Publish 106

Publish 106 - Forsaken Foes
TC1 Publish 1 release date: Aug 14 2019
TC1 Publish 2 release date: Aug 28 2019
Origin, Izumo, Baja release date: Sep 10 2019
Worldwide release date: Sep 17 2019
Official publish notes: Publish 106 on uo.com
Classic client version: 7.0.79.6
Enhanced client version: 4.0.79.6
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Publish 106 - Forsaken Foes was the third publish of 2019 and included 22nd Anniversary rewards, Treasures of the Sea event, Hunmaster's Challenge updates, aquarium updates, Halloween updates, and various changes and fixes.

Huntmaster's Challenge Update

New rewards have been added to the Huntmaster's Challenge!

Treasures of the Sea (Forsaken Foes Event)

Creatures have become Soulbound! Use a soulbinder to capture souls and redeem them for rewards from the Fellowship!

New Rewards on Scalis, Charybdis, & Corgul

Blackthorn's Dungeon

  • As part of the continuing event arc, Blackthorn’s dungeon has become obstructed and will become home to a mini-quest having to do with the arc.
  • Minax Artifacts can continue to be turned in to the agent in Blackthorn's Castle
  • Minax Artifacts can continue to be collected via the Captain's and the Beacons
  • Characters logging into the areas outside of the beacon areas will be magically teleported out of the dungeon

Aquarium Update

New Aquarium House Addons

3 new styles of aquariums have been added as craftables from the Carpentry Skill by GM Carpenters

New Aquarium Creatures

Ancient SoS can now contain "Ancient Aquarium Fishing Nets" that can be used to fish up one of a variety of new sea creatures!

SOS Chest Updates

  • Ancient SoS Chests can now contain Ancient Aquarium Fishing Nets & Live Rock
  • SoS Chests will now be created based on the "level" of the SoS where,
    • 1 – Rusty Chest
    • 2 – Legacy Wood/Metal Chest
    • 3 – Gold Chest
    • Ancient – Chance of either legacy white wood/metal chest OR barnacle encrusted chest
  • Ancient SoS Chests will take on the name of the shipwreck as do other salvage items

22nd Anniversary Rewards

In appreciation for 22 amazing years of continued support the Ultima Online team would like to say thank you with an anniversary gift token!

  • All characters at least 30 days old logging in between Sunday, September 1, 2019 12:01:00 AM ET and Monday, November 18, 2019 11:59:00 PM ET will receive an anniversary card and a token that can be redeemed for an anniversary gift.
  • Copper Wings
    • Symbolizing Glory During 1 of 26 famous battles in Britannian History
  • Copper Portrait Set
    • Relief of 1 of the pirates found throughout Britannia's High Seas
  • Copper Sunflower
    • Cast From Flowers Grown in the Warm Sun of 1 of 27 locations through Britannia
  • Copper Ship Relief
    • Depicting the Maiden Voyage of 1 of 18 different ships from Britannia's History
  • Rare chance to receive an "Antique" version of one of the above which sets a special hue and item property on the gift item

Halloween Activities Update

Commission Vendor

A new type of vendor is available for purchase from all merchants that sell vendor contracts.

  • Race of the vendor is dependent on the race of the character who places the vendor
  • Vendor will not charge an hourly commission, but instead will take a 5.25% commission fee on each purchase.
  • The Commission Vendor will be linked to the house where it is placed and have its contents count against total house lockdowns.
  • No lockdowns will be counted unless an item is added to the vendor.
  • The vendor is limited to its backpack limit
  • Gold cannot be deposited into the Commission Vendor's gold account
Price in Gold Commission in Gold Paid to Owner in Gold
1 0 1
10 0 10
100 5 95
1,000 52 948
10,000 525 9,475
100,000 5,250 94,750
1,000,000 52,500 947,500
10,000,000 525,000 9,475,000
100,000,000 5,250,000 94,750,000

Miscellaneous Updates

  • Updated list of randomly generated pirate names
  • Removed the turn-in NPCs from 2017 & 2018 iteration of the Treasures of Halloween as first indicated in the Publish 101 patch notes.

Quality of Life Updates

  • The Tithing menu on Shrines has been updated to provide for a better user experience
  • Words of Power from Animal Training Mastery abilities will now only bark to the pet owner, instead of all nearby players
  • Players can now use a context menu on containers within their house to move them to other locations within the house – players will need to secure the container after it is moved!
  • Added a new security setting to secure containers for "Alliance" that will allow Guild and Alliance members access to that container
  • Added a trash can to the Luna bank for all your garbage needs
  • Updated the cost of rewards from the Fellowship shop
  • Based on player feedback, added "Soulbound" status to non-tameable creatures that spawn from treasure maps
  • Optimized visual effects on Corgul to increase client performance

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved issue where Treasure Map package names were added to MIBs stored in a Davies' Locker
  • Body parts recovered from shipwrecks will now be worth 100 Cleanup Britannia points instead of 0.1 points
  • Resolved issue where the BOD book filter would be inaccurate when dealing with Fletching and Carpentry (bloodwood and heartwood)
  • Resolved issue where Plunderbeacons could continue to fire their cannons after the crew has been killed
  • Resolved issue where Davies' Locker would not fit Japanese text size
  • Resolved issue with the height of plants placed in Garden Fields
  • Resolved issue where Tinker scrolls could be erroneously collected from Ranger Treasure maps
  • Resolved issue where some characters could not participate in governor elections
  • Resolved issue where some treasures maps could have display issues that would give them erroneous titles
  • Resolved issue where players who are removed from VvV guilds could not quit VvV unless they joined another guild
  • Resolved issue where some NPC ships could lose their contents while sailing
  • Resolved issue where the well from the Ultima Store Decorative Farm Set could not be used while locked down

Client Updates

  • Added new option in the Classic & Enhanced Client to toggle the display of the contents of public houses.
  • Classic Client: Increased the size of the book gump
  • Enhanced Client Book Update
    • Resolved issue where books opened in the EC would break viewing in the Classic Client due to saving incorrectly
    • Enhanced Client books now follow text editing rules that mimic the Classic Client
    • Enhanced Client books now use a Unicode font to support multiple languages
    • Known Issue: There are some line width differences when viewing books written in the EC via the CC
  • Added new Castle designs to the Classic & Enhanced client.

Classic Client 7.0.79.6

Enhanced Client 4.0.79.6

Changes between Test Center & Origin Releases

  • Update to the popup Town Cryer when players login!
  • A new article is available in the Town Cryer from Town Cryer NPCs!
  • Based on player feedback, reduced the requirement of dried herbs in fresh seasoning from 3 to 1
  • Added the "Silver Tincture" to the Fellowship Shop, which will provide slayer bonus to Soulbound creatures. Using the effect makes a player vulnerable to reponds.
  • Based on player feedback, adjusted the drop rate of resources found on creatures in the Cavern of the Discarded, specifically those that have a chance to drop the "lodestone"
  • Based on player feedback reduced the amount of time an Oracle of the Sea is fixed on a single Charybdis spawn location from 24 hours to 1 hour. This change results in a single location being valid to summon Charybdis for 1 hour at the location provided. Multiple Charybdis can be spawned on a shard at any given time presuming valid locations are available for the creature to spawn.
  • Resolved issue where newly crafted equipment could erroneously get the "green" prefix during crafting
  • Based on player feedback added the "Leurocian's Mempo of Fortune" to the Charybdis reward list
  • Based on player feedback added "Soulbound" status to non-tameable creatures that spawn as treasure guardians while doing treasure maps.
  • Based on player feedback updated the "fill" thresholds on Ethereal Soulbinders to give a more accurate indication of how "full" the soulbinders are,
    • Grand Soul – ~1% full
    • Exalted Soul – ~25% full
    • Legendary Soul – ~50% full
    • Mythical Soul – ~90% full
  • Based on player feedback updated the cost of rewards from the Fellowship Shop

Hotfixes - September 25, 2019

  • Resolved issue where Forsaken Foes creatures would have their corpses deleted upon death
  • Resolved issue where attempting to complete the Fellowship Quest in Blackthorn's Dungeon in multiple facets could cause the player to be unable to progress through the quest
  • Resolved issue where new recipes could not be placed in the recipe book
  • Resolved unused tiles at various Shrines
  • Resolved issue where Cleanup Britannia Points for magical equipment with negative properties would have the incorrect turnin value

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