Classic Ultima Online: IPY2 Launch date: Feb 11th

[Slayerik]

Hey man, craftards are always welcome...just make sure to throw me some armor/pots once in a while :) We'll have a sweet vendor spot for ya.

[Xuri]

Sloppy cobblestone-laying in the center of that second screenshot, needs more randomness. There are at least two, and sometimes four of each different tile in UO (grass, dirt, cobblestone, wooden floorboards, etc), and randomizing between them helps getting rid of repeating patterns, improving the overall feel both in screenshots and while moving around. :P

[Slayerik]

Friendly reminder, 1 week to go! Hit me up if you are down to try this with us at launch.

[Chinchilla]

Friendly reminder, 1 week to go! Hit me up if you are down to try this with us at launch.

You already know that I'm soooo there ;)!

[Azaroth]

Dude I'm so there.

[Amaron]

I actually got a hankering for some old school so I'm interested.   I d/led the client and signed up on the forums.   Do we have to do anything specific to get an actual account?

Also not to derail but I got confused when I looked at the client page and did some reading.   Did they seriously spend a bunch of money to do KR with fancy graphics then throw them in the trash and spend a bunch of money to make a crappy 2d in 3d client?

[Slayerik]

Dude I'm so there.

Sorry man, we don't let people with WoW nicknames in the guild.... TRAMMY!

[NiX]

I actually got a hankering for some old school so I'm interested.   I d/led the client and signed up on the forums.   Do we have to do anything specific to get an actual account?

Also not to derail but I got confused when I looked at the client page and did some reading.   Did they seriously spend a bunch of money to do KR with fancy graphics then throw them in the trash and spend a bunch of money to make a crappy 2d in 3d client?

You should read up on the UO client. Some interesting stuff, especially how anyone who has had to code in it admits it's a steaming pile of mess in the backend.

I have the client downloaded. Haven't decided if I'll macro or kick it old school. What's the word on vendors? Were they tweaked a bit to allow a bit more selling/buying?

[Cheddar]

Got my work laptop working, I may be able to get it working on there... which means COUNT ME IN!!!

[WayAbvPar]

Do we have an estimate for server up time? Is it going to be earlier in the day or in the evening?

[Slayerik]

They are aiming for 7:00pm EST Tomorrow, according to the Az man.

[Slayerik]

227 on the forums right now, at 10:15am. Good luck Az, this sucker looks like it's gonna be big :)

[Pringles]

227 on the forums right now, at 10:15am. Good luck Az, this sucker looks like it's gonna be big :)

I am ready with like 4 friends to play tonight.
We just started on UOSA last week (after reading up on IPY we had to get some UO in) but I'm definitely more interested in IPY since I think the flexibility of making it so custom will really allow changes that are positive.

[Slayerik]

You going to roll with us?

346 users on forum....

[Ghambit]

Wow, forum is boggin down somethin serious.  A monster has been created.

p.s.
I still have no damned clue how to even get this crap working, and there's nothing on IPY to indicate how. 

[Slayerik]

http://inporylem.com/enter.html

[fuser]

Its up and live wanna link up?

[Modern Angel]

Log in seems hosed. Stuck at verifying.

[Nyght]

Its authentic old school .. 3rd server crash in 2 hours. 

But lots of people and a blast from the past.

[Ghambit]

I think I crashed the server by removing someone's bodyparts.   

[Azaroth]

A certain amount of people seem to get stuck at verifying.

Here's my recommendations to this point:

       1. Make sure you have a Classic Client version 7.0.10.3 or higher.
       2. Make sure your login.cfg says "playipy.com" and not "login.owo.com".
       3. Restart your client.
       4. Try a different account name (it might be taken).
       5. If all else fails... try to connect with Razor to address:

        playipy.com

        port 2593

[Slayerik]

So far a very solid launch Az, good work. People that want access, PM me.


We got our first house up, the Buc's Den transporter tower spot. WOOT

[cosapi]

Az, you did a fuck awesome job. I've been loving the shit out of what I've seen and done in game so far, and I really love the scrolls thing from monsters. I always wanted to learn to pvp too.

[Azaroth]

Its authentic old school .. 3rd server crash in 2 hours.  

But lots of people and a blast from the past.

One of those was our KillCam script.

It showed each death on the shard, and it started flipping around so quick that it crashed the server.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/in-por-ylem-broadcast

[cosapi]

One thing I love the most is the current skill progression pace. When I see screen shots of people afk(nonafk) macroing fletching in towns just to make gold I cringe at how unfun that seems to me. Or when I run by magery shops and people afk(nonafk) macroing in place over and over and over.

Shit man, i'm out in the fuckin woods with my bears, and hinds, and timber wolves, and mother fucking gorillas tearing shit up like a mad bard at the same time, stabbing a gazer in the nipple. I skill up as I play the game and stat up as I play the game, also I make cash this way, and it's seriously made my fucking week that I can enjoy this shit again in a UO server just starting out with a huge pop. Because I run into people in the middle of no where. Like someone said on the ipy forums, you only need a 7x gm if everyone else has one (I've never actually had a 7x gm to be honest). UO can be played and enjoyed even if everyone isn't a 7x gm. Hell I was harassing miners with an army of bears and got attacked countless times by newbie geared up newbs and managed to get a few hundred ingots before the guards sent me to a dirt nap with a few murder counts under my belt.

This does remind me a hell of a lot like how ultima used to be.

[Amaron]

This is really amazing Az I gotta give mad props to you guys for this.   Most fun an MMO has been in a long time.

Seriously we were all grinding our ass off to get a house up and that was by far the most rewarding feeling teamwork I've had in years.

[Nyght]

Its authentic old school .. 3rd server crash in 2 hours.  

But lots of people and a blast from the past.

One of those was our KillCam script.

It showed each death on the shard, and it started flipping around so quick that it crashed the server.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/in-por-ylem-broadcast

Heh, not surprised then. There were folks in Yew standing at the Ankh killing each other as fast as they could go. 

[koro]

One thing I love the most is the current skill progression pace. When I see screen shots of people afk(nonafk) macroing fletching in towns just to make gold I cringe at how unfun that seems to me. Or when I run by magery shops and people afk(nonafk) macroing in place over and over and over.

Shit man, i'm out in the fuckin woods with my bears, and hinds, and timber wolves, and mother fucking gorillas tearing shit up like a mad bard at the same time, stabbing a gazer in the nipple. I skill up as I play the game and stat up as I play the game, also I make cash this way, and it's seriously made my fucking week that I can enjoy this shit again in a UO server just starting out with a huge pop. Because I run into people in the middle of no where. Like someone said on the ipy forums, you only need a 7x gm if everyone else has one (I've never actually had a 7x gm to be honest). UO can be played and enjoyed even if everyone isn't a 7x gm. Hell I was harassing miners with an army of bears and got attacked countless times by newbie geared up newbs and managed to get a few hundred ingots before the guards sent me to a dirt nap with a few murder counts under my belt.

This does remind me a hell of a lot like how ultima used to be.

Pretty much the only thing I macro afk is Hide, since it's nigh-on impossible to do through normal gameplay without holding down a macro as you move everywhere.

Also isn't a live stream of every death on IPY able to be abused a good bit?

[Slayerik]

So far, great job Az!




We got our second house up, securing our Buc teleporter tower spot.

Great crew of guys. If you aren't part, well you are going to miss out.

[cosapi]

Slayerik: If you wouldn't mind me tagging along, I'd love to see what it's all about. I have basic knowledge of the game/mechanics/world so I usually don't need too much explained, but I'm aware there's a lot I don't know/bother to know. Although I've never been big on macroing or guilds so I might be a bit unreliable for the time being. Still enjoying newbie life, skilling up, taming, provoking, and all that. Currently making a pvm character started with 50 tame/ 50 voke. Currently working hiding into the 30s, music into the 40s, fencing into the 40s, anat/heal/tactics into the 30s and Magery into the 30s thanks to trainers. Only messing around with melee skills due to the lack of any real income for magery. Had to go to bucs den to find a thief guild trainer. If you wouldn't mind my company when you're doing something with friends, what would be the preferred method of contact for UO? Do people still use ICQ or is it all IRC now?

[Xuri]

My largest gripe so far is that I need a cooking utensil to cook a raw bird on a campfire. Bah. When I grew up, we didn't need cooking "tools". We double-clicked our raw birds and fish-steaks and threw them on the campfires until they were blackened and ready for consumption.

[koro]

So far my only gripe is how incredibly slow stats raise. Skills I've been fine with, but stats need to be a bit faster, especially since see-sawing isn't really worth doing.

[Amaron]

I love this thing.   I really only played traditional UO hardcore so this is right up my ally.

Except
For
Magery

A.k.a. how I waste a bunch of skill points to get recall on every character I'll ever make.   Would be awesome to have some options for this one must have ability.

[Soulflame]

I'm hanging out in Cove.  Mining, very slowly, to victory.

[NiX]

So far my only gripe is how incredibly slow stats raise. Skills I've been fine with, but stats need to be a bit faster, especially since see-sawing isn't really worth doing.

I see stat increases faster than I do skill. Depends on what you're doing, I guess.