Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ===== How To Play ===== Welcome to **Beyond Sosaria**. The sections below cover how to connect, what to expect during account and character creation, and the gear and skills every new player starts with. ==== Shard Identity ==== ^ Detail ^ Value ^ | Shard name | Beyond Sosaria | | Server address | ''play.beyondsosaria.com'' (IP ''23.227.186.114'') | | Game protocol port | 2593 | ==== Supported Clients ==== The server accepts the **Classic Client**, the **Enhanced Client**, and older client variants (including UO:TD and God Client builds). * **Enhanced Client minimum version:** 67.0.59.0 * **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 ==== - 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. - Enter any username and password. If the account does not exist, the server creates it automatically on first login. - Pick a character slot from the character list and proceed to character creation. ==== Account Rules ==== ^ Rule ^ Value ^ | Accounts per IP address | 4 | | Auto account creation on first login | Enabled | | Password protection | SHA1 hashed (NewCrypt) | * **In-game password change:** the ''[Password'' command is enabled. The change must be issued from the same Class-C IP block that created the account; otherwise a GM page is generated for review. ==== Character Slots ==== Each account has **7 character slots**. ==== Character Creation ==== Character creation on Beyond Sosaria departs significantly from retail UO defaults. The values below apply to every new character regardless of the choices made on the creation screen. === Starting Stats === All new characters begin at maximum stats. The stat distribution selected on the creation screen is intentionally ignored. ^ Stat ^ Starting value ^ | Strength | 100 | | Dexterity | 100 | | Intelligence | 100 | | Stat Cap | 300 | === Starting Skills === 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:** 20,000.0, more than every skill at 150 combined, so in practice there is no total cap. * **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. === Starting Equipment and Care Package === Every new character's backpack contains: * 50,000 gold bank check * Personal Bless Deed * Trash Pack * Loot Bag * Full Magery Spellbook * Sosarian Ethereal Mount If the new character is the **first or second** character on the account, the pack also includes: * Pet Bond Deed * Lower Reagent Cost (LRC) Bag The **first** character on an account additionally receives: * Full Magery Spellbook * Full Necromancy Spellbook * Book of Chivalry * House Placement Tool * Perk Deed: "Auto Resurrect Upon Death" (2 days) * Perk Deed: "No Item Drop Upon Death" (2 days) * LRC Bag === Welcome Gump === A **Welcome to Beyond Sosaria** gump appears on first character login and re-opens on each subsequent login. Reopen it at any time with the ''[welcome'' command. Use the "Do not show on login" toggle on the gump to suppress it on future logins. ==== Starting Locations ==== New characters choose from the following cities at character creation: ^ City ^ Inn / Bank ^ X ^ Y ^ Z ^ Map ^ | New Haven | New Haven Bank | 3503 | 2574 | 14 | Trammel | | Yew | The Empath Abbey | 633 | 858 | 0 | Trammel | | Minoc | The Barnacle | 2476 | 413 | 15 | Trammel | | Britain | The Wayfarer's Inn | 1602 | 1591 | 20 | Trammel | | Moonglow | The Scholars Inn | 4408 | 1168 | 0 | Trammel | | Trinsic | The Traveler's Inn | 1845 | 2745 | 0 | Trammel | | Jhelom | The Mercenary Inn | 1374 | 3826 | 0 | Trammel | | Skara Brae | The Falconer's Inn | 618 | 2234 | 0 | Trammel | | Vesper | The Ironwood Inn | 2771 | 976 | 0 | Trammel | | Royal City | Royal City Inn | 738 | 3486 | -19 | Ter Mur | If the client does not provide a starting location, your character arrives at **New Haven, The Bountiful Harvest Inn**. The Siege ruleset (which would restrict choices to Britain and Royal City and redirect Trammel destinations to Felucca) is **not** active on Beyond Sosaria. ==== Community Links ==== * Discord: https://discord.com/invite/sGavJaGazX * Donations: https://beyondsosaria.com/donate.html * Wiki: https://beyondsosaria.com/wiki/start ==== After You Log In ==== * 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. * 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.