Ultima Online Publish 39

New Player Improvements

• New Player Guided Tour System: Guided New Player
  experience added in conjunction with the release of the Japanese “Starter
  Kit”. Will be available (and skippable) to all new characters
  upon initial log-in.


• Font Improvements: Two new bold English fonts that
  make the text easier to read. Also changed the default speech font color
  to a readable yellow color.


• Default layout: A new default layout that will make
  it easier for new and returning players navigate the interface. The
  default gameplay window size has also been set to the larger 800x600
  option.


• Spring Décor Collection items: This is a
  set of house decoration items to be included in the Japanese “Starter
  Kit” available in February. These items will be available to other
  territories through uogamecodes.com beginning in March.


• Quest updates and additions: 12 new quests that
  help the new players get familiar with the game.

Interface and Art Additions/changes

• Added new artwork for Dragon Armor and the Helm of Swiftness.
  
  * Changed the character status screen artwork to make it more streamlined.


• Added new Login screen artwork for the 2D client.


• Added sticky health bars for all targetables.


• Mouse wheel scrolling support has been added for the 2D client.


• Menu bar can now be moved in 2D client


• Adjusted the 3D character and creature models to make them fit more
  inline with the world.


• Object handles will stick where they appear to make targeting moving
  objects easier.

Bug Fixes – Exploits

• Players will no longer be able to attack mirror images to gain skill
  or cause harm to other players in Trammel.


• Changed the Mirror Image special ability so that it will no longer
  cause players to get “guard whacked” when used by other
  players.


• Travesty will now cause damage when mimicking a player with a non-weapon
  (fishing pole, candle, etc.).


• Energy field will no longer cause players to be flagged as aggressive
  in Trammel.


• Players will no longer be able to area of effect rez ghosts through
  house walls with Noble Sacrifice.


• Players will no longer be able to provoke pets on other players in
  a guard zone to get them guard killed.


• Now that the snows have begun to melt, and the Winter Solstice has
  passed into history, bags of sending can no longer be compelled to send
  white cloth, or any other quest object, through the etheral void.

Other Bug Fixes

• Lethal Dart and Broken Shaft quest will now work properly.


• Ossian Grimoire can no longer be “blessed” by leaving
  in a secured bag overnight on Siege.


• Helm of Swiftness can now be repaired.


• Helm of Swiftness obtained from a Peerless minor paragons can now
  be worn by Humans and has been assigned the correct resists.


• Changed two areas on Dreadhorn Island so they no longer teleport
  players out of the dungeon.


• Mondain’s 300th anniversary coin is now movable and will no
  longer become un-locked if in a house nor will they be stackable.


• Damage from all archery weapons has been adjusted Some underpowered
  bows have been enhanced and some overpowered bows have had power reductions.


• You can now trade regular blessed items. Personal blessed items still
  may not be dropped in the trade window.


• Changed the way the Aminia Werewolf Quest spawns creatures.. This
  should eliminate problems with duplicate spawns.


• Animal form now has a recovery time of 2.5 seconds. FCR 6 will reduce
  this to 1 second.


• Animal form now costs 10 mana to cast.


• “Streakiness” in the random number generator should be
  improved. As a side effect “8x8” will no longer work.


• Flying creatures (dragons/drakes) no longer fall through surfaces
  when they are killed. This will make it easier to loot their corpses.


• Wyrms no longer spawn in or walk through stalagmites in Destard.


• Changed message player receives when they are squelched and try to
  speak to "You cannot say anything at this time, you have been muted."


• Made game balance changes to the Delucia Dungeon to make it more
  challenging to defeat the dread spiders.


• House transfers are no longer allowed if the house exceeds the buyer's
  storage capacity (Non UOML account)

Gender and Name Change

• Warning text and a link to the uo.com information pages were added
  to Name and Gender Change gumps.


• When changing gender to male, players will now have the ability to
  select a facial hair style.

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