The one you’ve all been waiting for: the video tutorial on peace-taming greater dragons without honor or paralyze (complete with a “You are dead” blooper reel at the end). Enjoy!

Ultima Online: Peace Taming Greater Dragons from Shelly Hokanson on Vimeo.

Next up: a video tutorial on peace-taming rune beetles!

Ultima Online: Peace Taming Rune Beetles from Kitiara on Vimeo.

Ultima Online: Lead Taming Cu Sidhes without Paralyze or Peacemaking from Kitiara on Vimeo.

This video demonstrates lead taming cu sidhe elven dogs without the use of Paralyze spells or Peacemaking. I avoid using Paralyze because if the beast is paralyzed when it is tamed, it will suffer an additional 4% skill reduction as a penalty for paralysis. This doesn't matter much for pets that only train skills up to 100/GM (like cu sidhes), but for those that can have skills exceeding 100, that additional 4% penalty reduces the maximum that you can train those skills up to. So I avoid paralyze taming and stick with standard lead taming (as demonstrated here) or peace/lead taming for more aggressive beasts like greater dragons and rune beetles. Visit UOCraft.com for the Pet Power Calculator mentioned in the video.

I was having a “duh!” moment…

Please welcome Knuckleheads.dk to the Friends of UOCraft sidebar! Don’t ask why it took so long. Like I said…

They’ve got some fantastic crafting calculators (that I happen to use all the time) – particularly for suit building and imbuing… all the calculators I have dreamed of making. Alas, my loyalties (and free time) lie with the Pet Power Calculator! 🙂

So, do take advantage of the Knuckleheads.dk crafting calcs, and keep an eye out for Gilmour on the forums, who is a stand-up player as well.