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Test Shard

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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.

Joining the Test Shard

ShardSelectionMenu

Players are given the choice to select either the live "UO Outlands" shard or the "Test Server" after logging into the client and selecting an account.

Only characters created before the last save that the Test Shard was updated with will be shown in the Character Selection menu.


Restrictions

  • Players cannot open sealed Paragon Chests
  • Players may not attack other players without their consent or otherwise interfere with players' testing activities
  • Mechanics

    • Echoes can be swapped and Codexes can have their points reset freely, without waiting for their cooldown (Will still show the cooldown)
    • Every 24 hours, at midnight UTC (same time of day as Friday reset), all houses and inn rooms will be cleared, this allows players to freely test housing placement without other houses getting in the way.

    Commands

    Test Shard
    commandstestshard
    Command Description
    [TestRes [Test Shard Only] Will resurrect the player and their followers
    [TestIgnoreMaxDamageCap [Test Shard Only] Will toggle whether the 'Max Damage Cap of 10,000 for any hit' will apply to damage inflicted by player and their followers
    [TestMaxMeleeDamageRolls [Test Shard Only] Will toggle whether player's melee hits always use the maximum dice result possible for determining base damage
    [TestMaxSpellDamageRolls [Test Shard Only] Will toggle whether player's spellcasts always use the maximum dice result possible for determining base damage
    [TestBlessedGear [Test Shard Only] Will toggle whether player's gear is always considered blessed
    [Go* [Test Shard] Warp a player and his followers to their new destination

    * Command not listed on the in-game commands gump

    Resources

    Test Shard Resources are available at the town centers of North Prevalia and Corpse Creek, Prevalia having two sets, one on either side of the fountain. Resources in include fully stocked version of most storage items as well as Player and Ship Editors, described below.

    resourcestockpile
    Resource Stockpile
    Crafting ingredients, Arcane Essence and Survival Gear
    storageshelf
    Storage Shelf
    Crafted Armor, Weapons, Tools, Consumables, etc
    prevaliatrunk
    Prevalia Trunk
    Items previously or currently sold on the Prevalia Merchant
    trophyhutch
    Trophy Hutch
    Limited-time event items
    magicitemvault
    Magic Item Vault
    Weapons, armor and instruments with any combination of magic modifiers
    flooringrack
    Flooring Rack
    Carpets tiles and other flooring items
    landscapingtilebox
    Landscaping Tilebox
    Decorative landscaping tiles
    wardrobe
    Wardrobe
    Blessed clothing items

    Green Player Editor

    Yellow Player Editor

    Purple Player Editor

    Ship Editor

Mentioned in official posts