I still have to post news about the start of Shroud of the Avatar’s fifteenth pre-alpha release this week, and I still have to update our event page for it here, as well.

Abela

For now, however, I wanted to highlight something that stood out in the Release 15 change notes published yesterday by Starr Long. Because this particular feature — which is being introduced by way of a single test-case — is one that is near and dear to the hearts of Ultima fans:

NPC Schedule Example: Abela the Barmaid in Braemar is our first example of an actual NPC Schedule. She varies her routine based on time of day and will go home at night. This is very much a proof of concept, and we will expand greatly on this moving forward.

So…get thee to Braemar, Avatars, and check out Abela’s brand-new scheduled activities. Do the NPCs in Novia react badly to Avatars that start creeping on the barmaids?