Over on test center these are the latest changes to Publish 53 that might be rolled out to production shards later this week. I thought they were worth a look at. Notice some of the turnins have changed. For those of you who have been hunting the Vanguard Controllers this will will sound great.
Bug Fixes:
Added a 15 minute timer for a guild to accept an alliance invite. This means guilds will no longer get stuck in "invite pending" mode. (For guilds in this situation now, once the publish goes live, GMs will be able to resolve the issue.)
Vanguards and their allies will now teleport if they are attacked while in unreachable locations
Players are able to resize instead of demolish houses by saying "I wish to resize my house". NOTE: This DOES count as demolishing a house and WILL condemn existing houses on grandfathered accounts. (Further note: making housing changes (placing, demolishing, etc) on Test Center does not affect houses on production shards.)
Greater Dragons and Dread Warhorses will display properly in trade window
Statuette engraving tools will be available, sold by NPC tinkers.
Sand and Granite will have double resources in Fel now
Creatures will no longer teleport into private houses
Snake Skin Boots will no longer say Oak
Blood Oath can now be removed by eating an Enchanted Apple or using Remove Curse spell
Added a Priest of Mondain to Felucca Prism of Light area
Zoo Collection points will now decay more slowly
Lady Sylvanis will no longer chase people quite so far
Repair Service Deeds now work for a Long Sword, orc, bear and tribal masks, right-facing Black Staffs, left-facing Crooks, and left-facing Clubs
Player vendors can no longer hold a shield and a two handed weapon
Moonglow blacksmith regions have been updated to use repair deeds
Player vendors should now recognize the increased bank storage
The spelling of Velocity has been corrected when a player is hit by an arrow with Velocity
Taming Text will now appear over the head when pet is tamed.
You can now milk a cow (use an empty pitcher on it!)
Juka Bow has been fixed to show the correct str.
The Vanguard assault has become heavier
Untamed Dread Warsteeds will use their signature attack more often
Bank Checks will update properly when their value changes
Mysterious strangers have been sighted in various of the Virtue Dungeons.
Spring Cleaning 2008, Phase II
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 items, and all points from Phase 1 can be used on Phase II items
Turn-in items:
Holiday & Valentine Gifts
50ptsThe "Holiday Gift" turn-ins include the following items:
Snowglobes
Snowflakes
Holiday Cards
Holiday Trees
Poinsettia
Holiday Tree Deeds
Candy Cane
Pile of Snow / Glacial Snow
Holiday Bells
Holiday Candles
Holiday Statue
Mistletoe
Reindeers
Snowman
Holiday Wreath
Holiday Time piece
Sleigh
Valentine Cards
Rose in a Vase
Red Velvet Box
Grobu’s Fur
100pts
SOS and MIBs
100pts
Powerscrolls 105
100pts
Treasure Map(Plainly, Expertly, and Adeptly Drawn
100pts
Cleverly Drawn Treasure Map
200pts
Artifacts Level 1 and 2
200pts
SoS/MiB Pre-Chest Loot
250pts
Artifacts Level 3 and 4
500pts
Powerscrolls 110
500pts
Stats Scroll +5
500pts
Leviathan Minor Artifacts
500pts
Deviously Drawn Treasure Map
500pts
Paragon Minor Artifacts
500pts
Ingenious Map Minor Artifacts
500pts
Special Fishing Net
500pts
Artifacts Level 5
1,000pts
Powerscrolls 115
1,000pts
Stats Scroll +10
1,000pts
Ingeniously Drawn Treasure Map
2,000pts
Artifacts Level 6
2,000pts
Stats Scroll +15
2,000pts
Artifact Level 7
3,500pts
Powerscrolls 120
3,500pts
Stats Scroll +20
3,500pts
Artifact Level 8
5,000pts
Fabled Fishing Net
5,000pts
Ancient SOS
5,000pts
Stats Scroll +25
7,500pts
Artifact Level 7
7,500pts
Artifacts Level 10 and 11
10,000pts
Major Tokuno Artifacts
10,000pts
Artifacts Level 12
25,000pts
Sea Horse and Ghost Anchor
25,000pts
Obsidian Blade
2,500pts
Chaos Shield (from Vanguard)
2,500pts
Rewards
Virtue Tiles (each)
10,000pts
Yucca Tree
15,000pts
Bamboo
15,000pts
Horse Barding
20,000pts
Dragon Head
50,000pts
Nest with eggs (The "nest with eggs" gained from Spring Cleaning is now a different hue than the regular rare "nest with eggs")
50,000pts
Fire Pit
75,000pts
Beehive (Players can get honey from beehives even if the hive is locked down)
80,000pts
Archery Butte
80,000pts
Luck Ring
150,000pts
Luck Bracelet
150,000pts
The Luck Ring has the following stats: Luck 150, FC 1, FCR 1
The Luck Bracelet has the following stats: Luck 150, FC 1, FCR 1
When worn together, the Luck jewelry gives the following set bonus: Luck 400, FC 3, FCR 6, HP Regen 2, Mana Regen 2
When the full Knight's Armor set (from the Publish 52 rewards) is worn, it gives the following set bonus:
HP Increase 6
MR 2
HP Regen 2
DCI 10
HCI 10
70 resists in all areas
Changed due to a typo that Draconi fixed:
Both the Obsidian Blade and Chaos Shield should be listed at 2,500 points, not 25,000. Darned powers of ten... sorry about that!
Tim "Draconi" Cotten - Lead Designer - Ultima Online - EA Mythic
Bug Fixes:
Added a 15 minute timer for a guild to accept an alliance invite. This means guilds will no longer get stuck in "invite pending" mode. (For guilds in this situation now, once the publish goes live, GMs will be able to resolve the issue.)
Vanguards and their allies will now teleport if they are attacked while in unreachable locations
Players are able to resize instead of demolish houses by saying "I wish to resize my house". NOTE: This DOES count as demolishing a house and WILL condemn existing houses on grandfathered accounts. (Further note: making housing changes (placing, demolishing, etc) on Test Center does not affect houses on production shards.)
Greater Dragons and Dread Warhorses will display properly in trade window
Statuette engraving tools will be available, sold by NPC tinkers.
Sand and Granite will have double resources in Fel now
Creatures will no longer teleport into private houses
Snake Skin Boots will no longer say Oak
Blood Oath can now be removed by eating an Enchanted Apple or using Remove Curse spell
Added a Priest of Mondain to Felucca Prism of Light area
Zoo Collection points will now decay more slowly
Lady Sylvanis will no longer chase people quite so far
Repair Service Deeds now work for a Long Sword, orc, bear and tribal masks, right-facing Black Staffs, left-facing Crooks, and left-facing Clubs
Player vendors can no longer hold a shield and a two handed weapon
Moonglow blacksmith regions have been updated to use repair deeds
Player vendors should now recognize the increased bank storage
The spelling of Velocity has been corrected when a player is hit by an arrow with Velocity
Taming Text will now appear over the head when pet is tamed.
You can now milk a cow (use an empty pitcher on it!)
Juka Bow has been fixed to show the correct str.
The Vanguard assault has become heavier
Untamed Dread Warsteeds will use their signature attack more often
Bank Checks will update properly when their value changes
Mysterious strangers have been sighted in various of the Virtue Dungeons.
Spring Cleaning 2008, Phase II
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 items, and all points from Phase 1 can be used on Phase II items
Turn-in items:
Holiday & Valentine Gifts
50ptsThe "Holiday Gift" turn-ins include the following items:
Snowglobes
Snowflakes
Holiday Cards
Holiday Trees
Poinsettia
Holiday Tree Deeds
Candy Cane
Pile of Snow / Glacial Snow
Holiday Bells
Holiday Candles
Holiday Statue
Mistletoe
Reindeers
Snowman
Holiday Wreath
Holiday Time piece
Sleigh
Valentine Cards
Rose in a Vase
Red Velvet Box
Grobu’s Fur
100pts
SOS and MIBs
100pts
Powerscrolls 105
100pts
Treasure Map(Plainly, Expertly, and Adeptly Drawn
100pts
Cleverly Drawn Treasure Map
200pts
Artifacts Level 1 and 2
200pts
SoS/MiB Pre-Chest Loot
250pts
Artifacts Level 3 and 4
500pts
Powerscrolls 110
500pts
Stats Scroll +5
500pts
Leviathan Minor Artifacts
500pts
Deviously Drawn Treasure Map
500pts
Paragon Minor Artifacts
500pts
Ingenious Map Minor Artifacts
500pts
Special Fishing Net
500pts
Artifacts Level 5
1,000pts
Powerscrolls 115
1,000pts
Stats Scroll +10
1,000pts
Ingeniously Drawn Treasure Map
2,000pts
Artifacts Level 6
2,000pts
Stats Scroll +15
2,000pts
Artifact Level 7
3,500pts
Powerscrolls 120
3,500pts
Stats Scroll +20
3,500pts
Artifact Level 8
5,000pts
Fabled Fishing Net
5,000pts
Ancient SOS
5,000pts
Stats Scroll +25
7,500pts
Artifact Level 7
7,500pts
Artifacts Level 10 and 11
10,000pts
Major Tokuno Artifacts
10,000pts
Artifacts Level 12
25,000pts
Sea Horse and Ghost Anchor
25,000pts
Obsidian Blade
2,500pts
Chaos Shield (from Vanguard)
2,500pts
Rewards
Virtue Tiles (each)
10,000pts
Yucca Tree
15,000pts
Bamboo
15,000pts
Horse Barding
20,000pts
Dragon Head
50,000pts
Nest with eggs (The "nest with eggs" gained from Spring Cleaning is now a different hue than the regular rare "nest with eggs")
50,000pts
Fire Pit
75,000pts
Beehive (Players can get honey from beehives even if the hive is locked down)
80,000pts
Archery Butte
80,000pts
Luck Ring
150,000pts
Luck Bracelet
150,000pts
The Luck Ring has the following stats: Luck 150, FC 1, FCR 1
The Luck Bracelet has the following stats: Luck 150, FC 1, FCR 1
When worn together, the Luck jewelry gives the following set bonus: Luck 400, FC 3, FCR 6, HP Regen 2, Mana Regen 2
When the full Knight's Armor set (from the Publish 52 rewards) is worn, it gives the following set bonus:
HP Increase 6
MR 2
HP Regen 2
DCI 10
HCI 10
70 resists in all areas
Changed due to a typo that Draconi fixed:
Both the Obsidian Blade and Chaos Shield should be listed at 2,500 points, not 25,000. Darned powers of ten... sorry about that!
Tim "Draconi" Cotten - Lead Designer - Ultima Online - EA Mythic
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