What is Ultima Online?
{{italictitle}} '''''Ultima Online''''' is an [[fantasy]]-themed [[MMORPG]] (massively multiplayer online [[role-playing game]]) played all around the world. Game servers are called shards. The game was launched in 1997 by Origin Systems. Nowadays it is owned by [[Electronic Arts]]. Like in other games, play is mostly about getting the best character. == Game play == The game continues with game mechanisms from the original [[Single-player video game|single player]] game ''Ultima''. It was designed as a kind of social and economic experiment. === Skills === Skill are measured in percent. The game has about 50 kinds of them. Magery, Necromancy, Alchemy, Mining... The highest amount of skill is 100%, but with special items it can be raised to 120%. === Statistics === Basic player statistics are strength, intelligence and dexterity. === Craft system === ''Ultima Online'' has a huge craft system. Players can make various things from weapons to whole ships. == Datadiscs == * Ultima Online: Second Age (1998) * Ultima Online: Renaissance (2000) – world split into two copies, Felucca and Trammel * Ultima Online: Third Dawn (2001) * Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge (2002) * Ultima Online: Age of Shadows (2003) * Ultima Online: Samurai Empire (2004) – samurai theme * Ultima Online: Mondain's Legacy (2005) – new race Elves * Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn (2007) * Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss (2009) – new race Gargoyles Datadiscs mostly add new monsters, items and maps. == OSI shards == OSI (Origin Systems Inc., now part of EA) is the name for official servers (shards). These servers have run more than 10 years. * Pacific * Atlantic * Great Lakes == Shard emulation == ''Ultima Online'' files can be easily modified. This ability gives a free hand to many projects. To run your shard, you need a server emulator. The EA games tolerates other projects. * RunUO * Sphere * POL == Curiosities == * Since the Renaissance, the world is split into two copies, Felucca and Trammel. The Trammel world did not allow player