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   * **Enhanced Client minimum version:** 67.0.59.0   * **Enhanced Client minimum version:** 67.0.59.0
-  * **Classic Client required version:** matches the ''client.exe'' distributed by the shard. Clients older than that version receive a warning and are disconnected after 5 seconds.+  * **Classic Client required version:** 7.0.117 or above (the launcher installs the right one). Older Classic Clients get a warning; characters older than 10 days with more than 25 hours played are disconnected 5 seconds later.
  
 ==== Connecting ==== ==== Connecting ====
  
-  - Install a supported UO client. Use the Classic Client patched to the version the shard distributes, or the Enhanced Client at version 67.0.59.0 or newer.+  - Install the game with the **Beyond Sosaria launcher** from [[https://beyondsosaria.com/getting-started.html#start|Getting started]]; it sets up the client and keeps it patched. Using your own client instead? Use the Classic Client 7.0.117 or above, or the Enhanced Client 67.0.59.0 or newer, with the custom art files from [[https://beyondsosaria.com/getting-started.html#art-files|Getting started]].
   - Point the client (or your launcher) at ''play.beyondsosaria.com'' on TCP port **2593**. The IP address ''23.227.186.114'' may also be used if your client needs a literal address.   - Point the client (or your launcher) at ''play.beyondsosaria.com'' on TCP port **2593**. The IP address ''23.227.186.114'' may also be used if your client needs a literal address.
   - Enter any username and password. If the account does not exist, the server creates it automatically on first login.   - Enter any username and password. If the account does not exist, the server creates it automatically on first login.
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 Every skill begins at **100.0** base value. The skill choices made on the creation screen do not change base skill values; they only determine which starting-skill kit items are added to your character. Every skill begins at **100.0** base value. The skill choices made on the creation screen do not change base skill values; they only determine which starting-skill kit items are added to your character.
  
-  * **Total skill cap:** 2,000.0 across all skills. +  * **Total skill cap:** 20,000.0, more than every skill at 150 combined, so in practice there is no total cap. 
-  * **Per-skill cap:** Power Scrolls and other bonuses can raise individual skills beyond 100.0. +  * **Per-skill cap:** Trammel Power Scrolls can raise to 120, Desolate Power Scrolls will raise skills from 120 to 150. 
-  * **Profession templates** (templates 1–7 from the creation gump) preselect a four-skill kit with matching starter armor or weapon. They do not change your starting stats or base-skill values; those remain 100/100/100 and 100.0 across every skill.+  * **Profession templates** (templates 1-7 from the creation gump) preselect a four-skill kit with matching starter armor or weapon. They do not change your starting stats or base-skill values; those remain 100/100/100 and 100.0 across every skill.
  
 === Starting Equipment and Care Package === === Starting Equipment and Care Package ===
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   * Discord: https://discord.com/invite/sGavJaGazX   * Discord: https://discord.com/invite/sGavJaGazX
   * Donations: https://beyondsosaria.com/donate.html   * Donations: https://beyondsosaria.com/donate.html
-  * Wiki: https://beyondsosaria.com/wiki.html+  * Wiki: https://beyondsosaria.com/wiki/start
  
 ==== After You Log In ==== ==== After You Log In ====
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   * Type ''[welcome'' to reopen the in-game new-player guide and feature tour.   * Type ''[welcome'' to reopen the in-game new-player guide and feature tour.
   * Your 50,000 gold bank check and starter items are in your backpack. The Sosarian Ethereal Mount is a usable item: double-click it to mount.   * Your 50,000 gold bank check and starter items are in your backpack. The Sosarian Ethereal Mount is a usable item: double-click it to mount.
-  * All your skills sit at 100.0 (Grandmaster). Power Scrolls and bonus equipment can raise individual skills above 100.0; your total skill points across all skills are capped at 2,000.0.+  * All your skills sit at 100.0 (Grandmaster). Power Scrolls and bonus equipment can raise individual skills above 100.0; the total skill cap is 20,000.0, more than every skill at 150 combined.
   * Visit a Public Moongate to reach in-game services such as the Gameplay Store and The Emporium described in the ''[welcome'' guide.   * Visit a Public Moongate to reach in-game services such as the Gameplay Store and The Emporium described in the ''[welcome'' guide.