The louui custom asset bundle is being updated today. This update adds more dynamic window textures or graphics for GUIs, for future updates. Once the update becomes available, your client will automatically download the latest bundle the next time you log in to a character. Please keep this in mi...

Newest Changes

• Fixed issues with Mark spell sometimes not resulting in a cursor target due to auto-target being enabled

Changes

• see last month's changes here: https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/changelog-for-december-2025

Season 7 has officially started! We know some of you were caught off guard by the transition and didn't get a chance to claim your Season 6 rewards. No worries – we're making some improvements to prevent this from happening again.

What's New:

• Season Countdown Timer – A new countdown displa...

Santa has made his escape from Frostfang's Cave! Unfortunately, behind him, the cave has crumbled and become inaccessible. Santa is now parked at his workshop and will be trading for candy for the rest of the holiday season! He will be working on responding to the letters you all wrote him. Thanks f...

We've deployed a minor update to the Shards of Britannia Launcher. Please make sure to close the launcher entirely (check next to the clock, in the system tray, for a SOB Launcher icon, right click it and choose Exit) and re-open it to receive the updates. This will ensure you have the latest update...

Looking For Group (LFG) System

Finding other players for activities just got easier! The new LFG system lets you create and browse group listings for dungeons, boss hunts, PvP, treasure hunting, crafting, quests, and more.

How to Use:

• Type /lfg to open the LFG window
• Browse active groups o...

Journal Updates

The Journal has received an update with improved logging reliability and expanded action tracking throughout the game.

Accessing the Item Log

• Right-click on your character to access the Item Log option
• or use your Journal hotkey to open the full Journal interface and cl...

🎅 Write to Santa! ✨

Santa's Mailbox is now open at his workshop, eagerly awaiting your Letters to Santa!

🎄 How to Find Santa's Workshop: Santa’s Workshop can be accessed via the Cellar Doors at Windemere Bank, right next to the giant snowball.

Here's how it works:

• Purchase a Note fr...

Newest Changes

• Happy Thanksgiving, and enjoy the weekend! Each account will receive a jellyfish parachute sky lantern(!) as a gift upon login.

List of Changes

• Fixed an issue with line of sight not being taken into account in some cases for spellcasting
• Increased seed drops and add...

Newest Changes

• After the server restart on October 30th, the Halloween vendor will sell special (non-exclusive and pretty cool) plant seeds for varying amounts of candy.

List of Changes

• A Halloween raffle is now live! Visit Raff, the lottery official, outside Britain Bank. You will nee...

The Fortune's Favor Amulet will now enhance loot for magic weapons, armor, shields, and other items, including unique items from all monsters in the desert: Balron, Dino Riders, Raptors, Bandit Brutes, Flain's Minions, Voraxis, Bone Lightning Mage, Oni, Orc Brute, Rotting Corpse, Stone Golem, and Da...

Great news for all Shards of Britannia adventurers! The Amulet of Fortune’s Favor is now available for purchase at the jeweler in Britain for 5,000 gold, bringing a spark of arcane fortune to your journeys. This powerful amulet enhances your luck across a wide range of activities, unveiling rare tre...

Greetings adventurers!

We've rolled out a new update with a focus on improving fairness, security, and stability across the world of Britannia.

🔒 Security & Fair Play

• Implemented updates to tighten security and reduce cheating/botting.
• These changes are part of our ongoing efforts...

NEW (updated Sept 1st, 2025)

• Fixed an issue with using a skinning knife that becomes broken due to durability causing the next weapon to only do 1 damage
• Fixed an occasional memory leak and/or server crash related to Hireling Mercenaries
• Fixed an occasional memory leak and/or server crash...

NEW (updated August 27th, 2025)

• Fixed the double deed in Season 6, Champion's Hoard chest
• Some plants that we will reintroduce with gardening will no longer be accessible through other mean in the game

List of Changes

• Seasonal Challenges: Season 6 will begin today! (see: https://sha...

Until further notice, the exploding well event has been canceled going forward. Thank you to everyone who participated we hope you had fun! The event will return at some point soon with some exciting changes!

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Brave Adventurers!

Let it be known throughout the lands — this is the final call! The glorious Season the Fifth shall draw to a close with the coming of the morrow. Steel thy blades and ready thy satchels, for Season the Sixth shall arise anon, the hour of its birth resting in th...

NEW (updated July 30th, 2025)

• Enhanced auto-targeting system - casting spells now sets your "Current Target" for reliable auto-targeting, press Escape or click X on healthbar to clear target, added Clear Target macro option, Target Self macro now clears current target first
• Auto-target settin...

Congratulations to our lucky winners:

1st Place: Cicirider 2nd Place: Snuff Alapagus 3rd Place: Echo Saber

Winners, we will be in touch soon to give you your Mystery Box prizes! Stay tuned for more epic lottery adventures soon! ⚔️✨

Hail, adventurers! Due to the roaring success of our last Paws explosion fest, we’re cranking up the chaos with a brand-new, heart-pounding event! This is no ordinary rerun—it’s bigger, badder, and bursting with madness! Get ready for 24 hours of non-stop action this weekend!

Keep your eyes peeled...

The recently introduced plants and potted plants have been added to the list of allowed items and can to be placed slightly outside the walls of some house types. Active after the next server restart. Happy decorating!

Exciting news for all aspiring chicken fighters! There's now a new NPC at the Moonglow Zoo who will let you register your pet chicken for the upcoming cockfighting event just target your feathered friend to sign up, but remember, each player can only enter one. Once registered, you can purchase spec...

Hail, brave adventurers of Britannia!

The hour draws near to tally thy final deeds and claim the rewards thou hast earned. Season V shall draw to a close ere the end of July. Yet fear not — for as one chapter ends, another begins! Prepare thyselves for the dawning of Season VI, bringing forth a tr...

All, the Exploding Wells Event has started with a little delay. It will run for 12 hours from the time of this announcement. Have fun :-)

A new mini windmill item has been added to the game. Owners of existing windmill items can exchange them for the new version at the item fixer. This includes both the mini windmills and the larger versions handed out as gifts in 2018 and 2019. Mini windmills will preserve their color. Note that the...

We’ve rebalanced the speed and damage output of all bows to improve consistency and bring archery in line with other combat styles. This includes updates to base attack speeds for each bow class and adjustments to their tested damage per second (DPS) values.

Bow Speed Changes

• Light Bows: Speed...

Since we’ve been adding many new features and not all of them warrant a dedicated news item, we’ll start providing a kind of changelog. This will take the form of a news page, initiated at the beginning of each month, where smaller changes and additions will be continuously documented (revisit this...

We have deployed a change to address a bug where the Necromancer spell Noxious cloud could cause the heal ticks to be stuck forever.

You or your pet will now require to be inside the noxious field in order to keep receiving heals, otherwise it will expire.

We've rolled out a new update to resolve several issues related to pet and mob casting. This patch includes the following fixes:

• Undead pets now properly cast their intended spells.
• Temporary fix for the Ghost Blade issue.
• Resolved a bug with the Ripper mount where skill requirements were be...

• Thief Hunters, the "Thieves" tracking option now requires wearing the full Thief Hunter armor set and riding the Shadowstrike mount. Ensure all gear is equipped to access this category.

• Thieves can now steal from Thief Hunters and always remain blue.

• Members of the Thieves Guild can no longer access the bank roof.

• Updated Greater Dragons' loot to align with their difficulty.

Good folk of Britannia, the Thief Hunters Guild calls for brave souls to root out rogues skulking in our shadows! Visit the guildmaster in Britain and take up the mantle of justice. Here’s what you need to know to become a Thief Hunter and bring thieves to heel.

Find the Guildmaster:

• Visit t...

Join the Thief Hunters Guild!

Good folk of Britannia, the Thief Hunters Guild calls for brave souls to root out rogues skulking in our shadows! Visit the guildmaster in Britain and take up the mantle of justice. Here’s what you need to know to become a Thief Hunter and bring thieves to heel.

Fin

Sorry for the interruption this morning, we had a brief outage with our primary domain (shardsofbritannia.com) and it's been resolved. Due to the issue, this will affect some people's ability to connect to the game briefly. It can take a little time for everyone's networks to be updated that the dom...

UPDATE: we were able to resolve the issue. Enjoy the game!

All, we are experiencing the known "connect failure for custom assets" error that will hit players launching the game from Europe. We are working to resolve it, please use a VPN to bypass the problem or wait until it is fixed. Those of you...

We've optimized our bulk order books for improved performance. On your first login after this update, you may experience a brief delay as your bulk order books in your bags are are updated.

If you have bulk order books in your chests you can either take them to the item fixer or log out/in with...

Hail, Adventurers!

A thrilling new raffle awaits! Starting today, the Shards of Britannia Mystery Box Raffle offers you a chance to win one of three exclusive Mystery Boxes packed with epic in-game treasures!

Raffle Details:

• Start Date: June 10, 2025
• Draw Date: July 20, 2025

Prizes:

...

Shards of Britannia Mystery Box Raffle

Hail, Adventurers!

A thrilling new raffle awaits! Starting today, the Shards of Britannia Mystery Box Raffle offers you a chance to win one of three exclusive Mystery Boxes packed with epic in-game treasures!

Raffle Details:

• Start Date: June 10, 2025
...

Hail, adventurers! Due to the roaring success of our last Paws explosion fest, we’re cranking up the chaos with a brand-new, heart-pounding event! This is no ordinary rerun—it’s bigger, badder, and bursting with madness! Get ready for 24 hours of non-stop action this weekend!

Keep your eyes peeled...

Hail, everyone! We’re throwing a curveball with a spontaneous burst of mayhem! No fancy prep, just a straight-up, off the cuff event to keep things lively. This chaos is live for the next 24 hours, so get in on it before it’s history!

Stay sharp for Special Exploding Barrels spawning all over the...

Necromancer Updates (May 25)

Spell Enhancements

Transfusion

• Mana Cost: 30
• Heals up to 25 HP, or up to 50 HP for Undead pets
• In PvP:
  • Healing effectiveness reduced by 50%
  • Mana draw from caster halved

Great Transfusion

• Mana Cost: 55
• Heals up to 50 HP, or up to 100 HP fo...

As part of our ongoing efforts to balance gameplay and ensure fair play, we’re making a change to how faction members can access the Britain bank roof.

Effective immediately, faction members will no longer be able to use the ladders leading to the Britain bank roof. This means the roof will no lon...

• The Orc miniboss Burzum has received a loot overhaul! Adventurers can now challenge him for a chance at updated and exciting rewards.,

• Attention Orc Guild members: the Lord's Boon effect no longer applies to players in the Orc Guild. This change aligns with recent updates to guild mechanic...

• Burzum's Loot Refreshed The Orc miniboss Burzum has received a loot overhaul! Adventurers can now challenge him for a chance at updated and exciting rewards.

• Lord's Boon Disabled for Orc Guild Attention Orc Guild members: the Lord's Boon effect no longer applies to players in the Orc Guild...

The Item Fixer's "Candle Update" option is now enabled again! We've resolved the issue, and you can once again exchange your candles for the updated versions. Thank you for your patience!

We've had to temporarily disable the Item Fixer's "Candle Update" option while we sort out an issue with it. We will update this article once it's been resolved and re-enabled.

Reference to Item Fixer - Candle Update: https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/updates-42

• Burzum’s New Look and Home: The Orc miniboss Burzum has received a fierce new asset overhaul. You’ll now find its spawner relocated to the Orc Fort in Yew, ready to challenge adventurers in its revamped stomping grounds.

• Wisp in a Jar Final Update: The Wisp in a Jar item has been updated o...

A new recipe has been added to the game as loot. Find the recipe and ingredients and craft your own pond. Decoration can be fished up with some luck, not only in the moat. And not every ingredient requires a fishing rod. Good luck! And share your designs :-)

The NPC Item Fixer will also trade Lightning Bug Jars for their new, packed versions.

Hail, Adventurers of Britannia!

The winds of change sweep through our lands, bringing new opportunities and enhancements to your adventures. Heed these tidings from the realm's scribes, for they bring news of great import!

Faction Pillars Now Player-Driven! The tides of battle shift as Faction P...

Moatfishers of Britannia, we have updated the "sacred runebook of the tide". Players who have received this item prior to todays restart can contact us (via in-game feedback) so we can replace it with the new version. We apologize for any inconvenience! Also please note that the drop chances at the...

(Update 17.05.) All fixed. You may now seek the wandering merchant and buy your viridia fish bowl.

Fish bowls: we have increased the size of fish bowls a little. Fish bowls need to be packed and unpacked again to get the change.

Moat fishing: new items have been added.

We've optimized our bulk order books for improved performance. On your first login after this update, you may experience a brief delay as your bulk order books are converted to the new format.

This is a one-time process and will not affect future logins. Thank you for your patience!

Thank you fo...

We updated the fishing token vendor (now located at the docks) and added a new vendor for crown jewels.

Just a little reminder: the Easter vendors will only be working for us until Sunday.

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2025 House Lottery: Five Rings! Congratulations on securing this incredible prize!

A heartfelt thank you to all the players who participated in this year’s lottery. Your enthusiasm and support made this event a tremendous success. We truly appreciate e...

• Orc Guild Changes: Players in the Orc Guild can no longer give murder counts upon death and are now prohibited from joining factions.

• Noble Coins Vendor: Britain’s Noble Coins vendor has stocked new items for sale, offering fresh rewards for adventurers. Visit to browse the latest wares!

  ...

Zephyrion, the Wandering Curator of Curiosities, has arrived in Britannia, his cart brimming with expensive and rare treasures from realms unknown! This eccentric merchant, cloaked in shadows and mystery, roams the bustling streets of Britain and the quaint paths of Paws, offering enchanted wares to...

Hark, ye seekers of wit and renown, Chuckles’ grand jest spreads through town! No Yew’s deep woods, nor Britain’s stone gate, But a mage’s bright realm seals your fate.

Where slumber’s soft bed lulls creatures’ dream, A lone star’s gleam casts a guiding beam. In Moonglow’s script, the first holds...

Ho, noble adventurers, to Chuckles’ fun game, One ethereal prize for a mind sharp with fame! For one clever player, who first solves my jest, A singular treasure awaits, the very best!

Not Yew’s leafy shade, nor Britain’s grand keep, But a jester’s bright laugh shall your secret reap. In Britain’s...

Ho, noble adventurers, to Chuckles’ fun game, One ethereal prize for a mind sharp with fame! For one clever player, who first solves my jest, A singular treasure awaits, the very best!

Not Yew’s leafy shade, nor Britain’s grand keep, But a jester’s bright laugh shall your secret reap. In Britain’s...

It's time to dig out your dusty dungeon tokens! We have added some new deco items to the dungeon token vendor. Please note that token vendor items may also be made available through other means in the future.

Noa, the Royal Guard who assigns the horse and cart delivery quest, has added a chance to receive Easter rewards in the treasure chest for completing the quest.

A new rare rideable horned pack beetle spawn has been added to the Troll Boss encounter in Level 5 of the Dungeon Despise.

A new rare horned pack beetle spawn has been added to the Troll Boss encounter in Level 5 of the Dungeon Despise.

A new rare horned pack beetle spawn has been added to the Troll Boss encounter in Level 5 of the Dungeon Despise.

An update has been deployed to the louui asset bundle which will re-download the next time you login, following this message. Thanks for your patience!

A hotfix has been deployed to improve the Easter Egg Memory Match Game to try to fix issues with the game not completing. If you were already logged in before this message please log out and back in to receive the hotfix. We will keep an eye out for further reports of issues. Thanks for your patienc...

The new plants (titanium root plant, poison plant, (small) birch tree, (small) dead tree) have been added to the list of items that are allowed to be placed slightly outside the walls of some house types.

The server is up again, sorry for the wait :-)

We have added some new deco items to the little rock vendor. Check them out :-)

🐣 6th Annual Easter Events

We are hosting our sixth annual Easter celebration in-game with some fun activities for everyone to enjoy!

🥕 Event Highlights:

• 💐 Egg Hunt: Eggs can be found throughout Britannia and contain Fabled Carrots or other surprises, redeemable at the Easter Vendor.
...

-Added Stone Golems and Magma Elementals to Deviously Drawn Treasure Maps.

-Added Rock Giants to Ingeniously Drawn Treasure Maps.

🧟‍♂️ Necromancer Patch Notes

Welcome to the latest update for Necromancer abilities! This patch focuses on making spells more responsive, impactful, and fun to use.

🩸 Blood Siphon

• Visual Feedback: Damage is now displayed using NPC speech bubbles for better clarity.
• PvE Buff: Health sip...

We updated the Celtic Idol Statues to have unique names. To implement this change, already placed statues need to be packed as deeds (using the decoration tool or "i want to release this" function). Existing deeds must be unpacked and then packed again to receive their unique name. Newly distributed...

The following plants have been added to the list of items that are allowed to be placed slightly outside the walls of some house types. Happy decorating!

• White Flowers
• White Flowers Large
• Purple Flowers
• Purple Flowers Large
• Small Evergreen Tree
• Small Snowy Tree
• Indoor Potted Plant
...

The server experienced an issue after the daily restart and it will be restored ASAP. Thanks for your patience!

UPDATE: The server is back online now, sorry for the interruption!

• Players can now purchase a Smelting Horse and Cart Scroll from the donation vendor. This scroll allows players to add smelting abilities to their horses and carts, similar to fire beetles.

• The hit box on the horse and cart has been reduced.

Reflections

• The cooldown for swapping Reflections has been removed! In its place, changing Reflections now requires a 2-minute cast time that can be interrupted by movement, damage, or combat.

Season 5

• A new quest, Planting Explosives, has been added to the Treasure task line. Players ca...

The Ancient Bulk Order book is now available on the general donation vendor (it will be craftable in the near future).

• Holds up to 5,000 Bulk Orders – Keep your BODs organized in one place!
• Easy Transfer – Drop a normal Bulk Order Book onto it to instantly transfer all Bulk Orders.
• Large B...

Season 5 is Now Live!

We are thrilled to announce that Season 5 is now live! We always appreciate your patience through transitions between events.

Thanks for being here and for your continued support!

Hail, adventurers!

We have two big changes. First, minibosses—those six roaming overland events—lose their reset timers, staying active until defeated, thanks to feedback from the community about foes vanishing mid-fight. When you slay one, a server-wide alert will herald your triumph, ensuring g...

Pet Dye Fix

• White Wyrm pet dye should work as intended after the server restart.

Test Center - New Ancient Bulk Order Book – Improved Storage & Organization!

• Holds up to 5,000 Bulk Orders – Keep your BODs organized in one place!
• Easy Transfer – Drop a normal Bulk Order Book onto it t...

Top o’ the mornin’ to ye, and a grand St. Patrick’s Day it be! I know originally we wouldn’t be stirrin’ the pot o’ mischief—us leprechauns swore to keep our tricks tucked safe beneath the rainbow’s end, guardin’ our gold from meddlin’ hands. But the winds o’ the Emerald Isle whispered otherwise, an...

Greetings, fearless adventurers of Britannia!

A grand new chapter is nearly upon us, and we’re ecstatic to announce the arrival of season five on Thursday, March 20, 2025! As the realm pulses with fresh energy, prepare for thrilling challenges, bold adventures, and a bounty of incredible rewards t...

We’ve recently released a captivating new promotional video for Shards of Britannia—take a look! If you enjoy it, we’d greatly appreciate your support; please consider leaving a like, dropping a comment, and subscribing to our channel! We’re excited to share a wealth of additional content on our You...

🏰 A Royal Proclamation from Lord Reginald of Britannia 🏰

Loyal citizens, hear ye!

In an effort to cleanse our fair realm of both crime and unseemly waste, Lord Reginald proudly announces a new rehabilitation initiative for the wayward souls of Britannia. Those whose hands have been stained with...

We're currently experiencing issues with one of our servers. We will provide updates as soon as we have more information.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

• We have removed the sound effects from the water fountains. Please relog for this change to take effect.

• You can now use Exploding Barrels to blow open a wider variety of objects throughout the world, revealing loot inside. Happy exploring!

• Talismans with charges will unequip when logging into Britannia unless they are blessed. "A surge of protective magic in this realm has caused your charged talismans to lose their grip on you, unequipping them as you enter."

• Drop rates for grave-digging, mining, and lumberjacking rares hav...

The server experienced an issue after the daily restart and it will be restored soon. Thanks for your patience!

Hail, Adventurers!

Fancy a chance to win big? The SoB House Lottery 2025 is now live! Ticket sales are open—players can purchase tickets from Raff, the lottery official, near Britain Bank. The cost is 10 raffle tokens, which can be found as loot on Paragon monsters, and you can enter as many times...

• New talismans have been introduced in-game.

• Certain magical talismans, hidden throughout the world, can nullify the Lord’s Boon for the wearer. A tooltip on these items will clearly specify whether this effect applies.

• New talismans have been introduced in-game.

• Certain powerful magical talismans, hidden throughout the world, can suppress the effects of the Lord's Boon while worn. A tooltip on these items will explicitly indicate whether this effect applies.

Runic Tailoring

• Infernal Leather and Dragonhide Leather have been added to the game as resources that can be collected when skinning certain monsters.
• Infernal Leather can be used to create leather and bone armor of fortification with an infernal runic sewing kit.
• Dragonhide Leather can be u...

• Faction players are now restricted from accessing the safe, no-combat area on top of Britain Bank West.
• This change aims to ensure balanced gameplay by limiting potential safe zone exploitation.

• The decay timer for murder counts is now more punishing initially, scaling down as your murder count increases.

• New decay thresholds:

  • Murder Count ≥ 100: 6 hours (360 minutes)
  • Murder Count ≥ 50: 12 hours (720 minutes)
  • Murder Count ≥ 10: 24 hours (1440 minutes)
  • Murder Count ≥ 1: D...

• Large red cacti can now be found in the desert; they can be exploded with exploding barrels for loot.

• Sable, the infiltrator who offers the Crystal Activation Cart quest, now offers an Ethereal Emberfang mount for 10 quest tokens.

We’ve revamped the disarm mechanics for thieves! Here’s how it works now:

When a thief attempts to disarm their victim, the system will first target the victim’s weapon. If the weapon is insured or blessed, it will be skipped. The thief will then randomly attempt to disarm an item from any other...

As part of our ongoing efforts to make hunting more fun and challenging, we’ve updated another key area:

Hedge Maze

• The undead that once roamed these corridors have been driven out.
• Daemons, Hell Hounds, Fire Gargoyles, and Fire Imps now hold dominion here.
• At the maze’s center, the fearso...

We’ve recently released a captivating new promotional video for Shards of Britannia—take a look! If you enjoy it, we’d greatly appreciate your support; please consider leaving a like, dropping a comment, and subscribing to our channel! We’re excited to share a wealth of additional content on our You...

The chance to fish up rare items in the weekly safe dungeon has been reduced, while it has been increased in the daily dungeon; normal dungeons remain unchanged.

• New loot has been added to MIBs.

• Summoners’ Dark Guardians and Strange Gazers stats have been adjusted to improve overall balance.

• Some improvements have been made to the Fowl Frenzy event: exploding barrels now have a larger range, killing chickens and turkeys no longer counts as ki...

Mining and lumberjacking will now only have a chance to drop little rocks, golden apples, and rare decorative mushrooms. When ore elementals and reapers are killed, they will now give players a chance to receive large, heavy items like Britannia crystals and weapon caches.

Bulk order deeds weight have been adjusted from 5 down to 1.

Thank you all for the feedback.

A new mini-boss, the Rat King, has stormed into the Rat Fort in Level 1 Dungeon ICE. This acid-spitting menace is tough to beat, hurling corrosive acid that tests even the hardiest adventurers. Defeating him promises rich rewards, with whispers of rare treasures like enchanted gear and magical talis...

A new mini-boss, the Rat King, has stormed into the Rat Fort in Level 1 Dungeon ICE. This acid-spitting menace is tough to beat, hurling corrosive acid that tests even the hardiest adventurers. Defeating him promises rich rewards, with whispers of rare treasures like enchanted gear and magical talis...

• Players can now purchase an ethereal parrot mount inside Britain Bank; it will cost 300 Fowl Frenzy Feathers. While mounted on the parrot, players have a chance to receive some unique loot when killing Fowl Frenzy monsters.

• New assets for various monsters have been added to the game.

• ...

Grandmaster blacksmiths can now craft a Masterwork Catalyst—a special item that upgrades normal magical gear (weapons, armor, and instruments) to exceptional quality. Required ingredients drop in small quantities from certain monsters, with higher-difficulty foes increasing your odds.

Gather the...

Puzzles are slowly being added into the game Dungeons. The passageway into Despise level 5, where the troll boss is located, is now fully operational with a new puzzle. The boss's loot has been greatly improved, with new items including Talismans. New traps will activate in some locations when bosse...

A new puzzle entrance has been added to level 5 Despise. Once inside, players can spawn Xukundi the troll boss. His loot tables have been updated.

🎉 Congratulations to our Mountastic Lottery Winners! 🎉

• 1st Winner: Black Clover

• 2nd Winner: Tommesatan

• 3rd Winner: BAM BAM

We will be in contact soon. Thank you to everyone who participated, and we hope to see you in the next lottery!

Attention all Shards of Britannia players!

We're thrilled to announce the winners of our Winter House Decorating Contest! After much deliberation and marveling at the creativity on display, here are the champions:

First Place: Fili Second Place: Chriss Third Place: Gruelslayer

Congratulations...

A chest containing 10 Treant hatchets has been added as a purchasable reward to the horse and cart crystal vendor.

Have fun and happy Friday!

• New items have been added to the fishing vendor in the Britain moat.

• Talismans can now be insured unless they are cursed. New talismans have been added to the game.

• Paragons now have a small chance to drop puzzle chests when killed.

• The drop rates for mining and lumberjacking r...

Reapers now have a small chance to spawn while lumberjacking, with their difficulty increasing based on the type of wood harvested.

Using a Treant Hatchet significantly increases the chance of spawning a Reaper. This special hatchet can be purchased from Fletching and Carpenter NPCs for 50 BOD poi...

• A new spell for summoners has been added, 'Channeled Celestara', which is a flying mount.

• Three new talismans for summoners have been added to the game; they can be found as loot from bosses, treasure chests, and more!

• Smoke bombs can no longer be used while mounted.

• Fixed some issues with smoke bombs not working in certain circumstances.

• Updated summoner talismans' item descriptions, tooltips, and vendor descriptions.

• Added new items to moat fishing and adjusted drop rates.

• Added more loot to the overworld mini bosses.

Exciting New Additions to Shards of Britannia!

Greetings, adventurers!

We’re thrilled to share some exciting updates and additions to Shards of Britannia:

Rare Magic Hat Recipes:

Discover a touch of magic with our newly added rare, one-time-use recipes for crafting magic hats! These extraord...

Exciting New Additions to Shards of Britannia!

Greetings, adventurers!

We’re thrilled to share some exciting updates and additions to Shards of Britannia:

Rare Magic Hat Recipes Discover a touch of magic with our newly added rare, one-time-use recipes for crafting magic hats! These extraordina...

Exciting New Additions to Shards of Britannia!

Greetings, adventurers!

We’re thrilled to share some exciting updates and additions to Shards of Britannia:

• Rare Magic Hat Recipes Discover a touch of magic with our newly added rare, one-time-use recipes for crafting magic hats! These extraordi...

The current option to collect a single bulk order deed every 6 hours has been replaced with the ability to collect 21 bulk order deeds, with a cooldown of 6 days and 17 hours.

This change serves two purposes: it gives more casual players the opportunity to engage with the Bulk Order system and fre...

The current option to collect a single bulk order deed every 6 hours has been replaced with the ability to collect 21 bulk order deeds, with a cooldown of 6 days and 17 hours.

This change serves two purposes: it gives more casual players the opportunity to engage with the Bulk Order system and fre...

The Mountastic Lottery is now live! Visit Raff the lottery official outside Britain Bank for your chance to win some amazing Mounts. Three lucky winners will be drawn, so don't miss out! The cost is 10 raffle tokens, which can be found as loot on Paragon monsters. The lottery will be drawn on 02/08/...

❄️ Winter Weapons Update! 🎅

Soon, all Winter Weapons both existing and new will be automatically updated to include the powerful Frostbane Slayer feature!

Additionally, freshly spawned Winter Event monsters will now be vulnerable to this Slayer, making your battles even more exciting....

❄️ Winter Dungeon Update! 🎅

• Improved Spawn Rates: Winter monsters now appear more frequently, ensuring even more action and adventure.
• Frostfang Returns: The fearsome Wendigo has re-emerged at his icy fortress, ready to challenge daring adventurers.
• Krampus' Kave Opens: A new chill...

We've added a few new options to Santa:

• snow banks (4 variations)
• snowy rugs (3 shapes)

Item preview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op4fZQvCTyo

🎄 Beware: Krampus Awaits in the Winter Dungeon! 🎅

Deep within the icy depths of the Winter Dungeon, Krampus lies in wait, ready to challenge the bravest adventurers.

Want to face him again? Use Krampus Bait, available for purchase from Santa at his Workshop, to summon him once more!

• Treant Hatchet added as a BOD reward costing 75 points. Using this hatchet has a chance to spawn a Reaper monster which will scale in difficulty based off the wood type being cut.
• A Bulk Order Vendor is available at Moonglow Bank with hatchet for testing.

A new Ethereal Lizard Mount has been added to the Mount Donation Vendor. See #Staff Spotlight in our official Discord for pictures.

Public Vendor rentals have been set up at Santa's Workshop for the first time ever! Rentals cost 30k to start and are available until January 15th at 9am. Happy trading!

We’ve deployed a hotfix to address the following issues:

• Mrs. Gobbles Summoning: Fixed an issue preventing summoning from the 2024 Thanksgiving Pet Cage.
• Holiday Feast Table Placement: Fixed placement issues. Please visit the "Item Fixer" NPC to resolve existing tables.
• Thanksgiving ...

A hotfix has been deployed to address an issue preventing some players from picking up the Thanksgiving Quest due to completing it last year. Please log out and back in to apply the fix, then try the quest again.

The results are in! The following characters have won the Halloween Raffle 2024:

• Taria
• Wyrx
• Tommesatan Congratulations to the lucky winners! 🎃

We will be in touch with your prizes soon, so keep an eye out!

A big thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Halloween events. It...

• Hearthstone Usability Update: Fixed an issue where the Lord's Boon Hearthstone was unexpectedly unusable while the player was Paralyzed. As the Hearthstone is intended to be an 'uninterruptible' item, it can now be used even when under the effects of paralysis.

The following hotfixes have been deployed and are now live:

• Friends Window Toggle:
  Resolved an issue where pressing F (default keybind) or clicking the Friends button on the Button Bar did not open the Friends window as expected. The Friends window now toggles correctly.

• House Win...

Ahoy, adventurers! 🏴‍☠️

We’ve got exciting news for all who’ve been helping us test the Boat Expansion on the test center. As a token of our gratitude, every player who participates in testing will receive an exclusive pirate hat—a truly rare treasure that will not be obtainable in any other way!...

Use your remaining Halloween raffle tokens to enter the final Halloween lottery for 2024. Find Raff, the lottery official, near Britain Bank to purchase your entries. Tickets cost 10 Halloween raffle tokens each. The draw will take place on Sunday, 24th November, at 9:00 AM UTC.

We've deployed a hotfix for an issue related to Smelting when targeting a lockbox (or other metal crafted containers) with items inside of it causing the container to be smelted but the items inside destroyed by mistake.

Now, it will smelt the items inside of the container as expected if there ar...

• The server-wide alert for when players start and stop horse and cart quests has now been removed.

• An issue preventing players from placing the fowl cannon decoration in their houses has been fixed.

• Loot from the Fowl Frenzy event will no longer spawn too far away from the location of...

Fixed a bug that prevented the webmap to be opened if the region was changed.

Close and reopen the launcher to fetch the update and then you can use /webmap in game at any time now.

NOTE: Dungeons are not supported yet, so you will see yourself in a random location in the britannia map.

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Halloween Lottery! Taking 1st place is Felonious Monk, followed by StainedSoul in 2nd, and Helldon in 3rd. Each of these players will receive a special Halloween prize filled with rare and spooky items to enhance their adventures in Britannia.

T...

• Corpse explosion:

  • Now can be cast without corpses around, will hit once only (nearest target).
  • Damage gets reduced if spammed, scaling on a 6 seconds timer.
  • Now exploded corpses will grant souls.

• Haunt:

  • Now on the first ghost appearance will cause a stun. (1 Second for player...

Ever lose or misplace an item in your house? Now you can search for it! Available immediately, you can find the Search magnifying glass button in the house menu and search for locked down/secured items for the house. Clicking on an item in the list will play an arrow and circular highlighting effect...

• The necromancer vendor now sells a scroll that turns a horse and cart into an undead entity.

• The range of the telekinesis spell has been increased, and it can now activate exploding barrels.

• Undead players can now use vanity pets.

• Grave diggers can now find undead dragon bones,...

Dear players,

We experienced server issues during our recent event, which affected the overall gameplay experience. As a result, we will be rescheduling the event to the same time next week to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate as intended.

We sincerely apologize to everyone who...

The chances of obtaining loot, such as decorative vines and other items, from moat fishing have been increased.

Join us soon for our Halloween event! Find all the details for time and date in our official Discord.

Here are some of the activities planned for the Halloween event:

• A treasure hunt for the rare version SOB 2000 flying broom.

• A Halloween raffle vendor offering prizes such as a Hallowe...

• Teleporters have been placed to the Halloween Bazaar @ Yew Bank at each town's bank
• The Bazaar Vendor rental spots are now 20% off their rental price
• We're deploying the new Halloween MOBA Arena, but it still needs a little more work, and won't yet be accessible to players, but you may see the...

• The candy vendor now sells Halloween exploding barrels for 30 candy. These barrels will decay after one hour.

• The cart delivery quest now offers a hoard of Halloween candy as a potential reward.

• New Halloween rares have been added to grave digging.

• The Talisman of the Inquisiti...

• Undead Drake/Dragon dyes have been added to the 4-year veteran rewards.

• A new rare forest spirit tamable has been added to the world.

• New loot has been added to the Fowl Frenzy event.

Halloween 2024 Activities

• Halloween Activities:

  • The Halloween festivities are being deployed across Britannia and will be available throughout October 2024, ending Nov 17th
  • There will be a Halloween handout for logging in closer to the holiday and staff-run events as time permits.
  • Pump...

If you are in any position where you cannot get to the game for an extended time, whether it be military deployment, natural disasters, or something else please reach out to us, and we can consider your request to put your house into a Vacation Hold to prevent it from decaying in the normal timefram...

We've finally resolved that old bug preventing the Lady/Lord title from appearing when your character has enough Fame & Karma and the option to show the title enabled. The fix has been deployed and will be available after the next server restart.

Pet Encumbrance Fixes:

• Encumbered Speed Bug: Fixed an issue where players could move at full speed while their cart was still encumbered in some cases
• Stablemaster Issue: Resolved a bug allowing players to summon encumbered carts from other regions using stablemasters

• Thieves can now attempt up to ten steals from monsters to obtain all available items.

• When stealing from paragons in dungeons and the overworld, they are guaranteed to have black market goods.

• Smoke bombs will now hide you instantly without any delay.

• Thieves can now successful...

• Fixed the thieves' smoke bomb talisman to now reduce the cooldown time of smoke bombs by half.

• Fixed the bug where players could hide immediately after stealing from PvE monsters.

• Restored original leash values for all T-map monsters, excluding those from Ingeniously Drawn maps.

• ...

• Fixed the thieves' smoke bomb talisman to now reduce the cooldown time of smoke bombs by half.

• Fixed the bug where players could hide after stealing from PvE monsters.

• Restored original leash values for all T-map monsters, excluding those from Ingeniously Drawn maps.

• Added the...

• A new Thief Talisman has been added, allowing thieves to steal items weighing over 10 units. This will be particularly useful for stealing special items in future quests, boss activators, and more. The talisman can be found in the Legendary Black Goods.

• All thieves can now use smoke bombs...

• Fixed the Crystal Delivery Quest to ensure the Staff of Destruction drops and improved the treasure loot.

• Corrected the formula that determines the reveal chance when stealing from monsters.

• Fowl Frenzy Nukes will no longer damage players' pets.

• Fixed the availability of beetle...

The Royal Guard has issued a critical update concerning the Horse and Cart Delivery Quest. The infected zombies have mutated into much larger and more dangerous creatures. Their rotting zombie arms have become so heavy that adventurers will now require a cart to safely transport them.

Noa, the Roy...

• The scroll from Zarx, destined for Noa, the Royal Guard, now bears a secret message intended solely for her. Enchanted with a powerful spell, the scroll will self-destruct one hour after it is received, ensuring that its contents remain hidden from prying eyes.

• Introducing the New Thief Traps in Shards of Britannia!

In this update, we're excited to unveil a brand new feature that will add a thrilling layer of danger and strategy to your adventures! Thieves now have the ability to set devious traps on the ground outside of guarded and housing zones, l...

A new Horse and Cart quest has been added. Visit Chum the Miner inside the Miners' Guild in Britain. He will give you a quest to find and deliver 3 heavy pieces of Azureite Ore to a miner in Minoc at the Golden Pickaxe. For this quest, you'll need to enlist the help of other players with carts, as a...

Sable the Infiltrator, who provides the crystal activation quest, now sells activators for the Buccaneer's Den Fowl Frenzy event for 4 quest tokens. The activator requires at least 10 players to activate.

Announcing the Shards of Britannia Wikipedia Raffle!

Contribute to the official SoB Wiki and earn your chance to win big! Here's how it works:

Players who submit evidence of their contributions to the official SoB Wiki page, will receive raffle tokens in return. These tokens can be used to pur...

Announcing the Shards of Britannia Wikipedia Raffle!

Contribute to the official SoB Wiki and earn your chance to win big! Here's how it works:

Players who submit evidence of their contributions to the official SoB Wiki page, along with their account ID, will receive raffle tokens in return. The...

The tables have turned! Head to Buccaneer's Den, where chaos reigns as the chickens and turkeys strike back. The Barrel Vendor near the bank offers exploding barrels to defend yourself, but beware—these birds aren't going down without a fight! The chickens have mutated, becoming volatile and aggress...

Adventurers, take note! Now, when embarking on quests that require specific item collections, such as gathering zombie hands for the delivery cart quest, these items will only drop from monsters once you've officially started the quest. This change ensures a more streamlined and rewarding journey as...

Feathers and Fury: The Great Fowl Frenzy Lucky Dip is now live! For those who participated in the event and received any of the new paintings, you can now bring those deeds to Luke, the Dimensional Shrinker, in exchange for a Lucky Dip bag! Take your chance at winning a special-colored shoulder parr...

The Thief's Arcane Jackpot is now live! Visit Silas Shadowstep outside Britain Bank for your chance to win amazing Talisman prizes. Three lucky winners will be drawn, so don't miss out! The cost is 10 raffle tokens, which can be found as loot on Paragon monsters. The lottery will be drawn on 09/01/2...

Players can now dismember the bodies of other players into pieces, including the head, torso, arms, and legs. Use these macabre trophies to decorate your house with the body parts of your defeated victims.

In the latest update to Shards of Britannia, a series of enhancements have been made to improve the experience for players embracing the life of a thief. Here’s a breakdown of the updates:

• Perfect Crime: Players now have a 10% chance to remain blue after successfully stealing from another play...

• The Black Goods Thief Guildmaster in Buccaneer's Den now offers an option to turn in Black Goods reward bags. There's a 10% chance to receive a Thieves Coin when you do so. Be sure to empty your loot from these bags before handing them in!

• Stolen items will now go directly into players loo...

• Thieves will now face a dramatically lowered success rate when attempting to steal from monsters engaged in combat.

• Fabled fishing nets chance to spawn monsters increased from 50% to 100%

• The new PVE stealing patch is now live! Players can steal enhanced loot from all dungeon monsters, with tougher monsters yielding better rewards.

• Skill-Dependent Revelation: The chance for thieves to be revealed while stealing from monsters now depends on their combined skills in stealing,...

We are thrilled to announce that Season 4 is now live!

This Season started on July 22nd, 2024 and ends on or around Oct 22nd, 2024

Participate today in-game by opening the Season Challenges window with the default Right Bracket [ key or by typing /challenge

By completing challenges you...

We've identified the root cause and have deployed a fix for the issue causing players in Minoc or other regions to have issues with the Launcher Connectivity, effective immediately. You should now be able to login fully again. Sorry again for the interruption!

The dungeon token vendor in Shame is now offering two special masks for sale. These exclusive masks are available for purchase for a limited time only. Don't miss out on the chance to get yours by the end of September!

The upcoming faction event has been rescheduled to the following week. Please see our official Discord for all the details.

• Ore elementals now have an increased chance to spawn in the daily dungeon and a decreased chance to spawn in the safe weekly dungeon.

• Most of the mounts in the game now have sounds added for walking and running, although a few are still not working at the moment.

We are thrilled to announce that Season 4 will kick off on the 20th of July, coinciding with our anniversary celebration! This season promises to bring new challenges, exciting content, and fantastic rewards.

Stay tuned for more details as we approach the launch date. Thank you for your continued...

Nacromancer:

• Haunt:

  • This spell has been fixed.. hopefully for good.

• Blood Siphon:

  • It is now a channeling spell with a 1 minute cooldown.
  • When casted, on impact will inflict the full spell damage as before, then it will start channeling.
  • Every 2 seconds, the spell checks...

• The test center is now open for anyone who would like to log in and help test some new PVE stealing updates for thieves. Shame dungeon is open, and you can attempt to steal from all mobs from levels 1 to 3. Each higher level provides better loot. If you find any black goods, you can turn them in t...

• A new farmer found near the cotton fields in Skara Brae will trade a Percheron mount for 10 magic valorite cotton. This rare cotton plant sometimes spawns in regular cotton fields, but when harvested, it becomes extremely volatile and heavy. You will need to use a horse and cart to take the cotton...

• Get your faction toons ready to battle it out in a best-of-three pillar event in one month's time! There will be prizes for all members of the winning faction and for the player with the most overall kills. Prizes will be announced soon! Check events in our official Discord!

🌟 We'd Love to Hear From You! 🌟

Let us know how and when you discovered the Legends of Ultima or Shards of Britannia project. Your feedback will help us enhance our marketing strategies. Thank you for being a part of our community! 😊

UPDATE: due to the number of users having issues connecting...

The web map is now live!

You can bring it up by using the command "/webmap". You can also key bind it by going to "Settings > Keyboard" and map the "Use Custom Action 5" to the key of your choice.

Keep in mind the web map is still in early stage, so please report any issue you might encounter.

The Horse & Cart Lottery is now live! Visit Cartwright outside Britain Bank for your chance to win amazing prizes. Three lucky winners will be drawn, so don't miss out! The cost is 10 raffle tokens, which can be found as loot on Paragon monsters. The lottery will be drawn on 07/14/2024.

• Blacksmiths can now craft another new type of horse and cart decoration kit.
• Murderers can now claim a reward from Golom for the Staff of Destruction, which can be stolen from players in the new cart quest.
• New decorations and masks have been added to the treasure chest for the horse and cart...

• We have added some new assets to the game and fixed some animation issues with some mobiles. When you next log in, be prepared for our custom assets to re-download. Thank you!

-A new horse and cart quest is now available. Visit Sable just south of Minoc to get started. This exciting quest requires a team of at least two players (3-4 recommended), each with a unique IP address, to activate an encounter during the quest. Be sure to complete the quest within the three-hour...

• Ore elemental spawn rates have been halved within caves.

• Luke the wizard has now moved into Dungeon Despise, level 3.

• Only murderers with 20 counts or more can enter Dungeon Shame with an encumbered cart.

• Blacksmiths can now craft Cart Decoration Kits. These are very costly ite...

Runic crafting for fletching and carpentry has been added:

• Fletching and carpentry bulk order deeds can now be collected from the respective NPC's
• To store and use the auto-collect feature for fletching and carpentry bulk order deeds you will need to craft new bulk order books.

Ore Elementals that spawn while mining have been reworked. They now vary greatly in difficulty and drop significantly more ore when defeated.

• Heavy treasure drop rates for mining and lumberjacking have been increased.

• The magic chests found in the Britain, Yew, Minoc, and Moonglow banks are now automated. These chests will respawn every 24 hours.

• New rare items have been added to the delivery cart treasure.
• The drop rates for large, heavy treasures from mining and lumberjacking have been adjusted again.
• Tentacle plants will now always explode when using exploding barrels.
• Loot from the tentacle plants has been improved.

• The 3 year veteran death shroud deed will now work on Ringmail Tunics.

• Horse and cart treasure drop rates have been slightly increased.
• Luke the Wizard will now move between his location in the swamp and Shame level 3 every 48 hours.
• Encumbered Horse and Carts can now enter Shame.

• The ferry master on Windemere and the moon gates on Moonglow and Bucs Den will now allow encumbered horse and carts to fast travel.

• Percheron horses can no longer be bonded with a bonding deed. You need to wait until you have the horse and the cart to use a bonding deed.

• /editchar command enabled for quickly modifying a characters skills and stats on the Test Server

The following upcoming changes are available for testing on our Test Center server:

• Runic Carpentry and Fletching have been added to the game
• Britain, Skara & Shame regions are online
• /editequip command enabled for quickly modifying equipment items
• Added testing vendors to Britain Bank
• R...

• A bug that caused loot from Tentacle plants to decay when logging in and out has been fixed.

• The delivery cart quest is now limited to one character per account every 48 hours. You will also need to have a horse and cart with you to start the quest.

• A red version of Oliver the farmer...

We've deployed a hotfix that will resolve issues with Carpentry and Tailoring workbenches (crafted) not having the container functionality that was intended to be added in a prior patch:

• https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/coming-soon-world-boating-sos-updates "Crafting workbenches are now cont...

Re: PK Balance

• All the Percheron Horse spawns are now all regional and randomized. They will appear in different locations each time.

• New Percheron regional spawners have been added.
• Existing Percheron spawners have been updated to spawn randomly over a longer period of time.
• Extremely heavy treasure, when found, will decay after 7 days but can now be locked down in houses.
• A treasure polymorph scroll has been added to tur...

• The extremely large treasure found for the new Horse and Cart system will now decay after 7 days. You can keep the treasure inside your cart until you’re ready to hand it in.

• An issue affecting normal pack horses from going through portals has now been fixed.

We're working on deploying World Chat back to the game! Previously world chat was disabled due to occasional server crashes caused by the feature, so we've worked on improvements to stability and performance and resolved the root causes of any crashes.

Please make sure you're up-to date with the...

Our new horse and cart system has been added! You can now start a new quest to gather all the items required to make a horse and cart. Look for the quest giver near the Minoc stables. After hunting some skeletons and zombies in the graveyards and collecting a number of undead crystals, you will need...

• Our new horse and cart system has been added! You can now start a new quest to gather all the items required to make a horse and cart. Look for the quest giver near the Minoc stables. After hunting some skeletons and zombies in the graveyards and collecting a number of undead crystals, you will ne...

• The new horse and cart system is now live. More details will come in the next few days, but for now, you can speak to Oliver next to the Minoc stables to start a quest and begin your journey to acquire your very own horse and cart.

• The Celtic Idol dye tub can now dye more statues, including Ebris, Pyros, and Tethys statues.

• A new 3 year veteran reward has been added. It is a veteran death shroud deed that can change chest armor to look like a death shroud. This deed is everlasting. It also comes with a special dye tub with all the colors of the existing veteran death shrouds.

Players who already own a veteran dea...

• Murderers can no longer use camouflage potions

• Murderers can no longer use camouflage potions.

House Refresh Improvements

• when you login to the game, if you own any houses, the houses will immediately be sent a refresh signal and your character will receive a confirmation message to let you know it's been refreshed
• house refresh confirmation messages will now show the house's name, loc...

• Cora the Sorceress has had some new abilities added and updated loot tables.

• Peculiar tentacle plants have established their presence within Britannia. If you possess exploding barrels, you may attempt to destroy them, as they often harbor loot from adventures they've intercepted.

• The Demonic Minotaur's loot table has been fixed, and the pressure traps at its location no longer instantly kill players.

The Ethereal Wings Lottery is live! Visit Merlin Skyfeather near Britain Bank to enter. The cost is 10 raffle tokens, which can be found as loot on Paragon monsters. The lottery will be drawn on 22/5/2024.

• All Necromancer pet animations have now been fixed.

• Runic sewing kits can now create runic bone armor

• Crafted fish oil will no longer be created in pouches.
• Fixed an issue with crafted golden fishing rods having a base durability of 1.
• Updated the weapons in the Deceit weapon caches to no longer use durability prefixes when generated.

Holiday items are currently restricted from being inserted into the House Resource/Gear Chests due to unique properties that holiday items can have, such as the tooltip, color, or other attributes that may not be retained properly when inserting and removing them from these chests. In the future we...

We've deployed a hotfix to resolve issues with individual Season Challenges showing as "( Complete )" when they are actually at "0 / N" progress.

We're pleased to announce the start of Season 3 in Shards of Britannia. As we step into another season, we want to thank you for your continuous support which has been instrumental in the gradual growth of our server.

🏆 Season 3 Begins: As Season 3 rolls out, we invite you to explore the updates...

A patch has been released for the Shards of Britannia Launcher. If you have trouble connecting please make sure to close the game and launcher completely and then re-open the SoB Launcher. The launcher should download the update automatically. This update should improve issues people have been havin...

• The weapon caches inside Dungeon Deceit will now be automatically refilled every 24 hours.

• Faction players can no longer use Camouflage Potions.

-The Riddle Vendor in Britain Castle now sells a new jester mount for 60 riddle tokens. Chuckles the jester has hidden special riddles in all the towns of Britannia! Double-click on inanimate objects to try to find them and earn riddle tokens.

• We have fixed an issue with the weight of fish oil. You should now be able to hold large amounts of it in your pack when crafting.

• Tinkerers can now craft golden fishing rods using fish oil and regular fishing rods.

Alchemists can now craft fish oil. This oil can currently be used in the recipe to craft exploding barrels, and more uses will be added soon.

A hotfix has been deployed to resolve an issue with Covetous being treated as a No Mounts Allowed area by mistake; this was only intended for the Event Dungeons, which is a copy of Covetous currently.

• Summoner's Dark Guardians have received a minor damage buff.

• Tailors are now able to craft summoner's armor using veil shards. Each piece will grant a 16.66% increase in summon lifespan when worn.

• Mounts are no longer permitted in the faction dungeon.

• The Ancient Wrym will now...

The issues with the minimap should be now fixed. Unfortunately this will cause the need to re-download a big file.. Apologies in advance.

It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of the SoB lottery! In first place is Barby, second place is Deviant, and third is Warfin. Congratulations to all the winners! Join us at the official award ceremony this weekend. Winners are not required to be there if they cannot make it (See...

UPDATE (March 5th): We've deployed another set of fixes for issues with quests not completing or not recognizing the required items. If you still have the objectives complete and the items for the quest, please try to complete the quest once more. If you previously tried to complete the quest and it...

• Come join us outside Britain Bank as we present the winners with their prizes! There will be a special raffle at the door, so make sure you bring 5 raffle tokens to enter! Check our official Discord for details on the time and date.

• The Celtic Idol dye tub will now work on these statues. Easter Island Head, Zephyr & Kho statues and the Gargoyle candle.

• Improved tracking of Quest Items which should in turn improve issues with not being able to complete a quest in some cases
• Fixed issue with Camouflage potion durations not matching the potion's strength when using them
• Fixed issues with Tracking not working in some cases
• Fixed issues with...

A new Celtic Idol dye tub is now available on the Enamel Dye Tub Donation Vendor.

Destard's Ancient Wrym now has a rare chance to drop a nine-tailed fox ethereal! Stay tuned for more exciting rare mounts to be added soon to other world bosses!

In-game map:

• Global map waypoints have been added with a button to toggle their visibility
• Note: We will soon look into adding a Filter option for the global waypoints

Character Reflections:

• Fixed an issue with activating a Non-Undead character reflection not changing the Undead sta...

Balancing & Improvements

This patch has been deployed to the live server, see most recent changes at the bottom of this post

Young Player Status changes:

• increased account-time-played-as-young threshold from 40hr to 72hr
• increased per-character skill total threshold from 350 to 600
• remov...

• Rare Royal Magic Sceptres with fireworks are now live in-game! Visit the Jester in Britain Castle to try out the fireworks! There are four different types: Lilac, Blue, Red, and Rainbow. Each one can be bought and/or found in different ways in the game, e.g., treasure chests, riddle tokens, fish...

This is a reminder of the upcoming annual dye sale of Azurite Dyetubs available from February 11th to February 26th as scheduled and written about earlier: https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/annual-pigment-enamels-donation-dyetubs

Thanks for supporting the project!

Our lottery official is now back at Britain Bank, ready to sell lottery tickets! Collect 10 raffle tokens from paragons throughout Britannia to purchase a ticket. The 1st prize will be a surprise one-of-a-kind mount, while the 2nd and 3rd prizes will remain a mystery.

Chuckles the jester has hidden special riddles in all the towns of Britannia! Double-click on inanimate objects to try to find them for riddle tokens. These tokens can be used to purchase items from the jester at Britain Castle. This event is ongoing, and new riddles will continue to be added until...

• The chance to catch dungeon fishing rares has been slightly increased.

• You now have a chance to fish up a killer king crab while dungeon fishing, which can be killed for rare loot.

• New items can now be bought from Billy Bob, the pig farmer.

• The spider queen has undergone its fi...

• We have slightly increased the chance for some of the fishing loot in the moat and added some new items.

• You can now attempt to destroy the Spider Queen's torture cages by double-clicking on them when you are trapped.

• An issue with the protection scrolls for the Spider Queen's torture cage that was preventing players from reapplying them has been fixed.

• The health and damage of the Summoner's dark guardians and strange gazers have been slightly reduced. This adjustment is part of our ongoing game balancing efforts.

• A new mount has been added as a 5-year veteran reward.

• Congratulations to the winners of the Christmas lottery! 1st: Lord God, 2nd: Loro Wenn, and 3rd: Sharky. We will be in contact soon with your prizes!

• Some items that can be stolen in dungeons have been fixed. Previously, players were unable to see these items in order to steal them.

The Map page has been updated to reflect the new world boundaries for boating: https://map.shardsofbritannia.com/

Edit: The map has been updated once more to add Yellow lines along the shared waterways/harbors in Yew/Skara, Britain/Cove, and Minoc/Wind. The following labels have also been added:...

We've deployed the following fixes:

• fixed an issue with lag occurring, that is perceivable to all other players in the region, when players log-in or transfer regions
• fixed an issue with Mining Caves not being mineable

• Selection issues with the 4-year veteran ethereal spider mount have been fixed. You will need to re-log into the game.

• New Corrupted Dragons have now been added inside dungeon Destard
• For a limited time, you can now buy 5 noble coins from the vendor in Shame for 15 Dungeon Tokens

We've deployed the long-awaited sound and music tweaks, where we will utilize more of the wonderful tracks that Beekel composed for us, in addition to replacing many sound effects. Turn your volume up!

There'll be more to come in this area, however we hope you enjoy what we are able to provide to...

• The animations for the 4-year veteran ethereal spider mount have been fixed.

• New items have been added to the moat fishing loot, and drop rates have been slightly increased.

The Item Fixer NPCs have a new option to fix Vanity Pet Cages that don't work when double-clicking them

New items added to the fishing SOS loot!

Castle Britannia, in West Britain, despite being unfinished, is now accessible to visitors!

We've identified and resolved an issue with Fishing where the chance to reel a General Loot item was successful but the dice-roll to select an item was unsuccessful, causing the fisher not to reel anything in. This should also improve conditions for special Fishing events like Icefishing, Britain Mo...

Santa Claus now sells 'Crystal of Windemere' that can be used to start the Winter Invasion spawn! This requires at least 4 unique players to activate and has a 24 hour time limit once activated. This spawn will not be announced server-wide while active.

Reminder: All holiday activities will be c...

Note: Battleships & Cannon Warfare features will not be immediately available as we work on completing them

World Changes:

• Extended and connected waterways in all subregions, adding boating access across the world, with the exception of regions that are still under development
  • Removed the...

We've added a Lights Control menu to the Pre-lit trees that can be opened by double-clicking the tree, offering Alternating, Blinking & Solid Color choices

Hotfix: If this menu does not appear for you, please log out and back in to receive the hotfix; double-clicking should now work for house own...

Xmas Bonuses:

• increased chances for Fishing Lottery Token
• added some Christmas items to moat fishing loot chances
• added Christmas Lottery Box to Lottery Token Vendor

The Christmas lottery official is now stationed outside Britain Bank! Three winners will be drawn on January 15th, and prizes will remain a surprise until the drawing. Raffle tickets to enter the lottery can be found on Paragons.

• Christmas Paragons now have a chance to drop some of the items available from Santa
• The following Winter Weapons & Shield, with an icy appearance, have been added as a loot possibility to Frostfang the Ravager and Christmas Paragons:
  • Winter Sword
  • Winter Spear
  • Winter Axe & 2-Handed Axe
  ...

Carpet Stretcher enhancements:

• The carpet stretcher can now make adjustments to Cloth, to use as a floor covering
• Releasing a re-sized object will cause it to be reset to it's normal size
• The carpet stretcher now has a "Copy" button that allows users to copy size adjustments from one obje...

The Faction Town Stones in Skara Brae & Cove have had their sigil status reset & we've implemented a fix to make sure that the sigil state does not get stuck again in the future for any town stones.

• Increased amount of candy received for participating in Snowball Fights (100 for winner, 25 for losers)
• Adding Windemere invasion spawn with candy drops + new winter boss that will drop some Xmas items
• Adding a new Christmas Sword that includes an AOE Snowball Flurry ability that requires Stam...

Christmas activities:

• Some elves have been kidnapped from Santa's Workshop by the wintery monsters of Dagger Isle, help save the elves by seeking out the monster camps throughout Dagger Isle (Windemere)
• Collect Elf Food by killing the monsters, smashing open the gift boxes they have stolen,...

Original Snowball Notes: https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/snowball-fights

Snowball fight updates:

• Snowball fights now spawn Elves, that can throw snowballs, when there are less than 6 player participants
• Players can be knocked out by the NPCs that will count against their Death stats
• P...

Halloween Costumes have been re-enabled indefinitely by popular demand, and we've also fixed an issue where if you tried to use a costume out-of-season it would cause your character to get stuck as Polymorphed

• Faction coin chests have been re-enabled

• Cloaks of invisibility have been reintroduced to the faction coin vendor.

• Billy Bob, the pig farmer, offers a quest for any brave warriors willing to help. You can find him in Yew.

Patch notes for the PvP changes and bug fixes implemented:

• Season's refresh adjustment.
• Hearthlight Torch buff persistence while zoning.
• Bug fix: Tents crafted correctly in groups.
• Bug fix: weapon equipped while holding a spell.
• Ranged weapons require weapon delay to fire after equip.
• B...

Turkey Cannons have been added as a for-sale object on the Thanksgiving Vendors, these can be used in conjunction with the Turkey Ammo that will drop on Turkeys (plain turkey, enraged turkey, and turkey boss)

Mr. Gobbles, the turkey boss, has been witnessed complaining about the recent Thanksgivi...

We're deploying the following minor hotfixes:

• fixed issue with vendor prompts not appearing in some cases
• fixed issue with pet broker not working in some cases
• increased Thanksgiving Quest timeout duration from 8hr to 72hr (was intended to be set to 72hr originally, sorry!)

• Greetings, valiant adventurers!

It is with great excitement that we announce the arrival of the long-awaited 4-year veteran rewards, now available for all esteemed veterans! Engage in the festivities by using /vetreward in-game to explore these exclusive offerings: behold 3 stunning new ethere...

Camping Update (Tanking Phase 2.5):

• GM camping skill creates campsites a little faster.
• New buff 'Rested', replaced the previous camping tent buff, maintains the same level of stat bonus, but persists when zoning if camping skill is over 75.
• Introducing new craftable 'Hearthlight Torch': Gra...

• Fixed an issue with the Season's Window that now correctly toggles (with ] key) and loads while changing zones.
• Resolved an obscure issue where Season Challenges occasionally provided incorrect refresh times.

Thank you for your patience and continued support. See you in-game, Shroud

• We are currently aware of an issue with the invisibility cloaks and are working on fixing it.

• A couple of new items have been added to the faction coin vendor.

• The probability of fishing up rare loot in dungeons has been increased.

• Faction coin vendors have now been introduced at each faction base, offering a variety of items. This is just the beginning of what's to come. Players are encouraged to explore these new additions and stay tuned for a range of exciting goodies planned for the future. Enjoy your adventures!

• ...

Fixed an issue with the House Resource/Gear Chest "Manage Friends" option not appearing to the owner of the chest in some cases

We're excited to share some recent updates that enhance your gameplay experience:

1. Season Challenges Refresh Fix: Season challenges should now refresh correctly, eliminating issues with incorrect statuses.
2. BuffIcons Persistence: BuffIcons will now persist as expected during combat and when ad...

• Treasure chests within the faction dungeon now have a chance to yield faction coins and other rewards.

• Quick travel spells are now disabled within the Faction Dungeon.

• The new faction dungeon, has officially opened its portals in Buccaneers Den. Adventurers can battle faction MOBs to gather faction coins, soon to be valuable currency for an upcoming faction vendor. Player feedback on this latest update is highly encouraged.

1. Fine-tuned the "Shared Loot" system for more even distribution among group members.
2. Added Bows for Season Challenge crafting, Ice Ratmen for hunting, and OldToby for gathering

We hope you enjoy these improvements and new opportunities in Shards of Britannia!

• You can now purchase Halloween lottery boxes from the fishing token vendor.

• You can also catch Halloween lottery boxes inside dungeons (minimum fishing skill required: 50).

We've addressed the issue with Town Fishing loot not functioning during Holiday events. Multiple attempts were made earlier in the season, but the latest fix should resolve it.

Patch Note:

• Resolved an issue where houses were not decaying in some instances.

Update:

• We have implemented an additional fix for the issue of House Decay not functioning correctly. Consequently, all houses have been refreshed.
• We made this decision because if we had only fixed the iss...

Starting now, when applying dyes or dye-tubs to furniture obtained through a deed, the deed will preserve the color and hue of the furniture upon release.

Halloween items that normally can only be blessed with Halloween bless deeds can now also be blessed using Clothing Bless Deeds that are available on the donation vendor

👺We've fixed an issue with the Halloween Demon Skull Masks not being dyeable as intended. They can now be dyed using Pigment dyes. This includes this year's masks and last year's. 👺

🎃 Halloween Special 🎃
For a limited time, enjoy a 13% discount on Halloween merchandise in honor of Friday the 13th!

🍬 New Features 🍬

1. Trick or Treat with the Begging Skill:

   • Dress in your Halloween best and approach town vendors to gather sweets. Remember, each vendor has a fixe...

• The power of Infected Gazers has been slightly reduced.

• Flying Broom Mounts have been added to the Halloween vendor

• Fixed bug with Pet mounts resetting their Stamina/Mana when mounted
• Fixed Bastion bug clashing with Necromancer buffs
• Fixed bug with Necro Cocoon blocking damage after it was already received
• Necro Cocoon spell cast and block now have been unified to 1 minute cooldown
• Reduced skill require...

• Pets will now lose stamina upon receiving melee hits

• Pets will now use mana upon casting spells

• Pets will now use Meditation passive mana regeneration

• Pet Food has been added to cooking

• Pet Food will provide stamina regeneration for pets

We've added a new Friends option to the House Resource & Gear Chests to give families more flexibility and options for sharing access to the chests. Adding a Friend to the chest allows the friend to use the chest from any character on their account. The Personal chests have a limit of 4 friends, and...

• Fixed issue with newly added house addons not being placeable in houses
• Improved house decoration limitations to allow placing items without collision near doorways, like Wreaths and Door Mats, etc

• Fixed bug with cure on Noxious Decay

• Necromancers can now travel anywhere.

• They cannot travel only if they hold zero souls.

Utility:

• undead trap
• remove trap
• telekinesis

Offensive:

• soul drain
• wrath

The following fixes & improvements have been deployed for the Halloween Dungeon:

• fixed issue with Gravedigging not working with the gravestones
• fixed issue with jack-o-lanterns not respawning
• slight increase to chances of candy drops
• added overhead Time Left countdown display to the H...

Exciting news! The Halloween Lottery Vendor has now set up shop near the Halloween Vendor in Britain. Mark your calendars for the drawing on October 31st, and stay tuned as we share details about the prizes soon! Raffle tokens can be found on paragons.

The Halloween Candy hoarder vendor has been spawned near each town for you to spend your candy!

Animate Horse:

• Can now be used on mutilated corpses
• Fixed Stat loss when summoning from artifact
• Fixed owner bug when summoning from traded artifact

Animate Dead:

• Will now raise an undead copy of any mob
• Health, Mana and Stamina are based on Spirit Speak, Armor is (Spirit Speak / 1...

Necromancer Updates:

These changes to the Necromancer are to align its mechanics more closely with Magery, aiming to encourage its wider adoption and acceptance.

• Fixed Cursed Crook for Herding
• Changed Haunt: Increased damage in PvE
• Changed Transfusion and Greater Transfusion:
  • Now they w...

• Undead pets skill cap has been fixed, they can now reach 900.
• New page about Undead Creatures has been published in wiki.

Greetings, Adventurers,

We're excited to announce a recent update that brings enhancements to your gear chests:

(1) Runic Shields' Magical Attributes: Your gear chest now preserves the magical attributes of Runic Shields! No more worry about losing those precious enchantments.

(2) Exceptional...

Annual Pigment & Enamels (Donation Dyetubs)

We're excited to share our annual dyes lineup:

• Garnet Dyetubs: Available every year from December 25th to January 9th, aligning with Christmas and New Year celebrations.
• Azurite Dyetubs: Available from February 11th to February 26th.
• Ivory Dyetub...

From now you will not be able to equip a ranged weapon if you have any spell loaded.

We've added safeguards to prevent innocent players from evading a PK and then committing suicide in order to give the offender Murder Counts even if they did not actually kill the victim. Please note: you immediately qualify to receive murder counts if you do ANY damage to an innocent player, howeve...

Starting from September 24th, dragon skull and zombie masks will no longer be available for purchase from vendors.

We've improved Player Buy Orders compatibility with commodity deeds, now you can simply set the target resource (example ore, boards) as your Buying item, and players can sell you the raw resources themselves or a filled commodity deed of the resources. If you have already setup any Buy Orders, plea...

We've fixed an issue causing the testing time-limits to still apply to sent mail by error, causing some attachments to be destroyed prematurely.

Don't worry, we have a record of these transactions and soon we will recover the items and have them sent back to the original owner for recovery.

Me...

Many crates within Dungeon Deceit that were previously inaccessible due to being locked down or out of sight have now been fixed.

Mages with 80+ skill will now cast a brighter Night Sight orb over beings! 🪄

Player Mail:

• introducing the new Player Mail system
• mailboxes placed in houses or rentals can be registered with a name & the mailbox will be assigned a unique 5 digit Address, which is attached to your account
• registered mailboxes are limited to 1 per account
• there's no limit to the nu...

The following upcoming changes are available for testing on our Test Center server:

Jousting Skill, Betting & Leaderboard:

• Added Jousting as a Secondary Skill which will have a chance to gain with each round & players' skill will influence the outcome of the round
• You can now enter a Bet Am...

The following upcoming changes are available for testing on our Test Center server:

Player Mail:

• introducing the new Player Mail system
• mailboxes placed in houses or rentals can be registered with a name & the mailbox will be assigned a unique 5 digit Address, which is attached to your acc...

• Shards of Britannia Homestead Haven Lottery Has Begun!
• The Fishing Lottery boxes have had new items added.
• Limited Time Alert: Rare Hue Masks now at the Shame Dungeon Token Vendors!
• The Noble Coin Vendor is back with a range of fresh items.

We've reset the mining caves due to an issue where they did not clear their "currently in-use" state after players exited. We will continue to monitor for further issues

The Yew Crypts & Britain Sewers regions are currently undergoing maintenance and their entrances have been temporarily disabled. Expected downtime is less than 2 hours

The Yew Crypts & Britain Sewers regions are now open again

Some or all undead pets may have skills that exceed the normal skill-cap of 700.0 due to those pets gaining Spirit Speak and Forensic Eval which will prevent players from training their pets beyond a certain limit once they reach the cap. To work around this issue, we've updated the Skill Cap for Un...

We've deployed a few more hotfixes to try to improve some things.

Guards:

• fixed edge cases with Guards attacking innocent players/pets erroneously
• fixed Guards continuing to follow targets after they have died
• when players & pets resurrect going forward, the resurrector will have their...

PK Balance Pass

• Guards will now attack murderers on-sight, regardless of if they have recently committed a crime or not, with a chase & kill behavior rather than instant-kill, allowing a chance for the murderer to escape (instant killing from Guards still only applies to crimes recently committe...

Preview Video: https://youtu.be/zt6NxpfQIsA

Jousting (work in progress):

• Jousting arenas have been added South of the Vesper Graveyard at what we're calling Vesper Crossroads
• in the near future we will add a leaderboard and betting mechanics
• the outcome of the game is purely random at t...

Holiday Decorations:

• It's Christmas in July! You can now place your Holiday-only decorations at ANY TIME! No more waiting until November/December to decorate festively. Merry Xmas!

Monsters/aggressive beings:

• monsters & aggressive beings will now give priority to murderers/criminals in...

We've added a simple Bestiary option to characters when right-clicking a player character, that will open a menu listing all of the monsters the character has been recorded killing. For now it's just for fun, but we may add on to this in the future.

UPDATES:

• consolidated Bestiary entries by m...

Updated to Character Reflections regarding Undead status:

• added Undead status to character reflections
  • Undead status will now appear in each reflection's description
  • when you save a new reflection it will save your current Undead state with the reflection
  • pre-existing reflections prior...

The Item Insurance patch has been deployed to the live server and the details are outlined here: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/item-insurance

State of the Test Center:

• currently ONLINE & available for everyone to connect to it at test.uo4.life:5002
• only Minoc & Shame regions are online
• /editequip command enabled for quickly modifying equipment items
• added testing vendors to Minoc Bank
• added crafting benches to Minoc...

Unwavering Stance, Unyielding Might

• Attention all valiant tanks of Britannia! Prepare to fortify your defenses and become an unstoppable force on the battlefield. We're thrilled to announce Phase 2 of the Tank Build overhaul, packed with incredible improvements that will revolutionize your tanki...

We've [again] fixed the issue causing the 'add target' not to repeat properly when selecting small BODs to combine with larges, or when adding single items to small BODs.

A hotfix has been deployed for an issue with the Character Reflections window not opening in some cases

Tired of typing username and password for every account?

Now you can save accounts directly into the launcher and switch between them.

Make sure you close completely the launcher and reopen it to download the update.

Recent hotfixes, additions, changes & fixes:

• Added a new 'Toggle Hotbar Labels' option on the updated Mini-map Hotbar Options button (dropdown arrow)
• Added Taxidermy Kit for sale on Carpenters and Tinkers
• Added ability to 'minimize' the Macro Playing window. Now when you click the X to cl...

Important Bulk Order updates:

• Completed Bulk Order Deeds now have a numeric Point value in addition to it's Gold value
• Instead of receiving a random, sometimes junky reward, when turning in BODs, now you will receive Bulk Order Points to spend in the new Bulk Order Reward menu
• You can now...

• Unique Housing Decorations Vendor Unveiled at East Britain Pavilion: Attention, noble adventurers! A new vendor has set up shop at the prestigious East Britain Pavilion, offering an exquisite range of housing decorations. These unique items are exclusively available for purchase using noble coin...

• All-New Dungeon Stealing System for Thieves Calling all cunning thieves! Prepare to put your skills to the test with the introduction of an exciting dungeon stealing system. Brace yourself as rare treasures will now randomly spawn throughout various dungeons, enticing thieves to sneak in and att...

Undead pets and Necromancer taming are now live. Get to work and explore to figure out how to awaken them.

• Known issue: If you have any problem with existing Nightmare pets, open a support ticket.

We have implemented AI enhancements to specific bosses, aiming to provide a greater challenge. This process is ongoing, and we continuously refine and adjust these modifications. Your feedback is highly valued and significantly influences our decision-making.

Moreover, there are new magical loot i...

Fixed an issue with Level 5 Treasure Maps not being diggable

We've fixed an issue with the Necromancer Death Ward spell not being interrupted properly when being killed by Town Guards, it is not an intended mechanic to avoid town-guard-punishment

• Introduced more challenging MOBs into Deviously Drawn T-Maps.
• Added new loot within Deviously Drawn T-Maps.
• Enhanced the drop rate of dungeon tokens in Shame.

• New loot has been added to dungeon fishing
• Blood & Acid Elementals in Shame now have a higher chance to drop dungeon tokens

You can now set any item to Not For Sale on your player vendors

• Fixed an issue with not being able to dig fishing hole with Ice Pick
• Fixed an issue with Level 5 Treasure Maps not being diggable
• Fixed an issue with Pigment Dyes not dying leather armor

• Not only can you fish for tokens in the Britain Moat, but we have also reintroduced the original loot for you to enjoy!

• There's a new merchant located at the entrance of level 1 Shame who sells goods in exchange for dungeon tokens. These tokens have a chance of being dropped by any MOBs found within Shame.

• Fixed an issue preventing criminals from teleporting at all while in combat resulting in error "cannot enter no combat area" this should now only occur when actually trying to enter a No Combat area

• A new donation vendor selling banners has now been placed in Yew (images on the SoB Wiki).
• Various loot pools such as SOS treasure chests now contain Banner dye bottles!

We've identified an issue with Veteran Rewards for accounts that accounts that existed before the launch of Britannia on June 20, 2021. During the transition from Celador to Britannia we had attempted to clear everyone's Veteran Rewards records at that time, but it seems that several accounts still...

• Improved monster AI to prevent them from attacking 100% of the time when you enter their range, now they will have a small chance to ignore you, buying you a few seconds to maneuver around them
• Slightly increased delays between pet & town-vender wandering ticks
• Added additional measures to p...

• An issue has been resolved with normal (cloth) dyetubs not being able to dye some qualifying items
• An issue has been resolved with the Demon Skull Mask not being blessable
• An issue has been resolved with Patrons houses not being updated to reflect changes in Tier in some cases; going forward...

(Again/Finally) We've corrected the issue with the Easter Statue showing the wrong year, it's also now dyable using a Furniture dye-tub! If your statue from this year still shows 2022 or cannot be dyed, please use the "My new Easter item says 2022" option on the Easter Vendor to have it updated.

We've fixed an issue preventing you from placing the Lapis Lazuli Egg

• We've fixed an issue with legacy Hitching Post deeds not working; after the next restart, all broken deeds will be auto-corrected, or you can talk to an Item Fixer vendor to ask it to be fixed before then
• Normal Hitching Post has been re-added to Carpentry recipes
• Normal Hitching Posts will n...

• Winners of the lottery will now have their winnings added directly to their bank's Deposit Balance instead of needing to log in first to receive them
• Lottery stones will now roll-over 25% of the jackpot each week. Winners will still receive the same amount of the proceeds collected, but instead...

Three new items have been added to the Easter Vendor.

1. Egg Eyed Chest
2. Lapis Lazuli Egg
3. Easter Island Statue

Reminder: After you place your guild you can destroy your guild stone without affecting your guild. This allows you to move the guild stone between houses. The guild master can re-place the guild by saying "I wish to place a guild stone"

The Easter Vendor now trades carrots for Easter items obtained from 2022 and 2023

An option has been added to the Easter Vendor to correct items that say Easter 2022 instead of 2023. Sorry for the oversight!

Fixed an issue preventing characters from joining a faction when they are in a guild that has a faction assigned already

• Some items in the faction shop can now only be used by players assigned to a faction, this will not affect any current existing items. The new SL, MX & TB faction mounts, factions cloaks with a glow and the black faction cloak can now only be used by faction players.

• New loot has been adde...

Dynamic loot has been added to the Ancient Poison Elemental, Ancient Reaper and the Ancient King Crab.

West Britain Bank rooftop is now a protected space with no combat and no skillgains allowed. Happy trading and bank-sitting!

We've fixed an issue causing the Skill Window's Skill Cap input to not handle cases where players enter a Comma instead of a Period for a decimal place, causing the Skill Cap to be set to 0 by error; now you can use a period or a comma.

We've improved House Packing for houses that have many items...

Character Reflections will be going on sale very soon for 50% off, for a limited time, until July 1st. You can access Character Reflections from within the Skills window

We will soon be deploying a change that will allow users of Large Towers & Castles to decorate items inside their homes beyond the ceiling, allowing for more decorative freedom.

We will soon be deploying the following changes.

Resource/Durability Consumption:

• resources are no longer consumed in duels, including potions (now includes faction events), but players will still need to carry resources in order to use them
• equipment durability is no longer consumed in due...

As previously announced, we will soon be deploying the following Guild & Faction changes.

Guild Faction Assignment:

• guilds will be required to have a faction assigned in order for members of the guild to be part of a faction
• Officers & Guildmasters can assign a faction to a guild, but only...

We have implemented a new dynamic loot system.

• Currently it is only active for the "Ice Dragon King", as a test.
• Loot will scale based on mob difficulty and how many players have dealt damage, plus some other factors.
• There is a limit cap on maximum drop amounts and limitation for multi-box....

A fearsome clicking sound resonates from within the mountains North of Minoc where Lolthi the Weaver was last spotted.

We've fixed an issue causing unexpected or no behavior with the use of Speech/Custom Action commands inside macros. If you have this happen, please re-create the part of the macro that is giving you trouble and it should work now

• Fixed an issue with multiple Passive Animal Taming chances occurring at once when killing beings with multiple pets, this was only intended to happen once per kill, not once per pet
• Fixed an issue with Passive Animal Taming gains from killing beings not being attempted at all if one of your pet...

In-game Macro Tool improvements:

• removed icons from Macro Option buttons for legibility
• adds new options: Use Object, Use Object by Type, Target Object & Target Object by Type
• fixes issue with the default Sleep delay input field not matching the global macro cooldown (currently 750)

Please logout and restart the launcher to fetch the latest updates.

• We have added Ping Milliseconds display in the debug window when you press F12. This will display your ping return time in milliseconds to the server and will help to identify actual network lag issues and separate them from c...

We've added Location-based Releasing for houses, so now when you use "i wish to release this" you can target the ground, and you will be presented with a list of locked down objects at the location you've targeted to be able to release them. This is especially useful for objects that cannot be targe...

• fixed a rare case with trades sometimes becoming interrupted potentially causing a loss of some or all of the items being traded; going forward if there are ever any issues with trades, all items will end up going back to their owner so there should never be any losses
• fixed an issue with bein...

Bank Check features being added:

• bank checks are now gold colored
• dropping checks onto another check will now give you the option to combine them
• dropping gold coins onto a check will now give the option to combine the gold with the check
• right click option "Split" added to split the ch...

We're adding a couple of convenience features, and have more planned, to help players overcome some common issues:

Stuck/Decaying Item Ejection:

• now when you release an item in a house, if the item cannot be picked up by your character, you will now see a prompt asking if you'd like the item...

We've deployed another minor update to try and improve the recent lag issues surrounding pets. Please help us stress test again when you can and help us determine if the problem persists or not & we appreciate your patience through the challenges. Please let us know if you continue to encounter lag...

An issue causing Passive Animal Taming gains not to occur at all has been resolved

Please logout and restart the launcher to receive latest updates and avoid issues in game.

• We have added the feature to remember credentials on login.
• We have improved login code to avoid false prompts to download the launcher.
• We have improved some features to implement the music/sounds com...

The issue causing passive Animal Taming gains to max out at 0.1 per day has been resolved.

As previously announced, the Taming Updates are now live! PS: Bake Kitsune's combat is re-enabled now as well. :)

Update: Skill loss applied to creatures when they become tamed has been reduced from 30% to 10%, or when affected by the Paralyze spell the loss will be 14% (we have ideas in motion t...

We've corrected some issues regarding the SoB Launcher:

• fixed an issue logging into some characters or accounts while using the SoB launcher but you still get disconnected after a short time
• fixed an issue with a Cloak icon and tooltip explaining you will be disconnected, becoming stuck at th...

Currently on Test Center for public testing is the Outfitter system for Duels & Faction events, with the following updates.

Resource/Durability Consumption:

• Resources are no longer consumed in duels, including potions (now includes faction pillars), but players will still need to carry resou...

If you are an Animal Tamer and have Bake Kitsune's please stable them immediately. Combat for these pets is now prevented temporarily, but they will still be able to follow you. Sorry for the inconvenience, we will return them to normal behavior ASAP.

We've fixed an issue preventing skill gains when practicing combat with Training Dummies (if you still have issues, log out and back in to receive the update)

Part of the lag source has been identified and resolved, and a hotfix has been deployed. Please log out and back in to receive the updates. We will continue to monitor for lag and work on any remaining issues that should occur. Thanks again for your patience through the rough patches!

Faction Town Stones & Faction Base Stones have been reset to try to resolve issues with capturing towns. Please let us know if you still experience issues with this

• Creatures inside the Britain sewers now drop loot

• Three new faction mounts have been added to the faction shop (one for each faction).

• All MOBs in Deceit now have a chance to drop rare loot.

Recent fixes and changes:

• Combat performance improvements, possible relief from combat-related lag
• Fixed an issue with being able to report a murder from a blue player that defended themselves against a criminal player, but the criminal player turned blue and died; defenders should no longer...

We've set up a Housing Display Area which you can access via the stone teleporters at each of the Architect shops around the world.

• All the undead invading Paws now have a chance at dropping Rotting Hands.

We're working on a couple of improvements for Factions:

• Separation of Faction Bases into their own server regions to isolate the Faction fights from Housing in the adjacent areas

• Guild Faction Assignment:

  • guilds will be required to have a faction assigned, determined by the guildma...

• Rotting hand drop rate has been adjusted

• New items have been added to the lottery boxes

Good news, we're extending the deadline for the Xmas Event & House Deco Contest by 1 week, from Jan 8th to Jan 15th. A lot of the team and players have been extra busy through the holiday season and we want to make sure both the staff is prepared and players have had time to participate. We hope you...

The Necromancer's spell cocoon, blocks the first incoming damage before breaking (The shield has 60 seconds cooldown before it can be re-applied). This is how the spell was originally intended to work.

In case you missed it: Dungeon Deceit is now live! It can be accessed in it's traditional UO location, within the mountains of Dagger Isle

Safe travels and good luck!

• Mannequin NPC deeds & Carpet Stretcher tools are now for sale at Architect vendors
• Mannequin NPCs can be placed in your house and can be styled, dressed, set in a pose & more. These are not refundable.
• Carpet Stretcher tools can be used to increase/decrease the size of a rug or carpet addon i...

We've resolved an issue with Patron Registrations not being updated in-game. If you experienced this issue it should now be resolved. Sorry for the inconvenience & thanks for your patience!

• Animate Horse will now leave an Artifact upon death which the owner can double click to collect.

• Animate Horse Artifact will allow any Necromancer to resurrect the pet for a cost in Souls which is calculated doing an average of stats/skills of the pet.

• Animate Horse Artifacts can be...

• Noxious Decay can now Cure poison from any Undead creature excluding yourself (You can only use Mitigate Poison, but other Necromancers can Cure you with Noxious Decay). The chance of success is based on Spirit Speak level of the caster.

• Fixed some bugs that would sometime make the spell n...

We've resolved an issue that sometimes causes temporary name changes to characters to erroneously become permanent.

From now, if you have Animate Horse summoned:

If your summon is attacking a target and has aggro, if you cast Animate Dead, the skeletons will join forces with your Horse and attack the same target until the target is dead or for 30 seconds, they will then turn on the nearest target.

If you don'...

Players entering Faction Events will soon find that they have a random name applied when they enter & guild tag will also be hidden. The random name should appear in all places during the faction event, and once the event ends the name would fall off revealing the character's true name, as well as s...

As you are probably aware, we've had an Early Access watermark in-game while we have continued to work on the project throughout the past few years.

While the project may not be considered "complete" today, we will finally be retiring the "Early Access" watermark and replacing it with a physical s...

• Murderer gear price has been reduced to 10,000gp per item

• Trap disarmers are now stackable

• Blessed items found in stealable dungeon containers can now be stolen.

The loot inside stealable containers within dungeons has been updated.

Some boss loot including the lonely old wizard has been adjusted.

We've improved house decoration moveability for some potted plants as well as the House Teleporter Ladder, fixing an issue with the ladder being forced to the ground and unable to shift upwards.

General:

• Fixed issue with Perilous Trap not being recognized when trying to craft related recipes
• Improved Quiver encumbered/capacity limitations
• Fixed issue with Undead (Necro) characters using Sacred Recall Charge becoming interrupted and causing the caster to become stuck
• Fixed "depo...

Murderer Gear

• A new vendor has been placed in Buccaneer's Den near the bank that now sells murderer gear.

Hair Hiding

• Now when putting on a hat or helmet (Head slot) your character's hair will be temporarily hidden
• Hair will not hide or unhide if you are disguised or your appearance...

The Patron Benefits & Donations updates have been deployed!

Please read all about the updates here: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/donations

Donation Vendors have been spawned in-game at Yew Bank

Thanks to everyone that helped to test the changes and thanks to all of our Patrons for...

The Animate Horse spell has been reworked in order to give more value to this Circle 8 spell and allow more room to explore new skills into Necro builds such as Veterinary.

See all the details in the wiki page here:

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/spells/Animate_Horse

• Fixed an issue with bonded pets dying causing a standing corpse to appear
• Fixed an issue with non-armored saddles not staying on horses after they die, these saddles are now persistent
• Fixed an issue with skeletal horses from Necromancer Animate Horse spell not persisting through region chan...

Cloaks now sit correctly on female characters.

All cloaks and the quiver will now sit correctly on female characters.

Recent Fixes:

• Fixed an issue with using Halloween Costumes saying "you can only use them during Halloween" erroneously, causing players to get flagged as Polymorphed with no way to remove it (note: this issue is fixed, and you can again use the costumes until Dec 1st as intended)
• Fixed an iss...

A lottery stone has been placed at West Britan Bank. Server-wide alerts have also been re-enabled for Lottery Stones since recently resolving a server crash related to Discord alerts.

Some particle effects for the nox cloak, kraken cloak and some faction cloaks have been fixed and turned back on. Smoke bombs also have had a new effect added.

Fishing in the Britain Sewers will not produce dungeon rare loot.

To obtain a quiver find the Rangers inside and outside of Cove town.

Gravestones & No Refund Sign, the house add-ons, can now be engraved using the engraving tool. In addition to being able to change the item's name, these items can also have a tooltip added.

• Moat fishing chances have been increased

• New rares have been added to Dungeon fishing

• Thieves with GM Lockpicking can now attempt to lockpick containers inside other players backpacks. This action will turn the thief grey and there is a 50% chance to reveal them if hidden.

• Tinkers can now craft a new item called a Trap Disarmer

• GM Thieves (snooping & stealing) can use...

General Fixes

• Corrected the Smoke Bomb crafting recipe to use Iron only, it was not intended to be crafted with other metals
• Fixed an issue with Halloween bless deed not accepting some Halloween items
• Fixed an issue with Treasure Map Globes not doing anything when double clicking them & re-...

Halloween Costumes

• Added a new Costume feature with over 50 variations of animals & monsters to collect
• Comes as a blessed bag object with limited charges
• Using the costume will shapeshift your character into the designated shape, similar to the Polymorph spell
• Unlike Polymorph, costume...

Golden Apples can now be found within some monsters loot in all dungeons. When you have enough of these apples they can be traded for a magic key at specific merchants within the world.

From time to time you may find a magic chest at your local bank and if you have a magic key you will be able to...

Halloween Invasions:

• The Halloween Witch vendor is now available to buy spawn activators from in exchange for blood candles
• Halloween invasion will be rotated periodically throughout the month to different locations
• You can use the spawn activator's "Check Spawn Location" option to see wh...

An issue with not being able to loot corpses in level 5 Despise has been resolved.

Deer masks can now be crafted! Find antlers from harvesting Great Harts.

Level 5 Despise is now open!

-Deer Masks can now be crafted in game! Try harvesting antlers from Great Harts. -Level 5 Despise is now open!

The Halloween activities are being deployed across Britannia and will be available throughout the month of October!

There will be a Halloween day-of handout & staff-run events as time permits.

Pumpkins & Halloween Gravesites will be randomly scattered across the over-world. Smash the pumpkins an...

The Britain moat fishing loot has been updated and Assassins have been slowed down and their numbers lowered.

These patch notes include:

• Additions
• Fixes
• Player Vendors & Pet Brokers
• World Changes

Known Issue: We're aware of some display issues with some of the new assets and will continue to improve them and resolve issues as they come up

Additions

• Added a new command: /timeto tha...

General improvements:

• Fixed an issue with 'phantom collision' being created at your character's position when using the Item Preview option
• Corrected the display names of the two commodity deeds sale listing on bank vendors to indicate which is blessed
• Fixed an issue with not being able to...

• Large ships now allow locking down and unpacking objects to them, limited to 3 items, no containers allowed

• Fixed an issue causing Chum not to work in some cases
• Fixed an issue with being able to fish & grab schools of fish

If you still experience any of these please log out and back in to receive the hotfix.

We've identified and resolved an issue with pets causing lag in some cases.

Necromancer Updates:

• Balance:

  • Cocoon spell: When broken, in addition to the current spell, the player will receive a stats bless.
  • Contagion spell: When broken, in addition to the current spell, the attacker will receive a curse.

• Resurrect:

  • Using Forensic on a ghost as undead,...

Necromancer:

• Cocoon spell: Fixed bless, now will match Magery effects but based on Forensic Eval (+11 / 5 min at GM).
• Contagion spell: Fixed curse, now will reverse bless effects but based on Forensic Eval (-11 / 5 min at GM).

TMaps Globe:

• Added Line of Sight check.
• Added Security op...

The old Destard entrance in Yew has been retired. It now leads through the mountains to the other side.

Please update your runes if you haven't for the new Destard entrance in SE Skara Brae!

• Farms in Britain, Skara, Moonglow & Yew have had some farm animals added
• Skara Brae now has a cemetery residing on Iver's Rounding island which can be accessed by Ferry just NW of the Skara Brae Bank
• Fixed an issue with the house menu option Pack & Destroy, the option has now been re-enabled
...

• Animate Horse: Increased stats and skills, it does not decay and you can use as a pet to fight mobs, but if you mount it, it will dispel on dismount (Also fixed a bug that would allow to cast on bonded pets which would get lost after).

• Transfusion / Great Transfusion: Now it consumes mana...

• Added Lock Repair Kits to Tinkering recipes to repair broken lockboxes with

• Fixed a display issue with durability description; please note: this did not affect the actual durability of items, just the warning & display text on them
• Increased initial durability of Lockpicking Training Boxes

• Lockpicking Training Boxes now have limited durability causing the lock mechanism to wear out over time
• Improved Buff/Debuff icon persistence
• Improved overweight/fatigue mechanics, fixing an issue sometimes causing players to get stuck even after they've dropped some weight
• Improved resourc...

This patch note includes:

• Loading Invisibility Updates
• Quick Travel Improvements
• General Improvements/Fixes

Loading Invisibility Updates

• Loading Invisibility cooldown added to prevent abuse from quickly teleporting back and forth between destinations
• When traveling within the...

We have a correction for the following statement from the patch note at https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/house-packing-weather-taxidermy-glassblowing-stonemasonry-updates "You cannot pack a house's contents while vendors are working out of it, they need to be packed up separately by right-clicki...

Update: The crafting related issues have been resolved and crafting has been re-enabled. If you continue to see "crafting is suspended" please log out and back in and try to craft again. Thanks for your patience.

Crafting of any kind has been suspended for a short period while we sort out an iss...

This patch note contains:

• General Fixes
• House Contents Packing
• Weather Addition
• Taxidermy Additions
• Glassblowing Additions
• Stonemasonry Updates

General Fixes

• Some built-in containers in rental properties are now secured and can be used by renters
• Fixed issue with dur...

Several new rental properties have been added to the world & rentals now appear on the Vendor Search stone results.

We now have over 50 rental properties spanning across the world with a range of prices to fit many people's lifestyles and budgets.

The storage limits have been set to be competi...

The fishing rares from the Britain Moat have been updated.

General Improvements

• Corrected Explosion Potion recipe to use Sulfurous Ash; previously the recipe was using Mandrake Root by mistake

Item Inspection

• Added a context option to inanimate objects: Inspect Item
• Using Inspect Item will bring up a window with some details about the object...

• An option, List For Sale, has been added to the House Menu allowing owners to set a price and list the house for sale
• The house's sign will reflect the listing price and double-clicking the sign will bring up the purchase details for players that are not friended or co-owned
• The house can be...

Loading Invisibility, a long-awaited and highly-requested feature, is being added! This will help alleviate issues with logging in but not being able to respond in-game for several seconds after your character appears in the world to other players and monsters.

The details:

• When logging in,...

The llama and savage warg should now be rideable by all

The area SE of Skara Brae, around Destard Swamps, has been refreshed:

• New Destard dungeon entrance constructed at original UO spot
• Improved nearby spawns (savages, wildlife & healer)
• Housing area expanded (cannot place in the swamp due to uneven territory causes houses to sink too low)

Player Vendors

• Player vendor weekly fee amount has been reduced to 1,500gp per week
• Player vendors will now only charge their weekly fee after the first 7 days of being hired, as well as 7 days after this patch
• Added "Vendor List" option to house signs, this shows a list of the vendors on...

• Fixed an issue with miscalculated storage limit for Villa houses placed prior to 7/16/22
• Fixed an issue with objects created from the Necromancer spell Bone Trap not self-destructing properly over time in some cases

Accidental Vendor Dismissals from Demolishing House

Demolishing a house is now prevented while there are vendors working out of it in order to prevent accidental dismissal of vendors and potential loss of items

Some Missing House Items Recovered

After the recent house updates, it was reported...

Houses placed prior to July 16th, 2022, will now reflect the original storage limit that was in place before the most recent housing changes.

This will be in effect until August 26th, 2022 which coincides with the same time that the House Price refund amount will change, as stated here: https://...

Housing-allowed territory has been added in Yew allowing placement around the Yew bank and Moongate. Run, don't walk!

We are releasing a large update that includes exciting features for PvM, dungeons, vendors, and a large housing expansion. A slew of new housing options are now available along with additional quality of life for legacy housing options. Among are new housing options are massive homes such as the cas...

• Fixed an issue with the Sacred Runebook's Gate Charge ability trying to consume reagents
• Fixed the cost of Sacred Charges displaying incorrectly inside the Runebook window in some cases
• Fixed an issue with player vendors always saying "that is outside the bounds" when trying to reposition the...

Fees are being waived at the moment for retrieving items leftover from vendors in the Account Vault. If you have vendor items in the vault now would be the time to retrieve them :)

Necromancy has had some major updates!

Necromancy relates to the study and casting of dark magic, which deals mostly with death and the dead. With a Necromancer Spellbook, called a Necronomicon, you can curse your foes, animate the dead, and more.

Check out all the deadly details here: https:/...

Shipwright Vendors have been spawned in Britain & Cove and boats & ships are now available to purchase and use. See all of the details here: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/Boats

Some new creatures have been spotted at the Compassion Desert: Sand Vortex & Efreets

A collision issue at the Ancient Elemental Boss location has now been fixed.

Holiday trees and a number of pot plants are now allowed to be placed outside your house for decoration.

Trapped containers can no longer be used for crafting/harvest/loot/organizer container operations.

Two new rare crystal resources have now been added in game. Ancient Reaper Fragments can be found while lumber jacking and Ancient Elemental Fragments while mining. These fragments can activate two new world bosses.

These events will require a minimum of 4 players (with unique IP’s) and they can b...

The zone for the Britain moat fishing rares has now been extended. This now starts at the Britain Blacksmith runs down south to Britain Bank and then west behind the guard tower.

The zone for the Britain moat fishing rares has now been extended. This now starts at the Britain Blacksmith runs down south to Britain Bank and then west along the moat.

The loot tables for Lich King and Ancient Hydra have been updated.

New fishing rares have been cycled into the Britain Bank Moat. This will come into effect after the next restart.

House Rotation has been added! Now, when you use the Pack & Relocate option on your house, upon placing the house again you will be able to choose which orientation you wish the house to face.

Note: This feature will be available on June 25th after the daily restart at 9am UTC

• Fixed Stuck option for Cove + fixed issue with staying frozen if Stuck teleport is interrupted
• Fixed issue with being able to hide/invis to avoid damage from delayed spells
• Fixed issue with not being able to lockdown the following items: Fabric Rack, Red Rug & several legacy items
• Digging w...

Rental properties that have permanent containers will now be secured and usable for renters. This fixes an issue with getting items stuck in the containers previously due to them being unusable.

• Fixed issue with Fabled Net spawning the wrong sea creatures sometimes
• Fixed issue with attempting to buy a Bulk Order from a Bulk Order Book taking the gold but not completing the transaction
• Fixed issue with dragging the last item from an organizer pouch and dropping it to the hot-bar caus...

Static Crystals, server performance improvements, Maim re-worked, and additional balance changes! Check out the full notes here.

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/updates/release-notes-june-14-2022

The Moonglow rental apartments have had their prices reduced and they have also been updated to allow vendors to be placed on the exterior wall around the doorway for your selling needs.

Unique fishing rares can now be fished up in the water right next to Britain Bank.

You will require 65 Fishing Skill for this.

We've released some fixes and an additional pvp mechanic, spell fizzle windows. Read the full details on the wiki!

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/updates/release-notes-june-3rd-2022

We've released an extensive balance update along with some new Faction Pillar Conflict balancing mechanics! Loot has also been overhauled with much more consistent and rewarding gold drops. Check out the full notes here.

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/updates/release-notes-june-2-2022

The server's first rental properties have been setup and are now available for renting. There are 9 units available just Southwest of Moonglow Bank. More properties will be setup throughout the world as time permits with different shapes and sizes. You can see more details about how rental propertie...

• Fixed an issue with being able to tame human mercenaries, this was not intended
• Fixed an issue with torches preventing meditation in some cases
• Fixed an issue with Gravedigging not working in some cases
• Fixed an issue with Peacemaking not being prevented properly for invulnerable targets...

Vendor Rental deeds have been added to Moonglow's Lycaeum where you can rent a vendor until July 1st (deadline extended to August 1st) for a one-time fee & we will plan to host more Bazaar events periodically in the future.

These vendors do not charge daily fees or commission and are only availa...

Moonglow is now open for business!

• You can visit Moonglow from the Public Moongate & Ferrymaster destinations
• Visitors of Moonglow on launch day will receive a fireworks wand!
• Check out the Housing Map on our wiki: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/housing#moonglow-territory

Playe...

Several updates to faction pillar conflicts are now live. Check out the full notes here.

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/updates/release-notes-may-30-2022

Each faction now has a faction base in Britannia and each faction's faction stone has been moved to their base. Shadowlords can find their base, Stonegate, to the north east of Yew in the Deep Forest. Minax can find their base, Castle Minax, to the east of Skara Brae in Spiritwood Forest. True Brita...

Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause skill gain to fail when over a skill's daily cap. This issue should be resolved after the next restart.

• Fixed an issue causing a container's weight not to be updated right away when adding to existing stacks inside of it

• Containers created by using the option Organize Backpack will now be prevented from leaving your backpack and they will disappear when becoming empty

• Armor reduction can no longer reduce damage beyond 80% of the damage inflicted when the attacker is a player.
• Made several improvements to monster difficulty calculations to better reflect their difficulty in preparation for an upcoming PvM overhaul.
• Fixed a bug with transferring silver.
• Des...

• Fixed an issue with fish not being stackable or usable as a resource since the most recent fishing patch
• Updated prices for Reflections to be 500k each for the first two reflections and an additional 500k each reflection after

Reflections

• Character Reflections added, you can save your skills and stats to a reflection to be restored later, for 1,000,000gp
• Access the Reflections window from the paper doll or skills window

Soulstones

• A new 5-charge Soulstone has been added for 1,000,000gp to the Jeweler ven...

• Fixed an issue with the dialog not appearing when trying to add pets to the Pet Broker and in some other cases
• Added /waypoint command to add a map waypoint at your current location

• All faction pillar control points will now light up when the event is active instead of just the main pillar.
• Faction players cannot control a pillar if they've recently been hidden.
• Fixed a bug causing previously allowed dungeon marking locations to be disallowed.
• Chest spawn times have bee...

Dungeon Chest spawn times have been balanced recently according to difficulty

After the recent patch went live we realized that we had prematurely included a change causing items on vendors to count against your house storage, and there was no time for players to adjust to this beforehand. Not long after that happened we disabled the change and announced that we would re-...

Bosses will now reset less frequently and will provide warning messages to players in most cases before resetting. Players still need to remain within the boss area when engaging most bosses.

Several performance improvements have been made.

• Greatly reduced the stutter in the client when streaming additional world assets.
• Client should no longer load and unload resources along world borders excessively.
• Improved client network responsiveness.
• Fixed an issue causing line of sight...

Faction Conflict Pillar event locations have received a significant upgrade! Along with altered layouts they now feature 3 control points instead of just one. Events will be disabled for a short time until setup is fully completed. Other patch notes are listed below.

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia...

Today's update includes some fixes and improvements to help out under populated factions in events.

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/updates/05-09-2022

We're excited to announce that factions 1.0 is now live! Players can now join up and begin fighting for True Britannians, Shadowlords, or Minax. Details of this system and the changes brought by this update are in the link below.

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/factions-release-notes

Come one, come all! Lord British's League of Honorable Merchants welcomes you to participate in Sosaria's first live auction! Join us at The Guiding Hand in the quiet town of Skara Brae on the night of May the 21st, at 8pm EST! Merchants bring your most valuable wares and buyers unlock your coffers!...

The following patch is scheduled to go out later today on 5/5/22

House Storage & Decorations Out of Bounds:

• Fixed an issue causing house Max Storage/Lockdown calculations to be incorrect in some cases reducing the total storage allowed by error
• Fixed an issue causing house Used Storage/Lockd...

• a new Tailoring recipe has been added allowing you to craft the new Bear Mask rawr

• Fixed an issue with the new Item Preview feature not working for players

Today's Hotfixes:

• Hedge Maze is now off-limits for quick travel, and you will not be able to mark runes inside of, nor will you be able to recall/gate to existing runes inside Hedge Maze
• Fixed an issue preventing digging for Treasure Chests from completing in some cases
• Fixed an issue with...

• Slightly increased payout of fabled carrots inside egg nests & on vorpal bunnies
• Vorpal bunnies will now have a chance to spawn as Enraged which will be tougher and have a chance to drop some easter items and more carrots
• Easter Paragons are now enabled and some mobs, mainly in dungeons, wil...

We've added a new Item Preview option to the Veteran Rewards and Vendor Buy windows. Clicking this button will open a container with the object in it briefly so you can see what you will receive. Large items like hearthstones may not appear completely inside the container, we'll try to improve that...

• Fixed an issue preventing house owners from removing individual friends or co-owners in some cases
• Fixed an issue preventing players from using public teleporters while holding a Faction sigil. You should now be able to use Public Moongates, Ferry Masters, and the Skara Brae Ferry (saying "cros...

General

• Daily per skill skill-gain maximums have been re-worked. Assuming the caps are reached, it will now take roughly a week to GM a skill instead of around 12 days. In addition to the reduction in overall time, the scale has been adjusted so that the first cap encountered will be in the 80s....

• Added a confirmation pop-up when resurrecting pets, owner must be nearby to confirm (this is to address griefing of res-killing pets to cause skill loss to them)
• Stablemaster may confirm twice when trying to res pets until the next server restart occurs
• Prevented stabling dead pets, must resur...

• Mining has been added to Dagger Isle mountains
• SOS maps are now enabled for Skara Brae and Dagger Isle regions

General Changes:

• Reduced price of Commodity Deeds
• Added "Prevent Unequip From Hotbar" option to Character Settings; un-tick this if you have trouble un-equipping objects from hotbar icons

General Fixes:

• Fixed issue with not being able to remove map waypoints
• Improved some spawns,...

• Fixed an issue with delays to occur sometimes after switching regions preventing subsequent actions or teleports for several seconds
• Fixed an issue with ethereal mount statues getting stuck in the internal pocket when dismounting until the next log-in

Added a new "Move To Target" option in the house decorating window to easily move objects around

Fixed an issue causing crafted items not to be the right color or the right name

• Fixed an issue with not being able to use the Orc Guildstone
• Fixed an issue with final charge not being consumed in runebooks
• Fixed an issue with not being able to properly craft the Upgrade Level 1 Treasure Map recipe for Cartography
• Balanced ice fishing chances & added chance to find an...

• Balanced dungeon fishing chances once more
• Improved Vendor Search sorting & window layout
• Shadow Wyrm appearance updated to be semi-transparent like on UO
• Fixed an issue with Wrong & Ice dungeon entrances sometimes causing pets to seemingly disappear
• Fixed an issue causing pets in the s...

The vote is in! Majority of people want the Vendor Search feature, and your wish has been granted!

We have optimized the system even further and have re-activated it with the single-stone design, and the Vendor Search Stone has been placed in front of Britain Bank once again.

We will monitor t...

Happy Mardi Gras! Make sure to log in on your accounts to receive a set of Mardi Gras beads.

If you were logged in already when the handout initially went live, you may have received a set of beads that didn't receive color. This issue has been resolved now, but if you received uncolored beads, y...

Vendor search has been disabled due to negative feedback from the players, sorry.

• Fixed an issue with pet healthbars not appearing in some cases
• Pet healthbars are now optional and a toggle is included in Character Settings --> General --> Automatically Show Pet Health Bars
• Pet healthbars will now be draggable and obey the Healthbar Style setting

The new Duel & Arena system has been deployed to the live server! Soon you will be able to duel with your friends and enemies. We will be working on setting up the Arenas for use with this, so you may be unable to start duels until those are setup. Check out a video of this system here: https://you...

After testing the Vendor Search feature for the past few days we have found a performance issue with it and will be disabling it for now.

Yew's Empath Abbey bank has been added! Now we will begin to decorate the interior.

Dagger Isle has had some adjustments made to one of the Points of Interest which are a work-in-progress

Great job Wize!

The experimental Vendor Search feature has been added in the form of a Vendor Search Stone that has been placed at Britain Bank. We will assess how this performs and how it affects the player market to determine if it will stick around permanently. Please stop by and check it out! Happy shopping :)

Fishing balancing:

• balanced availability of higher end fish types
• balanced chances to get fishing nets and MIBs while fishing & added fishing net chance to SOS treasure loot

Dungeon fishing:

• increased chance to receive general loot & MIBs in dungeons
• added special loot only available...

• Fixed an issue with Dragon Meat not being obtainable
• Fixed an issue with pet aggression, may have caused erratic pet behavior or other pet related issues
• Fixed issue with treasure chests sometimes having only gold or very little loot
• Prevented applying traps to already trapped containers
...

• Added abandoned pet alerts for owners, if your pet is abandoned and wandering you will receive periodic alerts
• Balanced decipher chance for treasure maps
• Fixed issue with Upgrade Plainly Drawn Treasure map recipe not detecting maps in backpack
• Fixed issue with treasure maps not being detect...

• Additional balancing for inscription item loot tables.
• Sacred Runebooks will now properly consume Radiant Shards when crafted if found in the crafter's pack and apply lucky bonuses.
• Sacred Runebook charge cost decreased to 75 gold per charge.
• Sacred Runebook recall bonus trait range increase...

The recent fishing changes, including dungeon fishing, have been temporarily reverted due to an issue. We will work to restore the update ASAP while also working to refresh the Ice Fishing feature.

• Fixed an issue preventing users from crafting items after the recent patch went live
• Fixed an issue with not being able to disenchant some items

The updates outlined here have been now been deployed: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/inscription-overhaul-patch-notes

Thanks to everyone that has helped to test the changes and provide feedback! We will work on drawing a winner for the Tester Reward as we described in the call-to-action...

General notes:

• Dagger Isle terrain texture improved & snowy roofs added to Windemere buildings
• Fixed issue with new Miner's Aprons not having a tooltip
• Removed Tailoring recipes due to missing artwork: Blue Shirt, Blue Pants, Judge's Cloth Shirt
• Fixed issue with cloth Priest Legs recipe n...

• Bulk Order Books re-enabled with back-end improvements
• Added notification category for Casino Alerts
• Fixed an issue with Granite statuettes being the same model
• Fixed an issue with salvaging tailored items with scissors not returning the correct amount of resources in some cases
• Fishing L...

• Basic Fishing Leaderboard feature added
• Talk to any Fisher vendor to view & have your fish weighed and added to the leaderboard
• The leaderboard is global and results are shared across all regions
• Only the top 30 results will be shown
• There are no rewards or benefits right now, this is just...

• You can now add Exceptional equipment to Non-Exceptional Small Bulk Orders
• Fixed issue with Fruit Pie Platter being crafted as a deed
• Removed the "Booze" crafting category for Cooking since there are no active recipes for it right now
• Sewing Kits added to Tailor & Tanner vendors
• Sewing...

The Item Fixer NPC was added recently as a temporary on-demand fixer but they have been promoted to full-time and relocated to Counselor Hall buildings in Britain, Minoc and Yew, to remain permanently.

They can now fix the following issues:

• Cloaks fitting in the wrong slot
• MLK Book handou...

• Fixed an issue with not being able to harvest stone with a normal pickaxe & new pickaxes not having the toggle option
• Fixed issue with crafting equipment not applying any properties like Exceptional or others
• Fixed a few Crafting recipe issues for:
  • Cooking: Apple Pie Slice & Cooked Fish:...

• Fixed an issue with not being able to add Ornate Rugs or possibly other items to matching Small Bulk Orders
• Fixed an issue with loot from monsters or treasure chests being off slightly
• Fixed an issue with the "Linen Helm" Tailoring recipe not being available

Ok, apologies for the earlier false start all. Please log in to your clients again - you should again get a new 'britanniamain' asset downloaded and the trees should be working.

Thanks as always for your patience.

• Trees should now be properly harvestable again. Log out and back into the game and it should download a new 'britanniamain' asset

• Fixed an issue causing only gold to drop on monsters and treasure chests
• Fixed an issue with scissors not working when trying to cut some items
• Fixed a display issue with the Bulk Order window
• Fixed spinning wheels in Tailor shops not being usable
• Pre-existing ingots and ore will now be...

The following updates are now live!

Bulk Orders Added

• Read all the details here: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/bulk-orders

Mining & Blacksmithy Changes

• Material colors have been updated to better match UO's material colors (does not affect pre-existing items)
• Runic Crafting...

The Item Fixer vendor has been spawned outside of Skara Brae Bank. For the next week, if you bring them your bugged MLK day handout book, right click and select Fix Item, then target the book, they'll take it and give you a new, functional one.

• Vendors in Skara Brae have sorted out their supply line issues to the mainland and will now continually restock their goods after a short period of time.

After a nightly restart:

• Players will no longer be able to stealth in full plate.
• Wearing anything heavier than leather armor (> 10% Armor Penalty) will cause a penalty to stealth / increased chance to reveal (even at GM Stealth), with the chance to reveal increased based on the armor penalty...

Pending nightly restart:

• Tamed dragons will not be True Britannians faction
• The GM spells Dark Guardian and Death Ward will not be castable unless you have GM in the skills required to unlock them
• Faction Pillars have their timers randomized a bit- 80 hours plus or minus 8 hours

Pending nightly restart, Detect Hidden has had an action added to it in the skillbook- Disarm Trap, used to disarm trapped, unlocked chests. Details are as follows:

• To disarm a trap, the player must have at least 80.1 Lockpicking and Detect Hidden. Disarm Trap provides a chance to disable traps...

After the nightly restart:

• All trees in all regions have been 'rebuilt' and should now be choppable
• Some issues with mobs spawning in certain areas that they should not should be resolved, for example in the water in Britain Graveyard
• Mining the southern mountains in the Skara Brae region sh...

• Added the ability to dye the deeds of dyeable furniture, and placing and re-deeding the objects will retain their color
• Fixed an issue preventing player vendor owners from removing items from them, saying "you can't see that"

After tonight's restart:

• Lantern lines and mining canopies, a house deco item which some players used to block off passages and decorate outside of their house bounds, will be removed from the world.
• Items received via an exploit involving taking them from an NPC's paperdoll before the exploit...

The Minax faction stone has been moved nearer to its traditional location in the south of the Skara Brae region. Please visit https://map.shardsofbritannia.com/ and filter by Faction to find its new location.

Housing should now be enabled in Skara Brae. Enjoy!

Necromancers (players considered "undead") may now use heal potions to heal themselves without incurring damage.

• Random pop-up camps should now avoid spawning on top of players
• Fixed an issue with pets that have just become tamed sometimes causing criminal action with their last combatant
• Fixed issue with player vendors bouncing around sometimes
• Player vendors should now be able to wear dresses
• P...

• Fixed a bug causing summons to not gain increased health when the summoner has high skills.
• Added a timer to faction kills- if you're killed, then someone kills you again within 5 minutes, they gain no kill points/silver (no res killing or cornball gaming the system)
• Added drinking to the game...