DAOC: Uthgard Revamp

[dustysr06]

i would say mid definitely has the advantage in any small-man/group vs group scenario over the other 2 realms for this patch era at least.

if ur talkin zergs- it doesnt really matter cuz assholes are spamming aoes anyway

^gotta get dem arpees!

[Scrooge]

One of our members gave me a link for Web IRC, so you all can join our guild chat channel without having to download any software whatsoever. Just go to
https://client00.chat.mibbit.com, select the server: Rizon, use your forum name as your nick, and channel: #uthgard, then hit 'Connect'. Try to idle there as often as you can.

Our Guild channel on IRC will more than likely be our main form of communication for quite some time, otherwise it'd be very hard to keep track of 50+ names when we start our chars up, and find ourselves in the newbie guild along with 1000+ other players. We won't be able to form a guild as soon as we make our chars, cause there are certain conditions which must be met; one of which is for 8 of us to meet up in the capital 'Tir na Nog'. another is the 10 gold - which can be alot during those early levels, unless we all chip in, but for that to happen we need to atleast know who's who and where we'll all be starting up. So don't be so quick to leave the starter guild as soon as you login, it'd be more beneficial for all of us to stay in it, atleast until we can get past lvl 5 and promote to our main classes, as well as save some coin and maybe meet more decent players while we're at it. Anyway it'd be much easier to discuss these things in our channel!

Original start locations have been restored, and our world reflects these changes. Cotswold, Mularn, and Mag Mell are once again growing and thriving villages, and the Shrouded Isles portal has found it's way back to its proper location. Shrouded Isles comes alive more and more each day.

Uthgard Character Builder (http://genuapp.appspot.com/char/), Uthgard Tradeskills FAQ (http://www.gatecentral.com/daoc/doc/skills_l12.php), and an older version of the Uthgard Character Builder (http://nixianplay.com/index.php?page=charbuilder) (with support for the old RA system!)

[Rust1d?]

Scrooge...add me to the list..Bard/Druid. Thanks!

[Scrooge]

I've made a new channel for us to use on IRC, #uthgard - same server, cya there!

Scrooge...add me to the list..Bard/Druid. Thanks!

Done.

List of players (updated August 7th) interested in playing Uthgard 2.0 in the same crew (if anyone wants to be added or removed, make a post):

If anyone is missing from the roster, or you want your name added or removed, make a post and I'll update the list.

P99-forum
Scrooge - mentalist(caster utility)/blademaster/champion
backman_66 - warden/eldritch/hero
Weekapaug - bard/hero/ranger/druid
Ugrask - blademaster/valewalker/eldritch/enchanter
Lyrith - bard/druid
Zade - druid/warden/dps, (+1 friend)
fishingme - scout, valewalker/animist/enchanter, bonedancer/thane
phacemeltar - bard/blademaster/valewalker/eldritch
Nalkin - enchanter
Jaxon - eldritch
dustysr06 - druid/bard (+3 friends)
Cecily - nightshade
Yiblaan - ranger
Foxxhound - valewalker
Ghordo - hero/champion
Kender - eldritch/animist
Nuggets - bard/eld/animist
Erasong - valewalker
Brynnag - nightshade
August - bard/hero/enchanter
Hershey - enchanter
Beldon - animist
Caridry - undecided
mrgoochio - undecided
Cookiefist - undecided
Scikala - undecided
Leeyuuduu - undecided
Sssleeve - undecided
Goobles - undecided
Gaffin - undecided
Tewaz - enchanter
Temig - druid/bard/mentalist
Oleris - enchanter (pbaoe bomb)
Sweetbaby - eldritch
Rust1d? - bard/druid

EQC-forum
Laberintica - mentalist/warden
Golad - warden/hero
Tramtrist - druid
Villert (Morgo) - eldritch/enchanter/bard/ranger
Sephin - undecided
Sibaru - undecided
Zadrian - hero

External
Galfon - warden/ench/ment/hero (d2)
Amnvex - eldritch/ment/warden/champ (d2)
Kyndig - eldritch/blademaster/valewalker (d2)
Finn - undecided (d2)

Old DAoC Guildies (classes they used to main)

Vorhal - animist/hero/warden
Kvasir - eldritch/hero/warden
Bell - undecided (blademaster/berserker/cleric)
Kinkade - undecided (valewalker/savage) (+3-5 friends)
Sothien - undecided (eldritch/druid/healer)
Kiire - undecided (bard/druid/cleric)
Signify - undecided (blademaster/berserker)
Salbei - undecided (enchanter/shadowblade)

30 decided, 9 undecided, 8 old guildies, 7 EQC, 54 total! (estimated, not counting additional friends ppl may or may not bring)
============================================

I'll match the roles needed to the ppl in this thread, based on their initial class choices, so we can see what we're missing more than anything else.

Realm: Hibernia

Primary Healing: Weekapaug (druid), Zade (druid/warden), dustysr06 (druid), Tramtrist (druid), Temig (druid)

Secondary Healing: backman_66 (warden), phacemeltar (warden), Lyrith (druid), Galfon (warden), Kvasir (warden), Laberintica (warden), Golad (warden), Vorhal (warden), Rust1d? (druid)

Primary Crowd Control: dustysr06 (bard), Weekapaug (bard/CC), Nuggets (bard), August (bard)

Secondary Crowd Control: phacemeltar (bard/CC), Lyrith (bard/CC), Temig (bard), Rust1d? (bard), Villert (bard)

Primary Bomber (caster dps): fishingme (enchanter), nalkin (enchanter), jaxon (eldritch), August (enchanter), Hershey (enchanter), Kyndig (eldritch), Tewaz (enchanter), Oleris (enchanter), Villert (enchanter)

Secondary Bomber (caster dps): phacemeltar (eldritch), backman_66 (eldritch), kender (eldritch), Galfon (enchanter), Amnvex (eldritch), Kvasir (eldritch), Villert (eldritch)

Primary Shield Tank: Ghordo (Hero), August (Hero), Zadrian (Hero)

Secondary Shield Tank: backman_66 (Hero), Galfon (Hero), Kvasir (Hero), Vorhal (Hero), Golad (Hero)

General Melee DPS: Ugrask (blademaster?), Zade (blademaster?), Zade2 (his friend, blademaster?), fishingme (valewalker), Scrooge (blademaster/champion), backman_66 (blademaster), , Foxxhound (valewalker), Erasong (valewalker), Amnvex (champion), Kyndig (blademaster/valewalker)

Utility Caster DPS: fishingme (animist), Scrooge (mentalist), kender (animist), Nuggets (eld/animist), Galfon (mentalist), Amnvex (mentalist), Beldon (animist), Laberintica (mentalist), Vorhal (animist), Temig (mentalist), Sweetbaby (eldritch)

Stealthers: Brynnag (nightshade), Cecily (nightshade), Yiblaan (ranger), Villert (ranger)

Potentially we can have the following: [5x Bards, 3x Druids, 3x Wardens] [3x Enchanters, 5x Eldritch, 2x Animists, 2z Mentalists] [3x Heroes, 5x Blademasters, 3x Valewalkers, 1x Ranger, 2x Nightshades] but seeing as how we can't all be in one group, it'd be good to know that everyone in the guild can XP with each other without having to resort to looking for PUGs or soloing. For RvR especially, atleast 1 Bard and 1 Druid per group are needed, but 2 Druids would be better ofcourse, 1 Warden, 2-3 DPS and 1 Shield Tank for defense.

Class Descriptions for Hibernia (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1520496&postcount=102)

Hibernia's One Time Drop Quest List (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1541841&postcount=197)

DAoC Installation Guide (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1521252&postcount=108)

IRC Setup Guide (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1521347&postcount=109) (guild chat-room communication)

I cannot say what we need most at this time, it will become clearer once we're actually up and running with our first chars.

[Scrooge]

Making a new post update, cause I can't edit my posts today.

Our new channel on IRC is #uthgard - same server, cya there!

List of players (updated August 7th) interested in playing Uthgard 2.0 in the same crew (if anyone wants to be added or removed, make a post):

If anyone is missing from the roster, or you want your name added or removed, make a post and I'll update the list.

P99-forum
Scrooge - mentalist(caster utility)/blademaster/champion
backman_66 - warden/eldritch/hero
Weekapaug - bard/hero/ranger/druid
Ugrask - blademaster/valewalker/eldritch/enchanter
Lyrith - bard/druid
Zade - druid/warden/dps, (+1 friend)
fishingme - scout, valewalker/animist/enchanter, bonedancer/thane
phacemeltar - bard/blademaster/valewalker/eldritch
Nalkin - enchanter
Jaxon - eldritch
dustysr06 - druid/bard (+3 friends)
Cecily - nightshade
Yiblaan - ranger
Foxxhound - valewalker
Ghordo - hero/champion
Kender - eldritch/animist
Nuggets - bard/eld/animist
Erasong - valewalker
Brynnag - nightshade
August - bard/hero/enchanter
Hershey - enchanter
Beldon - animist
Caridry - undecided
mrgoochio - undecided
Cookiefist - undecided
Scikala - undecided
Leeyuuduu - undecided
Sssleeve - undecided
Goobles - undecided
Gaffin - undecided
Tewaz - enchanter
Temig - druid/bard/mentalist
Oleris - enchanter (pbaoe bomb)
Sweetbaby - eldritch
Rust1d? - bard/druid

EQC-forum
Laberintica - mentalist/warden
Golad - warden/hero
Tramtrist - druid
Villert (Morgo) - eldritch/enchanter/bard/ranger
Sephin - undecided
Sibaru - undecided
Zadrian - hero

External
Galfon - warden/ench/ment/hero (d2)
Evlesoa (Amnvex) - eldritch/ment/warden/champ (d2)
Kyndig - eldritch/blademaster/valewalker (d2)
Finn - undecided (d2)
Katza - hero

Old DAoC Guildies (classes they used to main)

Vorhal - animist/hero/warden
Kvasir - eldritch/hero/warden
Bell - undecided (blademaster/berserker/cleric)
Kinkade - undecided (valewalker/savage) (+3-5 friends)
Sothien - undecided (eldritch/druid/healer)
Kiire - undecided (bard/druid/cleric)
Signify - undecided (blademaster/berserker)
Salbei - undecided (enchanter/shadowblade)

30 decided, 9 undecided, 8 old guildies, 7 EQC, 5 external 59 total! (estimated, not counting additional friends ppl may or may not bring)
============================================

I'll match the roles needed to the ppl in this thread, based on their initial class choices, so we can see what we're missing more than anything else.

Realm: Hibernia

Primary Healing: Weekapaug (druid), Zade (druid/warden), dustysr06 (druid), Tramtrist (druid), Temig (druid)

Secondary Healing: backman_66 (warden), phacemeltar (warden), Lyrith (druid), Galfon (warden), Kvasir (warden), Laberintica (warden), Golad (warden), Vorhal (warden), Rust1d? (druid)

Primary Crowd Control: dustysr06 (bard), Weekapaug (bard/CC), Nuggets (bard), August (bard)

Secondary Crowd Control: phacemeltar (bard/CC), Lyrith (bard/CC), Temig (bard), Rust1d? (bard), Villert (bard)

Primary Bomber (caster dps): fishingme (enchanter), nalkin (enchanter), jaxon (eldritch), August (enchanter), Hershey (enchanter), Kyndig (eldritch), Tewaz (enchanter), Oleris (enchanter), Villert (enchanter)

Secondary Bomber (caster dps): phacemeltar (eldritch), backman_66 (eldritch), kender (eldritch), Galfon (enchanter), Amnvex (eldritch), Kvasir (eldritch), Villert (eldritch)

Primary Shield Tank: Ghordo (Hero), August (Hero), Zadrian (Hero), Katza (Hero)

Secondary Shield Tank: backman_66 (Hero), Galfon (Hero), Kvasir (Hero), Vorhal (Hero), Golad (Hero)

General Melee DPS: Ugrask (blademaster?), Zade (blademaster?), Zade2 (his friend, blademaster?), fishingme (valewalker), Scrooge (blademaster/champion), backman_66 (blademaster), , Foxxhound (valewalker), Erasong (valewalker), Amnvex (champion), Kyndig (blademaster/valewalker)

Utility Caster DPS: fishingme (animist), Scrooge (mentalist), kender (animist), Nuggets (eld/animist), Galfon (mentalist), Amnvex (mentalist), Beldon (animist), Laberintica (mentalist), Vorhal (animist), Temig (mentalist), Sweetbaby (eldritch)

Stealthers: Brynnag (nightshade), Cecily (nightshade), Yiblaan (ranger), Villert (ranger)

Potentially we can have the following: [5x Bards, 3x Druids, 3x Wardens] [3x Enchanters, 5x Eldritch, 2x Animists, 2z Mentalists] [3x Heroes, 5x Blademasters, 3x Valewalkers, 1x Ranger, 2x Nightshades] but seeing as how we can't all be in one group, it'd be good to know that everyone in the guild can XP with each other without having to resort to looking for PUGs or soloing. For RvR especially, atleast 1 Bard and 1 Druid per group are needed, but 2 Druids would be better ofcourse, 1 Warden, 2-3 DPS and 1 Shield Tank for defense.

Class Descriptions for Hibernia (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1520496&postcount=102)

Hibernia's One Time Drop Quest List (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1541841&postcount=197)

DAoC Installation Guide (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1521252&postcount=108)

IRC Setup Guide (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1521347&postcount=109) (guild chat-room communication)

I cannot say what we need most at this time, it will become clearer once we're actually up and running with our first chars.

[Scrooge]

Don't be so quick to leave IRC if no one responds within 5-10min, sometimes we're just AFK or stepped away for a bit, so stay on for a while!

I saw Weekapaug join earlier and Zade the other day too..but they'd leave within 10min of no one responding.

[Pokesan]

I never played this, would I get pwned over and over forever starting as a newbie?

[Zadrian]

I never played this, would I get pwned over and over forever starting as a newbie?

When this comes back up we will all be started as newbie characters. There are a lot of knowledgeable people that will be playing with us (I'm not one of them =D) So you will have help and advice along the way.

[backman_66]

I never played this, would I get pwned over and over forever starting as a newbie?

Yeah you'll be just fine. There's definitely a lot to learn about the dynamics of RvR and how to tell what enemy classes are and their abilities, but that all comes with time. It's nice to have battlegrounds to PvP in as you level up to get you prepared for lvl 50 big boy RvR. Like the first battleground is lvl 15-19, and there's like 5(?) others up through the levels until 50.

I had never played DAoC before until my friend showed me Uthgard several years ago. It was a great experience. RvR wasn't too terribly difficult from the get-go because of practice in those BG's.

[Scrooge]

I never played this, would I get pwned over and over forever starting as a newbie?

You won't really have to worry about that, when you make a char on this server, it's automatically placed into the newbie guild of the realm. So you'll get plenty of help from other players around you, as well as the support from our more experienced players who will be playing together right from the start as Zadrian said. However, IRC will be our main communication hub until we form the actual guild ingame. I'd recommend for you to read through this thread, and check out the links I've posted on the first page as well as those in my sig.

[Leeyuuduu]

I never played this, would I get pwned over and over forever starting as a newbie?

It's pretty much a group game, especially for RvR, and so the way the vast majority of people learned the ropes was tagging along with more experienced players/groups. It's probably the best pwn insurance you'll find.

[backman_66]

You can solo too though, especially if you want to make a stealther. Competition is pretty fierce though :P

[Scrooge]

Yea, I would definitely not recommend a first time player to make a stealther, atleast not until we get a foot hold to make a guild and start some loot circulation going, but on the other hand - pick a class you think you'll be able to enjoy all the way!

[Scrooge]

I've updated the first post with the Battleground info (zone names, level range, RP caps) and the roster! We still have 8 undecided on the list:

Caridry - undecided
mrgoochio - undecided
Cookiefist - undecided
Scikala - undecided
Leeyuuduu - undecided
Sssleeve - undecided
Goobles - undecided
Gaffin - undecided

If you guys finally decide what classes you want to go with, let me know either here or on IRC. Try to pick 1 melee, 1 caster, and 1 support - in the order of main first, alts second and third.

[Scrooge]

For first time players who don't know what the different races look like, and want to see them before the server is back up and running again, go here: http://darkageofcamelot.com/content/classes-races

[mrgoochio]

still undecided. probably will decide after they announce when the server is coming back to life. who knows how long that is :(

[Erasong]

should probably take me off this list. with as much as ive been enjoying archeage i can not commit to another mmo project. sorry friends.

[Scrooge]

should probably take me off this list. with as much as ive been enjoying archeage i can not commit to another mmo project. sorry friends.

No worries man, if you change your mind later on, you're welcome to join again.

[Weekapaug]

Plus we have no idea when the server will actually relaunch.

[Daakkon]

The same time as Velious.

[Scrooge]

Plus we have no idea when the server will actually relaunch.

Probably about the same time as everyone will start to get bored with Archeage, anywhere from 1-3 months.

[Scrooge]

Some DAoC Art

http://www.dolserver.net/resources/images/daoc10ann.jpg

[Scrooge]

Some of our DAoC ppl want to try Everquest out (never played this game before, like some of you haven't played DAoC before either) while we all wait for Uthgard, so me and backman made some chars with them on P99. If anyone wants to join us, you're welcome to, we've made some Gnome casters for the time being. My char's name is Linker and I'm currently trying out a mage, Vorhal is a necro with the same name. Come on IRC if you want to know more details, what times we're around etc. This wouldn't be a bad idea for ppl who'll be playing DAoC on Uthgard together, to meet and see whose play times will be compatible with whose and get acquainted.

[Scrooge]

We'll most likely be XPin in Steamfont Mountains tonight, our level range is from 5-9, and one other thing I neglected to mention is we're doing this UNtwinked!

If anyone has an alt they want to level with us, let me know here or ingame on Linker.

[Scrooge]

We currently have: 2 Mages, 1 Necro, 1 Druid (who may or may not keep playing.) Would be great to meet the players who will be joining us for Uthgard this way too!

[Spitfyre808]

Hello fellow DAOC fans. I am definitely interested in joining you guys when Uthgard comes back online. I would love to have a community to play with when I'm on my Champion or my sorcerer.

[Scrooge]

Hello fellow DAOC fans. I am definitely interested in joining you guys when Uthgard comes back online. I would love to have a community to play with when I'm on my Champion or my sorcerer.

Cool, just let me know what 3 classes you'd want to play the most if you had to pick 1 from: caster, support, and melee types, and I'll add your name to the roster!

[Ghordo]

Whats the status scrooge? We going to see this before 2015?

[FoxxHound]

Whats the status scrooge? We going to see this before 2015?

doubtful. I lost my hope already.

[Spitfyre808]

Cool, just let me know what 3 classes you'd want to play the most if you had to pick 1 from: caster, support, and melee types, and I'll add your name to the roster!

Champion on Hib
Sorcerer on Alb
Thane on Mid

[Scrooge]

Whats the status scrooge? We going to see this before 2015?

They are being awfully quiet about it, I know as much as anyone else, their front page hasn't seen an update since July 26th. It wasn't so much as an update, as to just let everyone know its still a work in progress, and they haven't abandoned the project.

[Scrooge]

Champion on Hib
Sorcerer on Alb
Thane on Mid

Alright you've been added to our player roster on the first post, and we're definitely going to Hibernia from the get go. I strongly advise people to make a caster type for their first char, atleast until we start getting some melee gear drops, otherwise you'll be leveling a melee with no gear until we start hitting some dungeons as a group. Champion is an excellent class, I liked it alot when I played one on Uthgard back in 2011.

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List of players (updated October 2nd) interested in playing Uthgard 2.0 in the same crew (if anyone wants to be added or removed, make a post):

If anyone is missing from the roster, or you want your name added or removed, make a post and I'll update the list.

P99-forum
Scrooge - mentalist(caster utility)/blademaster/champion
backman_66 - warden/eldritch/hero
Weekapaug - bard/hero/ranger/druid
Ugrask - blademaster/valewalker/eldritch/enchanter
Lyrith - bard/druid
Zade - druid/warden/dps, (+1 friend)
fishingme - scout, valewalker/animist/enchanter, bonedancer/thane
phacemeltar - bard/blademaster/valewalker/eldritch
Nalkin - enchanter
Jaxon - eldritch
dustysr06 - druid/bard (+3 friends)
Cecily - nightshade
Yiblaan - ranger
Foxxhound - valewalker
Ghordo - hero/champion
Kender - eldritch/animist
Nuggets - bard/eld/animist
Brynnag - nightshade
August - bard/hero/enchanter
Hershey - enchanter
Beldon - animist
Tewaz - enchanter
Temig - druid/bard/mentalist
Oleris - enchanter (pbaoe bomb)
Sweetbaby - eldritch
Rust1d? - bard/druid
Spitfyre808 - champion

Caridry - undecided
mrgoochio - undecided
Cookiefist - undecided
Scikala - undecided
Leeyuuduu - undecided
Sssleeve - undecided
Goobles - undecided
Gaffin - undecided

EQC-forum
Laberintica - mentalist/warden
Golad - warden/hero
Tramtrist - druid
Villert (Morgo) - eldritch/enchanter/bard/ranger
Sephin - undecided
Sibaru - undecided
Zadrian - hero

External
Galfon - warden/ench/ment/hero (d2)
Evlesoa (Amnvex) - eldritch/ment/warden/champ (d2)
Kyndig - eldritch/blademaster/valewalker (d2)
Finn - undecided (d2)
Katza - hero

Old DAoC Guildies (classes they used to main)

Vorhal - animist/hero/warden
Kvasir - eldritch/hero/warden
Bell - undecided (blademaster/berserker/cleric)
Kinkade - undecided (valewalker/savage) (+3-5 friends)
Sothien - undecided (eldritch/druid/healer)
Kiire - undecided (bard/druid/cleric)
Signify - undecided (blademaster/berserker)
Salbei - undecided (enchanter/shadowblade)

27 decided, 8 undecided, 8 old guildies, 7 EQC, 5 external 55 total! (estimated, not counting additional friends ppl may or may not bring)
============================================

I'll match the roles needed to the ppl in this thread, based on their initial class choices, so we can see what we're missing more than anything else.

Realm: Hibernia

Primary Healing: Weekapaug (druid), Zade (druid/warden), dustysr06 (druid), Tramtrist (druid), Temig (druid)

Secondary Healing: backman_66 (warden), phacemeltar (warden), Lyrith (druid), Galfon (warden), Kvasir (warden), Laberintica (warden), Golad (warden), Vorhal (warden), Rust1d? (druid)

Primary Crowd Control: dustysr06 (bard), Weekapaug (bard/CC), Nuggets (bard), August (bard)

Secondary Crowd Control: phacemeltar (bard/CC), Lyrith (bard/CC), Temig (bard), Rust1d? (bard), Villert (bard)

Primary Bomber (caster dps): fishingme (enchanter), nalkin (enchanter), jaxon (eldritch), August (enchanter), Hershey (enchanter), Kyndig (eldritch), Tewaz (enchanter), Oleris (enchanter), Villert (enchanter)

Secondary Bomber (caster dps): phacemeltar (eldritch), backman_66 (eldritch), kender (eldritch), Galfon (enchanter), Amnvex (eldritch), Kvasir (eldritch), Villert (eldritch)

Primary Shield Tank: Ghordo (Hero), August (Hero), Zadrian (Hero), Katza (Hero)

Secondary Shield Tank: backman_66 (Hero), Galfon (Hero), Kvasir (Hero), Vorhal (Hero), Golad (Hero)

General Melee DPS: Ugrask (blademaster?), Zade (blademaster?), Zade2 (his friend, blademaster?), fishingme (valewalker), Scrooge (blademaster/champion), backman_66 (blademaster), , Foxxhound (valewalker), Amnvex (champion), Kyndig (blademaster/valewalker), Spitfyre808 (champion)

Utility Caster DPS: fishingme (animist), Scrooge (mentalist), kender (animist), Nuggets (eld/animist), Galfon (mentalist), Amnvex (mentalist), Beldon (animist), Laberintica (mentalist), Vorhal (animist), Temig (mentalist), Sweetbaby (eldritch)

Stealthers: Brynnag (nightshade), Cecily (nightshade), Yiblaan (ranger), Villert (ranger)

Potentially we can have the following: [5x Bards, 3x Druids, 3x Wardens] [3x Enchanters, 5x Eldritch, 2x Animists, 2z Mentalists] [3x Heroes, 5x Blademasters, 3x Valewalkers, 1x Ranger, 2x Nightshades] but seeing as how we can't all be in one group, it'd be good to know that everyone in the guild can XP with each other without having to resort to looking for PUGs or soloing. For RvR especially, atleast 1 Bard and 1 Druid per group are needed, but 2 Druids would be better ofcourse, 1 Warden, 2-3 DPS and 1 Shield Tank for defense.

Class Descriptions for Hibernia (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1520496&postcount=102)

Hibernia's One Time Drop Quest List (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1541841&postcount=197)

DAoC Installation Guide (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1521252&postcount=108)

IRC Setup Guide (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1521347&postcount=109) (guild chat-room communication)

I cannot say what we need most at this time, it will become clearer once we're actually up and running with our first chars.

[Scrooge]

Update!
Its not dead. If it were, we'd say something. It's just not ready yet. -Abydos (Uthgard GM)

[FoxxHound]

Damn. Taking them awhile eh?

[backman_66]

Still eagerly awaiting and ready to commit to this!

[Scrooge]

Looks like they finally made an actual update on their front page, dated October 25th.

Hello everyone,

We're still alive and very busy with Uthgard. Unfortunately we can't announce new big features currently, because we are still working on core stuff and bug fixing.

We are making significant progress in core stuff (source code), fixing bugs and prepare missing stuff. We hope we're able to announce more updates and news soon. We apologize that we didn't publish news for a while, however to be honest real life was rough for a while. Many of us had big real life projects or are in a transition state which has slowed down development significantly. We are (as always one might be inclined to say) hard at work though, trying to make Uthgard ready to launch again.

Unfortunately a lot of this work is also work you won't be able to notice much from a player point of view as this work mainly is rewriting huge chunks of the source code to make it:

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[*:efglxm70] Easier to read and edit (results in faster bug fixing in the future)[/*:m:efglxm70]
[*:efglxm70] More efficient in execution (less bugs, and better performance)[/*:m:efglxm70][/list:o:efglxm70]

This also means that there really is not much we can show you of progress as it is all in the number of code lines and in server performance numbers.

We will try to announce smaller updates in a regularly timeframe, however due to the state of Uthgard as a hobby project we are unable to commit to regular updates on any steady timetable. We hope you can understand this, and keep coming back whenever we do have news. Once again, thank you for your patience!


Also please visit our Gallery for more recent screenshots!

Sincerely,

Your Uthgard Staff

[harnold]

servers never opening again give it up

[Scrooge]

Follow-up post made by another Uthgard Dev, Abydos, to further clarify what was being said in the first post.

To restate what was said in the first post

"rewriting huge chunks of the source code"

This shouldn't be underestimated and we have previously said bad designs early on made it very difficult to patch things in the past. Some of these "past sins" make it incredibly difficult to continue. Remember DOL is a very old project now and has had many hands in the cookie jar. Also, early designs were sometimes implemented based on incomplete research or outright guesses. This lead to a patchwork quilt that made implementing "real daoc" difficult. Anyone who played the first few days after the LA styles got different procs by class knows that there was some difficulty as we worked out the kinks. This is more than, "I don't like how this is written, I'm going to make it better!" Its "There is no way to write ABC with these letters. We need to discard."

When the server is ready to go, we'll let you know. There is no "one goal" holding it up. Work continues on all fronts. -Abydos [Uthgard Dev]