Contacting the staff
We often receive messages from players, asking for help, regarding connection or client problems. 90% of the message lack basic information, needed to even begin to help you.
Before you contact a staff member for help, we expect that you have checked the FAQ and the shard announcement forum for relevant information’s regarding your problem.
Here is a list of what you must inform us when asking for our assistance.
If you have a client problem or a connection problem:
- 1. Your version of UO (AoS, LBR, SE, ML etc)
- 2. Your client version (4.0.7c, 5.0.2c etc)
- 3. Are you using any special customized client or are you using the no_crypt_client created by UO-RICE based on a normal updated client achieve through UO-patch?
- 4. Are you running the game in 2D or 3D?
If you have a lag problem:
- 1. Your version of UO (AoS, LBR, SE, ML etc)
- 2. Your client version (4.0.7c, 5.0.2c etc)
- 3. Are you using any special customized client or are you using the no_crypt_client created by UO-RICE based on a normal updated client achieve through UO-patch.exe?
- 4. Are you running the game in 2D or 3D?
- 5. Describe the type of lag (random spikes, how long does these spikes last)
- 6. When did you first notice the lag problems?
- 7. How long has this been a problem?
- 8. Are you sure no one from the same Internet connection is downloading files, sending or receiving larger email etc.
- 9. General hardware specification (CPU speed, RAM)
- 10. Your Internet connection speed (512K download / 128K upload)
- 11. Are you having this lag problem with both the 2D and 3D client?
- 12. Are you having this lag problem with the latest client?
- 13. A trace route created with UOTraceRoute, with at least 50 polls/pkt
If you reason for contacting us is something else:
- 1. Your account name
- 2. The name of at least one of your characters In-Game