This Week In RuneScape: 20 Year Veteran Cape & Patch Week 2
We’ve got exciting plans for 2022 to share with you this week, and we’re giving long term players a chance to show off their commitment to Gielinor with the new Veteran Cape!
Have you been ‘Scaping since the start? Celebrate 20 years of playing RuneScape with the new Veteran Cape!
Membership – and the concept of Runedays – were only introduced on the 27th February 2002, so this year will be the 20th anniversary for some of our long-term committed players. We thought it would be nice if you long-haulers had a snazzy Cape to equip.
Not quite there yet? Don’t worry, once your account has been registered for 20 years, you’ll be able to grab yours.
The 20 Year Veteran Cape can be claimed TODAY for players who had active accounts from February 28th 2002. All players will be able to claim the cape after 7278 days instead of exactly 20 years going forward too.
After more than 21 years of being exclusively digital, we’ve partnered with Steamforged Games to bring Gielinor to tabletops around the world!
Steamforged are creating both a board game and a core book for a tabletop roleplaying game set in Gielinor. Both games will debut in 2022 – the board game will be launched on Kickstarter, but the TTRPG will be heading straight to stores.
We know you can’t wait to start creating your own tabletop adventures – but how about shaping the games themselves? Get involved by taking part in our survey!
You’ll also get the opportunity to engage with Steamforged on Kickstarter and other dedicated community spaces throughout development. For the full announcement, invites to playtests and the latest updates you can join the dedicated mailing list on their website.
The Board Game
The board game will take 1-5 players on thrilling, quest-based campaigns through Gielinor. You’ll be able to craft and upgrade equipment, learn and improve your skills, cook special recipes, engage with your favourite NPCs and explore different regions, with a variety of enticing side quests to distract and entertain you on the way... oh, and did we mention the miniatures?
The Tabletop Roleplaying Game
The TTRPG will take the form of a lavishly illustrated, hardback core rulebook containing everything you need to run a campaign in the world of RuneScape! Build your own characters, explore the lush land of Gielinor, and create your own unique and exciting quests!
Both games will draw on quests, characters and locations from across RuneScape and Old School RuneScape’s history – and the TTRPG will be fully compatible with the fifth edition of the world’s favourite roleplaying game!
Wednesday February 2nd | 17:00 Game Time | General Q&A
Send your questions on anything and everything to the development team and we’ll answer as many as we can!
Since the release of Archaeology, we've noticed the Ripper Demon familiar is the optimal choice for the majority of combat scenarios. So, we’ve done a balancing pass on the lesser-used familiars to give them a bit more potential:
Hellhound
The Hellhound familiar was underwhelming – it had a niche as a tank option to help survive big bursts of damage, but 10% damage reduction didn't offer enough benefits to outweigh other options such as Beasts of Burden or damaging familiars.
Solution:
Hellhound damage reduction passive effect has been increased from 10% to 20%.
Blood Reaver
The Blood Reaver has seen a bit more use recently, as some players pair it with Cinderbane Gauntlets to create a demon-based poison mini-gun. On the whole, though, it’s not popular. We're adding some power to its Scroll to increase its viability as a healing familiar whilst also increasing its passive to hopefully appeal to players stacking life drain effects.
Solution:
HP increased from 8,300 to 20,000.
Scroll effect decreased from 10% to 5% (Total healing overall increased).
Healing-to-damage passive effect increased from 25% to 33%.
Kal'gerion Demon
The Kal'gerion has fallen flat in almost all scenarios, only seeing usage when paired with the Fractured Staff of Armadyl. We're wary of over-buffing it, given the strong synergy with any future critical strike buffs. As a result, we've decided to address the high-input playstyle that is unappealing to a large proportion of players and give it a small passive effect.
Solution:
Bugfix: Kalgerion's attack speed was incorrect given its damage rating, we've updated it to use the intended attack speed: Attack speed increased from 4.8 seconds to 2.4 seconds.
Crit-i-cal Scroll effect duration increased from 15 seconds to 60 seconds.
New familiar passive: gives 1% critical strike chance to players using a Kal'gerion familiar.
Rewards from the Oasis Restoration community event can now be unlocked as rare drops by skilling around Het's Oasis.
The Duel Arena destruction cutscene will now automatically play when talking to Icthlarin by the entrance, instead of when entering the area.
The community chest and task board have now been removed from Het's Oasis.
Improved digging function of Meerkats and Void Ravager.
Fixed an issue with teleport to Crystal Skillchompa via Volcanic Trapper Head.
The Kami-shima sanctuary was visible from The Arc world map. This was unintended and has now been fixed.
The ‘Let Us Slay’ achievement's platform-specific description now refers to either Turael or Spria, according to your current Burthorpe Slayer Master.
If a player has previously completed a Troll Warzone Gelatinous Abomination task, Turael will now skip the step in his Burthorpe path that required the player to defeat Gelatinous Abominations.
Fixed an issue during the In Search of the Myreque quest where dialogue with Veliaf was far too light to be read against the chatbox background.
Additionally the NPC introductions and steel weapon list have been converted to pop ups to make it easier to read and understand what you have left to complete or gather.
The String Jewellery spell icon included a small Zaros God symbol. This was unintentional and the symbol has now been removed.
Fixed an issue with examine text of Glacors and Glacytes in the Glacor Front.
Updated the font color on the Garden of Tranquility item list. The text should now be easier to read.
Zemouregal's notes on the other Mahjarrat have been updated to be more readable.
Mobile
We've released some new art for checkboxes on mobile
Note On Awaited Fixes
We have a number of community requested fixes, including Hitboxes and invisible fire in Cabbage Facepunch, currently in testing for an engine update. Subject to passing testing, we hope to deploy the update in early to mid-February. Thanks for your reports and your patience while we worked on fixes!
Community Showcase
The RuneScape Art Community is the BEST (totally not biased) and we've seen some incredible art appear this past month. Here's just a few of the incredible creations that caught our eye:
WillowayART has done a wonderful job with these Mahjarrat designs
SnowyTheHunter has converted the Generals into beautiful pixel art!
Enkoro showing off the beginning of a new adventure.
NYChannelRS gives us a look into Naressa and her hiding spot.
Pink Skirts Events
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here are the main events this week!
Skill 'n' Chill
Hosted by: MadClikr & the Lil Tuzzies Clan
Date/Time: Wednesday January 31st at 23:00 Game Time
World: 85
Location: Burthorpe Bank
FC: Lil Tuzzies
Gregorovic
Hosted by: M e r c y & Helpscape
Date/Time: Wednesday February 2nd at 12:00 Game Time
World: 35
Location: The Heart of Gielinor - Sliske Lobby
FC: Helpscape
Town Square Q&A
Hosted by: Princess Rae
Date/Time: Saturday February 5th at 23:00 Game Time
World: 3
Location: Varrock West Bank
If these don't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
- The RuneScape Team
This Week In RuneScape: Patch Week
It’s a quiet one for RuneScape right now, as the team is busy working on future updates. We’ve got quite a few patches though, so read on to see what’s been tweaked this week! Plus, there’s an Elite Dungeons livestream to look forward to, and lots of community activities to enjoy. Let’s dive in.
Wednesday January 26th | 17:00 Game Time | JvM: Elite Dungeons Developer Commentary
Join Mod Hooli and Mod Spear as they dive into Elite Dungeons!
The Volcanic Trapper outfit's double loot perk will now work with Scarab Catching.
Hunter Trapper outfits now offer a teleport to Het's Oasis scarab pools.
The Collector's Insignia now works with Het's Oasis Agility Course
Broken animations in Armadyl's chat have been fixed
The "Say It, Don't Spray It" achievement requirements have been updated, to correctly work with a fully upgraded Cramulet
Dundee's Crocodile Upgrades now offers automatic looting for 2,500 scarabs caught.
If you already have The Crocodile Hunter achievement unlocked, this upgrade will be unlocked automatically.
Toothless's pointy tooth can no longer be obtained from the water filtration system once the Tooth Fairy achievement is completed.
Kill count, death count, and streak from the Duel Arena now carry over to the Duel Anywhere Duellist's Hat.
Grand Seed Pods can now be squashed in Het's Oasis.
Crocodiles will now occasionally resurface to form a shortcut, as part of the Het's Oasis Agility course.
The Farming Master Cape will now automatically supercompost flower bushes in Het's Oasis.
The Fertile Soil spell can now be used to supercompost flower bushes in Het's Oasis.
Rapid Growth and Supreme Growth Potion (leafy) will now work with flower bushes in Het's Oasis.
General
(Reapplied fix) The Terrasaur Maul's effect will no longer boost abilities applied with Greater Barge if the player is not wielding the weapon.
Prevented accuracy-boosting Scrimshaws from very slightly boosting Strength.
Added map blocking to the Ripper Demon Cave, to prevent players from negating their attacks using a Combat Dummy.
Missing boss tactics have been added to the Beast tab for the following bosses:
The Ambassador
Astellarn
Black Stone Dragon
Crassian Leviathan
Masuta the Ascended
Nex - Angel of Death
Raksha
Rex Matriarchs
The Sanctum Guardian
Seiryu
Solak
Taraket
Verak Lith
The Fremennik Saga 'Three's Company' has been rebalanced to make it a more enjoyable experience:
Owen, Ozan and Ariane's health has been increased from 320 to 3,200.
The health overlay has been tweaked to fit this increase.
Damage has been increased to around level 30 for all characters.
All enemies’ health and damage have been rebalanced to match these new numbers.
Clicking doors will select the locks in front of them, similar to live Dungeoneering.
Heim Crab healing has been increased from 20 to 200.
Dusk Eel healing has been increased from 70 to 500.
Multiple messages have been changed to info boxes to be more visible, including when Carn is immune at the start of the boss fight, when Behemoth is going to use special attack, and when interacting with rubble and the Summoning Obelisk.
Some messages have been highlighted green to make them more visible, including your progress in the ice sliding room.
Keys are highlighted with a lootbeam when you enter a room.
Added a left-click option to the room where Owen and Ozan need to stand on platforms so you can select who you want to stand there. Previously this was hidden behind right-clicks.
When fighting the Bulwark Beast, the Daemonheim Dungeoneering Pickaxe’s accuracy is now based on its tier, for example:
Level 1 - Novite has 1% accuracy.
Level 10 - Bathus has 10% accuracy.
Level 40 - Fractite has 40% accuracy.
Level 99 - Primal has 99% accuracy.
Added following abilities to the 'Unlocking Expertise' achievement:
Divert
Greater Chain
Greater Ricochet
Greater Concentrated Blast
Magma Tempest
Fara the Challenge Mistress' option to tell you about daily challenges now contains significantly less misinformation. You'd think she'd mind her gnome business. We apologise that she was a bit short with you.
All Varrock guards have been graphically updated.
Fixed issues occurring if a certain number of players took part in the mass in Nex: Angel of Death, including animation errors.
After gathering feedback, implemented a change to allow Clue Scrolls from the Scripture of Bik to go straight to the Clue Carrier.
The mages in the Glacor Front will now talk to each other every 30 minutes.
Fixed a number of typos in Ariane's dialogue during the Arch-Glacor fight.
The Dwarf Multicannon upgrade kit is no longer referred to as 'Siege Engine Upgrade Kit' in drop broadcasts, the Adventurer's Log, and quickchat.
Fixed an issue with incorrect difficulty information during the Kerapac encounter.
Players are no longer being incorrectly told their pickpocket target in Stealing Creation has no items to steal.
Players are now able to pickpocket J-Mods in Stealing Creation.
Kal'gerion Demon special attacks now correctly drag the player in and heal the Demon in player-owned Slayer Dungeons.
The Fayre Hook-A-Duck Flail no longer appears under every weapon type when filtering for specific weapon types.
While Crafting, if the player only has enough items to make one piece, the slider will now be at maximum rather than minimum.
The Max Cape wasn’t displaying complete status under examine – it will now display correctly after being unlocked.
Dwarven Mine: When viewed at 200%, the Mine Resource Dungeon and Dungeon Link map elements no longer overlap and are clearly visible.
Capes no longer clip through the Tithe Collector’s Outfit.
The Oddment Count in the Treasure Hunter interface now updates whenever Oddments are gained by claiming them as prizes or using them as keys.
Information that was missing when obtaining the "Die! Die! Die!" achievement has been restored.
Fixed a spelling error with remaining time during the Effigy Incubator D&D.
Updated the clickbox for the Innocent-Looking Key found during the Haunted Mine quest, making it easier to interact with on both desktop and mobile.
The base of the chair in the Armchair Warrior rest animation is no longer transparent.
Fixes have been made to the Loba pet's textures.
When a spell is auto-selected when equipping a magic weapon, an infobox will let you know to make it clearer a spell has been set.
If you would like to stop magic spells being auto-selected a new option has been added which can be found in Settings > Combat & Action Bar > Combat Mode > Auto-select magic spell
The filter state for the Spells interface will now update correctly.
The font colours for achievement states (locked, available, completed and grace) have been updated to be more distinct from each other for easier reading.
When a F2P player interacts with the Ancient door to the Senntisten, the dialogue box is correct.
The Once Upon a Time in Gielinor: Finale background is now centered.
Fixed an issue where NPC names were cut-off the screen during dialogue on mobile devices.
Christmas Decorations in Prifddinas and the Grand Exchange have now been removed.
Mobile
The Bonecrusher message won't appear if there's plenty of space in the player's Backpack to hold all the Dino Bones.
Fixed an issue with a ‘Save Preset’ confirmation popup in Wardrobe.
Swapping your Action Bars no longer causes any issues – the buttons update appropriately.
The ‘Choose Option’ menu now closes automatically on mobile when opening various interfaces inside the Burthorpe Games Room.
Last Week's Hotfixes
On rare occasions, players were briefly disconnecting after defeating combat NPCs. This has been fixed.
Community Showcase
Oasis FashionScape
You finally got your hands on those sweet Oasis Restoration cosmetics this week, and they've already made it into many a Fashionscape Wardrobe! Here's just some of the dashing and desert-ready new looks we've seen:
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here are the main events this week!
Skill 'n' Chill
Hosted by: MadClikr & the Lil Tuzzies Clan
Date/Time: Monday January 24th,23:00 Game Time
World: 85
Location: Burthorpe Bank
FC: Lil Tuzzies
Gregorovic
Hosted by: M e r c y & Helpscape
Date/Time: Wednesday January 26th, 12:00 Game Time
World: 35
Location: The Heart of Gielinor - Sliske Lobby
FC: Helpscape
Town Square Q&A
Hosted by: Princess Rae
Date/Time: Saturday January 29th, 23:00 Game Time
World: 3
Location: Varrock West Bank
FC:
If these aren’t to your liking, have a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
- The RuneScape Team
This Week In RuneScape: Scattershot Ninja Strike
This week’s update includes a big new year Ninja Strike, enhancing quality of life throughout the game ready for an action-packed 2022. We’ve also finished Het’s Oasis Restoration, meaning loads of goodies for you diligent desert ‘Scapers!
The Ninjas are back for 2022 with their first set of updates – and it’s all about that sweet, sweet quality of life! These Scattershot updates are intended to generally smooth out your experience of the game so you can concentrate on smashing your New Year goals.
This time around, there’s been significant focus on better combat UI, from filters to tooltips. Did you know that an Auto-Retaliate toggle can now be added to the Action Bar?
You’ll also find updates to follower pets, spells and more – check out the Patch Notes section for the full details!
The Community Restoration Progress is complete – Het’s Oasis is a plentiful desert paradise once more!
You folks were on fire with the new boosted rates last week, and your strenuous efforts have unlocked all possible rewards for the community. If you haven't already, you have until Tuesday 18th January at 11:59 Game Time to max out your Personal Progress and gain access to those sweet Oasis goodies.
From Wednesday 19th January at 00:01 Game Time, you'll have two weeks to collect your goodies! Remember that you can only claim rewards based on your personal contribution progress.
Although the temporary event is over, there’s plenty to do in our brand new skilling area, including the Eye Of Het miniquests! All skilling activities are available permanently, so don’t be a stranger to these golden sands…
Wednesday January 19th | 17:00 Game Time | 60 Minute Bank-Over
Confession time: Mod Hooli's Bank is a mess! Really, it's bad. Very bad. Is it time for New Year, New Bank? Whether you're already expertly organised or looking to swot up on some tidying tips, follow along this 60 minute ‘Bank-Over’ and hopefully witness a remarkable transformation!
Added new tooltips and/or examines, or more detail to the tooltips and examines of various combat items. This includes but is not limited to:
All Luck Rings
God Books
Slayer Gems
Defenders, Reprisers and Rebounders
Various foods and potions
Divination Portents and Signs
Enhanced Excalibur
Void Knight equipment
Attuned Crystal weapons
Abilties & Spells
Locked or otherwise hidden abilities and spells now show in their respective Ability Books, with a lock icon.
Unlock information is now displayed on the tooltip of the ability or spell.
Lodestone teleports are now available within the ‘teleports’ section of the Magic Ability Book, below existing teleport spells.
Using them from the Magic Book will perform a quick or standard teleport, depending on your settings.
Extra filters have been added to Ability Books, so you can display or hide the following:
Unavailable abilities or spells
Locked abilities or spells
Lodestone teleports
Pets & Familiars
Ravens have been converted to follower pets on the interface.
Incubating Raven Eggs will now unlock them in a specific order rather than at random.
Players who lost a Raven before this update can reclaim it from a Pet Shop owner.
The original Penguin pets have been converted to follower pets on the Pets interface.
Incubating Penguin Eggs will unlock these pets in order of grey, brown, and then blue (depending on what you've already unlocked).
Growth stages can be toggled within the interface.
Players who lost a Penguin before this update can reclaim it from a Pet Shop owner.
Players can now speak to a Pet Shop owner to unlock any God Bird, Baby Dragon or Raccoon pet that ran away before their respective interface updates.
Fixed an issue preventing the Anima Creature, Revenant Pet and Bombi from transferring their current appearance to an already overriden Legendary pet or familiar.
Action Bars & Combat
The Auto-Retaliate button can now be dragged to the Action Bar.
On mobile, the Adrenaline Bar itself can also be dragged to the Action Bar.
Pressing the Auto-Retaliate icon on mobile will now toggle retaliation behaviour.
On mobile, Cure and Regenerate can now be activated using the Heart icon.
The Heart icon and Health Bar can now also be dragged to the Action Bar on mobile
The Summoning and Prayer globes can now be dragged to the Action Bar on mobile.
General QoL & Ninja Bugfixes
Interacting with Manifested Knowledge while skilling will no longer interrupt the skilling action.
Added mini Summoning Obelisks to all main Archaeology dig sites, including the Archaeology Campus.
Replaced an old version of weapon poison drops on various NPCs with the correct version of weapon poison.
Fixed an issue where ability tooltips would not show correctly if they were currently being affected by the perk effects of a Dinosaur Farm Animal.
Prevented the ability to set an auto-fire rate for the Kal'gerion Demon Familiar's special attack, as it couldn't actually be auto-fired to begin with.
The Bones To Bananas and Bones To Peaches spells will now correctly highlight only when the player has suitable Bones in their backpack.
Other
Het's Oasis
Scarabs within Het's Oasis will now respawn at a faster rate during Scarab Hunting.
The scarab stack buff hover text will now correctly state the maximum as five scarabs, if you have the scarab stack increase upgrade unlocked.
Strange and Golden Rocks will no longer always be given when constructing Flower Baskets and the Water Filtration System.
The boosts from the Reaper Crew achievement will no longer be applied to players who haven't unlocked it.
Buckets will now be destroyed when using compost on flower bushes, if 'Destroy empty buckets when farming' is checked on in Settings.
Following feedback, Dwarf Multicannons can no longer be placed within Het's Oasis.
The Holy Scarab has been added to the 'And Green' achievement.
The Animalingual achievement will no longer re-lock upon removing an Amulet from the Cramulet.
The Animalingual achievement now lists the Amulets required.
Fixed issue where some players could not access Het's Tomb while in the quest's instance.
Fixed issue where players would be teleported back to Het's statue if they teleported to either their POH or Port.
Fixed a stretching issue with Saradomin's chathead that could be seen when speaking to him at the Senntisten Cathedral.
Zarador no longer appears in Senntisten twice.
Fixed a couple of typos with Faldi's dialogue.
Fixed a typo within the Eye of Het II miniquest.
Gameplay
The Holy Scarab will now drain Prayer points as expected when using multiple prayers.
Extra Prayer experience obtained from Powder of Burials will now work with the Bonecrusher.
The warning given when attempting to stack a Prayer powder will now state the correct amount of time left.
The quiver can no longer be taken to the Barbarian Assault minigame.
A number of Clue Scroll steps were taking the player to incorrect or broken locations when using the Globetrotter Jacket teleport. These have now been fixed.
A Clue Scroll near Het's Oasis was in a blocked location. This has now been moved.
The Spirit of Chantli can be unlocked by talking to the Acca Kanatah if the Call of the Ancestors quest is completed.
The player will now be sent back to the game world as expected whenever leaving the Corporeal Beast's cave.
Some map blocking has been added to the Ripper Demon cave to prevents players from negating a lot of their attacks using a Combat Dummy target.
UI
Updated the Abyssal Whip's special attack description, as it was inconsistent with how the special attack actually works.
Changed the 'Can't Log In?' messaging on the Authenticator pop up to 'Lost your Authenticator?' to avoid confusion. Selecting it will take you to the 'Disabling The Authenticator' support page.
Fixed an issue where loading a preset with a Smouldering item equipped force dropped an item from the preset onto the ground.
Fixed an issue where dialogue text during the Tale of Two Cats quest was unreadable due to being orange.
Mobile: Players can now swap action buttons when using action bars 14 and 15.
Community Showcase
Prezleek strikes again with an incredible animated short featuring Prez and Baroo. Only the worthy shall have the sword!
AuriesByLeah shared an amazing piece of Black Stone Dragon Art this week. Stunning!
And finally, The Duel Arena may be gone, but friendly duels are still very much a thing. Bit of a homage, we guess?
Pink Skirts Events
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s our pick for this week:
Skill 'n' Chill
Hosted By: MadClikr & the Lil Tuzzies Clan
Date/Time: Monday 17th January, 23:00 Gametime
World: 85
Location: Burthorpe Bankk
FC: Lil Tuzzies
Gregorovic
Hosted By: M e r c y & Helpscape
Date/Time: Wednesday 19th January, 12:00 Gametime
World: 35
Location: The Heart of Gielinor - Sliske Lobby
FC: Helpscape
Town Square Q&A
Hosted By: Princess Rae
Date/Time: Saturday 22nd January, 23:00 Gametime
World: 3
Location: Varrock West Bank
If that doesn't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
- The RuneScape Team
This Week In RuneScape: Eye of Het II & Oasis Restoration Continues!
Brrr... bit cold, innit? So what better time to catch some winter sun at Het’s Oasis? Get stuck in with the restoration effort and you’ll soon work up a sweat – and nab yourself some red hot rewards…
The Eye of Het II miniquest is ready and waiting at Het’s Oasis! Icthlarin continues his investigation into the mysterious relic that could be crucial to the battle of Senntisten… lend him a hand, will you?
Don’t get too distracted though, because the temporary Oasis Restoration event is now entering its final stretch! There’ll be regular new tasks to complete all week, and each one counts towards unlocking the Community Chest. This means lots of lovely loot for everyone as we add the finishing touches to our glistening new desert paradise!
As of today, we're also boosting progression rates so we can make that final charge towards the finish line. There's no better time to get your hands dirty!
This month's Prime Gaming Drop is a time-limited Prime Aura. While active, the Aura grants a 10% increase in experience – plus a 5% chance to gain 100% for a single action!
You get 30 minutes use per day, and it works for members and F2P alike. Get yours from January 11th at https://rs.game/PrimeGaming!
Please note that Iron accounts will not receive the item in this Prime package. The Aura is automatically removed from all accounts, and is no longer available, from April 11th.
Tuesday January 11th | 17:00 Game Time | Let's Play: Het's Oasis
Join the developers behind Het's Oasis as they aid the restoration effort and discuss the creation of this brand new skilling area!
Crocodiles will no longer get stuck during a Scarab catch if another player catches one first.
Dispersing gas clouds on flower bushes will no longer allow players to infinitely gain the maximum XP.
Fixed an issue during the Eye of Het I miniquest, where Icthlarin was not appearing if the player teleported out of the instance before entering the tomb.
During the instance in Eye of Het I, the Rope Ladder and Fallen Palm Tree can no longer be used - this will prevent players from leaving the instance by accident!
A typo on the Rewards interface has also been fixed - 'Strength of Het' has been replaced with 'Might of Het'.
Catching Scarabs with crocodiles is now not shared between players.
Crocodiles will no longer get stuck behind a wall when dropping loot.
Prayer Powders will now correctly disappear from the Buff Bar when depleted.
Failing the last obstacle on the Het's Oasis Agility Course was providing the player with a debuff which was taken forwards into their next lap. This was intended behaviour, but after feedback, this will no longer happen.
Planks stored in the Construction Plank box can now be used to make flower hotspots.
A Tool Leprechaun has been added next to the new Cactus Patch in Het's Oasis.
Powder of Item Protection will now correctly protect an extra item on death when using the Protect Item prayer.
Players were failing obstacles with the Surefooted Aura and Agility Skillcape boosts activated – this has now been fixed, and these boosts will prevent you from failing.
Toadflax Incense Sticks also now give a chance to save yourself from failing an obstacle.
The Cramulet can now be interacted with when equipped.
A few mounds of sand at the Kharid-Et Digsite that were floating above the ground have been fixed.
Fixed an issue that allowed players to gather multiple Hekas and Het Masks from inside the Statue of Het.
Het's Oasis
A devastating earthquake has left the Duel Arena in rubble around Het's Tomb. It's up to Icthlarin and the players to clean things up! Let's see how things are going...
Demonheadge has found some strange portals while helping out. All Health and Safety compliant, probably...
While Nixedlabvax has been marvelling upon Het's wonderful visage:
It's all about the simple things in life, though. In that spirit, RobbyDraws has taken to dog walking in the new Oasis Flower Beds!
Pink Skirts Events
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s our pick for this week:
Mega Duck Hunt
Hosted By: Steve20058 & Mega Duck
Date/Time: Wednesday 12th January, 20:00 Gametime
World: 39
Location: Falador Park
FC: Mega Duck
Nex - Angel Of Death
Hosted By: Pippyspot & Boss Guild
Date/Time: Friday 14th January, 20:00 Gametime
World: 88
Location: God Wars Dungeon - Ancient Prison
FC: Boss Guild
Nex - Angel Of Death
Hosted By: Spotleewolf & Nexaodmass
Date/Time: Friday 14th January, 23:00 Gametime
World: 92
Location: God Wars Dungeon - Ancient Prison
FC: Nexaodmass
If that doesn't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
- The RuneScape Team
This Week In RuneScape: Het's Oasis
Happy new year ‘Scapers! It may still be cold and dark outside, but the arrival of 2022 means a fresh start and a brighter outlook. What better way to celebrate than by helping transform the old Duel Arena into the brand-dazzling-new Het’s Oasis?
An earthquake has destroyed the Duel Arena. Icthlarin is down amidst the ruins, sent there by Seren to fetch a powerful object that could help them in Senntisten. Now he needs your help to explore the foreboding edifice of Het's Tomb. What ancient secrets lie within?
This thrilling new miniquest is just one of the delights that await you in our brand-new skilling hub, Het’s Oasis!
Starting from today, we’re inviting you to take part in Oasis Restoration, a two-week temporary event where YOUR activity brings the new area to life! Skill and earn individual and community rewards, including cosmetics and drop rate enhancers for the Elder God Wars Dungeon, and help transform the former Duel Arena ruins into a plentiful desert paradise.
The restoration event is temporary, but Het’s Oasis is a permanent new area for Gielinor, offering a continuation of the Elder God Wars saga and lots of fun activities to boost your XP and earn rewards.
Visit from today and take part in the new permanent mini-quest (Eye of Het I) and three new skilling methods: an Agility course, Hunter method and Farming method (with new rewards for each)! You’ll find the Oasis just east of Lumbridge and north of Al Kharid.
The Golden Party Hat Hunt is officially over! No more shards can be earned at this point, apart from the Yak Track and Premier Club shards, which can be gained up until January 17th. If you've managed to grab eight of ‘em by now, you'll be ready to make your Golden Party Hat!
You must craft your hat by January 17th – after that your shards will dissolve forever! Talk to the Wise Old Man now and he’ll help you turn all your hard work into the most resplendent headgear in all of Gielinor.
The discount percentage in the Oddment Store is now properly displayed over the discounted items instead of just a 'buy' sign.
An issue occurred where every lap completed on the Hefin Agility Course was counted twice for Daily Challenges. This has now been fixed.
Fixed an issue with storing and equipping augmented items via the Bank.
Fixed an issue that prevented players from progressing the Darkness of Hallowvale quest.
Fixed an issue where some players would not be able to receive Daily Challenges.
(Hotfixed) Ironman Players will now receive the Yak Track Golden Party Hat shard even if they had already claimed the rewards for Tier 15 before they gained their Membership status
Pink Skirts Events
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s our pick for this week:
PMod PvM Event - Gregorovic
Get to bossing with PMods and the Pink Skirts!
Hosted by: M e r c y and Helpscape
Date/Time: Wednesday January 5th at 12:00 Game Time
World: 35
Location: God Wars Dungeon – Ancient Prison
FC: Helpscape
If that doesn't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
- The RuneScape Team
This Week In RuneScape: Presents From The Sledge
Alright folks, this is it – the final newspost of the year. Read on for a roundup of everything that’s been going on in December, plus news of those all-important Winter Sales, the Golden Gnome Awards and more!
Santa has enlisted the help of Postie Pete and Parcel Pete to wrap gifts for the children of Gielinor. But it’s all gone wrong... they’ve wrapped the presents in the wrong paper!
Now they need your help to make sure the gifts end up in the right hands. Find wrapping paper scattered throughout the world while skilling or through Treasure Hunter. Lend a hand and you’ll earn some presents of your own as a reward!
Gifts include past Christmas Cracker event rewards, and if you’re really lucky, the Gold Present. That’s a guaranteed jackpot quality prize – either 50million GP, or the smashing Green Santa Hat!
You’ll find the event in the Grand Exchange, to the north east. Get the full details here.
Have you been enjoying Frank’s Free Deaths? If you haven’t tried it yet, this is your chance to tackle various bosses throughout December with zero death costs – and in doing so, help us plan a new approach to the death system going forward!
Here’s the list of bosses that you can tackle without fear over the next three weeks:
Week 2: December 13th – 19th*
God Wars Dungeon: Graardor, Kree'arra, K'ril and Zilyana
Heart of Gielinor (GWD2): Gregorovic, Helwyr, Twin Furies and Vindicta
Nex
Telos
Week 3: December 20th – 26th*
Dagannoth Kings
Kalphite King
Kalphite Queen
King Black Dragon
Queen Black Dragon
Rex Matriarchs
Solak
Week 4: December 27th – Jan 2nd*
Elite Dungeons
Dragonkin Laboratory
Temple of Aminishi
The Shadow Reef
The Magister
Raksha
*Each week begins at 00:01 Game Time on Monday and ends at 23:59 on Sunday.
To learn more about Frank’s Free Deaths, check out our Developer Diary.
If you’re hoping to get your hands on the elusive Golden Party Hat this season, it’s time to get your head in the game – you’ve only got a few weeks left! To acquire this legendary headgear you’ll need to complete various tasks in exchange for Golden Party Hat shards.
Remember, you need to earn eight shards by January 3rd to craft your hat.
While you can't acquire shards after January 3rd, you have until January 17th to put the eight shards together before they dissolve for good.
For a refresher on the Golden Party Hat Hunt, check out our blog.
The current Yak Track runs until January 9th. and this time it’s hosted by the Queen of Snow herself. Expect all sorts of brrrilliant treats for completing her tasks, including some spectacular Northern Lights-themed cosmetics!
For every five tasks completed during the event, you’ll earn 2% global bonus XP (up to a max of 20%). Plus, there’s a Golden Party Hat shard at Task 15 of the free track!
Upgrade to Premier Pass for two Bonds, or get one free with your Premier Club Membership.
Time to grab your Prime Gaming goodies for December! This month you get:
Stacks of gifted items in Secret Santa may now be split up between multiple recipients.
Items gifted by Ironmen in the Secret Santa event will now be given to other players. Irons still cannot claim a Secret Santa gift, however.
Advent Calendar
Fixed an error that would occur when the player used an XP Lamp without logging out after the Advent Calendar event began.
The tutorial and Advent Calendar UIs no longer clash when relogging without having closed the initial tutorial message.
The Double Dragon Chests promotion will now reset correctly when it runs at the weekend.
The progression track now resets as expected.
Daily Challenges: Bonus Weekly Rewards
Fixed an issue which allowed Iroman accounts to receive Combat Dummies from the Daily Challenge system.
Aminishi
World map has implemented a new category under Activities - Boss encounters. The drop-down category includes:
Boss encounters
Elite dungeons
Raids
Elder God Wars Dungeon
Fixed an issue with the colour of the Extra Action buttons in Elder God Wars Dungeon.
The Scripture of Jas now stores damage after all combat calculations are performed. As a result, it will now correctly store damage from damage-over-time abilities, and account for damage modifications such as Vulnerability.
The chance of receiving a unique drop from Croesus has been increased slightly.
The chance of receiving a unique drop from the Arch-Glacor has been increased slightly.
The reward scaling for higher enrage and higher killstreaks has also been made more lucrative, whilst removing some value from the lower enrage and killstreak drops.
To benefit from these changes to Arch-Glacor you will need to start a new killstreak.
Mobile Client
On the God Wars Reputation interface on mobile, users can now see the preview description for the Reputation unlocks.
Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter promotion rewards are only affected by the multiplier of the promotion in which they were won.
The Treasure Hunter rewards are no longer influenced by the previous promotion's multipliers.
When not selected, Invention no longer receives the same amount of XP as the selected skill.
Store
Issue fixed where pressing the back button on the Shop tab of the Marketplace pushes the player into the game.
Removed the Sunbather's Hat neck shade to prevent clipping issues.
Other fixes
The 'Top Tip' on the Sinkholes minigame no longer overlaps other UI elements.
Players are now able to scroll the Golden Party Hat Hunt list using both the list and the scrollbar.
Fixed an issue where some players would receive a message about a new Menaphos City Quest before unlocking the ability to start them.
Prevented Frank from blocking player movement in Death's Office and War's Retreat.
The archaeologist NPC at the Acropolis has been removed from the game.
The Island of Kami-Shima now renders correctly inside the player-owned Ports Map interface.
Removed a duplicated message that occurred when attempting to equip an unwearable item.
Offhand Shadow Glaive was dealing less damage than expected when paired with a non-Glaive Mainhand. This has been corrected.
The Scavenging perk is now triggered on Prifddinas Elves.
Fixed an issue with the Sap Spirit curse, which was draining 8% of your opponent’s adrenaline, rather than the intended 10%.
Using a Deathtouched Dart on a Blood Nihil while it heals will no longer give XP at the end of the kill.
Updated the icon for the War's Retreat teleport.
The effect of Terrasaur maul will no longer boost abilities applied with greater barge if the player is not wielding the weapon.
The last copies of RuneScape: The First 20 Years Deluxe Edition go on sale today at the Merch Store, just in time to make your list for Santa! Tell him to move fast if you want to be sure of snagging this fancy-schmancy black and gold version.
The Deluxe Edition comes with foil treatments on the cover, gilded page edges, card slipcase, ribbon bookmark and a hard-backed folio containing two archive-quality art prints.
The Deluxe Edition is a RuneScape Merch Store exclusive and not available anywhere else!
The Standard Edition has its own beautiful hardback red cover and contains the same 224 full-colour pages as the Deluxe Edition. It’s available now from multiple online retailers and local bookstores in many countries around the world – or you can just download the digital version to your e-reader instantly!
Check out the Merch Store here! or this newspost for more details on all editions.
The Golden Gnome Awards
You nominated your favourites, now it's time to decide who wins! Head here to vote for your top RuneScape creators – and creations – of the year.
Join us on Twitch, December 17th at 17:00 Game Time to celebrate this year's winners!
Pink Skirts
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s a few picks for the coming weeks:
When: Wednesday December 15th, 20:00 Game Time What: Corporeal Beast Who: Umami and the Norge Clan Where: Corporeal Lair World: 5 FC: Umami
When: Saturday December 25th, 13:00 Game Time What: K'ril Tsutsaroth (Hard Mode) Who: M e r c y and Dung Titan Where: Zamorak Lobby World: 35 FC: Dung Titan
When: Monday December 27th, 19:00 Game Time What: Corporeal Beast Who: Patrick K and Clackworthy Where: Corporeal Beast Lair World: 123 FC: Patrick K
When: Saturday January 1st, 23:00 Game Time What: Town Square Q&A Who: Princess Rae Where: Varrock West Bank World: 3
If that doesn't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
- The RuneScape Team
This Week In RuneScape: Frank's Free Deaths
Christmas has arrived in Gielinor with festive decorations, an atmosphere of general good cheer, and of course, loads of prezzies! Perhaps the biggest gift this season is for PvMers, as today sees the launch of Frank’s Free Deaths. For the next four weeks you can boss without fear, because we’re taking away death costs for selected adversaries! Read on to find out how, and get all the updates on Christmas events, Merch Store gift ideas and more.
Are you a nervous PvMer? Would some describe you as risk averse? Perhaps even actively death avoidant? Well today’s your lucky day. It’s the launch of Frank’s Free Deaths!
Yes, starting at today's update, we’re giving you four weeks of free deaths across various bosses, so you can pulverise the bad guys with zero costs should you meet a sticky end. It’s a great opportunity to learn the habits of bosses you've never tackled before, removing the stress for combat beginners while also giving you more experienced PvMers the chance to sharpen your skills. We’ll also get loads of useful data from this event to inform future decisions: we want to reassess death costs in general, so we’ll be listening closely to your feedback and looking at who is playing and how.
So how does it work? Well, Frank is using his connection with his old pal Death to focus on a different set of bosses each week. Oh, and he's definitely not profiting from this at all. Really. Don't worry about it.
This week's featured bosses (starting from today's update and running until midnight 12th/13th December):
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in RuneScape – right down to the bosses getting a festive new look! You’ll also notice the decorations around Gielinor, giving our magical world that extra special Noël glow. Ahh.
Perhaps you’ll have already started enjoying our seasonal in-game events too. First up, there’s the annual Advent Calendar – make sure to claim your prezzies every day, because it’s all progress towards earning the very special Horizon Sword!
Then there’s the Golden Party Hat Hunt, which runs until January 3rd – this is your chance to make the headgear of RuneScape legend by completing various tasks in exchange for Golden Party Hat shards.
Finally, don’t miss the Wintumber Aurora Yak Track, stacked with spectacular Northern Lights-themed cosmetics and more! That's running until January 9th.
That's not all for this year either - another festive event will make its appearance next week. Yup, we’re going all out for Christmas 2021! Stay tuned…
RuneScape: The First 20 Years Digital Release
Rejoice, e-bookworms: RuneScape: the First 20 Years is available for your e-reader from tomorrow! Grab a copy from Amazon, Apple Books and other digital book platforms.
Keeping it old school? You can still get a physical version of the book on the Merch Store right now (and of course, from all good bookstores and online retailers)!
Christmas Gifting
The last of our Elvarg Xmas Jumpers are selling fast. If you are in the UK, order now to get yours in time for Christmas Jumper Day on December 10th!
Other gift ideas include the Fancy Socks or Map of Gielinor Jigsaw – make sure Santa knows that the last shipping dates to receive international orders from our UK-based store start from today in some territories. Check out the Royal Mail website for last posting dates.
New Merch Drop!
This year we’ve been celebrating iconic RuneScape moments of the past two decades with some very special merch drops. The anniversary bonanza continues this week with a very cool Stone of Jas Limited Edition Pin, and the very snazzy Master Quest Cape and Trimmed Divination Skillcape Keyrings! Also, check out this fearsome new Zuk tee – bound to strike dread into the heart of your loved ones this festive season.
The Golden Party Hat's texture is now forced on even when set to minimal graphics.
The post-quest content for Once Upon A Time In Gielinor is now required for the Master Quest Cape.
Fixed an issue with the ranged projectile animations for Solak, Anachronian creatures and the Menaphos Quest boss.
Added missing Bank preset names for Legiones and Rex Matriarchs.
Papaya Tree Seeds can now be added to the Seed Bag.
Fixed an issue where Maul of Omens pieces were becoming invisible as the player progressed through the various Vorago phases.
Fixed an issue that was reducing forced critical strike damage by 1.
The response to a quickchat about the Scripture of Bik no longer mentions the Croesus Spore Sack.
Fixed an issue with sorting in the Boss Collection Log.
Updated the Rex Matriarchs image in the Beasts tab.
The Peer of the Pier Achievement only requires Fishing level 1, rather than 16 as before.
Plank You Very Much and Relocation, Relocation, Relocation are now correctly unlockable by free-to-play adventurers.
Players are no longer required to take out money from their Coin Pouch in The Feud, as this was problematic on mobile.
Fixed a broken state during The Fremennik Trials which prevented the player from getting Olaf's vote after playing the Enchanted Lyre.
Stopped the Tutorial progress tracker overlapping the navigation instructions on desktop.
Centred the text in the buttons on the Donation screen for Secret Santa.
Players are no longer able to walk into the barrels at the Warforge! Dig Site.
The line ‘What about the battle?’ in dialogue with the Lumbridge Sage is now correctly spoken by the player rather than the NPC.
Mobile: updated the tutorial settings to be visually consistent with the Home Screen.
Hotfix: Players will more reliably receive the Golden Party Hat Shard when completing Task 15 of the Yak Track, rather than needing to reclaim the Shard from the Wise Old Man.
Secret Santa: Magic Moments
The Wintumber Aurora Yak Track has introduced a new Secret Santa system to the world of Gielinor! Speak to Sir Desmond Wellingtons KBE at the Snow Queen's setup in Burthorpe and you can donate or claim a new secret gift every two hours. Here's a few of our favorite shared finds so far. Aren't you a lovely lot?
SquiglyBacon struck some serious gold! (Fun fact, only one person has donated a Max Cash stack in Secret Santa so far).
GraveUndeath found a suspiciously just-enough-for-a-title gift! Totally unrelated, we're sure.
This one hurts us too, FooxRS.
Gordon_Betto, on the other hand, landed a whole new set of Armor! Nice one.
Don't forget – donate over 200million in one go and you'll earn the title of The Top Secret Santa... and show off your not-so-secret generosity!
Pink Skirts
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s our pick for this week:
Nex: Angel of Death
Looking to try out some Nex: AOD? The Pink Skirts have you covered!
Hosted by: Pippyspot and Boss Guild / Spotleewolf and NexAODMass
Date/Time: Friday December 10th at 20:00 Game Time and 23:00 Game Time
World: 88 / 92
Location: God Wars Dungeon - Ancient Prison
FC: BossGuild (20:00 session) and Nexaodmass (23:00 session)
If that doesn't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
- The RuneScape Team
This Week In RuneScape: Winter Yak Track & Advent Calendar!
The Queen of Snow has returned with a winter-themed Yak Track to keep you on your frostbitten toes! Take on her tasks for all sorts of enchanting prizes. Talking of treats, the annual Advent Calendar is back, with presents every day until Christmas! And if that's not enough, the Black Friday Sale is here! In short, it's gifts galore - and Santa's not even started loading his sleigh yet…
Ahh, that first hint of a chill in the air, the frost on your breath, the promise of snow crunching underfoot – there’s something magical about the arrival of winter, right? Puts us in the mood for frosty escapades. Well, if that’s how you’re feeling too, make sure you get on the latest Yak Track, hosted by the Queen of Snow herself!
The Queen (who has a new model, by the way) needs your help. Assist with her various tasks and you’ll bag a whole host of wintery treats, including sublime Northern Lights-themed cosmetics and pets, plus a maximum 20% XP boost. For those of you taking part in the Golden Party Hat Hunt, there’s also a shard on the free track – you’ll find it at Task 15!
We’re also debuting a brand new task called Secret Santa. As you can probably guess, it’s all about giving and receiving gifts, with lots of exciting goodies in store for sufficiently generous ‘Scapers! Most wonderful time of the year, innit.
Ready? Get your skates on then, because the Wintumber Aurora Yak Track ends January 9th. A Premier Pass costs two Bonds, or you can get it free with Premier Club – which is available now!
The RuneScape Advent Calendar is back! Open one door each day until Christmas and reveal the pressies within.
And every time you open a door on the same day as the number written on it, you’ll get a free Treasure Hunter Key, as well as progress towards the grand prize: the Horizon Sword!
There’s also a different Treasure Hunter promotion every day of the Advent Calendar, so it’s the perfect opportunity to catch up on any rare prizes you missed throughout the year.
New Cosmetics: Troubadour
Solomon’s Store has some new items for anyone with the heart of a storyteller – the Troubadour Outfit and the Teller of Tales Rest Animation!
Troubadour Outfit
This outfit is recolourable, and consists of the following pieces:
Troubadour Hat
Troubadour Shirt
Troubadour Trousers
Troubadour Boots
It costs 135 RuneCoins for members, and 150 for non-members.
Teller of Tales Rest Animation
This costs 333 RuneCoins for members, and 370 for non-members.
Black Friday Sale
The Black Friday Sale continues until December 10th! Get up to 75% off everything from cosmetics to Bank space and beyond. See the full list here!
Don’t forget, the Golden Party Hat Hunt continues until January 3rd! One of the must-have hats of RuneScape legend could be all yours. All you’ve got to do is find eight shards hidden in tasks throughout the game.
Some of the shards come from drops, but not to worry – even the most mirror-smashing bad luck sponges among you are protected! As you continue to train a skill or complete clue scrolls, the likelihood of receiving a shard grows exponentially. Basically, anyone actively playing throughout this event should be able to get their hat.
Tuesday November 30th | 17:00 Game Time | General Q&A
The dev team is ready to answer your burning questions! Drop your Qs in #dec-qa on our Discord and tune in on Tuesday November 30th.
Wednesday December 1st | 17:00 Game Time | J-Mods vs Monsters
Mods Hooli and Spear delve back into the world of PvM bossing live in front of the community! Join in and help/heckle as they take on their next challenge.
Extending a Daily Challenge now costs 25 Vis Wax (down from 30).
When generating three Daily Challenges on a new day, if fewer than three challenges are toggled on, duplicates of unblocked challenges will be rolled.
i.e. If you've blocked all but Dungeoneering challenges, you'll roll three Dungeoneering challenges rather than having to complete a challenge and pay Vis Wax to re-roll the next challenge to the type you want.
You can now track all three of your Daily Challenge slots, even if they contain the same challenge objective.
Players now need a minimum level of 99 in a skill to access the Challenge Block feature from a Challenge Mistress.
Free-to-play 'Scapers can block Membership skills once they reach the level cap (for example, level 5 Agility).
The Agility Daily Challenge now counts each of the seven segments of the Anachronia Agility Course as its two laps, similar to Yak Track Agility tasks.
Basic challenges no longer give XP in their skill when you Claim Reward. This is so that skilling pures or specialist builds that only want to focus on one skill at a time can still access Daily Challenges.
All Combat Challenges can now be toggled off via a checkbox in the Skill Select interface, accessible via a Challenge Master. This can now be accessed at any level and turns off Combat, Prayer and Summoning Daily Challenges.
If the player currently has a basic challenge to do, Challenge Mistresses and Nastroth in Lumbridge now give a chat option to skip any of these challenges. This is so that a new player who does not want to engage in certain skills and/or get the XP from them does not have to complete all the basic challenge objectives.
The initial set of Daily Challenges assigned to a new player after completing the basic challenges is now Daily Mining, Daily Smithing and Daily Crafting (equipment), instead of Daily Combat, Daily Prayer and Daily Smithing. We think this is more skiller-friendly!
We've removed the 'Skip' text from Challenge Tokens, changed the Skip button text to 'Complete', and updated other bits of text to make it more clear that claiming the rewards from a completed challenge will give you XP in that challenge's skill.
Selecting each skill from the Challenge Blocking interface is much more responsive.
Other
Text for the Main Menu has been changed to True Type font for sharpness and greater readability.
Greater Flurry will now deal increased single target damage when applied by the Greater Barge effect.
C4TAA is no longer possible. By switching to a Staff, the player does not cast two magic hitsplats.
Fixed an issue where completing the Hard mode task awarded the player the same amount of Reaper points as completing the task in Normal mode.
Fixed an issue where the Essence of Finality would not trigger while another ability cooldown was present.
Fixed an issue that caused Arch Glacor loot to be rerolled on a player's second kill of a killstreak in Hard mode.
Fixed an issue with a script error during the Elite Dungeon Taraket encounter.
Mummies killed by fire abilities now count towards the task in the Menaphos City Quest.
To prevent confusion, players using lootshare at Croesus will no longer be given a message about their Luck Ring having an effect, as there is a chance the item won't be distributed to them.
Magma Tempest no longer deals critical hits.
Some graphical issues with Closure's outfit override have been resolved.
In Once Upon A Time in Gielinor: Finale, a more appropriate shield animation is now used during Philipe's memory.
The player must now complete Once Upon A Time in Gielinor before they can wear the Completionist Cape.
As the perception of cosmetic overrides has evolved since the release of The Death of Chivalry. Plus, based on community feedback, the player is now considered to be disguised as Captain Dulcin as long as they're either wearing the Black Knight Captain Armour or have activated the Dulcin Armour override. This is even if they've overridden their appearance to not appear disguised.
Processing broken Chitin on an anvil now plays a sound effect.
Smithing partially folded Alloy Bars now plays a sound effect.
Smithing Gnome Platebodies during Doric's Task V now plays a sound effect.
The correct sound effects now play when using a Smithing animation override.
Mobile
Based on feedback, mobile players now have the ability to change the direction messages appear in the chatbox to ascending or descending.
To choose, select the Common Chat Settings button at the bottom right of the chatbox and select the Chat Direction drop-down.
Fixed the issue when the character can't move after displaying a preview of the slomo walk animation in the Customisation Interface.
Fixed an issue on mobile where summoning a pet and closing the interface would block Inventories until you dismiss your pet.
Fixed an issue where the Beast Master Charge Counter was obscuring gameplay.
Golden Party Hat Fashionscape
Some of you have already put together your Golden Party Hat and are rocking it in STYLE. Here's a few of our faves so far.
Zirak Kingdom
xMysticus
SudoBash
Bjorngomes
ScapeAndChill
Eriddyn
DanielTribble
Got your own look to flex? Share it with #FashionScape for a chance to be in the spotlight!
The History of RuneScape: A Fan Made Trilogy
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We've loved seeing you all enjoying our anniversary book with Dark Horse, which chronicles the first 20 years of RuneScape. But guess what? It's actually not the only history of RuneScape released this year! Check out this massive 1,000+ page digital tome from July - The RuneScape Historian.
The History of RuneScape: A Fan Made Trilogy goes right back to the very beginning (pre-2001), including the development of PvP, PvM, skilling, questing and more. It also includes a Hall of Fame, spotlighting the most influential players of all time!
While not an official RuneScape history, it has been published with Jagex’s permission, and £1 of the proceeds from every digital download are split across Jagex’s official charities.
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s our pick for this week:
Rex Matriarchs
We’re going on a dino hunt! Let’s take on these notoriously beastly bosses together.
Hosted by: Philly PD
Date/Time: Monday Dec 1st at 20:00 - 21:00 Game Time and Tuesday Dec 2nd at 20:30 - 21:30 Game Time
World: 68
Location: Rex Matriarch Lair
FC: AHelp
If that doesn't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
The RuneScape Team
This Week In RuneScape: Golden Party Hat Hunt & Once Upon A Time: Finale!
Right, take a deep breath... there's so much new stuff landing today! The Golden Party Hat Hunt is on, Once Upon A Time In Gielinor reaches its climax, plus we've made tons of tweaks with the new Ninja Strike. We're also gearing up for Black Friday and the holiday season at the Merch Store. Let's get to it…
We’re closing out our 20th anniversary year with a very special celebration: the chance for you to make a super-rare, dazzling, tradeableGolden Party Hat!
Starting today and running for the next six weeks, you’ll have various options throughout RuneScape for collecting shards. Once you've got eight of them, you’ll be ready to create the most sought-after headgear in all of Gielinor!
There are 11 shards available in total - check the Golden Party Hat Hunt Interface to see how you can get more (and track the ones you’ve already earned). Oh, and by the way, if you’ve joined Premier Club 2022 you already have a head start with a bonus shard from us to say thanks!
Start by visiting the Wise Old Man at the Grand Exchange in Varrock. The Golden Party Hat Hunt runs for six weeks until January 3rd – so get going now to snatch a bit of RuneScape history!
FAQ
Q: Is leveling a skill necessary to gain a shard?
A: Nope! You earn shards while training any skill, so just go about your regular activities!
Q: Can we obtain multiple shards from the same activity?
A: Each skill only rewards one shard, so you'll need to mix up your skilling activities to earn them.
Q: Do I need Membership to access the shards and make the Party Hat?
A: To secure your Golden Party Hat, you'll need to be a RuneScape Member and obtain eight of a possible 11 shards spread across the game.
Q: Are Ironman players able to participate?
A: Ironman players will be able to create their own hat - however, they will not be able to trade it.
Q: Some of the shards come from drops but I have terrible luck. What is the likelihood I won’t be able to finish it?
A: Slim! While there is an element of RNG to collecting the shards, they also have in-built 'bad luck' protection. As you continue to train a skill or complete clue scrolls, the likelihood of getting a shard grows exponentially. Essentially, it's our intent that players who are actively playing throughout this event will be able to create their own hat without too much worry
Q: Will Protean items drop the shards?
A: Yes, Protean items will be able to drop their relevant shards.
Q: Where can I buy the shard that's for sale?
A: Nic the Trader will sell you a shard! You can find him at the Grand Exchange.
Q: Does the clue shard come from completing a Clue Scroll or from the Casket?
A: The shard will come from completing a Clue Scroll.
The concluding episode of our anniversary quest series is here! We’ve been following the story of Relomia over the course of 2021, and it’s been quite a ride – now it’s time to help her pick up the pieces and discover her true self in Once Upon A Time In Gielinor: Finale.
To play, you’ll first need to complete the first three instalments in the series: Foreshadowing, Flashback and Fortunes.
The final quest will be worth four juicy Quest Points. It’s a must-play for Quest Point Cape owners because it lets you access the penultimate reward from May’s Quest Caravan – including a T5 Magical Dice!
Finale also yields some stunning cosmetic rewards – oh, and one of those all-important Golden Party Hat shards!
Ready? Get started by talking to Closure in his office.
The Ninjas have dropped in on Menaphos for some City Quest updates, and converted your Soul Wars pets!
Menaphos City Quests now have updated cooldown times that vary depending on your reputation tier - with no cooldown at all once you hit tier 8. Your Enhancers have also been buffed to make them more valuable.
Plus, Soul Wars pets can now be used as follower pets!
See the Patch Notes section for the full details.
Time to grab your Prime Gaming goodies for November! This month you get four Umbral Chests and a handy Currency Pack to keep you ‘Scaping like a champ.
The Thaler cost for any extra copies of the above pets will be refunded.
Improved the messaging when performing an erroneous action with a familiar's special attack.
Improved overall messaging surrounding the fight functionality on legendary pets who can fight.
The following object pets from the Soul Wars minigame have been converted to follower pets on the interface:
Pets that were recently converted from object pets to follower pets were missing SFX, text and animations that would trigger when the pet was active. This has now been fixed.
Fixed an issue where some familiar's special attacks weren't useable via the action bar.
Fixed an issue where players would get random ghost messages about legendary pet fights.
Changing a legendary pet’s abilities while it's summoned will no longer stop it from doing random actions, such as scavenging or emotes.
Menaphos
Menaphos City Quests have new cooldown times based on your reputation tier.
By default, the cooldown is now 15-20 minutes,
At tier 2 it's between 10-15 minutes.
At tier 4 it's between 5-10 minutes.
At tier 6 it's between 0-5 minutes.
At tier 8 there is no longer a cooldown.
An infobox now appears informing the player when a new City Quest is available.
The City Quest Enhancer has been buffed so that it:
Doubles the base reputation gained.
Doubles progress for the Phite For Your Right set of Achievements.
Doubles the amount of rolls for the two Jewels from the Jewels of the Elid collection.
Adjusted the description of the Enhancer to reflect the above changes
There are additional checks for giving the player a Jewel depending on their inventory or Bank space.
General QoL and Bugfixes
Fixed an issue where the 'Cleave' and 'Sweep' abilities were sharing the same cooldown. In order to combat this, the following has been implemented:
A debuff icon has been added to show that the ability is on cooldown.
Cleave remains on a 7.2 second cooldown.
Sweep now has its own 7 second cooldown.
As a result of this, using Sweep no longer puts Cleave on cooldown, and vice-versa.
The loot interface now has a settings button that will open the loot system settings interface.
Added Orikalkum Salvage to the array of items that can be processed by the Spring Cleaner.
The Money Pouch will now show the total amount of coins gained when receiving multiple stacks of gold within a single game tick, instead of only the most recent amount received. This will be notable in situations such as using Area Loot or collecting from Grand Exchange transactions.
The filterable messages in the chatbox will still display the individual amounts received separately.
The Gear Siphon interface can now be used while in combat. However, using the Siphon Counter to enter a custom amount will interrupt skilling, and will itself be interrupted by combat.
Ironmen accounts that unintentionally received Lucky Dip tickets from skilling activities in September have had these tickets removed.
The description text of the Invention Task Enhancer is now slightly more, err, descriptive.
Removed restocking time from the Skillcapes Shop in the Max Guild.
Removed the ‘buy all’ option for Shop items that have less than two in stock.
Added the stock number for any Skillcapes in the generic Shop interface.
The Berserker, Maniacal, and Reckless Auras have had their full effects added to their description within the Aura interface.
Added more information to the examine texts of these Auras.
Balancing
Magma Tempest
Magma tempest has seen a lot of feedback over the past few weeks, with concerns over its synergy, power, and usability all at the forefront. So, we've moved to make the ability easier to use, while toning down its raw power and removing its synergy with critical strikes.
Magma tempest when unlocked is now two versions of the same ability: Magma Tempest and Magma Tempest (Targeted). The targeted version will work as you've come to expect, allowing it to be fired at an NPC or tile. The other variant of Magma tempest is more akin to a standard ability, requiring no extra inputs and firing the tempest at your current target - while also working with revolution. Both versions of Magma Tempest share a cooldown and will appear as separate ability icons, allowing you to choose which you want to use on the fly!
Magma tempest as a multi-hitting ability synergises incredibly well with both stat boosts and critical strike modifiers, granting ridiculous levels of damage and adrenaline when paired with Tsunami and the Fractured Staff of Armadyl. Because of this we're removing its ability to critically strike, reducing the gap between critical-magic builds and other combat styles, and lowering its top-end damage to make up for the huge bonus it gains from stat boosts. We'll continue to monitor these rewards and make any adjustments where necessary.
Magma Tempest damage reduced from 5-25% per hit -> 5-19% per hit.
Additionally, it should be noted that Magma tempest will perform better under increased stat boosts (such as Elder Overloads and Maniacal Aura) compared to single hit abilities. This also still applies on-hit effects multiple times, such as Cinderbane gloves and God books. Single hit abilities with higher ability damage scaling will perform better with improved gear.
Scripture of Jas
The Scripture of Jas is in an odd spot where it's more difficult to correctly use compared to the Scripture of Wen, while also capping how much of a benefit you can gain from it. As a result, we're raising the damage cap on the item in the hope that it may better fill a niche for players utilising a lot of damage over time effects that wouldn't be boosted by the Scripture of Ful.
- Increased the damage cap for Scripture of Jas: 10,000 -> 30,000
Other
Increased drop rate of the Resonant anima of Bik from skilling nodes in the Senntisten:
Fishing and Hunter nodes now have a 50% chance to reward anima when successfully gathering resources.
Mining and Woodcutting nodes now reward guaranteed anima on successful resource gather.
The particles that appear on the core underneath Croesus are now Red, Blue and Yellow, in order to help with colourblindness. Colourblind mode can be toggled through right-clicking on Gorvek.
Fixed an issue that prevented Tempest of Armadyl from dealing additional hits to nearby targets when combined with Greater Chain.
Fixed an issue where flying Vyrewatch in Meiyerditch could bite whomever is attacking them instead of their intended target.
In response to player feedback, we have added the name of your current Slayer/Reaper monster to the Slayer counter tooltip to more easily determine the name of the target when the counter is in shrink mode.
In response to player feedback, we've reduced the size of cash bags in Daily Challenge reward chests (ie large->medium and medium→small).
In response to player feedback, cash bags are now substituted for oddments in the Daily Challenge reward chests if you're an Ironman.
Aura Refresh items that are gained from the daily challenge's weekly reward system are automatically added to your aura refresh interface.
Fixed a number of stretching issues with the Augmented Fractured Staff of Armadyl across dyed and un-dyed variants.
Corrected the Hard Falador achievement 'Mass Production's Crafting prerequisite to Runecrafting.
Fixed an issue where the weekly reward chests from the Daily Challenge update could be searched for on the Grand Exchange.
Fixed an issue which allowed the Marketplace and Bank to be opened at the same time.
Fixed an issue where the Oddments store would not stay open when opened from the Treasure Hunter tab. Now it remains open if it is opened from the Treasure Hunter tab.
Scenes from Gielinor
Zorander (top) and FMC Tiger (bottom) showing off the glory of those new Premier Club cosmetics!
AWeeRedPanda has put together a wintery scene that dreams are made of. Penguin is sus though.
And to end on a sombre note, MarcE looks like they're bringing about the end of Gielinor (in style though!)
Pink Skirts
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s our pick for this week:
Gregorovic Mass
Go chase those marks for your Golden Party Hat Shard!
Hosted by: M e r c y and Helpscape
Date/Time: Wednesday November 24th, 12:00 - 13:00 Game Time
World: 35
Location: Sliske Lobby
FC: Helpscape
If that doesn't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
- The RuneScape Team
This Week In RuneScape: Premier Club & Daily Challenge Upgrades
Lots of big news this week, folks. Premier Club is back, and Daily Challenges have had a major upgrade. Plus, we have exciting plans for the final months of the year – including the chance to get your hands on an elusive Golden Party Hat!
Premier Club 2022 is here! Sort out your next year of Membership with a VIP package, including instant rewards and year-round extras. It’s the gift that keeps on giving!
Highlights include this year's unique cosmetic outfit – the Dawnforged Armour Set and Greatsword Override – and a very special pet, the mystical Sol The Unicorn.
Premier Club also offers monthly drops containing very special items, as well as access to Premium Yak Tracks, +100 Bank Spaces and lots of other nifty bonuses. It’s all lovingly formulated to add a touch of luxury to your Gielinor lifestyle – all for just £49.99/€64.99/$69.99!*
*If you were a Premier Club Member and impacted by the Login Lockout earlier this year, we will be offering you a discounted rate to purchase this year’s Premier Club. Please do not buy through the website at this time – we will be sending you an email / RuneScape Inbox message within the next couple of days to let you know how to upgrade with your discount. Thanks so much for your patience.
Big news this week - we’ve improved the Daily Challenges experience, and have got some new Weekly Rewards for you too!
Currently, players are stuck with a selection of challenges that aren't necessarily appealing, and these can end up stagnating in your backlog. Some of the current tasks on offer are also a little imbalanced, and the rewards feel a little stale. So we thought it was time for a bit of an upgrade!
Here’s what’s changing:
You’ll get three Daily Challenges every day. These then expire at the end of the day before being replaced by three more.
Completing a Daily Challenge awards a Large Lamp (previously a Huge Lamp) - but now you can get three rewards per day, not just one!
Vis Wax has more value than ever before. A re-roll of your Daily Challenges now only costs 10 Vis Wax (it was 25) and you can re-roll as many times as you want! Extending a Challenge now only costs 30 Vis Wax (it was 50) and doubles its Weekly progress (see below).
We’ve also improved specific Daily Challenges that we felt were a bit rusty – see the Patch Notes for full details.
NEW Weekly Challenges
Completing a Daily Challenge progresses a brand new Weekly Reward Track - one for Free to Play players, and one for Members.
Every three Dailies you complete unlocks a Weekly Reward – with up to a maximum of seven unlocks per week!
Rewards could include anything from Silverhawk Down and Dungeoneering Tokens up to a Cash Bag, Deathtouched Dart or Gift For the Reaper! (Note: For Ironman players, restricted rewards are substituted with Oddments)
Feeling a wee bit lazy? Ah, we all have our off-days. Luckily, the Weekly Track contains Challenge Skip Tokens – meaning you can swerve the objective and claim the lovely rewards. Go on, treat yourself!
RuneScape Members receive the rewards from both the Member and free-to-play tracks, while non-members only get the free-to-play goodies.
We think these changes should really enhance the Daily Challenge experience. Let us know what you think!
Phew, 20 years of RuneScape, eh? What a year it’s been! But it’s not over yet – we’re rounding out 2021 with some seriously big moments, including the chance to earn a very special item!
In case you missed Friday’s announcement, here’s what we mean…
Golden Party Hat Hunt!
What better way to conclude our 20th year than with a super-rare, time limited and task-orientated opportunity to earn a Golden Party Hat?
Party Hats are some of the most sought-after items in RuneScape, and we don’t release them for any old reason. They’re tradeable, high value and of course, extremely fetching. They’ve only been available six times throughout RuneScape's entire history, so we’re not messing around when we say that you don’t want to miss the 2021 Golden Party Hat Hunt!
To earn your Golden Party Hat, you’ll have to complete a variety of tasks in order to land some shards. Fortunately, there are lots of different tasks available, so you can approach things in your own inimitable style. Time is of the essence, however - the grand shard search begins November 22nd and runs until January 3rd. Mark your calendars, folks – we’d hat for you to miss out...
Our anniversary quest series concludes at the end of this month, with the final chapter of Relomia’s story. It’s time to help her discover her true self, as she learns how she can make a difference to the world of Gielinor. The fourth and final instalment will be worth 4 Quest Points, which is enough to access the penultimate Reward Track unlock – and a T5 Magical Dice!
Make sure you’ve caught up with the first three miniquests (Foreshadowing, Flashback and Fortunes) before the final adventure launches on November 22nd. Full details here.
Death Costs Discussion
This December we’ll be hosting an open discussion with the community on Death Costs, the outcome of which will shape any future designs. More news soon!
After some shipment headaches due to ongoing global supply issues, RuneScape: The First 20 Years has now hit the shelves – and she’s a beaut!
With illustrations, concept art and stories from the development of our beloved game, it’s an in-depth celebration of the world of Gielinor – and a not-too-shabby Christmas gift for the ‘Scaper you hold dearest.
The Deluxe Edition is sold out, but you can still get your hands on the lavish hardcover Standard Edition – an equally formidable tome for pouring over by the fire as the winter nights draw in!
Agility: Complete 2 full laps of any Agility Course (was 5)
Archaeology: Restore OR excavate an artefact
Combat: Kill 15 enemies (was 5)
Construction: Construct 5 normal or flat-packed furniture
Cooking: Prepare 10 dishes of food (was 25)
Crafting 1: Create 5 pieces of Jewellery
Crafting 2: Fire any 10 urns in a Pottery Oven
Crafting 3: Craft 5 pieces of equipment
Divination: Convert 10 of any type of divination memories (was 25)
Dungeoneering: Complete a Daemonheim floor, shifting tomb, or elite dungeon (previously required max complexity)
Farming: Check the health of a farming patch, or gather all produce from an allotment, a herb patch, hop patch, or a farm animal (no longer requires the animal to be elder)
Firemaking: Light any 10 logs or add them to a bonfire (was 25)
Fishing: Catch 14 of any type of fish (was 25)
Fletching 1: Fletch any type of arrow or arrow shafts: 60 (was 150, no shafts)
Fletching 2: Fletch or string any type of bows: 12 (was 25)
Herblore 1: Brew any 2 types of potions (was 10)
NEW Herblore 2: Clean 6 of any grimy herb
Hunter: Skin one Big Game Hunter creature or catch 3 creatures (was catch 25)
Mining: Mine 5 of any type of ore
Prayer: Offer 10 bones or ashes to the gods (was 25)
Runecrafting 1: Craft 20 essence into any type of rune (was 25)
Runecrafting 2: Siphon 8 of any type of rune from the Runespan (was 25)
Slayer: Kill 10 slayer creatures that are assigned by a slayer master (was 25)
Smithing: Create or upgrade a piece of equipment using core smithing materials (was two pieces)
Summoning: Infuse 3 summoning pouches (was 5)
Thieving: Pickpocket any target or loot artefacts in Pyramid Plunder 6 times (was 25)
Woodcutting: Chop 10 of any type of log (was 25)
Revised basic versions of the Daily Objectives for new players
We've removed the Daily Challenge achievement path, since daily challenges are now onboarded within the Challenges interface via several sets of basic challenges.
We've replaced some copper and tin rocks in the depths of the Burthorpe mine with common gem rocks, silver rocks and iron rocks, for use in basic challenges and to telegraph low-level Smithing and Crafting progression goals in the starting zone
Other Fixes
Hotfix: Fixed an issue that prevented users from hopping worlds
Fixed some minor UI issues with the Marketplace
Newsletter Subscribers - Eyes on Your Inbox!
Email subscribers are in for a tread this month - our latest monthly RuneScape Newsletter is releasing soon, and it may just contain a spicy prize draw to enter!
We'll be dropping the email in a couple of days from a new email address for our Newsletters, so keep an eye on those inboxes!
Double XP W's!
We asked you to flex those hard-earned skillcapes picked up during Double XP. Here are just some of the many 99s and 120s you shared with us.
A S H x
Dan3HitU
FMCTiger
NixedJess
Sitra Ahra
Skilz2TheMax
Y M I I R
Pink Skirts
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s our pick for this week:
Minigame Sunday - Barbarian Assault
Hosted by: Doctor Brian
Date/Time: Sunday November 21st, 18:00 - 19:00 Game Time
World: 6
Location: Barbarian Assault Lobby
If that doesn't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
