NEWS [UO.Com] Publish 119 Test Center Publish #1

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1/30/2025 Greetings, We are pleased to announce the first release of Publish 119 will be coming to Test Center 1! This update includes the “Eclipsed Dawn” event and new Veteran Rewards! Please be sure to check out the publish notes for full details. We look forward to your feedback. Please be sure to patch up your clients to the latest version before testing. See you in Britannia, UO Team

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[Merlin]

Publish notes:

Publish 119 – Ultima Online

 

[Poo]

A luck belt!
Finally!!!

 

[Merlin]

I wonder what "Paladin" Weapons and Shields means...

 

[kaio]

i wonder what this means " Acquire a variety of Shadowblight Blooms for participating in the spawn "

 

[Larisa]

I don't know! Maybe go to test center and find out!

Spawns already been done a few times.

 

[Merlin]

 

[Pawain]

I got these pics.

Idol area: Rune stones will appear, you have to kill those also.



Lore on the 2 bosses I saw: Each Spawn has 2 Bosses, I got 2 drops after both died, and a Lore page.


Plants are participation drops:


Weapon and shield, they type determines the damage/resist/reactive/eater:

 

[Nero]

Does the fork have the special attacks of a war fork? It got pvm mods but the war fork specials are useless for hunting mobs.

 

[Merlin]

Anyone test how "Reactive Close Wounds" works?

 

[Cinderella]

and fire

(pictures are from the CC)

 

[Pawain]

They look like Kite shields in CC....

 

[Cinderella]

They look like Kite shields in CC....

I'm not sure what you mean by that

 

[Pawain]

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I'm not sure what you mean by that

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They just changed.

Now it looks different. But not on the char.

 

[Ivory Norwind]

You could tell me how these two rewards are. The Zen Garden (is it for beauty or can you plant the seeds?) And also the Dye Cabinet? Or give me the link where to find explanations. Thank you!!

 

[Merlin]

Are the weapons all Fencing weapons?

Or are there swords and maces out there, too?

I like the theme with the elementals. Will give us a reason to collect more than one.

Are the luck belts all physical/kinetic - or do they have different elementals too?

 

[Merlin]

Saw this posted on Discord:




I am also hearing the specials might be different than what is normally on these weapons... can anyone confirm?

 

[Zeke]

Is there a clicky for the vet rewards?

 

[Pawain]

Saw this posted on Discord:

I am also hearing the specials might be different than what is normally on these weapons... can anyone confirm?

I think they did change them, I could not tell because CUO is not updated for it. So I loaded CC.

But this paladin fork has


Hell ya, we can finally use something beside swords I hope there are 2 hand weapons with these abilities! The war fork has the same speed/damage as normal.

So, posters need to see what other weapons have when they open the book. CUO will not show them right now tho.

My Fencer is gonna love these forks!

 

[Anon McDougle]

The Ultima Online Facebook account says just fork and hammer

 

[Pawain]

The Ultima Online Facebook account says just fork and hammer

Which hammer? Pick or War?

I assume hammer pick. That sucks, it's so low damage... nothing like the swordsmen get.

 

[Pawain]

I'm not up on the names of templates. What skills does a Paladin have?

I assume no bushido since they made these Paladin shields.

 

[Merlin]

I'm not up on the names of templates. What skills does a Paladin have?

I assume no bushido since they made these Paladin shields.

[Chivalry] - Paladin - How to make it work? | Stratics Community Forums

Lots of Paladin posts on Warrior sub-forum.

 

[Anon McDougle]

Which hammer? Pick or War?

I assume hammer pick. That sucks, it's so low damage... nothing like the swordsmen get.

The mace weapon in a 2 handed weapon which sucks at you can't use with new shields..

 

[Pawain]

The mace weapon in a 2 handed weapon which sucks at you can't use with new shields..

Not for me. I use the war hammer. Bushido does not want a shield.

 

[Anon McDougle]

Not for me. I use the war hammer. Bushido does not want a shield.

Us paladins don't care about your bushido

 

[Pawain]

[Chivalry] - Paladin - How to make it work? | Stratics Community Forums

Lots of Paladin posts on Warrior sub-forum.

Thanks I saw my pre event armor suit there. I guess all my melee guys are paladins.

 

[Cinderella]

Is there a clicky for the vet rewards?

not yet.

hopefully sometime today

 

[kaio]

ngl, on a paladin build i'll rather have fc, and fcr on the shield, what a bummer those new shields are

 

[Pawain]

@Merlin
And for those who have not been paying attention to the event armor.
I can compare my pre event stats with full event attire stats. I build suits to get max speed and damage.
The First guy with the Studded chest is Sept 2021 Pawain. The Guy with the Balron Chest is 2025 Pawain.
Both are wearing the SSI epps. A godsend for Macers. 2025 Pawain has every dex armor piece from the events.
The SSI epps was the first event armor piece.

A war hammer requires 210 Stamina 35SSI. I activate the city buff for the 35.

Both do the same damage.

 

[Pawain]

The only non event armor piece is the helmet. The one they make needs 1 FC 2FCR.

 

[Petra Fyde]

I think you'll find that, as a paladin sword is a totally different sword to any other, so to is a paladin fork and a paladin hammer. They don't have the same specials as existing weapons.

 

[Merlin]

If these new specials are not changed before it goes final, and there are no other weapons introduced (i.e., two handed weapons or swords), it would me to believe that the purpose of this was to encourage 1) template diversity by incorporating more Fencing and Macing than just the standard Swords templates and 2) that the focus here was to increase the viability builds that rely on 1H weps and Shields.

Effectively, trying to give more viable melee options than a Sampire with Swords.

 

[Pawain]

They should have done new specials with NL. I hate hearing the clang of swords over and over.

We have a half dozen new shields in this event cycle.

Here are some more flowers. I bet that purple one is a rare... Looks like they are wheelbarrow plants in new colors.

 

[Anon McDougle]

how does this phase connect with last ?the undead were invading cities now demons are attacking a tree

 

[Promathia]

how does this phase connect with last ?the undead were invading cities now demons are attacking a tree

Its answered in the pages of lore.

 

[Joker21]

New shields and weapons, along with pushing other templates is great! I’ve always thought adding a “parry life leech” to a shield would be really a cool to push the Paladin “sword and board” template. I’ve always thought my mace Paladin shined in single target combat and always lacked the survival ability that my double axe sampire does against multiple foes. If a double axe sampire damage output isn’t achievable, maybe increase the Paladin survival ability when surrounded. When I say survival ability, I mean going Rambo into way to many mobs to begin with lol typically my Samp can survive while my Paladin can fall short more often.

“wtf, I know I hit the bandage button”

 

[Pawain]

Instead of reactive close wounds, reactive remove curse.

 

[Anon McDougle]

Instead of reactive close wounds, reactive remove curse.

Unfortunately as soon as you're uncursed you get cursed again

 

[Pawain]

Unfortunately as soon as you're uncursed you get cursed again

Yup get a few free ones.

 

[Pawain]

The Vet rewards.

 

[OREOGL]

The Vet rewards.


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The only question is, does the catapult fire?

 

[Pawain]

The only question is, does the catapult fire?

Nope just like the Dragon Cannon does not.

 

[Pawain]

Belts have diff elemental types:

 

[Anon McDougle]

Belts have diff elemental types:
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I still don't see them making it into many working suits

 

[Ivory Norwind]

The Vet rewards.

Thanks. Then I presume that the zen garden is only for interior decoration!

 

[Pawain]

Thanks. Then I presume that the zen garden is only for interior decoration!

Yes. It does not do anything. No animation.

 

[Pawain]

The War Hammer looks different and has same stats as Double Axe. Awesome!!!!

 

[Anon McDougle]

The War Hammer looks different and has same stats as Double Axe. Awesome!!!!

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Great for a sampire not so much a pally give me a maul with those stats and special

 

[Pawain]

Great for a sampire not so much a pally give me a maul with those stats and special

Put Bushido on and shed the shield. Great weapon for a Macer with healing.