There is an emergency publish, Pub 70.0.3 will be pushed out to the shards this evening or tomorrow morning, depending on your shard’s location. It’s only bug fixes.
Bug Fixes
* Fixed an issue where players could not get or turn in Fishmonger quests.
* Fixed an issue with commodity deeds not showing the proper name
* Fixed the issue with unused tiles appearing in pets death gump.
* Fixed the issue where hirelings were not following commands
Read: UO Herald
Yesterday I mentioned the list of events currently happening during the Lake Superior Rares Festival, and one of the ongoing events is the auction house. There are auctions taking place as we speak, including buy-outs, and even if you are not planning on bidding on anything, this is a great chance for people to check out rares in person that they might not have seen before now, and might not see again.
It’s not hard to miss – it’s the largest/tallest building that’s a part of the festival:
Even if you’re not interested in any of the rares, it’s a very unique experience – very busy, and you’ll run into a lot of people, more than what you normally see at the banks.
The easiest way to get there is still to head towards the Luna bank (inside) in Malas and then take the convenient Moongate that is located at the main entrance to the bank. It has appeared near the main Luna Moongate, but seems to be staying at the entrance to the bank. It’s one of a couple of ways of getting there and will probably be the most convenient for many.
So yesterday I posted some information about getting to the Lake Superior 2011 Rares Fest – houses are set up already, but let’s talk about the calendar of events.
Currently ongoing:
* Rares vendor sales (started April 2)
* Random giveaway for those placing vendors (when all vendors are filled or on Sunday)
* Petal from the Golden Lotus of Heaven Contest (see link at bottom)
* Item Raffle (when all tickets are gone or Sunday)
Main Festival: April 8 – April 10, 2011 (Friday – Sunday)
Friday, April 8
* Opening Ceremony: 10am Central/11 Eastern/8 Pacific
* Relay Race: 7pm Central/8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific
Saturday, April 9
* Wabbit Race: 2pm Central, 3pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific
* End of Golden Lotus Petal/Deco Bag Contest: 7pm Central/8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific
* Silent Auction: End Time – 10:50pm Central, 11:50pm Eastern/9:50pm Pacific (Items currently being accepted) (Please see the Stratics thread for details)
Sunday, April 10
* Antiques Roadshow: (Rares Appraisals) 12pm Central/1pm Eastern/11am Pacific
* Vendor Giveaway for Best-Dressed (Spring Colors/Decor theme) 2pm Central/3pm Eastern/12pm Pacific
* Closing Ceremony: 7pm Central/8pm Eastern/5 Pacific
Previous articles:
* Getting to the Lake Superior Rares Fest
* Details on the Petal from the Golden Lotus of Heaven Contest
So every day this week, we are going to be covering the upcoming Lake Superior Rares Fest, which runs from April 8 – 10, 2011. A few days ago, I posted details of the Petal from the Golden Lotus of Heaven contest and give-away, but leading off this week, I want to start out with something very important: Getting there.
There are several ways to get there, but I’m going to cover three ways (easiest is at the bottom).
First off, it’s located in Malas at 16o 52’N 29o 52’W.
The difficult way of getting there is just going there – it’s west of Hanse’s Hostel, south of Luna:
Another way, if you are passing through Delucia, in front of the bank there is a rune that takes you to the EM Hall/House. From there, you take the Moongate that’s in front of the EM Hall and it will drop you right in front of the Rares Fest Auction House/Museum:
UPDATE: This Moongate has been inside the Luna Bank/Entrance – You can’t miss it!
UPDATE #2: This Moongate has back outside the Luna bank (see image below)
Now in addition to the Petal from the Golden Lotus of Heaven contest, there are things happening currently – many vendors are in place, and you can visit displays in the Auction Hall of various rares. It’s worth a visit before everything starts up this Friday.
BioWare has added an Ultima Online t-shirt to its online store. It has a newer UO logo on the front and a small BioWare logo on the back.
Not much to say about this one, other than it can be taken as a positive sign.