Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes

Twothumb · 28th January 2007, 03:29 AM

*As stolen from Stratics*

Report is a strong word so changed title to Notes.

- UOKR releases spring, UOSA releases summer
- UOKR is free
- UOKR is only a client/graphic upgrade... no new content
- UOAssist will NOT work with UOKR
- Legacy clients retired when adoption of UOKR is "around 95%"
- Will have an updated New Player experience
- Beta will be "pretty open" and lots of people should get in
- Some shard-specific GM placed objects may not make the UOKR transfer
- You can zoom waaay out, but this may not make it into the game
- You can also zoom waaay in, but they are going to lock it before the graphics start to look too pixelated
- Character sheet will display ALL relevent character data (HCI, LRC, etc)
- Backpack is now a window, with items and names listed in rows
- You can still drag to and from backpack
- They may institute double-clicking items to loot them
- Mentioned a Loot All button and people immediately jumped on them...
- Classic interface is a maybe
- Hotbars are not movable right now, but may be
- Planning for 5 total hotbars, maybe more if needed
- No more random icons on the screen
- Potion in a hotbar will link to the next like potion when used
- Paperdoll has a seperate Clothes and Armor tab to make management easier. This does NOT affect the current system or the layering system.
- UI Skinning a possibility, but not at release of UOKR
- 512MB memory recommended, some success with 256MB
- 3D Effects will all have sliders to turn up or down
- Targeting is a whirly 3D effect
- New spells all looked reminiscent of their former selves... not a disco upgrade
- Earth Elementals are HUGE... they throw bolders now?
- They are referencing the original design docs of critters as they upgrade
- They hope to stick with a Teen rating with new graphics

- UO Stygian Abyss is going to be a full content expansion
- Gargoyles will be the new race
- Gargoyle females will be explained
- Gargoyles will do "cool stuff" in the game
- Hints that crafters will appreciate this expansion

- If anything, the Dev team walked away knowing that people want anything that could possibly be stackable, stackable

- Some PvP redirect...

I will add more if I remember anything else.

EDIT:
- Legacy client and UOKR client seem like they will be protected by the same anti-cheat method on release. Darkscribe wouldn't talk much about it, but impressed that the legacy client wouldn't continue to be a scripter/duper's haven.

Sorry the pictures are sorta blurry...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56916752@N00/

Winfred Mason · 28th January 2007, 03:53 AM

Thanks a bunch, Twothumb.

Twothumb · 28th January 2007, 04:16 AM

Atlanta Town Hall Notes

We arrived late, only 5 minutes, but even still there was a line out the door to get in. Press Pass in plain view, Camera in hand, Camcorder and tripod in Ancients, we made our way through the crowd. We each received a lovely UO poster upon reaching the entry, but the T-shirts were gone. I immediately sought permission for the video I was about to take. Aaron Cohen, smiled and asked who I was. "Braelynn Aria, of Stratics Staff" I proudly proclaimed. His eyes widen as he said, "Yes please, all the information is free, please share it with the world." And so I give you, the notes, as Ancient took them. I also have 2 hours of video feed which I am searching for a home for so that you may view it.

There will be NO Dwarves in UO!

This is what we saw first. Which most got a good chuckle out of. The rest of my report will be more or less highlights and notes as taken by Ancient of Origin, more will follow as I watch the video

UO Kingdom reborn is going to have many new aspects. Everything is going to be redrawn with more detail and color. (a note on color, they will be toning away, as much as possible any retinal damage caused by bright neon items. The items will still retain a discerning color by which to differentiate them from lesser items, but they will be more of an earthy tone that simply stands out against the more natural colors of the environment) There will be a new interface which will mean fewer clicks. They are also revamping the new player experience and quest system combined with improved skill training. It's EA's most significant investment since their launch of UO.

Paper dolls will now have toggle tabs, one for armor, one for clothing for instant switches.

As you already know Backpacks are being revamped for "efficiency". Aaron Cohen spoke of a "loot all" button from corpses, which will dump their loot into a backpack. This will be revisited due to comments about needed filters for this.

Another nice new feature, will be a gump that calculates for your resists, LRC, LMC, HCI, DCI & SDI – I will need to review the video to be sure, but that’s an overall summery of that feature.

A new feature of the interface are "hot bars" you will be able to drag and drop, spells, bandages, potions etc. into these for use (a la Diablo belts). You will also be able to stack multiple hot bars if you so choose. This is essentially meant to help you decrease your quick spell icons. Cohen alluded to the use of Assist becoming unnecessary.

There was brief mention of: improved chat system, new housing tool and faster targeting systems. It was also confirmed that there will be Male and Female Gargoyles in Stygian Abyss. When I (Braelynn) asked about them I was told that there was a purpose and that they understand the want for UO to continue to hold to its beginnings, but the reason would make itself apparent at the right time.

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.

PVP in UOKR is a HIGH priority. Cohen mentioned that not only do the Devs play everyday, but also a good portion of their time is spent in PVP, some spending more than half their time in PVP alone. They are working to revitalize PVP, although they did not go into specifics.

Some suggestions made that they took notes on are:
Making more items stackable, such as: blackrock, seeds & potions.
Jewelry Boxes were discussed for helping with space issues, as were Bod books for TMaps and Bookcases for Rune Book libraries.

A special "Vault" token for those wishing to take time away from the game without loosing possessions over houses.
New map interfaces to find guild mates.

A couple other features/tidbits that are still fresh in my memory, without viewing the videos are: a new Zoomable interface, especially helpful for those interested in home design.

When asked about the pictures that were leaked, they indicated that you could indeed sit on beds now, though it was not necessarily a planned feature, after a overwhelming pleas from the audience Cohen announced, “It’s in!” As to the picture of a player house with new plants such as grape vines, watermelon plants, bushes and other plant life, well let’s just say it was dodged. No real answer as to wether or not that will be something we can do.

I believe that is all I have for you for now. Hopefully we will find a home for the videos I took to be viewed, but in the mean time I will review them for more information that was not included in these brief notes!

Braelynn Aria
Origin Senior Reporter

Lazulli · 28th January 2007, 07:28 AM

Well this is one upgrade I'm really looking forward too, and the (blurry)screens show promise. I hope the interface is nice and polished as that is very important.

Lord of Shadows · 28th January 2007, 01:52 PM

Interesting idea to throw around...how are gargoyle slayer weapons going to affect players that choose gargoyles?

**Snugglebunny** · 28th January 2007, 02:06 PM

thanks for the info guys, I'm really impressed

It sounds like it will be a lot of fun!

sounds bad for Tugsfot though

Twothumb · 28th January 2007, 02:26 PM

Im happy about it all sofar and will start asking more specific questions about the client when you get a chance to try out the Beta.

As we all know that a game changes until the last day so if we just find bad annoying things while trying it out in beta.. then they will be hopefully fixed when it is "gold".

Thurban · 29th January 2007, 06:22 AM

Hmm all sounds wonderful, but why mess with a interface that has served us well for nearly 10 years! Sounds to me as if we are getting a version of the awful 3d client's interface!

Floria · 29th January 2007, 10:50 AM

I hope there will still be a legacy mode for the backpack...lists and rows?!? having backpacks were you could freely arrange stuff as you needed it was one of the F*****G BEST things UO introduced. Just don't give us a WoW-ish backpack.

Raul is very much right here. DO NOT MESS WITH THE INTERFACE!
The interface, everything feely movable - paperdoll, inventory, health bars, mini map - is something I value very much. And it seems like I am not alone. Even in WoW people write addons so you can move stuff around. OSI should not change that.

UOA not working is VERY VERY BAD NEWS!
UO is already a click fest compared to other MMOs and most if not all of UOA's functions should have been part of the UO client in the first place. Or make it like WoW so users can script their own addons.

UOKR is free...good news. almost surprising.

The 3D adaption looks still nice, from what I can see on the blurry Flick shots. I like that they try to keep the new client looking similar to the current 2D one.

The rest...doesn't excite me much. I just expect a whole lot of gargoyles to hang out at the trinsic jail in the future.

**kitiara** · 29th January 2007, 11:19 AM

TY for all the info!

"- UOAssist will NOT work with UOKR " GASP!!!!!!!!!!

**Maddux** · 29th January 2007, 11:28 AM

I hope the Dev's modernize the macro system.

Twothumb · 29th January 2007, 03:06 PM

I belive they will take the good parts from all newer games and keep the good parts from UO's past and take the UOA stuff that is good and put it into the client.

Since its not even BETA yet i dont worry about anything since.. well its pointless to worry about speculation

28th January 2007, 03:29 AM	#1
Twothumb Guardian Join Date: Jul 2006 Shard: Snowbourne Posts: 592 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes *As stolen from Stratics* Report is a strong word so changed title to Notes. - UOKR releases spring, UOSA releases summer - UOKR is free - UOKR is only a client/graphic upgrade... no new content - UOAssist will NOT work with UOKR - Legacy clients retired when adoption of UOKR is "around 95%" - Will have an updated New Player experience - Beta will be "pretty open" and lots of people should get in - Some shard-specific GM placed objects may not make the UOKR transfer - You can zoom waaay out, but this may not make it into the game - You can also zoom waaay in, but they are going to lock it before the graphics start to look too pixelated - Character sheet will display ALL relevent character data (HCI, LRC, etc) - Backpack is now a window, with items and names listed in rows - You can still drag to and from backpack - They may institute double-clicking items to loot them - Mentioned a Loot All button and people immediately jumped on them... - Classic interface is a maybe - Hotbars are not movable right now, but may be - Planning for 5 total hotbars, maybe more if needed - No more random icons on the screen - Potion in a hotbar will link to the next like potion when used - Paperdoll has a seperate Clothes and Armor tab to make management easier. This does NOT affect the current system or the layering system. - UI Skinning a possibility, but not at release of UOKR - 512MB memory recommended, some success with 256MB - 3D Effects will all have sliders to turn up or down - Targeting is a whirly 3D effect - New spells all looked reminiscent of their former selves... not a disco upgrade - Earth Elementals are HUGE... they throw bolders now? - They are referencing the original design docs of critters as they upgrade - They hope to stick with a Teen rating with new graphics - UO Stygian Abyss is going to be a full content expansion - Gargoyles will be the new race - Gargoyle females will be explained - Gargoyles will do "cool stuff" in the game - Hints that crafters will appreciate this expansion - If anything, the Dev team walked away knowing that people want anything that could possibly be stackable, stackable - Some PvP redirect... I will add more if I remember anything else. EDIT: - Legacy client and UOKR client seem like they will be protected by the same anti-cheat method on release. Darkscribe wouldn't talk much about it, but impressed that the legacy client wouldn't continue to be a scripter/duper's haven. Sorry the pictures are sorta blurry... http://www.flickr.com/photos/56916752@N00/ __________________ Ereborna , Snowbourn Guardian lvl 50 Grand Master Metalsmith 5 Chalk Street, Derndelf , Shire Homesteads Kinship House in Derndelf also at 4 Brookbank Street

28th January 2007, 03:53 AM	#2
Winfred Mason MoongatesWiki Curator Join Date: Sep 2006 Shard: Europa Posts: 288 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes Thanks a bunch, Twothumb. __________________ Edmund Fairholm

28th January 2007, 04:16 AM	#3
Twothumb Guardian Join Date: Jul 2006 Shard: Snowbourne Posts: 592 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes Atlanta Town Hall Notes We arrived late, only 5 minutes, but even still there was a line out the door to get in. Press Pass in plain view, Camera in hand, Camcorder and tripod in Ancients, we made our way through the crowd. We each received a lovely UO poster upon reaching the entry, but the T-shirts were gone. I immediately sought permission for the video I was about to take. Aaron Cohen, smiled and asked who I was. "Braelynn Aria, of Stratics Staff" I proudly proclaimed. His eyes widen as he said, "Yes please, all the information is free, please share it with the world." And so I give you, the notes, as Ancient took them. I also have 2 hours of video feed which I am searching for a home for so that you may view it. There will be NO Dwarves in UO! This is what we saw first. Which most got a good chuckle out of. The rest of my report will be more or less highlights and notes as taken by Ancient of Origin, more will follow as I watch the video UO Kingdom reborn is going to have many new aspects. Everything is going to be redrawn with more detail and color. (a note on color, they will be toning away, as much as possible any retinal damage caused by bright neon items. The items will still retain a discerning color by which to differentiate them from lesser items, but they will be more of an earthy tone that simply stands out against the more natural colors of the environment) There will be a new interface which will mean fewer clicks. They are also revamping the new player experience and quest system combined with improved skill training. It's EA's most significant investment since their launch of UO. Paper dolls will now have toggle tabs, one for armor, one for clothing for instant switches. As you already know Backpacks are being revamped for "efficiency". Aaron Cohen spoke of a "loot all" button from corpses, which will dump their loot into a backpack. This will be revisited due to comments about needed filters for this. Another nice new feature, will be a gump that calculates for your resists, LRC, LMC, HCI, DCI & SDI – I will need to review the video to be sure, but that’s an overall summery of that feature. A new feature of the interface are "hot bars" you will be able to drag and drop, spells, bandages, potions etc. into these for use (a la Diablo belts). You will also be able to stack multiple hot bars if you so choose. This is essentially meant to help you decrease your quick spell icons. Cohen alluded to the use of Assist becoming unnecessary. There was brief mention of: improved chat system, new housing tool and faster targeting systems. It was also confirmed that there will be Male and Female Gargoyles in Stygian Abyss. When I (Braelynn) asked about them I was told that there was a purpose and that they understand the want for UO to continue to hold to its beginnings, but the reason would make itself apparent at the right time. 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. PVP in UOKR is a HIGH priority. Cohen mentioned that not only do the Devs play everyday, but also a good portion of their time is spent in PVP, some spending more than half their time in PVP alone. They are working to revitalize PVP, although they did not go into specifics. Some suggestions made that they took notes on are: Making more items stackable, such as: blackrock, seeds & potions. Jewelry Boxes were discussed for helping with space issues, as were Bod books for TMaps and Bookcases for Rune Book libraries. A special "Vault" token for those wishing to take time away from the game without loosing possessions over houses. New map interfaces to find guild mates. A couple other features/tidbits that are still fresh in my memory, without viewing the videos are: a new Zoomable interface, especially helpful for those interested in home design. When asked about the pictures that were leaked, they indicated that you could indeed sit on beds now, though it was not necessarily a planned feature, after a overwhelming pleas from the audience Cohen announced, “It’s in!” As to the picture of a player house with new plants such as grape vines, watermelon plants, bushes and other plant life, well let’s just say it was dodged. No real answer as to wether or not that will be something we can do. I believe that is all I have for you for now. Hopefully we will find a home for the videos I took to be viewed, but in the mean time I will review them for more information that was not included in these brief notes! Braelynn Aria Origin Senior Reporter __________________ Ereborna , Snowbourn Guardian lvl 50 Grand Master Metalsmith 5 Chalk Street, Derndelf , Shire Homesteads Kinship House in Derndelf also at 4 Brookbank Street

28th January 2007, 07:28 AM	#4
Lazulli Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes Well this is one upgrade I'm really looking forward too, and the (blurry)screens show promise. I hope the interface is nice and polished as that is very important.

28th January 2007, 01:52 PM	#5
Lord of Shadows No Rest for the Wicked Join Date: Dec 2006 Shard: Hokuto/Lake Austin Posts: 633 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes Interesting idea to throw around...how are gargoyle slayer weapons going to affect players that choose gargoyles? __________________ Guildmaster, No Rest for the Wicked (NRW) Hokuto

28th January 2007, 02:06 PM	#6
Snugglebunny ♥Yr Mangled Heart♥ Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: Black Water Raiders Posts: 8,468 Thanks: 125 Thanked 33 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes thanks for the info guys, I'm really impressed It sounds like it will be a lot of fun! sounds bad for Tugsfot though __________________ Sig courtsey of Nevaeh. He rawwwwks! AdamD: You made me cry tears of pink sadness and despair! "Two Minutes in Heaven is Better then One Minute in Heaven." I'm not wearing my business socks for nothing

28th January 2007, 02:26 PM	#7
Twothumb Guardian Join Date: Jul 2006 Shard: Snowbourne Posts: 592 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes Im happy about it all sofar and will start asking more specific questions about the client when you get a chance to try out the Beta. As we all know that a game changes until the last day so if we just find bad annoying things while trying it out in beta.. then they will be hopefully fixed when it is "gold". __________________ Ereborna , Snowbourn Guardian lvl 50 Grand Master Metalsmith 5 Chalk Street, Derndelf , Shire Homesteads Kinship House in Derndelf also at 4 Brookbank Street

29th January 2007, 06:22 AM	#8
Thurban The Mithril Guard Join Date: Sep 2006 Shard: Laurelin Posts: 470 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes Hmm all sounds wonderful, but why mess with a interface that has served us well for nearly 10 years! Sounds to me as if we are getting a version of the awful 3d client's interface! __________________ Leader of the Mithril Guard Laurelin's only real Dwarven kinship

29th January 2007, 10:50 AM	#9
Floria Join Date: Sep 2006 Shard: my PM is broken Posts: 90 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes I hope there will still be a legacy mode for the backpack...lists and rows?!? having backpacks were you could freely arrange stuff as you needed it was one of the F*****G BEST things UO introduced. Just don't give us a WoW-ish backpack. Raul is very much right here. DO NOT MESS WITH THE INTERFACE! The interface, everything feely movable - paperdoll, inventory, health bars, mini map - is something I value very much. And it seems like I am not alone. Even in WoW people write addons so you can move stuff around. OSI should not change that. UOA not working is VERY VERY BAD NEWS! UO is already a click fest compared to other MMOs and most if not all of UOA's functions should have been part of the UO client in the first place. Or make it like WoW so users can script their own addons. UOKR is free...good news. almost surprising. The 3D adaption looks still nice, from what I can see on the blurry Flick shots. I like that they try to keep the new client looking similar to the current 2D one. The rest...doesn't excite me much. I just expect a whole lot of gargoyles to hang out at the trinsic jail in the future. __________________

29th January 2007, 11:19 AM	#10
kitiara Polar Bear Queen Join Date: Nov 2006 Shard: Atlantic & Lake Austin Posts: 4,026 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes TY for all the info! "- UOAssist will NOT work with UOKR " GASP!!!!!!!!!! __________________ [UOCraft.com] - [Photography: Blog - Photo Gallery - Flickr] - [Other Blogs: Bird Blog - Geek Blog]

29th January 2007, 11:28 AM	#11
Maddux The One & Only Bandit King :) Join Date: Jan 2006 Shard: Pacific Posts: 6,447 Thanks: 12 Thanked 42 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes I hope the Dev's modernize the macro system. __________________

29th January 2007, 03:06 PM	#12
Twothumb Guardian Join Date: Jul 2006 Shard: Snowbourne Posts: 592 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Kingdom Reborn Town Hall Notes I belive they will take the good parts from all newer games and keep the good parts from UO's past and take the UOA stuff that is good and put it into the client. Since its not even BETA yet i dont worry about anything since.. well its pointless to worry about speculation __________________ Ereborna , Snowbourn Guardian lvl 50 Grand Master Metalsmith 5 Chalk Street, Derndelf , Shire Homesteads Kinship House in Derndelf also at 4 Brookbank Street

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