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Ultima Online's third expansion occurred in March 2001, introducing the new land of Ilshenar, new beasts and monsters, and an entirely new way to view the game.
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Throughout Ultima Online's history, there have been many major additions to the game.
It was cancelled in 2001 before its release, citing the competitive nature of the massively multiplayer online gaming market — Electronic Arts feared the sequel would harm Ultima Online's subscription numbers.
* Ultima Online: 7th Anniversary ( 25 September 2004 ) was a special release of the game to celebrate Ultima Online's seventh birthday.
Also included in the package a code for an in-game gift, one of which was Ultima Online's famous Hilderbrant print, an extra character slot ( a total of six characters was now available ) and 7 buddy registration codes.
Though not bringing any new features, the release was to celebrate Ultima Online's eighth birthday.
In May, Ultima Online's second expansion marked the beginning of a new era in Britannia.
Players from all over met and mingled in Austin, TX at Ultima Online's first official fanfest.
Ultima Online's second official fanfest, Online Worlds FanFest, was held in Austin, TX in January 2002.
Ultima Online's fourth expansion brought players into a world under siege, replete with more than 30 new and exotic characters created by none other than Spawn creator Todd McFarlane.
Ultima Online's fifth expansion in was the most aggressive yet, offering players the ability to custom design their homes, the Paladin and Necromancer professions, a new land called Malas, and 13 new combat moves.
Ultima and third
Released on November 2, 1999 it was the third major MMORPG to be released and was developed at the same time as Ultima Online and Everquest.
Ultima III: Exodus is the third game in the Ultima series.
The first version was as it was conceived of by Ultima creator Richard Garriott during his initial planning for the third Ultima trilogy as Origin began to work on Ultima VII.
The original concept for the third Ultima trilogy appeared to have focused on the Avatar's conflict with the enigmatic Guardian, each game taking place in a different world: Ultima VII in Britannia, Ultima VIII in the conquered world of Pagan, and Ultima IX in the Guardian's homeworld itself.
In the third and fourth chapters of the game, Ramza tries to save his sister Alma from Templars possessed by the Lucavi, a group of demons intent on resurrecting their leader Ultima.
Ultima and expansion
Quoting directly from the Electronic Arts press release announcing the Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn expansion, Ultima Online was " The first MMORPG to reach the 100, 000 subscriber base, far exceeding that of any game that went before it ".
Beginning with the first expansion ( Ultima Online: The Second Age ), the original world gained the " Lost Lands ", with additional land, dungeons, creatures, and terrain.
* Trammel: The second expansion ( Ultima Online: Renaissance ) introduced Trammel, a second world geographically similar to the original world.
* Ilshenar: The fourth expansion pack ( Ultima Online: Third Dawn ) introduced Ilshenar, along with new dungeons and monsters.
Originally accessible to only those who purchased the expansion, all players were granted access with the next expansion, Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge.
* Malas: The fifth expansion pack ( Ultima Online: Age of Shadows ) added a world called Malas, including a Player versus Player arena and space for 1500 new homes.
* Tokuno: The sixth expansion ( Ultima Online: Samurai Empire ) added Tokuno, a group of islands based on Feudal Japan.
* Ter Mur: The most recent expansion ( Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss ) added Ter Mur, the land of the Gargoyles.
Some of the monsters and art made for the game were later used in the Ultima Online expansion Lord Blackthorn's Revenge.
The 3D client was originally released as a part of the Ultima Online: Third Dawn expansion, but has received poor reviews from both veteran and new players alike due to a large number of performance issues ( especially memory leaks early on ) and what many see as sub-par graphics.
The support for this client is ended on 9 September 2009, to streamline the patch process prior to the release of the Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss expansion.
Ultima Online: Renaissance is the second expansion to the popular Ultima Online ( UO ) MMORPG.
We feel that Ultima Online is where we need to focus our online efforts and most of my team will be moving to the UO expansion pack, the UO live team, and an unannounced Ultima Online project.
It enables play of Ultima VII: The Black Gate and Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle, and their corresponding expansion disks Forge of Virtue and Silver Seed, on modern machines.
* Ultima Online: Renaissance, a computer game expansion
Ultima Online: Age of Shadows is the fifth expansion pack for the popular MMORPG Ultima Online.
Ultima and March
The most successful games after Ultima Online have been EverQuest ( released in March 1999 ), Asheron's Call ( released in November 1999 ), Dark Age of Camelot ( released in October 2001 ), Final Fantasy XI ( released in May 2002 ), World of Warcraft ( released in November 2004 ).
* Ultima Online: Third Dawn ( 7 March 2001 ) included a 3D client to compete with 3D competition like EverQuest.
In March 2003 Ultima Online reached 250, 000 subscribers.
EverQuest became a huge hit and within months of its March 1999 launch it topped the subscription numbers held by Ultima Online.
In March 2001, Electronic Arts ( parent company of Origin ) announced that development on Ultima Worlds Online: Origin would cease in order to provide additional support for Ultima Online.
Variety reported on March 2, 2009 that Christy Walton, heiress to the Walton fortune, had set up Tenaja Productions company solely to finance an adaptation of Bless Me, Ultima for the big screen.
* March – Blue Sky Productions releases Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, the first ever first-person 3D role-playing video game.
Ultima and 2001
Ultima X: Odyssey was the first Ultima game developed after series creator Richard Garriott left Origin, and is the second Ultima-based MMORPG to be cancelled ( Ultima Worlds Online: Origin — Ultima Online 2 — was cancelled in 2001 ).
Ultima Online: Third Dawn, released in 2001, introduced 3D models to the Ultima Online MMORPG franchise.
Ultima and new
The next day, as new officers are paired with veterans, Toybox goes looking for the Rumor, anxious to thank him for rescuing her from Ultima years ago.
The success of Ultima Online opened the door for the creation of many new massively multiplayer games.
Several expansions have been released and the release of Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn in 2007 brought a new game engine which offers a newer visual experience.
Ultima Online continued the tradition of previous Ultima games in many ways, but due to advancing technology and the simple fact that it was Origin's first persistent online game, there were many new game mechanics as well.
With few earlier MMORPGs to take lesson from, the staff behind Ultima Online were breaking new ground and had to solve complex issues that had never been faced in a commercial game on such a wide scale before.
* Ultima X: Odyssey was a new MMORPG to be set in a world named Alucinor, created by the Avatar after the events of Ultima IX: Ascension.
* Ultima Online: The Second Age ( 1 October 1998 ) featured a new area of land called the Lost Lands, along with an in-game chat system and new creatures.
* Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge ( 24 February 2002 ) brought " a dark new world based on new characters from Todd McFarlane " to Ultima Online with improved game artificial intelligence, in-game help, and improved character creation.
* Ultima Online: Age of Shadows ( 11 February 2003 ) brought the landmass of Malas with space for new housing, two new character classes ( Paladin and Necromancer ) and the ability to customize house designs.
* Ultima Online: Samurai Empire ( 2 November 2004 ) brought ancient Japanese mythology and folklore to the game, two new classes ( Ninja and Samurai ) and a new area to explore, the Tokuno Islands.
* Ultima Online: Mondain's Legacy ( 30 August 2005 ) introduced a new race, elves, and a new skill, spellweaving.
* Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss ( 8 September 2009 ) featured a new playable race, the Gargoyle ; additional play areas ; and three new skills: imbuing, throwing, and mysticism.
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