellaneous bugfixes and improvements for both clients
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Tutorial & Haven Changes	Aug 20 2001 2:33PM CST
Several updates and changes will occur for new players, young characters, the tutorial area, and the city of Haven.
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Treasure Map Changes	Aug 20 2001 2:32PM CST
Several updates and changes will occur for treasure maps.
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Combat Damage Changes	Aug 20 2001 2:34AM CST
Changes to combat damage and how it is calculated.
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Crash Issue	Aug 15 2001 7:45AM CST
This update addresses certain crashing issues involving containers.
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2D and 3D Client Patch - Build 69	Aug 14 2001 11:34PM CST
Changes to the 3D and 2D Clients, including container gump, art changes, and various bug fixes
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Miscellaneous Updates and Bug Fixes	Jul 24 2001 10:26PM CST
Various updates, including changes to Third Dawn zoom feature, murder count display, spell changes, text localization, and miscellaneous bug fixes
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Vendor Changes	Jul 24 2001 10:24PM CST
Vendor Changes, including changes to vendor fees and rent, adjustments to the restocking process, and a new buy/sell gump.
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Skill Modification Changes	Jul 24 2001 10:23PM CST
Changes to the way Skill Modifiers are calculated and displayed
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GM Rating Tool	Jul 24 2001 10:21PM CST
Players will now have a way to rate the service they receive in the game.
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Veteran Rewards	Jul 24 2001 10:19PM CST
The Ultima Online Veteran Rewards program is now active on all shards.
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Changes to Orc Bombers, An Issue of Lag, and House Deed Resale on Siege Perilous	Jun 14 2001 1:42PM CST
Changes to Real Estate Brokers, Orc Bombers, a lag fix. Added: Provoking and stealing with the Orc Mask.
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NPC Shopkeeper Price Changes / Real Estate Broker Changes	Jun 13 2001 10:33AM CST
Changes to how NPC's price items they sell, as well as changes to how Real Estate Brokers buy back house deeds.
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Looting Rights Fixes	May 30 2001 2:27PM CST
Fixes to problems with looting rights
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Faction Election changes	Apr 25 2001 6:59PM CST
Changes to how the Faction Election System works
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Various Fixes and Changes April 25	Apr 25 2001 6:45PM CST
Fixes to Facial Hair/Beard menus, Disguise kit menu Fix, and Faction joining problem with certain characters.
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Two New Fixes	Apr 13 2001 9:44AM CST
Fixes to the Maker's Mark and requirements to some craftable items requiring grandmaster skill to create.
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Various Fixes and Changes, Continued	Apr 3 2001 7:31PM CST
Changes and fixes for Gate warning messages, treasure map scroll windows, and the Help Menu in Ilshenar
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House Decoration Tool fixes	Mar 29 2001 11:57AM CST
Some fixes to the house decoration tool
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Various Fixes and Changes	Mar 27 2001 6:08PM CST
The following are various fixes and changes being added to UO
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Various Changes and Fixes	Mar 17 2001 5:27PM CST
The following changes and fixes will be updated.
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Various Changes and Fixes	Mar 14 2001 8:00PM CST
Various changes and fixes updated to Ultima Online.
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Server Publish	Mar 14 2001 6:55PM CST
Publish that included activating the Ilshenar lands, House Decoration Tools, Taxidermy Kits, Bandage cutting changes, and various other changes and fixes.
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Armor dexterity penalty problem	Feb 8 2001 3:32PM CST
Certain armor types not giving dexterity penalty properly
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Spawn Changes	Jan 25 2001 7:29PM CST
Changes to how spawn will function within UO
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Various Fixes and Changes	Jan 22 2001 7:26PM CST
Various Fixes and Changes published
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Fixes to the Faction System	Jan 22 2001 7:23PM CST
Various fixes and changes to the Faction System
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Karma Locking	Jan 22 2001 4:13PM CST
Information on the Karma Locking system
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Changes to facet and town moongate travel	Jan 18 2001 4:50PM CST
Proposed changes for how town moongates and facet travel works
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Magic in Towns, Hero/Evil Changes	Jan 9 2001 8:17PM CST
Changes to magic in justice areas and the disabling of the Hero/Evil system.
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Nobles Hire Henchmen	Dec 20 2000 7:49PM CST
Changes to how Nobles and Seekers of Adventure function when under attack
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Holiday Gifts	Dec 8 2000 1:08PM CST
Holiday Gifts for UO players
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Elemental Corpses	Dec 6 2000 7:12PM CST
Change to corpses for elementals that did not previously have a corpse
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House Add-On changes	Dec 6 2000 7:07PM CST
Changes to how house add-ons will function
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Faction System Murderer Reprieve	Dec 6 2000 6:31PM CST
The faction murder reprieve will be a one-time reduction in the various types of murder counts that a murderer may have accumulated.
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The Faction System - Faction Introduction	Dec 6 2000 12:40PM CST
This is the Faction System Introduction, part 1 of 3 documents
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The Faction System - Scoring, Points, Combat	Dec 6 2000 12:39PM CST
This is the Faction System Part 2 of 3. Scoring, points, and combat.
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