Install Walkthrough for TazUO

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Installing the Official EA Client

  1. Create a folder to contain everything related to Insane UO.
    Navigate to the location you want to create a new folder. For this guide, we will use the location C:\. You're welcome to choose another location. Installing on OneDrive is NOT recommended though might work if you set the files to stay locally.
    Right click in an empty spot and choose New Folder
    Name the folder "InsaneUO"
  2. Download the official client https://downloads.eamythic.com/uo/installers/UOClassicSetup_7_0_24_0.exe
  3. Open the download to begin installation
    Choose the location you created above, C:\InsaneUO, for the Install Location and click Install
  4. Wait for the install to complete

Patching the Official EA Client

  1. Launch the "Ultima Online Classic Client" from the icon on your desktop, your start menu, or from C:\InsaneUO\Electronic Arts\Ultima Online Classic\UO.exe
    Wait for the client to patch
  2. Once patching is complete, press the "Play" button
  3. The "Ultima Online Classic Client" should now open.
    At the bottom center is a version number. Write this down or paste it in a text file. You will need it when configuring the launcher. At the time of this writing, the version is 7.0.113.0.
  4. Close the Official Client

Installing the TazUO Launcher and TazUOClient

  1. Create a folder to contain TazUO
    Navigate to the location that you want to store the TazUO files. For this guide, we will use the location C:\InsaneUO.
    Right click in an empty spot and choose New Folder
    Name the folder "TazUO"
  2. Download the TazUO launcher from https://github.com/PlayTazUO/TUO-Launcher/releases/tag/TazUO-Launcher
    This guide is focused on the Windows platform. At the time of this writing, the latest version of the TazUO Launcher is 2.6.7.
    Download TazUO-Launcher.win-x64.zip
  3. Extract the files from the zip
    Right click the download and choose extract all
    Set the destination to C:\InsaneUO\TazUO
  4. Unblock the Launcher
    Navigate to C:\InsaneUO\TazUO
    Right click TazUO Launcher application and choose properties
    In the security section, check the "Unblock" checkbox.
  5. Open the TazUO Launcher
  6. Pick what channel of client you want.
    Legacy will work with assistants like Razor Enhanced and is recommended
    Main receives more updates but is not compatible with assists
    For more info, visit https://tazuo.org/introduction/modern-vs-legacy/
  7. Click "Download now" and the Taz client will be downloaded

Create a profile in TazUO

  1. Open the TazUO Launcher
  2. Click "Select a profile" and then "[ Edit Profiles ]"
  3. Create a new profile
    Name the profile in a way that makes sense to you. "Account 1" for example
    If you are new to the shard, put in an username and password and the account will be automatically created. You can have up to 3 accounts on Insane UO!
    Using a password longer than 16 characters can cause issues. The EA Client does not support longer than 16 character passwords.
    Use the following for "Connection" section

Server Address: login.insaneuo.com
Port: 2593

  1. Click "Locate" beside "UO Directory" and choose where you installed the Official EA client. For this guide, the location is C:\InsaneUO\Electronic Arts\Ultima Online Classic
    If the client version does not auto populate, input the client version for the Official EA client. For this guide, the version is 7.0.113.0
  2. Click "Save"
  3. Click the 'X' to close the window

Installing Razor Enhanced

  1. Create a folder to contain Razor
    Navigate to the location that you want to store the Razor files. For this guide, we will use the location C:\InsaneUO.
    Right click in an empty spot and choose New Folder
    Name the folder "Razor"
  2. Download the latest Razor Enhanced from https://razorenhanced.net/
  3. Extract the files from the zip
    Right click the download and choose extract all
    Set the destination to C:\InsaneUO\Razor

Configuring TazUO to launch Razor

  1. Open the TazUO Launcher
  2. Click the profile dropdwon and then "[ Edit Profiles ]"
  3. Choose the profile you created above and then click on the "Plugins" tab
  4. Press "Add" and choose where you installed Razor Enhanced. For this guide, the location is C:\InsaneUO\Razor\RazorEnhanced.exe
  5. Click "Save"
  6. Click the 'X' to close the window

Play!

  1. Open the TazUO Launcher
  2. Pick the profile you want to play and click "Play"
  3. Be sure to check out other articles to find out more about Insane UO.
    The Quickstart Guide has a lot of info!