Ultima Online: Rising Tide Released
Broadsword Online Games have released Publish 104 for Ultima Online — also known by the moniker Rising Tide, since its content pertains to the High Seas expansion released for the game a few years ago — to all shards:
We are pleased to announce that as of each shard’s normal maintenance beginning March 19, 2019 Rising Tide will be deployed world wide.
A few of the highlights in Rising Tide include –
– 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!You can read all about the latest changes in the Rising Tide publish notes.
Additionally, the next Publish — Publish 105, also known by the name Forgotten Treasures — is currently on the Test Center shard:
We are pleased to announce the first Test Center release of Forgotten Treasures will be available after 4pm ET!Forgotten Treasures is the second in our High Seas themed content updates for the year and we are excited to bring a fresh perspective to Treasure Hunting and Cleanup Britannia. This is only a small part of what’s to come in Forgotten Treasures but we are eager to bring you this early look and get your feedback as we work through the public testing process. Please be sure to check out the publish notes for the latest updates, and participate on the UO Forum in the latest discussions.
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Please note – if you plan to test anything on TC1, especially Treasure Hunting, you will need to patch up to the latest client. When you head back to production, you will see this updated client text – do not be alarmed, this is normal and expected behavior.
There are also a few new pieces of lore fiction available, which pertain to this Publish: No Quarter, Treasure Island, and Sea of Tears.