Why I Love Free Ultima Online Auto Map (UOAM)

I just love Ultima Online Auto Map. I play Ultima Online - A lot. I've played for years. Over the years I've learned a few things that have made my play more "Play" and less work. Always starting Ultima Online Auto Map first is one of them.

I'm lost without it. Literally. Now admittedly neither my player or any of my characters have any sense of direction, or memory of where things are, but with UO Auto Map. I don't need them!

That said here are some, but not nearly all, of the reasons I love Ultima Online Auto Map.

It labels things - Really, the radar map that Ultima Online provides shows buildings only. It doesn't tell you what they are. That's not very useful for a forgetful player like me. UO Auto map puts labels on those buildings. It tells me which building is the Tinker and which is the tailor. It also tells me which building is home !

You can label your own buildings ! Before I discovered this neat feature, I'd get lost on the way to my own house. Now, I've put my house on the map and labeled it, and I don't get lost ! I've also put in friends houses, vendors houses, and places I just like to visit. No more getting hopelessly lost for me !

It will set a marker and then tell you where it is. - This is often how I find my way around. With a few simple clicks you can set a marker, wander off, and UO auto map will tell you what direction the marker is in ! This is very useful when my Fisher takes her boat out and wants to make sure she gets home sometime the next day.

Different zoom levels - I use this function every time I play. I like to explore Britannia on horse back, and often need to very quickly find out where I am in relation to the nearest moon gate for a quick escape. With Ultima Online Auto Map, that's a click of a button away ! It's saved my life and my evening many many times.

Ability to keep track of your friends and guildmates. - Not only can you keep track of them you can chat with them ! This is a great feature to use if you are out hunting with friends or even just gathering supplies. It also allows you to call for help easily, and be found, if you've done something silly, like gather more wood or ore than you can carry.

It's legal - The folks at Origin don't mind if you use it, in fact I'm pretty sure they expect you to.

It's FREE ! - Really. Belxan put a lot of work into this, and now he gives it away ! You can register UO Auto Map and send him a donation, but you do have to. I'd have to suggest you do though, such it's such a useful thing.

Ultima Online Auto Map ( UOAM for short) can be found and downloaded from uoam.net. There are also links to it on the uo.stratics page. You can either Help beta test Version 8.3, or download Version 8.2, whichever you decide, UOAM will make you game less confusing and more fun.

Authors note : I have never met Belxan, or talked to him. I just really love UOAM.