DAOC: Uthgard Revamp

[backman_66]

I'm checking this thread too often. It's getting me excited! If we get a nice group of 10+ steady players then I'll probably go with the Warden. They are great in smallman RvR too for the off-hours. We definitely need a bard or two though. Tough class to play though, not something I like to deal with. Whoever likes a challenge should play one [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Scrooge]

Here is a master list of the Old Frontier RA for all 3 realms. There are alot of similar things to the new system, but activated RA won't have multiple ranks and will cost alot more points, not to mention have pre-required passive RA. It's easy enough to play a Bard in PvE, but in RvR is where your skills are truly tested! The more I think about it, the more I think I'll have to add to the group, if I go with Mentalist again, it'd also allow me to backup our primary Mezzer if needed.

Maybe we can roll 2 chars at the same time (one caster and one melee), if we're on more than others, so we can bring either one depending on what the group needs more during the main sessions.

[backman_66]

That's my plan. I'm gonna roll Warden / Hero / BM and then my Eldritch as well because they're just too awesome not to have one. Mana spec until 40 for PBAoE then splitspec Light / Mana. In the end, I'll probably have one of each of those toons though :P

[Scrooge]

Originally Posted by backman_66 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm checking this thread too often. It's getting me excited! If we get a nice group of 10+ steady players then I'll probably go with the Warden. They are great in smallman RvR too for the off-hours. We definitely need a bard or two though. Tough class to play though, not something I like to deal with. Whoever likes a challenge should play one [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yea I'm getting somewhat impatient too after talking about all this again, stirring up the memories of the good times we had on Uthgard in the years prior. Let's just hope we'll have a capable Bard or two, they can make a whole lot of difference, I don't really want to fill those shoes either, but if we'll still need one at the time of char creation - I'll make that sacrifice until we get a replacement.

Originally Posted by backman_66 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's my plan. I'm gonna roll Warden / Hero / BM and then my Eldritch as well because they're just too awesome not to have one. Mana spec until 40 for PBAoE then splitspec Light / Mana. In the end, I'll probably have one of each of those toons though :P

It's very easy to burn out if you try to level too many chars all at once, I've seen it happen too many times already. If you can drop just enough points into Light for the first/second AE Mez and the first Nearsight, that'd be more than enough for early-mid lvl BGs I think.

Maybe we should consider making more of a caster group for the "first set" of chars, we'd probably level alot faster and be able to farm gear way more efficiently for the melee chars we'd make next. Caster chars would also enable us to hold some real PL sessions, with AOE pulls and such, though we'd need atleast 2 mana-spec Elds and/or Enchanters, I'd cover healing, mana regen, and DoTs (ae dots eventually) as a Mentalist.

Originally Posted by justin2090 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Is there an eta on uthgard 2.0? Will there be zerg xp like that other server?

Sadly there's no ETA currently, but we know it's not dead either, all we can do is keep our fingers crossed that it happens soon. That zerg xp on Genesis was a bug during the first week of that server being up, it was fixed eventually, but Uthgard doesn't have those kinds of bugs that are too easily exploitable, they were all taken care of over the years.

[justin2090]

Is there an eta on uthgard 2.0? Will there be zerg xp like that other server?

[Scrooge]

Here's a basic setup guide I've made for this thread, although it's gotten much simpler than it used to be, since Uthgard should now support the latest clients. If anyone feels they have something to add, let me know.

1) Get the web installer from the official site here: http://www.darkageofcamelot.com/site.../DAoCSetup.exe

2) Let it install, and patch it all the way (unless otherwise specified in this thread later.)

3) Download DAoC Portal (external software server interface for freeshards), http://sourceforge.net/projects/dolserver/files/DAOC Portal/, get the latest version.

4) Run DAoC Portal, configure settings towards your DAoC installation.

4a) Additional Uthgard Mods will install by themselves if they need to, otherwise check the main site to see if there should be any.

5) OK, after you download, install and patch DAoC all the way, go to your installed game folder and make a backup of the game.dll in there, then replace it with the game.dll from this link. What it does is lower the version of the game to the version compatible with the freeshards.

You can download the 1.109 game.dll here -> http://www.mediafire.com/?763i3ia6j4y3yot

6) If account creation still works the same way as before the revamp, all you'll need to do is login with the credentials you want your account to have, and your account will be made automatically.

That's about it.

Tradeskills are also being reverted to their classic tables too, so not every class can craft any skill they want. Check the details here: http://www.gatecentral.com/daoc/doc/skills_l12.php

[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.

Originally Posted by backman_66

We've created an IRC channel for our guild-to-be, for the time being, for all of us to meet in, on irc.rizon.net, channel #uthgard. It's great especially for a crew with varying time zones, we should all idle in our channel as much as possible, to get familiar with each other, live chat is a much better way of me answering any additional questions you may have, or even scheduling group times by posting them in the topic.

If you've never used IRC before, it's a simple chat-room kind of server, stands for Internet Relay Chat. To get the windows client, go to www.mirc.com, it's a fairly straight forward setup. Once you setup your nick/alias (use your p99 forum names for now, so I'll know who's who for the time being,) do /server irc.rizon.net, then /join #uthgard. You can even register your nick with a password so that no one can steal your name there and we'll always know it's the real you, syntax is: /msg Nickserv register passwordhere emailhere, then you'll get an email with a confirmation code you'll have to enter and that's that.

There's another way for all of you guys to communicate via live chat on iRC, for those who never used it before, it's a chat client - very easy to setup.

Windows Client software: www.mirc.com
server: irc.rizon.net
channel: #uthgard

It's a great way for everyone to meet everyone else who will be playing, to ask any questions you might have, or discuss everything from class specs to game mechanics, even play times or guild events. We can even leave messages in the topic section of the channel, so that even if no one is in there, you'll still be able to see it, kind like an ingame MOTD.

1) Download & install the client at http://www.mirc.com/get.html

2) When you start the app, just put in your nick, preferrably same one as your forum one

2a) What you can also do is register your nick with the server, so that only you can use it on that server, it's a good security measure.

3) In the Servers section, add "irc.rizon.net" with the default port: 6667

4) Then hit "Select", it will take you back to the Connect section, then hit "Connect"

4a) An alternative way to connect to a server is to simply type "/server irc.rizon.net" in the console/status window, or to change your nick without reconnecting by doing "/nick newname"

5) Finally type /join #uthgard, and you're done

Cya in there!

[Cecily]

So I've never played DAOC before, but I'd wanna be a nightshade. Read that I'm basically useless in a PvE group. Can I level up killing other players or is playing a stealther just gonna be painful to level w/o boxing?

[Gaffin 7.0]

it gets real slow as a rogue 25+ suggest playing with friends

[Frogie305]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So I've never played DAOC before, but I'd wanna be a nightshade. Read that I'm basically useless in a PvE group. Can I level up killing other players or is playing a stealther just gonna be painful to level w/o boxing?

I suggest you make a money maker first.... Then roll a rogue, or its going to be baddddd