UOE Development Logs 2024
Contents
- 1 2024 Development Logs
- 2 Publish 112 - January 2024
- 3 Publish 113 - February 2024
- 4 Publish 114 - March 2024
- 5 Publish 115 - April 2024
- 6 Publish 116 - May 2024
- 7 Publish 117 - June 2024
- 8 Publish 118 - July 2024
- 9 Publish 119 - August 2024
- 10 Publish 120 - September 2024
- 11 Publish 121 - October 2024
- 12 Publish 122 - November 2024
2024 Development Logs
Happy 13th Anniversary UO Evolution!
Thank you for all the support of this project! We have a lot of exciting things coming in 2024. It makes me very proud to hit the 13-year milestone as a top custom UO Shard!
Publish 112 - January 2024
Update 497
1/5/24
- Recipe Craft System Updated: A few tweaks and added some additional features to Hades Ingredients
- Recipe Craft System Updated: Altered drop ratios
- Recipe Craft System Updated: Redesigned the combine deed new ingredient functionality
- Packages Updated: Cleaned up some noticed issues
- Recipe Craft System Updated: Added ingredient test mechanics
Update 498
1/12/24
- Fel Skill Cap Command Added: Just use [FelSkillCap to find the current cap
- Recipe Craft System Updated: Combine Deed tweaks
- Ultima Nucleus Updated: Continuing the clean-up.
- Custom Dungeon Chests Updated: Making it easier for these to be added
Update 499
1/19/24
- Recipe Craft System Updated: Ingredient generation tweaks
- Ultima Nucleus Updated: Mobile augmentation standardization, new concept for altered mobs
- Entropy Champ Update: Adding spawn tweaks
- Entropy Champ Updated: Added mobile changes when spawning.
Update 500 - Armageddon
1/27/24
- IDOC Prep Update: Quite a few little error handling pieces put in place to prevent issues.
- Updated Architect and Real Estate Shop
- Updated the Mining Shop in Minoc
- Added Marketplace Discount Coupons
- Added Scribe Shop and engraving tools
- Added Lumberjack Suit to the Wood Shop
- Updated Unity Quest and Info on the Wiki
- Added new items for the Auction and 13th Anniversary
Publish 113 - February 2024
Update 501
2/2/24
- Updated the wiki
- Added daily "dungeon-runs"
- Updated Market Pricing
- Updated the mining shop
- Added Super Bowl content
- Set up Valentine's Quests
Update 502
2/9/24
- Added new Augment Vendors in the display room
- Updated Valentine Quests
- Consumables were updated
Update 503
2/16/24
- Updated the Butcher Shop
- Added Butcher Shop Quest and reward stone
- Contract Dealers locations updated
Update 504
2/23/24
- Updated the server specs
- Updated the server from 8 core to 16 cores
- Updated the memory to 49152 MB
- Uncompiled the .exe to remove malware
- Removed offending code
- Added new firewall
- Changed passwords
- Uncompiled Server Core
Update 505 - NEW CORE
2/26/24
- Updated .NET 4 to .NET 8
- Uploaded New uncorrupted Core
Removed:
- MyRunUO
- Remote Admin
- OrbServer
- UO Architect
- HTML Stat Rendering
- Staff History (HTML Rendering)
- Chat logs
- Bible System
- Lowered save times from 66s to 29s
Updated:
- Updated Timer system
- Removed bad timers
- Display errors
- Spawner errors, fixed over 100+ bad spawns
- Updated 3934 results of DateTime error (.net framework issue)
Publish 114 - March 2024
Update 506
3/3/24
- Purchased a NEW Dedicated server
- World save times are now under 20 seconds
- Display issues were corrected
- Hundreds of timers were fixed
Update 507
3/5/24
- Forced to upgrade Xen on the server
Update 508
3/6/24
- Installed Windows Server 2022
- Installed Visual Studio Code
- Installed .NET 8 SDK
- Installed Git
- Github Backup
- Xen Configuration
- Security Updates
- Tested Back-up Server
Update 509
3/8/24
- Reduced save times down to under 14 seconds!
- New dedicated server operational
Update 509 - Server Move
3/10/24
- New Dedicated Server Operational
- Moved core and all scripts to the new server
- Event timers updated
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Update 510
3/15/24
- Updated Archiving Backups MUO
Update 511
3/30/24
- Updated server software to prevent DDOS attacks
- Firewall update
Publish 115 - April 2024
Update 512
4/5/24
- Reduced save times down to under 9.3 seconds!
- Rebuilt the save method and auto save RAR
- Corrected several visual issues with new graphics
- Updated .NET 8 framework
- New Champ System (start)
Publish 116 - May 2024
Update 513
5/3/24
- New Champ Spawn controllers added
- New Champ Spawn ready for testing
- New Champ Graphics
- Fixed blocked port from ddos attacks, removed filters
- Updating Universal Storage Keys
- Cleaned up spelling errors
- Cleaned up bad code, removed all amateur code, unfinished code
- Cleaned up old premium spawners
- Removed error catching in a dozen locations
- Reduced memory usage by 325MB
- Server was using 13.6GB of ram, reduced to 3.5GB of ram
- Reduced core load time from over 20 minutes to 139 seconds
- Reduced Storage requirements
- Added Archiving Save System, tested, working
- Server.Archiving.AutoArchive.Rollup code added
- Reduced the item count to 9777234 items
- Tracer software tool added
- Firewall was tested against a real attack, zero loss of data
Firewall - (D)DoS attack against your service
May 02 2024 08:28:54 PM PT
Attack: a specific type of TCP ACK flood/24
Filter duration: about 60 minutes
Update 514
5/6/24
- Updated old and broken code
- Removed unfinished code and cleaned up syntax
- Added a new "Slasher of Veils" Champion spawn (testing)
- Created the base and info for the new Stygian Abyss champion system
- Finished up the save code and backup systems
Update 515
5/13/24
- Updated powerskulls code, removed unused skills
- Removed old, unused code
- Updated "Slasher of Veils" Champion spawn
- Powerskull code updated (now drop as loot)
Update 516
5/23/24
- Removed old, unused code
- 11823 files changed, 46267 insertions(+), 46352 deletions(-)
- Save times are now down to 7.42 seconds!
- Finally closed an infinite loop in writing data to the disk
- New save system now working and updated
Update 517
5/25/24
- Updated "Slasher of Veils" Champion spawn to be easier
- Removed old, unused code
- Saves are now down to 6.60 secs
- Yew Archery Suit added to the Yew bowyer shop
Update 518
5/28/24
- Updated the consumable code
- Fixed the "no draw" tiles
- Fixed the serialization issue
- Removed duplicate serials
- Fixed the hue errors
- Updated .NET 8
Publish 117 - June 2024
Update 519
6/2/24
- Updated sections of code to MUO
- Fixed pack/chest max item counts
- Removed 2004 orphaned accounts
Update 520
6/3/24
- Solved the disconnection problem
- Fixed the disconnection issues
Update 521
6/18/24
- Updated Hue and Dupe functions
- Updated the Slasher of Veils Champion Spawn
Publish 118 - July 2024
Update 522
7/15/24
- Save times are now down to 5.91 secs!
Publish 119 - August 2024
Update 523
8/1/24
- 14 new Power Scroll Quests added
- Vendor Clean-up
Publish 120 - September 2024
Update 524
9/1/24
- Updated Pirate Quests
- Updated the Pirate Champ Spawn
- Updated Pirate Month Spawners
Update 525
9/8/24
- Fixed serialization issue
- Fixed deletion during deserialization
- Fixed MedusaClaw
- Fixed display cache
- Fixed more item leaks
- Removed BufferReader
Update 526
9/14/24
The updated dungeon section of the Wiki now contains maps, screenshots and secret info:
- 320 images
- 2116 screenshots
- 56 folders
- 129 photoshop project files
Update 527
9/16/24
- Pirate Week Content added
- Pirate Stealables added
- NEW Guild leadership change
- Haunted Hallows content added
Publish 121 - October 2024
Update 528
10/1/24
- The exploited gold pan NPC's have been removed
- Three-Fingered Jack’s Gold pan Storage Key is now a Gold Panning Reward
- There is now a PVP discord channel
- Halloween Deco updated
- New Halloween Stealable added
- Halloween Quests are live!
Update 529
10/4/24
- Fixed backpack issue
- Added organics vendor in the sewer
- Bioengineering book can be earned by collecting Organics
- Bioengineering Key - Earn in the Britain Sewer by collecting Organics
- Secret Samhain Vendor Added
Publish 122 - November 2024
Update 530
11/1/24
- Updated the November Quests
- Made some changes to the Dark Father Drop. It is now a quest with a guaranteed reward for doing the work! https://uoevo.com/wiki/Dark_Father_Quest
Update 531
11/10/24
- Added the Blackrock Dungeon
- Added the Blackrock Quest
- Added the Humility Cloak/quest
- Updated the Gravedigger Quest
- Added the Shadowlord Bosses