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I'm still here on Classic

If u need an account set up, send a pm to Admin Acacia. Let me know what hours to find you on!

I played on the predecessor server a good while ago and, unfortunately, rather briefly. I'm back again and wondering how many folks, if any, live in and play during US timezones (given that the .uk addy represents a server located in the UK). I'm in the EST zone and would LOVE to interact (rp) and get to know others. I really really miss the days of roleplaying and UO (10+ yrs on Catskills roleplaying and as guildmaster of an rp guild) so I'd love to find other folks who are online the same time I am that enjoy rping.

Awww that is why it was empty when I went there.... I will try to upload the new? I am all finished with school finally!! Whoot and the first place I was coming was home.... I hope to see all of you soon

Tawnyna

Read this:

http://forum.sylvandreams.co.uk/index.php?topic=5328.0

Should contain everything you need to know.

  Anyone know what's going on with the old shard?  Neither I or my husband have been able to log into the old shard.

See also:

New How to connect and Troubleshooting pages on the website:

How to connect
http://www.sylvandreams.co.uk/index.php?p=21

Troubleshooting
http://www.sylvandreams.co.uk/index.php?p=20

[Getting Connected]

Getting Connected

What you need

Classic Sylvan
ConnectUO: http://pioneerontheprairie.com/sylvanheart/ConnectUOLatest_x86.exe
Mondain's Legacy: http://games.mirrors.tds.net/pub/ea-games/uo/uoml_setup.exe
Razor (optional): http://www.runuo.com/razor/Razor_Latest.exe

2.0 Sylvan
Stygian Abyss: http://web.cdn.eamythic.com/us/uo/installers/20091130/UOSAClassic_7_0_3_0.exe
Razor: http://www.runuo.com/razor/Razor_Latest.exe

Connecting to Classic Sylvan
Having new stuff requires a new way of doing this. The old way should still work fine, but the old way will not give you all the new stuff.

1. Install Mondain's Legacy and patch up to 5.0.6
2. Install ConnectUO
3. Open ConnectUO and click “Local Servers” on the left.
4. At the top click “Add a Local Server.”
5. Type in the server name, host address, and port and make sure that the “Patch Client Encryption” box is checked as shown in the picture below.


Host: jhs59.homeip.net
Port: 1980



Next right click in the “Patch Information” are and do “Add Patch” as shown below.



Now click once to select the line for your patch and then click again to edit the line (this is not a double click). Type in or copy-paste the patch information as shown below. Afterwards, click the “OK” button to the bottom right.

Patch address: http://pioneerontheprairie.com/sylvanheart/patches.rar

(Note: You may wish to download this patch to you computer and type in the address from there instead of using it from the web.  The patch address would be where it is on your computer.
Example: C:\Documents and settings\Owner\my documents\patches.rar)



Sylvan is now added to your servers list, but before you begin make sure that ConnectUO is set to patch client encryption (not just in the server information window, but in the ConnectUO settings as well).

Click “Settings” on the left and then click “Ultima Online” and make sure that the “Patch Client Encryption” check box is checked as shown below. You may also check the Razor check box here if you are using Razor. When you are done click the “X” to close the settings box and then click “Local Servers” on the left to return to your list of shards.



You are now all setup to play Classic Sylvan, just click the “Play” button across from the shard name

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Connecting to 2.0 Sylvan

Install Stygian Abyss and patch up all the way. (Note that Stygian Abyss is a different install from Mondain's Legacy so that they can both be installed at the same time!)

Install the newest version of Razor (link listed above).

Start Razor and click the “Browse” button next to the “UO Data Directory,” browse to the location where you installed Stygian Abyss as shown below, and then click the “OK” button.

(Note that the default location is probably “C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Ultima Online Stygian Abyss Classic”)




Now also make sure that the settings are correct as also shown in the picture above.

Server: sylvanheartuo.dyndns.org
Port: 3980

Also be sure that the “Patch client encryption” check box is checked as also shown in the picture above.

You may now click the “Okay” button to play Sylvan 2.0

And now a special patch for Sylvan 2.0 for those who want it. What is the main difference between the two pictures below?



Yup, this patch removes that annoying select thingy!

To get it patched, run this:
http://pioneerontheprairie.com/sylvanheart/Sylvan_2_0_gumps/Sylvan_2_0_gump_patcher.exe

To undo the patch, run this:
http://pioneerontheprairie.com/sylvanheart/Sylvan_2_0_gumps/Sylvan_2_0_gump_patch_undo.exe

Enjoy!

Has been down now for about half an hour.

tried that too Thane,  I am out of ideas. for some reason 7.x or newer just does not work on this pc. has to be a compatibility issue with some instruction set in the cpu or something.

Thank you so very much Marl

I suppose now is also as good a time as any to announce that I have been working on classic Sylvan (and a little on 2.0 as well ). I haven’t told too many people about this until now. I've just been working and gearing up for a nice little public surprise heh. Well, after several weeks and many, many hours of work, here we go!

What I've been up to:
Adding ML stuff to classic Sylvan including creatures, wearables, elves, new places etc...

I've got I guess hundreds of things ready to be launched - I've not really launched anything yet... have just been working and preparing to launch them, but soon I hope I should be releasing a ton of new stuff all in one big bag

I have also done even more custom stuff (not OSI add-ins but my own stuff) - mostly nothing huge, but just some fun stuff and some stuff to correct some of the OSI annoyances - this includes some surprise alterations to the ML stuffs as well hehe.

Despite that I am adding all this new stuff, all of the old customs should still be just fine and accounts should be fine, etc... it just we're getting more than we had before

However, this will require new custom patches and a new way to connect (hopefully much easier actually)

I have written an entire picture by picture tutorial on how to connect to classic Sylvan and 2.0 Sylvan how to use the custom patches I've made for both. I should be releasing this soon as well so you can look forward to it, and I hope everyone enjoys

If you are very interested and there is something you desperately want to see added, please let me know via pm or jump on msn\windows messenger with me! - and yes... before a certain person says anything, I've done the squirrels lol