Huge Changes: Newest publish....

There were a number of changes that didn't get listed on last night's server publish - all the notes below the cut are in addition to the previously posted notes:

-          Upgraded loot for legacy and Samurai Empire high end monster loot, to more closely match Mondain’s Legacy monster loot. This affects mostly boss monsters, but has some impact on other high end monsters as well.

-          Solen powder quest now rewards 4-5 powder.

-          Bags of sending now use 1 charge per 10 stones of weight, rounded up. (15 stones would use 2 charges, for example)

-          Significantly buffed up the Felucca champ spawn bosses.

-          Increased the chance to get better power scrolls from champ spawn bosses.

-          Increased the chance to get better items as loot from champ spawn bosses.

-          Lowered Dread Spider difficulty.

-          Lowered Dread Spider loot to match new difficulty.

-          Swoop has been buffed.

-          Faction stone now checks to make sure that a character is 30 days or older before allowing them to join a faction. Existing characters that are less than 30 days old are forced to quit factions when they log on.

-          "Young" characters and characters less than 30 days old can no longer use faction stones or faction recruiting stones.

-          Players can no longer invite a character less than 30 days old to a faction guild.

-          Fixed a bug with the Tsuki Wolf that was preventing it from dropping the correct loot

 

KNOWN ISSUES:

-          The chance to get a powerscroll from protection is less than it should be.

-          Champ bosses are regenerating HP too fast.

-          Champ boss resists are a bit too high in some cases.

-          Champ boss HP is a bit too high in some cases.

-          Swoop is quite a bit more powerful than intended

New Features: UOKR

 

Legacy Art Mode - enable this in Options: User Settings: Graphics, then restart the client to enable

  
Fully Moddable UI -

  
Substantial number of client optimizations - should run much smoother now

  
Improved the guild ui

  
Added legacy container art - enable this in Options: User Settings: Graphics (no restart needed for this one)

  
Fixed a number of windows that weren't updating properly, ncluding party window, pet window, draggable health bars, and more

  
The item properties "blessed" "blessed for playername" and "insured for playername" are now colored blue for increased visibility

  
"Macros" and "Actions" are two separate items on the main menu

  
Improved the layout of the veteran rewards window

  
Improved the animal lore window

  
Polished spellbook window

  
Polished char creation window

  
Improved npc vendor window

  
Empty slots on the paperdoll now have a tooltip telling you what goes in it

  
Removed the "add by ID" option in the friends list (since there's no way to find an ID, it was not usable)

  
Improved the art and functionality of the party window

  
Added a line to specify what the target is in the tooltip for a hotbar slot

  

  Chat Improvements:

  

  
• The default chat config now only has one tab with all chat in it.
  
    
• Added a "reset chat to default" option in settings
  
    
• Added /r or /reply command to automatically reply to the last person to send you a /tell
  
    
• /tell now requires a comma after the player name (it will also handle multi-word names)
  
    
• Shift-left clicking on a line of chat will copy it to the clipboard
  
    
• Party, guild, alliance and faction messages will not show as overhead text
  
    
• The chat context menus now has a color selection option for text color, overhead chat color, and chat window background color
  
    

  Map Improvements:

  

  
• added a settings:interface item to reset map icons to default
  
    
• added 40 new icons for waypoints
  
    
• waypoint icons on the map will show sextant coordinates when you mouse over them
  
    

  UI Improvements and Fixes:

  

  
• You can now target a player or creature by clicking the name over their head
  
    
• Added a user settings option to use the mouse wheel for targeting - can choose target friendly or target enemy
  
    
• Added stat hotbar icons - you can drag off icons from the stats window to your hotbar, where it will display the number of your stat.  (mouseover the icon for the name of the stat)
  
    
• Health, mana, and stamina stat icons will change when their value is under 10 - the weight icon will glow when you approach your weight limit
  
    
• Added dual monitor support - the kr window can now be stretched across two monitors
  
    
• Static objects (trees, etc) will now display their name when you click on them
  
    
• If you have your bandages in your hotbar, a timer will count down when you use them, telling you how long it will be until the bandage is applied
  
    
• Fixed a few bugs with tree foliage not fading correctly
  
    
• When you drag a stack of items, the number of items will automatically be selected
  
    
• skill icons in your hotbar will now show your skill points in their tooltip
  
    
• Made toggle UI, screenshot, toggle circle of transparency, reload ui all configurable keybindings
  
    
• Turn off hotbar page flipping if legacy chat is enabled (use shift 0-9 to change hotbars in legacy mode)
  
    
• Players can now target items on ther hotbars, provided the item is in their backpack or equiped.
  
    
• Added a default targeting for spells, different spells now have a different default target instead of defaulting always to current target.
  
    
• Many macros can now be interrupted by the ESC key
  
    

  General Fixes and Improvements:

  

  
• Added decoration in many areas, including the doom gauntlet and serpent's hold
  
    
• Shortened the hiryu's tail
  
    
• Made giant beetle's beak shorter
  
    
• Made ostards' tails shorter
  
    
• Tweaked and added a number of creature graphics and animations
  
    
• The skills available in Character Creation now match 2d
  
    
• Items behind other items should be easier to select in freeform view
  
    
• Tweaked appearance of trees to make them blend with the background less

 

 

UPcoming fixes not 100% guranteed yet:

http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/uo/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=7506525&page=2&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=7&fpart=1

 

Wilki_EA  :Wrote:

UO Designer

As I mentioned in a previous FoF thread, I've made some changes to the BOD system. They're not huge, but it should make things a little more rewarding.

1. Corrected a small error that gave skilled smith's a 45% base chance to get a colored BOD instead of the intended 50% chance.
2. GM Smiths still get a 10% bonus chance for a colored BOD (60% total).
3. Elder Smiths get a 20% bonus chance for a colored BOD (70% total).
4. Legendary Smiths get a 40% bonus chance for a colored BOD (90% total).
5. The chances of getting a valorite BOD (once you've passed the colored BOD test), have been raised substantially.
6. There is also a short delay (5 seconds) between turning in multiple filled BODs.
7. Colored footwear large bods should now be offered.
8. All runic tools have had their intensity ranges changed as follows:
   Blacksmithing:
   • Dull Copper: 40 - 100
   • Shadow: 45 - 100%
   • Copper: 50 - 100%
   • Bronze: 55 - 100%
   • Gold: 60 - 100%
   • Agapite: 65 - 100%
   • Verite: 70 - 100%
   • Valorite: 85 - 100%
   Tailoring:
   • Spined: 40 - 100%
   • Horned: 45 - 100%
   • Barbed: 50 -100%

This won't make it into the very next publish, but should be in the one after that.



And to those who celebrate it, have a Happy Thanksgiving! :-)



Edit: Added a few fixes to the end of the list, and changed the delay to 5 seconds.