In the process of posting the recent update about the new Ultima 6 Online client, I stumbled across this Blogspot blog, maintained by a fellow who styles himself Hank the Ranger.

About his website, he has this to say:

This blogspot is a library of all the wonderful, unusual, or (dare I say it) notable things I have found out about the Ultima VI Online. Above are links to the various Ultima VI Online resources I have created or maintain. Below are special links (runic alphabet). They are broken up into a series of “notebooks”. I hope that in each notebook you find something interesting and useful to you. Thanks for reading, and please let me know what you think of these notebooks.

The content on the site is broken out into numerous categories, most of which are then broken into sub-categories. If you wanted to know about pretty much any aspect of the game, the site seems like a pretty decent resource. Details about maps, magic, in-game items, quests, karma, and more can be found in its various pages and sub-pages.

Cear Dragon emailed me to announce that an updated client for Ultima 6 Online had been published…just in time for (and, in fact, to support) the latest in-game event:

Earthquakes that rival the cataclysm have struck Britannia world wide for three days! After the ocean waters settled down citizens are reporting wealth and death on all shores! While Lord British’s Navy has yes to find the source of these washings on the beaches, Rumor has it that trade vessels traveling from Britain and Trinsic in route to Hythloth to speak with the gargoyles are vanishing, and all attempts to find them are meeting without success.

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Travel the seas with risk Britannian’s

This is the largest terror you have faced yet.

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You will need the latest version of this game to participate.
Hurry in game and find your treasure!

The pay off of this event is so large that it simple cannot go on forever.

Well, doesn’t that just sound like a smashing good time? You can download the up-to-date Ultima 6 Online client at either the game’s website or the project entry here.

Dino the Dark Dragon reports that the Ultima 6 Online server has changed IP addresses. The game can now be connected to at 174.110.175.251, on port 22.

The Ultima 6 Online project blog reports that the server for the game is back up and running, after being taken down at the end of May as a result of a series of bad electrical storms.

And with the server back up, the good folks at U6O were able to kick off a new in-game event last Saturday:

The mad mage Penumbraís experiments with cell division have gone as awry! Little is know what cause the cell division to get out of hand, but what is known is that most of middle Moonglow is covered in slime! With the towns mages trapped in their homes with walls of slime, Lord British is calling on the Royal Britannian Guard to assist!

With most of the landís able warriors sailing to Moonglow to assist, the Dragons of Destard have yet again begun making their way to the walls of Trinsic! Is Britannia doomed? Will there be enough brave and able warriors skilled enough to take on this dividing threat?

It sounds interesting; if anyone took part, do let us know how it turned out!

(via Petrell)

Over at the Ultima 6 Online project blog, a warning of sorts has been posted, which tells a sad in-game tale:

Recently a player in Ultima VI Online by the name of Kendram Bensen was invited into a players home, and was allowed access to his unlocked storage room.

He wasted no time taking all he could carry, without permission.

While this is not virtuous in any way, picking up items is not against the rules of Ultima VI Online. Ultima VI Online is a persistent free willed world of good and evil.
Had this player been hacking the game in anyway he would be banned and all other actions that could be taken against him/her would have been.

The point of this message is be careful when helping new players or old player. Be smart. Players can wait outside while you go in your home.

On a final note please know that it is literally impossible, for me to in any way shape or form, replace lost items or create weapons/armor of any power/toughness.

So if you play U6O, good Dragons and Dragonettes, consider yourself duly warned, and take steps to safeguard your virtual property!

(via Petrell)

Cataclysm got nothin’.

Cear Dragon sent me an email to announce that the Ultima 6 Online client has undergone a major update in order to better adjust to the growing population of the U6O community, and in order to introduce several new features to the game.

…monster respawn rates have been increased
Global chat messages may now be sent every 10 seconds
Most of Britannia’s shopkeepers will now respond to the “Bulk” command, allowing you to sell all items in all party members packs at once
The chance to fail casting a spell has been reduced for many high level spells
Spell books now have a chance to be found on gargoyle corpses
The chance to discover a treasure map on defeated monsters has been slightly increased
Anti Virtue dungeons have been revamped with unique loot for you to discover (if you can cross the lava)
Swamp boots now have a change to spawn with enhanced defensive properties( like all + items)
Various world changes to prevent characters being stuck on islands if someone logs out after taking a public raft for a ride (IE: Skara/Hornace)
The games client will no longer hang at “Mouse Cursors Loaded”

Coming soon: A night time shopkeeper that will buy items for slashed prices and sell for inflated prices while other vendors are sleeping
hit shop is currently in Britain above Max’s shop

Oh, and there’s one other bit worth mentioning:

The Ultima VI Team is also proud to announce weekly events!
The pipeline for weekly live events first went into testing 2 months ago with
a gargoyle invasion in Britain. The event was a huge success and the Live Event
cycle is now a permanent addition to Ultima VI Online.

You’re still here, Dragons and Dragonettes? Get on over to the U6O website or the project entry here at Aiera, and get thee the latest game client!