UO-The Expanse: the (edu) Repack Release-

Most of the Repack custom content is marked by #region UO-The Expanse inside the scripts. However, over the years, fixes were added that were not commented.

This list is very much a work in progress. Items listed will be moved around and new categories will be added to make the list easier to read.

Contents

1. UO The Expanse v2.2 Client (x 2, one for both freeshards, one for PLAY)
2. UO-The Expanse v2.2 Freeshard
3. UO-The Expanse v2.2 BME Freeshard (BME stands for Blue Magic Expansion, created by Peoharen, a.k.a. BKnight)
4. UO-The Expanse v2.2 Art Pack (almost 4,500 Art files)
5. Auto Map for UO-The Expanse
6. Pandora's Box
7. Gump Studio
8. Documentation



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Core & Distro Changes

• Core Support through Stygian Abyss (client 7.0.16.0.)
• Files are commented in the Server folder.
• Animal Lore
• Item Identification
• Mobiles (monsters and NPCs)
• Spell System
• Weather
• Date/Time
• Champ Spawns
• All OSI and custom spellbooks are subbed by ACC with new Gumps.

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Stand Alone Edits

• Colored Item Levels - Displays a rarity indicator when certain items are hovered over.
• Colored Item Properties - Highlights an item's properties in a specific color if enhanced.
• Vanity Pets (non-combat "fun" companions that give various bonuses when fed.)
• House Pets (augmented parrot concept with more animals and various bonuses when fed.)
• Evolution Weapons - Gain experience as they are used. XP points convert to new Weapon Attributes.
• In-game Instant Messaging!
• Burial System
• Goldpanning with Gold Nugget Trader
• 17 Rainbow Mounts - These pets Res their owners on death.
• Player Postal System with house and public mailboxes.
• New Player Dungeon (specifically geared towards new characters on The Expanse for FAST SKILL GAINS!)
• Hundreds of custom monsters
• 22 Custom Dungeons.
• Tons of custom quests
• Custom Holiday Content (Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas)
• Bless Bags - stays with you when you die, prevents others from stealing it, and keeps the items inside, even if they are not Blessed.
• Blessed Only Bags - Holds Blessed Items only.
• Crafting Bags - Holds crafted items.
• Skill Ball and Stat Ball for new characters
• Stat Window for checking all your character's stats
• PvP Point System (Rewards can be purchased with Points received from honorable combat)
• Quest Points System (Rewards are given every 30 days to the player with the most points per month)
• Faction Points System (Reward can be purchases with Points received from doing faction related quests and more.
• Book Publisher (Write your own material and allow other players to purchase your books)
• Hundreds of custom artifacts (list coming soon)
• Custom Tour Guide (with customizable locations and descriptions)
• Custom Artwork (much of the OSI artwork was touched up, some new artwork was added, like ACC spellbook gumps)
• Custom House Deco (custom artwork Walls, Doors, etc)
• Custom Map (coming soon)

Custom System Edits

• Advanced Animal Taming and Leveling - allow for pet breeding, leveling with stat increases, and unlockable Elemental Levels.
• Bio Pet System - attempt to copy certain stats from monsters in-game to bioengineer a new pet.
• Vampires and Werewolves system (NOTE: You cannot create these when selecting a new character, but you can contract the diseases by being bitten in-game.)
• Reward Scrolls system, custom currency used for purchasing hundreds of different reward items.
• R.A.F.T. - Registry and Funds Transfer operates like a checkbook and bank box. Writes checks, holds gold, silver, reward scrolls, and various tokens.
• Advanced spellbooks with additional "class" buttons based on new artwork.
• Gardening, Herbing, Juicing, Brewing, Winecrafting and Cooking all work together.
• Yard and Garden wand system with dozens of custom deco items, including a playable piano and an improved deco tool.
• The Expanse: an Antiquary Review - Tasks and goals players can achieve to earn rewards, like hunting certain monsters, or discovering locations.
• Sailboat Transportation system for Trammel.
• Townhouses (Rentals, Rent-To-Own and Buy Outright)
• Xmlspawner Training System, or (XTS), for Staff members in Green Acres.

Custom Crafting

• Animal Item Crafting - This crafting system allows players to craft certain special "pets", like Ethereal Mounts.
• Aquarium Crafting - This system allows players to craft more elaborate fish tank decoration.
• Artifact Crafting - This system allows players to craft Replica artifacts using recipes.
• Deed Crafting - This system allows players to craft deeds for various items.
• Weaving - This system allows players to craft rugs and runners. Combined with Tailoring.
• Fire Rock Crafting - This system allows players to harvest Fire Rock resources and craft specific Fire Rock-related gear and items. Combined with Blacksmithing.
• Firework Crafting - This system allows players to craft numerous types of fireworks like, fountains, sparklers with a remote switch for Firework Stands.
• Graverobbing - This system allows players to harvest resources from any grave tile.
• Medical Crafting (Medical Malpractice) - This system allows players to craft "pain killers" and even write prescriptions for "pain killers" to other players.
• Necromancy Crafting - Combined with Graverobbing for resources, Necromancy crafting provides a way to get additional help from "pets" fairly quickly by crafting them.
• Pillow Crafting - This system allows players to craft different types of pillows, including throw pillows they can throw at other players. Combined with Tailoring.
• Seafood & Fishing - This system allows players to craft numerous recipes using seafood. Combined with Cooking.
• Sot Alchemy - This system is an enhancement for Alchemy that provides a cauldron to "craft" from and mix ingredients. Combined with Alchemy.
• Spellweaving Wand Crafting - This system allows players to craft wands with Spellweaving spells.
• Vhaerun Painting - This system allows players to craft framed paintings.
• Vhaerun's Mystic Bowcrafting - This system allows players to craft special bows and crossbows.
• Runic Fletcher's Tools - Allows players to have other special properties on their crafted bow or crossbow.
• Runic Tinker Tools - Allows players to craft Tinker items with certain enhancements.

Custom Games

• Casino Games - CEO's infamous casino games, tucked inside Palms Casino outside Luna, includes Blackjack, Hi-Lo, Keno, Tarot Poker, and Turbo Slots.
• Battle Chess - Players select different monsters to control and compete in a game of Chess on a large board.
• Bingo - Grab your dauber! Grab your friends! One player is the "Caller" everyone else gets cards.
• Bomberman - Players compete in a maze to eliminate the other player(s) with bombs!
• Castle Defense - This game was built almost entirely with Xmlspawners and has waves of monsters to eliminate to win.
• Castle Assault - Players must attempt to penetrate the castle and eliminate opponents!
• Liars Dice - Players attempt to bluff their opponents with various dice combinations in a separate chat channel.
• Lottery System - Players buy a ticket for each drawing. System is automated.
• Paintball - Players form teams and attempt to eliminate opponents with paintballs.
• Skullball - Soccer, as only UO-The Expanse and the mind of Mogster could do it!
• Rungrin's Obstacle Course - Mogster created this obstacle course using floor tiles that randomly flip and vanish.
• Yahtzee - Compete against your friends in the classic 5-dice game in a separate chat channel.
• MtG Game - Players use a preset list of "cards" in a "Hi-Lo" game based on Magic the Gathering™ cards in a separate chat channel.
• Rabbits vs Sheep - (Archived game.) Players attempt to defeat critters as they gradually get tougher. (Mogster recreated this as Chuckles spawns)

Expansions

• Indiana Jones™ tribute as Jonesy Ford, complete with dungeons and a crafting system (Artifact Crafting, Artifact Map Hunting)!
• Star Wars™ expansion offers 3 new playable classes: Jedi, Jedi Exile and Sith! Complete with Lightsaber crafting!
• Evil Dead™ tribute as Deadly Evil! Complete with Haunted House location and "the cabin in the woods" and a champ spawn!
• Atlantis: the Underwater Kingdom custom expansion introduced 3 new monster animations and Ultimate Animal Challenge (strictly simulated!).
• Slender/Slender Man tribute as Slenderman. Custom map to gather the scrolls about Slenderman, including the first "cut scene" on UO-The Expanse!