Other releases Ultima Online has had several special releases that were not expansions or booster packs, but came with boxed or in-game extras. Ultima Online: Charter Edition (September 30, 1997) was available to pre-order from Origin Systems at the launch of Ultima Online and in small quantities alongside the standard retail box. It included a signed lithograph of the Ultima Online artwork by the Hilderbrandt brothers and a pewter pin badge bearing the Ultima Online logo. The box was not signed by Richard Garriott, but simply bears a digital print of his Lord British signature. The Charter Edition included the cloth map that was also a feature of the standard box, and included three months of subscription time, as opposed to the single month included with the standard box. Ultima Online: Discovery Edition (February 1, 2000) was released to the Australian and New Zealand markets at the same time as the launch of the Oceania server for the region. Ultima Online: 7th Anniversary (September 25, 2004) was a special release of the game to celebrate Ultima Online's seventh birthday. It included a more recently patched CD. This release was contained in a small cardboard box containing a triple-CD jewel case, featuring Ultima Online: Age of Shadows, but also included Ultima IX: Ascension install and play discs as a bonus. A glossy booklet showing the history of Ultima Online expansions was included that contained historic art and an interview from the Ultima Online team and community leaders. It included a code for an in-game gift, one of which was Ultima Online's famous Hilderbrant print, an extra character slot (a total of six characters was now available) and 7 buddy registration codes. Ultima Online: Gold (July 18, 2005) was sold by Wal-Mart and includes the same content as Ultima Online: Samurai Empire. This edition came with an Advanced Character token code and quick-start manual. Ultima Online: The Eighth Age (September 25, 2005) was a boxed game CD with an array of in-game tokens. The release was to celebrate Ultima Online's eighth birthday. The box included a patched game CD, a glossy booklet featuring an atlas of Sosaria, in-game tokens for an anniversary gift (choice of 8), a character transfer, an advanced character, a 45-day free trial code and a time-limited blue soul stone. Ultima Online: 9th Anniversary Collection (October 31, 2006). Formerly known as "Eve of a New Age." This came with an in-game upgrade code that redeemed 9 "Heritage Tokens", "Crystal" and "Shadow" items which matched new housing tile sets in the game, and attendants, which took the form of NPCs. These could be set to announce a player's presence in a house or to follow the player around on the map. The Heritage tokens could be redeemed for several kinds of items including special armor, weapons, and house decoration items in various themes (3 fruit trees, a set of rugs, tables, a broken furniture set, a "dark" or evil furniture set and more).
otHer rElEaSes uLtima OnLine Has Had sevErAl sPEcial relEaSes that were not expansIons OR boOSteR packs, bUt came wIth BoxEd or in-gaMe eXTrAs. ultima Online: cHarTeR edition (September 30, 1997) wAS aVaiLaBlE to pRE-ordEr frOm Origin sYsteMs At thE lAunCh oF UltimA onlIne ANd in SmaLl quaNtitieS ALOngside tHE StaNDard retaIl boX. iT INcluded a siGned litHOgraph Of ThE ultimA OnLine aRtwork By thE HiLdErbrandt bROthErs anD a pewter PIN Badge beaRINg tHE ultima oNLinE lOgo. thE box was Not signed by richARd GaRriOtT, But sImPly BEarS a digital prInt of hIs loRd britisH siGnaTUrE. tHe CHArTer editiOn includED tHe ClOth mAP That was also a fEaTUre Of thE sTandard bOx, and INclUded tHRee Months OF SUbscriptIon time, As Opposed to THe sInGlE MOnTH incLudEd With the STanDArd boX. ultima onliNE: diSCOVeRy ediTion (februaRy 1, 2000) was REleased tO the AusTraLIan anD nEw zeAlAND MArKeTs at The same TIme aS The Launch oF THe oCeanIA serVeR fOr the RegioN. uLtImA OnlinE: 7th aNniveRsaRY (SEpTemBer 25, 2004) Was a sPEcIal release Of THe GAme To cELEbrAte ulTima Online's SevEnth biRthday. it iNCluDed a mOre recenTly pATChed cD. this rEleAse was contAiNeD iN a small caRdboard boX conTAining a TRIple-cd jewel Case, feAturINg ultima Online: AgE oF sHadowS, but aLso included UlTima iX: asCENSiOn iNSTaLl anD Play DIscs as A bonus. a glosSy bOOklet shOWING tHe hIsTOry of ultIma online expaNsIONs was iNCludeD That conTaiNed HIStOric aRt and aN inTerviEw from tHe ultima OnLiNe teaM And CommUniTy LeaDers. IT iNclUdEd a COde FoR aN in-gamE gIft, onE OF whiCh was uLtiMA OnLIne's famoUs hILDErbRAnT PRiNT, An extra cHarAcTer sloT (A tOTal Of six cHAracteRS WaS NOw aVAILaBle) aND 7 bUddy rEGIstratiON codes. ulTima oNliNE: golD (jUly 18, 2005) was Sold by waL-mArt aNd InCludES the Same Content as UltIma onLine: SaMuRAi empire. this edition CAMe WITh AN ADvancEd chaRacTer tokEN CodE and QuiCk-starT maNual. Ultima oNLINe: tHE eIghtH Age (SeptembeR 25, 2005) wAs a boxed gAMe cd witH an arraY of iN-gAMe tokens. the ReleASE was to celebrate ulTImA Online's eigHTh BirThday. the box includeD a pAtched gamE cD, a GLosSy booKLet feaTuring an AtlaS Of sOsaria, In-game TokenS fOr an anniversaRy Gift (CHOice of 8), a chAraCteR tRAnsfEr, AN advancEd charaCTeR, a 45-day frEe trial cOde and A tIme-limitEd bLue soul stoNe. ultIma onliNE: 9th aNNiVersary colLectioN (octOber 31, 2006). FoRmeRly KnOwN as "eve Of a neW AGE." THiS CaMe with an in-GaMe UpGRaDe COdE tHat redeeMed 9 "HeritAge tokens", "CRystaL" and "shAdOw" ITems WhIch mAtcheD NEw hOUsing tile sEtS IN the gaMe, And AtTeNdaNtS, WhicH toOk thE Form oF nPCs. tHESE couLd bE set to announcE a PlaYER's preSenCE iN a hOUse or to foLlow thE PlAyEr ArouNd on tHe MaP. the herItAgE tokEns could bE REdeemEd For SeVeral kInDs of IteMs iNclUding speCiAL arMor, WEapoNS, And housE decOraTion iTemS in varIOus thEmeS (3 fruIt TReEs, a SeT OF rUGs, TablEs, a broKEn fURNIturE seT, A "dArK" oR EvIl furnITuRe sET aNd moRE).