Reminder Exchange Kudos for Britcoin! Feb 1st the Stone and Kudos get REMOVED from the Server Forever.
Magincia Stone Bazaar, get there via the Moongate's "Special Locations" tab on the left!
Magincia Stone Bazaar, get there via the Moongate's "Special Locations" tab on the left!
General:
- As part of our ongoing "New Player Experience" initiative, we have made numerous updates to our Taming Introduction Section, providing new players with a comprehensive overview of our ever improving taming systems. These updates include information on Pet Diversity, specifically focusing on the different Rarity Types and how they can enhance the taming experience.
Discover all the latest updates and features by visiting the link provided below. Stay informed about everything that continues to be added to the taming system:
- Adding a Rideable Pack Mule (alternative to the beetle)
- Adding a Magical Ostard for RP reasons that will heal/rez players instead of a wandering healer, not for taming sorry!
- Hello Tank wanna-be's... Players can now double click any shield and target an enemy they wish to taunt. If the taunt is successful, the enemy will attack the player wielding the shield.
Currently, the chance of taunting an enemy is the players parry skill vs the creature's barding difficulty.
This means that enemies that are bard immune are also taunt immune. - Custom Bard Items have been added "Sash of the Calm Soul, Cloak of Chaos, and Boots of Enfeeblement", you can get this set from the Monty Python Quest Stone as a new option for quest rewards! (You will need 100 Musicianship to equip these items) This is the first step in giving bards some epic love! Note: We will be testing this with a few select players before adding it to the stone to make sure it works well in the live server versus our tests.
- Updates to UOAlive's main webpage to be easier to understand and follow for a new player. (Replaced Ninjitsu and Samurai with Magery and Animal taming to appeal to a broader audience, put no PvP front and center, highlighted our New Player Companion system, and more.)
- Updates to the forums to be easier to navigate for new players and old(browse by prefix now):
- Patch notes and Community Newsletters have their own categories on the forums.
- Multiple reworks on Custom Content guides on the forums added. (looking for someone to make a Custom Content Guide for Invasions, the types, the rewards, the event tokens and how they work, and the general workings, paying 1000 Sovereigns for a complete guide!)
Adjustments:
- Polar Bears have been nearly completely overhauled. We listened to your feedback and believe they are now in a great spot! All previously tamed ones will be one of a kind as the new ones will overwrite the new ones.*
- Legendary Cusidhe's have had their special abilities tweaked.
- The New Player Dungeons are now considered no mark, recall, or gate areas so you have to start from the beginning to get to the end.
- The Dread Horse spawn has been tweaked to be less intense and more enjoyable overall.
- The Huntsman Event each month now happens twice with the timer reduced to 15 days from 30!
- Remove the Christmas Box Paragon Chest since.. ya know, it's not Christmas anymore.
- All Legendary items and Tames in the game are now using the color hue PINK instead of Red.
- Added Porthole's and Anchor Chains to be fished up! Dbl click to open, dbl click to close (@Hammerhand)
- Gold to Sovereign Exchange rate lowered
Bug Fixes:
- Taxidermy kit price on NPCS matches the price on the Magincia Bazaar stone.
- Polar Bears and all Variations can now be named what you wish after tame.
- We are POSITIVE this time, no rare creature can spawn as a paragon anymore. (praise the gods)
- Cold Drake, Frostmite, Fairy Dragon, Frost Dragon, and Predator Hell Cat adjustments to be the right stats.
- Live rock no longer stackable since you could not separate the stack.
- Treasure hunting
- Adjusted the top end of gold dropped downward by a small % on lower level treasure maps.
- Adjusted the low end of gold dropped upward of a small % all level treasure maps
- Higher end maps still drop a great amount of gold and you are rewarded for playing with others in an MMO
- This was bugged so overall gold dropped has been increased by about 50% overall.
- Added a chance for Stashes to drop Deco
- Added a chance for all Facets Cache and up to drop power scrolls
- Increased Items by 2x in most treasure chests (sell to vendors if you want more gold)
Matched the gold changes to SOS's and MiB but slight % as the cost of entry is higher and the numbers are good!Reverting back next maintenance event.
- Increased total gold drop amount by a medium % at Champion Spawns (Effort vs Reward increased here)
- Stone Slith Claw will now have Demon Slaying like OSI (remember we emulate OSI, so if you see a discrepancy, please report it via the Bug Report forum so we can resolve it!)
- Zosilem quest in TerMur ingots Copper and Valorite fixed @Hammerhand
Discord:
We would like to remind everyone that a new Discord channel, ┃sanity-check , has been created to facilitate discussions and provide a space for players to share their thoughts and experiences before submitting bug reports ( ❔┃bug-report ), suggestions ( ✅┃suggestions ), and inquiries on server downtimes ("IS THE SERVER DOWN"). We encourage you to make use of this channel to ensure that your reports and suggestions are well-informed and well-reasoned. This will also keep the main channels clear of misinformation. Make sure to read the channels Pinned Message before utilizing the channel.
*As is the case with all aspects of UOAlive, we rely on the feedback and suggestions of our community to improve and refine its systems. Should you encounter any bugs or have ideas for new features, please do not hesitate to share them through the appropriate forum channels. We are constantly working to provide the best experience possible, but we are human and mistakes can happen. We strive to minimize any drastic changes and thoroughly test all new features before implementing them, but sometimes unforeseen issues may arise. We are deeply grateful for your continued support and understanding as we work to maintain balance in the game.
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