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News from Kingdom Reborn and the new Add-On Stygian Abyss

There will be NO Dwarves in UO!   {o.ô}

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UO Kingdom Reborn will be FREE, Stygian Abyss however will be like any other expansion and will be a purchasable upgrade (no amounts mentioned) in which the Gargoyle race will be introduced along with: new abilities, UO's Largest Dungeon, new monsters, new skills, new magic, new craftables, new pets, new quests, and new housing sets. ...

holy shiat !1111

source: http://www.stratics.com/#newsitem1169992833,38640,

Gargoyle's? That suck.

Yea it does:/ They coulda added a race that people will actually play. Ugh gargoyles.

They are porbably going to make them have like super crafting abilities, so all the rich people can get even more money.

Khae the Gargoyle! *Bats you with wings*

I think it's better with gargoyles, RP-wise. As dwarves aren't very UO-ish.

Seriously, Shadwell should be a gargoyle!

Octiovus: *tries to scepter shadwell*
Shadwell: *flies away*

Mhh indeed Shadwell was bearing striking smiliarity to mongbats..
As everybody knows they are only smaller versions of gargoyles .. *nods firmly*

That would mean I'm related to a freak!

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It's like they don't know actual role players exist in UO. Or they would put a race in that people plays/would be wanting to play;
Skeleton; Orc; Dwarf; etc etc


I'm probably wrong though! I'm sure there are a lot of kinky Trinsician's that wish to play as a Gargoyle.

Och, we've got orc masks!

Though, honestly, why are they making a bigger dungeon!? Every bloody dungeon is empty already!

Reckon we'll get neon gargoyles?

That's true. Although they're ugly, but so are elf's so what are you going to do.
But whatever else race people might wish to play, tiny folk or whatever.

But I guess Gargoyles are cool.
*Sees a neon haired gargoyle blabbering on about how he sunk two battle ships last night before bed time with a naked Drow on a polarbear*

I don't understand why people want other races...You need about 40-50 Magery or Necromancy to be able to play:

Orcs, Gargoyles, Liches, Skeletons, Trolls, Lizardmen, Werewolves, ect etc

Beside dwarves, people who want races only want cool new abilities...Who gives a feck what 'race' gets them :)

Mmhh.. I like gargoyles :)

Read Pratchett, you'll love them too...

I'm wondering how overpowered they'll be. Let's face it, every expansion brings an ever 1337er skill to UO. Gargoyles could be fun though, persecute them and put them in happy camps in Felly!

 Gargoyles.. never have I heard of something so stupid... *Shakes Head*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxfdnH0FrWQ

Watch the movie, with EA's demo of the new KR

User interface like in Diablo I ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxfdnH0FrWQ&mode=user&search= (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxfdnH0FrWQ&mode=user&search=)

The video of the new Ultima Online Kingdom Reborn is now up on youtube, it's in several parts so to watch it fully you'll need to click "more from this user" and go from there. I have to admit I was rather skeptical about this at first, but it does look very exciting from the video.

I've created a summary of some of the keypoints for people who don't really want to sit through this (it's over an hour, and features some pretty annoying accents and imbecilic questions):

- There will be no dwarves.
- The guild system will remain the same.
- A hotkey system will be introduced and as a whole the interface will be more streamlined; the backpack will become a list and there won't be buttons cluttering up your screen.
- There's going to be a lot of updated graphics which look quite cool, the paperdoll and the in game avatar are revamped, all tiles and monsters etc. Additionally there's some interesting new graphical elements like running water and so on.
- There'll be some new items introduced with this expansion.

One of many things I like is that animals and beasts will be in proportional size comparing to player...

Gargoyles are according to UO lore, actually quite correct.

Hehe, imagine a gargoyle wearing a Covian armor ;D

What are your REALISTIC hopes for UO: KR then? Mine are, as follows:
The factions are brought back!
Brings in new players!
The new skills or abilities (whatever) are balanced...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *wipes a tear from his eye* hihhihi... Scratch the last one!

I like the graphics very much, ingame map that will show your guildmates, improved hotkeys...

This makes sense to me.
After all, I pay each month for the game, why should I pay for uoassist or uomap additionally to have such (helpful) features...?

And I hope to see more things to craft - for tailors and carps, not the blacksmith only...

More plant resources!

Heh, kidding, I'm not that gay.

Well, KR pwns current neonesque 2D client...
so just that is enough for me :)
Hopefully UO will get a semi-realistic medieval look again!
Reckon it would encourage roleplay as well as the setting would be different.

Anyone got any idea when its coming out?

... You don't need to pay for UO Automap, if that's what you meant. And UOassist is worth the 10$

I actually think it looks awesome.

Yes, of course, UOAM is free, there was a missing "have" in front of 'uomap'...

But the point was that you need additional software to use some functions, which as life shown, are much needed ingame.

BTW Khae, you have a contract of cooperation with Veldrin on pointing all possible mistakes? ;)

Shadwell :D Gargoyle concept art on:

http://uo.stratics.com/

Aww, lookin' good! *nods nods*
I think that they definitely will have unique clothing and armor to craft...

Overall I like the Gargoyle idea even more...

BTW there are few interesting infos about the new UI also posted on stratics...

not only posted but this link http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/uo/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=7064287&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1
contains 7 10 min vids from the last townhall meeting where the new client was shown
including ui and all the new features.. really looks promising i'd say

 I guess the gargoyle creatures could double for like, Demons.  But how could we incorporate them into BoC?

As the heretical sons of....other gargoyles that they are and burn them

Kingdom Reborn is due out sometime spring of '07

Confirmed from stratics.

http://uo.stratics.com/news/CommunityNews.shtml#newsitem1170096611,13273,

Look here for some more interesting before and afters; other material.

It looks pretty alright! Might even get a new player or two!

But I think I'll stick 2d for as long as possible, seen as it pwns.

Well, although the mega-greatness of UO, one of things I was thinking before obtaining the game was:
"Damn, sounds f*ckin' awesome... But the graphics... The weird isometry..."
I'm most far from the ppl that look at a screenshot, say "GFX suxx" and doesn't even touch the game, although the graphics are somewhat important.

To the point - When KR will be released, hells will be unleashed in form of discussions which UI and GFX are better - "legacy" (as devs call the actual one) or the modern one. Looking at graphs, I must say that they look great (especially spells effects), we'll see about UI. Thumbs up goes to devs for letting to choose how I exactly want to use the new UI, which new features are to be enabled or which old ones left (when I've started reading the phrase that Type-to-talk is going to be replaced with switchable chat mode, I've said "WTF'ckinF?!?!?!" but it's also switchable).

Damn, I can't wait to install it...

So long as the new UO wont require me to by the next nexgen computer im happy. And gargs?? Yuck!! i suppose UO needed a "Horde" race lol...  may they fallow in WoWs footsteps but not too closly lest we get a big copy... casue its kinda silly for an old foggy lke UO to copy a teenager like WoW. *nods*

No. Just no.

Considered Gargoyales go waaaaayyyy back in UO lore, it is in no way copying WoW.

What's the big deal?? Just another bunch of creatures to be slain along with our lovely Drows...

I guess EA found some professional grafic artist ..on drugs..
The new swamp dragon...
(http://www.uo.com/uokr/UOKR/images/swampie.bmp)

Well it is better :P

Is that a gold armour.. or is he naked?

BTW it looks like they're going to make the isometry angle even more weird... He looks like walking on a vertical wall...

You are right Qom, looks somewhat odd indeed. But as i remember right it didnt look that strange on the shown vids from stratics.com and bigger screenshots maybe this is because of the small cut-out only.

*update* Small preview with a few new facts on Wortplaying.com with a few more Screenies.
Interesting thing EA uses a reduced version of their upcoming MMORPG
Warhammer Online ( actually not really surprising isn't it ? ;) )

Well, overall it looks more and more promising, I think I'll very like the new Diablo/Baldur's Gate graphics...
But on the other hand - haven't they heard about antialiasing?? The furniture or wall edges looks very "steppy"

NEWS NEWS NEWS .... Well got its own new website, news.. infos and screenies..

http://www.uoherald.com/kingdomreborn/index.php

Paperdoll
(http://www.uoherald.com/kingdomreborn/images/UORK_UI02.jpg)

Woah. That looks pretty nifty!

Yeah, it looks cool.

I hope this shizz will run ok on my 2 year old laptop  :-\

Haha. I'm using a 4 year old one.  :D

Erm, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't that scissors half the size of a man??
Oh, and that blur... yuuck...

Eagle-eye ! Damn that thing is huge ... :-\ Guess those proportion are somewhat odd...

Most Spiffing I must say!

What I love most about this whole thing is that they didn't get get another graphics artist and a whole new style of graphics to fuck things up just a bit more (the name Todd McFarlane comes to mind). Instead what they did is look at the original concept artwork (from 12 years ago - yes from when UO was still in production) and alpha graphics and build the new client and graphics accordingly.

For those who were around during the launch and announcements of UO in 1995-1997 alot of stuff should look really familiar.

In short : I think the new client pwns. I even dig the Everquest - yes WoW copied from them - concepts they added (like inventory/hotbar and such).

Game Boy Graphics! :D

I especially like that they've got the character's armour/weapons in proportion to his body. If anyone has seen an orc from WoW, you'll see his/her biceps is as thick as his waist.

Anyone else notide that according to his paperdoll he's only wearing ringmail trousers and ringmail gloves...

Naah, I think it's only for a screenie purpose. No gorget icon etc etc...

Arg!! Damn government computers!!! I cant use the latest link *frowns deeply*... *urinates on computer*  ahhh much better

 Looks alright to me, not much difference IMHO.

I think it looks like the camera's more directly above the character than it used to be.

What can I say, I like it.

I'm not sure whether I'll mainly use the new client, or the 2D client until it's finally turned off, but although the new client will take a fair bit of getting used to, it does look very nice!

WOW!! I FINALY got to see the new screenies. It looks like waht I've wanted UO to look like for the last 3 or 4 years. I'm just glad my graphics card has Transforming & Lighting... thsoe mage spells look kinda well like one of my AOs or PRs put all of the birds flares out and ignited them as one!! totally awsome looking and seems that it will "feel" lke UO still. I'm just wondering what this new look will do to our current uniforms... IF anything at all. I mean do we think command might rethink the uniform if it looks.... "diffrent" ?? Anyway, kewl stuff.

Metal bikinies for the womenfolk and insanely cumbersome full plate for the rest. And then we've got to grow our eyebrows to insane lengths. Then we get weapons so big a silverback gorilla couldn't lift half of it.

*Crosses himself*

Jockstraps and red cloaks is still the way to go!

I'm seriously not a fan of the new graphics. It seems as if it's more above than sideways down. I also hope they sort the paperdoll out.

I dont like the idea of the new backpack system. I like my old cluttered one, its no fun if you dont have to hunt through your items for something small.  :'(

Same, and personally still don't see much of a difference.

*UPDATE* seen on Stratics .. Tehheeeee  Llama Llama ..Duck...
(http://www.uo.com/uokr/UOKR/screens/ev_llama.JPG)

And to all hordes of ppl who are using the 3D crap client *coughs*
Ye got a few more days !! *cheers*. Estimated day of total destruction is now : April the 11th
..... this is the end  *sings*

It's the 11th today!

But... Seen the screenies of the white wyrm and the rider on the horse? It looks exactly the same as the old 3d client!

Ya they postponed it to April 18th those OSI pansys. Do they ?
Seen that WW screeny and well not that bad anyway it'd say

Gargoyles could be are air force with there wing's! *Cackles* Dropping bombs on people! and so forth!

Woo! Air Force!

MORE HOTBARrrrrrrrrrrsss !!!!!1111.....
(http://www.uo.com/uokr/UOKR/screens/krui.jpg)

I wonder if you will be able to  have it like UO is now, being able to chat on ICQ and browse while having UO open and all that. But it looks great! I can't wait!

Yes, they said that current in-game chat system (called Insta-Chat) will remain the same (with possibility to use a hotkey to enable/disable it if you'd like, like in FPP games)

Gaaah, it's not about it... Well, it's more of a matter of how Windows will handle the new client... We'll see.

Something weird about that hotbaresque picture...
The char is called Jeremy but looks like a girl?
(either that or all men get manboobz now)

At first (before realizing it was a female avatar) I was ecstatic because it had a different face.
That is something where I´d really like to see more customizability, otherwise like in the 2d client the only difference is gonna be the facial hair and for the rest everyone looks still the same.

Also I watch, and watch, and can't get used to this weird greenish color of the hotbar buttons.

Oh, and the "Pacifist Chicken" icon roolz.

Has anything been announced yet about Sea Travel in UO:KR?

Not that I know of, why?
Little would change I think.

No changes announced for sea traveling UOKR

The terrain looks a LOT more streamlined tbh. But I'm not sure if I'd use the hotbars, I'm a hotkey man myself (and UOAssist as well, coincedentally ;p)

You can hotkey the things in the hotbars tbh :P

In hoping you can hotkey them then make the bars invis