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November 08, 2019 - Bounty Hunter Rework: Day 1 Feedback

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:24:15 +0000

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Bounty Hunter Rework: Day 1 Feedback
08 November 2019

Bounty Hunter Rework: Day 1 Feedback
Yesterday we closed the Bounty Hunter Rework Beta and released it in the live game. Since then, players have flooded to Edgeville to try out the changes and let us know what they think!

Based on the initial feedback, we would like to make some changes. The list below is by no means exhaustive; we'll be making a note of any other important issues that crop up. Note that these changes aren't guaranteed to come next week as we are now focusing on the Twisted League - but don't worry, they're coming soon.

Here are the changes you can look forward to:
The Rune Pouch is now less accessible to PKers who play on PvP worlds rather than the Bounty Hunter minigame. In response, we'd like to reduce its cost in the Bounty Hunter shop to 15 points, down from 75.

For similar reasons, we'd like to reduce the cost of the Looting Bag from 4 Bounty Points to 2.

To encourage players to attempt the Player Bounty Tasks, we'd like to reduce their rotation time from 30 minutes to 20.

Hotspots

Some of you have pointed out that bonuses to emblem upgrades are not an appropriate reward for getting kills in hotspots because it's unrealistic to expect players to bring three emblems to deep parts of the Wilderness.

It has also come to our attention that some players have boosted the system, so a hotfix has been rolled out to reduce the number of upgraded emblems from each killstreak from three to one. In the meantime, we'll reconsider the incentives for killing targets in hotspots.

We're also aware of suggestions for a 'Teleport to Hotspot'. While this would make hotspots more inviting, it's not clear what the effects of creating the ability to teleport to so many different parts of the Wilderness might be. We'd like to hold off on this idea until the hotspot benefits are solidified.

Mods Acorn, Archie, Ash, Bonsai, Bruno, Curse, Ed, Fed, Flippy, Gambit, Gee, Ghost, Husky, John C, Kieren, Lenny, Lottie, Nasty, Oasis, Roq, Ry, Sween, Tide, Weath & West
The Old School Team

November 08, 2019 - Another Message About Unofficial Clients

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:22:31 +0000

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Another Message About Unofficial Clients
08 November 2019

Changelog 8th November 2019

We’ve further clarified that manual tile markers are not prohibited by the rules which prohibit automatic tile markers.

We’ve added confirmation that RuneLite have fully complied with the rules within this statement.

In the week before RuneFest we published a message about unofficial clients. In that statement we outlined some of the client features that we consider to be unacceptable and anticipated that moving forwards we were going to be more proactive to the issue, whilst exploring exciting options for our own client. It has since become apparent that we didn't provide enough clarity – the list of unacceptable features was too ambiguous, confusing players and client developers.

We’d like to thank RuneLite for their cooperation and for fully complying with the rules within this statement.

We'd like to reiterate why we're doing this. Outlining and enforcing these rules is vital to protect the integrity of the game, as well as its economy and long-term health. This isn't about us unfairly punishing players by making the game more difficult.

To try and clear up any confusion, here’s a more detailed run-down of our intentions:

Any features which aid any boss fights by doing any of the following are prohibited (this includes all Raids sub-bosses, Slayer bosses, Demi-bosses, and wave-based minigames, including the Fight Caves and Inferno

Next attack prediction (timing or attack style)

Projectile targets, or target locations, as well as impact locations

Prayer switching indicators

Attack counters

Anything that automatically indicates where to stand, or not to stand. This applies to only automatic indicators, and not tiles which have been manually marked.

Removal or swapping of menu entries on any entity

In addition, the following menu changes are prohibited:

Any menu modifications on worn/equipped items

Any addition of new menu entries which cause actions to be sent to the server

The following interface changes are prohibited:

Any unhiding of interface components, such as the special attack bar and including the minimap (for example, in Barrows)

Any movement or resizing of click zones for 3d components

Any movement or resizing of click zones for any interface or component under combat options, inventory, worn equipment, prayers or spell book

Here’s a larger list of specific feature examples which are unacceptable. This is still not exhaustive but should give a clearer idea what is not acceptable.

Any feature which... Category
Indicates where projectiles will land Combat
Indicates the time where a boss mechanic may start or end Combat
Adds additional visual or audio indicators of a boss mechanic Combat
Indicates what prayers to use in what order, for example in the Cerberus boss fight Combat
Indicates players in an opposing clan in PVP Combat
Helps you to know when to 'flinch' your opponent Combat
Indicates how long an opponent is frozen for Combat
Automatically informs you where or where not to stand in a boss fight. This applies to only automatic indicators, and not tiles which have been manually marked. Combat
Makes it easier to target 3D entities with a spell by removing some options Combat
Indicates which player an NPC is focused on Combat
Indicates when dropped items/loot will appear for everyone Combat
Indicates multicombat zone boundaries Combat
Indicates whom your opponent's opponent is in PVP Combat
Indicates which prayer to use in any combat situation Combat
Can unhide, hide, move, or resize interface components on the Prayer and Spellbook interfaces Combat
Offers additional information about other players, with the purpose of scouting PvP targets Combat
Which gives summary information about a group of players, such as how many players are attackable and not in your own CC, what prayers they are mostly using, etc Combat
Removes or deprioritises attack, cast (or similar) options from the minimenu in any scenario Combat
Removes dead NPC entities or the minimenu options from them Combat
Removes dead NPC entities or the minimenu options from them Combat
Reorders, moves, or resizes prayers or spells Combat
Reveals the maze layout in the Sotetseg boss fight in Theatre of Blood Combat
Adds additional menu entries which cause actions to be sent to the server Menus
Modifies the menu options on worn/equipped items Menus
Modifies menu options for blackjacking, such as 'Pickpocket' and 'Knock-out' Menus
Modifies menu options for construction, such as prioritising build/remove options Menus
Modifies menu options for pickpocketing, such as swapping 'Pickpocket' and 'Talk-to' Menus
Reorders or removes player-based options, such as ‘Trade with’ Menus
Offers world interaction in any detached camera mode Misc
Allows you to prioritise the walk-here option by holding a certain key, or similar Misc
Any features which act similarly to those described in the above list can also be considered unacceptable, and as we become aware of features we reserve the right to add features to the list in future.

We’ll continue to work with players and developers alike in order to make it perfectly clear what is not acceptable. We do not wish to unfairly punish anybody, but we will take necessary action in order to protect our position. This includes banning accounts which use these features, as well as taking action against those who develop and share such features. We’ll soon be formalising this stance in the official Rules of RuneScape, and we’re actively improving our capability to detect these features.

Thank you for working with us. We firmly believe that this is for the betterment of the game. With your assistance we can solve the issue of detrimental third-party features and focus our efforts on the improvement of our own client.

Mods Acorn, Archie, Ash, Bonsai, Bruno, Curse, Ed, Fed, Flippy, Gambit, Gee, Ghost, Husky, John C, Kieren, Lenny, Lottie, Nasty, Oasis, Roq, Ry, SteveW, Sween, Tide, Weath & West
The Old School Team

Any feature which...	Category
Indicates where projectiles will land	Combat
Indicates the time where a boss mechanic may start or end	Combat
Adds additional visual or audio indicators of a boss mechanic	Combat
Indicates what prayers to use in what order, for example in the Cerberus boss fight	Combat
Indicates players in an opposing clan in PVP	Combat
Helps you to know when to 'flinch' your opponent	Combat
Indicates how long an opponent is frozen for	Combat
Automatically informs you where or where not to stand in a boss fight. This applies to only automatic indicators, and not tiles which have been manually marked.	Combat
Makes it easier to target 3D entities with a spell by removing some options	Combat
Indicates which player an NPC is focused on	Combat
Indicates when dropped items/loot will appear for everyone	Combat
Indicates multicombat zone boundaries	Combat
Indicates whom your opponent's opponent is in PVP	Combat
Indicates which prayer to use in any combat situation	Combat
Can unhide, hide, move, or resize interface components on the Prayer and Spellbook interfaces	Combat
Offers additional information about other players, with the purpose of scouting PvP targets	Combat
Which gives summary information about a group of players, such as how many players are attackable and not in your own CC, what prayers they are mostly using, etc	Combat
Removes or deprioritises attack, cast (or similar) options from the minimenu in any scenario	Combat
Removes dead NPC entities or the minimenu options from them	Combat
Removes dead NPC entities or the minimenu options from them	Combat
Reorders, moves, or resizes prayers or spells	Combat
Reveals the maze layout in the Sotetseg boss fight in Theatre of Blood	Combat
Adds additional menu entries which cause actions to be sent to the server	Menus
Modifies the menu options on worn/equipped items	Menus
Modifies menu options for blackjacking, such as 'Pickpocket' and 'Knock-out'	Menus
Modifies menu options for construction, such as prioritising build/remove options	Menus
Modifies menu options for pickpocketing, such as swapping 'Pickpocket' and 'Talk-to'	Menus
Reorders or removes player-based options, such as ‘Trade with’	Menus
Offers world interaction in any detached camera mode	Misc
Allows you to prioritise the walk-here option by holding a certain key, or similar	Misc

November 07, 2019 - Bounty Hunter Rework

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 11:44:58 +0000

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Bounty Hunter Rework
07 November 2019

This week sees the return of the Bounty Hunter minigame.
The Bounty Hunter Rework
After three weeks of testing and tweaking, the Bounty Hunter rework has been added to the live game. We'd like to thank everyone for participating in the Beta and giving valuable feedback.

Although we're officially re-opening the minigame, we'll continue to monitor feedback and make adjustments as required.

For anyone who missed the Beta, here's what you can expect from the new version of Bounty Hunter:
Points and Reward System
Points and Killstreaks

Bounty Hunters now receive Bounty Points for killing their target. Killing several targets in a row will begin a killstreak that awards more points. Currently, you'll receive 3, 4 or 5 points per kill on killstreaks of 0, 3 and 10, respectively.

Bonus points are also awarded for milestone kills (separately from killstreaks) as seen in the table below:

Player Bounties (Tasks)

10 points are also given for completing optional tasks, or 'Bounties' that cycle every 30 minutes. The tasks you receive will be limited to what is possible on your account and can be skipped for free up to three times a day. Your tasks will change every 30 minutes - you must wait for the time to deplete before receiving a new one, even if the current Bounty is complete.

Most Bounties involve killing your target with a handicap, offering extra rewards to Bounty Hunters who are skilled enough to complete them, while giving less experienced ones a better chance of winning their fight.

A button for checking, skipping and enabling/disabling Bounties can be found in the new Bounty Hunter interface.

The Rewards Shop

The new Bounty Points can be spent on rewards from the Emblem Trader's new shop. This contains all the items found there previously (re-costed for the new system) and these additions:
Bounty Crates - costing 5 points, these contain a variety of PKing supplies, including the occasional Mysterious Emblems or Ornate Maul Handles.

Teleport to Target Teletabs - for 1 point each, these will teleport you to your current target if you have the spell unlocked.

Decorative Mysterious Emblems - costing 100 points, this is used to create the Emblems displayed in your POH.

A Bounty Hunter hat that upgrades from tier 1 to 6 based on how many target kills you have. The hat changes at these milestones: 1, 25, 100, 250, 1000 and 2500. This reward is free from the shop.

Unique Rewards
We hoped to offer some unique rewards for Bounty Hunter. Unfortunately they didn't pass the poll, so they haven't been added. However, we're very much aware that the polling system hasn't been working well in instances where many of the voters don't engage in the content. We're considering alternative ways of offering such updates; perhaps by limiting access to the poll to only those players who've recently engaged with similar content. We're aware that such a requirement could be farmed, and so we'd have to require that the activity had taken place within a window of time before each relevant poll. This way, players hoping to farm the requirements in order to spite vote will have to continue to put in effort each time.

As part of this, we'd commit to designing such updates to minimise their impact on players who weren't invited to vote in the poll. For example, a new PvP weapon might be usable only in PvP.

But these new polls wouldn't just be about PvP. Boss content and skilling content could potentially be treated in the same way.

This may not be the right solution for Old School RuneScape, though, and we're open to alternative approaches, including working with a council of players to guide the designs in the first place.

We'll put out a survey in the coming weeks to see how the community feels about this sort of thing. If it's acceptable, we hope to use it to offer more fitting rewards for Bounty Hunter.
Mysterious Emblems
Those of you who had Mysterious Emblems from before this update will notice that they have begun to crumble and are now known as Archaic Emblems. They can still be used to access the old version of the Emblem Trader's shop.

New Mysterious Emblems work differently. Ranging from tiers 1 to 5, they can be bought and sold at the Emblem Trader for 75k, 150k, 300k, 600k, and 1.2M respectively.

To upgrade a Mysterious emblem, you'll need to kill a target who is carrying an Emblem of equal or higher tier. When you do, your will go up a tier (doubling in value) and theirs will disappear. High risk, high reward!

When carrying an Emblem in the minigame, the interface will show if your target is carrying an Emblem that would make you eligible for an upgrade. If the target will not allow you to upgrade, you can skip them without a penalty, giving you the option to prioritise targets with Emblems that match your tier. can skip them without a penalty, giving you the option to prioritise targets with Emblems that match your tier.
Hotspots
During the Beta, we introduced a player-suggested mechanic called hotspots. These are zones, distributed throughout the Wilderness, that activate on rotation every 30 minutes. To be eligible for hotspot bonuses, you'll need a minimum combat level of 50 and you'll also need to be carrying a Mysterious Emblem of any tier.

Points

If you kill your target in the active hotspot, you'll earn triple the Bounty Points from both the kill and any Bounties you complete.

Emblems

While on a killstreak of 2, killing your target will cause up to 3 of their Emblems to upgrade and be dropped on death.

While on a killstreak of 3+, killing your target will cause up to 3 of your Emblems to upgrade (instead of the usual 1) as well as up to 3 of theirs.

Both of these effects occur regardless of the usual emblem upgrade requirements.

Locations

Below is a map of the potential hotspots. Since the Beta, the ones at the Bone Yard and the south-eastern wasteland have been replaced with three new ones:

1. Ghorrock
2. Mage Arena and Pirate's Hideout
3. Resource Area and Deserted Keep
4. Rogue's Castle
5. Lava Maze
6. Lava Dragon Isle
7. Annakarl
8. The Forgotten Cemetary
9. Hobgoblin Mine
10. Bandit Camp and Ruins
11. Graveyard of Shadows and Ruins
12. East Dragons
13. Dark Warriors' Fortress
14. Chaos Temple

The hotspots range from low to deep Wilderness and contain both multi and single-way combat zones. The rotation selects multi-combat zones less frequently than single-combat zones to ensure a fair balance of each.
The Bounty Hunter Interface
The minigame's interface has been updated to fit the new mechanics. It still contains your target's display name, combat level, rough location (Wilderness level range), plus the skip and minimise buttons from before. However, it now has:
A button to check, skip or enable/disable your Bounty Tasks.

A timer to show how long you have left to complete your task/when you'll receive the next one.

A button to check the active hotspot's location and time remaining.

The minimap now has a locator arrow that points to the general direction of your target. This is to help you hunt them down in addition to the Wilderness level range shown in the interface.

We hope you enjoy this updated version of Bounty Hunter and look forward to your feedback!

Twisted League
The first iteration of OldSchool RuneScape Leagues is arriving next week. The Twisted League will be open from Thursday November 14th to Thursday January 16th. Prepare to immerse yourself in an all new game mode where you complete tasks on Kourend and Kebos to gain points, unlock powerful Relics, and earn rewards that you can display proudly in the main game.

Note that the update next week will take place one hour earlier than usual (10.30am GMT with the standard 30 min countdown). The Twisted League worlds will become available from 11.30am GMT.

Are you prepared? Here are some Twisted tips:
Plan ahead of time what path you would like your character to take - combat? Skilling? Something entirely different?

Choose your first Relic upon leaving Tutorial Island

Read the Task List and decide which ones to aim for

Use the Official OSRS Wiki to locate key items from Kourend and Kebos

Keep an eye on our social channels and the in-game League Noticeboard to see who has completed League Firsts

Track your progress using the Task and Relic interfaces and the HiScores page

Have fun!

Want to know more about the Twisted League? Check out the reveal blog.

Good luck, adventurer!

In Other News
After a successful trial, Adventure Paths will now be offered to all new players. Experienced players won't be affected when making new accounts.

Following a recent poll, Rune Pouches now cost 750 Slayer Points in the Slayer reward shop, down from 1,250.

A Grand Exchange set has been added for the Dagon'hai Robes.

You should no longer be stuck for a long time when moving from purgatory to the centre of Lady Verzik's room if she dies during her webspin.

Some stretching during the death animation of ensouled elves has been fixed.

Some rendering issues with Rakkar have been fixed.

A grammatical error when baking summer and wild pies has been fixed.

The message that plays when impling jars break upon being looted has been added to the game filter.

Players must now kill all the ogre shamans before being able to get a crystal from the tatty robe in their cave.

Trade and Duel offers in the chatbox can now be right-clicked/long-pressed to add the player to your Friends or Ignore lists.

Your own messages will no longer be hidden when Clan Chat is set to 'Friends'.

Discuss this update on our official forums, the community-led 2007Scape Reddit, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For reference on the above content, check out the official Wiki.

Mods Acorn, Archie, Ash, Bonsai, Bruno, Curse, Ed, Fed, Flippy, Gambit, Gee, Ghost, Husky, John C, Kieren, Lenny, Lottie, Nasty, Oasis, Roq, Ry, Sween, Tide, Weath & West
The Old School Team

October 31, 2019 - Mobile Anniversary and BH Hotspots

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:54:53 +0000

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Mobile Anniversary and BH Hotspots
31 October 2019

This week we're celebrating Old School Mobile's first birthday, and adding hotspots to the Bounty Hunter Beta!
Old School Mobile's 1st Birthday!
It's been one whole year since we released Old School Mobile! To celebrate, we've transformed the fountain at Varrock centre into a giant cake! Make sure to pay it a visit and grab yourself a slice.

Bounty Hunter Beta: Hotspots
We've added 13 hotspots scattered across the Wilderness to the Bounty Hunter Beta. One of these will be active at any given time, with its border marked by glowing orbs. Killing your targets within these hotspots will yield much higher rewards than usual.

To be eligible, you'll need a minimum combat level of 50 and to be carrying a Mysterious Emblem of any tier. Bounty Hunters will receive messages when a hotspot is due to change at 10, 5 and 1 minute before.

Bonus Points

For a normal target kill, you'll receive 3, 4 or 5 BH points depending on your killstreak. If you kill your target while in the hotspot, you'll get triple points. Bounty tasks will also give 30 points instead of the usual 10. This bonus does not apply to the milestone points.

Emblem Bonuses

If you have a killstreak of 2, killing your target in the hotspot will upgrade their emblem as well as your own. Usually, only your emblem would be upgraded and the target's emblem would be destroyed.

While on a killstreak of 3 or more, both you and your opponent's emblems will be upgraded upon a kill in the hotspot.

Locations

The hotspots will rotate between the following locations:

1. Mage Arena and Pirate's Hideout
2. Resource Area and Deserted Keep
3. Rogue's Castle
4. Lava Maze
5. Lava Dragon Isle
6. Annakarl
7. The Forgotten Cemetery
8. Graveyard of Shadows and Ruins
9. Bone Yard
10. Bandit Camp and Ruins
11. Dark Warriors' Fortress
12. Chaos Temple
13. South-eastern Wasteland
Other BH Beta Changes Bounty Crates

Loot crates have been added to the Emblem Trader's shop. They cost 5 points each and contain a variety of PK-ing supplies and occasionally an Ornate Maul Handle or Mysterious Emblem of any tier. We're also giving you 500 points to spend whenever you log into the Beta to test out the crates and let us know what you think!

Player Bounties

The following tasks have been added to the list of player bounties:
Kill your target without using Chivalry, Piety, Rigour or Augury

Kill your target with no body armour equipped

Kill your target with no leg armour equipped

Kill your target with no ring or neck armour equipped

Drain 50 of your target's Prayer pointing using Smite before killing your target

Deal at least 150 damage using Melee before killing your target

Deal at least 150 damage using Ranged before killing your target

Deal at least 150 damage using Magic before killing your target

The task requiring you to kill a target without the use of Prayers was changed to 'without the use of overhead Prayers'.

Target Allocation Timer

Bounty Hunter players will now be a assigned new target within 1 minute. This is down from between 1 and 2 minutes.

Archaic Emblems

The Emblem Trader will now look for Archaic emblems in your Bank as well as your inventory. This change affects the live game.

Halloween Merch
Halloween would not be complete without a black cat or two! Check out these Bob the Cat and Evil Bob limited edition pins on our merch store!

In Other News
The PvP World rota is switching over to Period B. On the east of the Atlantic, the Standard PvP host worlds are W25, UK and the F2P PvP world (W71, UK). On the west of the Atlantic, the host High Risk PvP world is W37, USA.

The members-only Last Man Standing world is now world 492 (USA), and will return to world 317 (UK) in two weeks when Period B ends. Similarly, a non-members LMS world has moved from world 169 (USA) to world 326 (UK) for the duration of Period B.
The clickzone of the top of the ladder in Motherlode Mine has been improved.

The Bounty Hunter interface should no longer appear in games of Last Man Standing.

More useful information is now given when using grape seeds on patches that don't accept them.

The player-owned house notice boards will now remember your chosen sort order rather than defaulting to an alphabetical sort every time you play.

A grammatical error has been fixed in the Halloween event.

A grammatical error has been fixed in the melee combat tutor's dialogue.

The leg piece of the Ankou set has been renamed to "Ankou leggings" for consistency with the other items in their set.

The Agility XP for picking up penguin suits has been made consistent with the XP for picking up toy mice.

Discuss this update on our official forums, the community-led 2007Scape Reddit, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For reference on the above content, check out the official Wiki.

Mods Acorn, Archie, Ash, Bonsai, Bruno, Curse, Ed, Fed, Flippy, Gambit, Gee, Ghost, Husky, John C, Kieren, Lenny, Lottie, Nasty, Oasis, Roq, Ry, Sween, Tide, Weath & West
The Old School Team

October 30, 2019 - Another Message About Unofficial Clients

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 03:11:41 +0000

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Another Message About Unofficial Clients
30 October 2019

In the week before RuneFest we published a message about unofficial clients. In that statement we outlined some of the client features that we consider to be unacceptable and anticipated that moving forwards we were going to be more proactive to the issue, whilst exploring exciting options for our own client. It has since become apparent that we didn't provide enough clarity – the list of unacceptable features was too ambiguous, confusing players and client developers.

We'd like to reiterate why we're doing this. Outlining and enforcing these rules is vital to protect the integrity of the game, as well as its economy and long-term health. This isn't about us unfairly punishing players by making the game more difficult.

To try and clear up any confusion, here’s a more detailed run-down of our intentions:

Any features which aid any boss fights by doing any of the following are prohibited (this includes all Raids sub-bosses, Slayer bosses, Demi-bosses, and wave-based minigames, including the Fight Caves and Inferno

Next attack prediction (timing or attack style)

Projectile targets, or target locations, as well as impact locations

Prayer switching indicators

Attack counters

Anything that indicates where to stand, or not to stand

Removal or swapping of menu entries on any entity

In addition, the following menu changes are prohibited:

Any menu modifications on worn/equipped items

Any addition of new menu entries which cause actions to be sent to the server

The following interface changes are prohibited:

Any unhiding of interface components, such as the special attack bar and including the minimap (for example, in Barrows)

Any movement or resizing of click zones for 3d components

Any movement or resizing of click zones for any interface or component under combat options, inventory, worn equipment, prayers or spell book

Here’s a larger list of specific feature examples which are unacceptable. This is still not exhaustive but should give a clearer idea what is not acceptable.

Any feature which... Category
Indicates where projectiles will land Combat
Indicates the time where a boss mechanic may start or end Combat
Adds additional visual or audio indicators of a boss mechanic Combat
Indicates what prayers to use in what order, for example in the Cerberus boss fight Combat
Indicates players in an opposing clan in PVP Combat
Helps you to know when to 'flinch' your opponent Combat
Indicates how long an opponent is frozen for Combat
Automatically informs you where or where not to stand in a boss fight Combat
Makes it easier to target 3D entities with a spell by removing some options Combat
Indicates which player an NPC is focused on Combat
Indicates when dropped items/loot will appear for everyone Combat
Indicates multicombat zone boundaries Combat
Indicates whom your opponent's opponent is in PVP Combat
Indicates which prayer to use in any combat situation Combat
Can unhide, hide, move, or resize interface components on the Prayer and Spellbook interfaces Combat
Offers additional information about other players, with the purpose of scouting PvP targets Combat
Which gives summary information about a group of players, such as how many players are attackable and not in your own CC, what prayers they are mostly using, etc Combat
Removes or deprioritises attack, cast (or similar) options from the minimenu in any scenario Combat
Removes dead NPC entities or the minimenu options from them Combat
Removes or deprioritises attack, cast (or similar) options from the minimenu in any scenario Combat
Removes dead NPC entities or the minimenu options from them Combat
Reorders, moves, or resizes prayers or spells Combat
Reveals the maze layout in the Sotetseg boss fight in Theatre of Blood Combat
Adds additional menu entries which cause actions to be sent to the server Menus
Modifies the menu options on worn/equipped items Menus
Modifies menu options for blackjacking, such as 'Pickpocket' and 'Knock-out' Menus
Modifies menu options for construction, such as prioritising build/remove options Menus
Modifies menu options for pickpocketing, such as swapping 'Pickpocket' and 'Talk-to' Menus
Reorders or removes player-based options, such as ‘Trade with’ Menus
Offers world interaction in any detached camera mode Misc
Allows you to prioritise the walk-here option by holding a certain key, or similar Misc
Any features which act similarly to those described in the above list can also be considered unacceptable, and as we become aware of features we reserve the right to add features to the list in future.

We’ll continue to work with players and developers alike in order to make it perfectly clear what is not acceptable. We do not wish to unfairly punish anybody, but we will take necessary action in order to protect our position. This includes banning accounts which use these features, as well as taking action against those who develop and share such features. We’ll soon be formalising this stance in the official Rules of RuneScape, and we’re actively improving our capability to detect these features.

Thank you for working with us. We firmly believe that this is for the betterment of the game. With your assistance we can solve the issue of detrimental third-party features and focus our efforts on the improvement of our own client.

Mods Acorn, Archie, Ash, Bonsai, Bruno, Curse, Ed, Fed, Flippy, Gambit, Gee, Ghost, Husky, John C, Kieren, Lenny, Lottie, Nasty, Oasis, Roq, Ry, SteveW, Sween, Tide, Weath & West
The Old School Team

Any feature which...	Category
Indicates where projectiles will land	Combat
Indicates the time where a boss mechanic may start or end	Combat
Adds additional visual or audio indicators of a boss mechanic	Combat
Indicates what prayers to use in what order, for example in the Cerberus boss fight	Combat
Indicates players in an opposing clan in PVP	Combat
Helps you to know when to 'flinch' your opponent	Combat
Indicates how long an opponent is frozen for	Combat
Automatically informs you where or where not to stand in a boss fight	Combat
Makes it easier to target 3D entities with a spell by removing some options	Combat
Indicates which player an NPC is focused on	Combat
Indicates when dropped items/loot will appear for everyone	Combat
Indicates multicombat zone boundaries	Combat
Indicates whom your opponent's opponent is in PVP	Combat
Indicates which prayer to use in any combat situation	Combat
Can unhide, hide, move, or resize interface components on the Prayer and Spellbook interfaces	Combat
Offers additional information about other players, with the purpose of scouting PvP targets	Combat
Which gives summary information about a group of players, such as how many players are attackable and not in your own CC, what prayers they are mostly using, etc	Combat
Removes or deprioritises attack, cast (or similar) options from the minimenu in any scenario	Combat
Removes dead NPC entities or the minimenu options from them	Combat
Removes or deprioritises attack, cast (or similar) options from the minimenu in any scenario	Combat
Removes dead NPC entities or the minimenu options from them	Combat
Reorders, moves, or resizes prayers or spells	Combat
Reveals the maze layout in the Sotetseg boss fight in Theatre of Blood	Combat
Adds additional menu entries which cause actions to be sent to the server	Menus
Modifies the menu options on worn/equipped items	Menus
Modifies menu options for blackjacking, such as 'Pickpocket' and 'Knock-out'	Menus
Modifies menu options for construction, such as prioritising build/remove options	Menus
Modifies menu options for pickpocketing, such as swapping 'Pickpocket' and 'Talk-to'	Menus
Reorders or removes player-based options, such as ‘Trade with’	Menus
Offers world interaction in any detached camera mode	Misc
Allows you to prioritise the walk-here option by holding a certain key, or similar	Misc

October 24, 2019 - The Halloween 2019 Event and BH Beta Changes

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:51:12 +0000

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The Halloween 2019 Event and BH Beta Changes
24 October 2019

The week sees the release of the Halloween 2019 holiday event and changes to the Bounty Hunter rework beta.
Halloween 2019 Holiday Event
Spooktober is here, which means it's time for the annual Halloween event! As you travel north of Lumbridge, you might notice that a player has been trapped by what appears to be two goblins wearing bedsheets. If you're feeling brave enough, why not see what you can do to help?

This year's event unlocks brand new cosmetics as well as all previous Halloween rewards and music if you don't have them already.

As always, the event it available to members and free players, and doesn't have any requirements.

To begin, head to the chicken pen just north of Lumbridge, indicated by the Halloween icon and highlighted in the map below:

Some Words From The Developer:

This year's Halloween event is my first project on the Old School team. It has been an incredible experience learning how Old School is built and actually designing my own piece of content. Before I started the design work for this I asked myself why I started playing RuneScape back in 2006. I wanted the update to feel similar to events and quests I experienced when I was younger, while adding my own personality, and showing some of what you can expect from me in the future.

I'm currently working on Leagues, which I have been very passionate about since I joined the team. I believe this update will bring a breath of fresh air to the game, while still honouring its roots. We now have endless opportunities to challenge your theory crafting, game knowledge and mechanical skills in interesting ways.

I hope you enjoy this year's Halloween event and its rewards. I am incredibly proud and grateful to be creating content for this game and its community.

~ Mod Flippy

Bounty Hunter Rework Feedback
Last week we opened the Bounty Hunter Rework Beta. Since then, we've had loads of feedback and suggestions which we've started working on. This week's changes are designed to address three key points:
The minigame needs to be more rewarding.

The Beta doesn't accurately represent the real Bounty Hunter minigame.

Loose ends caused by the rework.

We'd like to thank all the players who have played the Beta and given suggestions. We're also grateful for the patience of Bounty Hunter players while the live minigame is paused. With your continued feedback, we're confident we can get the Beta where it needs to be!

The Points System

The main feedback we received was that the new points system is not rewarding enough. To improve this, 3 points will now be awarded per kill, increasing to 4 and 5 when you begin a killstreak of 5 and 10. This scale was previously at 1, 2 and 3 points. This may still be adjusted further if needed.

Player Bounties

We would also like to make the tasks more rewarding by increasing how quickly they cycle and the points they award. We also have feedback changes to make to tweak the existing tasks and add new ones. These can be expected in an upcoming update.

Gear Chest, Presets and Stats

We've also made some changes to make the Beta a better simulation of Bounty Hunter in the live game:
Items in the chest have been limited to ones you're more likely to find players using in the minigame. It also includes the Ornate Maul Handle.

The pre-built loadouts which are accessible via the chest have been made more realistic.

You can no longer customise your stats at the chest. Instead, we encourage you to use the pre-built setups mentioned above.

Special Attack Pool and Spellbook Switching

The energy pool and Prayer altar for changing spellbooks have been moved out of the Bank to be more accessible.

Emblem Trader's Rewards Shop

All items in the Rewards Shop have been re-costed according to the new points system. The exception is the rune pouch which is dependent on the results of an upcoming poll to make it tradeable, reduce its cost in the Slayer points reward shop, and add it as a reward for other content.

Rune Pouches and Looting Bags

Because these items will be unavailable from the Bounty Hunter Rewards Shop for the duration of the Beta, we've made them accessible elsewhere. Slayer Masters now sell the rune pouch (to non-Ironmen only) for 1,500,000 GP and the looting bag for 30,000 GP. This is a temporary fix and will be reverted at the end of the Beta.

On the topic of the looting bag, we're adjusting its drop rate from NPCs in the Wilderness. Previously NPCs always had a 1/30 chance to drop the looting bag. Now, this chance scales with the combat level of the NPC. You can expect to get a looting bag from a level 50 NPC at a rate of 1/6 and from a level 100 NPC at a rate of 1/3.

Ring of Wealth and Magic Shortbow Upgrade Scrolls

To alleviate the concerns of certain restricted accounts, these two upgrade scrolls have been added to the Wilderness Slayer loot table. They also remain in the Bounty Hunter rewards shop.

The roll that normally provides a Slayer's enchantment scroll (used to enchant the Slayer staff) is now a roll that has a 3/6 chance to give the Slayer's enchantment, 2/6 to give the Ring of Wealth and 1/6 to give the magic shortbow scroll.

We also want to make Clue Boxes accessible elsewhere - likely the Larran's chest in the lower part of the Wilderness, however there wasn't time to include it in this week's update.

Dagon'hai Robes
The Dagon’hai Robe Set has been added to Larran's chest as a very rare reward. When opening the chest, you have a 1/256 chance to receive the each piece. The stats can be seen below:

In Other News
Following last week's change to Teleport Block, some more spells have been updated so that the game won't offer to cast them on NPCs if they can be cast only on other players, or vice versa.

Items now correctly appear on the ground if dropped at the top of the steps from Dorgesh-Kaan to the Agility area.

Pathfinding around the Lumbridge castle bank has been improved.

Pathfinding around the Kourend castle bank has also been improved.

Players can no longer stall the Nylocas Vasilias in the Theatre of Blood.

Discuss this update on our official forums, the community-led 2007Scape Reddit, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For reference on the above content, check out the official Wiki.

Mods Acorn, Archie, Ash, Bonsai, Bruno, Curse, Ed, Fed, Flippy, Gambit, Gee, Ghost, Husky, John C, Kieren, Lenny, Lottie, Nasty, Oasis, Roq, Ry, Sween, Tide, Weath & West
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October 23, 2019 - BH Beta Feedback Changes

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:47:58 +0000

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Bounty Hunter Beta Feedback Changes
23 October 2019

BH Beta Feedback Changes
It's been almost a week since the Bounty Hunter rework Beta opened. We've received lots of feedback and we're ready to make improvements to the minigame design, and to the Beta itself. Here’s a look at the changes coming this week, and further tweaks on the way later down the line.

The Equipment Chest

To make the Beta a more accurate replica of Bounty Hunter, we're limiting the items available from the equipment chest to ones commonly used when PKing - no more running around with Elys and Scythes!

For faster gearing up, we encourage you to use the builds found in the Load-Out section. We'll also remove the option to customise your stats to prevent bypassing Prayer or equipment requirements.

The Points System

The main feedback we have received so far is that the system is not rewarding enough. To improve upon this, kills will award 3 points by default, increasing to 4 and 5 once you reach killstreaks of 3 and 10 (previously 1 by default, increasing to 2 and 3).

Adjusting the curve in this way should make the minigame more rewarding both for newer PKers who get fewer kills and for everyone overall.

The Rewards Shop

Items in the Emblem Trader's shop will be rebalanced according to the new points system. They have been balanced according to High Alch value or Grand Exchange price (whichever was more appropriate for each item), assuming a rate of 20,000GP per Bounty Hunter point.

The exception to this rule is the cost of the Rune pouch, which may be adjusted depending on potential future changes such as becoming available elsewhere, becoming tradable, and having its price reduced in the Slayer points reward shop.

Non-BH Specific Feedback
The Rune Pouch and Looting Bag

Players have correctly pointed out that if you don't have the Old Bounty Hunter points stored, the Rune pouch cannot be accessed from that shop. At the moment, this means getting enough Archaic emblems from Wilderness Slayer to buy a new one. We would like to add a temporary alternative while the Beta is running.

Slayer masters will sell you a Rune pouch for 1,500,000 GP. This is a temporary measure to allow players access to the item for the duration of the Beta. The original plan was to have the item available from Krystillia (who is close to the Emblem Trader) but Slayer masters share the same shop and we don't see any harm in it being accessible elsewhere during this temporary measure. Ironmen won't be able to obtain a Rune pouch this way.

In the next available poll, we would like to offer making it tradeable, decreasing its cost in the Slayer Points Reward Shop, and adding it to other activities (likely Last Man Standing and the Mage Training Arena).

Similarly, the Looting bag will be temporarily available in the Slayer Master shop for 30,000 GP. Just like the Rune pouch, this will be removed when the Beta closes.

Wilderness Slayer

Many of you have voiced concerns about the profitability of Wilderness Slayer once Archaic emblems are removed from its loot table at the end of the Beta. Rest assuredthat we don't want any changes to leave the activity in a worse state. Dagon'hai robes are still being added to the chest as well as Clue Boxes mentioned below.

We would like to see the effects of these changes on Wilderness Slayer before making any other adjustments. If the activity is still negatively impacted afterwards, we will look to rebalance it. This could mean adjusting the drop rate of Larran's keys, improving the Larran's chest loot table, or adding a drop to replace the Archaic emblems.

Ring of Wealth and Magic Shortbow Upgrade Scrolls

To alleviate the concerns of certain restricted accounts, these two upgrade scrolls will be added to the Wilderness Slayer loot table. They will also remain in the Bounty Hunter rewards shop.

The roll that normally provides a Slayer's enchantment scroll (used to enchant the Slayer staff) would become a roll that has a 3/6 chance to give the Slayer's enchantment, 2/6 for the Ring of Wealth and 1/6 for the Magic shortbow scroll.

Clue Boxes

Similar to the scrolls, there are (fair) calls for Clue Boxes to be obtainable elsewhere in addition to the Bounty Hunter rewards shop. We would like to add these as an additional roll from the Larran's chest found in the lower part of the Wilderness. Three or four may be given at a time so that this roll would be adequately rewarding.

Future Changes
Player Bounties

We've heard consistently from feedback that the tasks need to be more rewarding and varied. To achieve this, we could make the tasks cycle more frequently than every 30 minutes. This could be changed to 20 or 15 minutes - let us know where you think the right balance is between having enough time to complete them and having frequent enough cycling is.

To increase the variety of tasks, we'd like to add more of them. Our thanks go to the players who suggested the following tasks:
Kill your target while having no body armour equipped.

Kill your target while having no leg armour equipped.

Kill your target with residual damage (Vengeance, Ring of Recoil, Poison, Venom or Redemption).

Kill your target without the use of stat-boosting Prayers.

Reduce your opponent's Prayer points to zero using the Smite Prayer.

Further ideas for tasks are still welcome!

We would also like to tweak the following existing tasks:
Kill your target without using stat boosts - this can be changed to 'without the use of super potions' to be less restrictive.

Kill your target without using Prayer - this can be changed to 'without the use of overhead Prayers'

Bounty Hotspots

To increase the variety of the game mode and introduce a high-risk, high-reward element, we're exploring a design idea for a hotspot system. This would involve selected locations in the Wilderness being selected (one at a time on rotation) as areas that provide bonus rewards.

Rewards for killing targets in the hotspot could include bonuses to points earned and the rate at which emblems are upgraded. Hotspots could have elements of an earning-potential system whereby your rewards multiply based on your current killstreak.

We're also working with the community on additional mechanics to make the gameplay more exciting and are open to all design ideas! Let us know what you think of the idea or send us your own on these Twitter and Reddit threads as well as the official forums.

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The Old School Team

October 18, 2019 - Bounty Hunter Rework Beta: Day 1 Feedback

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:50:56 +0000

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Bounty Hunter Rework Beta: Day 1 Feedback
18 October 2019

BH Rework Beta Feedback
Yesterday we launched the Bounty Hunter rework beta and players immediately poured in to test the changes. A big thank you to everyone who has already tried the beta or is currently testing it. We have already gathered key feedback points, some of which require input from the wider PvP community.

Bounty Tasks

Initial feedback has been that the tasks are too demanding for the points they give. Let us know what you think of the following suggestions:
Increasing the number of points awarded

Reducing the cooldown of the task timer to 20 minutes

We're also aware that there aren't many different tasks available, so please let us know any ideas for tasks that you have! Bear in mind that we cannot add any that require you to equip or use specific items.

Gearing up in the Beta

In the beta, you can set your stats and access to all the gear you might want to use to kill another player. This variety gives us the widest possible range of setups for testing purposes. On the other hand, it means players are using maxed gear setups that you wouldn't typically find in Bounty Hunter.

To get the best of both, you will continue to have access to all stats and gear until next week's update. After that, you will be restricted to the presets that we have added. These have been designed to represent the setups you would likely use in the live game. After this, we expect to get more feedback on the changes to the gameplay mechanics themselves. Let us know if you would like additional presets added and include the stats, equipped items, and inventory in your feedback. Our ability to add presets is limited so we'll prioritise the ones that represent the most common PvP player styles.

The New Mysterious Emblems

We've seen feedback on these is saying that they do not stack in the bank. This is intentional as there is no need to hoard them.

Archaic Emblems

Some players would like these to be notable for easy points redemption in bulk. This is not possible without making them tradeable, which would be inappropriate as they will be discontinued items until the old Bounty Hunter shop is removed.

Instead we will try to allow the Emblem Trader to convert the ones in your bank. This will take some time and is not expected for next week's update.

Other players were caught off guard by Archaic emblems being removed from the Wilderness Slayer loot table. They have been re-added for now, since the beta does not otherwise affect the live game, but will be removed at full launch.

Non-BH Specific Feedback
The Rune Pouch

There is no clear consensus on how much the rune pouch should cost in the Slayer reward points shop so this question will be in the next available poll. We also mentioned offering the pouch elsewhere, like the Mage Training Arena. This would be polled and its existence there would be in addition to the current places it is available.

Ring of Wealth, Magic Shortbow & Clue Boxes

Following feedback, we would like to poll making these available as rare loot from Larran's chest. They would remain in the Bounty Hunter shop, but this would offer an alternate way to obtain them while adding some value to Wilderness Slayer.

Your Thoughts
Your input will be crucial in shaping the Bounty Hunter rework from its current form in the beta to the final minigame rework. Let us know what you think of the above (additional task suggestions in particular) as well as anything else! Feel free to discuss this post on this Reddit thread, Twitter thread, and the #bounty-hunter channel in the community-led Old School Discord server.

Mods Acorn, Archie, Ash, Bonsai, Bruno, Curse, Ed, Fed, Flippy, Gambit, Gee, Ghost, Husky, John C, Kieren, Lenny, Lottie, Nasty, Oasis, Roq, Ry, Steve W, Sween, Tide, Weath & West ~ The Old School Team

October 17, 2019 - Bounty Hunter Rework Beta

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:48:15 +0000

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Bounty Hunter Rework Beta
17 October 2019

This week sees the release of the Bounty Hunter rework beta. The Bounty Hunter rework has been long-awaited, and to ensure its launch is as smooth as possible we'll be operating a beta period to allow you to test it.
Bounty Hunter Rework Beta
The Bounty Hunter rework beta is now live! The Bounty Hunter rework was announced at previous RuneFest events, and we're pleased to finally offer the content to you. The key main changes are summarised and categorised below, but if you'd like as in-depth look at the mechanics (as described in the initial design blog) then please revisit the original design blog from August (though do note that some of the concepts differ from the update, following your feedback).

It's important to note that whilst this beta is live, you'll be unable to access Bounty Hunter (in its 'current' pre-rework state). We've also made changes to existing mysterious emblems. See below for summaries of the key changes!

Points and Killstreaks

Bounty points are now awarded for killing targets. Killing multiple targets in a row begins a killstreak, which awards more points. Bonus points are awarded for every X target kill as per this table:

These points are designed to replace the ones previously earned in the minigame for spending at the Emblem Trader's rewards shop. If you have old points/emblems leftover, you'll still be able to use them - more on that later!

Player Bounties

Completing bounty tasks will award 10 points immediately. Your tasks will cycle every 30 minutes, and only one may be completed within that time. Unwanted bounties may be skipped up to three times per day. The potential bounty tasks you may receive are:
Kill two targets without leaving, or going below level 1 Wilderness

Kill your target using Ranged/Melee/Magic on the last hit

Kill your target while risking 250,000 GP (in coins/platinum tokens only)

Kill your target without using any prayers

Kill your target without using a special attack

Kill your target without using Protect Item

Kill your target without any stat boosts

If you have ideas for new tasks or think of some while playing the beta, please include them in your feedback! Remember, we are unable to implement any tasks that require specific equipment.

Updated Interface

The collapsible BH interface has been updated and shows:
Your target's display name

Their Wilderness level range

Whether they are in a multi-combat zone

The highest tier emblem they are carrying

Your eligibility for an emblem upgrade

A button to see your current task

The time remaining on your task

A button to get a new task

The new interface with the details of a target displayed
The new interface while you don't have a target
Mysterious Emblems

The old mysterious emblems have grown weathered and worn, transforming into archaic versions. These can still be traded for points at the older version of the Bounty Hunter store. In the original blog, we mentioned allowing players to trade them in for a flat rate of 2,000,000 GP to prevent them from crashing in value. Since then, the active trading price has increased to well above 2,000,000 GP so this has not been necessary.

New mysterious emblems can be bought and sold at the Emblem Trader and will allow you to earn some extra gold while playing the minigame. The new interface will tell you when your target has an emblem of an equal or higher tier than yours, making you eligible for an upgrade which doubles your emblem’s value. If you are not eligible, it will allow you to skip your target without a penalty.

Tier 1 emblems may be bought or sold at the Emblem Trader for 75,000 GP. Each tier costs twice as much as the last, going up to tier 5 at 1,200,000 GP.

The decorative T10 emblem can be purchased from the trader for 100 of the new BH points.

The new emblem exchange interface - tier 5 emblems cannot be bought - only sold after a tier 4 emblem has been upgraded.

Other Changes
A minimum of 30 combat is now required to receive targets in the minigame.

You no longer have to wait six minutes to get a new target after dying to a previous one.

After killing your BH target, no player may attack you for 20 seconds. This immunity vanishes if you attack another player.

The Teleport to Target spell teleports you to the dangerous side by default, rather than the safe zone, if your target is in level 1 Wilderness.

The current Bounty Hunter minigame in the live version will be inaccessible during the beta as both versions cannot exist simultaneously.

Rewards

The rewards that passed the Bounty Hunter rewards poll, the Dagon'hai set and Godsword animation recolours, will be added to Larran's chest and the BH rewards shop respectively with the full launch of the minigame rework in a few weeks.

The Rune Pouch and Looting Bag

In the rewards poll blog we mentioned that we'd like to make both the Rune pouch and the Looting bag tradeable. We had opted to do this following your feedback that players would no longer be able to indirectly purchase Rune pouches using GP following changes to the mysterious emblems (as they're able to do now).

In the rewards poll itself we asked you whether it should be possible to own multiple Rune pouches or Looting bags. Both polls failed (74.7% and 74.3% respectively).

We've made a glaring oversight. By allowing the Rune pouch and Looting bag to be tradeable, the ability to own multiple versions would occur by default.

The results of the poll contradict what we said we'd like to do. Which leaves us in a tough spot (entirely of our own accord). We identified some potential options, and we've opted to do the following: we'll poll making the Rune pouch and Looting bag tradeable (and thus being able to own multiple versions) in the poll which follows the upcoming Twisted Leagues poll. The outcome of that poll would supersede the previous poll questions. We appreciate that it's not ideal, and we apologise firstly for the inconvenience, and secondly for not giving the design of the poll its due diligence. In the meantime (until the aforementioned poll), Rune pouches are obtainable only via the Slayer reward shop, or the Bounty Hunter reward shop.

We would also like to offer the Rune pouch to come from other thematically fitting content, like the Mage Training Arena, in the future. If the community prefers they remain untradeable, this can be made a higher priority to restore some of the item's accessibility.

Frequently Asked Questions

We know it's a rather sizeable change to an established system, not just in terms of mechanics, but also how rewards and other associated content is affected too. We've prepared an FAQ to try and answer questions we expect to see asked. Throughout the release of the beta we'll continue to monitor the release and update the FAQ accordingly.

Click here to see the FAQ

October 05, 2019 - OSRS Reveals: Morytania Expansion

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:50:50 +0000

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OSRS Reveals: Morytania Expansion
05 October 2019

OSRS Reveals: Morytania Expansion
Infiltrate the city of Darkmeyer, permeate vampyric high society and create a new weapon to defeat a terrifying threat to the citizens of Morytania in the latest instalment of the Myreque quest series: Sins of the Father. If that wasn't enough to rattle your bones, you’ll soon be able to team up with fellow players to take on a dark force beneath Slepe known only as The Nightmare.

Sins of the Father

In A Taste of Hope things started to look up for the Myreque with the defeat of Ranis Drakan but that optimism may not last. In Sins of the Father, you'll come face to face with Lord Lowerniel Drakan himself. If you somehow survive, you will unlock access to the Vampyre capital, Darkmeyer!

Spoiler warning! Click here to see requirements for Sins of the Father

October 05, 2019 - OSRS Reveals - Morytania Expansion, Clans, and Group Ironman

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:49:28 +0000

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OSRS Reveals - Morytania Expansion, Clans, and Group Ironman
05 October 2019

OSRS Reveals: 2019

This year's RuneFest was perhaps the greatest yet. We'd like to thank the players who attended, everybody who watched the livestream, and all those who followed the event on social media.

This blog covers the three main content reveals: the Morytania Expansion, the Clan System, and Group Ironman.

You're also invited to share your feedback and suggestions. Your input will shape how the content looks when it is released!

The Reveals
Click here to learn about the Morytania Expansion

October 04, 2019 - Golden Gnome Awards 2019 Winners!

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:48:17 +0000

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Golden Gnome Awards 2019 Winners!
04 October 2019

Golden Gnome Awards 2019 Winners!
RuneFest 2019 is underway and what better way to start than with The Golden Gnome Awards?

This massively popular annual event celebrates the immense amount of talent we have within the community. Old School and RuneScape are nothing without their players, and there is no greater pleasure for us than shouting out loud and proud about your many great achievements.

And without further ado, we’re delighted to reveal this year’s winners!

Art Awards

Best New RuneScape Artist - Grommy Art

Best New OSRS Artist - 7th Sleeper

Best Artistic Creation – ‘Thank you for your Service Mod Mat K’ by Zuhaar, Grommy Art & 7th Sleeper

Best Artist - Dagna

Streaming Awards

Best New RuneScape Streamer - RS_Nate

Best New OSRS Streamer - Roidie

Best RuneScape Streamer - TheRSGuy

Best OSRS STreamer - SparcMac

Video Awards

Best New RuneScape Video Maker - DarkWorldOrder

Best New OSRS Video Maker - J1mmy

Best RuneScape Video Maker - Maikeru

Best OSRS Video Maker - Settled

RuneScape Video of the Year – ‘RuneScape Historical Timeline 1998-2018’ by RSWillMissIt

OSRS Video of the Year – ‘Swampletics Exposed’ by lilsmokey

Community Champion of the Year - Prezleek

This award celebrates people who have done something truly extraordinary for the RuneScape and Old School communities. This year is no exception.

Prezleek is primarily known for her artistic prowess, but she's winning a Golden Gnome for something much more significant - using the power of her craft to bring the community together, across both RuneScape and Old School. She has provided happiness, humour, and positivity via her self-proclaimed "silly little comics" for many years, but her efforts are so much more than that.

Prezleek has contributed her work to charity initiatives that have raised huge amounts for amazing causes, and she's helped give confidence to countless budding artists - via collaborations, starting an artists' Discord server, and providing support and encouragement to anyone wanting guidance on their art.

Prezleek epitomises everything that is great about our communities: selflessness, creativity, and the spreading of joy.

A big congratulations to all of the winners!

Be sure to check out the livestream of the RuneFest 2019 Keynote on Saturday October 5th at 18:00 BST on Twitch for all the details!

October 02, 2019 - The Fremennik Exiles Feedback Changes

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:46:50 +0000

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The Fremennik Exiles Feedback Changes
02 October 2019

This week’s update sees changes to the basilisk knights and feedback changes to The Fremennik Exiles.
Basilisk Knight Improvements
Last week we released the latest instalment in the Fremennik questline: The Fremennik Exiles! If you haven't completed the quest yet, you can find the requirements and more information in last week's game update post.

Many of you raised concerns that the basilisk knights were both too easy to kill for a monster that drops an upgrade item for creating a best in slot helmet, and not very entertaining to fight. In response, we're increasing their stats and adding an extra mechanic: a special attack which entombs the player in stone. This can be dodged by moving out of the projectile's way or escaped by trying to move while entombed. The superior versions also have this attack. Additionally, we have removed the safespot outside the room.

Fremennik Exiles Tweaks

We've also made the following changes based on feedback from the quest:
Basilisk knights now appear in skill guides.

Superior basilisk knights now take as long to despawn as other creatures if their target moves out of their area.

The Fremennik Shield crafted on Neitiznot from arctic pine wood and rope has been renamed. This is to avoid confusion with the older Fremennik Shield which is used during the quest.

The creation of Lunar Glass during The Fremennik Exiles can now use astral runes from your rune pouch.

Two grammatical errors in quest dialogue were corrected.

RuneFest 2019
In case you hadn't heard, RuneFest 2019 is happening this weekend on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th October! We'll be kicking things off on the Friday evening by celebrating the community with the Golden Gnome Awards. On Saturday there'll be a whole host of activities, chances to meet the J-Mods as well as your favourite content creators, and of course, the big content reveals! Head to last week's game update post for the full schedule. There's still time to grab your ticket at the last minute if you'd like to attend.

In Other News
The PvP World Rota is switching over to Period B. On the east of the Atlantic, host the Standard PvP world (W25, UK) and the F2P PvP world (W71, UK). On the west of the Atlantic, host the Bounty Hunter world (W19, USA) and the High Risk PvP world (W37, USA).
Ensouled Elf Heads have been updated to match the graphical update.

The world map text for the brutal dragons in the north-west corner of the Kourend Catacombs now specifies that the dragons are brutal.

A stretching issue with the 3rd age druidic robe bottoms has been fixed.

Mobile

A new slider on the options side-panel now adjusts the minimum dead-zone at the side of your screen. Shifting the side-stones will shift in real time. This setting will be remembered after logout and persist for each account that logs into the same device.

Discuss this update on our official forums, the community-led 2007Scape Reddit, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For reference on the above content, check out the official Wiki.

Mods Acorn, Archie, Ash, Bruno, Curse, Ed, Flippy, Gambit, Gee, Ghost, Husky, John C, Kieren, Lenny, Lottie, Maz, Nasty, Roq, Ry, Sween, Tide, Weath & West
The Old School Team

October 02, 2019 - Old School RuneScape Twisted League

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:45:35 +0000

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Old School RuneScape Twisted League
02 October 2019

This blog will discuss the first Old School RuneScape League with rewards and poll questions.
Old School RuneScape: Twisted League
Gather around and prepare yourself for a brand new game mode. After recently announcing Old School RuneScape Leagues, we want to now present to you the very first iteration of that mode: Twisted League.

In the Twisted League, you'll play an ironman (or ironwoman), locked to the Kourend and Kebos regions. Set out on an all new kind of challenge, thinking outside of the box while you attempt to unlock as many points as possible for relics and rewards. Set yourself apart from the rest, or just try out an exciting new way to play the game you love.

Old School RuneScape Twisted League will last for two months from the initial release date. Everyone participating in the league will start off as a fresh account on a separate game world. To customise your gameplay, you will be given the option to pick a relic from the very start. The more tasks you complete, the more points you get, and the more relics you can unlock.

Below is a sneak peek of the the Twisted League specifics. We recommend you expand each section fully.

Rules

October 02, 2019 - RuneFest 2019: Prepare Your Day

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:43:59 +0000

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RuneFest 2019: Prepare Your Day
02 October 2019

This is it, the moment we’ve been waiting for all year is almost here: it’s the week of RuneFest! We’ve packed our diving gear and corralled the fossils. The very best archaeologists from the Varrock Digsite have shown us the way and everything is almost ready to welcome you all on October 4th. We can almost smell the sea breeze and hear the rumbling of the volcano in our mind-blowing reproduction of Fossil Island!

Now’s the time to prepare your RuneFest – whether you’ll be joining us at Farnborough Int’l or following the festivities on stream.

Follow RuneFest At Home
This year, we will be expanding our live streaming setup to not one but two streams running in parallel, allowing you to follow every session from both the Studio & Panel Stages! Don’t worry, if multi-viewing isn’t your strong suit, we will be recording everything and sharing VODs the week after RuneFest. But for the day, here’s the important info:

Friday 4th, 20:15 (UK Time) - Golden Gnome Awards – Follow on the RuneFest and Old School Twitch channels

Saturday 5th, 10:00 (UK Time) - Main Studio (incl. Keynotes) – Follow on the RuneFest Twitch channel

Saturday 5th, 12:00 (UK Time) - Panels – Follow on the Old School Twitch channel.

For the exact content and start/end times for each sessions, we invite you to check the full RuneFest schedule below.

Not that much of a Twitch enthusiast? Well good news: whether you want to know everything that’s happening at RuneFest or just want to hear the big reveals, it’ll also be on our socials:

RuneFest Twitter: Live from the GGAs, news from the show floor, highlights of activities, reactions from players, backstage exclusives and keynotes live tweet.

Old SchoolTwitter/Facebook/Instagram: panels and keynotes announcements, in-game info only.

Oh, and keep an eye out on our social platforms if you’re craving some freebies - we'll be running competitions throughout the event.

Opening Times and Schedule
FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER (18:00-23:30*) - THE GOLDEN GNOME AWARDS

RuneFest 2019 will kick off on Friday 4th October from 6pm with the biggest night of the year!

The Golden Gnome Awards are back, and this time they’re bigger and better than ever before! Join us for an evening of glitz and glamour while we recognize the talent and enthusiasm of our community members, content creators, and streamers.

There’ll be plenty of entertainment throughout the evening, but don’t worry! You’ll have lots of time to catch up with your friends and fellow players, too. And of course, there will be some very special surprises on the night. Food and drink will be available. Black tie optional.

SATURDAY 5th OCTOBER (10:00 – 00:00*) - RUNEFEST 2019

Okay, we’re a bit biased – but this year’s RuneFest is shaping up to be totally epic. We’re adding new activities, new entertainment, and all the biggest announcements from the Old School team.

You can look forward to panel sessions with your favourite J-Mods and content creators, the return of the achievement party, and goodie bags filled with unique loot. Food and drink will be available onsite throughout the event, and as the day comes to a close we’ll also be hosting a massive after-party for all our guests. We’re packing in plenty of surprises this year, and we can’t wait to see you there!

Here’s what the final schedule looks like:

Time Panel Description
10:30 - 11:00 Time to Set Sail! Join us as we set sail to shores old and new, and take an in-depth look at Fossil Island and the Land Out of Time.
11:00 - 11:45 The Great Gielinorian Cook-off Watch our star bakers compete to produce a three-course RuneScape meal from scratch in 45 minutes. Doable? Not really. Entertaining? Definitely.
12:00 - 12:45 The Cosplay Show & Cosplay Golden Gnome Awards After the cosplay parade at 11:30, join us live as the best cosplayers in the RuneScape and Old School Communities compete for their chance to take home a Golden Gnome Award. Log into your RuneFest App to cast your vote in the 'Best Cosplay' category!
13:00 - 13:45 Lore Q&A It's back, and this year, it's lore-ier than ever! Join Mod Raven and co for an intensive session covering everything you could possibly want to know about the Lore of RuneScape. It's gonna be - wait for it - loresome.
14:00 - 14:45 Old School Creators Q&A Join some Old School RuneScape content creators on-stage as they answer all your burning questions, from life as a content creator to their favourite pizza topping.
15:00 - 15:45 Mythbusters Mod Osborne and Mod John C are here to reveal the truth behind some of the biggest (and funniest) misconceptions from the community. Got a myth you'd like us to bust? Post it in the official forum thread!
16:00 - 16:45 Ron Plays Games Everyone's favourite gameshow host and sheep enthusiast takes to the stage to bring you an hour of unadulterated, (possibly) family-friendly quiz show fun.
17:00 - 17:45 RuneScape Keynote The big one. Join us to find out what you can expect from the next 12 months in RuneScape!
18:15 - 19:00 Old School RuneScape Keynote The other big one. Join us to find out all the biggest updates coming to Old School next year!
After the main stage sessions have finished, entertainment will be available throughout the evening. Party hats at the ready, everyone!

Time Panel Description
12:00 - 12:45 Another Slice of W.I.K.I Ever wondered how our fantastic wiki editors corral info from across our games and collate it into one, awesome resource? Wonder no more! We'll discuss new and hidden features, how to harness the wiki's trove of data for your creative use, and briefly talk about why editing the wiki is so valuable.
13:00 - 13:45 Bringing a Creature to Life! Join our art team as they take you on an adventure to find out how they breathe life into the creatures and peoples of Gielinor.
14:00 - 14:45 The Making of Old School RuneScape Mobile How do you port a 17 year old game to a whole new platform? Join us on a retrospective tour of Old School Mobile, as we reminisce about the successes, thrills, and spills along the way.
15:00 - 15:45 So, you want to be a streamer? Join some of our up-and-coming content creators as they answer all your burning questions about the subtle art of streaming.
16:00 - 16:45 RuneScape Annual Survey Results Find out the results of the RuneScape Annual Survey and see how the community's answers will be used to shape the future of the game.
17:00 - 17:45 A Day in the life of a J-Mod What's it really like to work for Jagex? In this panel, you'll have the opportunity to ask J-Mods from all across the company about their roles.
18:00 - 18:45 RS Reveal Q&A The RuneScape Keynote will be full of surprises - like the ████ █████ and that amazing ███████! This panel is your chance to get your immediate questions answered.
And "that's not even its final form!!" There will be tons of other activities to expect on Saturday - some of them fully themed for Fossil Island. You'll get to discover that when the doors open on Saturday 10:00 (UK Time), so be ready!

*Opening times are based on the UK timezone and subject to change. Please keep an eye on our social channels for any changes.

The RuneFest App
This year we’re bringing back the RuneFest App. This official free mobile app offers all the essential info for your day at RuneFest: schedules, maps, live voting, access to exclusive merch, and more! Download the RuneFest App.

Tickets Available
Everyone gets everything with one ticket. The Golden Gnome Awards and RuneFest itself are both included in everyone’s ticket.

Don’t wait, get your RuneFest tickets!

Here’s a list of some of the things you’ll get to enjoy if you join us on the day:

Celebrate your love of Old School with your friends, favourite J-Mods and Content Creators

Discover unique in-game environments brought to life and take part in special activities (yes, Skill Chips is back!)

Experience a full day of live events on the Main stage (Great Gielinorian Cook-off, Cosplay Show, Data Stream, Creators Q&A, Keynotes and more)

Go beyond the games with J-Mods and Content Creators in behind-the-scenes panel talks

Be part of the excitement as we reveal the future of Old School RuneScape

RuneFest Merch
Coming to RuneFest this year will also give you an exclusive access to the official RF merch – which includes Limited Edition lines from Angels Scapes, exclusive tees (Zamorak, Vorkath, Catherby Fishing, etc), posters, new enamel mugs, and more! You can get a first look at the full list of RuneFest 2019 merch on the RF App, and prepare your wish list so you can be among the first to pick them up at RuneFest! Download the RuneFest App.

Can’t make it to RuneFest? Whilst the exclusive lines will only be available there (and in this case it’d be best to ask a mate to pick these up for you), we will open pre-orders for non-exclusive lines on our official merch store during RuneFest. So keep an eye out!

FAQs
If the information you’re looking for isn’t listed here, we invite you to directly contact us – either on our Twitter account (@RuneFest) or via email (support@runefest.com).
This year's RuneFest is set to be the biggest and best one yet - and we can't wait to see you there!
The Old School Team

Time	Panel	Description
10:30 - 11:00	Time to Set Sail!	Join us as we set sail to shores old and new, and take an in-depth look at Fossil Island and the Land Out of Time.
11:00 - 11:45	The Great Gielinorian Cook-off	Watch our star bakers compete to produce a three-course RuneScape meal from scratch in 45 minutes. Doable? Not really. Entertaining? Definitely.
12:00 - 12:45	The Cosplay Show & Cosplay Golden Gnome Awards	After the cosplay parade at 11:30, join us live as the best cosplayers in the RuneScape and Old School Communities compete for their chance to take home a Golden Gnome Award. Log into your RuneFest App to cast your vote in the 'Best Cosplay' category!
13:00 - 13:45	Lore Q&A	It's back, and this year, it's lore-ier than ever! Join Mod Raven and co for an intensive session covering everything you could possibly want to know about the Lore of RuneScape. It's gonna be - wait for it - loresome.
14:00 - 14:45	Old School Creators Q&A	Join some Old School RuneScape content creators on-stage as they answer all your burning questions, from life as a content creator to their favourite pizza topping.
15:00 - 15:45	Mythbusters	Mod Osborne and Mod John C are here to reveal the truth behind some of the biggest (and funniest) misconceptions from the community. Got a myth you'd like us to bust? Post it in the official forum thread!
16:00 - 16:45	Ron Plays Games	Everyone's favourite gameshow host and sheep enthusiast takes to the stage to bring you an hour of unadulterated, (possibly) family-friendly quiz show fun.
17:00 - 17:45	RuneScape Keynote	The big one. Join us to find out what you can expect from the next 12 months in RuneScape!
18:15 - 19:00	Old School RuneScape Keynote	The other big one. Join us to find out all the biggest updates coming to Old School next year!

Time	Panel	Description
12:00 - 12:45	Another Slice of W.I.K.I	Ever wondered how our fantastic wiki editors corral info from across our games and collate it into one, awesome resource? Wonder no more! We'll discuss new and hidden features, how to harness the wiki's trove of data for your creative use, and briefly talk about why editing the wiki is so valuable.
13:00 - 13:45	Bringing a Creature to Life!	Join our art team as they take you on an adventure to find out how they breathe life into the creatures and peoples of Gielinor.
14:00 - 14:45	The Making of Old School RuneScape Mobile	How do you port a 17 year old game to a whole new platform? Join us on a retrospective tour of Old School Mobile, as we reminisce about the successes, thrills, and spills along the way.
15:00 - 15:45	So, you want to be a streamer?	Join some of our up-and-coming content creators as they answer all your burning questions about the subtle art of streaming.
16:00 - 16:45	RuneScape Annual Survey Results	Find out the results of the RuneScape Annual Survey and see how the community's answers will be used to shape the future of the game.
17:00 - 17:45	A Day in the life of a J-Mod	What's it really like to work for Jagex? In this panel, you'll have the opportunity to ask J-Mods from all across the company about their roles.
18:00 - 18:45	RS Reveal Q&A	The RuneScape Keynote will be full of surprises - like the ████ █████ and that amazing ███████! This panel is your chance to get your immediate questions answered.

July 11, 2019 - Last Man Standing Beta and Splashing Restrictions

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 20:10:37 +0000

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Last Man Standing Beta and Splashing Restrictions
11 July 2019

This week sees the release of a beta for the Last Man Standing revamp!
Last Man Standing: Beta
Last month we changed casual games of Last Man Standing to begin with a minimum of 4 players rather than 24. We also reduced the competitive and high stakes modes from 48 to 24.

In our State of PvP blog in May, we discussed a number of changes that could be made to dramatically improve LMS. Now that games are easier to start with a few friends or large groups, it's time to test those changes designed and implemented by Mod Roq and Mod Maz.

We're opening five beta worlds that offer Last Man Standing with the new changes. The beta will take place on a Tournament/Unrestricted world. Remember - this means you won't have your regular save profiles, meaning anything done during the beta won't affect your main account in any way. For convenience, the player attack option will be set as "always left-click" by default. Bear in mind that this also means you will need to set your F Key options each time you log into the beta. Additionally, any wins in competitive mode during the beta will not affect your rank.

The following worlds will go live to host the LMS beta: 401, 405, 407, 409 and 412.

Because the existing version of LMS cannot be live at the same time as the beta version, the following LMS worlds will become normal worlds for the duration of the beta: 425, 317, 326, and 393.

Click or tap each section by the drop down menu to read about that aspect of the LMS beta:

Starting stats and equipment

July 09, 2019 - Small Game Improvements

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:53:09 +0000

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Small Game Improvements
09 July 2019

Small Game Improvements

We have been listening to your feedback on things in the game that need to be improved to help make the player experience better. We would like to bring some of those small improvements to you in the coming weeks. Below is a list of suggested changes for in-game content that will fall under the "Integrity Changes", "To Be Polled", and "To Be Discussed" sections. Pending feedback to this blog, we'll make any necessary changes and poll the suggestions from the "To Be Polled" section from Friday July 12th until Monday July 15th.

Changelog:
Reworded Ecumenical key question.

Click here for proposed Integrity Changes.

July 09, 2019 - Golden Gnome Awards Announcement

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:51:30 +0000

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Golden Gnome Awards Announcement
09 July 2019

Golden Gnome Nominations
The nominations for this year's Golden Gnomes are now open! Every year the Golden Gnomes recognise the very best community talent across RuneScape, Old School RuneScape and the wider community. This year The Golden Gnomes take place on the opening night of RuneFest 2019, at 18:00 on Friday October 4th. Not got your ticket yet? Then what are you waiting for - you can grab yours here!

Voting for your favourite has never been easier - simply visit this survey link. Nominations Close on the July 16th.

This year it's your votes that will drive the entire Golden Gnome Awards voting process, all the way from start to finish! Once we have received the nominations, the GGA panel will announce the finalists. You'll then have the chance to vote for the winner of each category. The final winners will be revealed live at the Golden Gnome Awards at RuneFest.

To run through that process once again:
Nominations Open

Nominations Close on July 16th

Nominees shortlisted by GGA Panel

Nominee shortlist announced to community

Players vote from shortlisted nominees on July 26th

Nominee voting closes on August 1st

Winner votes reviewed by GGA Panel (i.e vote manipulation checks)

Winners announced at Golden Gnome Awards at RuneFest on October 4th

The categories for this year are as follows:

Video Awards
Best New RuneScape Video Maker

Best New OSRS Video Maker

Best RuneScape Video Maker

Best OSRS Video Maker

RuneScape Video of the Year

OSRS Video of the Year

Streaming Awards
Best New RuneScape Streamer

Best New OSRS Streamer

Best RuneScape Streamer

Best OSRS Streamer

Art Awards
Best New RuneScape Artist

Best New OSRS Artist

Best Artistic Creation

Best Artist

We're so lucky to have such passionate and talented fans, and we can't wait to see you all to celebrate in October. The very best of luck to you all!

Please note: Cosplay Awards will be voted on live at RuneFest on Saturday during the Cosplay Parade.

Mods Acorn, Archie, Ash, Bruno, Curse, Ed, Gambit, Ghost, Gee, Husky, John C, Kieren, Lenny, Lottie, Maz, Nasty, Roq, Ry, Sween, Tide, Weath, West & Wolf
The Old School Team

July 05, 2019 - An Update On Partnerships and Old School

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 01:32:50 +0000

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An Update On Partnerships and Old School
05 July 2019

An Update On Partnerships
At the beginning of this week we published a blog on working with potential partners in the games industry. What we were offering in this blog represented a change to how content could be introduced to the game - however, for any game to continuously grow and attract new players there is a need for strong partnerships that engage existing players, attract new players and give returning players an incentive to come back and play.

We pride ourselves on ensuring that our players can vote on any in-game content, including content related to commercial efforts, like that which we were offering in the partnerships poll. As far as we're concerned, polling is the epitome of community-driven game development and is the heart of Old School RuneScape.

The poll was set to end on Monday 8th July. You came to vote in your thousands, and the voting so far has sent a clear message – and as such, we've made the decision to end the poll early. The results were so one-sided that the outcome of the poll could not change. It's this, coupled with the divisive discussion surrounding the poll, that has led us to make what we believe is the right call to close the poll booths early.

We'd like to thank you for voting, and your continued passion around Old School. We hope that you continue to trust in the polling process, just as we do. We'd also like to take this opportunity to share some insight into why we offered the content that we did.

Everything we stated in the blog was entirely true. Had the content we offered passed in the poll, it would have been added to a backlog of content we would call upon whenever a partnership was active. There would be no surprises whenever a partnership was approaching, and you would know exactly what content to expect. If the content passed it would not have led to more invasive forms of advertising or monetisation but would have enabled us to do exciting things for our players with partners such as Twitch, Discord, and more. Our motivation for the poll stems from our belief that by tying the partnership to content that we think you would honestly like to see in-game, our partners would then be more inclined to help us with activity that’s good for all players.

The content we chose, we did so as a result of extensive focus group testing. We heard loud and clear that the Old School community would not accept the likes of buyable resources, wealth, or XP. We heard that you would not accept any additions which were either exclusive through purchasing, or partnership, nor would you accept anything that would become discontinued. We heard that you wear your cosmetic accomplishments with a feeling of pride. That's why we promised that the content we were offering would become freely available to all players once the partnership ended. It’s why we've offered cosmetic content like the player-owned-house style decorations that would be seen only by yourself (and others you invite into your house).

We are disappointed that the reception to the blog has focused around monetisation in-game –something that is not in any of our plans – although we can understand your trepidation. We would like to categorically highlight once again that the forms of monetisation listed in the paragraph above will not be coming to Old School and that everything we are doing with Old School is to enable this amazing game to grow, be more fun for you and be experienced by more people in the world.

It should be noted that ‘partnerships’ is not a ‘catch-all’ term – there are many types of commercial partnership opportunities, and as well the ones suggested in the poll, we’ve partnered in the past with the likes of Apple and Google, who have been pivotal in helping us bring Old School Mobile to you all in October last year. So, rather than Walmart or Pepsi, we would look to partner with companies who make sense to both us, yourselves and the game itself.

Whilst we do believe that partnerships can be used for the growth of Old School RuneScape, we're going to work with you to see what you would be happy with. Again, we welcome your feedback on this and rest assured, no in-game content for partnerships will be added without a poll.

Collaboration is at the heart of decisions we make so we will work directly with players at our HQ in Cambridge and with the broader community so you can advise us on the right way to build partnerships that excite, rather than cause confusion and fear. Everyone at Jagex wants Old School RuneScape to be a game that you play and enjoy for many years to come.

Mods Acorn, Archie, Ash, Bruno, Curse, Ed, Gambit, Gee, Ghost, Husky, John C, Kieren, Lenny, Lottie, Maz, Nasty, Roq, Ry, Sween, Tide, Weath, West & Wolf
The Old School Team

July 04, 2019 - Forthos Dungeon

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 01:29:20 +0000

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Forthos Dungeon
04 July 2019

This week sees the release of the Forthos Dungeon!
The Forthos Dungeon
Our Forthos Dungeon poll blog in June enjoyed a 90% yes vote rate. You can discover what lies below the Forthos Ruins in this exciting new dungeon filled with spiders, dragons, and undead druids.

Rooms

The dungeon located below the Forthos Ruin in Hosidius is ripe for exploration. Rooms you can find in there include The Grubby Chest, The Library, The Altar of the Sun, and the Sacrifical Chamber. How much of the new content and lore will you discover?

Miniquest

A new miniquest called 'In Search of Knowledge' has been added. Once you heal Brother Aimeri, he will give you information about tattered tomes found in the dungeon library. Each of the tomes can be filled with four pages that are dropped by creatures within the dungeon. You complete the miniquest by turning in all three completed tomes into the Arceuus Library. As a reward, you will be given a 10k XP lamp. The library will also reward you with 1k for any spare pages you may find in the dungeon.

Sarachnis

Sarachnis is a new mid-level boss aimed at players around 100 combat who want to try their hand at bossing. Defeating Sarachnis poses many challenges - she has a high resistance to ranged and magic attack and will leech some of your health for her own. If you are able to defeat her, you may be able to get your hands on some of her unique drops including the Giant Egg Sac and Sarachnis' Cudgel.

Words from The Developer

"The Forthos Dungeon has been my first project working in the Old School team. The dungeon originally started from a concept that Mod West pitched as part of the original Hosidius Rework. Upon reading the original design I loved the concept of the dungeon as it reminded me strongly of Taverly dungeon. One of the key things I wanted to replicate in this design is the idea that there are unique interactions that the player has to discover to gain access to different parts of the dungeon (i.e. the dusty key).

The core concept of the dungeon is to be a self-contained area where the player can stay for long periods of time, sustaining themselves from the drops they receive. The story and lore of the dungeon describes it as being home to the opposing sides of an old and forgotten druidic religion. However, this is no longer the case. The dungeon has been over-run by undead creatures and is now home to Sarachnis, mother of the temple spiders. Story and lore is to me, as important as gameplay and mechanics. Every NPC the player meets has to have a history or reason to be there, as well as a motivation or goal. Otherwise, they shouldn't be there at all.

When re-working Mod West's concept the first thing I did was decide which parts of the design I liked, what needed to be change and, more importantly, who is going to interact with the content. Originally there was just going to be a higher level spider in the Spider's Den but one issue I was aware of is the lack of bossing content available to mid-level players pre-Zulrah/Vorkath/Raids. As such, I decided to create a new boss which can help teach players the basics of bossing. Ultimately our game, comes down to two different PvM mechanics, changing gear/attack styles and/or changing prayers. This boss focuses on the prayer switching aspect without making it tedious to fight or overly punishing. Following community feedback, Sarachnis was also re-worked to not be an instanced boss so that players had the option to fight it with their friends.

Working on this project has been fantastic and it let me improve as a content developer. Having to create NPC interactions and combat scripts, new items, scenery the player interacts with, balancing content, writing stories... there's just so much to learn. Many of these problems involved having to research how existing content in the game has been created, and using that as an example. Working on this project has provided me with a huge amount of personal satisfaction, seeing my ideas come to life has been a lot of fun.

I look forward to the future projects I will be working on and hope everyone enjoys exploring and interacting with the content within the Forthos Dungeon. As always, feel free to send any constructive feedback to me via Reddit or Twitter!"

Mod Husky

Splashing in Lumbridge
Changelog
The map has now been updated to include the north cow pen.

We’d like to let you know about a change to ‘Splashing’ in Lumbridge arriving in next week’s update.

For those who don’t know, ‘Splashing’ is a highly AFK Magic training method. By attacking NPCs with certain low accuracy Magic equipment, it is possible to only ever deal 0 damage. This means the NPC never dies, the player gains the cast experience for the spell and can remain in combat with the NPC for hours.

For new players that come fresh out of Tutorial Island, it looks odd to see players dressed in full Melee equipment attacking with Magic against low level NPCs such as rats. Whilst being a controversial aspect of the game, it’s not something we’re looking to get rid of altogether at this stage. But we are going to make this impossible in Lumbridge, and the surrounding area, to ensure it’s not something that new players see.

So as of July 11th, we’re removing cast experience for spells if your magic accuracy is so low that you could only ever deal 0 damage, while in the area defined in the map above on both members and F2P worlds.

RuneFest Tickets Now Available
It's not too late to grab a ticket for RuneFest 2019! To join other players and the JMods in celebrating RuneScape and Old School, head over to the official RuneFest page.

This year's RuneFest is shaping up to be totally epic. We're bringing back Skill Chips and adding new activities, new entertainment, and all the biggest announcements from both the RuneScape and Old School teams. RuneFest is a celebration like no other. You can look forward to panel sessions with your favourite JMods and content creators, an awesome 200 PC LAN party, and goodie bags filled with RuneFest Loot.

Food and drink will be available on-site throughout the event, and as the day comes to a close we'll also be hosting a massive after-party for all our guests.

We're packing in plenty of surprises this year, and we can't wait to see you there!

In Other News

Happy Fourth of July to all of our American players!

Song of the Elves release date of July 25th is just around the corner. Don't forget that the Song of the Elves competitions are live! Submit your lore books, videos and login screen designs for a chance to win some awesome prizes. All the details can be found at the bottom of the Song of the Elves progress blog.
The cow field south of Falador is now a multi-way combat zone as an aid to faster bovine slayage, since the Hosidius rework update made a cow field in Kourend less effective for that.

Examining an attas plant in an anima patch at any state states now states "an attas" instead of "a attas".

Red spider eggs have now been removed from the Nightmare Zone Shop.

The green pixel in the Construction skill icon has been found and put back where it belongs.

Discuss this update on our official forums, the community-led 2007Scape Reddit, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For reference on the above content, check out the official Wiki. If you run into any bugs, please submit an in-game bug report by right clicking the 'report' button found at the bottom of the chat box.

Mods Acorn, Archie, Ash, Bruno, Curse, Ed, Gambit, Gee, Ghost, Husky, John C, Kieren, Lenny, Lottie, Maz, Nasty, Roq, Ry, Sween, Tide, Weath, West & Wolf
The Old School Team

July 01, 2019 - Partnerships and Old School

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 09:09:50 +0000

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Partnerships and Old School
01 July 2019

Partnerships
Old School RuneScape is resolutely a subscription-only game. This means we're committed to keeping you happy, to attracting new players and to doing everything we can to make new players enjoy themselves so much that they sign up for membership (we've previously discussed potential changes to the early game designed specifically to make the new player experience a bit friendlier).

We think it's worth taking a moment to explain how games in our position can go about attracting new players, alongside simply striving to make the game itself better and better. Typically, the options are to release on new platforms, to expand into new territories and languages, and to pursue partnerships with other communities and with brands. Examples of how we've done this include:

The release of Old School on mobile - this massively expanded our community, and we're committed to improving the mobile experience by making regular content changes, just like on desktop.

The translation of Old School into other languages (localisation) - this is something that we're actively assessing.

Partners - as our game grows, so does the list of companies that want to work with us.

On the latter point, our partnerships with the likes of Twitch have been really successful. They benefit both us and our partners, but also benefit you by meaningfully contributing to the health of the game which allows us to invest in the changes that you prioritise.

Therefore, partnerships are something we would like to do more of. Last year with Twitch Prime we offered a whole month of free membership, and the chance for players to change their skin colour to purple. The purple skin was later made available to every player, regardless of whether or not they had Twitch Prime or had claimed it during the promotion.

We, of course, recognise that some people wondered why we offered cosmetics at all. We did it because the more we offer, the greater the encouragement for Twitch and other partners to promote the game, and the more incentive there is for new players to try it. And sometimes that's what it's all about - the tiny little things that get a partner that bit more excited or get people to go that extra step and click play.

Importantly, we are going to give you the choice as to how we proceed. We’ll be polling the content that we think fits, and you’ll get to decide on what gets added. We don't want any of you worrying that free cosmetics are in any way a step toward introducing MTX (microtransactions) into Old School – the rest of this blog will outline our commitment to you, and will show you the questions you can expect to see in the poll.

To be completely clear about this - everyone at Jagex, including the CEO himself, is in agreement that we will not add any MTX to Old School RuneScape. We understand that doing so would completely contradict the spirit of what has made Old School a success.

We can promise you that:

Any additions offered through partnerships will not be exclusive, and will be available for all members at a later date.

Any additions that we offer will be made according to the art style of Old School and will truly fit the game's theme.

Any additions we offer will not impact your playing experience.

You will be polled on what additions are offered.

Any additions we offer will be purely cosmetic.

To give you a taste of what we're currently pondering, ideas include additional skin colours, new emotes, Player Owned House styles and alternative home teleport animations. You can see the full list of ideas we're polling below. Don't be alarmed by the length of the list - this doesn't mean we're suddenly going to flood the game with lots of things. We're simply hoping to build up a backlog of ideas that you are happy with and to ensure that you have complete visibility on anything we might add to the game. Both ourselves and our partners are really excited to see what ideas catch your imagination, and we're also really keen to hear about your original ideas that haven't occurred to us - so please do let us know!

We promise that you, our players, will all get to have your say. Later this week we'll open the poll booths with a number of these potential offerings, so you'll be able to tell us which ideas feel right for Old School and which do not.

Looking after you all is every bit as important as trying to attract new people into the Old School family. We owe every bit of our success to you, our players, and we can't wait to work with you on making Old School the very best it can be.

We want your feedback. We’ll be talking more about the blog and the poll on Wednesday’s Q&A (which you can watch at 5pm BST on the Old School Twitch channel). You can continue the discussion on Reddit, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #old-school channel.
Poll Questions
The following text and questions is representative of how the poll will appear once it's made live, pending your feedback.

Earlier this week we spoke about growing Old School RuneScape through working with key partners in the gaming world. In this poll you'll be able to vote on a number of cosmetic changes. In the dedicated blog we specified that all items will first be made available alongside a partnership, but will then be made available to all players once the partnership ends. Click here to read the blog.

Poll Question #1
Should we add a new player-owned-house house style decoration, themed on the Morytania region?

Poll Question #2
Should we add a new player-owned-house house style decoration, themed on the cave goblin city of Dorgesh-Kaan?

Poll Question #3
Should we add a new player-owned-house house style decoration, themed on the Arceuus house?

Poll Question #4
Should we add a new player-owned-house house style decoration, themed on the area of Mount Karuulm?

Poll Question #5
Should we add a new player-owned-house house style decoration, themed on the elven city of Prifddinas?

Poll Question #6
Should we add a new player-owned-house house style decoration, themed on the elven city of Lletya?

Poll Question #7
Should we add a new player-owned-house house style decoration, themed on the Wilderness?

Poll Question #8
Should we add a Saradomin-themed Home Teleport animation that draws a holy symbol on the floor and has you open a holy book?

Poll Question #9
Should we add a Guthix-themed Home Teleport animation that draws a guthixian symbol on the floor and has you open a book of balance?

Poll Question #10
Should we add a Zamorak-themed Home Teleport animation that draws an unholy symbol on the floor and has you open an unholy book?

Poll Question #11
Should we add a Zaros-themed Home Teleport animation that draws an ancient symbol on the floor and has you open a book of darkness?

Poll Question #12
Should we add a Seren-themed Home Teleport animation that draws a serene symbol on the floor and has you open an elven book?

Poll Question #13
Should we add an Armadyl-themed Home Teleport animation that draws an armadylean symbol on the floor and has you open a book of law?

Poll Question #14
Should we add an Bandos-themed Home Teleport animation that draws a bandosian symbol on the floor and has you open a book of war?

Poll Question #15
Should we add a Home Teleport animation which would form a ring around your head and see your character lifted up, similar to the 2008 rework of the Lunar teleport spell?

Poll Question #16
Should we add the Trick emote, similar to the emote added to RuneScape with the 2008 Halloween event?

Poll Question #17
Should we add the Explore emote, similar to the emote added to RuneScape in 2008?

Poll Question #18
Should we add the Freeze emote, similar to the emote added to RuneScape with the 2008 Christmas event?

Poll Question #19
Should we add the Dramatic Point emote, similar to the emote added to RuneScape with the 2009 Christmas event?

Poll Question #20
Should we add the option for an orange skin colour, which would be accessible when visiting the Make-over mage?

Poll Question #21
Should we add the option for a grey skin colour, which would be accessible when visiting the Make-over mage?

Poll Question #22
Should we add the option for a red skin colour, which would be accessible when visiting the Make-over mage?

Poll Question #23
Should we add the option for a yellow skin colour, which would be accessible when visiting the Make-over mage?

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