Welcome to The Expanse-
There are tons of free UO shards out there. We aren't trying to compete. We offer a more realistic "base" UO experience, as close to OSI as you can get without paying subscription fees every month. What does this mean? Simply put, the basic OSI-style shard is there and available, but the extra content added on top of it is what makes it stand apart from an actual OSI shard. We've taken the best aspects of OSI, added in more content for flavor and come out on top. We don't cater to PvP here, but we do cater to casual and hardcore players alike. There will always be plenty of things to do by yourself or with friends or your guild. New content is constantly being created and added!
We do accept donations here. Players are not obligated to do so and we will never ask players to donate. Donations can help cover costs like; web hosting, shard hosting, and shard maintenance. With that in mind, if you would like to donate, please click the donation button below. Donations are given to the parent company, A+ Web Designs. A+ Web Designs is handling the above mentioned costs.
The Expanse is an English-based shard that is currently operating with Mondain's Legacy, with a lot of custom content and more being added at least once every 3 months. (NOTE: Gargoyles are available during character creation, but should only be used for crafting purposes, as their game content is incomplete otherwise.)
While we try to keep things as close to OSI-style as possible, we do have some interesting features added to make things more enjoyable.
- Evolution Weapons
- Evolution Armor
- Vampires and Werewolves (NOTE: You cannot create these when selecting a new character, but rather you can contract the disease by being bitten in-game.)
- 24/7 Staff support (automated in-game support and actual real staff members)
- Reward Scrolls system for purchasing hundreds of different reward items.
- In-depth Gardening, Herbing, and Cooking
- Numerous custom deco items, with an improved deco tool and yard wand as well
- Firerock Crafting, Aquarium Crafting, Mystic Bowcrafting, Pillow Crafting, Weaving, Medical Crafting, Artist Crafting, Necromancy Crafting, Firework Crafting
- Casino Games, Battle Chess, Yahtzee, Lottery System, and Bomberman
- In-game Instant Messaging....and more!
- Burial System, Goldpanning, and Graverobbing
- Rainbow Mounts
- Postal System
- New Player Dungeon (specifically geared towards new characters on The Expanse)
- Hundreds of custom monsters
- Advanced Pet System complete with breeding and pet leveling
- Bio-Engineered Pets
- Tons of custom dungeons (Token dungeons, instanced dungeons, regular dungeons)
- Custom Holiday Content (East, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas)
- Bless Bags and Crafting Bags
- Skill Ball and Stat Ball for new characters
- Stat Window for checking all your character's stats
- Online Store-100% of all "donations" go to support the server and you get things you want/need!
- PvP Point System (Rewards can be purchased with Points received from honorable combat)
- Quest Points System (Rewards are given every 30 days to the player with the most points per month)
- Tons of custom quests
- Doom and Minor Artifact Buyers
- Book Publisher
- Hundreds of custom artifacts
- Custom Tour Guide
- Custom Artwork
- Custom Maps
- and lots more! You have to play to believe!
Use the menu on the left to get more information about this shard. Our new forums are up and running, so if you're a new visitor, or a returning player, make sure you register on the forums to get a complete list of current additions to The Expanse!
