Clean Up Britannia (1999) - Revision history

Cogniac: /* See Also */

2011-09-14T02:28:22Z

‎See Also

Cogniac: moved Clean Up Britannia to Clean Up Britannia (1999)

2011-09-14T02:25:54Z

moved Clean Up Britannia to Clean Up Britannia (1999)

Tancred RedStar at 13:19, 6 September 2011

2011-09-06T13:19:57Z

Grynman: /* See Also */

2008-09-28T16:11:37Z

‎See Also

Tancred RedStar: Added note about monster statuettes later becoming available via other means.

2008-09-23T03:59:25Z

Added note about monster statuettes later becoming available via other means.

Broomy: Fixed link to Phoenix Armor

2008-08-07T05:38:45Z

Fixed link to Phoenix Armor

Ceruleus: /* See Also */ link

2008-05-12T04:36:25Z

‎See Also: link

Ceruleus: link fix

2008-05-12T04:35:31Z

link fix

Ceruleus: /* Phase III */ replaced IGM abbreviation

2008-02-02T06:11:46Z

‎Phase III: replaced IGM abbreviation

JC the Builder: /* Phase II */

2006-12-28T02:38:23Z

‎Phase II

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 * [http://www.uo.com/cgi-bin/newstools.pl?Article=1046 Phase II & III Design Document]
 * [[Spring Cleaning 2008]]
-* [[Clean Up Britannia 2011]]
+* [[Clean Up Britannia (2011)]]
+{{Categorize|Events}}
-[[Category:Events]]

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 * [http://www.uo.com/cgi-bin/newstools.pl?Article=1046 Phase II & III Design Document]
 * [[Spring Cleaning 2008]]
 [[Category:Events]]

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 ! Monster Statuettes
-| Makes noises for the creature it represents. You received one random statue when chosen, making getting a full set difficult without trading.
+| Makes noises for the creature it represents. You received one random statue when chosen, making getting a full set difficult without trading. Each of the statuettes later became available via other means such as [[Veteran Rewards]].
 | 100,000
 |- align="center"

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-! [[Phoenix Armor]]
+! [[Phoenix Armor Set|Phoenix Armor]]
 [[Image:Phoenix_armour_set.gif]]
 | [[Ringmail]] armor which is blessed with a special hue. You received one random piece when chosen, making getting a full set difficult without trading.

← Older revision	Revision as of 02:25, 14 September 2011
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 ==See Also==
 * [http://www.uo.com/cgi-bin/newstools.pl?Article=1046 Phase II & III Design Document]
 [[Category:Gamewide Events]]

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 When housing was first introduced, it was a decay free area. Anything placed inside a house was immune to decay. This was a god-send to players who previously were very confined in the amount of items they could store between their [[Backpack]], [[Bank Box]], and [[Boat]]s. However, as time passed players kept on collecting items. Thousands of items could be stored in a 7x7 house with many times that in larger homes. The pack rat nature of some players were beginning to degrade [[Server]] performance. A recent bug with [[Jester Hat]]s allowed them to be crafted without using any resources. A developer revealed that one player stored over 4,000 hats for no apparent reason.
-In fall of 1999, it became clear to the developers that the game could not continue on its present course. The amount of storage in houses had to be limited in order to continue adding new features, such as the impending land expansion in [[UO:R]]. The solution to this problem was broken up into three phases
+In fall of 1999, it became clear to the developers that the game could not continue on its present course. The amount of storage in houses had to be limited in order to continue adding new features, such as the impending land expansion in [[Ultima Online: Renaissance]]. The solution to this problem was broken up into three phases
 ==Phase I==
 The first phase debut in October 1999. Players were encourage to deposit unnecessary items into [[Trash Barrel]]s. They would in turn receive tickets depending on the worth of the item. These tickets could then be exchanged for rewards. Stackable items such as [[Gold]] and [[Fish Steak]]s could not be redeemed. This phase lasted approximately two weeks. Any tickets left unspent were converted to gold coins on a 1 to 1 ratio.

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 ==Phase III==
-The final phase was to simply turn on item decay in houses. Players were given plenty of warning when the switch was finally thrown on January 23, 2000. Any item not placed by an [[IGM]], locked down, or inside a secure would decay. In addition, items on a boat deck would now decay. Overall, the Clean Up Britannia program achieved its purpose. "On the older shards, we’ve seen backup times drop by over 75%, and server start times have been cut by over 50%!"[http://www.uo.com/cgi-bin/newstools.pl?Article=1584]
+The final phase was to simply turn on item decay in houses. Players were given plenty of warning when the switch was finally thrown on January 23, 2000. Any item not placed by an [[Interest Game Master]], locked down, or inside a secure would decay. In addition, items on a boat deck would now decay. Overall, the Clean Up Britannia program achieved its purpose. "On the older shards, we’ve seen backup times drop by over 75%, and server start times have been cut by over 50%!"[http://www.uo.com/cgi-bin/newstools.pl?Article=1584]
 ==See Also==
 * [http://www.uo.com/cgi-bin/newstools.pl?Article=1046 Phase II & III Design Document]
 [[Category:Gamewide Events]]

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 In a Team Comment titled "A Ticket to the Future" [[Sunsword]] stated, "As of Friday, October 22, 1999, we have seen significant improvements on backup times, server restart times and CPU performance." It was later stated that phase one helped cut "backup times by almost 30%!"[http://www.uo.com/cgi-bin/newstools.pl?Article=1144]
 ==Phase II==
-The step was to introduce a new method of house storage. This consisted of two parts: [[Lock Down]]s and [[Secure]]s. Lock downs allowed you to display and use items without them being stolen. Secures were similar to a bank box and used up Lock Down slots when placed. Houses would be allocated a specific number of Lock Down and Secure slots based on the size.
+This step was to introduce a new method of house storage. It consisted of two parts: [[Lock Down]]s and [[Secure]]s. Lock downs allowed you to display and use items without them being stolen. Secures were similar to a bank box and used up Lock Down slots when placed. Houses would be allocated a specific number of Lock Down and Secure slots based on the size.
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 ! House Type
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 |}
 ==Phase III==
 The final phase was to simply turn on item decay in houses. Players were given plenty of warning when the switch was finally thrown on January 23, 2000. Any item not placed by an [[IGM]], locked down, or inside a secure would decay. In addition, items on a boat deck would now decay. Overall, the Clean Up Britannia program achieved its purpose. "On the older shards, we’ve seen backup times drop by over 75%, and server start times have been cut by over 50%!"[http://www.uo.com/cgi-bin/newstools.pl?Article=1584]