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Transcript of Ultima Online Townhall Presentation - 8/28/10
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!