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'''Publish 123''' was the second [[publish]] of 2026 and included a new yearly seasonal [[Spritelight]] [[event]], new wooden [[weapon]]s, [[PvP]] balance and content updates, a new [[Ultima Store]] item, [[Clean Up Britannia]] updates, and quality of life changes and bug fixes.

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==Spritelight==
===Overview===
* [[Spritelight]] is a new seasonal [[event]] where players explore the world to find and harvest magical mushrooms!
* Spritelight will occur every year, with the initial run beginning with Publish 123 World Wide and ending July 1st

===Spritelight Mushrooms===
* [[Spritelight Mushroom]]s can be found across the open world and in [[dungeon]]s in all [[facet]]s. The type of mushroom that spawns will vary based on the biome it appears in. Mushrooms also come in a variety of hue variants of differing rarity
* Spritelight Mushrooms can be harvested with a [[Mushroom Harvesting Knife]].
* Freshly harvested Spritelight Mushrooms will be unidentified by default and will begin to rapidly decay
* Fresh, unidentified Spritelight Mushrooms can be turned into the [[Spritelight Trader]] for minimal points
* Spritelight Mushrooms can be identified by using "[[The Forager's Field Guide: Mushrooms]]"
* Identified mushrooms will be worth significantly more points when turned into the Spritelight Trader
* Fresh Spritelight Mushrooms can be Preserved by using a [[Mushroom Preservation Pack]]
* Preserved mushrooms will no longer decay and can be kept indefinitely as a display piece
* Preserved mushroom cannot be turned into the Spritelight Trader, as the trader only deals with Fresh mushrooms
* Identifying Spritelight Mushrooms will provide a small amount of [[Honesty]]
* Preserving Spritelight Mushrooms will provide a small amount of [[Humility]]

===Colossal Toadstools===
* [[Colossal Toadstool]]s are rare oversized mushrooms that offer a unique harvesting experience
* Upon harvesting, the Colossal Toadstool will create a number of Spritelight Mushrooms around it
* Once fully harvested, the Colossal Toadstool will be harvested and can be kept as a decorative item
* Colossal Toadstools cannot be turned into the Spritelight Trader
* Harvesting a Colossal Toadstool has a rare chance to uncover a [[Spritelight Forager Statuette|Spritelight Forager pet statue]] embedded within

===Truffles===
* [[Truffle Hog]]s will appear at various farms throughout [[Britannia]] during the Spritelight Bloom
* Truffle Hogs can be tamed to accompany you on your mushroom foraging voyage
* Having a Truffle Hog nearby while harvesting a Spritelight Mushroom gives you a chance to find valuable truffles
* [[Black Truffle|Black]] and [[White Truffle|White truffles]] can be used in new [[Tinkering]] & [[Tailoring]] [[recipe]]s
* [[Giant Truffle]]s are a rare variety that are worth a large amount of turn-in points at the Spritelight Trader

===New Craftables===
* Mushroom Harvesting Knife – Craft this new tool via Tinkering > Tools. Required to harvest Spritelight Mushrooms found throughout the world
* The Forager's Field Guide: Mushrooms – Craft this via [[Cooking]] > Cookbooks. Use it to identify your mushrooms, unlocking their full name and rarity. Also serves as a reference guide with lore and habitat info for each mushroom species
* Mushroom Preservation Pack – Craft this via Tailoring > Miscellaneous. Use it to permanently preserve your mushrooms as decorative items, though preserved mushrooms cannot be turned in for event currency
* [[Mushroom Basket]] [Recipe] – Craft this new basket with [[Basket weaving|Basketweaving]]
* [[Dread Shroom Cap]] [Recipe] – Craft this stylish new hat via Tailoring > Hats. This new hat is a non-medable bone equivalent helm, and can be imbued or act as a target for [[Transmogrification Potion]]s

===Spritelight Explosion===
The following boss-tier monsters will scatter a variety of Spritelight Mushrooms around them when they are defeated:
* [[Dread Horn]]
* [[Travesty]]
* [[Chief Paroxysmus]]
* [[Lady Melisande]]
* [[Monstrous Interred Grizzle]]
* [[Shimmering Effusion]]
* [[Medusa]]
* [[Lord Oaks]] & [[Silvani]]
* [[Twualo of the Glade]]

===Spritelight Trader===
Visit [[Morelia]] within [[Heartwood]] to exchange your Spritelight Mushrooms for various rewards!

===Trader Rewards===
* [[Spritelight Seedling]] – Water the seedling to create a random [[plant]] in a variety of common and rare hues!
* [[Spritelight Hedge]]
* Reward [[Title]]: Mushroom Enthusiast
* [[Bag of Grass Tiles]] – Contains 3 house-only grass tiles
* [[Spirit of Spritelight]] – Acts as a luck statue
* [[Spritelight Tapestry]] – Decorative wall tapestry
* Recipe: [[Mushroom Basket]]
* [[Potted Shamrock]] – Decorative item that can be toggled on/off
* [[Verdant Shillelagh]] – Shield-slot Transmog Target
* [[Small Fairy Ring]] – A small decorative mushroom fairy ring
* [[Large Fairy Ring]] – A large decorative mushroom fairy ring
* Reward Title: Mycologist
* [[Verdant Kilt]]
* [[Verdant Skirt]]
* [[Lucky Shamrock]] – Neck-slot transmog target
* [[Whimsy Wine]] – Shield-slot transmog target
* [[Toadstool Earrings]] – Provides Night Sight and a bonus to [[Alchemy]] crafting
* [[Verdant Cloak]]
* Recipe: [[Dread Shroom Cap]]
* [[Whimsical Spritelight Statue]] – Double-click to unleash the whimsy!
* Reward Title: Paragon of Humility
* Reward Title: Paragon of Honesty
* [[Hand of Honesty Sculpture]]
* [[Crook of Humility Sculpture]]

==New Wooden Weapons==
A variety of new wooden [[weapon]]s have been added as [[Carpentry]] craftables and as reward items from the new "Spoils of War" system to give diversity between [[skill]]s

===New 1-Hand Weapons (2s Weapon Speed)===
* [[Escrima]] ([[Mace Fighting]])
* [[Tanto]] ([[Fencing]])
* [[Gargish Bokuto]] ([[Swordsmanship]])
* [[Gargish Tanto]] (Fencing)
* [[Gargish Otsuchi]] (Mace Fighting)

===New 2-Hand Weapons (3.5s Weapon Speed)===
* [[Tachi]] (Swordsmanship)
* [[Bo Staff]] (Mace Fighting)
* [[Yari]] (Fencing)

All wooden weapons have [[Feint]] as their [[special move|Primary Move]] and [[Nerve Strike]] as their Secondary Move

==PvP Updates==
===Balance Changes===
* [[Enchanted Apple|Enchanted apple]] cooldown will now scale between 30 and 60s depending on the number of curses removed and will ramp up faster
* [[Smoke Bomb]]s can no longer be instantly used after being detected by [[Detect Hidden]], they are now subject to a re-hide cooldown based on your [[hiding]] skill.
* [[Bola]]s now have a chance to get destroyed after being used in [[PvP]] Combat.
* Trapped Boxes will do increased damage and the trap will break after used in the [[Heat of Battle]]
** The damage and functionality of trapped boxes has not changed when used in PvM content
* [[Hit Sparks]] now applies a 30 second per-target immunity timer to the victim when used in PvP Combat. Additionally, the mana returned to the attacker has been reduced
* [[Nerve Strike]] damage now scales with player swing speed in addition to their [[Bushido]] skill
** Damage scales from 5-15 damage at 1.25 swing speed to 15-25 damage at 3.50 swing speed (at 120.0 Bushido)
** This ONLY applies to PvP damage against other players
* Players will now be subject to an outgoing damage debuff based on +Skill items
** This penalty ONLY applies to PvP damage against other players
** The severity of this penalty is displayed in a debuff icon on the player. This debuff is only visible when the player is in the Heat of Battle.
** This damage penalty only goes into effect after having over 100 +Skill items (or 820 skill points).
** The damage penalty will scale from 1% to 25%, with 25% being reached at 180 +Skill item value (or 900+ total skills)
** Only +Skill items from the following skills will be counted when determining this penalty:
*** Alchemy, Anatomy, Parry, Evaluate Intelligence, Magery, Resisting Spells, Tactics, Archery, Spirit Speak, Swordsmanship, Mace Fighting, Fencing, Wrestling, Throwing, Stealth, Necromancy, Focus, Chivalry, Bushido, Ninjitsu, Mysticism,

===Harrower Update===
The [[Harrower]] encounter can now spawn in:
* [[Ice Dungeon]]
* [[Khaldun]]
* [[Orc Dungeon]]

The Harrower encounter now has a third phase
* Upon reaching half health while in its True form, The Harrower will spawn the Eyes of the Harrower and the Mouth of the Harrower
* The Harrower takes reduced damage while the Eyes and Mouth are alive
* The Harrower cannot be killed while the Eyes or Mouth are alive

Upon defeat, The Harrower will drop a Chest of the Harrower on the ground next to their corpse
* The Chest of the Harrower is part of the new Spoils of War system

===Spoils of War===
* The [[Spoils of War]] is a new PvP [[currency]] system that provides unique rewards for players to acquire through PvP activities
* The Spoils of War are currently only activated on The Harrower encounter
* Upon defeating The Harrower, a Chest of the Harrower will drop which contains Spoils of War
* Players that have looting rights on The Harrower can double-click the Chest of the Harrower to obtain a Spoils of War chest
* The amount of Spoils of War that the Chest of the Harrower contains scales with the amount of players that participated in the kill
* Players can obtain multiple Spoils of War from the Chest of the Harrower until it fully depleted, at which point the chest will despawn
* Obtaining a Spoils of War from the Chest of the Harrower takes several seconds, during which players must not be mounted and remain near the chest
* If players are attacked while obtaining a chest, they will be interrupted
* After 5 minutes passes, the Chest of the Harrower will unlock, allowing anyone to attempt to receive a Spoils of War from the chest
* Spoils of War are cursed and will decay 2 hours after being created
* While holding a Spoils of War, players cannot [[recall]], [[Gate Travel|gate travel]], or use [[moongate]]s
* Players holding a Spoils of War will be highlighted with a Purple notoriety hue to identify them as a carrier of Spoils of War
* Spoils of War cannot be traded, but they can be dropped, stolen, and looted
* Players must take the Spoils of War to a Trader before they expire, in order to claim their plunder
** Spoils of War Traders can be found in [[Buccaneer's Den|Bucs Den]], [[Ocllo]], and [[Nujel'm]] in the [[Felucca]] facet only
* The longer a Spoils of War chest remains unclaimed, the less points it will be worth. This decay begins 30 minutes after a Spoils of War is created

==Cleanup Britannia==
* [[Clean Up Britannia|Cleanup Britannia]] has been updated to accept over 150 new items, use the "Appraise for Cleanup" option via [[Trash Barrel|trashcan]] context menus to value turnin items
* Cleanup Britannia Reward gump has been updated to a modern "Treasures of" style

==Ultima Store Items==
===Transmogrification Potion – Neck Slot===
* This [[Transmogrification Potion|potion]] can be used to transmogrify neck-slot equipment

==Help Menu Update==
* The Help Menu has been updated to increase size and readability
* Updated links point to relevant UO.com pages
* Refactored help menu flow to streamline reporting of Terms of Service and/or Rules of Conduct Violations
* Please note: you may experience text irregularities while using the Publish 123 test client until Publish 123 is WW on all shards

==QOL / Bugfixes==
* The [[Stable]]s gump has an updated UI to make the user experience easier for identifying and claiming stabled pets
* Newer "Treasures of" style Reward Vendors now offer user-scalability to increase visibility of reward items in the reward gump, as well as have buttons to quickly jump to the first & last page
* Recipe scrolls will now show which crafting skill they belong to on the tooltip
* [[Kindlehart Music Box]] now accepts music gears
* The [[Kindlehart Armoire]] [[container]] gump now uses the correct space when large gumps are enabled
* [[Emberfruit]] are now stackable (only applies to Emberfruit created after Publish 123)
* [[Void Fragment]]s are now stackable (only applies to Void Fragments created after Publish 123)
* [[Hitching Rope]]s can once again be crafted by tinkers
* Resolved an issue causing players to not re-flag properly after engaging in PvP combat while not a member of [[VvV]]

==External links==
* [https://uo.com/2026/04/09/publish-123-comes-to-tc1/ https://uo.com/2026/04/09/publish-123-comes-to-tc1/ news post]

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 * Resolved an issue with the "Spritelight Explosion" not working correctly in all [[Medusa]] instances
 * Resolved an issue with the "Spritelight Explosion" creating mushrooms in unreachable areas in the [[Lady Melisande]] encounter
-* Resolved an issue with [[Hitching Post[[s and the new [[Stable]] Gump
+* Resolved an issue with [[Hitching Post]]s and the new [[Stable]] Gump
 * Provisioner [[Hair Dye]]s should once again properly dye hair
 * Many [[Special Move]] descriptions have been updated to better reflect their actual functionality

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-'''Publish 123''' was the second [[publish]] of 2026 and included a new yearly seasonal [[Spritelight]] [[event]], new wooden [[weapon]]s, [[PvP]] balance and content updates, a new [[Ultima Store]] item, [[Clean Up Britannia]] updates, and quality of life changes and bug fixes.
+'''Publish 123''' was the second [[publish]] of 2026 and included two new yearly seasonal [[event]]s, [[Spritelight]] and [[Moonveil]], new wooden [[weapon]]s, [[PvP]] balance and content updates, a new [[Ultima Store]] item, [[Clean Up Britannia]] updates, and quality of life changes and bug fixes.
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 * Shoulder [[Parrot]]s now display on the avatar with full animations.
 * Added location names to [[Ilshenar]] to better support the text displayed on event items acquired in that facet.
 ==External links==
 * [https://uo.com/2026/04/21/publish-123-tc1-publish-3/ Publish 123 TC1 Publish 3 news post]
 * [https://uo.com/2026/04/09/publish-123-comes-to-tc1/ Publish 123 Comes to TC1 news post]
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 * The Mage Armor property should now correctly transfer to [[Transmogrification Potion|Transmogrified]] neck-slot items
 * [[Gargoyle]] [[Feudal Ghostwalkers]] can now be repaired with [[tailoring]]
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 * Once fully harvested, the Colossal Toadstool will be harvested and can be kept as a decorative item
 * Colossal Toadstools cannot be turned into the Spritelight Trader
-* Harvesting a Colossal Toadstool has a rare chance to uncover a [[Spritelight Forager Statuette|Spritelight Forager pet statue]] embedded within
+* Harvesting a Colossal Toadstool has a rare chance to uncover a [[Spritelight Forager]] pet statue embedded within
 ===Truffles===

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 * [[Hitching Rope]]s can once again be crafted by tinkers
 * Resolved an issue causing players to not re-flag properly after engaging in PvP combat while not a member of [[VvV]]
 ==External links==
-* [https://uo.com/2026/04/09/publish-123-comes-to-tc1/ https://uo.com/2026/04/09/publish-123-comes-to-tc1/ news post]
+* [https://uo.com/2026/04/21/publish-123-tc1-publish-3/ Publish 123 TC1 Publish 3 news post]
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 * Spritelight Mushrooms can be identified by using "[[The Forager's Field Guide: Mushrooms]]"
 * Identified mushrooms will be worth significantly more points when turned into the Spritelight Trader
-* Fresh Spritelight Mushrooms can be Preserved by using a [[Mushroom Preservation Pack]]
+* Fresh Spritelight Mushrooms can be Preserved by using a [[Mushroom Preserving Pack|Mushroom Preservation Pack]]
 * Preserved mushrooms will no longer decay and can be kept indefinitely as a display piece
 * Preserved mushroom cannot be turned into the Spritelight Trader, as the trader only deals with Fresh mushrooms
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 ===New Craftables===
-* Mushroom Harvesting Knife – Craft this new tool via Tinkering > Tools. Required to harvest Spritelight Mushrooms found throughout the world
+* [[Mushroom Harvesting Knife]] – Craft this new tool via Tinkering > Tools. Required to harvest Spritelight Mushrooms found throughout the world
-* The Forager's Field Guide: Mushrooms – Craft this via [[Cooking]] > Cookbooks. Use it to identify your mushrooms, unlocking their full name and rarity. Also serves as a reference guide with lore and habitat info for each mushroom species
+* [[The Forager's Field Guide: Mushrooms]] – Craft this via [[Cooking]] > Cookbooks. Use it to identify your mushrooms, unlocking their full name and rarity. Also serves as a reference guide with lore and habitat info for each mushroom species
-* Mushroom Preservation Pack – Craft this via Tailoring > Miscellaneous. Use it to permanently preserve your mushrooms as decorative items, though preserved mushrooms cannot be turned in for event currency
+* [[Mushroom Preserving Pack|Mushroom Preservation Pack]] – Craft this via Tailoring > Miscellaneous. Use it to permanently preserve your mushrooms as decorative items, though preserved mushrooms cannot be turned in for event currency
 * [[Mushroom Basket]] [Recipe] – Craft this new basket with [[Basket weaving|Basketweaving]]
 * [[Dread Shroom Cap]] [Recipe] – Craft this stylish new hat via Tailoring > Hats. This new hat is a non-medable bone equivalent helm, and can be imbued or act as a target for [[Transmogrification Potion]]s

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 * [[Medusa]]
 * [[Lord Oaks]] & [[Silvani]]
-* [[Twualo of the Glade]]
+* [[Twaulo of the Glade|Twualo of the Glade]]
 ===Spritelight Trader===