Added five new Combat Achievements for Scurrius, The Rat King.
Desert Treasure II Combat Achievements
Added 36 new Combat Achievements for the Desert Treasure II bosses – nine each!
Other Changes
Rat Bone weaponry can now be used against dummies in the Player Owned House.
Players now have the option to un-charge the Bone Staff.
Scurrius and rats in the Scurrius encounter now count towards rat Slayer Tasks.
Corrected spelling of messages around Scurrius’ Lair.
Players are now limited to purchasing 3 membership passcodes with Bonds per week.
Pets are now less likely to get stuck when leaving random event areas. Don’t forget to hit the Call button if you need to realign your follower manually!
Gargoyles and the biggest desert lizards now have slightly larger aggression radii, making them a bit more prone to attacking adjacent players.
Conversely, skeletal wyverns now have a slightly lower aggression radius.
The Granite Maul’s special attack animation now takes priority over the animations for Osmumten’s Fang when the two are performed in quick succession.
Thralls can now routefind towards a target NPC from further away.
The God Wars Dungeon Kill Count display now switches between red and blue to indicate whether players have enough kills to enter the boss rooms.
PvP Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period B:
560 - (UK) - PvP World
319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
580 - (US) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been de-activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using '1 Def Pure' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. [/expand]
Scurrius Combat Achievements
You’ve had a week or so to familiarise yourself with the Varrock Sewers’ newest resident, so it’s time to up the challenge with a new selection of Combat Achievements!
Bear in mind that this encounter is designed for low to mid-level players, so our new Achievements only cover the Easy and Medium tiers. Here they are:
Easy
Scurrius Novice: Kill Scurrius once.
Sit Rat: Finish off Scurrius with a Rat Bone weapon in a private instance.
Medium
Scurrius Champion: Kill Scurrius 10 times.
Perfect Scurrius: Kill Scurrius in a private instance without taking damage from the following attacks: Tail Swipe and Falling Bricks. Pray correctly against the following attacks: Flying Fur and Bolts of Electricity.
Efficient Pest Control: Kill six Giant Rats within Scurrius' lair in three seconds.
If this is your first time trying the Combat Achievements, here are some tips:
You'll find all Combat Achievements in the Combat Tasks Completed section of your Character Overview panel.
Here you can see how many tasks you've completed, bosses you’ve killed, raids you’ve completed – and which ones you’ve beaten the most times!
Combat Achievements are broken down into tiers, ranging from Easy to Grandmaster.
Opening the menu in the Combat Achievements panel swaps your view between Overview, Tasks, Bosses and Rewards.
Combat Achievements will automatically trigger a completion pop-up and log it in your tracker.
Play around in the Combat Tasks Completed panel and narrow it down to Scurrius to keep an eye on your progress.
Those of you yearning for a tougher challenge will be pleased to hear that the Desert Treasure II Combat Achievements also go live today! Now you can take on Vardorvis, the Whisperer, the Leviathan, and Duke Sucellus against the clock, or test your durability by achieving perfect kills and limited gear runs. There are nine Combat Achievements per boss, for a total of 36. For your convenience, we’ve listed them all below:
Vardorvis
[expand="more" type="show"] Elite
Vardorvis Speed-Trialist: Kill Vardorvis in 1:15 without a Slayer Task.
Vardorvis Adept: Kill Vardorvis once.
Master
Vardorvis Speed-Chaser: Kill Vardorvis in 1:05 without a Slayer Task.
Vardorvis Master: Kill Vardorvis 50 times.
Perfect Vardorvis: Kill Vardorvis perfectly five times without leaving.
Budget Cutter: Kill Vardorvis with gear worth 2 million GP or less in total.
Grandmaster
Vardorvis Speed-Runner: Kill Vardorvis in 0:55 without a Slayer Task.
Vardorvis Sleeper: Kill Awakened Vardorvis.
Axe Enthusiast: Kill Vardorvis after surviving for three minutes of Vardorvis' max speed, while never leaving the centre 25 tiles.
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Whisperer
[expand="more" type="show"] Elite
Whisperer Speed-Trialist: Kill the Whisperer in 3:00 without a Slayer Task.
Whisperer Adept: Kill the Whisperer once.
Tentacular: Kill the Whisperer while only using the Arceuus Spellbook.
Master
Whisperer Speed-Chaser: Kill the Whisperer in 2:20 without a Slayer Task.
Whisperer Master: Kill the Whisperer 50 times.
Perfect Whisperer: Kill the Whisperer perfectly five times without leaving.
Grandmaster
Whisperer Speed-Runner: Kill the Whisperer in 2:00 without a Slayer Task.
Whispered: Kill the Awakened Whisperer.
Dark Memories: Kill the Whisperer while spending less than 10 cycles in the pre-enrage shadow realm.
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Leviathan
[expand="more" type="show"] Elite
Leviathan Speed-Trialist: Kill the Leviathan in 1:50 without a Slayer Task.
Leviathan Adept: Kill the Leviathan once.
Master
Leviathan Speed-Chaser: Kill the Leviathan in 1:25 without a Slayer Task.
Leviathan Master: Kill the Leviathan 50 times.
Perfect Leviathan: Kill the Leviathan perfectly five times without leaving.
Serpentine Solo: Kill the Leviathan without stunning the boss more than once.
Grandmaster
Leviathan Speed-Runner: Kill the Leviathan in 1:10 without a Slayer Task.
Leviathan Sleeper: Kill the Awakened Leviathan.
Unconventional: Kill the Leviathan using only Mithril ammunition while having no more than 25 Hitpoints throughout the entire fight.
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Duke Sucellus
[expand="more" type="show"] Elite
Duke Sucellus Speed-Trialist: Kill Duke Sucellus in 1:45 without a Slayer Task.
Duke Sucellus Adept: Kill Duke Sucellus once.
Master
Duke Sucellus Speed-Chaser: Kill Duke Sucellus in 1:30 without a Slayer Task.
Duke Sucellus Master: Kill Duke Sucellus 50 times.
Perfect Duke Sucellus: Kill Duke Sucellus perfectly five times without leaving.
Cold Feet: Kill Duke Sucellus perfectly without running.
Grandmaster
Duke Sucellus Speed-Runner: Kill Duke Sucellus in 1:20 without a Slayer Task.
Duke Sucellus Sleeper: Kill Awakened Duke Sucellus.
Mirror Image: Kill Duke Sucellus while only attacking the boss on the same tick the Duke attacks you.
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Other Changes
Rat Bone weaponry can now be used against dummies in the Player Owned House.
Players now have the option to un-charge the Bone Staff.
Scurrius and rats in the Scurrius encounter now count towards Slayer rat tasks.
Corrected spelling of messages around Scurrius’ Lair.
Players are now limited to purchasing 3 membership passcodes with Bonds per week.
Pets are now less likely to get stuck when leaving random event areas. Don’t forget to hit the Call button if you need to realign your follower manually!
Gargoyles and the biggest desert lizards now have slightly larger aggression radii, making them a bit more prone to attacking adjacent players.
Conversely, skeletal wyverns now have a slightly lower aggression radius.
The Granite Maul’s special attack animation now takes priority over the animations for Osmumten’s Fang when the two are performed in quick succession.
Thralls can now routefind towards a target NPC from further away.
The God Wars Dungeon Kill Count display now switches between red and blue to indicate whether players have enough kills to enter the boss rooms.
PvP World Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period B:
560 - (UK) - PvP World
319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
580 - (US) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using '1 Def Pure' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
Rodents of unusual size? I don’t think they exist. But just in case, let’s double-check the Varrock Sewers…
Changelog January 24th
[expand="more" type="show"] Scurrius, the Rat King
Added Scurrius, the Rat King, a mid-level PvM boss lurking in Varrock Sewers.
Added Rat Bone weapons, which deal extra damage against rat-type enemies.
Rat Bone weapons require an untradeable Rat Spine to craft. This drop is obtainable from Scurrius.
Other Changes
Players who’ve lost Blood Runes due to last week’s Scythe changes will be able to reclaim them from the Vyre Well later this week.
Bank Placeholders for Coal will now be maintained when withdrawing all your Coal into your Coal Bag.
Arcane Scarabs now reliably render over Agile Scarabs.
Berry will no longer interrupt players with a chat box every time they enter the Woodcutting Guild.
Phoenix Necklaces, Mithril Seeds and Crushed Bird Nests can no longer be drop-traded in dangerous PvP areas like the Wilderness.
PvP Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period A:
539 - (US) - PvP World
318 - (UK) - Bounty Hunter World
548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using 'Zerker' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. [/expand]
Scurrius, the Rat King
Something utterly horrible, an abomination beyond our wildest nightmares, is lurking in Varrock Sewers. It calls itself… Scurrius, the Rat King.
Got your attention? Then let’s learn a little more about this royal rodent!
https://youtu.be/Rz883esHO-U?si=dvDMQRFOq2cmjWSg
"Reading? No thanks!". If this sounds like you, check out the video above made by the wonderful OnlyTrails, or click here to watch it on YouTube!
This hulking behemoth of a beast is unlike any rat you’ve met before. Thanks to Scurrius’ mutated form, he’s capable of attacking with all three combat styles – perfect for mid-level players still getting to grips with Old School PvM.
Scurrius can be found east of the ladder in Varrock Sewers. If you’re struggling with your compass, just follow the rats – you can’t miss ‘em! Before entering the lair, you’ll be able to decide whether you’d like to go it alone or team up with friends. The boss is perfectly viable as a solo encounter, so your decision comes down to how confident you are with the mechanics!
This boss is aimed at level 60 players – so if you can wear Rune Armour, Mystic Robes, or Green Dragonhide, you’re more than ready to take Scurrius on. We recommend that would-be rat splatters also have protection Prayers to defend themselves against Scurrius’ mad combat skills.
Without giving too much away, this fight is intended to familiarise players with combat mechanics. While you should expect a challenge, you should still have plenty of time to take a deep breath, pick the right Prayer, and think about your strategy.
Rewards
So, aside from space to grow your combat skills, what else is in it for you? Primarily, Scurrius offers Experience, with a capital X...P… hmm.
The idea is that while you’re training your bossing skills, you’re also training your skills skills. Scurrius isn’t vulnerable to any particular combat style, so if you need to knuckle down and train Ranged, Magic, or Melee… this is the place to do it!
We expect training Scurrius to be one of the most effective ways to train Melee in particular, right up until the endgame. Our reasoning is that unlike traditional combat training methods like Nightmare Zone or Sand Crabs, Scurrius will require you to think on your feet and pay attention. Unlike Slayer, you’re not getting much out of the experience except for Combat XP – so it’s reasonable to boost those XP rates a little.
We’ll be keeping a close eye on things, and we’re ready to make adjustments if the community feels the rates are out of line.
We also have some more tangible loot on offer which will improve your combat capabilities against rats – including Scurrius himself!
If you’ve obtained an untradeable Rat Spine as a drop from this boss, you can turn it into a Rat Bone Bow (with a Yew Shortbow), Rat Bone Mace (with a Rune Mace), or Rat Bone Staff (with any Battlestaff and 1,000 Chaos Runes). You’ll need 35 Fletching for the Bow, 35 Smithing for the Mace, and 35 Crafting for the Staff – so we hope you haven’t neglected your non-combat skills!
When used in combat against rats (including Scurrius), Rat Bone weapons will increase your max hit by 10. Wield them against Scurrius himself, and you’ll be looking at a very efficient way to train combat – unless you’d prefer to whack crabs until the logout timer hits!
What if you'd like to flex your Rat Bone arsenal outside of the dark, dingy sewers? You can! Here's how their stats shake out:
You’ll be able to trade excess Spines (gross!) to an NPC outside Scurrius’ lair who will reward you with 5,000 XP in any Combat skill – except for Prayer, where you’ll receive 3,500 XP per Spine.
Other drops include appropriately mid-level supplies of food, Runes, Arrows, and Potions. You should receive enough back to offset the cost of fighting the boss and perhaps put away a little pocket money – but the main reward is XP. Don’t expect to leave the sewers as an overnight billionaire - you'll have to get busy charging Air Orbs for that!
Now, there’s one last reward you should probably know about. Make room in your menagerie, because you may well have a funny feeling while fighting Scurrius… and we’re not talking about the smell…
Winter Summit Summary Video
Our Winter Summit livestream was the ‘coolest’ stream of the year, with Mods Ayiza and Kieren joined by a host of J-Mods to discuss all the content coming in early 2024!
Don't worry if you missed it, because we've got all the highlights right here.
https://youtu.be/gGv0menXYl4?si=wGVqYvw7JdIKteb8 In a rush? Check out this rapidfire Winter Summit Summary video! Or click here to watch it on YouTube!
Along with this epic roadmap reveal, we want to know your thoughts on the Winter Summit! We've pulled together a short survey for you to fill out. Your feedback will help us shape the future of summits and how we distribute information to you, so go on – give it a look!
Join a Clan
Earlier this month we let you know that we’re retiring our forums. They’ll become read-only on January 25th and will be removed entirely on March 28th. You can read more about our reasons for this decision in this newspost.
One of the biggest points of concern you’ve raised is that the community will lose an official space to advertise or join clans.
But don’t panic – we’re adding some new spaces to our Official Discord Server where you can meet like-minded players and find new friends!
We've added the following spaces:
Clan Guidelines: to learn the best way to utilise the space.
Clan Central: a casual space to discuss anything Clan-related.
Clan Advert Board: a place to post your clan advert message.
A series of forum channels for recruiting to different types of clans, including social, PvM, PvP, and a channel for if your clan covers multiple types.
Looking for clan: post a thread here when you're looking for a clan to join, this way clans can approach you!
Looking for Group: for those of you looking for a group of fellow players to play different content with.
To join the server, simply click this link. You’ll be able to select which announcements you want to hear, which news you want to keep up with, and even which Old School RuneScape god you align with. After the 10-minute waiting period, you’ll be ready to go!
We’re always working on new ways to use our Official Discord Server, and we’re open to your suggestions! Incidentally, we have a ‘Suggestion’ channel in the Discord, so if you have any awesome ideas, be sure to pop them in there.
Finally, we want to give a huge shout out to our Discord moderators who have been an incredible help setting up our newest Clan functions, as well as keeping our Discord an inviting, engaging place.
Other Changes
A Quick Update on the great Vyre Well Blood Rune Disappearance of '24
Before we get into the usual 'smaller' tweaks from this week, we wanted to keep you in the loop on what's happening with all those Blood runes that effectively disappeared following last week's improvements to the Scythe of Vitur.
Last week we reduced the number of Blood Runes used by the Scythe – hurrah! While that’s great for Scythe fans, we overlooked those of you with a large number of charges stored in the Vyre Well at Ver Sinhaza. Because of this oversight, this group has been losing 100 Blood Runes per charge… not quite what we intended!
We’ve been exploring whether we can restore these missing Runes and in doing so, have done an awful lot of research. We’ve identified around 16,000 players who are missing Blood Runes, and the quantity ranges from ‘not that many’ to ‘literally a million’.
This week’s update has let us put some code in place to return your Blood Runes, and delivery will commence in the next few days. We’ll post on socials, update the newspost, and even consider an in-game broadcast to let you know exactly when this change is happening.
When it does, you should be able to interact with the Vyre Well and receive a prompt for your Blood Runes refund – don’t forget to make Inventory space for them!
Unfortunately, our tracking is more limited for charges stored within the items themselves. Consequently, we can only offer returns for Blood Runes lost in the Well.
We sincerely apologise for last week's oversight and hope anybody affected finds themselves reunited with their missing Blood Runes later this week!
Now, on to this week's miscellaneous tweaks and changes:
Bank Placeholders for Coal will now be maintained when withdrawing all your Coal into your Coal Bag.
Arcane Scarabs now reliably render over Agile Scarabs.
Berry will no longer interrupt players every time they enter the Woodcutting Guild.
Phoenix Necklaces, Mithril Seeds and Crushed Bird Nests can no longer be drop-traded in dangerous PvP areas like the Wilderness.
Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded - Survey
First of all, we'd like to give a huge thank you to everyone that took part in Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded!
Even though Leagues is over (for now), we want to get some extra insight on how you will interacted with Trailblazer Reloaded to help us make more informed decisions about our next edition of this game mode.
We really appreciate you taking the time to give us your feedback and the team is looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
PvP World Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period A:
539 - (US) - PvP World
548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using 'Zerker' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. Dragon Plushies: Order Now!
Old School’s most iconic dragons are now available in plushie form - no Dragonfire Shield necessary.
Each critter comes with Dragon Bones (of course) and two of them have extra surprises - the Jumbo KBD has an Antifire Potion and the Jumbo Vorkath has an Elite Clue Scroll.
Available to pre-order now from Makeship for a limited time only - orders close in February!
This is a one-off production run, so this is your only chance to grab one of these adorable dragons. Get ‘em before they’re gone!
This week brings two highlights of Project Rebalance, in the form of changes to the Scythe of Vitur and Osmumten’s Fang.
Meanwhile, the Winter Summit is mere days away! Tune into the Old School RuneScape Twitch channel on January 20th at 20:00 GMT/15:00 EST/12:00 PST/7:00 AEDT to see all the exciting updates we have planned for 2024 – and maybe even win yourself a prize!
For more information on the Winter Summit, click here to see the summary newspost.
Changelog: January 17th
[expand="more" type="show"] Project Rebalance: Scythe and Fang Changes
Osmumten’s Fang now only benefits from its passive effects when using the Stab attack style.
Added +15 Slash Accuracy to the Scythe of Vitur.
Scythe Charges now cost one Vial of Blood and 200 Blood Runes for 100 Charges.
Scythe Charges are now only used when rolling at least one hit above 0.
Other Changes
Updated the Global Leagues HiScores on the Player Owned House Scroll with the Leagues IV scores.
Sacred and Infernal Eel harvesting loot drops are now tracked in the Loot Tracker.
Listening at the Kalphite Lair’s Agility shortcut will now include information about how long the Queen’s chamber has been empty if someone was there recently.
Updated some dialogue with Sergeant Tobyn to provide extra clarity on the next steps of the Children of the Sun quest.
Additional Lovakite Ores mined via items like the Skill Cape and Varrock Armour will now give 60 XP, matching the XP gained when Mining normally.
PvP Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period B:
560 - (UK) - PvP World
319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
580 - (US) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty hunter has been de-activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. [/expand]
Scythe and Fang Changes
We laid out our intentions to rebalance Osmumten's Fang and the Scythe of Vitur back in December, and today, these changes are going live! Here’s a refresher.
Osmumten's Fang
We know the Old School community love efficiency, but after Desert Treasure II, this weapon became a little too efficient – its Slash bonus was comparable to that of much stronger weapons that require serious upkeep!
We’ve decided to solidify the Fang as a Stab weapon by removing its double Accuracy roll effect from the Slash combat style. This means that you’ll only see the Fang’s benefits while using it to Stab.
This change lets Slash weapons like the Blade of Saeldor and the Scythe of Vitur really shine, making them a worthy investment once more.
Speaking of the Scythe…
Scythe of Vitur
We've buffed the Scythe!
First up, we’ve added +15 Slash Accuracy, which in current use cases increases the Scythe’s DPS by 0.2% for low-defence bosses (like the big nylocas) and 7% for higher-defence encounters (like General Graardor).
We’ve also made big changes to how you charge the Scythe. For one thing, charges are now cheaper at one Vial of Blood and 200 Blood Runes for 100 charges. That’s a 100 Blood Rune discount!
Additionally, charges are now only used when the Scythe rolls at least one hit above 0. No more burning through your charges without even hitting the enemy! While the Scythe’s new Accuracy buff means you won’t be rolling 0s as often, this change will help out where you need it most – fighting big, high-defence NPCs!
We’ve pushed these two updates out in advance of the rest of Project Rebalance so that you can reap the benefits of these much-requested changes earlier. Don’t worry – we’re still working on the rest and hope to share more news with you soon.
Jagex Launcher Update
On Thursday January 18th, the Jagex Launcher will be undergoing maintenance for general security improvements. The exact time will be posted via our social channels and shared on the Game Status page. We don't expect there to be any downtime.
As part of this, players will be required to log back into the Launcher with a Jagex Account.
If you are already playing via the Launcher, you will be able to continue playing until you either log out or attempt to change world. After this, you will then be required to log back in with your Jagex Account credentials.
Those of you who've been using RuneScape accounts to log into the Launcher will be required to upgrade to a Jagex Account. Upon attempting to log in with a RuneScape account, you will see this message:
Simply click upgrade now and follow the on-screen instructions to upgrade.
If you haven't made the switch yet, but would like to upgrade to a Jagex Account ahead of time to avoid any disruption, click the button below and get the best protection for your accounts today. If you’d like more information about the new account system, then check out the Jagex Account Support Centre.
Winter Summit Giveaways
There’s no better way to spend a chilly January night then getting cosy around the virtual campfire with your favourite J-Mods. Luckily, such an event is on the horizon – the Winter Summit, where we’ll share everything there is to know about 2024’s biggest updates.
Once again, you can tune into the Winter Summit on the Old School RuneScape Twitch channel on January 20th, from 20:00 GMT/15:00 EST/12:00 PST/7:00 AEDT. See you there!
But exciting news isn’t all there is on offer – we also have some amazing prizes to give away! From boardgames to LED lights, you won’t want to miss these.
Click here to see the full terms and conditions – or keep reading to see what you could get your hands on!
Dragons! Don’t worry, you don’t need a Dragonfire Shield to give these adorable dragons a nice warm cuddle. These are the latest range of Old School plushies from our friends at Makeship, and they go on pre-sale right before the Winter Summit at 19:30 GMT. As before, these cuddly critters are limited time only, so grab ‘em while you can!
Visit the Makeship store to register and be the first to hear when these and future plushie campaigns go live!
Alternatively, keep an eye on socials and the Winter Summit stream to be in with a chance of taming a dragon of your very own!
The RuneScape Kingdoms Boardgame and TTRPG (that’s ‘tabletop RPG’, if you’re wondering) are coming to retailers globally on February 29th and will soon ship to Kickstarter backers and pre-orders!
If you haven’t ordered your copy yet, don’t panic – you can do so direct from Steamforged via their store page.
We’ll be giving away copies of both the boardgame and the TTRPG, so keep your eyes peeled for your chance to win!
Last but by no means least, you could win one of these three classic designs from Creator Crafted!
As a Winter Summit treat, Old School RuneScape players can get a 10% discount on the full range of Creator Crafted’s LED lights and mousepads via this link or by using the code SUMMIT at checkout.
We can’t wait to see you all at the Winter Summit – but until then, here are this week’s smaller changes and fixes.
Other Changes
Updated the Global Leagues HiScores on the Player Owned House Scroll with the Leagues IV scores.
Sacred and Infernal Eel harvesting loot drops are now tracked in the Loot Tracker.
Listening at the Kalphite Lair’s Agility shortcut will now include information about how long the Queen’s chamber has been empty, if someone was there recently.
Updated some dialogue with Sergeant Tobyn to provide extra clarity on the next steps of the Children of the Sun quest.
Additional Lovakite Ores mined via items like the Skill Cape and Varrock Armour will now give 60 XP, matching the XP gained when Mining them normally.
PvP World Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period B:
560 - (UK) - PvP World
319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
580 - (US) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty hunter has been activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. You can also discuss this update on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.
We’re back with our first update of the new year! We hope you all had a holly, jolly time over the festive season – we’ve missed you!
As the new year dawns, we bet you can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2024. Well, wait no longer, because today marks the launch of a new quest which will introduce the Varlamore storyline and prepare you to explore the Shining Kingdom as soon as it launches. Exciting stuff!
Children of the Sun begins on the familiar streets of Varrock, where a delegation from Varlamore has arrived to sign a treaty with the rulers of Misthalin. It’s a day for celebration, but something’s amiss… you’d better find out what’s going on!
Speak to the citizens in Varrock Square to start your investigation!
Quest Requirements and Rewards
Requirements
Members-only
Rewards
1 Quest Point
Access to Varlamore
Please note: this reward will be unlocked when Part One of Varlamore releases later this year. Completing the quest now, however, means that you’ll be able to hop right in and explore on day one!
Kourend Changes
Let’s move a little further north now, where we’ve been busy shaking things up in the kingdom of Kourend!
For a detailed breakdown of what’s changing, check out the original poll blog. Meanwhile, here are the highlights of this week’s update:
The Kourend favour system has been fully removed. This includes:
The favour interfaces (side panel, reward interface and UI overlay).
The ability to earn favour (including favour reward scrolls).
The Architectural Alliance miniquest.
Transport within Kourend has been significantly improved:
Minecarts no longer need unlocking, and no longer have any requirements. For the low low price of 20 GP (down from 50 GP), you can ride the rails all across the kingdom.
You can still unlock the ability to use the minecarts for free, but this will now be locked behind The Forsaken Tower quest, and any players who previously purchased the unlock will be refunded.
New minecart stations have been added to Kingstown, the Farming Guild, Kourend Woodland, the Wintertodt Camp, the Shayzien Wall and near the Tithe Farm.
Charter ships have been added to Port Piscarilius and Land's End.
Players no longer need to fix the Fairy Ring in Arceuus to use it.
If you already paid the fee, speak to the nearby NPC to reclaim your GP!
We've also added an extra Fairy Ring near the Hosidius Vinery.
The Kourend Castle Teleport has been improved:
The teleport is now unlocked by completing Client of Kourend, instead of through the library activity.
The Magic requirement has been reduced from 69 to 48.
The Runes needed for the spell have changed to 2 Law, 1 Fire and 1 Water Rune.
Added the ability to craft Teleport Tablets for this spell in your Player Owned House.
Improved Kharedst's Memoirs:
The maximum number of charges has increased from 8 per page to 20 per page – 100 in total.
Completing A Kingdom Divided and obtaining The Book of the Dead will grant an extra 150 charges rather than an extra 20, for a total of 250 pages.
The spellbook interface orders spells by Magic level, and while we offer the ability to filter the spells, we don't currently offer any way of changing the order. With the Magic requirement for the Kourend teleport spell going down, it will change position in the spellbook, causing other spells to move as well. Here's an image showing the before and after.
While this has happened before, it's been quite a few years since it last did and we know that you will be very used to the current spell positions. In the future, we're keen to explore offering spellbook reordering as part of our own client, but that's not something that can be implemented soon. In the meantime, we're exploring changing our guidelines for third party clients to allow spellbook reordering (like they've already done so for Prayers).
About The Year In Review
Over the last few weeks we've been sending out the Old School Year In Review, and it's led to a lot of questions which we'd like to answer in this newspost. Let's start with a simple one...
What is the Year In Review? It's a lot of fun stats covering what you've done in Old School during 2023 - a bit like a RuneScapey Spotify Wrapped!
How were players able to receive it? Players who were opted into marketing email communications by December 22nd were eligible to receive it. As of today we have sent out 743,772 of them!
Why was it email-only? Last year we made a lot of progress on behind-the-scenes projects to improve our data and communications tools, but that work isn't entirely complete just yet. This year we expect to be able to add the shareable Year In Review image to the Jagex Launcher itself, but that wasn't ready. It was either send it via email or don't do it at all!
I was opted-in but didn't receive the Year In Review, why is that and when will I receive it? There were technical issues that affected approximately 1% of eligible players, we’re actively trying to solve those issues but we don’t have a timeframe to give just yet, but we’re working hard to make sure you will receive it as soon as possible.
I wasn't opted-in but I'd still really like it, is there any hope for me? Due to how we had to set-up the data-gathering (ie. capture data for eligible players between certain dates) it is unlikely to be possible. However, once we have resolved the issue for players who were opted-in we will investigate the possibility. No promises though.
What will you do differently next time? We'll do a better job of communicating that this is a thing, we'll endeavour to make it more accessible (like adding it to the Launcher), we expect the technical issues we faced this time will be solved (after all, this was our first time doing it!), and we may even be able to run this sort of thing for Deadman and Leagues too!
Saying Goodbye to Leagues IV and Christmas
It was fantastic to see so many of you getting involved with Leagues over the festive period. Sadly, the fun can’t last for ever, and Leagues IV has now ended. But don’t worry, the memories we made will live in our hearts forever – and if that’s not enough, we’re already cooking up some ideas for Leagues V…
Similarly, Jack Frost has been turfed out of the Lumbridge cow field and the area has returned to its usual unslippery state. The goose, having lost its main source of entertainment, has sulkily relocated to another nearby field where it is attempting, somewhat unsuccessfully, to blend in. Go say hello!
Other Changes
A new engine update brings improved loading times to the Player Owned House!
The new loading times should be consistent regardless of the house’s size.
The Teleport options on the Slayer Ring now refer to the cave near Rellekka as the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon, for consistency.
Clay can now be softened with water from Vials.
The level-up messages for 70 Attack no longer mention the Dragon Hunter Lance, which requires level 78 Attack.
The non-Special Attack animations on the Soulreaper Axe no longer stall the attacker’s movement.
Merch
With the end of Leagues IV, it’s your last chance to pick up a Leagues IV commemorative pin before they’re gone for good! Celebrate your Trailblazer: Reloaded journey with this stunning work of art from Angels Scapes!
Orders will close on January 16th – get ‘em before they’re gone right here on the Merch Store.
By the way, we love all the photos you’ve shared of your Nieve, Wise Old Man, Gnome Child, and Bob the Cat plushies. Here are our favourites!
These cuddly companions are the result of our first-ever partnership with Makeship. If you missed this campaign, you might want to keep an eye on the Makeship Store over the next couple of weeks… there just might be a snuggly surprise in store!
PvP Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period A:
539 - (US) - PvP World
318 - (UK) - Bounty Hunter world
548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena will be using '1 Def Pure' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. You can also discuss this update on our official forums, on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.
Happy Holidays from everyone on the Old School Team!
Reminder: Game Updates are now accompanied by a 30-minute downtime period to ensure we can take an up-to-date backup. Game Worlds will be offline at 11:30 GMT and should be back online at 12:00 GMT.
As it stands, Leagues will remain as it is over the Christmas period after next week's update unless there are major bugs or issues that need addressing. Please continue to report your bugs and issues via the in-game Bug Report feature.
Changelog - December 12th
[expand="more" type="show"] 2023 Christmas Event
The 2023 Christmas event is here! Speak to Jack Frost in Lumbridge to join in the festive fun.
Added Christmas Achievements, just for fun!
Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded
Players may be experiencing issues with League Point totals being calculated differently between Leagues and regular worlds.
If you’re experiencing this issue, please log in to a Leagues world and either complete a new task or open and close the Point interfaces until the sync triggers.
The following Combat Achievements are now correctly checked off after being auto-completed when unlocking the relevant region:
Faithless Crypt Run (Morytania/Barrows)
Dress Like You Mean It (Desert/Tempoross)
Versatile Drainer (Fremennik/Phantom Muspah)
More Than Just A Ranged Weapon (Fremennik/Phantom Muspah)
The Worst Ranged Weapon (Asgarnia/Kree’arra)
Finding The Weak Spot (Wilderness/Corporeal Beast)
Chambers of Xeric
Skeletal mages now scale correctly when manually scaling at Raid creation.
Players are no longer able to place Kindling in Storage Units.
Tumeken’s Shadow will now splash against Jewelled Crabs if your Magic Accuracy is -64 or lower.
Potions now correctly award points when sipped.
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2023 Christmas Event
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Can you believe that 2023 is almost over? Neither can we!
This year’s fabulously festive Christmas Event takes us to Lumbridge, where regular troublemaker Jack Frost is up to his usual tricks. See, Jack’s been getting a little bored lately and to stop him being a nuisance, Santa’s banished him to Gielinor for the holidays. Not to be deterred from a little mischief, our frosty friend has rented a field in Lumbridge for a winter sports extravaganza – and he needs YOU to test it out!
After helping Jack Frost out, you might want to stick around a little longer – partaking in the event will earn you Christmas Achievements. We don’t want to spoil the fun, so they’ll be hidden until after the event – have fun, get silly, and see how many of them you can find!
Don’t worry, the Christmas Achievements are just a bit of fun. They don’t count towards Leagues tasks or any Achievement Diaries. Try them out solo or with your friends!
If you find the event has been a slippery slope to further snowy shenanigans, check out Jack Frost’s Sliding Challenge Mode, where you’ll race against the clock to see how fast you can slide! Nyooom!
Event Items
Frosty FashionScape is coming your way! This year, you can earn yourself the Snowglobe Helmet and the Icy Jumper to celebrate the season.
Don’t forget, you can also unlock all the rewards from previous years by speaking to Diango at his stall in Draynor.
Christmas Livestream
Today, Tuesday December 12th, marks the last livestream of the year! Join us for a festive extravaganza!
The J-Mods will be in-game playing through this year’s Christmas Event and having fun with the community. Back in the studio, Santa has dropped by with some OSRS Boss Top Trumps to give away to a few lucky winners – tune in for your chance to win!
Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded
If you’ve been keeping up with our newsposts, you’ll have seen that the frequent reminders about Leagues Points being calculated on a rolling schedule to protect our web systems. Unfortunately, so many of you are racking up the Points that this system began experiencing errors from re-calculating League Points at such a regular pace! Don’t panic, we’ve fixed the issue – but some players may now find they have a different Point total between Leagues and regular worlds.
If you’re experiencing this issue, please log back into a Leagues World and either open and close the Points interface or complete some new tasks. This should cause the Points to sync correctly again.
In other Leagues news, we’ve fixed an issue where auto-completed Combat Achievements weren’t counting as completed when unlocking the associated region. The following Combat Achievements are affected:
Faithless Crypt Run (Morytania/Barrows)
Dress Like You Mean It (Desert/Tempoross)
Versatile Drainer (Fremennik/Phantom Muspah)
More Than Just A Ranged Weapon (Fremennik/Phantom Muspah)
The Worst Ranged Weapon (Asgarnia/Kree’arra)
Finding The Weak Spot (Wilderness/Corporeal Beast)
Chambers of Xeric
As promised, we have a selection box of changes for the recently-updated Chambers of Xeric raid.
First up, skeletal mystics will now scale correctly when manually scaling a Raid at creation. Previously, their mystical powers let them see through your ‘invisible mates’ ruse, but we’ve given them a stern talking to about respecting other people’s imaginary friends and now they’ve promised to behave.
We’ve also prevented players from placing Kindling in Storage Units, due to an issue where players could stack a bunch of them to deposit at once for extra Point bonuses. Someone’s going on the naughty list!
Lastly, we have a pair of smaller bug fixes:
Tumeken’s Shadow will now splash against the Jewelled Crabs if your Magic Accuracy is -64 or lower.
Potions now correctly award points when sipped.
You may notice that a couple of the changes we spoke about last week are missing. Firstly, upon further investigation into the Great Grub Bonanza in the Thieving room, we discovered that this behaviour was intended after all. Phew! We also reviewed the implications of removing the attack delay on the Harmonised Nightmare Staff when facing Jewelled Crabs, and discovered that allowing players to cast rapid Fire Strikes would result in those players receiving unusually rapid XP rates. As a result of our investigations, both of these changes have been cancelled.
Nevertheless, we'd like to give a big ol' THANK YOU to everyone who left their feedback! You'll all get extra Cavern Grubs in your stockings this year.
PvP Rota
Over the Christmas period, all worlds will be open, regardless of the region. The PvP rota will begin again next year!
The PvP Arena will be using Zerker loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week, starting on Wednesday, with '1 Def Pure' the following week as this is on an automatic rota.
Reminder: Game Updates are now accompanied by a 30-minute downtime period to ensure we can take an up-to-date backup. Game Worlds will be offline at 11:30 GMT and should be back online at 12:00 GMT.
We’ve been busy making important QoL changes to Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded. Check the changelog for a breakdown of all this week’s updates!
Plus: get ready for the 2023 Christmas Event, coming next week!
Changelog - December 6th
[expand="more" type="show"] Leagues IV Changes
Added a toggle to the Guardian Horn which automatically summons the Guardian during combat.
Region-specific Combat Achievements will now be auto-completed.
Using Globetrotter's last destination will now correctly account for Dragonstone jewellery teleports, so it can be used in up to level 30 Wilderness.
Reduced the maximum amount of Soul Wars Points players can use at one time to 1,000 to prevent glitches caused by players receiving too much XP at once.
Players who reach the point threshold for Combat Achievement tiers will now correctly unlock that tier, instead of needing at least one point over the threshold.
The non-Leagues Vengeance spell now uses the original sound instead of the Trailblazer version. You can pick your favourite by right-clicking the spell if you've unlocked the Leagues Vengeance.
Equipping any combination of Gold/Normal Prospector outfit parts now correctly completes the ’Equip a Full Prospector Outfit’ task.
Tumeken's Shadow now benefits from the attack speed increase from Superior Sorcerer in Soul Wars.
Fixed an issue where the Guardian was not stunning the Abyssal Sire correctly.
Corrected the ‘Create 100 Divine Super Potions’ task to ‘Create 50 Divine Super Combat Potions’.
The Leagues IV emote will now correctly show if the player has the full set of Leagues IV Relic Hunter on their League Outfit Stand.
Fixed an issue where the ‘Equip Every Draconic Shield’ task could not be completed.
Having a Clue Nest, Geode or Bottle in your Bank will now allow you to pick up a Clue Scroll.
The ‘Complete all Muspah Combat Achievements’ task will now be checked off when the requirements are met.
Fixed an issue where Zimberfizz would try to escape the Soul Wars tutorial. Not today, pal!
Removed the Kourend task ‘Equip a Full Angler’s Outfit’ as there is a global task with the same requirements.
Nex will now count towards the 100/250/500 God Wars Dungeon KC tasks.
The PoH Leagues Trophy Room Scroll now correctly states the player's rank from previous Leagues.
Hit splats on the Guardian and Thralls will now no longer show incorrect max hits.
Fixed clipping issues that occurred when performing the new Alchemy animations while wearing items in both hands.
Using Purge as one of three different Prayer drain methods will now count towards completing the ‘Versatile Drainer’ Combat Achievement.
Updated the Leagues Firsts board.
Added a warning if your Guardian has the rare outfit when you reroll.
Other Changes
Removed level up messages for the Ruinous Powers.
Party balloons in Clan Halls should no longer drop inside the walls.
The Pursuer will no longer attack players when they are on a different level to it.
Players should no longer get stuck when generating new floors of the Sepulchre.
PvP Rota
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been activated with this rota.
The PvP rota has moved to Period B:
560 - (UK) - PvP World
319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
580 - (US) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been de-activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using '1 Def Pure' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. [/expand]
Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded
The latest League has been live for three weeks now, and Trailblazers across Gielinor have been popping tasks, scooping up drops and even reaching the heights of Dragon Tier! While you've been slaying, questing, and skilling, our team has been squashing bugs and deploying hotfixes to ensure your journey is as smooth as possible.
If you're looking for the latest scoop on stats from Soup (which is a really fun thing to say out loud!) then check out the video he put together for our YouTube Channel!
If you can't see the video, try clicking here instead!
Now, let's take a look at that fresh list of fixes!
Task Updates
Tasks are how you progress in the League, so we’ve kept a tight ship when it comes to dealing with flagged issues! This week we've cleaned up the following bugbears:
Players can now equip any combination of Gold and Normal Prospector outfit parts to complete the ‘Equip a Full Prospector Outfit’ task.
Corrected ‘Create 100 Divine Super Combat Potions’ task to ‘Create 50 Divine Super Combat Potions’, which was always the requirement to complete it.
Fixed an issue where the ‘Equip Every Draconic Shield’ task could not be completed, even after equipping all three shields.
The ‘Complete all Muspah Combat Achievements’ task will now complete correctly when the requirements are met.
Removed the task ‘Equip a Full Angler’s Outfit’ from the Kourend task list as there is an existing global task with the same requirements.
Nex will now count towards the 100/250/500 God Wars Dungeon KC tasks.
Combat Achievements
Combat Achievements that are region-specific will now be autocompleted.
Players who reach the point threshold for Combat Achievement tiers will now correctly unlock that tier, instead of needing at least one point over the threshold.
Using Purge as one of three different Prayer drain methods will now count towards completing the ‘Versatile Drainer’ Combat Achievement.
We’re continuing to remove clues that are inaccessible during this League so that nobody’s wasting time on Clue Scrolls they can’t complete!
This week, we’ve rounded up a few more stragglers, including:
The Easy clue which requires players to dance at the Grand Exchange with a Pink Skirt, Pink Robe Top, and a Body Tiara. This clue is no longer obtainable for players who have not unlocked Kandarin.
The Master cryptic clue which requires players to talk to Sir Vyvin while wearing a White Platebody and Legs/Skirt. We’ve removed this clue from the League entirely.
Lastly, we’ve ensured that you’ll still be able to pick up Clue Scrolls when you have a Clue Nest, Geode or Bottle in your Bank.
Guardian Fixes
Your Guardian does some pretty heavy lifting in combat, so to make sure it doesn’t miss a moment of the action we’ve added a toggleable option to the Guardian Horn which will let you automatically summon the Guardian when you attack enemies. The toggle is ON by default.
In addition, we’ve fixed an issue where hit splats on both the Guardian and thralls were showing incorrect max hits.
Lastly, a little something for you FashionScapers – as of today, you’ll be warned if your Guardian is wearing *that* rare outfit when you try to reroll it.
General Tweaks
Using Globetrotter's last destination will now correctly account for Dragonstone jewellery teleports, so it can be used in up to level 30 Wilderness.
Reduced the maximum amount of Soul Wars Points players can use at one time to 1,000. This is because players were receiving too much XP at once, causing their levels to wrap around into negative numbers. Just calm down, you lot!
Players can now switch between the Leagues sound and regular sound of the Vengeance spell by right-clicking on it if they have unlocked the Leagues Vengeance. The default sound has been restored to the regular version.
Tumeken's Shadow now benefits from the attack speed increase from Superior Sorcerer in Soul Wars.
The Guardian will now stun the Abyssal Sire correctly.
The Leagues IV emote will now be available when the player has the full set of Leagues IV Relic Hunter on their League Outfit Stand in the Player Owned House.
Fixed an issue where Zimberfizz would try to escape the Soul Wars tutorial.
The Scroll in the Leagues Trophy Room now correctly states your rank in previous Leagues.
Fixed a clipping issue with the new Alchemy animations which appeared when wearing items in both hands.
Updated the Leagues Firsts board!
On the topic of updates, we want to remind everyone that the record of your League Points in the main game are not updated in real time and could take a while to catch up to their actual value. This is a safety measure we’ve implemented to keep our backend systems happy – so don’t worry, your missing Points will appear as soon as the system catches up.
On the hunt for more Leagues content to enjoy? Check out our Community Playlist, full to the brim with videos from a veritable smörgåsbord of creators!
Chambers of Xeric QoL Changes
Last week’s long-awaited Chambers of Xeric tweaks have gone over an absolute treat. Thanks to everyone who gave the new-and-improved raid a whirl and sent us feedback, we have a few changes in the backlog.
Firstly, when scaling the party during Party Creation, players sometimes encounter fewer Skeletal Mystics than they expect. These fellas are an unusual case – unlike most everything else, they spawn dynamically based on the number of players who are actually in the Raid. They’re not fooled by your invisible mates! We’re looking to adjust this so that players receive the points they expect from scaled Raids.
Next up, a couple of Magic weapons have problems with our old friends, the Jewelled Crabs. Casting spells with the Harmonised Nightmare Staff still results in an attack delay, and Tumeken’s Shadow doesn’t guarantee a splash against the Crabs even when the Magic bonus on the equipment interface claims to be -64. Technically, that’s the Shadow’s fault, but we’ll be fixing it anyway!
‘Failing’ Thieving chests paradoxically gives players with 95 Thieving and above a minimum of two Grubs, instead of one. Although you’re big fans of this bug, we will be rolling it back as it makes Thieving a little too good. Sorry!
Lastly, we’re investigating feedback that Potions dropped by NPCs within the Raid aren’t giving as many points as expected. We’re still nailing the root cause of this issue down, but we’ll hopefully be able to reunite you with your potion-y points soon!
We hope to roll these changes out in next week’s update. In the meantime, please do reach out if you think we’ve missed anything!
Other Changes
Removed the level up messages for the Ruinous Powers.
Party balloons in Clan Halls should no longer drop inside the walls.
The Pursuer will no longer attack players on a different level to it.
Players should no longer get stuck when generating new floors of the Sepulchre.
PvP World Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period B:
560 - (UK) - PvP World
319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
580 - (US) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty hunter has been de-activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
As you can see from the Patch Notes, this week brings an army of Chambers of Xeric changes! These highly-anticipated QoL tweaks aim to improve the balance between different raid rooms and reduce the need to scout for the perfect layout.
Juuuust before we get started, we want to reiterate that we don’t currently have plans to implement custom layouts. The whole point of today’s changes is to make any layout balanced, so we don’t feel that this feature is needed. That said, we will be keeping an eye on your feedback following today’s update and adjusting our plans if custom layouts is something the community is still interested in.
Chambers of Xeric
General Changes
Phew! All that running back and forth to the Recruitment Board can get pretty tiring, huh? Our first change aims to give your tired legs a rest, with the new ‘Reload’ option. As a Raid Leader, simply right-click the stairs in the Lobby area, select ‘Reload’, and you’ll generate a fresh new layout without any fuss.
Note that anyone in the Raid who isn’t the leader will be booted when you do this, so be sure to give your companions plenty of warning! Since the Chambers of Xeric are instanced, you’ll also lose any items on the ground inside the Raid. So if you're somehow able to drop something on the ground in the lobby, then be careful (and let us know how you managed it)!
Here's some rapid raid reloading action!
Raid Leaders will also notice a new UI option which allows you to scale up the difficulty of the Raid by adding invisible players. Spooky!
Hm... Okay, and are these alts in the room with us now?
With your shiny new layout and your imaginary friends in place, it’s time to gear up! As of today, you might be able to free up some Inventory slots by bringing fewer Stamina Potions, since we’ve peppered Energy Pools throughout the Raid to keep you topped up as you progress.
Mmm! Mystery yellow juice!
Squad's ready, you're geared up, you're feeling good about saving one whole Stamina potion, you've started the raid...
"Guys I forgot Antipoison," moans the only non-Iron in your group. Don’t panic. Our next change means that most common food and potions will now appear for all account types when dropped within the Raid. Drop away!
Note that this doesn’t apply to noted consumables, so Ultimate Iron players are still safe to do whatever they spend all their time doing while you wait for them to prep.
On the topic of prep, we’ve sped up growth times for Buchu, Golpar and Noxifer plants throughout the Raid. You’ll spend less time waiting for them to grow, and more time wondering what on Gielinor the UIM is doing over there.
Scavenger Beasts
Even no-prep Raid enjoyers had to start somewhere, and that somewhere probably included rolling the dice on scavs.
These helpful enemies drop everything you need to support yourselves during the Raid, from Planks to Lockpicks. Most importantly, they drop potion secondaries.
It could get pretty frustrating when you just needed one more sprig of Cicely to finish your prep but kept getting Endarkened Juice instead. As of today, though, scavengers are guaranteed to drop all the following items:
5-14 Endarkened Juice
3-11 Stinkhorn Mushroom
3-6 Cicely
Scavs already have a chance to roll multiple secondary drops – this change just makes it more likely that you’ll find the ingredients you need. Additionally, scavs will now only roll two drops upon death, which should keep the floor clear enough for you to pick out whatever bits you need.
You might have to squint to see it in this one, but pay close attention and you'll see that the floor is absolutely littered with multiple secondary drops.
While you’re chasing potion secondaries, you might happen across a Mallignum Root Plank or two. As of today’s update, you can feel free to pick ‘em up, because they’re now stackable!
Our final scav change isn’t to the beasties themselves, but to the rooms they’re in. The so-called ‘shortcuts’ for Mining and Woodcutting currently take so long to get through that it’s faster to run around, so we’ve sped them up and made them award more points, to boot.
Tekton
To say that Tekton is a little bit tanky is the understatement of the decade. This mad lad’s incredible defences let him shrug off just about any attack, even when you’re using maximum Crush bonus gear to take advantage of his one weakness. That’s great for Tekton, but much less great for players having to land a Dragon Warhammer special before they can reduce Tekton’s ludicrous Defence and actually start dealing damage. Worse, Tekton’s oversized anvil lets him heal up, remove your hard-earned Defence debuff, and give himself even more Defence when he returns to the fight!
~8,200 of you voted on how best to tackle Tekton. Here’s the results of the poll:
Prevent Tekton's Defence from resetting when he's at the anvil: 2,939
Guaranteed hit for the first Dragon Warhammer special attack used on Tekton: 2,872
Elder Maul hits reduce Tekton's Defence by 5% of its current value: 1,786
Reduced Crush defence during his enraged form: 578
Other: 2 (You tried your best!)
Your preferences were clear, so we went with both the top two options. As of today, the first Dragon Warhammer special against Tekton is guaranteed to hit, and he’s no longer able to regain his Defence using his anvil.
We still want to show the Elder Maul some love, so keep an eye out for the tweaks we’re planning for Project Rebalance in a few months.
Oh, and if you’re one of the two people who voted ‘Other’, we salute you for breaking the mold!
In theory we could have hit this special attack even against unchanged Tekton, so you'll have to take our word for it, but it really works!
The next time somebody asks you whether you've had any luck catching those Dragon Warhammer specs, you can confidently respond that you're guaranteed one, actually!
Jewelled Crabs
The changes to these crystallised critters are relatively minor but should give you a little more control over their room.
First, players will no longer be able to splash on crabs if their Magic bonus is -64 or lower. This should free you from the mess of splashing, failing to change the colour, everyone in your group running off, and having to set up all the crabs again just to change one crystal.
To make this deal even sweeter, we’re also removing the Attack Delay from hitting jewelled crabs. After hitting a crab, you’ll be able to hit again on the very next tick, allowing players to quickly pull crabs together or correct mistakes if you happen to hit one with the wrong style. Additionally, to prevent players wasting all their ammo and charges, if your attack changes the crab’s colour you won’t continue to attack that crab automatically – although you can click on it again if you like.
Ice Demon
Stop right there, talented raider! We see you hovering over that fancy new 'Reload' button because Ice Demon's appeared in your layout. Take a breath and reconsider, because we've got a couple of changes to this frozen monstrosity that you should know about first!
What if we told you that you no longer had to deal with depositing your whole Inventory and rearranging everything just to chop Kindling because we've made it stackable up to a cap of 28? We hope that sounds good, because that’s exactly what we’ve done!
When it comes to actually using your kindling, you’ll notice that lighting braziers now provides 32 points, up from 24, and burning a single kindling now awards 36 points, up from 26. This should bring this room’s point rewards in line with the others, considering the low intensity of this encounter.
In addition, when your party defeats the Ice Demon, everyone involved will now receive potion secondaries! They’re awarded as follows:
Stinkhorn mushroom: (2 * # of players) + 5
Endarkened juice: (2 * # of players) + 5
Cicely: (# of players) + 4
Those of you employing Fire Surge’s explosive power against the Ice Demon can feel smug about bringing the right tool for the job! We’ve reduced its Magic defence from 60 to 40, so it’s definitely worth kitting yourself out in some Magic gear.
In case you hadn’t clocked on, this blog is loosely following the journey through Challenge Mode. Normally, we’d encounter Lizardman Shamans next – but they’re unchanged, so let’s skip straight to the Vanguards!
Vanguards
Everyone’s favourite rock… bug… things… the Vanguards! A while ago now, we changed their loot mechanics so that players were guaranteed an Overload (+) for clearing the room.
Outside of Overloads, however, their drops have a degree of variance that can make or break a Raid for No Prep learners. Today, we’re standardising the potion rewards to make them more predictable and throwing in a free Prayer Enhance - because you’re our favourites. <3
You’ll still receive that guaranteed Overload (+) – so now all that’s left is to figure out which Vanguard is which, beg your friend with the Twisted Bow to stop dealing damage, and – oh, oops, the Vanguards have reset. Let’s just move on, shall we?
Thieving
Your grubby little hands are about to get grubbier than ever!
Fun fact: before today’s update, if you entered the Thieving room at 99 Thieving with a Lockpick, your success rate to open the chest was actually below 70%, and you’d only have a 50% chance to receive Grubs. Hmm. Actually, that’s not a fun fact at all, which is why we’re making the following changes.
First up is success chance, which has improved for all players and now better rewards those who’ve levelled their Thieving – it’s a Thieving Room, after all!
You’ll also be guaranteed a Grub when opening a chest – as long as there’s a Grub in there, and not bats or poison gas. In addition, each Grub you pop in the trough is now worth 115 points, up from 100. To top it all off, when you complete the room, you’ll be rewarded with – you guessed it! – some potion secondaries.
Stinkhorn mushroom: (2 * # of players) + 3
Endarkened juice: (2 * # of players) + 3
Cicely: (# of players) + 2
Now all those extra Grubs start to add up quick, lucky for you we've made them stackable (up to a cap of 28) so you can spend more time thieving and less time managing your inventory while your teammates hog all the points!
We’ll be keeping a close eye on this room after today’s update, since despite its inconsistency it was in a good place when it came to points vs the amount of time taken to complete it. We want to make sure these changes haven’t made it a little too good!
Vespula
Way back when we published the first blog about these changes, we made a little joke about how rarely anyone defeats Vespula by the ‘intended’ means, instead opting for the riskier Redemption method. Today, we’re making some changes which should make Vespula feasible even without Redemption.
To understand Vespula, you have to know what she does when left to her own devices. Have you ever noticed all those gross, oversized grubs with HP bars hanging around her room? Turns out they harbour vespine soldiers, which crawl out of their undulating bodies whenever Vespula reduces an unfortunate grub’s HP to 0. These soldiers pack a mean punch, healing up both Vespula and the Abyssal Portal.
Turns out you can actually shoot that big annoying bug in the room and not just that spooky portal, neat!
You’re supposed to tackle this room by reducing Vespula’s HP, then dealing damage to the portal before she gets airborne again. At the same time, you’ll want to prevent more soldiers from spawning by healing the lux grubs using Medivaemia Blossoms. It’s not quite as simple as clicking between the portal and a ‘safe’ tile while continually praying Redemption, but we promise, it’s not as tricky as you think.
In fact, it’s about to be even less tricky, because we’ve made some changes to make this room feel a little less daunting:
Lux grubs' HP has been increased from 100 to 125. This gives you more time to heal them before the vespine soldiers break out and start dealing damage.
Medivaemia Blossoms now heal lux grubs for 35 HP, up from 20. This lets you easily keep control of the grubs as long as you're picking up those Blossoms!
Both Vespula and her Vespine soldiers have had their Ranged and Melee strength slightly reduced, which means you’ll take less damage!
Vespine soldiers now heal the Abyssal Portal at a reduced rate. This allows you more time to fix your mistakes if you've let one slip through the cracks at any point.
Not ready to give up Redemption just yet? Great news – these changes also make it a more viable method for players who couldn’t reliably pull it off beforehand. It’s still the fastest way to tackle Vespula, so if you haven’t tried it yet, now’s a great time to try it out!
One more treat! After defeating Vespula, you’re now guaranteed to receive an Overload (+) as a drop!
We hope these changes will take Vespula from one of the most-avoided rooms to a firm favourite. If you’re a chronic wasp skipper, we really recommend giving this room a try – it’s quick, the supplies are great, and after today’s changes, we reckon it’ll be easier to learn than ever.
Nothing's changing about Tightrope or Guardians, so we'll move straight to everybody's favourite brick wall...
Vasa Nistirio
Vasa can be a bit of a roadblock for some players. His Ranged defence was never tweaked following the 2021 Toxic Blowpipe changes, which means he still feels like a damage sponge for players with weaker gear. Combined with the healing crystals in his room, we have an encounter that feels more frustrating than fun for players with suboptimal loadouts.
Our first step to tear down that brick wall is to reduce Vasa’s Ranged defence from 60 to 40. This should make things a bit less frustrating for Blowpipe users, without eating into the strength of the Twisted Bow.
Next, we’re changing Vasa’s healing mechanic. As of today, when Vasa approaches a crystal, it’ll start charging – indicated by a gloopy Hitsplat. If you break the crystal before it’s charged, all the healing will be discarded. If you fail to break the crystal, Vasa will heal for just as much as before – so be quick on the gear switches and bring the right tools for the job!
Pay attention to the blue 'arrow' hitsplats indicating that Vasa is storing healing, and the purple healing hitsplat when the crystal isn't destroyed in time!
In this clip, notice how Vasa's health doesn't regenerate once the crystal is destroyed, handy!
For your efforts, you’ll be rewarded with an Overload (+) Potion. Nice!
Skeletal Mystics
We'll keep this one short and sweet, unlike the layout for the Mystics' lair – which has proved to be quite the pain point! This mazelike room can drain your Energy and your patience!
To alleviate this issue, we’ve placed some helpful (and very cool-looking) portals throughout the room, which will let you navigate from one end to the other, or from the middle of the room to either the start or the end - assuming all of the Mystics have been defeated.
Honestly this change is pretty small, but we thought this clip was too cool not to include - look how quickly this raider gets their dropped brew back!
Nice and simple! Now, let’s use our mystic maze mobility to zoom over to the last thing standing between you and the Great Olm himself.
Muttadiles
They’re big, mean, and not-so-lean: the muttadiles!
These kind-of-dog, kind-of-croc creatures hit extremely hard, and have a tendency to drain your remaining brews to 0, especially in Challenge Mode raids. Today, we’re presenting a suite of tweaks to make them more consistent – starting with Dimitri, the Meat Tree. (Editor’s Note: Yes, that’s canon now. Sorry!)
Currently, the chopping damage formula is responsible for most of the inconsistency in this room – and while a little randomness is fun, it’s much less fun when you’re being chomped on by muttadiles the entire time. The damage formula now works like so: (Woodcutting level / 2) - 2, plus or minus 5.
For example, at 99 Woodcutting: 99 divided by 2 gives 49, since we always round down. Subtract 2 to get 47. Your damage for chopping will then roll anywhere from 42 to 52. Simple!
The player in this instance has 87 Woodcutting, so damage can roll anywhere from 36 to 46. We know it's only two hits, but the consistent hitsplats literally don't stop comin'!
Some players don’t chop ol’ Dimitri at all, preferring to freeze the muttadiles right as they head in for some healing. This feels a little weird at times, because all your damage is nullified even though the muttadile is just standing there, menacingly. The following tweaks should make freezing more viable:
Both muttadiles will start moving towards the tree when at 50% HP or below, up from 40%.
Players are able to deal damage to muttadiles even if they are frozen while attempting to reach the tree.
For our last clip of the video, here's a Muttadile getting frozen in place by a well-prepared raider - it could even be you!
Whichever approach you choose, you should find that the muttadiles are more consistent now. We’re also adjusting their offensive capabilities to better reward players for skilled combat:
Both muttadiles have had their max hits reduced slightly.
Big muttadile will only swap from Magic to Ranged attacks (or vice versa) after using the same style 3 times in a row, not counting Melee attacks.
We’ve been doing a lot of testing on these guys, and we think they’re much more fun now. There’s something extremely satisfying about timing that perfect ZGS special attack and finally taking revenge for all the Brews you've lost over the years.
Great Olm
We’ve made it! Time to face Olm himself.
This fight is a properly climactic moment, whether you’re teaming up with friends or heading into Olm’s lair alone. As epic as this fight is, we have a couple of changes which address some common points of frustration:
Olm's portal swap special now spawns a portal within 10 tiles of players in a solo encounter.
Olm's Healing pool attack now has a 'cooldown' of 10 attacks.
That’s… it! If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – and Olm is certainly not in need of fixing! This also marks the end of our Chambers of Xeric changes… for now. Of course, we’re always eager to hear your feedback, and we are open to making further tweaks if needed in future. Feel free to share your thoughts in all the usual places!
For now though, let’s see what they’re up to in the League…
Leagues IV - Post-Release Week 2
Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded is live and kicking! We’re two weeks in, so there’s still plenty of time to jump in and join in the fun.
If that doesn’t convince you, check out this video by Hanannie, who worked with a bunch of other creators to bring you all the stats from Leagues IV’s first week – including an exclusive interview with a living legend! Watch the video below or click here to see it on YouTube.
As for this week’s changes, our first item of business is the Soul Wars XP cap, which has been removed on Leagues worlds. In an ideal world we’d see people training combat all over Gielinor, but we must admit the allure of the minigame is very powerful. With that in mind, we’re removing the cap, so players can get their training done and start exploring other islands!
It's finally time for you to spend your hard-earned League points once again, because we've re-enabled the Leagues Rewards shop in the main game! Head on over to the Leagues Assistant in the Lumbridge Castle courtyard to pick up some fiery and fierce Trailblazer Reloaded cosmetics and animation overrides!
We’ve also continued to eliminate inaccessible Clue steps. A list of affected Clues – including the ones we fixed last week – can be found in last week’s newspost. Huge thanks to everyone who let us know about the outliers!
Next up, Undying Retribution’s explosion radius has been increased by one whole tile – and the Relic’s description has been updated accordingly. This increased radius should make it a little easier to hit an NPC's south-west tile, and the new description should give you a clearer sense of what you're unlocking.
Lastly, we’ve made the following minor changes:
Removed the penalty applied to Marks of Grace when a player is 20 Agility levels above a course's requirement on Leagues worlds.
Adjusted Guardian behaviour at Kree'arra so that it attacks with Magic rather than Ranged.
Players can now correctly complete killcount tasks for Normal Chambers of Xeric in cases where they had obtained CM Chambers of Xeric killcount before finishing a Normal raid.
Fixed a display error where some unlocked destinations on the Fairy Ring interfaces were crossed out despite being accessible.
On Leagues worlds, dying to revenants no longer drops certain Inventory items to the ground instead of your gravestone.
The Rune Pouch and Divine Rune Pouch are no longer deleted upon death in the Wilderness region.
Players can no longer obtain both a Rune Pouch and Divine Rune Pouch simultaneously. Sorry, sorcerers!
Fixed a bug where the Guardian was causing Demonic Gorillas to lose aggression towards players.
Fixed a bug where harvesting from Fruit Tree or Bush patches with a full Inventory and Farmer's Fortune would crash the game.
Merch Update: Black Friday Deals and New Lines!
Black Friday might be over, but the deals are still going! Be sure to check our last shipping dates to make sure Santa’s got his orders in.
Spend £50/$64/E58 and get a free Black Matte Max Cape Keyring (it glows in the dark!)
Check out the new lines from Angels Scapes! An adorable Christmas Gnome Child, a not-so-adorable DDS, and a sort-of adorable Baby Santa Mole Pin. We also have a new version of the popular Twisted Bow Keyring!
Can’t make up your mind? Get the ‘Scaper in your life one of our Holiday Bundles, packed with our most popular lines at excellent value.
Don’t forget – you can celebrate the new League with a special commemorative pin – available for a limited time only!
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using Zerker loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
You've made it all the way to the end, well done! We can't wait to see all of your feedback from today's update. Now go have fun in the Chambers of Xeric, and in Leagues, or maybe inside the Chambers of Xeric in Leagues - the possibilities are endless! As long as they’re Chambers of Xeric or Leagues. Have fun!
We're making some changes to our weekly game update process! Going forward, we are going to be including a back up with each week's update to ensure we have the most up-to-date save data from each player to ensure we're ready for any circumstance once an update launches.
You might already be aware that we've been testing this over the past month to make sure we're happy with the process and making sure updates are still in a good place.
Because of this, it does mean that downtime for updates will be slightly extended to accommodate the backup and ensure that's processed correctly. So going forward, the normal update will still occur on Wednesdays and the process will look like the following:
10:45 GMT: 45-minute Shutdown Timer begins
11:30 GMT: Game goes offline
12:00 GMT: The Game is back online
Throughout the year, the day and times might differ slightly to accommodate bigger updates or holidays, but we will always state this across our socials and via our Game Status newspost beforehand.
The ‘Flex’ emote now unlocks automatically with the Desert region, allowing players to complete the ‘Flex in front of The Guns’ Task.
Players are now correctly addressed by their chosen gender rather than a particularly spacious comma in certain NPC dialogues.
Remember, you may change your gender using the Makeover Mage’s services, which are now also available from Thessalia in Varrock.
The ‘Pray at an altar in Molch while poisoned’ Task can now be completed after selecting the Brawler’s Resolve Relic.
Unlocking the Fremennik area now auto-completes the ‘Complete Rune Mysteries’ Task.
Fixed an issue where some Hot/Cold Clue steps were leading players into the Desert even when this region was locked.
Soul Wars XP modifiers and caps now apply multipliers correctly. Players can gain up to 1,000,000 XP per day, so enjoy those Zeal gains!
Doors in the Barrows’ crypts no longer get ‘stuck’.
Krystilia now provides appropriate tasks for players’ combat level.
The Task for completing 10 Combat Achievements now completes properly.
Removed the Task for completing Elemental Workshop I, as it was auto-completed during the Leagues Tutorial.
Herbs planted within Chambers of Xeric are now properly harvested by players with the Farmer’s Fortune Relic.
Players with the Trickster Relic can now progress through the Barbarian Firemaking section of Otto’s Barbarian Training.
Players can now be assigned Hydra Slayer Tasks.
The following items now scale correctly with modified drop rates:
Gout Tuber
Revenant Weapon Upgrades
Voidwaker Pieces
Shade Scrolls
Zealot Outfit
Holy Elixir (from Corporeal Beast)
New Changes
New Theme Worlds have been added for Leagues IV:
Pest Control: 582 (EU), 581 (US East) & 595 (AUS)
Barb Assault: 566 (UK), 543 (US West) & 594 (AUS)
Shades of Mort'ton: 575 (US East)
Soul Wars: 557 (EU)
Morytania Activities: 556 (EU) & 574 (US East)
Asgarnia Activities: 564 (UK) & 542 (US West)
Desert Activities: 563 (UK) & 483 (US East)
Fremennik Activities: 551 (EU) & 541 (US West)
Kandarin Activities: 562 (UK) 476 (US East)
Tirannwn Activities: 550 (EU) & 442 (US West)
Kourend Activities: 498 (UK) & 475 (US East)
Wilderness Activities: 462 (EU) & 440 (US West)
We’ve made extensive changes to ensure that Treasure Trail steps are now limited to the regions you’ve unlocked.
Please let us know if you’re given a step you can’t complete after today’s update!
We've fixed an issue with the Guardian and it should now attack the following NPCs: Zuk, Kree'Arra, Vespula.
The Osmumten's Fang Special Attack should now hit it's max hit correctly.
Using Slayer points to extend the revenant task should correctly make your tasks longer.
The Magers and Rangers in the TzHaar-Ket-Rak Leagues Challenge will now attack you correctly.
The HP at Hard Mode Phosani's Nightmare should now correctly scale. This is ONLY on Leagues worlds.
The Kill Count tasks for the Kalphite Queen have been changed to 1, 50 and 150 times respectively and will be retroactively unlocked.
Protecting the Tree Patch for the Elite Western Diary can now be done with Farmer's Fortune. You'll still need to pay 25 Coconuts to complete this.
Fixed a graphical issue with the new animations for Low & High Alchemy.
Players using the Farmer’s Fortune Relic can now complete the ‘Cast Resurrect Crops’ Task.
Added Bloodvelds into the slayer list for players with Kourend unlocked.
Updated the interface to state that Bloodvelds are also available in Kandarin.
Reduced the kill counts required to complete various low-level, undesirable Slayer Tasks.
Bolt Special Attacks will now correctly heal players with the Soul Stealer Relic.
The Granite Maul’s Special Attack now hits correctly.
Fixed a bug where the ‘Obtain a Magic Seed from a Bird Nest’ task was not completing correctly.
Fixed an issue that prevented players who’d unlocked Kourend and Kebos from filtering their Task List to Kourend Tasks.
The Cursed Goblin Hammer will now always hit 0.
West Ardougne is now accessible for anyone with Kandarin, regardless of whether or not you've completed Biohazard.
You'll now be able to complete the 'Equip a Full Angler's Outfit' by equipping it anywhere.
The Trailblazer Pickaxe is now much better within Guardians of the Rift and the Path of Het.
Queen Points from Barbarian Assault now correctly apply the Minigame Modifier.
Players chopping Sulliceps can now roll a Mushroom and Fossil simultaneously. This is ONLY on Leagues worlds.
Unlocking Fremennik will now correctly complete the ‘Complete Client of Kourend’ and ‘Complete Ghosts Ahoy’ Tasks.
The Task ‘Kill a Creature in Mount Quidamortem’ Task has been renamed ‘Kill a Creature in Mount Karuulm’. The description has also been changed.
Players can now be assigned Hydra Slayer Tasks.
Superior Hydras now give Slayer Points correctly to players with the Bloodthirsty Relic.
The ‘Obtain a Boss Pet’ task can now be completed by obtaining pets from the Tombs of Amascut. This should be unlocked retroactively for anyone that has gotten the pet before via opening the interface.
Players using the Crystal of Memories to return to Nex will now appear inside the inner area near the bank.
Bloodthirsty Superiors will now have the correct icon above them.
MOBILE ONLY: Fixed an issue where expanding tasks in the Task Interface changed the background colour.
Corrected spelling errors.
Other Changes
Fixed a bug with Thralls which means you can now use them at the Kraken.
Spellbook filters can now hide the Teleport to Target spell for players who aren’t in the Bounty Hunter crater.
PvP Rota
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been activated with this rota.
The PvP rota has moved to Period B:
560 - (UK) - PvP World
319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
580 - (US) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been de-activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. [/expand]
Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded
It’s been a whole week since our latest League launched, and you’ve been ‘Scaping harder than ever before. We've hit record player numbers, seen incredible World Firsts, and observed ongoing civil war between Fire Sale and Banker's Note gangs. Most importantly, we’ve been having an absolute blast.
Behind the scenes, the team has been hard at work deploying hotfix after hotfix. Most of the more significant ones graced our Game Status page over the days following release, while others were slightly lower in priority. We're not going to list every fix we've made, but here are a few you might like to know about:
The ‘Flex’ emote now unlocks automatically with the Desert region, allowing players to complete the ‘Flex in front of The Guns’ Task.
Players are now correctly addressed by their chosen gender rather than a particularly spacious comma in certain NPC dialogues.
Remember, you may change your gender using the Makeover Mage’s services, which are now also available from Thessalia in Varrock.
The ‘Pray at an altar in Molch while poisoned’ Task can now be completed after selecting the Brawler’s Resolve Relic.
Unlocking the Fremennik area now auto-completes the ‘Complete Rune Mysteries’ Task.
Fixed an issue where some Hot/Cold Clue steps were leading players into the Desert even when this region was locked.
Soul Wars XP modifiers and caps now apply multipliers correctly. Players can gain up to 1,000,000 XP per day, so enjoy those Zeal gains!
Doors in the Barrows’ crypts no longer get ‘stuck’.
Krystilia now provides appropriate tasks for players’ combat level.
The Task for completing 10 Combat Achievements now completes properly.
Removed the Task for completing Elemental Workshop I, as it was auto-completed during the Leagues Tutorial.
Herbs planted within Chambers of Xeric are now properly harvested by players with the Farmer’s Fortune Relic.
Players with the Trickster Relic can now progress through the Barbarian Firemaking section of Otto’s Barbarian Training.
Players can now be assigned Hydra Slayer Tasks.
The following items now scale correctly with modified drop rates:
Gout Tuber
Revenant Weapon Upgrades
Voidwaker Pieces
Shade Scrolls
Zealot Outfit
Holy Elixir (from Corporeal Beast)
This week’s changes have mostly focussed on Clue Scrolls. If you’ve read your Tier 1 Relic’s passive effects, you’ll know that you should only be receiving Treasure Trail steps that you can complete in the regions you’ve unlocked. Unfortunately, there are a significant number of emote clues which don’t respect this rule – and Falo the Bard was being outright rude to players who haven’t yet unlocked the Fremennik area!
We’ve now made significant changes which should ensure that all the clue steps you obtain can actually be completed. If there are any we’ve missed, please let us know, and we’ll adjust them as soon as we’re able. Unfortunately, these kinds of changes can’t be hotfixed, so you may have to wait until next week’s update!
Next up, Bloodvelds are loose in Gielinor! We saw that the Bloodthirsty Relic felt pretty underwhelming in some regions, so we’ve added low-level superior Bloodvelds onto various Slayer Task Lists in regions where they’re available – and unleashed a small herd of them in Kourend, too! We’ve also adjusted the number of monsters players are required to kill on low-level Slayer Tasks to make things a bit more exciting.
Those are the biggest changes this week, but we also have some smaller tweaks to show you:
We've fixed an issue with the Guardian and it should now attack the following NPCs: Zuk, Kree'Arra, Vespula.
The Osmumten's Fang Special Attack should now hit it's max hit correctly.
Using Slayer points to extend the revenant task should correctly make your tasks longer.
The Magers and Rangers in the TzHaar-Ket-Rak Leagues Challenge will now attack you correctly.
The HP at Hard Mode Phosani's Nightmare should now correctly scale.
The Kill Count tasks for the Kalphite Queen have had their names updated to 1, 50 and 150 times respectively to be corrrect.
Protecting the Tree Patch for the Elite Western Diary can now be done with Farmer's Fortune. You'll still need to pay 25 Coconuts to complete this.
Fixed a graphical issue with the new animations for Low & High Alchemy.
Being killed by a PK will no longer delete your Rune Pouch.
Players using the Farmer’s Fortune Relic can now complete the ‘Cast Resurrect Crops’ Task.
Bolt Special Attacks will now correctly heal players with the Soul Stealer Relic.
The Granite Maul’s Special Attack now hits correctly.
Fixed a bug where the ‘Obtain a Magic Seed from a Bird Nest’ task was not completing correctly.
Fixed an issue that prevented players who’d unlocked Kourend and Kebos from filtering their Task List to Kourend Tasks.
The Cursed Goblin Hammer will now always hit 0.
West Ardougne is now accessible for anyone with Kandarin, regardless of whether or not you've completed Biohazard.
You'll now be able to complete the 'Equip a Full Angler's Outfit' by equipping it anywhere.
The Trailblazer Pickaxe is now much better within Guardians of the Rift and the Path of Het.
Queen Points from Barbarian Assault now correctly apply the Minigame Modifier.
Players chopping Sulliceps can now roll a Mushroom and Fossil simultaneously. This is ONLY on Leagues worlds.
Unlocking Fremennik will now correctly complete the ‘Complete Client of Kourend’ and ‘Complete Ghosts Ahoy’ Tasks.
The Task ‘Kill a Creature in Mount Quidamortem’ Task has been renamed ‘Kill a Creature in Mount Karuulm’. The description has also been changed.
Players can now be assigned Hydra Slayer Tasks.
Superior Hydras now give Slayer Points correctly to players with the Bloodthirsty Relic.
The ‘Obtain a Boss Pet’ task can now be completed by obtaining pets from the Tombs of Amascut. This should be unlocked retroactively for anyone that has gotten the pet before via opening the interface.
Players using the Crystal of Memories to return to Nex will now appear inside the inner area near the bank.
Bloodthirsty Superiors will now have the correct icon above them.
MOBILE ONLY: Fixed an issue where expanding tasks in the Task Interface changed the background colour.
Corrected spelling errors.
Not only have we made a bunch of positive changes but we've changed some of the worlds to give you more options for where you do your activities this League!
Pest Control: 582 (EU), 581 (US East) & 595 (AUS)
Barb Assault: 566 (UK), 543 (US West) & 594 (AUS)
Shades of Mort'ton: 575 (US East)
Soul Wars: 557 (EU)
Morytania Activities: 556 (EU) & 574 (US East)
Asgarnia Activities: 564 (UK) & 542 (US West)
Desert Activities: 563 (UK) & 483 (US East)
Fremennik Activities: 551 (EU) & 541 (US West)
Kandarin Activities: 562 (UK) 476 (US East)
Tirannwn Activities: 550 (EU) & 442 (US West)
Kourend Activities: 498 (UK) & 475 (US East)
Wilderness Activities: 462 (EU) & 440 (US West)
Some more great news from the first week of Leagues IV: there isn’t anything else that needs changing! While we’re keeping our eye out for potential improvements, for the most part it seems like you’re all having a fantastic time unlocking new regions, ticking off tasks, and piling up points.
As a reminder, please note that your League Point totals may not be 100% up-to-date in the main game Leagues Rewards Shop. This is because your total updates periodically to prevent our systems becoming overloaded. If you’re experiencing this issue, don’t panic – just give it a little while to catch up.
Lastly, we have some firsts – League Firsts! Congratulations to the following trailblazers for being the very first players to complete these momentous challenges!
League Firsts
First Nex Kill: Mythologies
First Completion of Theatre of Blood: Pigeons Lie
First to achieve a Level 99: MagnumCopus
First to open the Grand Hallowed Coffin: CCP Furret
First to complete a Tombs of Amascut Raid: Ledryathan
First to kill Tz-Kal-Zuk: DV8
First to kill the Phantom Muspah: Kaio-ken x0
First to complete Tzhaar-Ket-Rak's 6th Challenge: DV8
First to kill Phosani's Nightmare: Jinxta
First to achieve 2277 Total Level: bedtime
First to catch a Lucky Impling: evonaabi
First to unlock a 5th Area: crUEshIp
First to kill and Awakened Desert Treasure II Boss: salt snorter
First to kill a Goblin: PeePee McGee
First to unlock a Tier 8 Relic: Barry Hall
First to open the Elven Crystal Chest: Hunlleffed
First to complete a Chambers of Xeric Raid: avoiderless
First to complete all tasks from the Easy Combat Achievements: DV8
First to kill a Desert Treasure II Boss: Mmorpg
First to complete a Master Clue Scroll: AlsoAlso
First to kill a Lesser Demon: de_cbble
First to complete Tzhaar-Ket-Rak's League Only Challenge: Richardant
First to kill a Demonic Gorrila: Urri
We’ve also gathered up our favourite community content from the first week of Leagues IV. Take a look!
Community Content
Some of your favourite content creators have been on the Leagues IV grind and have fire content for you to check out! Click here to access the Leagues IV Community Playlist! Here is the first video from the playlist:
https://youtu.be/ppOHFJy9uc0?si=Qi0pqg5gZPsbIpeU
Helpful Resources
Feeling inspired? Fancy giving Leagues a go? We’ve picked out our favourite resources to help you on the way.
Spellbook filters can now hide Teleport to Target for players who aren’t in the Bounty Hunter Crater, which is required to use the spell.
Fixed a bug with Thralls which means you can now use them at the Kraken.
PvP World Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period B:
560 - (UK) - PvP World
319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
580 - (US) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty hunter has been de-activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. You can also discuss this update on our official forums, on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.
Halloween is officially over. Congratulations to everyone for completing all the Cauldron milestones!
The Sinister Offering spell no longer consumes Long and Curved Bones.
In Last Man Standing, the combat option on other players is now always left-click, regardless of their combat levels outside the minigame.
This change entails using ‘Fight’ rather than ‘Attack’ for the option, as players may remember from the old Duel Arena.
The Slayer Skill Cape perk which allows you to reassign your previous task is now available at Spria.
The Soulreaper Axe now sends a message to alert players that its stacks will be lost when unequipped. This message can be blocked by the standard filter.
PvP Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period B:
560 - (UK) - PvP World
319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
580 - (US) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been deactivated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty hunter has been deactivated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using '1 Def Pure' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded
The agonising wait is over! Today the Leagues game mode makes its triumphant return with the launch of Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded.
In this reimagining of our most popular League ever, you’ll return to the area-locking mayhem of Leagues II: Trailblazer. With a few tweaks to Relics and tasks, and access to all the content we’ve added since the original League, this is a truly unique experience – and we can’t wait for you to play it!
We’ve been drip-feeding teasers and reveals over the last two weeks, as well as answering some of your most frequently asked questions. See ‘em all on the blog, where you’ll also learn everything you need to know about Leagues.
If reading isn’t really your scene, we have a special message from our famous content creators, who want YOU to know which areas they like the look of.
If you’ve been paying close attention to the reveals, you’ll know your old strategies from the original Trailblazer are of no use here – so you’ve got a lot of theorycrafting to do! Luckily, Mod Husky’s Game Jam project means we have the technology to let you browse all the available tasks and plan your next steps no matter what you’re up to. Take a look by clicking here!
Leagues IV will run from now until January 10th – and we’re here to fill you in on everything you need to know.
Getting Started
To start blazing your trail, you’ll need to log into an account with active membership. From there, head to one of the worlds marked in green on the World Select page.
At launch, there’ll be 43 Leagues worlds to choose from. Some of them have specific themes, to help players group up more easily:
US East (Click to expand world list) [expand="more" type="show"]
385
400 - Forestry
401 - Tempoross
402 – Guardians of the Rift
403 – Theatre of Blood
404 - Nex
472 - Soul Wars
473
574
581
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409 - Wintertodt
410
411 – Chambers of Xeric
438 – Tombs of Amascut
439 - Zalcano
440
442
541
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407 - Tempoross
408 - Forestry
503 – Chambers of Xeric
504 – Tombs of Amascut
564
566
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405
406 - Wintertodt
457 – Guardians of the Rift
458 – Theatre of Blood
460 - Nex
461 - Zalcano
462
550
551
582
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412 - Raids
426 - Raids
536 - Nex
538 - Skilling Bosses
590 - Skilling Bosses
591 - Soul Wars
592
593
594
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Fremennik enjoyers will be pleased to hear that Blast Furnace automation has been enabled on all Leagues Worlds – so there are no specific ones for Blast Furnace.
When you arrive in Gielinor you’ll find yourself as a brand-new Iron player in Lumbridge, with the Misthalin and Karamja regions available to explore. You’ll have all the usual starting stats plus enough levels in Herblore, Agility and Runecraft to let you start training. With free Dramen Staff in hand, you’re ready to start taking on tasks, choosing your Relics, and unlocking new regions!
You’ll have boosted XP rates throughout the League, so you’ll soon catch up to your favourite activities.
If you’re undecided about which area to unlock first, check out this handy infographic from the endlessly talented GentleTractor!
Still need more? For a more detailed look at each area, click the dropdown below and enjoy a nifty slideshow!
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Tasks
To unlock regions and gain more Relics, you’ll need League Points – and to get League Points, you’ll need to complete some tasks. These fun challenges are scattered relatively evenly across all available areas – so feel free to pick your favourites!
We’ve teamed up with the OSRS Wiki team to bring you the entire task list (https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Trailblazer_Reloaded_League/Tasks) on one incredibly useful page. This makes it easy to plan your route and choose your Relics to suit your favourite tasks – remember, strategy is key!
Relics
Choosing a Tier 1 Relic is the first decision you’ll need to make. These powerful items bestow all kinds of helpful buffs and boons – but choose wisely, because they’re permanent!
To help you out, here’s a rundown of the Tier 1 Relics:
Endless Harvest
2x resources gathered from Fishing, Woodcutting and Mining. Bonus resources provide bonus XP.
Resources gathered by this Relic are sent directly to your Bank if there’s space. Otherwise, they are placed in your Inventory.
Items that normally can’t be banked will be placed into your Inventory regardless of how much space you have.
Production Prodigy
When doing the following activities, all items are processed at once:
Smelting ores, Smithing bars and making Cannonballs.
Fletching logs, stringing Bows and cutting bolt tips.
Cleaning herbs and making Potions which don’t have a stackable secondary ingredient.
Cooking food and making Jugs of Wine.
Crafting leather, uncut gems, glassblowing, jewellery, pottery, Battlestaves and spinning flax or wool.
You’ll receive full XP for all items processed using this Relic.
There’s a 25% chance that you’ll make an extra product, which will be sent straight to your Bank! This additional product will also earn you XP.
Crafting, Smithing, Herblore, Fletching and Cooking are all boosted by +12.
Trickster
You will automatically re-pickpocket your target.
Loot from pickpocketing is doubled and noted.
Coin pouch limit is multiplied by 3.
You’ll be given the Sage’s Greaves, that grant Agility XP that scales with your Agility level while running.
Box traps lure creatures faster.
Loot from box traps is doubled.
Impling jars can’t break.
You can burn up to nine logs simultaneously.
You can’t fail actions for Thieving, Agility, Hunter and Firemaking.
Pretty cool, huh? Well, that’s only the first three! You can find information about the other Relics we’ve revealed so far over on the OSRS Wiki – or, you can keep it a surprise and discover the others as you rise through the ranks.
League Firsts
If playing for fun isn't enough, but you're not sure that you'll be able to stick it out and go the distance for maximum points then League Firsts might be for you!
Below are a list of a number of achievements we'll be keeping an eye on so that we can commerorate the fastest trailblazers around throughout the League. and etch their names into the annals of League history.
Kill TzTok-Jad
Kill TzKal-Zuk
Complete Tzhaar-Ket-Rak's 7th Challenge
Complete an elite Achievement Diary
Unlock a tier 8 relic
Unlock a 5th area
Achieve a level 99
Achieve total level 2277
Kill a Goblin
Kill a Lesser Demon
Catch a Lucky Impling
Kill Nex
Complete a Tombs of Amascut raid
Complete a Theatre of Blood raid
Complete a Chambers of Xeric raid
Kill Phosani's Nightmare
Open the Grand Hallowed Coffin
Open the Elven Crystal Chest
Obtain points for easy Combat Achievements
Complete a Master Clue Scroll
Kill a Demonic Gorilla
Kill a Desert Treasure 2 Boss
Kill the Phantom Muspah
Kill an Awakened Desert Treasure 2 Boss
See something that catches your eye? Ready, set, go!
Rewards and Trophies
League Points aren’t just for new areas and Relics - you’ll be able to spend them on some fiery new rewards, too! From the hottest fits to the coveted League banner, from new animations to ornament kits – the Leagues Rewards Shop has it all.
As well as a new range of Trailblazer Reloaded-themed cosmetics, you can also purchase all the rewards you missed from previous Leagues. Likewise, if you have Points left over from previous Leagues, you can still spend them on new rewards!
Here's a sneak-peak at some of the animation overrides on offer this League!
To get your mitts on the goods, just hop back to the main game and speak to the Leagues Tutor in Catherby.
Please note that he’ll need a bit of time to set up his wares – to avoid nasty bugs, we’re not allowing players to purchase items from the Leagues Reward Store, or claim Trophies, until a couple of days after the League launches.
Speaking of Trophies, we’ve made some big changes this year! Our new static point threshold approach to HiScores ensures that you can be certain exactly how many League Points you need to earn each Trophy. Just like previous Leagues, there’s a Trophy for each tier on the HiScores, from basic Bronze all the way up to the coveted Dragon tier.
To make it even easier to see where you stack up, we’ve added the exact Point thresholds to your in-game Leagues menu. Take a peek!
Well, it seems we’ve nothing further to tell you. It’s time for you to gear up, put on your travellin’ boots, and head out into the wild world of Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded. We can’t wait to see where you’ll go! Good luck – and have fun!
Merch Update: Leagues Trailblazer Reloaded Pin
Celebrate Leagues IV with the Trailblazer Reloaded limited-edition pin, on sale now!
Commemorate your Leagues adventure with this gorgeous pin, featuring antique gold metal detailing, translucent enamel ‘stained glass’, and orange and yellow glow in the dark accents.
This limited-edition item is only available until Leagues IV ends on January 10th – so get one while you can!
Limited stock is available to ship in November, with a further production run later in January. Don’t miss out – pre-order now from the official Merch Store.
Other Changes
Halloween has officially ended, so we’re dusting off the cobwebs and putting away the pumpkins. Congratulations to all you ghouls and ghosts for absolutely smashing the Cauldron milestones!
The Sinister Offering spell no longer consumes Long and Curved Bones, as they are of more use to players in Dorgesh-Kaan.
In Last Man Standing, the combat option on other players is now always left-click, regardless of their combat levels outside the minigame.
This change entails using ‘Fight’ rather than ‘Attack’ for the option, as players may remember from the old Duel Arena.
The Slayer Skill Cape perk which allows you to reassign your previous task is now available at Spria, for any 99s who still hang out with her.
The Soulreaper Axe now sends a message to alert players that its stacks will be lost when unequipped. This message can be blocked by the standard filter.
PvP World Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period B:
560 - (UK) - PvP World
319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
580 - (US) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty hunter has been activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using '1 Def Pure' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
This week’s update is scarily good! Read on for Forestry tweaks, new additions to the Stronghold of Security, a new Slayer block slot and more!
Changelog November 1st
Next week’s update will be a maintenance week, so this is our last proper update before Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded launches on November 15th. We hope you’re all as excited as we are! For now, though…
Players with over 300 Quest Points will unlock a new Slayer block slot.
Planks from the Sawmill can now be placed in the Plank Sack automatically.
Angler and Spirit Angler outfits have had their value increased, to reduce the odds of players accidentally dropping them.
Certain Random Event NPCs may now follow players into the Bank.
Dromund's cat no longer requires you to wear a Catspeak Amulet for dialogue once you've passed the required part of Dragon Slayer II.
Falo the Bard will now recognise the Barrelchest Anchor (bh) if he asks you to bring him a Barrelchest Anchor.
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Forestry Tweaks
Last week we released Forestry Part Two, and since then you’ve given us loads of feedback to sift through. While this week’s update aims to address a couple of smaller tweaks, we’re continuing to discuss the bigger bits of feedback we’ve received and explore what kinds of changes might be needed to ensure Forestry is in the right spot. Don’t worry – we’ll keep you all in the loop throughout this process.
We’d also like to stress that these changes won’t constitute a ‘Part Three’. We’re not looking to add more content, but to improve upon what we’ve already added to the game.
Without further ado, let’s have a look at the smaller changes we have for you this week!
Padded Spoons
If you've been active in any OSRS social media circles over the last few days, you'll no doubt have seen the bizarre, buyable, bankstandable Mining training method that involves using limestone to craft Padded spoons.
When we said we'd be taking a look at a variety of Mining methods in the near future, this wasn't quite what we had in mind... As such, crafting Padded spoons will now provide - you guessed it - Crafting XP as opposed to Mining XP, and the XP per craft has been reduced.
Beehives
Forestry’s buzziest event just got even better! As of today’s update, you’ll randomly obtain Sturdy Beehive Parts from the Beehive event, which can be used to construct a Beehive of your very own in the ‘Big Plant’ space of your Garden or Formal Garden. Of course, you’ll need a Player Owned House and the relevant rooms to do so!
You can even release the bees from your hive to let them bumble about your home, spreading joy (and pollen) before making their way back to the hive. Lovely!
Poachers Event
You’ve been perplexing those pesky poachers quite effectively, but we’ve received word that some of you have been hindering your fellow players’ efforts to free the foxes. Boo!
As a result of the frequent door-slamming at the Seers’ Village church, both foxes and poachers will stop spawning indoors. That should put a stop to the griefing and give the local clergy some much-needed peace and quiet.
Other Forestry Tweaks
We’ve also made a bunch of other changes and fixes to Forestry this week.
First up, we’ve fixed a bug where the XP bonuses from the Felling Axes weren’t stacking as expected with the Lumberjack Outfit. It turns out this was the result of an over-zealous safety measure to prevent excess XP gains, so we’ve done a bit of pruning. The issue should now be fixed, but please let us know if you notice further abnormalities!
We’ve also removed all mentions of teas and tea brewing from the descriptions of Leaves. Speaking of descriptions, we’ve updated the text on the Twitcher’s Gloves to more accurately reflect that they are a stackable item used on every tree cut.
As hilarious as the typo was, we’re afraid that the Iron ‘Feeling’ Axe is no longer mentioned in the Skill Guide.
Lastly, we’ve had a few druids contact us claiming that certain players are able to cancel their Campfire-lighting animation midway to bring forth fire from thin air, without burning a single log. Obviously this is a crime against nature, so we’ve put a stop to it. As of today’s update, lighting Campfires will always require at least one log.
That’s all for Forestry this week, but do remember that we’re working hard behind the scenes to read through your feedback and decide on some bigger changes to bring Forestry in-line with your expectations. Stay tuned for more news soon!
Jagex Accounts Benefits
As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, we shared a blog to bring you up to speed on all things Account Security – including the many benefits of Jagex Accounts.
To be totally clear, getting yourself a Jagex Account is the number one way to protect your hard-earned gains, and we absolutely encourage you to check out the blog and think about upgrading, if you haven’t already.
To sweeten the deal, we’ve introduced a couple of in-game benefits especially for Jagex Account holders. Let’s take a peek…
The Stronghold of Security and Fancier Boots
It’s a debate that’s raged since the earliest days of the game: Fighting Boots or Fancy Boots? Neither side has made much progress (although for the record, this editor is Fancy all the way!) but today, we offer you a middle ground.
Jagex Account holders will no longer have to pick a side. Instead, they can swan on down to the Stronghold of Security and get themselves some Fancier Boots. This fantastic footwear combines the vibrance of Fancy Boots with the rugged sturdiness of their Fighting counterpart: snug, snazzy, and strong.
On the subject of boots, we’ve also made it easier to grab new ones from the Cradle of Life. You’re now allowed to have more than one type at a time, in unlimited quantities, and they’re storable in your Costume Room’s Armour Case. In addition, they’ll no longer be destroyed when dropped.
Count Check
Our next bulletin brings more disturbing news. It seems that vampyre activity is on the rise, even West of the River Salve. Count Check is on the move and he’s hungry for good Account Security practices…
Having enjoyed his stay in Lumbridge so far, Count Check has announced his intention to explore the rest of Gielinor, popping up randomly to check whether players’ Account Security is up to scratch.
If you have a Jagex Account and a Bank PIN enabled (UIMs are exempt from that last one), Count Check will offer you an XP Lamp offering XP equal to 10x your current level in the skill of your choice. Seems he got the idea from a Genie friend of his.
If he finds your Account Security lacking, the Count will instead offer you some advice about how to improve it. Once you have, you’ll be able to visit him in Lumbridge to claim one XP Lamp, as long as you’ve never had a reward from him before.
He’s also brushed up on his own knowledge and will now offer up-to-date advice about all things Account Security. He’s even spread the word to other tutors, including the Port Sarim Security Advisor and the Lumbridge Guide. What a nice man!
Also of note is that the Security Advisor in Lumbridge Graveyard seems to have disappeared. We’re sure it’s nothing to worry about.
Note that on ‘alternative’ worlds such as the Permanent Deadman World, 345, Count Check might have some trouble checking your account type. In these worlds, players will only have their Bank PIN checked.
So: if you haven’t already, get yourself a Jagex Account and snag some Fancier Fashionscape and extra XP Lamps! If you’re still on the fence, do have a read through the blog and learn why we’re pushing Jagex Accounts so hard – they really are the front line of defence for your characters. Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded launches November 15th!
Brace yourself – Leagues IV is coming! We’ll be dropping a new teaser every single day from Thursday, November 2nd all the way until Leagues IV launches on Wednesday, November 15th.
A good few of these reveals will be totally out of the blue (we hope!) but the majority will be exactly what you’re waiting for: Relics.
To keep up with the reveals, head to our ‘X’ (Twitter) page by clicking here and drop us a follow. We’ll also summarise everything you’ve learned in the FAQ Blog, where we’ll be answering all your burning questions over the next two weeks.
If you're looking to start discussing Trailblazer Reloaded with likeminded Leagues lovers, then you can always check out the Community-owned Leagues Discord where we're sure you'll be able to catch every reveal and start theorycrafting to your heart's content.
On top of all of that, expect some fresh Leagues content on our YouTube channel, infographics, and more over the coming weeks - stick around, you won't want to miss it!
Other Changes
No game update's complete without a handful of miscellaneous changes, so here they are!
Following the addition of Path of Glouphrie, players who've earned 300 Quest Points are now able to access an additional Slayer block slot - thanks to all of you who voted in the recent poll on this one!
Planks from the Sawmill can now be placed in the Plank Sack automatically. This change primarily benefits anybody using Sawmill Vouchers from Forestry: Part Two, though the change isn't strictly Forestry-related, so we popped it down here!
We've increased the 'value' of Angler and Spirit Angler outfits so that players are less likely to drop them without realising. Those of you with a particularly high 'drop item warning’ threshold might want to double-check your settings before doing too much shift-clicking with either of these outfits in your Inventory. Anybody with a threshold of 30,000 GP or higher should be fine. This also means these items are more likely to be protected on death, so make sure to check those interfaces if you're heading into dangerous terrain!
While we were adding the Count Check random event, we also tweaked a couple of others. The Genie, Dr. Jekyll, and Count Check himself will now be able to enter Banks. They won’t hang around for too long, but this should give you time to rootle through your Bank for that Herb Jekyll’s after.
Events that teleport the player, such as the Mime or Mr. Mordaut’s School, aren’t affected by this change.
Falo the Bard will now recognise the Barrelchest Anchor (bh) if he asks you to bring him a Barrelchest Anchor.
Dromund's cat no longer requires you to wear a Catspeak Amulet for dialogue once you've passed the required part of Dragon Slayer II.
Merch Update: New Store Lines!
A collection of strange characters have made their way to the Merch Store this week! Head there now to meet a hellish pet straight from Evil Dave's basement, the greatest swordsman alive, and a friendly fellow to teleport you to the Abyss - all in pin form!
You'll also be able to pick up an Amulet of Glory Keyring - we can't promise it'll teleport you where you need to go, but it will keep your keys looking glorious!
Complete the Old School look with a retro-styled cord cap, new to the store!
The above items are all in-stock and ready to ship, so go on - treat yourself and click here!
PvP Rota
The PvP rota has moved to Period A:
539 - (US) - PvP World
318 - (UK) - Bounty Hunter World
548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive
World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota.
World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been activated with this rota.
The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. That’s all for this week! Keep an eye out for further changes to Forestry and prepare for Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded. Remember, there’s no game update next week, so the next time we see you will be League start. See you there…
