UO Town Hall

August 28th, 2010

Welcome to Mythic

• Chris Weakley – Facilities Manager, Bioware Mythic

• Eugene Evans – General Manager, Bioware Mythic

Presenters

• Cal Crowner – Producer Ultima Online

• Derek Brinkmann – Lead Engineer

• Michael Moore – Systems Designer

• Mark Steelman – Content Designer

• Billy Teng – Client Engineer

• Bonnie Armstrong – Associate Producer

Why Are you Here?

Top 3 Reasons

A. You had no better reason to spend your $$

B. You enjoy being in cramped spaces with

strangers

C. You have a passion for Ultima Online

money can’t buy …

Top 3 Reasons - Results

A. You had no better reason

to spend your $$

B. You enjoy being in cramped spaces with

strangers

C. You have a passion for

Ultima Online money can’t

buy … 0 20 40

Results

Question C

Question B

Question A

What’s Next …

The Booster Concept

• Why?

– Long Overdue

– Player response from last Expansion

– Lot of empty space on the open seas

• How?

– Focus on “Good Stuff”

– Rapid Development and Deployment (3-4 months)

Coming this Fall …

Adventures on the High Seas!!

Booster Experience

• Two Different Play Experiences

– Trammel

• Skuttle NPC Merchant Vessels

• Sea Markets and Trading

• Fishing and Crafting

• Boss Battles

– Felucca

• Skuttle NPC Merchant Vessels

• Sea Markets and Trading

• Fishing and Crafting

• Boss Battles

• Full on Ship -to -Ship Combat and Pirating

Booster Feature List

• Fishing Updates– 36 new fish including lobsters– 16 new buffs– 2 new fish wall mounts

– New cooking recipes– Location specific fishing

• Sea Market– Fish Monger collects rare fish for rewards– Dockmaster loads/unloads your ship– Pirate bounty board – New merchants

• Boat Mouse Control– Control boats using the mouse

– Can turn, drift, and sail at two speeds

• Smooth Boat Movement– Boats move smoothly from tile to tile– Boats can now move at three different

speeds

• Boss Encounters– Scalis– Island Encounter

• 3 New Ship Types– Tokuno, Gargoyle, Orcish

• Ship Weapons– Multi-step firing system

– 2 Ammo Types– Cannon and ammo crafting

• Ship Damage / Repair– New ships have 2 damage states– 1st damage state slows boat– 2nd damage state allows boarding– Two types of ship repair (emergency and

permanent)

• Pirate / Merchant Ships– NPC Waypoints– Unique Crews– Attackable– Defend Themselves

• Boat Paints– Defined Hues– No Glacials!

• Miscellaneous– House and bank storage increase

– New methods for boarding ships

Booster Overview

Systems

Derek Brinkmann

Mark Steelman

Billy Teng

Michael Moore

Booster Overview

• 3 New Boat Types– Tokuno, Gargoyle, Orcish

• Smooth Boat Movement– Boats move smoothly from tile to

tile

– Boats can now move at three different speeds

• Boat Mouse Control– Control boats using the mouse

– Can turn, drift, and sail at two speeds

• Boat Paints– Defined Hues

– No Glacials!

• Miscellaneous– House and bank storage

increase

– New methods for boarding ships

Booster Overview

Weapons and Combat

Derek Brinkmann

Mark Steelman

Billy Teng

Michael Moore

Booster Overview

• Ship Weapons

– Multi-step firing system

– 2 Ammo Types

– Cannon and ammo

crafting

• Ship Damage

• Pirate / Merchant Ships

– NPC Waypoints

– Unique Crews

– Attackable

– Defend Themselves

• Ship Repair and Crafting

Booster Overview

Sea Markets

Derek Brinkmann

Mark Steelman

Billy Teng

Michael Moore

Booster Overview

• Boss Encounters

– Scalis

– Island Encounter

Booster Overview

• Sea Market

– Fish Monger

– Dockmaster

– Pirate bounty board

– New merchant

• Fishing Updates– 36 new fish including

lobsters

– 16 new buffs

– 2 new fish wall mounts

– New cooking recipes

– Location specific fishing

Demonstration

Derek Brinkmann

Mark Steelman

Billy Teng

Michael Moore

Raffle with Mesanna

Bonnie Armstrong

EA Store Now Open

Welcome Back

Live Game – Questions and

Responses

Discussion Rules

• Speak so everyone can hear you

• No throwing vegetables or pies

• Devs do not respond to bribery … in small amounts

Floor is now open

Thank yous!

Thanks to …

• Chris Weakley

• Team at Bioware Mythic

• Whispering Rose Radio

• Prime Time Sports Bar

• The UO Team

• UO Community

Prime Time Sports Bar!