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

3/10/24

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