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soy
Jul 7, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q80Pr05JIpA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXBA597IGL0

Launching 10/27/2018 at 11:00am EST

Ever wanted to play an overhauled 20 year old game? Here's your chance!

Cheap? Poor? lovely computer from 1998? Not to worry it's free and it's from 20 years ago!

Account and Character Features
  • 3 Accounts Per IP
  • 5 Characters Per Account
  • 1 House Per Account
  • 700 Skill base, 720 with Skill Mastery system
  • 225 Stat Cap

World Features
  • Completely custom map approximately 50% the size of Britannia
  • 7 new towns
  • 8 dungeons (with 3 levels each) with nearly all custom monsters
  • 6 single level subterranean areas
  • Hundreds of points of interest
  • Plenty of room for housing
  • Over 150 world appropriate homes to choose from. (no custom AOS housing system.)
  • Mounts are restricted to the overland and cannot be used in dungeons
  • Achievements, rankings, titles and more for long-term character goals
  • Many Quality of Life improvements including Smart Harvesting, Storage Shelf, World Atlas and more

PvP Features
  • Felucca ruleset
  • No stat-loss
  • Insta-hit, pre-casting
  • In depth server-sanctioned Faction combat between Order and Chaos, and guild wars
  • Unique arena for dueling and tournaments
  • Automated events such as CTF, Automated Tournaments, Tower Defense, etc

Custom Content
  • Aspect Gear and Weapons
  • In depth Ships, Pirates and Fishing systems
  • Societies system
  • Over 500 treasure map locations
  • Re-vamped plant system
  • Achievements, rankings, titles and more for long-term character goals
  • New tameables with special abilities and levelable pets, mount breeding
  • Revamped skills such as Camping, Forensic Evaluation, Spirit Speak and more

Getting client installed

Download the client here: http://forums.uooutlands.com/index.php?threads/connecting-uo-outlands-ipl-patcher.149/

And then optionally, but highly recommended, get the Orion client which makes the game look smoother and generally pretty good here: http://forums.uooutlands.com/index.php?threads/orion-client-feedback-for-jaedan.464/ or direct link to download: https://github.com/jaedan/OrionUO/releases

To get that working basically just download whatever released version is latest, and there is a config file you edit and give it the directory of the outlands client that you installed from the first link.

It seems to be competetive at the highest level in l33t 1v1 duels pvp you probably have to run stock client with UOS, mainly because it's way better than razor, and also supports a whole dynamic scripting language. It's also probably gonna be your best bet for macroing and other grindy poo poo. I found a decent script library here: https://github.com/her/uosteam

Skills/character info

The most up to date details on what all the skills do and so forth is here: http://forums.uooutlands.com/index.php?threads/skills-summary-version-3-0.557/

Note that virtually nothing is the same as standard UO ruleset, it's a mash up of various stuff.

Some good advice on starting builds for making money and getting established here: http://forums.uooutlands.com/index.php?threads/leatherfaces-launch-template-guide.727/

Good info on PVP mechanics: http://forums.uooutlands.com/index.php?threads/uo-outlands-pvp-mechanics-guide-merging-with-trystans-comprehensive-pvp-guide.451/

also useful, this mapper thing: http://forums.uooutlands.com/index.php?threads/ultima-mapper.474/

other info I donno whatever

both uos/razor have uo positioning system built in, and there's a world atlas where you can set waypoint and actually have a hud element guiding you there.

here's a pic of the map:



Obvious goon questions

Can I be a thief and steal poo poo in town? Yes

Can I tinker trap chests and leave them around to blow up pubbies? Yes

Can I grief? Yes

Are the admins bad/corrupt? Not as far as I can tell, yet

We're organizing via the LoU discord here: https://discord.gg/uaC2wDw

I'd write out all the feautures and do a huge effort post but you're better off just reading the wiki: http://uooutlands.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Note that the wiki is still very much work in progress and there's more info on their forums... But it covers most of the stuff.

Beta is up for another 12 or so hours from now, so you can get on there and set up your hotkeys and tool around with various builds and run around the world/dungeons/etc. The dungeons and world map are all extremely good. They've been working on this pretty extensively for several years now. IMO as a long time UO dork this captures the feel of original UO relatively well. Also the economy is pretty well thought out, drop rates are very low, there's very little pay to win (you can buy some cosmetic stuff in the cash shop, and I guess you could sell it for in game gold). A ton of people are planning on playing this so they're expecting anywhere from 500-1500 players on launch day.

soy fucked around with this message at 17:45 on Oct 26, 2018

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Kortel
Jan 7, 2008

Nothing to see here.
I use to staff on another free shard with one if the admins. Pretty chill dude.
General mind set is people work issues out and long as you aren't exploiting go crazy. They built systems to limit potential exploits but to make really interesting PVP interactions.

soy
Jul 7, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Kortel posted:

I use to staff on another free shard with one if the admins. Pretty chill dude.
General mind set is people work issues out and long as you aren't exploiting go crazy. They built systems to limit potential exploits but to make really interesting PVP interactions.

Ya owyn certainly seems chill, and he's the main dude. In the AMA they said they wouldn't be granting much beyond counselor rights to most people, so that's good.

soy
Jul 7, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
https://www.twitch.tv/s_o_y

I'll be streaming release pretty much for at least a few weeks until I get bored of this game

Aster0ids
Oct 13, 2018
Im playing this, pretty fun to finally play UO, game still interesting.

aquacadet
Aug 1, 2002

cooler than the other side of the pillow.
They banned the Orion normal client which is my favorite one. I really don't want to go back to razor, and theirs had some login bug.

aquacadet fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Oct 29, 2018

Cheen
Apr 17, 2005

attention ultima online gamers, lord british is under attack at castle Britannia and he needs your help! He's gonna need a katana of vanq and a couple of healing potions. All he needs is your credit card number, the 3 digits on the back, and the experation month and year so he can achive 7x gm dabs

im using orion right now and its working fine

Aster0ids
Oct 13, 2018
Are people playing this in a guild already? Not sure if we have enough people to start one? Im still learning the game, following the "get settled" mace template but would be fun to go explore dungeons together. Im currently making money in aegis keep i think, the dungeon near horseshoe.

Rabbi
Nov 20, 2002

We've got 6 people together so far. If you're interested you probably know me and can reach out!

Seppuku
May 24, 2004

Photo Of Crying Father A Lasting Symbol Of Economic Struggle If There Ever Was One
My buddy and I started playing on release, it's been pretty fun so far. I think i'm really bad at UO now because i'm having trouble grinding cash, anyone have a method thats been working for them?

soy
Jul 7, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Some of us are playing with LoD. If you come from here tell chill you’re a friend of soy. Seems like an ok guild so far. I’m mostly just grinding out taming now since I got my moon gate house placed. Inferno is drat nice taming grinder.

Aster0ids
Oct 13, 2018

Seppuku posted:

My buddy and I started playing on release, it's been pretty fun so far. I think i'm really bad at UO now because i'm having trouble grinding cash, anyone have a method thats been working for them?

I just got my housing money from aegis keep. Was a bit grindy, im sure there was a better way but it was steady money.

Followed this mace template and you can kill pretty much anything on 1st floor of aegis keep pretty soon after 50+ in your main skills

http://forums.uooutlands.com/index.php?threads/starting-from-scratch-idiot-proof-starter-characters-get-rich-fast.497/page-2

Why do people pick different spots as a house? Really tempted to put mine on the way out of the shrine west of andaria. That way you can restock when you die killing the snow camps

No.Mercy
Oct 4, 2011
this server is fun and good, lets all play this stupid old game together

SirBuddha
Aug 20, 2006
This game is a blast, been playing with Seppuku , totally glad this game is up and running, Is Orion banned? thats what ive been using. it makes the game 100 times better!

Node
May 20, 2001

KICKED IN THE COOTER
:dings:
Taco Defender
Can you bank thief on this server?

DonnyTrump
Apr 24, 2010

SirBuddha posted:

This game is a blast, been playing with Seppuku , totally glad this game is up and running, Is Orion banned? thats what ive been using. it makes the game 100 times better!

Orion is awesome and as far as I can tell totally ok to use. The only issue with it is so far you can't use UO Mapper with it. That's supposed to be fixed soon though!

conspiracy
Jul 3, 2003

Node posted:

Can you bank thief on this server?

Yes you can :boom:

Chef Boyardeez Nuts
Sep 9, 2011

The more you kick against the pricks, the more you suffer.
Is there anyway to fullscreen this?

a dmc delorean
Jul 2, 2006

Live the dream

Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:

Is there anyway to fullscreen this?

You can, but never fullscreen UO!

But you can make the window bigger, yeah. Which version are you running?

Edit:
I tried running fullscreen and it literally corrupted the game files (lol). Do not try this unless you back up the game first or don't mind redownloading at 600kbps

a dmc delorean fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Nov 5, 2018

Ninogan
Apr 2, 2012

I don't think this is a good idea but I will install this :coffeepal:

soy
Jul 7, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
https://www.twitch.tv/s_o_y

behold



come, touch the stone, become goon

I call you, goon, to griff



bow before your grand neckeard

donate your moneys tia

Only registered members can see post attachments!

soy fucked around with this message at 08:28 on Nov 8, 2018

az
Dec 2, 2005

edit found it

az fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Nov 8, 2018

Rabbi
Nov 20, 2002

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/333108729

Around 1:16:00 is when soy gets me killed
Around 1:33:00 is when soy realizes he got me killed

soy
Jul 7, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Rabbi posted:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/333108729

Around 1:16:00 is when soy gets me killed
Around 1:33:00 is when soy realizes he got me killed

I am not a smart man

Aster0ids
Oct 13, 2018

soy posted:

https://www.twitch.tv/s_o_y

behold



come, touch the stone, become goon

I call you, goon, to griff



bow before your grand neckeard

donate your moneys tia



I dont know UO mechanics well. I had fun discovering the game, messing with macros but now would probably be a good time to do some group content if i dont wanna log off forever. Is this how you actually join a guild? At your house? I have a mace/bard guy and was working on a tamer and a thief before my 2 day hiatus morphed into a week one.

Rabbi
Nov 20, 2002

The bravest red I've seen on the server so far:



He had huge reag stacks on him for some reason and like 400 gold.

Zoopy
Aug 31, 2002

"HAT."
holy poo poo I cannot believe you guys are still playing this loving game

edit: i'm in wasup

Calibrex
Dec 9, 2011

Angelwolf posted:

You can, but never fullscreen UO!

But you can make the window bigger, yeah. Which version are you running?

Edit:
I tried running fullscreen and it literally corrupted the game files (lol). Do not try this unless you back up the game first or don't mind redownloading at 600kbps

When you click Razer, in its 'more options' tab, the bottom right has 'force game size'. It is recommended to use 110x720. You can also drag the entire game open so you have 'full screen' grey area.

a dmc delorean
Jul 2, 2006

Live the dream

Calibrex posted:

When you click Razer, in its 'more options' tab, the bottom right has 'force game size'. It is recommended to use 110x720. You can also drag the entire game open so you have 'full screen' grey area.

Yeah, but I thought he meant full FULL screen ala 1998.

Also for anyone having problems with Razor not resizing despite forcing, the solution is to download and install Razor separately and then point it to your outlands directory on first run.

FormerFatty
Jul 18, 2006
They really just need to make orion workable here for PVP or somehow get sallos... playing on razor or steam in 2018 is a big sin.

a dmc delorean
Jul 2, 2006

Live the dream

FormerFatty posted:

They really just need to make orion workable here for PVP or somehow get sallos... playing on razor or steam in 2018 is a big sin.

What's wrong with Razor or Steam, out of interest?

FormerFatty
Jul 18, 2006

Angelwolf posted:

What's wrong with Razor or Steam, out of interest?

Nothing is "wrong" with them -- they both work (though please for the love of god use steam over razor) however Sallos was a client with a ton of QoL improvements, updated graphics, and smooth movement. It also didnt really have a macro system so all the automation bullshit possible in steam wasnt there and it forced users to do things manually (like throw purple pots).

a dmc delorean
Jul 2, 2006

Live the dream

FormerFatty posted:

Nothing is "wrong" with them -- they both work (though please for the love of god use steam over razor) however Sallos was a client with a ton of QoL improvements, updated graphics, and smooth movement. It also didnt really have a macro system so all the automation bullshit possible in steam wasnt there and it forced users to do things manually (like throw purple pots).

I wish Sallos worked with Outlands but its unsupported. I tried for a few hours before giving up.

There's an FPS patch for Razor though. It isn't amazing and it doesn't give butter smooth movement like Orion does, but it does make a noticeable difference.

I tried using Steam but I just couldn't get used to it. Maybe I'm a grognard now :(

Rabbi
Nov 20, 2002

Hey check me out I'm a cool ghost


Here I am killing a mean murderer that was PKing newbies. I got 777 gold for his bounty.


Please stay tuned for more ghost stories.

soy
Jul 7, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
https://twitch.tv/s_o_y

in for the long haul

on the account

we've sunk 3 player ships so far, lets make that double digits baby

oorah

soy
Jul 7, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Figured I'd post a brief summary of the goigns-ons in this game over the last week:

  • A goon officer drunkenly pledged the guild to the Freedom faction, due to my laziness in managing officer permissions. This surprisingly only resulted in several goon deaths. Goons are suggested to set their faction flagging status individually in the Guild gump otherwise you will get murdered if you're not prepared for townfighting.
  • I drunkenly streamed myself declaring war on our former allies, LoD. Also I left their guild on all my characters. I didn't steal anything or do anything bad I was just tired of their time wasting bullshit and idiot mass pubbie blobbing.
  • Our pirate captain Cheen placed a pirate house, the reds who formerly owned the island were very mad about us pissing in their cheerios, since it has a very good overland farming spawn. They have promised that they will make our lives "hell" however so far despite 5 of them jumping me while I was semi-afk they couldn't manage to kill me or anyone, and I've looted one of them when they died to mobs. Also they are all banned from the pirate house.
  • Rabbi hit 7x GM on his PK
  • I hit 7x GM on my tamer (more impressive than Rabbi)
  • Looks like goon formerfatty has allowed his minions to form EQMS on Outlands, seen big groups of them running around.

Rabbi
Nov 20, 2002

I'm a pink ghost now, but I'm still saving newbies from evil murderers:



The bounty system here is so good. It feels really nice to get 500 for killing this guy and know that he just had to pay 2000 gold for that.

FormerFatty
Jul 18, 2006

soy posted:

Figured I'd post a brief summary of the goigns-ons in this game over the last week:


  • Looks like goon formerfatty has allowed his minions to form EQMS on Outlands, seen big groups of them running around.

Fact finding mission -- think of it as US involvement in Vietnam circa 1960

Blazing Zero
Sep 7, 2012

*sigh* sure. it's a weed joke
quick update, the reason theres no posting itt is because people are just generally enjoying making characters and playing the game. if theres any complaints, ive not seen any other than its grindy to gain skill which is arguably minor

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Stefan Prodan
Jan 7, 2002

I deeply respect you as a human being... Some day I'm gonna make you *Mrs* Buck Turgidson!


Grimey Drawer
Is everyone together in a guild or playing separately?

I meant to check this out but I was out of the country when it came out and I haven't gotten around to it since

Did EQMS end up staying, are they part of the goonglomerate or just their own thing?

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