Veteran Rewards

ULTIMA ONLINE REWARDS PROGRAM
The Ultima Online Rewards program is designed to reward our long-term players for loyalty to the UO community. It is our way of thanking you and showing our appreciation for your long-term support of UO, and for your contribution to making UO the most popular virtual world in existence today. Screenshots for most of the rewards can be found at the end of this guide.

Determining Account Age
The age of an account will be determined in the following manner:

• Any account created before November 30, 1999 will automatically be credited for all of the time from the date it was created until November 30, 1999. In other words, if you created your account on October 30, 1998, your account would be credited for 13 months of time, regardless of whether your account was inactive during part of that time.
• Following November 30, 1999, only the months in which you had an active account will contribute to the total count of months qualifying you for rewards.
• You can check your account age by logging a character into the game. To check your account age:
  • Double click your profile scroll.
  • Scroll to the bottom of the scroll window.
  • A horizontal bar will be at the bottom of the profile text. Your account age in years and days will be displayed under that line. The account age will display the same value for all characters on the same account.
• Updates to your account (such as reactivations) are updated every Sunday, but may not be displayed for several days.

Reward eligibility is determined on a per-account basis. Multiple accounts may not be "combined" to increase eligibility.

Rewards
There are five categories of player reward levels currently identified as part of the program: players who have been in the game for:

- 12 to 23 months
- 24 to 35 months
- 36 to 47 months
- 48 to 59 months
- 60 months or more

- Bonus Vet Reward

Each of the five designated categories of long-term players will be offered a different selection of in-game rewards. All reward options are ‘no loot’ and ‘no steal’, and clothing items will never wear out.

Note: The Veteran Rewards server is regularly brought down for maintenance every Monday at 12pm CT. While the server is down for maintenance, you will not be able to choose any new rewards.

12 - 23 Month Players may choose three of the following rewards:

• Black dye tub
• Bronze +2 AR cloak
• Bronze +2 AR robe
• Copper +2 AR cloak
• Copper +2 AR robe
• Furniture dye tub
  • Furniture to be dyed must be locked down in a player-owned house.
  • Furniture Dye Tub may only be used by the "prime" owner of a house, and not by any co-owners.
• Choice of one of 14 mini-monster statues:
  • Dragon
  • Skeleton
  • Troll
  • Orc
  • Deamon
  • Ettin
  • Earth Elemental
  • Gargoyle
  • Gorilla
  • Crocodile
  • Lich
  • Lizard Man
  • Ogre
  • Ratman
• Special Dye-tub
  • Using normal dyes on this tub (double-clicking the dyes then targeting the special dye-tub) will bring up a menu listing special colors not available through a normal dye-tub.
  • After selecting a color, the dye-tub will then have that hue.
  • Double-clicking the dye tub and targeting an article of clothing will dye that clothing the special color.

• Agapite +2 AR cloak
• Agapite +2 AR robe
• Golden +2 AR cloak
• Golden +2 AR robe
• Banners
  • Banners can be placed in houses and have areas that can be dyed using a dye-tub.
  • When selecting a banner as your reward, you will receive a banner deed.
  • To place the banner, double-click the deed. A targeting cursor will appear.
  • Targeting a wall inside a house will place the banner on that wall. The banner cannot be picked up once placed.
  • To remove the banner, the owner or co-owner of the house can double-click the banner. After clicking the confirmation window, the banner will be removed and a banner deed will be placed in the character’s backpack.
  • Using a dye-tub on a banner will dye portions of the banner. Each banner has a different area that can be dyed.
• Flaming Skull
  • The flaming skull is a house decoration that can be placed on the walls of a house.
  • When selecting a flaming skull as a reward, you will receive a skull deed.
  • To place the skull, double-click the deed. A targeting cursor will appear.
    • Targeting a wall inside a house will place the skull on that wall. The skull must be placed on a south-facing wall. The skull cannot be picked up once placed.
    • To remove the skull, the owner or co-owner of the house can double-click the skull. After clicking the confirmation window, the skull will be removed and a skull deed will be placed in the character’s backpack.
  • After the skull is locked down, when a character walks near the skull, it will begin spewing flames. The flames do not cause any damage.
• Leather Dye-tub
  • The leather dye-tub can be used to dye leather or studded leather armor.
  • Using normal dyes on this tub (double-clicking the dyes then targeting the special dye-tub) will bring up a menu listing the colors available to use on leather armor. The colors are similar to the colors currently available for metal armor (copper, shadow, etc.) with the addition of some other hues such reds, blues, greens, etc.
  • After selecting a color, the dye-tub will then have that hue.
  • Double-clicking the dye tub and targeting a piece of leather or studded leather armor will dye that clothing the color.
  • Hides unravelled from dyed leather armor retain the dyed color. However these hides will not become dyed leather armor if crafted.

36 - 47 Month Players gain an additional reward choice, and may choose up to five reward options from the list below:

• Ethereal mount (horse, ostard, or llama; one per reward choice)
  • Transparent hue.
  • Appears as a statue in your backpack.
    • Double clicking the statue will cause the statue to disappear and create the mount and your will automatically mount it.
    • Once on the mount, double clicking yourself will dismount you and automatically transform the mount back into the statue which will reappear in your backpack immediately.
  • Ethereal mounts never lose loyalty and can't be transferred.
  • The mount can never appear without being mounted, therefore it cannot attack or be attacked.
• Verite +2 AR cloak
• Verite +2 AR robe
• Valorite +2 AR cloak
• Valorite +2 AR robe
• Choice of one of three mini-monster statues
  • Zombie
  • Cow
  • Llama
• Any of the 12 - 23 or 23 - 35 month rewards listed above.

• One of three possible “Tailoring BOD-colored” +2 AR cloaks
  • Ice Green
  • Ice Blue
  • Dark Gray
• One of three possible “Tailoring BOD-colored” +2 AR robes
  • Ice Green
  • Ice Blue
  • Dark Gray
• Decorative Shield wall hanging
• Skeleton wall hanging
• Runebook/runestone dye tub (Players will be able to use this dye tub to color their runebooks or runestones from a selection of hues.)
• Choice of one of the following statuettes (When someone approaches the statuette, if the statuette is on the ground or locked down within a house, it will make a noise appropriate to its creature type.)
  • Ophidian Warrior
  • Reaper
  • Mongbat
• Ethereal mount (unicorn, kirin, or ridgeback; one per reward choice)
  • Transparent hue (similar to the hue of previous rewards sets, but with light grey highlights).
  • Appears as a statue in your backpack.
  • Double-clicking the statue will cause the statue to disappear and create the mount and you will automatically mount it. (There will be a 3-second “summoning delay” before the ethereal mount will appear.)
  • Once on the mount, double-clicking yourself will dismount you and automatically transform the mount back into the statue which will reappear in your backpack immediately.
  • Ethereal mounts never lose loyalty and can't be transferred.
  • The mount can never appear without being mounted; therefore it cannot attack or be attacked.
  • Ownership of these ethereal mounts will only be limited by account age and not by character gender; male or female characters may use ethereal unicorns, and male or female characters may use ethereal kirin. These mounts will not have any special abilities normally associated with the “live” versions of these creatures.
• Any of the 12 – 23, 23 – 35, or 36 – 47 month rewards listed.

• One of three possible “Tailoring BOD-colored” +2 AR cloaks
  • Fire
  • Ice White
  • Jet Black
• One of three possible “Tailoring BOD-colored” +2 AR robes
  • Fire
  • Ice White
  • Jet Black
• Vet Reward Statuette dye tub
  • Players will be able to use this dye tub to color their Vet Reward creature statuettes from a selection of hues. (Note: ethereal mounts cannot be dyed in either full-size or statuette forms.)
• Choice of one of the following statuettes (When someone approaches the statuette, if the statuette is on the ground or locked down within a house, it will make a noise appropriate to its creature type.)
  • Gazer
  • Fire Elemental
  • Wolf
• Ethereal mount (giant beetle or swamp dragon; one per reward choice)
  • Transparent hue (similar to the hue of previous rewards sets, but with light grey highlights).
  • Appears as a statue in your backpack.
  • Double-clicking the statue will cause the statue to disappear and create the mount and you will automatically mount it. (There will be a 3-second “summoning delay” before the ethereal mount will appear.)
  • Once on the mount, double-clicking yourself will dismount you and automatically transform the mount back into the statue which will reappear in your backpack immediately.
  • Ethereal mounts never lose loyalty and can't be transferred.
  • The mount can never appear without being mounted; therefore it cannot attack or be attacked.
  • Ownership of these ethereal mounts will be limited by account age. These mounts will not have any special abilities normally associated with the “live” versions of these creatures.
• Ankh decoration
  • These Ankh decorations will be able to be placed in houses.
  • Owners will be able to select the facing of the Ankh.
• Any of the 12 – 23, 23 – 35, 36 – 48 or 60+ month rewards listed.

1st – 4th Year Vet Reward Bonus: In addition to the normal 1st- through 5th-year Vet Rewards sets, every UO game account that is active for 12 months or more will receive a special “bonus” in the form of a skill cap increase! For every 12 months which an account remains active, every character that has been or will be created on that account shall have its total possible skill points increased by +5, as per the following chart.

Players who fit into one or more of these categories will have the option to receive their rewards when they log into the game after attaining a reward level. Rewards are given on a "per account" basis, but may be divided among characters on an account. It is very important to make sure you have the correct character logged on before choosing a reward. Game Masters and other OSI personnel will not be able to transfer rewards from one character to another. For example, a player who has a 24 month old account may choose to accept two rewards with a character on one shard, and may choose the remaining reward with a different character. The option to collect rewards will appear each time you log in to the game until you have chosen the total awards for which you are eligible. You will be given the option to collect any rewards for which your account is eligible upon release of the program, regardless of account anniversary date. Thus, for example, if your account is 23 months old, you will be eligible for the 12-month rewards on the day the program is released, and will be eligible for your 24-month rewards as soon as your account reaches 24-months.

If you make a rewards program selection during a final backup or before a server crash, the system may not have adequate time to save your choice. When the shard returns to service, it may take a few minutes for the server to recognize that you have not gotten your reward. The system will account for this however, and after a few minutes you will be able to select a reward.

Screenshots
Special Dye-tub colors
Leather Dye-tub colors
Runebook and Runestone Dye-tub
Flaming Skull
Ethereal Mounts
More Ethereal Mounts
+2 AR Cloaks and +2 AR Robes
Tailoring Bod-colored +2 AR Cloaks and Robes
Banners (note that the top banners are un-dyed, while the bottom ones have been dyed. This will allow you to see which parts of the banner are dyeable.)

Additional Veteran Rewards Resources

• Veteran Rewards FAQ
• Update Center -- Vet Rewards: 4th-year, 5th-year, and a skill cap increase!