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Greetings,
We will push Publish 76.0 to all shards during the next early morning maintenance cycle on May 22. In preparation for the publish, the map files in Ver Lor Reg will be out of sync until then.
For your reading pleasure, here are the completed notes:

Publish 76.0.0

Global Arc - The Awakening

  • The Awakening – Act VI Quest added
    • This quest will be active during Act VI of “The Awakening” beginning July of 2012 and will end August 12th, 2012. The NPC will tell you how much time is remaining each time you turn an item in on your specific shard.
    • During this Quest players will assist in concocting alchemical preparations. The alchemy skill is not required, but does provide a slight benefit.
    • The Alchemical Preparations are concocted by completing a puzzle that requires various combinations of specific ingredients.
    • The ingredients will always be the same, but the quantity required will change with each iteration of the puzzle.
    • Players will be able to complete the puzzle as many times as they wish, and are encouraged to try and procure as many preparations as possible.
    • The more preparations that are turned in, the higher the ranking when rewards are distributed.
    • There are four rewards available in both human gargoyle versions where applicable. The type of reward you receive is based on the race of the player who turns in the preparations.
      • Tier 1 – Sash recognizing your achievement
      • Tier 2 – Asclepius
        • When equipped during a complete healing cycle, the staff will provide a 20% bonus to damage healed using bandages.
      • Tier 3 – Hygieia’s Amulet
        • When equipped Hygieia’s Amulet gives a 15% bonus to Alchemy.
      • Tier 4 – Bracers of Alchemical Devastation
        • Occupy the Sleeve Armor slot
        • Hit Fireball 40% damage based on Wrestling or Anatomy & Evaluating Intelligence
        • Mana Regeneration 5
        • Faster Cast Recovery 3
        • Physical Resist 15%
        • Fire Resist 10%
        • Cold Resist 10%
        • Poison Resist 10%
        • Energy Resist 10%
    • It is possible to get all four rewards if you are among the top contributors during the event and any combination thereof (Tier 3, 2, and 1, or Tier 2 and 1, or Tier 1 only).
    • It is also possible to not receive anything if your contributions are not on par with the distribution of other contributors.
  • More details will be available from an NPC and through fiction posted on the Herald when this portion of “The Awakening” goes live.
Gardening System

  • Vanilla has been added to the Gardening System.
  • Vanilla seeds can be found on Exodus mobs inside Exodus Dungeon.
  • Vanilla plants will produce vanilla and additional vanilla seeds.
  • Vanilla plants cannot be cross pollinated with other plants.
  • It is possible to get mutant colored vanilla plants using conventional gardening techniques.
Covetous Dungeon Revamp

  • Level One - Still a great place to farm feathers but added a few surprises.
  • Level Two - Contains the Void Pool
    • Covetous Level 2 represents a new style of PvM for Ultima Online. Instead of farming monsters for treasure, the players’ task is to defend the Void Pool from Cora’s minions. Cora will invade the dungeon with endless waves of monsters. Each wave is tougher than the last. The monsters do not drop loot, and instead players score points for making kills or assisting in making kills.
  • Level Three - Cora and her Minions
    • When she was denied advanced knowledge of mana by the Codex of Infinite Wisdom, the sorceress Cora became enraged. In her pique, she poured all of her enormous energy into a magical spell and focused it onto the Codex. Despite the sheer power of the Codex, she wrested a few pages from its binding.
    • The magical blast also bored a hole through the Void between Places, anchored by a section of stone from the Codex’s podium. Cora and the pages from the Codex were pushed through the hole in space.
    • The far end of the hole erupted into the middle of Dungeon Covetous. Injured, and with her own ability to channel mana damaged, Cora retreated deeper into the dungeon. Over time, she recovered, and now sends minions enhanced by magic to attempt to capture more pages of knowledge from within the Void Pool.
    • Use of travel spells near the Void Pool in Covetous is impossible because of the twist in space, so Cora must gate her minions into the dungeon from a distance.
  • Void Pool Points
    • Once you have gained enough void pool points visit Vela the Sorceress in Cove.
New Artifacts found in Covetous

  • Prismatic Lenses
    • Hit Point Regeneration: 2
    • Stamina Regeneration: 3
    • Damage Increase: 25%
    • Poison Resist: 17%
    • Physical Resist: 18 %
    • Cold Resist: 7 %
    • Energy Resist: 6 %
    • Fire resist 4 %
    • HLD 30%
  • Hephaestus
    • Self repair 5
    • Reflect Physical 15%
    • Defense Chance Increase 15%
    • Lower Mana Cost 8%
    • Physical Resist 15%
    • Fire Resist 1%
    • Faster Casting 2
    • Spell Channeling
    • Parry 10
  • Bracelet of Protection
    • Hit Point Increase 5
    • Hit Point Regeneration 10
    • Defense Chance Increase 5%
    • Random Damage Eater 15%
  • Blight of the Tundra
    • Stamina Regeneration 10
    • Damage Increase 50%
    • Cold Damage 100%
    • Cold Resist 15%
    • Swing Speed Increase 45%
    • HCI 15%
    • Str Increase 5
    • Random Slayer
  • Bright blade
    • Hit Stamina Leech 100%
    • Stamina regeneration 3
    • Damage Increase 50%
    • Swing Speed Increase 40
    • Faster casting 1
    • Fire Damage 100%
    • HCI 10%
    • Splintering 20%
Decay Point Change

  • Factions, Virtue, and City Loyality points will not decay if you log in daily anytime after maintenance.
  • Except to the rule is faction points will decay if they are over a hundred regardless if you log in or not.
Pirates and Merchants in Tokuno

  • We have added Pirates and Merchant ships to Tokuno waters.
Bug Fixes

  • Certain peculiar seeds will no longer be unidentified when removing them from a seed box.
  • The Alchemist in Ter Mur should now sell glass blowing tools.
  • The crystal portal will take the speaker to the Ilshenar Gypsy Bank when the words “Ilshenar Mint” are spoken.
  • Hail Storm can no longer be cast thru walls.
  • Hail Storm will now have diminishing returns like the other area effect spells in the game.
  • All Bard Mastery Party abilities are now subject to a beneficial action check.
  • The Crystal Lotus question has been fixed.
  • Display cases can now be dyed with the furniture dye tub when in deed form.
  • Plant pigments that are the same hue will automatically stack in your backpack.
  • The 10th Anniversary Sculpture can now be turned with the deco tool without any issues.
  • Faction points that were not scaled correctly have been addressed.
  • Fixed the issue with Health Bars disappearing.
  • Players will no longer be able to summon harbingers on Test Center.
  • Void Pool will provide additional information such as how much longer till the spawn starts and what wave you are on.
  • Castle Ladders should be functioning correctly.
  • The visible chest behind the damaged Tokuno ship has been fixed.
  • The Shirron has been moved to The Mistas Rigsit in Ilshenar.
  • Reduced the soul charge cool down time to 15 seconds.
Classic Client 7.0.25

Classic Client Patcher Update

  • Cliloc Changes
  • Due to patch system changes, this specific patch will require an extend time frame to download. Please note this is will make patching for lower connection speeds easier in the future.
Enhanced Client 4.0.25

  • Cliloc Changes
Continue reading...
 

GalenKnighthawke

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Hey team: Take great care that those Bracers are meddable....The term "Bracers" makes me think of bone armor, and I don't think that's meddable without the mage armor property, is it?

And that artifact's clearly aimed at wrestle/PvP mages.

-Galen's player
 

Barok

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Hey team: Take great care that those Bracers are meddable....The term "Bracers" makes me think of bone armor, and I don't think that's meddable without the mage armor property, is it?

And that artifact's clearly aimed at wrestle/PvP mages.

-Galen's player
Hercules' bracers were made of metal by Hephaestus.
 

Cetric

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Tier 4 – Bracers of Alchemical Devastation
  • Occupy the Sleeve Armor slot
  • Hit Fireball 40% damage based on Wrestling or Anatomy & Evaluating Intelligence
  • Mana Regeneration 5
  • Faster Cast Recovery 5
  • Physical Resist 15%
  • Fire Resist 10%
  • Cold Resist 10%
  • Poison Resist 10%
  • Energy Resist 10%


HOLY ****... put this in now screw July-August!!!!!!!!
 

GalenKnighthawke

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Hercules' bracers were made of metal by Hephaestus.
I was thinking in game mechanics terms.

I know that historically the term bracers or vambracers meant a metal plate armor piece attached to the forearms, used to augment chain mail in that particularly vulnerable part.

But in game mechanics I think the only piece that looks like that in the arm slot is bone armor, so even if the piece is metal in an RP-sense it'll likely still be based on bone armor, assuming it looks like bracers look like.

-Galen's player
 

GalenKnighthawke

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Tier 4 – Bracers of Alchemical Devastation
  • Occupy the Sleeve Armor slot
  • Hit Fireball 40% damage based on Wrestling or Anatomy & Evaluating Intelligence
  • Mana Regeneration 5
  • Faster Cast Recovery 5
  • Physical Resist 15%
  • Fire Resist 10%
  • Cold Resist 10%
  • Poison Resist 10%
  • Energy Resist 10%

HOLY ****

That was my exact reaction.

-Galen's player
 

MalagAste

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Those Bracers come in a gargoyle form?????

And if you removed that chest..... very odd indeed..... can we make one of those????? I'd love to have that as a craftable chest! OMG was it nice looking.
 

Cetric

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oh.... and any of you origin players find out if nether cyclone divides damage like hailstorm now does? i know when i tested on test center it didn't...
 

wanderer1origin

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oh.... and any of you origin players find out if nether cyclone divides damage like hailstorm now does? i know when i tested on test center it didn't...
testing d3 lol, :) and even more interesting just saw a add for it on TV!!!!
 

Crysta

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Next part of the event...?

So again.. competition disguised as co-oporation? With the added bonus of not getting anything for your work if you don't match up to people scripting it (if i'm reading how it works right)?
 

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I don't get the distribution of the Awakening IV quest items. Why would they make it so you can participate and not get a reward? IMO, make it so every character can complete the quest and get rewards from all 4 tiers.
 
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Sevin0oo0

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Level One - Still a great place to farm feathers but added a few surprises.
Was the Last time they said this when they added those non-garg gargs (or whatever they are) in SA, ruining 2 areas?
I'll be sending in my Comment Card if they do that again.
 

Picus of Napa

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Tier 4 – Bracers of Alchemical Devastation
  • Occupy the Sleeve Armor slot
  • Hit Fireball 40% damage based on Wrestling or Anatomy & Evaluating Intelligence
  • Mana Regeneration 5
  • Faster Cast Recovery 5
  • Physical Resist 15%
  • Fire Resist 10%
  • Cold Resist 10%
  • Poison Resist 10%
  • Energy Resist 10%


HOLY ****!!!!
+2
 

puni666

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Tier 4 – Bracers of Alchemical Devastation
  • Occupy the Sleeve Armor slot
  • Hit Fireball 40% damage based on Wrestling or Anatomy & Evaluating Intelligence
  • Mana Regeneration 5
  • Faster Cast Recovery 5
  • Physical Resist 15%
  • Fire Resist 10%
  • Cold Resist 10%
  • Poison Resist 10%
  • Energy Resist 10%


HOLY ****... put this in now screw July-August!!!!!!!!
This makes my head hurt. Throw FC 2 on that shield like everyone originally thought was on it while you're at it.
On a side note though I guess this opens up the game for some interesting hybrid templates again.
 

Cetric

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it really makes me wonder.... it says DAMAGE is determined by wrestle and stuff, but i wonder about proc chance, and i doubt it will be able to be tested before being in.
 

Cetric

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oh, on a side note... so whats a good temp for doing cora? prolly a mystic? Heard a sampire is iffy, that true?
 

Shelleybean

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I'm looking forward to the publish, but I'm a little disheartened over this:
It is also possible to not receive anything if your contributions are not on par with the distribution of other contributors.
Devs, you've got to be kidding. Please explain why this is necessary.
 

Martyna Zmuir

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I'm looking forward to the publish, but I'm a little disheartened over this:
It is also possible to not receive anything if your contributions are not on par with the distribution of other contributors.
Devs, you've got to be kidding. Please explain why this is necessary.
Because this Team seems eager to punish their p(l)ayers during this arc's events for some asinine reason.

Fun is a foreign concept it seems.
 

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Is it just me or have there been ALOT of 500+mb patches lately? And the patcher is painfully slow for CC here. Maybe I will get to log on before midnight. :)
 

Frarc

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In about 30 Minutes , i'm going to get my name on the Void pool leaderboard on Drachenfels :D
 

Redxpanda

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Dang im late! Time to burn some midnight oil getting my points up. I hope its some people there so im not alone lol

HA! I guess i am not late. I got my dates mixed up lol.
 

Ron Silverbeard

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It is also possible to not receive anything if your contributions are not on par with the distribution of other contributors..........

*Read my Avatar message*

But ok, let's wait and see how hard this new grinding part of the Arc will be...time to look for my alchemy soul stone...wonder if i find it lol
 

Redxpanda

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It is also possible to not receive anything if your contributions are not on par with the distribution of other contributors..........

*Read my Avatar message*

But ok, let's wait and see how hard this new grinding part of the Arc will be...time to look for my alchemy soul stone...wonder if i find it lol
Yeah i thought that sounded a lil funny too. Either way, my mule has something to do with his time now.
 

Barok

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There are 2 ways to go at this quest:

1) spread out the quest points among all your characters to try to get a bunch of lowest tier rewards.
2) gather items with all your chars but turn in with only one to try to get the highest reward.

Either way it's going to be a long grind.
 

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Just wanted to give a heads up there is some advertisement on Massively for UO about this patch and just wanted to post it :)

Ultima Online rolling out a new installment of the Awakening | Massively



Ultima Online rolling out a new installment of the Awakening

by Eliot Lefebvre on May 21st 2012 6:30PM
Fantasy, Game mechanics, Patches, News items, Ultima Online, Dungeons
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Ultima Online is preparing a continuation of the game's latest global arc with tomorrow's patch. Act VI of The Awakening asks players to assist in crafting a number of alchemical preparations, with a number of rewards available for players who actively try to crack the puzzle of the correct ingredients. More information will be available from the official site as well as an in-game NPC. If you need more time to prepare, don't worry -- the quest is going active in July and lasting until mid-August.

If you're not willing to wait, the new patch also sees a revamp of the Covetous Dungeon. The first floor remains largely unchanged, but levels two and three both feature a new system for the game in which players accumulate points for defeating monsters that can later be turned in for new rewards. Last but not least, vanilla plants have been added to the game's gardening system, giving players another new thing to explore when not fighting monsters or preparing for the next part of The Awakening.
 

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Time again for...

Meatbread's translated patch notes!

Publish 76.0.0Global Arc - The Awakening
  • The Awakening – Act VI Quest added
    • This quest will be active for somewhere between 12 and 42 days since we couldn't even pin down a vague idea of when in July this will start. The NPC will tell you how much time is remaining each time you turn an item in on your specific shard. We'll probably express it as millions of seconds or something. No commas of course.
    • The Alchemical Preparations are concocted by completing a puzzle that, unlike every other computerized process in history, can't be scripted. Honest. Quit laughing.
    • Players will be able to complete the puzzle as many times as they wish, and are encouraged to quit their jobs and poopsock themselves to death for the next couple months.
    • There are four rewards available in both human gargoyle versions where applicable. Head over to your favorite real-money transaction site and place your reservation now!
      • Tier 1 – Sash recognizing your status as a sucker.
      • Tier 2 – Asclepius
        • When equipped during a complete healing cycle, the staff will... wait healer is a class in this game right? No? Whatever.
      • Tier 3
      • – Hygieia’s Amulet
        • When equipped Hygieia’s Amulet helps you churn out kegs of cure pots faster or something.
      • Tier 4 – Bracers of Total Awesomeness Unless We Forget To Make Them Mage Armor Which We May Do Because Cripes We're Still Listing That One Covetous Shield As FC2 So What Do We Know
    • It is possible to get all four rewards if you have all the scripters who work for your goldselling site hand all their widgets to a single character to turn in. (Tier 3, 2, and 1, or Tier 2 and 1, or Tier 1 only).
    • It is also possible to not receive anything if you are employed.
Gardening System
  • Vanilla
  • Vanilla
  • Vanilla
  • Vanilla
  • It is possible to look really busy if you split one thing into lots of bullet points.
Covetous Dungeon Revamp
  • Level One - Still a great place to farm feathers and thus the only level that will see any activity in a few months.
  • Level Two - Contains the Void Pool
    • Covetous Level 2 represents a new style of PvM for Ultima Online. If you like farming ingots, wood, or temporary versions of crappy artifacts, that is.
  • Level Three - Cora and her Minions
    • Hurf durf lore
    • Durf darf lore lore lore
    • The only thing better that splitting one piece of work into four or five bullet points?
    • Doing the same to a single paragraph of fanfic!
  • Void Pool Points
    • Once you have gained enough void pool points log out and slap yourself.
New Artifacts found in Covetous
  • Ghetto Mace & Shields
  • Hephaestus, the FC2 shield that isn't
  • Bracelet No One Will Wear
  • PVE Sword With No Leeches That We Foolishly Expect To See Used
  • PVP Sword With No HLD But Hey At Least We Figured Out You Like Splintering
Decay Point Change
  • Factions, Virtue, and City Loyality points will not decay if you jump through hoops.
  • Because God knows the game would be unbalanced if Virtues didn't decay. Derp.
Pirates and Merchants in Tokuno
  • We have added Pirates and Merchant ships to Tokuno waters.
  • We have not added any reason to kill Pirates or Merchants.
Bug Fixes
  • A few random things we broke with the last publish will be fixed.
  • Everything else, not so much.
  • We're still not putting gypsies back in the game even though we broke them with buggy tent spawns for no reason and just turned them off rather than fix them.
  • That stupid crap where drinking booze makes your character strip and "sing" random instrumental pieces? That we put in as part of a "mini booster" nobody bought and which we inflicted on everyone anyway? Dilligently left untouched!
 

THP

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so the 24/7 scripters are going to get all 4 rewards....awesome devs!!!! nice to see u looking after 90% of your player base that maybe spend a few hours a week playing the game!!!....WE will most likely see the new rewards selling on certain gold selling sites for real money....oh i forgot we should all TOLERATE the cheaters.....think ive just had about enough of this ****e....your getting very close to losing another...keep it up....
 

Frarc

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Can you all give me the right lotto numbers please? Seems you all great in speculations and seeing the future. :p
 

Winker

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its
Tier 4 – Bracers of Alchemical Devastation
  • Occupy the Sleeve Armor slot
  • Hit Fireball 40% damage based on Wrestling or Anatomy & Evaluating Intelligence
  • Mana Regeneration 5
  • Faster Cast Recovery 5
  • Physical Resist 15%
  • Fire Resist 10%
  • Cold Resist 10%
  • Poison Resist 10%
  • Energy Resist 10%

HOLY ****... put this in now screw July-August!!!!!!!!
Its only FCR 3 not 5
 

Redxpanda

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Pirates and Merchants in Tokuno
  • We have added Pirates and Merchant ships to Tokuno waters.
  • We have not added any reason to kill Pirates or Merchants.
That made me lol
 

Obsidian

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It is also possible to not receive anything if you are employed.
This is so true it hurts!

I play UO recreationally and for fun. There are many of us that cannot compete with those that play hours and hours each day. I say just make it fair and let each character be able to receive each tier's reward once. You can play as many characters on as many shards as you have time and accounts. But at least that is fair to all.
 

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I only asked about the publish because as soon as I logged in I noticed the "visible chest" on the back of the damaged Tokuno ship is still visible... (there is one right in front of my house).
 
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