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Angel Island

Ultima's Legacy Lives On!

What is Ultima Online?

Ultima Online (UO) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), released on September 24th, 1997, by Origin Systems, then Electronic Arts and now Broadsword. The game is played in a fantasy setting similar to the other Ultima games that preceded it.

Ultima Online was the game that opened the door for the creation of many new massively multiplayer games. It is online-only and played by thousands of users on various game servers, also known as shards. It remains today, as the longest living MMORPG to date with a still active playerbase.

Because it was released before the DMC Act (1998), technically minded users are able to create and host their own custom freeshards using various UO emulators, like RUNUO. Those people are able to modify and create custom content. Because of this, Freeshards have been growing and evolving since that time.

You can read more about the history of Ultima Online here on Wikipedia

What is Angel Island?

Angel Island is a classic Ultima Online Shard circa Publish 15 with enhancements set in a Felucca ruleset. More important than the era though, is the philosophy behind the design. The Legacy team has set out to build a solid and robust incarnation of Ultima Online that embodies all the things we loved about early UO while still growing and expanding to create an ever-interesting shard for everyone to play.   Angel Island is the brain child of Folik. After the closure of Angel Island in may of 2017, many former AI players were left with out a home. Even more AI vets dating back to 2004 have been craving that old Angel Island feeling. Insert Angel Island! After many discussions between Adam Ant and Folik, Adam agreed to allow Folik to breath fresh life into the server code that Adam and his team worked years to build. But there is an inherit problem with Ultima Online in general. It severely lacks new and fresh content that doesn’t ruin the game. This is where Folik and his team come in….. Meet the Staff   Angel Island facilitates that need for new content. We have added new custom monsters that will be challenging and require you to think outside of the box. Of course we brought the Summoner and Slayer templates back, giving you alternatives to the traditional tamer money making templates. For the true old school AI vets, we have added a few interesting things into the world that are sure to bring back the nostalgia that is AI. Server Features   Our Angel Island shard runs on a dedicated quad processor server with virtually unlimited bandwidth and a 100 mbps connection. The diesel generator backed power system ensures you will have 24/7 access to your UO account! I hope you all enjoy Our UO. We’ve had a lot of fun putting it together.

"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change"
-- Charles Darwin

Facets

Server Info

Host Address:
game.uoangelisland.com Port 2593

Discord info:
https://discord.gg/KYBYGDv

Websites

Visit our Angel Island Website

Visit our forum Angel Island Forum

Angel Island Wiki

Angel Island Facebook

Staff

The Angel Island Staff

Administrators:

+Folik - Owner/Admin
+Craig Parton - Co-Owner/Admin
+Pixie - Admin/Developer
+Rage - Developer

Seers:

+Brisom - Events/Deco
+Hawkwind - Events/Deco

Game Masters:

+Jonathan Blade - Discord Mod

Counselors

+Thom

The staff levels

Owner
The Owner has complete control over the shard and has the final say over all decisions and staff members. The owner is responsible for keeping the shard balanced and fair for all players.

Administrator
The Administrators have control over the shard and it's contents. They usually also have access to the server on which the shard is hosted, able to restart it or update the functionality of the shard. One of the Administrators is the Coordinating Administrator, that person is incharge of the shard and can make important decisions in the absence of the owner.

Seer
A seer is like being a Counselor before becoming a Game Master. They have seniority above Game Masters and Counselors, and have some extra duties and abilities.

Game Master
A game master has all the tools for building the world, making all sorts of events. This is the basic level a staffer achieves after successfully completing their Counselor period.

Counselor
The counselor position is given to beginner staff members who are still learning about the game itself, the basics of staffing or the particularities of our shard. Counselors have a small array of powers that they can use, they usually do smaller events, tour new players and help with easier issues. Counselors are not to be confused with Council members, which are players.

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