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[[File:Adventures_on_the_high_seas.jpg|frame|'''Adventures of the High Seas''' (from UO Town Hall presentation slide)]]
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#REDIRECT [[Ultima Online: High Seas]]
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'''Adventures on the High Seas''' is the latest [[Expansion|expansion]] that is scheduled to launch in Fall 2010. It was first announced during a UO Town Hall Meeting held on August 28, 2010 at EA Mythic/Bioware's division headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia.
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It was formally announced as a "booster" as opposed to a full-fledged expansion and was stated to have a retail price of $14.99 USD upon release.
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During the first public demonstration, an NPC orc ship was attacked but the orc crew killed the dev team member.
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==List of New Systems==
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===New Ships===
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*Three New Boat Types/Styles:
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**Orcish - 3 weapon stations per side
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**Gargish - 3 weapon stations per side
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**Tokuno - 4 weapons per side, faster speed than other ships
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*Boats are paintable, in different Hues (''no glacial colors!'')
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*Introduction of Rowboats
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*Limitation of one boat and one ship placed on the water per character at any given time.
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====Ship Movement====
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* Boats move smoothly from tile to tile (like walking)
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* Boats can now move at three different speeds
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* May be controlled via mouse instead of spoken commands
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* New methods for boarding ships, replacing long-troublesome plank method
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====Ship Weapons====
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* Boats will have multiple weapon stations where cannon may be placed
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* Multi-step firing system(loading, lighting, etc.)
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* Two Ammunition types(Tinkering skill addition):
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**Cannonballs - for other ship and large monster targets
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**Grapeshot - for anti-personnel use
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* Cannon crafting(Blacksmithing skill addition)
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====Ship Damage and Repair====
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*Boats will display increasing amounts of damage taken
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**At third level of damage, Immobile, any ship may be boarded.
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*Boats may be repaired with a variety of craftable items
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*Players with Carpentry or Tailoring skill receive bonus to ship repair ability/effectiveness
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====Pirate/Merchant Ships====
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* NPC waypoints
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* Unique crews
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* Attackable
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* Defend themselves
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===Boss Encounters===
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* [[Scalis the Enforcer]]
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* Island Encounter
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===Sea Market===
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*A floating dock-style town at sea
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*New NPC's:
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**Fish Monger
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**Dockmaster - to automatically load/unload items from ship holds, for a fee
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**Specialty Merchants
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*Pirate bounty quest system
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**Based off a bulletin board
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**Pirates may be captured or killed
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**Captured pirates maybe be placed in manacles on your ship's bow
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===Fishing Skill Updates===
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*Fishing skill cap raised to 120(Legendary)
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* Location-specific fishing
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* 36 new fish, including lobsters
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* 16 new buffs(10 minute duration, from eating fish pies made with new enchanted fish)
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* 2 new wall-mountable fish
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**One each from Trammel and Felucca
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**Will include the date the fish was caught
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*Introduction of [[Lobster Traps]] mini-game to catch lobsters
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==Miscellaneous==
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* 20% House and Bank storage increase
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* New Cooking recipes
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==See Also==
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{{Categorize|Expansions}}{{Categorize|Adventures on the High Seas}}
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