The latest Ultima Online newsletter has been released, and it includes a few details about Rising Tide, a series of events and additions to the game that build upon what the High Seas expansion brought to UO some years prior:

We are happy to announce that our latest publish, Rising Tide, is now live on all shards!  This publish brings a number of exciting new features including,

• Rising Tide – a new event that takes advantage of re-designed ship combat for a harrowing High Seas adventure, with new rewards coming each month!  Visit the Town Cryers to learn more!
• New Ultima Store Items – House Teleporter & Decorative Kitchen Set!
• New Veteran Rewards!
• Numerous bug fixes!
• New Castles from the Castle Design Contest!
• And much more!

Check out the full publish notes for all the details, and we’ll see you on the High Seas!

If you haven’t been keeping up with the story so far, be sure to check out the Rising Tide fiction!

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Looking ahead to our next publish, Forgotten Treasures, we are working on the Treasure Map & Message in a Bottle revamp.  We want to thank you all for participating in shaping our goals for this revamp by participating in the conversation on the forums.  We look forward to sharing with you the first implementation when it comes to Test Center in the coming weeks.  Keep an eye on UO.com for updates!

There’s also some praise for EM Malachi, who has authored much of the lore fiction for UO over the last several years:

If you have been keeping up with the official fiction over the last several years you are no doubt familiar with EM Malachi.  EM Malachi has been a part of the EM program since its reincarnation in 2009 without taking a single break in service!  I would like your help in thanking EM Malachi not only for his dedication to the program, but for his creative fiction that he has been writing.  We are very lucky to have him on the team, thanks EM Malachi!

Some of you may also be interested in checking out this handy list of the new items that Rising Tide has seen added to UO:

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