Lord Ser Brightblade Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Origin Systems Announces Development of Ultima Online: Age of Shadows For the First Time, UO Players Will Be Able to Design and Build Their Own Houses AUSTIN, Texas--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 16, 2002--Origin Systems, an Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS - News) development studio, today announced the development of Ultima Online: Age of Shadows/a, the most ambitious expansion in the award-winning Ultima Online (UO) series. In Age of Shadows, fans will be introduced to two new professions and an exciting new realm to explore and settle. In addition to the expanded availability of housing, a `House Design Tool' will also be included in this latest version. "Housing has been one of the key features of UO since its launch in 1997," said Ben Noel, vice president and chief operating officer of Origin Systems. "We are continuously looking for ways to improve and expand the fun factor of owning a home in Britannia. Not only will Age of Shadows create more housing availability, but the new custom-design feature will allow all our players much more creativity when building a house." The immersive nature of Ultima Online's world continues to expand through the introduction of the House Design Tool. This tool, accessible to anyone who owns a house within the game, will allow players to build new houses from scratch or modify existing ones with compelling new structures, spatial elements and textures. In addition to building homes, players will have two new professions to master: a Paladin and a Necromancer. The chivalrous Paladin is a courageous warrior fortified with awesome new powers and the cunning Necromancer is a wielder of the darkest magic and forbidden secrets. As players role-play either of these two opposing forces they will discover a large new landmass to conquer and settle. As players explore this new area within the game, they will be able to utilize an enhanced magic system featuring new spells and powerful items. Additionally, new combat techniques and weapons add more depth and challenge to the fighting experience, and will be useful when facing the dozens of new monsters roaming the dark realm. Age of Shadows will debut in early 2003 and will offer continuing new intrigue through ongoing fictional scenarios in which players often determine the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triston Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 Oh! NOW were doing Necromancy and expanded housing! Only took what, 4 years??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Logan Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 always wanted an outhouse for me cabin, just knew i was going to kill that tree outside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balandar Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 hmmm.. wonder how much we can change a small house. I doubt there is a lot of room to do such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ser Brightblade Posted July 17, 2002 Author Share Posted July 17, 2002 Im guessing it will be such things as floor tiles and wall tiles (if lucky) and if we are really lucky maybe we can knock walls down. I hope its much more extensive than this though. It would be nice to have more house design options and be able to lay a new house over an existing house if it fits and have all the items within lock down in the new house clicking ok to replace house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Our Castle will be VERY fun to play with........given the footprint INNER areas we can mess with. In front of houses you will have 4 spaces to play with too.....but not the 5th OR the one behind or on sides of the house.....access around it must be left open. Height will be the fun part........ perhaps we will then be able to build UP Olympus in the center with a Lg Tower structure then on top of that another Tower and so on up incredibly high.........hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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