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Pirate Month on UO Evolution!

We will be adding some new pirate content next month for “Talk Like A Pirate Day”! We have fun with this every year. Instead of just one day, we have extended the fun to all month!

We will be doing a pirate theme all of the month of September

“Talk Like A Pirate Day” be celebrated on September 19, ‘n would-be buccaneers who’d be tryin’ t’ natter like a corsair had best learn t’ speak th’ lingo. If ye reckon that jus’ sayin’ “arrrr” at th’ end o’ every utterance will fill yer sails ‘n float yer ship, reckon again, landlubber. It’ll jus’ get ye tossed o’erboard! So don’t settle fer bein’ an imitation pirate, learn how t’ be authentic n’ colorful, like a real swashbucklin’ scallywag o’ th’ sea!

Here is some entertaining links to help you get in character and have some fun with this theme

Learn the pirate language:
https://uoevolution.com/wiki/index.php/Roleplaying#Pirate_Language

Here is some pirate vocabulary:
https://uoevolution.com/wiki/index.php/Roleplaying#Pirate_Vocabulary

Expo’s Epic Event Video:

The Blackrock Dungeon Reopens! New monsters, new items and the return of the Shadowlords!

New events and RP storylines will be added weekly to the adventures, so watch the forums and in-game announcements.

Update:

The Shadowlords were no Match for the brave citizens of UO Evolution! They were driven back, deep into the Blackrock Mines to recover from their defeat!

Beware, the Shadowlords always return!

New Jurassic Park Island Event in Termur, Scary new Dinosaurs and Monsters to run from! New area is on the moongate and events are announced daily!

https://uoevolution.com/wiki/index.php/UOE_Development_Logs#Update_73

Jurassic Park Island Event

Added new Jurassic Park Dinosaurs and Monsters

*Velociraptor
*Raptor
*Tyrannasaurus
*Tyrannasaurus Rex Boss
*Indominus Rex Boss
*Giant Crocodile
*Giant Lizard
*Giant Iguana
*Minisuarus
*Dino
*Ridgeback

YouTube Video Trailer Contest!

This month we are going to give prizes and evolution dollars to players that make video trailers about the shard and post them to YouTube

1st Place = 1000ED
2nd Place = 500ED
3rd Place = 250ED

Every submission that meets the criteria and is used will be given a prize for the effort!

The video must contain the following elements:

*Shard Name and logo – UO Evolution “The Game has Evolved”
*Shard website address – www.uoevolution.com
*key words tagged in the description and title
*Length must be between 1-3 minutes
*Themed music

Examples of what I would like to see:

*Show the highlights of the shard (see shard description on the website)
*Show the new graphics/buildings/monsters
*show a triple champ or epic event?
After you create the video post it here on the forums for review

We will run this contest until we get 10 submissions and then players will vote for the winner

UO Evolution – Haunted Hallows Event

UO Evolution – Weapon Training Video

Baracoon Champ on UO Evolution

UO Evolution First Official Player-Run Auction

NEW Champ Spawn UO Evolution Shard

UO Evolution GM Sponsored Champ Event

Expo’s Epic Pirate Quest!

UO Evolution – Ultima Online Top Freeshard

UO Evolution Ultima Online free shard has added an extensive amount of New Samurai Empire content to compliment the original SE:UO expansion.

The UOE team has been working on creating new buildings, monsters and systems to enhance the limited content from the original UO:SE expansion that was released by UO back in 2004.

The original reviews about the Samurai Empire expansion were not great, so it was always our intent, as developers, to make this new addition have engaging, relevant content that enhanced the Asian theme.

There are no other UO freeshards that have this expansion and this exclusive content is what sets UO Evolution apart from the other free shards

———-Original Samurai Empire Expansion Features———-

Samurai Empire is the sixth expansion of Ultima Online. It adds unique Japanese-themed content, such as the new Ninja and Samurai professions, as well as a new land mass, the Tokuno Islands

*Become a Samurai Master
Dedicate yourself to the art of Bushido, with powerful new skills and
deadly new weapons.

*Join an Elite Ninja Clan
Submit to the discipline of Ninjitsu, mastering stealth, deception, and the art of assassination.

*Adventure on a New Continent
Explore a new Japanese-themed land filled with scenic housing areas,
mythical creatures, monsters, dungeons, and more.

*Lay Claim to Exotic New Treasures
New weapons, armor, clothing, house tiles, magic, and more will reward the adventurous.

*Powerful New Guild Systems
Create a guild, set up ranks, declare wars on other guilds, and set win conditions. Recruiting guildmates and increasing your power have never been easier.

———-New Samurai Empire Expansion Features———-

New Temples and Dojos
There are 8 new dojos/temples to locate and explore

Dojo 1 – Mount Sho
Dojo 2 – Fandancer
Dojo 3 – Undead
Dojo 4 – Bushido
Dojo 5 – Bridge
Dojo 6 – Garden
Dojo 7 – Forgotten Desert
Dojo 8 – Abandoned

There are also some unique defenses including fire traps, breakable doors, and hidden foes that you must strategically defeat!

New Warriors/Monsters
There are 8 new warrior/monsters to defend each area, each with new special abilities and defenses.

*Sohie (Temple Guards)
*Yamabushi (Temple Guards)
*Temple Samurai
*Temple Monk
*Temple Priest
*Temple Archer
*Temple Warrior
*Temple Weapons

Breakable Doors
The doors at each dojo are “breakable doors” and must be attacked and broken down to enter the area. The doors each have hit points and regenerate over time.

Emperor’s Palace
The Emperor palace was inspired by Qin Shi Huang and the
Terracotta Army

Belt of Tokuno – Blackbelt System

This unique Black Belt System is exclusive to UO Evolution. You start by hunting and collecting ancestral cloth, then craft the basic white belt. You then journey to each dojo and defeat the opponents to earn experience that will change the color of your belt from white all the way up to the black belt.

As your belt increases in power, the belt color will change at each stage as follows.

Stage 1 = White
Stage 2 = Yellow
Stage 3 = Orange
Stage 4 = Green
Stage 5 = Blue
Stage 6 = Red
Stage 7 = Purple
Stage 8 = Brown
Stage 9 = Black

It is a very powerful system and is designed to be an end-game item. The Belt IS intended to to take months of challenging game play to achieve!

Enjoy the journey, grasshopper!

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UO:SE News and Articles
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Ultima Online: Samurai Empire – Designer Diary #1
PC News | Sep 19, 2004

The world of Ultima Online continues to expand year after year, fueled by fan support and an ongoing sense of community. The latest expansion, Samurai Empire, adds more than just samurai and ninja professions. Indeed, it adds substantially to the Ultima mythos itself: a new virtue will be rolled out, “Honor.” How did it come about, and what’s the process this new game addition goes through from start to finish? Game Programmer EvilMantis tells us in his own words how it all went down.>>>Read More

Ultima Online: Samurai Empire – Designer Diary #2
PC News | Oct 14, 2004

In our last Ultima Online: Samurai Empire designer diary, we looked at how the new “honor” virtue was integrated into the game. This week, as the expansion is preparing to ship, we’ve invited art director Walter Ianneo to talk about the artistic decisions made with the new expansion. Unlike much of the Ultima universe, Samurai Empire is rooted in a specific history and culture. Does feudal Japan mix with Ultima Online as smoothly as peanut butter and jelly? We went straight to the source!>>>Read More

Ultima Online: Samurai Empire – Designer Diary #3
PC News | Nov 2, 2004

Ultima Online: Samurai Empire has at last gone gold, meaning that it’s on its way to store shelves as you read this. Over the last several weeks we’ve been tracing its progress from a gleam in a game designer’s eye to the finished product. In the first diary we looked at how the new “honor” virtue was created and implemented. From there we talked to Art Director Walter Ianneo about the artistic style of the game. And now, this week, Game Designer Jennifer Lane ties it all together by describing for us the (sometimes painful) process of rolling a game out. Read on to discover just what keeps the team going during the long hours>>>Read More

Ultima Online: Samurai Empire Q&A – Overview

Ultima Online, which was launched in 1997 and continues to draw in devoted adventurers night after night, even to this day. EA Games and the recently relocated Ultima team are now hard at work producing the next expansion pack for the game. Samurai Empire will add all-new character classes, housing options, and lands to explore.>>>Read More

Ultima Online: Samurai Empire – PC – Review

The Land of Feudal Lords, otherwise known as the Takuno Islands, serves as the new territory for this expansion to the Ultima universe. It was hinted at in the first Ultima title, and expanded upon with new classes, a new guild system, as well as the usual array of new territories to explore and new monsters to kill.>>>Read More

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