Additions officially in UO

[Borg]

If you are interested to see the newest additions to the UO engine.......Lake Superior holds that privilege and its forum is updated with the newest details.

Ultima Online NEW Updates on Lake Superior

[Lord Ser Brightblade]

Looks kinda neat but will it be enough to keep people around UO with all the new MMORPGs on the horizon?  Is is to little to late?  There is still little if any incentive for veteran players.  The rewards up to this date are trivial and since Seers and such are no longer part of the game dynamic content has really taken a nosedive.  The current scenarios are somewhat interesting but nothing like the content of the old days when Seers were running events and doing things on the fly.  A pity OSI hasnt realized perhaps it is time to bring back seers and use them in conjuntion with the scenario engines they have in place.  Thus each shard would have the same underlying scenarios running but someone if not totally different outcomes.

[Borg]

Actually...each shard will have the main development release "content scenarios" but will begin to forge their own shard specific history/content.

This will be done via the new mechanics involved in the content scenarios.....new crystals of power are in place and more are coming.

These will be set up in and around the realms...if activated by players via combat or discovery then they will set off chain reaction spawns and or events that will then CLOSE out other crystals OR delete them as possibilities.  The overall new stuff will still come into play BUT the chain of events will be in motion.  WE the player base and OUR ability to overcome as a group, army or realm will determine the ending of chapters and beginnings of new ones....in the history of Catskills Ultima Online.

Time has come now to REALLY put the PGoH stamp on the realm...forever!!!

[Borg]

NEW WEAPON SPECIFICATIONS

Basics

The Slayer Weapons were an unexpected addition, or rather an extension, to the world of Ultima Online. So far, the following facts are known:

These items have been found only on greater creatures and confirmation from an OSI representative placed their rarity slightly higher than that of silver weapons.

A Slayer Weapon will do double damage to the monster it was meant for. A successful hit with the weapon will yield a little white flash on the monster.

All the Slayer Weapons fall into 6 groups. Each group has an opposing group. Weapons of a particular type are only found on their opposing group. For instance Balrons and Daemons will give Slayer Weapons that do extra damage to Elementals.

When used against their opposing group, it will result in the monster doing double damage to the person wielding the weapon. For example, carry silver, and Repond creatures do double damage to you. Carry Repond weapons and undead creatures do double damage to you. Pick your opponent with care!

Each group has a Super Slayer that will do increased damage to all monsters within that group.

Slayer Weapons Chart

Humanoid

Opposing Group: Undead

Found on: Bone Knights, Liches, Lich Lords

Super Slayer: Repond - double damage against Ogres, Orcs, Trolls, Cyclopses and Titans*

Other Slayers: Ogre Trashing - double damage against Ogres

Orc Slaying - double damage against Orcs

Troll Slaughter - double damage against Trolls

* In Ultima III, Repond was a spell used against Orcs, Trolls and Goblins.

Undead

Opposing Group: Humanoid

Found on: almost all monsters that carry magic weapons as loot

Super Slayer: Silver - double damage against all undead creatures

Other Slayers: --

Elemental

Opposing Group: Abyss

Found on: Balrons, Daemons

Super Slayer: Elemental Ban - double damage against all elementals

Other Slayers: Blood Drinking - double damage against Blood Elementals

Earth Shatter - double damage against Earth Elementals

Elemental Health - double damaga against Poison Elementals

Flame Dousing - double damage against Fire Elementals

Summer Wind - doubled damage against Snow Elementals

Vacuum - double damage against Air Elementals

Water Dissipation - double damage against Water Elementals

Abyss

Opposing Group: Elemental

Found on: Blood Elementals, Ore Elementals

Super Slayer: Exorcism - double damage against Daemons and Gargoyles

Other Slayers: Daemon Dismissal - double damage against daemons

Gargoyle's Foe - double damage against Gargoyles

Arachnid

Opposing Group: Reptilian

Found on: Ancient Wyrms, Dragons, Ophidian Matriarchs, Shadow Wyrms

Super Slayer: Arachnid Doom - double damage against giant spiders and Terathans

Other Slayers: Scorpion's Bane - double damage against Scorpions

Spider's Death - double damage against giant spiders (Terathans excluded)

Ophidian (melee only) / Terathan Slaying (bow only) - double damage against Terathans

Reptilian

Opposing Group: Arachnid

Found on: Terathan Avengers, Terathan Matriarchs

Super Slayer: Reptilian Death - double damage against Alligators, Snakes, Lizardman, Dragons, Drakes, Wyrms and Ophidians

Other Slayers: Dragon Slaying - double damage against Dragons

Lizardman Slaughter - double damage against Lizardmen

Snake's Bane - double damage against Snakes

Terathan (melee only) / Ophidian Slaying (bow only) - double damage against Ophidians

Special Weapons

Weapon Effect

Daemon's Breath an Enchanted Weapon

Dragon's Breath an Enchanted Weapon

Gargoyles Pickaxe

or Large Pickaxe of Ore Extraction not a Slayer Weapon, but a weapon with special abilities

Glacial Staff not a Slayer Weapon, but a weapon with special abilities

Mage's Bane an Enchanted Weapon

Weapon Effect

Wind double damage against Air Elementals

Blood Draining double damage against Blood Elementals

Blood Sucking double damage against Blood Elementals

Blood Stealing double damage against Blood Elementals

Earth Crushing double damage against Earth Elementals

Earth Trashing double damage against Earth Elementals

Elemental's Bane double damage against all elementals

Elemental Destroying double damage against all elementals

Water Dissociation double damage against Water Elementals

Blood Thirsty double damage against Blood Elementals*

Eagle's Peak double damage against Harpies

Daemon Dispellation double damage against Daemons

Gargoyle's Bane double damage against Gargoyles

Gargoyle's Health double damage against Gargoyles

Orc's Bane double damage against Orcs

Of the Spider double damage against Ophidians

Balron Damnation double damage against Balrons

* Rumored to suck the life from the user of the weapon.

Juka Slayer Bows

The melee Slayer Weapons that come as monster loot are readily usable by everyone. But there's a special group of Slayer Weapons for archers that come as loot on Juka Lords. Those Juka Slayer Bows have these properties:

When looted from a Juka Lord, they first have to be modified by a GM Bowyer before they can be equiped.

A GM Bowyer modifies these bows by double clicking the bow and then targeting a gear (made by tinkers).

A modified bow changes its color to a dark greyish tone.

The bows may only be equiped with chars of at least 80 DEX and 80 STR. This refers to the unmodified stat, so you can still wear an armout that will drop the DEX below 80.

Besides these special properties, the Juka Slayer Bows behave exactly the same way as other Slayer Weapons (such as dealing additional damage etc.).

Weapons of Virtue

"Weapons of Virtue" is another term commonly used for the Slayer Weapons. It was introduced by Stratics when these weapons appeared for the first time and no official statement was made by OSI. Due to the lack of an official label, the term "Weapons of Virtue" was created. Later the OSI development team commented on them and said that the official name for these weapons is "Slayer Weapons".