Recent News List

Check out the article that was recently published on The Ultima Codex about Shards of Britannia: https://ultimacodex.com/2022/04/check-out-shards-of-britannia-an-ultima-online-themed-community-server-for-legends-of-aria/

Thanks to WtF Dragon from Ultima Codex for checking us out and spreading the word, we appreciate you!

The weekly Lottery system is temporarily disabled while we work to improve it. Recently there has been a trending issue with the server crashing immediately after someone buys tickets, we will work to resolve this issue and bring it back online. Thanks for your patience!

• Added a confirmation pop-up when resurrecting pets, owner must be nearby to confirm (this is to address griefing of res-killing pets to cause skill loss to them)
• Stablemaster may confirm twice when trying to res pets until the next server restart occurs
• Prevented stabling dead pets, must resurrect them first

We've published a Public Board on Trello showing some of the things we're aware of, working on, and considering. Check it out at https://trello.com/b/571SiY7d

We're excited to announce that Hoax has joined the team! Hoax, as some of you know, has recently contributed to the rebranding efforts of our project as well as the amazing new video trailer! Hoax will be helping with more video related tasks, Unity asset design and more! Please give Hoax a warm welcome to the team and thanks for offering to share your free time with us! <3

• Mining has been added to Dagger Isle mountains
• SOS maps are now enabled for Skara Brae and Dagger Isle regions

Recently some members of the community have started an advertising campaign for the project. Thanks to those of you that have spent time on or donated towards that campaign!

We have, however, asked those involved to allow the team to control the ad campaigns. As such, the additional Patreon page that was created by the community will cease to operate.

We will begin funding more advertising, as we have done in the past and have planned for the future, using the existing Patreon pledges. If you wish to contribute more for advertising you may edit your existing pledge, but it may not be required at this point in time.

Thanks again to all of you for your continued contributions and for your enthusiasm & passion for the project. <3

Maintenance is completed earlier than expected and the server is coming online now. Thank you again for your patience.

The server will remain offline during the next maintenance window for up to an hour while maintenance tasks are conducted. Thank you for your patience.

General Changes:

• Reduced price of Commodity Deeds
• Added "Prevent Unequip From Hotbar" option to Character Settings; un-tick this if you have trouble un-equipping objects from hotbar icons

General Fixes:

• Fixed issue with not being able to remove map waypoints
• Improved some spawns, especially dungeons, to help avoid monsters getting stuck
• Prevented trading For Sale items directly from player vendor
• Fixed an issue with dropping a stack of Shimmering Essence onto a magic book causing the whole stack to be consumed instead of just 1; now only 1 will be consumed as intended
• Fixed an issue causing the Prevent Dismount in Warmode option to not work (you may need to re-enable this in Character Options)
• Fixed an issue causing some produce/cooking ingredients (vegetables) to be the incorrect weight; now they should be 0.2 stones per unit
• Switched the dog's model back to wolf for now since there are animation problems with the model that was being used previously
• Fixed an issue with Trash Cans not emptying automatically & add floating speech to indicate when they are emptying

Sacred Runebook & Spellcasting Fixes:

• Added a target request when using Mark option on Sacred Runebook
• Improved Sacred Runebook window layout
• Fixed an issue with using a Runebook ability sometimes causing subsequent spell casts to auto-target erroneously
• Fixed an issue with Runebook Charge chance not being calculated properly for Sacred Runebook
• Fixed an issue with using Sacred Runebook charges erroneously consuming reagents and mana, as well as checking against Magery skill; now Sacred Runebook charges will not attempt to consume reagents or mana, nor will they check for Magery skill

Arena Fixes & Improvements:

• Added confirmation pop-up for leader to start the duel once everyone has clicked Ready
• Added pop-up reminder when clicking Ready to check the Restrictions; please make sure you are starting a duel with the proper settings for your character's skill set!
• Added Duel countdown HUD
• Added Duel Info context option to self-right-click to inspect the details of the duel after it's started
• Fixed an issue with not being able to use the Agility spell in duels
• Fixed issue with Duel Time Limit setting not being obeyed
• Prevented teleporting outside of the arena during a duel
• Prevented using Stuck option during a duel
• Prevented using Ethereal Mounts during a duel if Mounts are not enabled in the Duel Restrictions
• Prevented casting during Duel Countdown
• Prevented performing beneficial acts on opponents during a duel

• Fixed an issue with delays to occur sometimes after switching regions preventing subsequent actions or teleports for several seconds
• Fixed an issue with ethereal mount statues getting stuck in the internal pocket when dismounting until the next log-in

Added a new "Move To Target" option in the house decorating window to easily move objects around

Fixed an issue causing crafted items not to be the right color or the right name

A new video has been released that was created by Hoax in cooperation with staff and players. Check it out on the front page of our website or at https://youtu.be/PP2lW0DpE3g

Thanks to Hoax and Transcendence for organizing and creating the video, and to beekel for the fantastic music! Thanks to everyone that contributed, your time and effort are appreciated so much!

• Fixed an issue with not being able to use the Orc Guildstone
• Fixed an issue with final charge not being consumed in runebooks
• Fixed an issue with not being able to properly craft the Upgrade Level 1 Treasure Map recipe for Cartography
• Balanced ice fishing chances & added chance to find an ice pick
• Added a couple more new items to ice fishing rare loot
• Fixed an issue with Fey Wand being created as a deed in some cases

We're aware of an issue sometimes preventing some actions for a few seconds after quick traveling or switching regions including entering dungeons. We're working to resolve it as quickly as possible.

• Balanced dungeon fishing chances once more
• Improved Vendor Search sorting & window layout
• Shadow Wyrm appearance updated to be semi-transparent like on UO
• Fixed an issue with Wrong & Ice dungeon entrances sometimes causing pets to seemingly disappear
• Fixed an issue causing pets in the stables to still count as an active pet in some cases
• Fixed an issue with being unable to perform any actions at all while paralyzed
• Fixed an issue preventing dueling in some cases or getting stuck during the countdown process
• Fixed issue with Duel Leaderboard not showing player names
• Fixed an issue, again, with some cloaks being equipped to the wrong slot (see the Item Fixer NPC to fix pre-existing cloaks)

The vote is in! Majority of people want the Vendor Search feature, and your wish has been granted!

We have optimized the system even further and have re-activated it with the single-stone design, and the Vendor Search Stone has been placed in front of Britain Bank once again.

We will monitor the performance of this new version and continue to optimize and improve it as needed.

Happy Mardi Gras! Make sure to log in on your accounts to receive a set of Mardi Gras beads.

If you were logged in already when the handout initially went live, you may have received a set of beads that didn't receive color. This issue has been resolved now, but if you received uncolored beads, you can talk to the Item Fixer NPCs (in Counselor Hall buildings) to have them colorized.

Happy Mardi Gras!

Vendor search has been disabled due to negative feedback from the players, sorry.

The server is back online and ready for play! Thanks for your patience and see you in-game!

Server is offline again for a short time while we continue investigating the cause of today's crash or hang-ups, thanks for your patience and sorry for the inconvenience! Check back shortly

• Fixed an issue with pet healthbars not appearing in some cases
• Pet healthbars are now optional and a toggle is included in Character Settings --> General --> Automatically Show Pet Health Bars
• Pet healthbars will now be draggable and obey the Healthbar Style setting

The new Duel & Arena system has been deployed to the live server! Soon you will be able to duel with your friends and enemies. We will be working on setting up the Arenas for use with this, so you may be unable to start duels until those are setup. Check out a video of this system here: https://youtu.be/mSjxk_Pdj5g

After testing the Vendor Search feature for the past few days we have found a performance issue with it and will be disabling it for now.

We're investigating the following issues and will try to improve or resolve them as soon as possible:

• an issue causing Boss Encounters to reset for no apparent reason (many have reported that it is due to another character(s) coming within range and then leaving again, this is not confirmed)
• an issue preventing house walls from becoming transparent while inside of the house
• an issue with line of sight for teleporting and Fishing and other areas where LOS is required; this is currently happening in various places around the world at places with fences like farms and graveyards and docks and potentially other places.

Yew's Empath Abbey bank has been added! Now we will begin to decorate the interior.

Dagger Isle has had some adjustments made to one of the Points of Interest which are a work-in-progress

Great job Wize!

The experimental Vendor Search feature has been added in the form of a Vendor Search Stone that has been placed at Britain Bank. We will assess how this performs and how it affects the player market to determine if it will stick around permanently. Please stop by and check it out! Happy shopping :)

Fishing balancing:

• balanced availability of higher end fish types
• balanced chances to get fishing nets and MIBs while fishing & added fishing net chance to SOS treasure loot

Dungeon fishing:

• increased chance to receive general loot & MIBs in dungeons
• added special loot only available from fishing in dungeons (must be level 90 Fishing or higher)
• fishing in a dungeon may disturb monsters in the water now

Ice Fishing:

• ice picks will now be available for sale on fishing vendors
• you can dig holes for ice fishing on Dagger Isle (must be level 80 Fishing or higher)
• ice fishing provides chances at receiving a special type of fish as well as special loot only available from ice fishing
• ice fishing may disturb some aggressive animals or they may try to steal your fish

• Fixed an issue with Dragon Meat not being obtainable
• Fixed an issue with pet aggression, may have caused erratic pet behavior or other pet related issues
• Fixed issue with treasure chests sometimes having only gold or very little loot
• Prevented applying traps to already trapped containers
• Prevented applying traps too quickly, must wait 1 minute between each placement
• Added ability to use Disarm Trap on Tinker Trapped containers, with a reduced damage if tripped; removing your own trap requires\gives no skill