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What's happening this week:
Our RuneScape Community team is being joined by Senior Community Manager from Old School RuneScape, "Mod Light"! They'll be focusing on supporting the API & Plugins project to begin with and will thereafter support our various projects in the same way that our other Community Managers currently do. Please do give Mod Light a warm welcome this week!
Our Jmods across the team are heads-down focused on RuneFest these weeks. You may see us appear a little less frequently in community at the moment as we focus on preparing for another hugely exciting RuneFest.
The Deep Clean Project launches today! Adding in a bunch of QoL improvements that tackle the small daily frustrations disrupting your gameplay, from reducing excessive messaging and visual clutter to improving icon consistency and adding player requests such as inputting your bank pin via keyboard!
Great news for homeowners: the maximum furniture limit in Player-Owned Houses has been raised to 500, letting you bring even bigger and more ambitious builds to life.
Something stirs on Havenhythe... Tomorrow we'll be sharing a special Lore blog giving you another glimpse into the island's story ahead of Havenythe Part II. You might want to keep an eye out for Anya...
We intended to share our design preview for how MTX Items will be removed from the game last week. However, we needed a bit more time to finalise the details on this design and are now targeted a mid-week release for this blog.
Live Stream Details
Join Mod Yuey this Wednesday, 23rd September, 16:00 game time as we battle through the Sanctum and defeat Nakatra! Or will you become another sacrifice to Amascut? We shall see!
In case you missed it:
For some time now we've been monitoring ongoing server disconnection reports. We're aware of disruptions at the "backbone of the internet" level service providers which may have affected a number of internet services (so not just RuneScape), but we are investigating what can be done on our side to minimise these issues.
Last week we became aware of an issue that prevented Master Clue Caskets from awarding Second Age items correctly. A hotfix was swiftly deployed on September 14th, and Second Age rewards are now once again available as intended. We've shared some additional info with the Clue Chasers Discord community for anyone interested in the details.
JMod Replies on discussions worth highlighting:
The Deep Clean
The Deep Clean project was born from a desire to tackle the small annoyances that crop up and can interrupt your everyday flow. Focused on resolving persistent pain points that have been highlighted by players across our surveys and social channels, the initiative aims to address everything from excessive messaging and visual clutter to inconsistent icon designs.
The team has been hard at work to deliver a wide range of quality-of-life improvements inspired by player feedback and aimed at making day-to-day gameplay cleaner, clearer, and more enjoyable.
Some of the goals of this update are:
Making the game feel cleaner and more modern.
Preserving nostalgia while improving visual quality and consistency.
Faster access to commonly used features and reduced menu navigation.
Reducing click fatigue and removing interruptions from routine gameplay.
Modernizing boss encounters and improving the bossing experience.
Below will be a complete rundown of everything that is included but we just wanted to highlight some long awaited features, such as finally being able to use your keyboard to input your Bank PIN! A fashionably fresh look for Skillcapes, Removal or refinement of confirmation boxes, increased TokKul-Zo charge storage, More boss healthbars, quicker fairy ring usage and more! Check them all out below.
What is included!
The level 99 Skillcapes and their inverted counterparts have taken on a familar, but fresh look, along with new embroidered skill icons so they fit naturally onto each cape... moves us away from that decal look the old ones gave off.
We spent long and hard thinking about how we go about restoring the glory of what are arguably one of the most iconic capes and silhouettes in RuneScape. On that note, we've opted to return to the skillcapes you know and love, whilst also giving them a lick of paint. Not just skillcapes though, Quest cape has gotten the love it deserves too.
With that in mind, we've also removed the need for toggling the retro versions of the capes, removing the need for over 30 toggles from the settings interface in the process!
To ensure a level of consistency, we've rolled out the new icons to the Master skillcapes and the banners hung in Elf City's Max guild. Inverted capes have been revisited too! Ensuring their colours respect their counterpart, and gives some variance for the two-toned tassels.
Added a filter "Show Category Titles" to all ability books.
Made some tweaks to Fairy Rings, making them quicker and easier to use
The left-click option is now "Configure", opening the Fairy Ring interface directly.
Added a right-click option to teleport directly to Zanaris.
Added a "Last Destination" right-click option, allowing you to instantly return to your most recently visited Fairy Ring location.
Removed a number of old and outdated login messages to reduce unnecessary clutter.
Hid the unused Vote Now! poll interface from the Social menu.
Fixed some issues with the UI:
Standardized the hourglass icon across various interfaces for improved visual consistency.
Updated the Prayer interface to use the correct button styling.
Unified the appearance and behaviour of Help and Close buttons across several interfaces.
Adjusted the size of various drop-down menus, including those found in the Settings and Edit Mode interfaces, improving readability and usability.
Updated and standardized boss health bars across more encounters:
Added boss health bars to several older encounters, including the Corporeal Beast and Chaos Elemental.
Migrated additional legacy bosses to the modern boss health bar system for a more consistent experience across PvM.
Reduced the intensity of the boss health bar fade-in animation, making it less intrusive during encounters.
Repositioned boss health bars to appear above XP drops and XP orbs for improved visibility and a cleaner interface.
Players will no longer receive warnings about boss instances expiring in x minutes. The only exceptions are bosses that require killcounts (GWD1, GWD2).
Players can now use their keyboard to enter their bank PIN. The character needs to be linked to a Jagex account for this to work. It can be toggled in the "Settings" menu.
Fixed various inconsistencies with button styles and colours across the Bank, Graphics Settings, and Customisations interfaces.
We've reintroduced the difficulty category for quests!
Similar to the Wendlewick/Marigold Farm teleport, players can now right-click other teleport spells to teleport to alternate locations if they meet the requirements. This affects Varrock, the Watchtower, Camelot and the house teleport.
The following currencies are no longer displayed in the currency pouch:
Heartments and H'oddments
Travelling Merchant Coupons and Challenge Tokens
Reward Currency from the Anima Islands D&D
Added a new setting that allows players to toggle off the info box that appears above dropped items.
We've corrected an issue with the interface sharing system where only the first two options were clickable.
The TokKul-Zo can now hold up to 40,000 charges, and recharging it now costs 10 TokKul per charge.
Deep Sea Fishing Hub’s "Deposit all fish" option now also banks fish carried by your beast of burden familiar, making it easier to clear your full catch in one go.
We have reviewed a large of the confirmation boxes around the game and removed some while update others with a "Don't ask me again" function.
Removed
Death's item reclaim now longer asks if the player is sure they want to reclaim their items unless the value is over 100m
A second message box has also been removed to keep the process fluid
Entering the door at God Wars Dungeon 2 after having already entered the instance no longer asks for confirmation
Cutting Dragonstone's into bolt tips no longer offers a warning, whilst Onyx and Hydrix warnings still remain
Removed the confirmation when attempting to deploy the herb burner
'Don't ask me again' options added
PvM hub portal teleport warnings for Bork, Kree'arra, General Graardor, Kril'tsutsaroth, and Commander Zilyana
When using the quick-sell option on farmhands at player-owned farms
When using elite skilling outfit teleports
When entering the Abomination boss fight after completing the Death of V quest
When using the World Gate to Kethsi and Tarddiad respectively
Added an option to 'Charge all' when using pylon batteries in Kharid-et
Removed warning of needing both hands free when attempting to enter Herby Werby
Removed the need for a second click when using the Archaeology guild travel map's
The info option has been moved to the second option on right click
Improved the experience of adding crops to compost bins, by offering 'add X', 'add all', and 'add all + don't ask me again'
Improved the experience of converting logs to planks with coins by allowing them to just convert if only one type is held, and then filtering down the options presented if multiple types are held
Removed the need to input a number when adding scrolls to the Globetrotter arm guards
Selecting 'Private encounter' on Godwars Dungeon 1 boss doors will now correctly display the instance menu rather than asking if you want private or public
Streamlined invention blueprint discovery to require less confirmation and 'continue' buttons to smooth out the experience
Fixed some minor issues with the colour and the size of the stats tooltip background.
Fixed some further interface inconsistencies, such as issues with the Arc travel interface.
We've restored the default of showing the player's combat level when right-clicked, regardless of the player having a weapon sheathed or not.
The poison spiders at the entrance to the King Black Dragon can no longer hit players over the wall, preventing them from starting an instance.
The Kalphite Queen entrance now has more eggs and bones around it to prevent the Kalphite Guardians from interrupting the instance creation.
Phew! Hopefully these changes help make your adventures across Gielinor a little faster, smoother, and easier.
League Rewrap up/rewards
What an incredible journey Leagues II: EQUILIBRIUM has been! From carefully plotting your path through Gielinor to discovering game-breaking synergies, pushing Relics to their limits, and chasing ever more ambitious goals, you've continuously amazed us with your creativity, determination, and passion.
Watching thousands of players take their first steps into this new adventure and seeing the HiScores spring to life with fresh rivalries, remarkable achievements, and unforgettable stories has been a joy from start to finish. Whether you were racing for ranks, mastering new strategies, completing impossible-looking challenges, or simply enjoying the journey with friends, you've helped make EQUILIBRIUM something truly special.
Thank you, Scapers, for embracing the challenge, sharing your adventures, and making Leagues II: EQUILIBRIUM an unforgettable chapter in RuneScape's history.
As this League draws to a close, don't forget that the Points you've earned can be exchanged for exclusive League Rewards. Whether you're chasing iconic cosmetics, looking to show off your achievements, or saving up for your favourite unlocks, now is the time to make the most of your hard-earned Points.
Head over to the League's Sage in Lumbridge to access the Rewards Store and browse the available rewards and spend your Points, remember you can also spend points on the rewards from Leagues: CATALYST as well!
Item | Type | Cost (League Points) |
|---|---|---|
Equilibrium Teleport | Teleport | 4000 |
Furniture Plans: Guthixian house portal | PoH Furniture | 3000 |
Furniture Plans: Guthixian grandmaster portal nexus | PoH Furniture | 8500 |
Furniture Plans: Guthixian torch | PoH Furniture | 1500 |
Equilibrium Relic Hunter (Tier 1) | Cosmetic Appearance (Outfit) | 1000 |
Equilibrium Relic Hunter (Tier 2) | Cosmetic Appearance (Outfit) | 1500 |
Equilibrium Relic Hunter (Tier 3) | Cosmetic Appearance (Outfit) | 3500 |
Bria | Pet | 2000 |
Equilibrium Aura | Cosmetic Appearance (Aura) | 6500 |
'The Balanced' | Title | 500 |
Guthix Greatsword | Cosmetic Appearance (Weapon) | 3000 |
Omni Guard ornament kit | Ornament Kit | 7500 |
Soulbound Lantern ornament kit | Ornament Kit | 7500 |
Marketplace Bundle - Chaos and Destruction II
Our second Chaos and Destruction marketplace drop arrives today!
It includes everything you need to make your Player-Owned House into your very own Zamorak's themed abode, complete with Zamorakian symbols, banners, lights, tasteful decor and more... including a Chaotic Portal Nexus! Additionally there is a new aura and a set of Corrupt ability overrides to get your hands on! Head on over to the marketplace in game to check it out!
RuneScape: Dragonwilds 1.0 is Live!
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September 15th marked the release of RuneScape: Dragonwilds' 1.0 full release not just on desktop, but consoles, too! Dragonwilds is now live on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, XBOX Series X | S and PC on Epic Games Store, Jagex Launcher and Steam.
All players, no matter the game or platform are what make RuneScape games truly one (or three) of a kind, and today especially we are proud and honoured to sit side by side with Dragonwilds, presumably on your second monitor, in fact.
If you've yet to set foot in the worlds of Dragonwilds, now is the perfect time! There are skills to grind, quests to complete and plenty of bosses to defeat - a 'Scaper's three favourite things! And if you're already familiar with everything Ashenfall has to offer (so far), thank you for your support, your creativity and your enthusiasm.
Check out the dedicated blog for more details on this exciting news!
That's not all... until October 4th, you can earn yourself the Dragonwilds Twitch Badge! Tune in to your favourite streamer and watch 30-minutes of RuneScape: Dragonwilds to earn yourself a badge for your Twitch account to wear with pride!
Also, who doesn't love a good quest? Well RuneScape: Dragonwilds has you covered! Join the RuneScape: Dragonwilds Discord Quest by creating a lodestone to earn 700 Orbs, which can be spent in the Discord Shop. Drop into the hut in Ashenfall, locate the stones, rune essence, and other necessary materials to craft, and you will be rewarded nicely! But be FAST! This quest is running until tomorrow the 22nd of September so don't delay!
This is not the end of RuneScape: Dragonwilds. A new chapter begins with this release, and the start of an ambitious, multi-year journey into Ashenfall and its secrets.
What's left but to log in? We'll see you in Ashenfall!
Prize Draw Winners for Quarterly Check-in Survey
The following winners of the Prize Draw for RuneScape's Quarterly Check-in Survey have been contacted directly via their Player Inbox.
Arisencobra - US
0range_Soda - US
DDPARTY - US
You Myrin - UK
If this applies to you, please check your inbox and follow the link provided to confirm your details so we may begin processing your vouchers! Thank you once again for taking part in our survey.
Patch Notes
The vast amount of changes in today's update are already mentioned above in the "Deep Clean" section!
General
Fixed the Maximum Carpacity achievement not triggering upon completion.
Builders rejoice! The maximum furniture limit in Player-Owned Houses has been increased to 500, giving you even more freedom to bring your dream home to life.