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==List of New Systems== | ==List of New Systems== |
Revision as of 12:29, 28 August 2010
Adventures on the High Seas is the latest 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.
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.
During the first public demonstration, an NPC orc ship was attacked but the orc crew killed the dev team member.
List of New Systems
New Ships
- Three New Boat Types/Styles:
- Tokuno
- Orcish
- Gargish
- Boats are paintable, in different Hues (no glacial colors!)
- Introduction of Rowboats
Ship Movement
- Boats move smoothly from tile to tile (like walking)
- Boats can now move at three different speeds
- May be controlled via mouse instead of spoken commands
- New methods for boarding ships, replacing long-troublesome plank method
Ship Weapons
- Boats will have multiple weapon stations where cannon may be placed
- Multi-step firing system(loading, lighting, etc.)
- Two Ammunition types(Tinkering skill addition)
- Cannon and ammo crafting(Blacksmithing skill addition)
Ship Damage
- Boats will display increasing amounts of damage taken
Ship Repair and Crafting
- May be repaired with a variety of craftable items
- Players with Carpentry or Tailoring skill receive bonus to ship repair ability/effectiveness
Pirate/Merchant Ships
- NPC waypoints
- Unique crews
- Attackable
- Defend themselves
Boss Encounters
- Scalis the Enforcer
- Island Encounter
Sea Market
- A floating dock-style town at sea
- New NPC's:
- Fish Monger
- Dockmaster - to automatically load/unload items from ship holds, for a fee
- Specialty Merchants
- Pirate bounty quest system
- Based off a bulletin board
- Pirates may be captured or killed
- Captured pirates maybe be placed in manacles on your ship's bow
Fishing Skill Updates
- Fishing skill cap raised to 120(Legendary)
- Location-specific fishing
- 36 new fish, including lobsters
- 16 new buffs(10 minute duration, from eating fish pies made with new enchanted fish)
- 2 new wall-mountable fish
- One each from Trammel and Felucca
- Will include the date the fish was caught
- Introduction of Lobster Traps mini-game to catch lobsters
Miscellaneous
- House and Bank storage increase
- New Cooking recipes