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A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:46 pm
by Antioch
Thought a few people might be interested to see these memories from a simpler UO.
The website is now offline but the wayback machine has got it stored.
http://web.archive.org/web/200706250542 ... s9/235.htm
It's got screenshots and a narration through the Alpha, Beta, and 1.0 release of UO. A great read -- and look at those Alpha pics!
Hope you all enjoy as much as I did.
(And if the pictures are broken, go to the wayback machine and try a different cache date, they're all there somewhere).
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:07 am
by Batlin
Very nice find. The Pre-Alpha ones look cool, wish I had been there.
I love the simplicity of the tournament area layout:
http://web.archive.org/web/200706290220 ... 9/1211.jpg
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:25 pm
by Zorce
The old Terathan fort. The big ships have been taken out of the game later, as they caused too much trouble when moved.
Would be awesome to have ships like that now lol
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:13 pm
by zzyzx
Hmm... I find this quote interesting...
That page... wrote:
During the first year of UO the brave warrior often lost control when other players looted the monsters he had killed, although they did not contribute anything to the death of the creature. Dungeon were crowded with looters who were doing nothing but hanging around like vultures waiting for a good opportunity to snatch the gold out of dead monsters. The result was sad: If you only got near a player engaged in a fight, he would most likely threaten you as he saw in you the potential looter. After one or two years OSI finally changed the looting policy.
This has happened to me here where someone followed me around stealing my loot. This was in the area where he talks about release (1997) and then says OSI changed the loot policy a year or two later (1998, 1999). What did they change it to? Was it changed during T2A?
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:10 pm
by Teknix
Zorce wrote:
The old Terathan fort. The big ships have been taken out of the game later, as they caused too much trouble when moved.
Would be awesome to have ships like that now lol
COOLEST PHOTO EVAR@!!!!!!!
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:13 pm
by poogoblin
zzyzx wrote:Hmm... I find this quote interesting...
This has happened to me here where someone followed me around stealing my loot. This was in the area where he talks about release (1997) and then says OSI changed the loot policy a year or two later (1998, 1999). What did they change it to? Was it changed during T2A?
Though my memory is a bit foggy, I think there was a time a monster corpse would be blue to everyone but the person who killed it for a set amount of time (~2mins) if anyone did loot it they'd go grey.
I could also be making this up in my mind.
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:17 pm
by Werthers Chewbackas
poogoblin wrote:zzyzx wrote:Hmm... I find this quote interesting...
This has happened to me here where someone followed me around stealing my loot. This was in the area where he talks about release (1997) and then says OSI changed the loot policy a year or two later (1998, 1999). What did they change it to? Was it changed during T2A?
Though my memory is a bit foggy, I think there was a time a monster corpse would be blue to everyone but the person who killed it for a set amount of time (~2mins) if anyone did loot it they'd go grey.
I could also be making this up in my mind.
That's because you are. There was never such a policy implemented. Feel free to suggest more methods to make sure you get your loot that never existed though. Thanks.
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:55 pm
by poogoblin
Aren't you a bag full of fun? Nobody has taken my phat lewtz...oh and welcome to the shard jackass
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:41 pm
by Chaos
boat pic is crazy cool .. no way i wouldn't be a pirate on a ship like that ..
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:28 pm
by BlackFoot
i like how those noobs in the photo are about to get uber gnaked by monsters and they have time to write with quality punctuation
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:12 pm
by Batlin
I found another nostalgia website :
http://www.andrew.net/uol/screenshot.html
Enjoy...
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:32 pm
by Zorce
poogoblin wrote:zzyzx wrote:Hmm... I find this quote interesting...
This has happened to me here where someone followed me around stealing my loot. This was in the area where he talks about release (1997) and then says OSI changed the loot policy a year or two later (1998, 1999). What did they change it to? Was it changed during T2A?
Though my memory is a bit foggy, I think there was a time a monster corpse would be blue to everyone but the person who killed it for a set amount of time (~2mins) if anyone did loot it they'd go grey.
I could also be making this up in my mind.
blue loot was uor I believe
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:49 am
by Cutpurse
I like the pic with the ship, because it's labeled as "the old terathan fort". Nice try.. Terathans weren't around in Alpha, Beta or Early FInal Release.
Re: A glimpse into the past: how it really really used to be
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:26 am
by lastdragon
Hehe thank you for that article that made me nostalgic !..
i remember that good time on Old school OSI ..
Catskills ! lool
GM Zippy was funny ! haha
War in trinsic before the expansion was cool to .. ..
hehehe ! Thx for those article ..
that make me remember haha there were to many many bug !!! old school bug to dupe check bank
.. recalling on crossserver at Buc .. + alt f4 .. and wait till server restard
lool 2x more check $$ ! haha
that was the good old time
Peace all !
