New Player

Players can craft Adventurer's Rope at 100 Tailoring Skill (Requires 10 Leather and 1 Beeswax). Adventurer's Ropes are single-use stackable items that can be stored in a Storage Shelf.

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Arcane Essence is highly valuable and used to recharge a large number of high-end items including Aspect Gear as well as adding more charges onto special reward items (such as server-unique items granted from events). It can be received from turning in a variety of items to the Prevalia Exchange.

Edited May 8, 2026

Weapons are Insta-Hit and Quick Switch, meaning a player who swings with a halberd and then wishes to equip and swing a katana will only have to wait for the katana's swing delay before making their next attack (instead of the halberd's delay).

Edited Sep 8, 2026

The Buff Bar displays current buffs and debuffs on the player's character. Mouseover the icon to see the name and duration of the buff/debuff. Open your Paperdoll (ALT + P or double click your character). Press the Buffs button (blue gem). Create a New Macro in Options.

Edited Apr 11, 2025

Outlands has numerous player crafted PvM progression items associated to specific skills which can vastly improve the performance of certain builds. The following is an overview of these items: All codex and progression items are blessed and cannot be stolen.

Edited Sep 9, 2026

Skill Codices have a "Loadouts" section, where players can create multiple Loadouts of Codex Upgrade selections. Note: Weapon/Shield Codices do not have Loadouts, as players can switch Stances/Finishers freely within those Codices already without restriction.

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Players can turn a bulk amount of goods into a deed to save on weight and trade more efficiently. Players can purchase Blank Commodity Deeds from a Banker for 5gp each. Double-click a Blank Commodity Deed and target the resource to create a Resource Commodity.

Edited Apr 23, 2025

Use Harvested resources to craft hundreds of useful items. Crafting skills do NOT receive Skill Gain Bonuses. Crafting skills raise more slowly than other skills. Use Alchemy to craft potions, Aspect Distillations and Plant care items. Requires a Mortar and Pestle.

Edited May 12, 2022

Effective skills are applied through different sources, such as Aspect Armor or Mastery Chain Links. They don't show up in the skill gump as they are only applied in certain calculations (listed below).

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Standard currency that can be acquired as Loot from killing monsters, selling items to NPCs or other players. Can be used to purchase items from NPC Merchants and Player Vendors. Can be used to purchase items from the Prevalian Merchant and many other places.

Edited Oct 18, 2026

Guild Prestige is an accumulation of points gained from various activities on the shard, and is direct evidence of a guilds presence within the community. Guilds can earn Prestige by having its members accomplish many different tasks, such as defeating Bosses, completing a Trade Caravan, and more.

Edited Aug 12, 2026

To patch your gumps or user interface, create a folder called GumpOverrides in your Ultima Online Outlands directory (Ultima Online Outlands\GumpOverrides). Images which you are patching in are required to be in .bmp or .png format.

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Use Harvesting skills to acquire raw resources which can be refined into useful materials for Crafting. Players will be occasionally be required to complete a Captcha when harvesting. Harvesting skills do NOT receive a Shelter Dungeon Bonus. Harvesting skills raise more slowly than other skills.

Edited Feb 8, 2026

Players may own one house per account. Characters on the same account as a homeowner are treated as Co-Owners to that house. There are over 150 different homes, inns, house boats, orc forts and more! Click here to view all the Houses! Players also have the option of Rental Rooms.

Edited May 11, 2026

The Lore System introduces snippets of world lore unique to the lands of Outlands, encompassing the Creatures, Towns, Dungeons, History, as well as Mythical Figures and Notable Personages of our game world.

Edited Sep 4, 2023

Magery is extremely versatile, with 64 spells available, allowing the player to summon followers, inflict damage at range, heal or cure targets, and much more. To cast a spell, a player must first learn that spell, by dropping its related spell scroll into a Spellbook in their backpack.

Edited Apr 23, 2026

NPC bought or non-exceptional crafted gear has no bonus to its base stats. Exceptional quality bonuses stack additively with material bonuses. Potency property increases the chance to refund Mana on spellcast. Players do not receive any bonuses from Magic Spellbooks while in PvP.

Edited Jun 23, 2025

Players can tame, purchase and earn many different mounts throughout the world. They can only be used in the Overworld (more specifics on that later) but not within Dungeons. This will make the world easier to transverse while also allowing the more dangerous places to be mount-free.

Edited Jun 26, 2025

Players can track Murder Counts and have a running Murder Fees amount they will be responsible for paying on resurrection as a Murderer.

Edited May 13, 2026

The New Player Dungeon is an Aggression-Free region where players cannot perform hostile actions to each other. Players cannot increase any skill beyond 80 while in the New Player Dungeon (including on Shelter Island). The New Player Dungeon has a 6x Skill Gain Bonus.

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This New Player Guide is intended as an information portal for new and returning players to Outlands. It will cover a wide range of topics briefly but include links to more detailed information as needed. Download and Install the Outlands Game Client.

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There are many options players can tinker with to customize their experience. To access the Options menu: Press CTRL O on the keyboard. Open your Paperdoll and click the Options button.

Edited Jan 30, 2026

Outlands is pleased to introduce OutlandsID: Players will now use a singular email-based login, known as an OutlandsID, and will be able to access all of their accounts from the same login screen. Players will no longer need to remember individual account name + password combinations.

Edited Dec 7, 2022

Pack Animals can be purchased from a Stablemaster NPC. Players can double-click a Pack Animal to open its backpack. Pack Animals that have been released by their Controller can be attacked by monsters.

Edited Jun 7, 2022

Players can access the Party system with the [Party command, the right "scroll" in a players paperdoll or the help menu. The maximum number of players that can be in one party is 40 players (Previously 20).

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Players will find loads of useful information about their combat effectiveness using armor and weapons. To open the Player Stats Profile: Click the Help button on their Paperdoll, and then clicking Player Stats. Use the command [Stats to open it as well.

Edited Jul 5, 2022

Your donation is greatly appreciated and support the operating costs of the shard, future in-game enhancements (such as new artwork, new monsters, marketing promotions, etc), server development and server upgrades. Please allow 24 hours for Prevalia Coins to be delivered.

Edited Aug 17, 2022

Can be found at all town banks. Double click to view Server Weekly Bonuses and Activated Guild Favors. Increases the respawn rate of monsters and dungeon chests in the affected region. +15% Crafting Exceptional Change.

Edited Sep 3, 2023

Players now have the ability to Rent a Rental Room from Innkeepers in any town (including Corpse Creek, Shelter Island, and Sanctuary). Players may only utilize the Rental Room system if they do not currently have a House on their account.

Edited Mar 7, 2026

Players have a harvesting skill gain check on each harvest attempt while using a Resource Map (Ore Map, Lumber Map, Fishing Map, Skinning Map). Players must meet the minimum effective skill requirement on the material to complete the map for Mining, Lumberjacking, Fishing, and Forensic Evaluation.

Edited Oct 14, 2026

Players can use a Runebook to organize Runes and travel to different locations. Runebooks are crafted with the Inscription skill. Runebooks can store up to 16 Runes. Runebooks can store up to 10 Recall Scrolls. Runebooks are NOT Blessed by default.

Edited Dec 11, 2023

The Sanctuary Dungeon is a "protected" dungeon where players cannot commit Criminal Actions against other players. During Friday Night Reset each week, one of the core dungeons will be randomly selected as the Sanctuary Dungeon for the duration of the next week.

Edited Aug 21, 2026

For the first 24 hours the server has been online, server saves will occur once every 15 minutes (same as normal). If the server has been online for 1 day or more, server saves will now occur once every 30 minutes.

Edited May 17, 2022

When players create a new character, they begin on Shelter Island and are given Young status. Players who log into the game on Shelter Island and have Young status active, will have a "Welcome to Shelter Island Menu" pop up.

Edited Feb 4, 2026

Many skills in the Outlands have been improved upon (such as Spirit Speaking, Camping, Forensic Evaluation, etc), so it is important to learn what every skill does. Some skills (such as Imbuing, etc) are listed but not in use on the shard. You can find detailed information about every skill below.

Edited Sep 15, 2026

Stablemasters are NPCs that players can speak with to store and retrieve their pets and mounts. They can be found in every city at a stable and many other locations. Claiming Followers from a Stablemaster does not have a gold cost.

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Below are the items a character receives in their pack when starting with a particular skill. Each skill will stack with others so it is possible to get multiple items per character.

Edited Jan 12, 2023

Outlands has many quality of life items to help manage player's inventory and bank space. Many can be crafted by players or purchased from the Prevalian Merchant. The following is an overview of the items that will assist in keeping track of all the items acquired throughout your adventures.

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Players can store frequently used resources and exceptional-quality weapons and armor within a Storage Shelf to quickly re-equip their character with a customized Loadout. Only Potions that are of greater strength or higher can be used. Players can craft a Storage Shelf with 120 Carpentry.

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Outlands offers unparalleled flexibility in character creation, allowing players to build unique templates tailored to their playstyle.

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The Test Shard also known as the Test Center or Test Server is a second officially hosted server that mirrors a recent live shard save, but gives players near unlimited access to resources, instant travel to most places in the world and the ability to max level most progression systems.

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Domination style matches where players are individually and randomly assigned to either the Chaos Team or the Order Team, in order to capture and control points, and fight other players, in order to earn Guild Prestige, Guild Reward Points, and Battle Commendations!

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Players can trade items with each other by dragging an item onto another player. A Secure Trading window will open which shows what each player is willing to offer. "My Offer" is where you can drag and drop an item. "Their Offer" is what the other player is offering for trade.

Edited Feb 25, 2022

Received by selecting the Advanced template at Character Creation. Can be dropped onto NPCs when requesting skill training. Can only be used by the character it is bound to.

Edited Mar 31, 2022

Players may find Treasure Maps as loot in various ways. Treasure Maps come in 8 levels of difficulty. The difficulty of Creature Spawns of Treasure Map Chests will scale appropriately to the level of each Treasure Map Chest. There are over 1600 locations a Treasure Map Chest may be located.

Edited Sep 2, 2026

Players can visit the official Vendor Search website to see goods available for sale on player vendors throughout the world. Please report any issues or feedback to our Discord #vendor-search-feedback channel. More features such as Price Charts, "My vendors" page, stats and more are planned.

Edited Jun 7, 2026

Vendors are hirable NPCs that are used by players to sell items from a public House to other players. Players can place down Rental Vendor Contracts in their houses to hire Vendors for themselves, or rent the vendor out to other players at a cost (Or no cost).

Edited Feb 10, 2026

Weapon and Parry Codices are a weapon focused player progression system in Outlands, allowing players to enhance their weapon skills by leveling Codex Stances as well as unlocking Finishers and Abilities for their weapon skill. Players are able to craft Codices with the Inscription skill.

Edited Sep 9, 2026

Players can craft Wizard's Satchels with the Tailoring skill under the Wizard's Satchels category. There are Wizard's Satchels available in each Leather Material type.

Edited Apr 6, 2026

Each character begins with a Blessed/Newbiefied World Atlas in their backpack. If you try to remove the atlas from your backpack it will get deleted. You can get a new atlas by typing [atlas. Players can view location entries on Townships, Dungeons, Healer Caravans, Shrines, and Points of Interest.

Edited Aug 29, 2026