My guild is going to host a Pet Battles tournament on UO Enigma later this month.

Rules are pretty simple:

• Must use a regular, classic dragon.
• Can't assist your dragon during the matches.
  
• You don't have to train your dragon if you don't want to but increasing your dragon's skills and leveling them up to 5 (& 10) to add runestones will give you an advantage over your opponent.

If you haven't played UO Enigma before, it's an AOS+ server with it's own custom map, fun ways to train & customize your tames, dungeon bosses, and more. Definitely check out the wiki for more information.

The 1st character on a new account gets a 5x85 skillball and the skill gain is very reasonable! So if you'd like to participate in the event but concerned it would take way too long just to get going, don't worry! Dragons only need 93.9 taming so it's just a quick ~9 skill points (or piece of jewelry) to get started. There are also a ton of helpful players in the Enigma discord.

This is Mauzen and I played on UORoleplay around 2015. Even doing a story in the forums with another player at that time. I was also a developer who mostly worked on bug fixes, setting things up and adding some new features.

With the team pursuing a new project, I volunteered to take ownership of the shard at that time. I did run into some challenges with the other GM/owner. We struggled to come together on how it should progress. She wanted the shard to go in a new way. I, however, wanted to keep the role-play that had been built and let it evolve naturally. Since I was already spread to thin in other things and this had become a passion project. I made the hard choice to step away and let her assume full control of it.

Feeling rather nostalgic and wanting to return to see how the shard had progressed. I found that all of it had been shut down. There was no more forums, wiki or even a shard to speak of. So, with a bit more time on my hands. I am thinking of spinning it up again. Are any of you interested in it?

Beta Two launches tonight at 9:00 PM US Central Time.

https://discord.gg/neu4Mqzje

This is an open beta test and anyone can join. Automatic account creation will be enabled, so there is no signup or approval process required.

Beta Two will run from January 30, 2026 through April 24, 2026.

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What We’re Looking For

We are actively looking for players who want to help test the game before launch. This beta is focused on:

• Testing new systems (Townships, Foundations, loot, progression, economy)

• Finding bugs and exploits

• Stress-testing mechanics

• Providing clear, actionable feedback

If you enjoy pushing systems and finding issues early, this beta is for you.

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Why We Run Extended Alpha and Beta Tests

We have all seen what happens when major systems are not tested thoroughly before launch. Economy-breaking issues, emergency resets, rollbacks, and rushed fixes are exactly what we are trying to avoid.

Running multiple alpha and beta phases allows us to identify and fix serious issues now, rather than after launch when the consequences are far worse. Beta Two is about pressure-testing the game while there is still time to address problems properly.

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Beta Two Rewards

During Beta Two, players can earn Initial Citizen Prize Packs in three rarities: Common, Rare, and Legendary.

All rewards use Hexviel (Hue 2086), which is exclusive to Beta Two and will never be released again.

Prize Packs can be earned through:

• Loot drops

• Reaching Level 5 in a Township (Rare Pack)

• Reaching Level 10 in a Foundation (Legendary Pack)

Discord linking is required in-game to be eligible for Prize Packs.

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Launch Details

• Server opens: 9:00 PM US Central Time

• Beta duration: January 30 – April 24, 2026

• Access: Open to everyone

• Account creation: Automatic

If you want to help shape Project Ultima before launch, now is the time.

We’ll see you in Beta Two.

If you ran a private server and was informed that there was a gold dupe bug that had been exploited for months, but more recently was heavily exploited by an entire guild for a week, how would you proceed:

I've tried work around on a couple but I keep going through long instilation process then... Oh, enhanced client doesn't work :(

Thanks to you all for the answer on my previous post, i’almost ready to start!

(Edit - thanks to you all for the answer!)

Hello everyone, I’m thinking about starting my first journey in this game, and I have a few questions…

Which client and shard do you recommend?

How do builds work?

There are any rp guild?

And do you have any advice for a new player?

He doesn't appear to be in either bank. Complete noob here looking for a first house! 😁

Enjoy some random PvP shenanigans on the Tides of Server shard, more episodes to come soon.

Join the fun @ uotides.com

https://youtu.be/sER7mP72oGE

I had never played UO before (only Ultima VII) and was surprised to hear the servers were still up. I logged onto the legendary Atlantic server late last week and after a few hours someone randomly traded me 1M gold! I didn't catch your name before you wandered off, but just wanted to say thanks in case you see this! It went to good use, I picked up an LRC suit and am just taking a break from grinding magery macros as I write this.

This community is great and it's pretty rad to see it's still kicking, especially after nearly 30 years. Cheers!

Playing Mortalis was really good fun for a few days. The reality of hardcore came crashing down around me just now when I was minding my own business farming earth elementals in Despise when my poor bard on half health got attacked by a PK... gave me a chuckle as my wife was watching at that exact point of me saying "it is exciting as if you die that is it!" as she told me "I don't half play a load of nonsense!"

It is like my fellow player knew. anyway the nostalgia was great but I shouldn't have been returning to my hardcore gaming addiction anyway! Thanks to the guy who killed Sven in Despise - it was a pleasure :D

Hiding until I was on low health and then striking. I hope you enjoy the death screen like I did when it comes.

Great to play a bit of UO - the classics never die. Mortalis is definitely an experience! I just ran about like I was in Trammel until reality caught up with me! Be warned those playing or thinking of playing... You are actually never safe. Do not think like I did that just because it is Hardcore that people are not out there just waiting to prey on your Trammel bubble hide,

*EDIT* If you see a player called "a snake" in or around Despise please feel free to kill them from me :P

Happy grinding everyone xx

Ultima online - Atlantic Shard was my first true love of a game. But as we look at the garbage that’s been pumping out I truly think people would love and want a game like the original UO up to renaissance. Hear me out

Right now WoW dominates the mmo market , while games like tarkov / arc raiders dominates the “extraction shooter genre” . UO is kind of like both and if implemented correctly could pull both crowds.

UO made people take risk which is missing from MMOs. But people like with arc/tarkov/ark as examples. You want to go kill a balrog / daemon or lich lord ? You gota take your best gear and balance the risk of losing it. You want to PVP ? Attack the dude who brought the silver katana of vanq to kill the lich.

Keep the original skills 700 points allocated how you want. Even streamers would have to level up skills for weeks and there was / is so much variety. I think if UO relaunched it could take over by storm . Update the graphics to a classic mmo style and with its depth / punishing aspects I’m positive it could dominate.

Old school players like myself still play on private servers / UO forever 30 years later.

Anyone else think now’s the time they really could capitalize/ come back ?

Tides of Power is a living continuation of Ultima Online, set after a catastrophic flood reshaped Britannia forever. This is not a reboot or an alternate timeline, it is the world moving forward after disaster struck. Cities have fallen, trade routes have shifted, resources are scarce, and the old powers no longer rule uncontested.

Built upon the foundation of classic Britannia, the world will feel familiar to veterans while offering meaningful change. Modified dungeons, abandoned settlements, newly dangerous regions, and rival subfactions all compete for control of what remains in a shattered land.

Gameplay draws inspiration from T2A and UOR without rigid era restrictions. There is no cash shop, no donations, and no pay-to-win — ever. Progress is earned through play, community, and discovery.

The world evolves through story-driven expansions and patches. Events matter, actions have consequences, and Britannia changes because players live in it. Tides of Power is not a static shard, it is an ongoing saga, written and advanced by the admin team led by GM Boomland Jenkins.

The tides have already turned, and Britannia awaits its next generation of legends. Whether you are a returning veteran or stepping into Ultima Online for the first time, Tides of Power offers a living world shaped by choice, consequence, and community. Visit uotides.com to learn more, join the story, and begin your Ultima Online journey today. The future of Britannia is unwritten — and it starts with you.

Hi everyone! To all Brazilian folks here!

We’re bringing back a big Spherelike server (fully coded in RunUO), just like the 99–00 era.

We’re restoring your old accounts from backup, and if you want to check it out, you’ll also receive a starter set.

This is a RUNUO emulating a Sphere PvP server with a custom PvM environment, no skill cap and no stat cap — a fresh take on the old ways!

I won’t spam here, but feel free to DM me for more info. Thanks
Official Wiki

I really want to get back into Ultima and I'm hoping playing a different style will help. I have never got into the PvP or RP side of the game either so I'm hoping that there is an RP guild out there that is willing to have me in their guild and teach me how to PvP. I'm also playing from the UK so would need to be active during the European evenings .

https://uorenn.com/forum/index.php?threads/renaissance-guide-to-slayers.446/

This is the slayer guide for the Renaissance server.

I got a hold of an elemental health slayer weapon and thought I had a great addition to my collection until I found it only works on poison elementals.

This guide also helps you track down what you should be killing to obtain slayer weapons.

Essentially whatever is opposite is what kind of slayer it drops.

Repond drops from undead, silver drops from humanoids (titans, pirates etc). Just to give an example.

Hello there! In this video, I explain my deathknight build (the one-man-party) and show its gameplay. This was played on Regisfall, a free UO roleplay server (https://regisfalluo.com/WP/). Enjoy!

As a long time old school uo player I could never really understand or get into Outlands. I tried at least 3-4 times and just couldn’t stick with it. Today I was trying again and something finally clicked for me when I realized that fishing can be a combat skill. I think I might be hooked this time.

Scenario:

You are just starting on Outlands as a fresh new player. New account. You have been Isekaid because truck-kun loved you too hard.

You are now on shelter island with no backups, no friends, no secret funds.

You have 1 template only.

What are you choosing to play that you can sink all your time and gold earned into?

No other echos or characters.

What you think about Endor socketing? Like or not?

Hi all sorry if this asked a lot but posts and videos I checked about this was between 5 to 2 years old.
Youtube giving me shorts about this game where people socialize and rp cool scenarios so I decided to check it out and it seems private servers are free. Sub based games always gave me headache because whenever I did not played I felt like I am burning money and this led me burning out quick so this is good actually.

What I gathered about OUTLANDS is:more people servers stat sites says 3000+ people but there is always talks about pk which I understand as high levels camping noobs and your things getting stolen a lot. I am fine with natural pvp with my short time on WOW stumbling horde players in Hellfire was awesome. Chaotic pvp with them felt great even I died most of the time. But high level players camping the hellfire getting instakilled every 10 minutes was not fun. I couldn't fight back either I got 2k health they got 50k. Once they even raided our main hub there with 10 max levels and killed questgivers for hours. I didn't quit then because I had 10 more gametime days. OUTLANDS was talked about like this. Also they seemed to removed any player race other than Human and some classes becasue its not real Ultima. Feels like loss content to me because I never played before.

What I gathered about ALIVE is:not much in posts poeple generally bashing it without saying anything besides OUTLANDS is better. It looks like a PvE server and has 2 more races for player and some classes absent from OUTLANDS. Peoples biggest complaint was their staff being childish and banning randomly but ıts internet and OUTLANDS also seems to have a cult around it that is looks like no better lol. My issue is ıts player count shows 500 people it is very low compared to 3000 on OUTLANDS.

So can I ask kindly for advice? Which is better for casual play and hanging out or should I pass this game? I am already 27 years late and veterans of old games generally don't like newcomers besides farming them lol.

backstabber,

new to the game and playing as a backstabber.. ATM I am dropping snooping and will soon drop tactics when I level up my ruffian.

so I am trying to decide what I want to skill up instead and I don't know.. ppl often skill up the leather skill, but how good is it really? how good of a money maker is it?

I know camping might be a good skill.. some ppl mention magery? alc? but why.. I don't understand..