Housing System

Housing System

Welcome to the New Hope UO Housing System guide! Owning a house is one of the most rewarding aspects of Ultima Online, providing storage for loot, secure quarters for crafting, and a canvas for creative customization.

Acquiring a House

There are two primary methods to acquire a house in New Hope:

1. Classic Houses (Pre-built): Purchase pre-built house deeds from the Real Estate Broker in towns. These deeds are instantly placed as completed structures.
2. Customizable Foundations: Purchase a House Placement Tool from NPC architects, which allows placing a blank foundation plot to custom-build your own house.

House Placement Tool

House Placement Tool Interface

The House Placement Tool allows you to choose from a variety of customizable plot sizes ranging from 7x7 to 15x15 and larger. Each plot size details its available storage limits, item lockdowns, and cost in gold coins.

Placing a Foundation

Condemnation Warning and Stone Foundation Plot

When placing a customizable house, you will see a validation warning informing you that:

• Placing a new house will condemn any other houses you currently own.
• There is a cooldown of one real-life week for house placement or transfer.

Upon accepting the terms, a flat stone foundation is placed, which serves as your empty plot.

Customizable Design Mode

Customization Interface in Design Mode

Double-click your house sign and select the Customize tab to enter customizable design mode. In this mode:

• You can build walls, floors, doors, stairs, and roofs using a vast menu of graphic tiles.
• Constructing elements deducts gold directly from your bank balance when committing the design.
• You can clear or backup your draft designs at any time.

House Management & Security

House Information

House Information Tab

The Information tab on your house sign displays property ownership, the exact creation timestamp, house value, and the total number of visits from other players. Customizable houses are automatically refreshed as long as the account remains active.

House Security

House Security Tab

The Security tab allows you to manage access control lists:

• Co-Owner List: Set trusted players as co-owners who can place secure containers and manage house settings.
• Friends List: Allow friends to enter private areas and use non-locked house features.
• Access List / Bans: Restrict or ban unwelcome players.
• Remove Alt Characters Toggle: You can enable or disable the "Remove Alt Chars" toggle. When active, removing or banning a player will automatically apply the same action to all of their alt characters on the same account.