Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn

Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn

Developer(s) Electronic Arts
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Platform(s) Windows
Release date(s) August 27, 2007[1]
Genre(s) MMORPG
Mode(s) Multiplayer
Screenshot from the new client.

Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn was a client for the 1997 MMORPG Ultima Online, created in 2007 with updated graphics. Kingdom Reborn was not considered an expansion pack and could be downloaded for free.

A series of clues provided by developers via an in-game event arc allowed players to find a URL on the Ultima Online website wherein a simple message was contained as well as a Flash movie featuring screenshots of the upgraded graphics.

In addition to the upgraded graphics, there was a newer, more streamlined interface. Some of the changes included hot keys, a scrolling bag configuration and a new character sheet.

As of September 2009, the Kingdom Reborn client has been superseded by a modified version of the KR client, now called the "Enhanced Client".[2] The Kingdom Reborn client no longer works on official shards.[3] The new "Enhanced Client" keeps the rendering engine (including particle effects and light source rendering) from Kingdom Reborn, but not the KR graphics.

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References

  1. "Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn for PC". Gamespot. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  2. The new "Enhanced Client", based on the KR client, 17 Jul 2009.
  3. Abandoning development of the KR Client, 07 Sep 2009.

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