NEWS [UO.Com] Publish 118.2 to Origin

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11/13/2024 Greetings, With each shard’s normally scheduled maintenance beginning November 14, 2024 Publish 118.2 will be deployed to Origin, Izumo, and Baja. Character transfers from these shards to other shards will be disabled until Publish 118.2 is deployed world wide. We expect Publish 118.2 to deploy world wide early next week. See you in Britannia, UO Team

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[Poo]

So does this mean that Origin will no longer have the T hunting / Manifestation of Evil stuff going on?
No more T hunting, no more nightmares?

 

[OREOGL]

So does this mean that Origin will no longer have the T hunting / Manifestation of Evil stuff going on?
No more T hunting, no more nightmares?

I don’t think that is what it means. But who knows?

 

[Poo]

I can’t find anything about end dates for that stuff

 

[HippoRedux]

Origin still loading - Baja came up but no signs of Invasion...

 

[Onixia The Paladin]

Origin is still not up, Did they forget to turn it back on?

 

[Merlin]

My guess is the invasion won't be turned on until mid-day.

 

[Cupid]

Invasion is happening on Izumo

 

[HippoRedux]

Baja - 17 drops in 1-1/2 hours - 2 towns, Trinsic and Vesper, 1 Boss killed. Enjoying Not going to check for chests, just running about with a triton w/explosive goo. Just got 3 drops on Vesper Boss.

 

[Porky]

What was the boss?

 

[Keven2002]

Interesting! I'm very surprised they are releasing 118.2 now when the Manifestation / Mares / Grims are going. It seems like it's either drought or flood with this team; we go 4-6 months with zero "new" stuff to do then the last 2.25 months they start to turn everything on with things overlapping.

Happy for the new stuff to do but I do wish they would have started releasing in early September to give the proper time for 118.1 (especially with the hotfix that was just put in this week) and then release 118.2 which is totally different.

My understanding is that 118.1 (Manifestation/Mares) go until 11/30??

 

[Corwyn]

I heard somewhere the Manifestation and mares will be until the end of the month. Can't remember where.

 

[hibi-hibi]

118.2 -- Town Invasion: Luck is not included in the patch note when it always did in previous Treasure events.

The spawn rate is too low (we know it is dynamic) given the whole city area is huge. If 15 drops per 1-1.5 hour?? That's a no-play scenario. That's a lot of time wasted on running.

But, city rotation is a good thing to combat bots that usually farm on same spots, or run on rails (until they make more rail files)...

 

[Keven2002]

But, city rotation is a good thing to combat bots that usually farm on same spots, or run on rails (until they make more rail files)...

It's a different approach which I like but unfortunately what we are seeing now for the Manifestation on ATL is that the bots are just gate in when a location is given so I doubt the bot problem will be stopped. I do hope you are right though and the spawn is bumped up to give lots of stuff to kill. One of my worries is that there will be lots of 1 off (or stuck) mobs that are a hassle to kill and we need to go around each town killing things 1 by 1.... especially because there are a lot of really good items this go round.

 

[Anon McDougle]

It's a different approach which I like but unfortunately what we are seeing now for the Manifestation on ATL is that the bots are just gate in when a location is given so I doubt the bot problem will be stopped. I do hope you are right though and the spawn is bumped up to give lots of stuff to kill. One of my worries is that there will be lots of 1 off (or stuck) mobs that are a hassle to kill and we need to go around each town killing things 1 by 1.... especially because there are a lot of really good items this go round.

Lots of stuck mobs in both vesper and trinsic this morning (weaver using thunderstorm) and of course ghost mobs messing up targeting

 

[Zeke]

Anyone know if you need Remove Trap on the hidden chests during the invasion or will Telekinesis work?

 

[S_S]

Anyone know if you need Remove Trap on the hidden chests during the invasion or will Telekinesis work?

Need LP

 

[Petra Fyde]

Need LP

tele works. I tried with my regular thief template working exactly the same way as I do Exodus dungeon. Worked fine - but watch out for paragons, they move quick

 

[Keven2002]

I hopped on Origin for 20-30min earlier to check it out (it was in Glow). Definitely kind of a chore to find some stuff to kill at times and then just seeing 1 or 2 things; this was in Glow too where I feel like the lay of the land is better (more condensed). Not looking forward to when a spawn is in a spot like Vesper. This was on my necro so the drop rate was pretty bad but I don't think it would ever be great on a necromage anyway. There was a red guy on a mount that was casting necro spells and kind of reminded me of the old faction guards (top level ones). It was too much for me to handle as the HP was a lot and the spells kept coming at me. Wondering if that's the boss?

Does look like there are a few new things to kill (skeletal mare / drake / cat). The spawn does come in paragon form as well.

 

[Petra Fyde]

I hopped on Origin for 20-30min earlier to check it out (it was in Glow). Definitely kind of a chore to find some stuff to kill at times and then just seeing 1 or 2 things; this was in Glow too where I feel like the lay of the land is better (more condensed). Not looking forward to when a spawn is in a spot like Vesper. This was on my necro so the drop rate was pretty bad but I don't think it would ever be great on a necromage anyway. There was a red guy on a mount that was casting necro spells and kind of reminded me of the old faction guards (top level ones). It was too much for me to handle as the HP was a lot and the spells kept coming at me. Wondering if that's the boss?

Does look like there are a few new things to kill (skeletal mare / drake / cat). The spawn does come in paragon form as well.

Publish notes say: A Vile Necromancer Lord mini-boss will spawn randomly within a town being invaded
I think that's the red guy you saw.

 

[Larisa]

Yep, he's the mini boss. Different in each town, can spawn in Fel or Tram but not both we've seen. He drops anywhere from 1 to 5 Shattered Sanctum items upon death.

 

[S_S]

tele works. I tried with my regular thief template working exactly the same way as I do Exodus dungeon. Worked fine - but watch out for paragons, they move quick

Going to try again. I tried yesterday on Baja using Telekinesis and it didn't work. I ended up having to switch skills around to do them.

*EDIT* I tried again and NO tele is not working.

 

[Merlin]

How is drop rate looking?

 

[Anon McDougle]

How is drop rate looking?

I've found it decent

 

[Petra Fyde]

Going to try again. I tried yesterday on Baja using Telekinesis and it didn't work. I ended up having to switch skills around to do them.

*EDIT* I tried again and NO tele is not working.

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Unlock it first!

 

[Pawain]

Going to try again. I tried yesterday on Baja using Telekinesis and it didn't work. I ended up having to switch skills around to do them.

*EDIT* I tried again and NO tele is not working.

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You can't open a locked chest by hand. Why do you think telekinesis would open it? You see the msg saying it is locked. Right.

You use telekinesis on an unlocked chest so you can open it and activate traps at a safe distance.

So the chests are too high level to use magic unlock I guess.

 

[S_S]

Anyone know if you need Remove Trap on the hidden chests during the invasion or will Telekinesis work?

My bad, I read your question wrong the first time (and before coffee!) I confused unlocking the box with removing the traps.

 

[VariableMaria]

Not sure if this is a bug or not, but something happened to me with the hidden chests in Khaldun.
When failing a Remove Trap attempt, there's a rare chance you'll get hit with this deadly poison that even 120 Magery Arch Cure can't handle. The only way I managed to survive was by morphing into a dog or cat using Animal Form to boost my natural HP regen. I seriously thought I was going to die! That must have been level 7 poison or higher.
Ever since then, I've made it a rule to never use Remove Trap skill on hidden chests. I'd rather take two burn damages to my hands and a minor poison than risk that fatal poison again!

 

[Poo]

whats easier is to have on a suit that has HPR and or just be in dog form and just lockpick the chest and then open it without removing the traps, take the hit and the poison and the HPR will just keep you topped up.
move on to the next chest.

speaking of, i went out and did some chests yesterday, is anyone finding anything fun?
i found some iron that had a funky name.

Corrupted Ingots (hue 2768)

• Shadow Reaver cultists have hidden cursed objects within towns in order to assist the Necromancer Lords in raising the dead!
  • Utilize the Detect Hidden skill to locate and reveal these hidden chests within an invasion town
  • Cunning adventurers who can reveal the chests, overcome the traps, and pick the lock on these chests may be rewarded with a variety of gems, reagents, artifacts, uncommon deco, or even rare stealables within!

 

[TheGrimReefer]

Not sure if its the same as Khaldun chests but if so, Tele has a chance of destroying an item when the trap goes off. Better to use Remove Trap.

 

[HippoRedux]

Ouch - didn't know that! I've done 60ish chests so far - all using telekinses spell. 6-7 sanctum pieces and 4-5 decor items and the rest is usual Khaldun stuff: Mondain ingreds, bandages, picks, invis potions, 1400ish gold and bag of gemstones, egg bombs. I am thinking the gravestones are going to be like the Grimm Masks

 

[flappy6]

anyone know where turn in guy is?

 

[Larisa]

whats easier is to have on a suit that has HPR and or just be in dog form and just lockpick the chest and then open it without removing the traps, take the hit and the poison and the HPR will just keep you topped up.
move on to the next chest.

speaking of, i went out and did some chests yesterday, is anyone finding anything fun?
i found some iron that had a funky name.

Corrupted Ingots (hue 2768)

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I have only found one thing so far....SO many chests..SO much junk lol.

BUT I do want more of these!!

 

[HippoRedux]

I have only found one thing so far....SO many chests..SO much junk lol.

BUT I do want more of these!!
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I got the same one on Baja chest this morn I was wondering if they are going to be like the Grimm Masks! I quit counting chests after 60 but like you, I'll continue

 

[Larisa]

Nice!!! Yeah those are neat!

Hidden chests, here we come!

 

[Pawain]

I need detect hidden to be 100? The cities have so few mobs, I could do this while waiting to see a zombie.

I guess Ill buy that skill since I cant transfer a toon to Origin and try the cities on a more deadly toon.

 

[James [W^H]]

anyone know where turn in guy is?

Britain Commons.

 

[TheGrimReefer]

Anyone find the new stealables from chests yet? I fast tracked a thief just for the event LOL.

 

[Pawain]

Anyone find the new stealables from chests yet? I fast tracked a thief just for the event LOL.

NEWS - [UO.Com] Publish 118.2 to Origin

11/13/2024 Greetings, With each shard’s normally scheduled maintenance beginning November 14, 2024 Publish 118.2 will be deployed to Origin, Izumo, and Baja. Character transfers from these shards to other shards will be disabled until Publish 118.2 is deployed world wide. We expect Publish...

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[flappy6]

Britain Commons.

thanks

 

[flappy6]

I tried using tamer with dog and it seems like alot of death not that many drops, mage might be better

 

[S_S]

Anyone find the new stealables from chests yet? I fast tracked a thief just for the event LOL.

 

[TheGrimReefer]

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Ahh ok, Thank you. Didnt know those were the stealables. I thought that was just the deco.

 

[Poo]

hmm, i forgot about those stones!
ill have to get back at it i guess!

 

[Pawain]

hmm, i forgot about those stones!
ill have to get back at it i guess!

I think the grave stones will be wanted by others, Thats why I decided to buy pinks and make a detect guy.

 

[HippoRedux]

I transferred my Khaldun Titan Relic Hunter to Baja from Legends the day before. Skills are: 100 Detect/Hide/Lockpick, 85 Stealth, 120 Steal, 120 Magery, 110 Ninja. The Ninja white tiger form allows me to "run" while still hidden and my passive Detect "spidey sense" tells me where to stop and actively search, plus the smoke bombs are handy and being able to shadow jump if i get cornered. I found a gravestone but oddly I don't remember using the steal skill - maybe it was automatic? I think I just grabbed it out of the chest. EDIT: Just got the second gravestone - if you have 120 Steal and your hands are free, you just reach into and grab it.

 

[Poo]

one of my kids was playing and came across one of the chests that had already been plundered, she looked in it and there was a tombstone just sitting there.
she plucked it up and carried on.
no stealing required.
strange that the thief who cleaned out the chest left that behind.

 

[Poo]

I transferred my Khaldun Titan Relic Hunter to Baja from Legends the day before. Skills are: 100 Detect/Hide/Lockpick, 85 Stealth, 120 Steal, 120 Magery, 110 Ninja. The Ninja white tiger form allows me to "run" while still hidden and my passive Detect "spidey sense" tells me where to stop and actively search, plus the smoke bombs are handy and being able to shadow jump if i get cornered. I found a gravestone but oddly I don't remember using the steal skill - maybe it was automatic? I think I just grabbed it out of the chest.

120 magery on a crate thief?

 

[HippoRedux]

120 magery on a crate thief?

I did have 115 Eval to complement the 120 Magery for offense but I soulstoned it in favor of Ninja tiger form mobility.

 

[HippoRedux]

one of my kids was playing and came across one of the chests that had already been plundered, she looked in it and there was a tombstone just sitting there.
she plucked it up and carried on.
no stealing required.
strange that the thief who cleaned out the chest left that behind.

I just saw a PIC of the "rare stealable" - awesome looking! The gravestones are decor only, so I was mistaken and they do not need Steal skill. But I've only got two - one of each - in 100 chests so I am happy to get those. After seeing the PIC it looks like I will be keeping Steal skill!