So I lived on UO for years (many years ago) and have signed back up. I'm getting going again and wondering what are my options for clients? Are my old characters gone? What has changed in the past 7 or so years (heh there is a loaded question)

I figured by now I could download a new client but I guess not. I installed my old ultima renaissance and let the patch proceed. Can I get abother client with out paying for it?

any thoughts would be appreciated

Thanks
Brian

Welcome back

The new client, Kingdom Reborn (aka KR) is free, though it's a pretty big download (2 gig or so): http://www.uoherald.com/kingdomrebor...iles/index.php

As far as I know, if you remember your old username and password, you should be able to gain access to your old account and your old characters will be there (though houses will be gone).

The link to reactivate your account is:
http://www.ultima-registration.com/

I think you'll need to use your old login credentials in order to gain access to your old characters. I don't think starting a new account will allow you to access those characters.

Good luck!

Plus is your account has been inactive, your old characters will be reduced back to neophytes and all your old gear will be gone. I learned this the hard way after a 5 year hiatus myself.

Welcome Racort!

Kit did an excellent job of answering your account questions. In my signature you will see several links. The first on the left is for our Common FAQ forum.
For a summary of changes in the past 7 years, please check out our common FAQ sub-forum. You will have a ton of questions, and this section tries to answer them. At first, I suggest reading the changes since T2A thread.
The item property thread will prove to be useful as well.

Feel free to provide (positive) input if you find anything hard to understand.

Again, welcome back@