UOGuide:UO News Archives/2008

Contents

This page lists all the news that have been on the UO News section in the year 2008, in reverse chronological order by the date they're posted.

December 19, 2008

  • Five on Friday - "Event Moderators and Icy Patches" - The list of new EMs, hints for the Slime Event, a bug with Powerscrolls, a bug with Icy Patches, info on moving config files, info on balancing, update on speech/emote color bug, meeting EMs, and assorted Fansite News.

December 18, 2008

December 12, 2008

  • Publish 57 has been placed on the Test Center shard with substantial new content and bug fixes available for public testing.
  • A Development Letter to players has been posted going over the future, event moderators and recent lag issues.
  • The development letter has replaced the Five on Friday for this week

December 5, 2008

November 21, 2008

November 14, 2008

November 7, 2008

November 6, 2008

November 5, 2008

October 31, 2008

October 29, 2008

October 27, 2008

October 24, 2008

October 21, 2008

October 10, 2008

October 3, 2008

September 26, 2008

September 25, 2008

September 19, 2008

  • Five on Friday - "Far Away" - New plant colors and new stackables discussed, as well a few upcoming bug fixes and a challenge to find out what, if anything, is wrong with Archery.

September 12, 2008

September 11, 2008

  • Minor fix re-enabling guard zones in some areas made to all shards.
    • Homes recently placed in those areas will be destroyed with all contents Monday, September 15, 2008.
    • Players with such homes are advised to collapse them and relocate immediately.

Septemeber 10, 2008

September 9, 2008

September 8, 2008

September 5, 2008

August 28, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Almost There! - August 28 - A deferment to the Town Hall for serious Q&A, a request from QA on guarding pets, a run-down on Publish 55, Town Hall News, Fansite News

August 22, 2008

August 15, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Green Things Growing - August 15 - How to get Shadow/Crystal tokens, Compassion vs. New Haven Escorts, clarification on bonded pack animals, Thieves' Guild bug update, a set of Q&A on the new plants, an intriguing UO job listing, timeline for Publish 55 (now with more Publish 56!), Town Hall News, Fansite News

August 8, 2008

August 1, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Home Again - August 1 - Melissa's loot table, info on the upcoming new seeds, an update on fixed exploits, a request from QA concerning the Thieves' Guild, an intriguing UO job listing, timeline for events and Publish 55, Town Hall News, Fansite News

July 24, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Sunny California - July 24 - An apology for a lack of questions, an intriguing UO job listing, hints at info to come out at the Town Hall, confirmation that Publish 55 is coming, Town Hall News, Fansite News

July 18, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Dark Doings - July 18 - Info on resist-altering spells, update on Character Transfers, update on Account Ages, an intriguing UO job listing, foreshadowing of upcoming events, Townhall News, Fansite News

July 16, 2008

July 14, 2008

July 13, 2008

July 11, 2008

July 10, 2008

July 9, 2008

July 7, 2008

July 3, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Far, Far Away - July 3 - Account age update, details on removing OSI-owned houses, faction blocking rules, possibility of upcoming 10th year veteran rewards, QA reminder about Publish 54, publish rollout timeline, Townhall News, Fansite News

July 2, 2008

July 1, 2008

  • The call goes out for help in documenting OSI-owned houses so that they may be destroyed

June 30, 2008

June 27, 2008

June 25, 2008

June 23, 2008

June 20, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Happy Solstice! - June 20 - Zoo decay rate info, confirmation of a Spring Cleaning Phase III, news of a fix for Spring Cleaning deeded rewards, tentative time frame for Spring Cleaning ending, a bug warning, Playguide Updates, some info on Publish 54, Townhall News, Fansite News

June 13, 2008

  • Five on Friday - It's Hot! - June 13 - Dark Father teleportation clarification, "mysterious stranger" timetable, pinning down the t-map turn-in bug, a warning on house resizing, Playguide Updates, update on Publish 54, Townhall News, Fansite News

June 10, 2008

June 9, 2008

  • Publish 53 will be deployed to all shards by tomorrow.

June 6, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Details, Details - June 6 - Phase 2 turn-in location, house resizing details, virtue artifact turn-in clarification, flour mill bug warning, Playguide updates, Publish 53 status, Townhall News, Fansite News

June 5, 2008

June 4, 2008

May 30, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Housecleaning - May 30 - Dread Warhorse stats vs. the stables, artifact turn-in points, turning in SoS's and MiB's, "holiday gift" turn-in run-down, Potted Cactus followup, correction to Pub53 notes, QA request for greater dragon info, Publish 53 timeline, Townhall News, Fansite News

May 29, 2008

May 28, 2008

May 23, 2008

May 16, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Curses! - May 16 - Monsters teleporting into private homes, monster curse spell bug, focus group update, tentative timetable and hints on Publish 53, Fansite News, Townhall News

May 13, 2008

  • Stratics has setup some temporary forums until the main ones are recovered.
  • The development team is setting up a new focus group on PvP, PvM, and combat in general. The first batch of invites has been sent out.

May 9, 2008

  • Five on Friday - The Vanguard Approaches - May 9 - More Paroxymus Swamp Dragon info, duped Vine Cord Sandal info, Focus Group info, Escort Bug update, UO:R client clarification, timetable for Publish 53, Fansite News, final invite for tomorrow's Town Hall Meeting

May 8, 2008

May 7, 2008

May 6, 2008

May 5, 2008

May 2, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Happy Birthday! - May 2 - Quest item order, UO Registration issues, account age update fix, request for escort bug info, request for Renaissance users, info on Publish 52 and upcoming War of Shadows events, Fansite News, Townhall News, and a special announcement.

May 1, 2008

April 30, 2008

April 28, 2008

April 25, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Publish 52 Is Coming! - April 25 - How the turn-in will work and reward images, low down on why Threads of Fate/Life and Cloaks of Corruption weren't on the turn-in list, Cloak of Corruption attributes, delayed exploit fixes, event advancement, Playguide updates, and Town Hall News.

April 24, 2008

April 14, 2008

April 11, 2008

April 4, 2008

April 3, 2008

April 2, 2008

April 4, 2008

  • Five on Friday - That Time Again - April 4 - Weapon leeches, mining & ore zones, Seige/Mugen Rate over Time skillgain, Spirit Speak error messages, info on upcoming events and publishes, Fansite news, and a request for submissions.

March 30, 2008

March 29, 2008

March 28, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Time's Passing - March 28 - Info on daily rares problems, faction sigil reset time, the demise of rubble coconut trees, pet command problems, info on upcoming events and publishes, Fansite news

March 27, 2008

March 26, 2008

March 21, 2008

March 20, 2008

March 19, 2008

March 14, 2008

Publish 51

March 7, 2008

February 29, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Fiddly Bits - February 29 - Archery accuracy, HLA v. HCI and HLD v. DCI, colored ore chance roll, enhancement success chances for various materials, Perfection details, info on upcoming bug fixes, Jax Town Hall reminder

February 22, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Asked and Answered - February 22 - Discord and skill gain, recharging Jacob's Pickaxe, hidden pet skills, Talisman crafting bonuses, upcoming Town Halls, Playguide updates, details on next publish

February 19, 2008

February 18, 2008

  • A special Valentines Scavenger Hunt is being run on all shards, for details and the schedule seehere

February 15, 2008

  • Five on Friday - What a Week! - February 15 - Item property chance weights from runic tools, vendor commodity prices, life/mana leech runic intensity ranges, exploding scripter houses, jwilson slimes, Playguide updates, Event, Town Hall, and Fansite news

February 14, 2008

February 12, 2008

February 11, 2008

February 8, 2008

February 7, 2008

February 5, 2008

  • New UO Development Manager Cal has posted a letter introducing himself. He talks about what his job is, history with UO, and other things.
  • UO Developer Draconi has posted a letter from the UO Live Team. It goes over future goals and introduces new members.

February 2, 2008

  • The results for a holiday custom house contest have been announced on Japanese shards, see here and here

February 1, 2008

January 31, 2008

January 25, 2008

  • Five on Friday - Fletching, Finally January 25 - Enhanced bandage redux, runic saw/fletcher tools intensities, Chivalry spell durations, Jack-of-all-Trades vs. Parry+Bushido, and details on the next patch/publish.

January 23, 2008

  • European Shards are going down for unscheduled maintenance at 7PM Eastern. Expected downtime is 1 hour.
  • The UO team is looking to hire additional programmers. If you live near Fairfax, Virgina here is your chance to help improve UO.
  • A small update has been published to all shards related to backing up characters

January 18, 2008

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