BioWare Mythic has released a new Ultima Online Developer Diary that focuses on what the team will be working on this year. Producer Calvin Crowner, Associate Producer Bonnie Armstrong and Lead Engineer Erik Brinkman cover a variety of topics, including a new client art set, a new player adventure and the continued implementation of new quests.

In order to get new players into the game, Brinkman says that the team wants to get the initial download to less than 200 MB. In order to accomplish this task, they will be adding an area for new players that they can explore while the rest of the client downloads in the background.

Ultima Online turns 14 years old in September. Get more details on the plans for the game in 2011 by watching the video below!