UOE Development Logs 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

3/8/24

• New Dedicated Server Operational
• Moved core and all scripts to the new server