Cataclysm got nothin’.

Cear Dragon sent me an email to announce that the Ultima 6 Online client has undergone a major update in order to better adjust to the growing population of the U6O community, and in order to introduce several new features to the game.

…monster respawn rates have been increased
Global chat messages may now be sent every 10 seconds
Most of Britannia’s shopkeepers will now respond to the “Bulk” command, allowing you to sell all items in all party members packs at once
The chance to fail casting a spell has been reduced for many high level spells
Spell books now have a chance to be found on gargoyle corpses
The chance to discover a treasure map on defeated monsters has been slightly increased
Anti Virtue dungeons have been revamped with unique loot for you to discover (if you can cross the lava)
Swamp boots now have a change to spawn with enhanced defensive properties( like all + items)
Various world changes to prevent characters being stuck on islands if someone logs out after taking a public raft for a ride (IE: Skara/Hornace)
The games client will no longer hang at “Mouse Cursors Loaded”

Coming soon: A night time shopkeeper that will buy items for slashed prices and sell for inflated prices while other vendors are sleeping
hit shop is currently in Britain above Max’s shop

Oh, and there’s one other bit worth mentioning:

The Ultima VI Team is also proud to announce weekly events!
The pipeline for weekly live events first went into testing 2 months ago with
a gargoyle invasion in Britain. The event was a huge success and the Live Event
cycle is now a permanent addition to Ultima VI Online.

You’re still here, Dragons and Dragonettes? Get on over to the U6O website or the project entry here at Aiera, and get thee the latest game client!