Dear players,

We are planning the server layout and we would like to hear your opinion on the housing placement system.

Should we have designated housing zones (organized towns, keeping the wild map clean and beautiful), or should players be able to place their houses anywhere flat and empty?

Please vote in the poll above!

Thank you,
New Hope Team

• ?????? Chitin Labyrinth: X: 1306, Y: 141 (Located on the right side of Stonemark city)
  
• ?????? Ignis Maw: X: 488, Y: 1202
  
• ?????? Winterfang: X: 3430, Y: 586
  

New Hope UO - Rare Event Boss & Exclusive Loot: JACK IN THE BOX! 📦👹
Thieves, Dungeon Raiders, and Master Tamers! A brand new threat has awakened in the deepest dungeon chambers, holding legendary treasures for those brave enough to open the box!
Our new rare mini-boss, "Jack in the Box", is a powerful Necro-Mage with 8,000 Hit Points, waiting to challenge the strongest adventurers of Hopelands!
👹 Monster Attributes:

• Type: Rare Event Boss (Necro-Mage with 120.0 skill caps).
  
• Difficulty: 8,000 HP, equipped with Armor Ignore and Bleed Attack.
  

• 💰 15.000 Gold Coins (Guaranteed): A massive 15k direct gold drop!
  
• 🥚 Ostard Egg (Guaranteed): Our brand new custom mount egg!
  
• ⛵ 40% Chance for SOS Bottle: A Message in a Bottle pointing to Hopelands shipwreck treasures!
  
• 🛠️ 10x Crafting Resources: 33% chance for high-end Ingots (up to Valorite), 33% chance for Leather (up to Barbed), or 33% chance for Cloth.
  

• To hatch the egg, you must have at least 75.0 Animal Taming skill.
  
• Double-clicking the egg inside your backpack cracks it open, spawning a random Forest, Desert, or Frenzied Ostard.
  
• The Best Part: The hatched ostard will carry the exact same rare hue/color as the egg it came from! Hatch your dream colored Frenzied Ostard today!
  

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Dungeons in the world of New Hope are no longer just about slaying monsters! Hidden in dark corners, dangerous boss rooms, and deep corridors, 6 different tiers of locked treasure chests are waiting for dungeon explorers and thieves.
This system is fully dynamic: once opened and looted, it starts a countdown. When the timer expires, the chest automatically clears its trash, relocks itself, and regenerates fresh loot for the next adventurers.
Here are the details, skill requirements, and loot tables for each treasure chest tier:

• Loot: 100 - 300 Gold and 1 to 3 random Gems (Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, etc.) to sell for gold.
  

• Loot: 300 - 600 Gold and 2 to 4 random Gems.
  
• 30% Chance for Magic Item: +1 Damage (Ruin) weapon, +5 Defense (Defense) armor, or enchanted jewelry (ring, necklace, bracelet, earrings).
  
• 10% Chance: Low-level spell scrolls (Circle 1 to 3).
  

• Loot: 600 - 900 Gold and 3 to 5 random Gems.
  
• 40% Chance for Magic Item: +3 Damage (Might) weapon, +10 Defense (Guarding) armor, or enchanted jewelry.
  
• 15% Chance: Mid-level spell scrolls (Circle 4 to 5).
  
• 5% Chance: Rare Dye Tub (with 5 charges).
  

• Loot: 900 - 1,200 Gold and 4 to 6 random Gems.
  
• 45% Chance for Magic Item: +5 Damage (Force) weapon, +10 Defense (Guarding) armor, or enchanted jewelry.
  
• 20% Chance: High-level spell scrolls (Circle 6 to 7).
  
• 30% Chance: Rare Dye Tub + 20% Chance for a Leather Dye Tub.
  
• 20% Chance: 1 custom server currency Hope Coin.
  

• Loot: 1,200 - 5,000 Gold.
  
• 50% Chance for Magic Item: "+7 Damage" (Power) weapon, "+15 Defense" (Hardening) armor, or enchanted jewelry.
  
• 30% Chance: Rare Dye Tub + 20% Chance for a Leather Dye Tub.
  

• Loot: 5,000 - 9,000 Gold.
  
• Guaranteed Drop: Always 1 to 3 Hope Coins.
  
• 60% Chance for Legendary Item: The ultimate "+9 Damage" (Vanquishing) weapon, "+25 Defense" (Invulnerability) armor, or legendary enchanted jewelry (with Indestructible durability).
  
• 10% Chance: Circle 6 to 8 legendary spell scrolls.
  
• 30% Chance: Rare Dye Tub.
  

Official Patch Notes - Hopelands Updates
Dear Players,
We are excited to share the details of today's server updates and quality-of-life improvements. The following changes have been successfully implemented:
1. Anatomy Skill Gain & Battle Trainer Fixes

• Anatomy Restriction Removed: We resolved a restriction that prevented the Anatomy skill from raising during combat or healing training.
  
• Bandage Training: You can now gain Anatomy skill normally alongside Healing while using bandages on yourself or training targets (such as the Battle Trainer).
  

• New Coordinates & Cities: The Stuck teleportation menu has been completely rewritten. It now features the 8 major cities of the Hopelands map:
  
  • Stonemark, Valdris, Duskwell, Ironhaven, Aethermoor, Ashford, Bloodmoor, and Firewind.
    
• Delay Reduced: The waiting time for the Stuck teleport has been reduced from 2 minutes to 10 seconds.
  
• Bilingual Notifications: Stuck warning messages have been updated in both English and Turkish to guide you through the process.
  

• Harbor Synchronization: All sea trade routes, cargo masters, and harbors have been renamed and synced to the Hopelands map configuration.
  
• Autopilot Pathing: Auto-navigation routes for the cargo transport ships have been updated to ensure smooth traveling between Valdris, Stonemark, Aethermoor, Duskwell, Bloodmoor, and Firewind.
  

🐉 Dragon & Demon Themed

• Wyrmfire Caverns
  
• Dread-Wing Abyss
  
• Fiend's Hollow
  
• Draconian Vaults
  
• Demonspire Grotto
  

• Brimstone Lair
  
• Infernal Chasm
  
• Molten Depths
  
• Ashwood Caverns
  
• Hellfire Grotto
  

• The Scorched Den
  
• Bloodstone Cavity
  
• Abyssal Maw
  
• Ancient Brood Crypt
  

✨ The Spellbooks Got a Major Upgrade!
Dear New Hope adventurers,
We're excited to announce that 88 fully custom spell icons have been added to the server! Say goodbye to the old, generic Ultima Online icons — every spell now has its own unique, hand-crafted artwork.

• 🌿 Bushido
  
• 🌑 Ninjitsu
  
• 🌀 Spellweaving
  

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Tamer & Combat Pets Guide
🐾 UNLEASH THE POWER OF BATTLE PETS & ENDGAME BEASTS! 🐾
The custom Pet Leveling and Battle Animal system is active on New Hope UO! All tamed pets gain experience points (XP) from combat, leveling up to Level 10 and unlocking massive stat, damage, and skill boosts.
Additionally, tamers with 120.0 Taming, 80.0 Animal Lore, and 80.0 Veterinary automatically empower selected wild creatures upon taming, assigning them specialized Tank or Damage (DPS) roles with baseline stat increases.
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📈 Pet Leveling System Benefits
As your pets gain XP and level up (up to Level 10), they receive the following permanent boosts based on their assigned path:
🛡️ Tank Path (e.g. Grizzly Bears, Polar Bears, Black Bears, Gorillas)

• **Max Hits (HP):** +30 per level
  
• **Raw Strength:** +10 per level
  
• **Armor (Virtual Armor):** +3 per level
  
• **Resistances (All elements):** +2 per level (Capped at 70%)
  

• **Max Hits (HP):** +15 per level
  
• **Raw Strength:** +8 per level
  
• **Raw Dexterity (Attack Speed):** +4 per level
  
• **Base damage (Min/Max):** +1 per level (Directly boosts overall DPS)
  
• **Resistances (All elements):** +1 per level (Capped at 60%)
  

• Every level, skills like **Wrestling, Tactics, Anatomy, and Magic Resistance** cap and base increase by **+1.5** (up to a maximum cap of **120.0**).