New to Ultima Online

Welcome to the glorious world that is Ultima Online: Outlands! You have journeyed far and long to reach this destination and this will be your guide in learning the basics of how to function in this world that is so grand and daunting. In this guide, I will explain a bit about how to choose your client, create your character, the basics of the character (moving, looting, fighting), what each skill does, stats and equipment, and a few other things to help you get started exploring and learning the rest however you choose.

Download the client

• Link to Download
• Follow the instructions on that page

After you finish downloading the installer, you will be presented with a screen that looks like such:

Be sure to immediately press the verify button at the top to make sure you are up to date with the correct files.

Once you are done verifying click the large "Play Now" button in the middle of the screen.

When you click this option you will see the following screen:

Account Setup

Now you are ready to create an OutlandsID.

Press the "Create OutlandsID" button, which can be found just below the blue "Enter Outlands" button. Enter your email address, and you will soon receive a verification code in your email. Enter this code into the box provided, press enter, select a password, and congratulations, you now have an OutlandsID. Please store or write down your email and password somewhere so that you don't forget it.

Within your OutlandsID you are allowed 3 accounts, and each account may contain 5 characters. After logging into your OutlandsID, you will be immediately taken to the account creation screen. After you select an account name, you will be taken to the character creation screen.

Character Creation

First, choose your name. Please follow the naming rules found in the Outlands rules. Then at the bottom left, choose male or female.

You can change your skin, hairstyles, and colors right now as well. Don't worry too much about these, as you will replace your clothing very quickly and you can change your skin tone later if you desire.

When you hit the green next arrow in the bottom right, you will be presented with a screen that looks like this:

Character Templates

Assuming this is your first time playing, try to pick some of the starting skills that sound interesting to you. Once you get a feel for the game you can always go back and make a new character.

Which to choose? Well, that is up to you, remember you get 15 character slots in total over three accounts, so try them all if you want. They are all pretty good, there is no wrong option! You can't make a mistake, the skills go up and down quickly in the beginning, and it is a lot of fun to explore!

So pick one and you will be taken to a map, just click the green arrow again and your character will be taken into the world. You should see something like this:

You are now a character in the world and can do things, congratulations!

Young Character Status

You will receive young player status during your first two days on Outlands. This keeps you free from many of the dangers that are part of daily existence in this world. Whilst a young player on Shelter Island, you benefit from many special rules:

• Other players may not attack you, or steal from you.
• Monsters will attack you.
• On death, your starting blessed possessions will remain with you upon resurrection.
• Town-folk will offer training by clicking on them and then using your new player point ticket, which will allow you to train 100 points of skills for free. However, trainers will only train up to 50 per skill.

Please be aware that leaving Shelter Island will remove your young player status and new adventurer guide assistance. Speaking of which, there are two ways for you to leave. There is a moongate up the stairs to the Northeast of here, or a passageway under the Inn. Choose your own adventure!

You can see a map of Shelter Island in the top right of your screen that will help you get your bearings. Click the guide button at the top of any menu window to have access to more detailed information.