Runescape News-10-Halloween Event – for ALL players!-30-Oct-2006

The time is here once again; the evenings are drawing in, the pumpkins have been carved, and RuneScape is once more filled with seasonal spookiness!Halloween this year brings problems for Diango in his workshop in the form of enough poltergeists to fill a gnomeball stadium. The evil tree that seems to keep eating passers-by in the middle of the room is also cause for some concern.

Rewards to be had for combating this spectral and… err… woody threat include a full Halloween costume and a Jack o’Lantern helmet. It doesn’t matter if you are a member or not, as all of the prizes are available to both members and non-members. For those of you who were not here last year, the ‘Scared’ emote is also back, but try not to get too frightened!

After the event is done, you’ll find that Diango’s new holiday item recovery system will also make getting your bobble hats back for winter a lot simpler. It will also cover the recovery of almost all of the holiday event items that you would have to otherwise go looking all over the place for.

Speak to Diango by his stall in Draynor to start this year’s Halloween event.
Don’t forget to check the Knowledge Base for more information.

Look out ghosts! Evil trees beware! Runescapians know exactly who they are gonna call!

The Halloween event will be available for 2 weeks only. We’ll take it away in the week commencing Monday 13th November. Please make sure you’ve finished collecting your reward items BEFORE this date.

In other news…

If you’ve got a Bank PIN, you will now be asked to enter it before removing items from your house’s costume room, in much the same way that you enter it before removing items from your RuneScape bank account.
If you haven’t got a Bank PIN and you’d like to set one, visit your local branch of the Bank of RuneScape and speak to the bankers today!
We’d like to remind you all once again that the Bank PIN is NOT a substitute for other forms of account security, and players still need to make sure no-one finds out their passwords. Visit our Knowledge Base to learn about keeping your account secure.

The requirement for equipping Slayer Gloves has been raised from level 17 to level 42 in the Slayer skill. This should make relatively little difference, as you would never have been able to fight a Fever Spider effectively without a Slayer level of 42.

Part of the door of Varrock’s western bank had gone missing. It is now being restored.

Players may now keep mourner outfits in their houses’ costume rooms!

 The new halloween event is awsome the skeleton outfit is really cool compared to the other things we got from events this has to be the best except for the tradeable halloween masks.

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New Dragon Armour for Runescape

I was looking at dragon armour one day and thought there need to be a change, because it was not as good as it could have been. So I decided to draw out some new dragon armour and send it to jagex. Here is a sketch not how it will look in the end, but how it is basically going to look like.

Now I would like to hear what you think about it so if you have any suggetions please tell me. Also I made 2 diffrent helmets I dont know which I should pick to send to jagex, so I would like some help on that and basically tell me what you would like it to look like I need some ideas. I know I want there to be boots and a pl8 and kite and full helm. I do like the legs in the game already, but I want to see if I can make them better. I also thought since dragon armour is special it should have its own whip.

Basically I would like it so there is a quest where you help this clan or gang called the Dragonites or something and when you beat it you can buy your own clan armour which would be this new dragon armour. Also you would be able to buy some new dragon weapons (which I am currently working on)and a dragon clan cape which gives like +7 to all defense stats and a dragon ammy which gives some bonuses and a dragon ring which gives some more bonuses. Also I need to come up with a new dragon symbol because I do not like the one in the game, so if you could give me ideas on a new dragon symbol that would be great, since you can not show me a picture of your idea you will have to describe it to me.

Also that picture above was not what I  was going to send. I am currently working on my more professonal picture of the pieces in photoshop Cs2. So far I have only started to draw the platebody and the more ideas I get the better it will look so again give me all your ideas and what you would like it to be. The color I am working on so I might need some help on that to.

 

Runescape News-9-Would you like to see my arm?-23-Oct-2006

Trolls have never been renowned as farmers. But Burntmeat the troll cook has heard a rumour that humans are able to grow goutweed, and he’s keen to give it a try. In the kitchen of the Troll Stronghold, Burntmeat is hoping for a kind adventurer to teach his assistant this skill.If you’ve done Eadgar’s Ruse and The Feud, come back to the Troll Stronghold and meet My Arm, Burntmeat’s exasperating young assistant. With My Arm by your side, prepare for a memorable voyage to sunny Karamja as you discover exactly how stupid a troll can be! This bizarre quest features jungle villagers, seafarers, dung and trolls aplenty.If you can survive all that and help My Arm grow his own goutweed, you’ll earn yourself a nice xp reward, plus a little something to help you get more out of the Farming skill.

But watch out for an encounter with the biggest bird ever seen in RuneScape…

A note about the Quest Point Cape:

Now that we’ve just released a new quest, all the players who’d got the new QP cape or hood will find that they’ve no longer got the right to wear these items since they haven’t got all the available quest points. If you were wearing the QP cape or hood when you logged off before the update, the items will try to take themselves off you when you log back in.

If there was not sufficient space in your inventory or bank for the items to appear, you will be able to retrieve them from the Wise Old Man of Draynor Village free of charge. You will be able to wear them again as soon as you have the maximum possible number of quest points.

In other news…

The new Fletching cape is now available from Hickton in Catherby rather than the Ranging Guild. This allows players with level 99 fletching to buy the cape even if they have never gained access to the Guild.

If you have completed Darkness of Hallowvale and One Small Favour, you can now save an extra bankspace by storing the Meiyerditch short-cut key on your keyring.

Players who have completed the Rag and Bone Man quest, but who have not yet found all the bones on the wish-list, will now see a little yellow asterisk (*) on their quest list to remind them that they still have more work to do if they want to earn all the quest points available from the Odd Old Man.

Many people have requested that costumes stored in their houses’ costume rooms should be protected in some way by the Bank PIN system. Although we have not yet made this change, we are working on it, and it should be released in the near future.
In the meantime, we’d like to remind you all that the Bank PIN is NOT a substitute for other forms of account security, and players still need to make sure no-one finds out their passwords. Visit our Knowledge Base to learn about keeping your account secure.

The new quest is pretty cool and has some good cutscenes in it and is pretty funny at some times. The new fletching cape is not really that cool the best ones are the slayer, firemaking, quest, range, magic, and woodcutting.

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Runescape News-8-Player-Owned House Costume Room-18-Oct-06

Do you love to collect different outfits for your character but have trouble finding room for them all in your bank? Is your local banker buried under a heap of lederhosen and frog masks? Your problems are solved!

From now on, if you have level 42 Construction, you can add a costume room to your house. Chests, wardrobes and cape racks in this room can be used to store many of the ensembles you can acquire around RuneScape, including:

• Treasure trail reward costumes
• Random event reward costumes
• Minigame reward costumes (such as Castle Wars armour)
• Quest reward costumes (such as Temple Knight armour)
• Recent holiday event rewards – you will find that the room automatically stores any holiday event reward you are entitled to!
• Plus, of course, the new Capes of Achievement!

Naturally, bigger, higher quality pieces of furniture in this room can store more stuff.

Please consult the Knowledge Base article for the complete list of storable costumes.

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In other news…As always, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to fix glitches in the game. This week, among many other minor bugfixes, watch out for the following changes:

• Higher-level slayers may be pleased to hear that Duradel, the Slayer Master of Shilo Village, has finally restored Nechryael to his list of assignments.
• Giant rats, bats and bears have had their models and animations upgraded.
• Ever since the update to the combat interfaces, your attack style would be reset to Accurate mode if you switched weapons to a magic staff. This will no longer happen unless there is no appropriate attack style available on the staff to match your previous mode.

Well the costume room is good for construction people with bank space problems. I would like to make that ,But I cant. The new rats and bears look better and cooler. I also like that it gives any hoilday items you have gotten.

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Runescape News-7-Capes of Achievement… and Goats!-18-October-06

Are you one of the hottest firemakers? Craftier than a clockwork cat? Bit of a wiz at wizardry? Try out our new Capes of Achievement today!Experts across RuneScape are now selling these stylish new additions to your wardrobe… but watch out! Only players who have reached level 99 of a specific skill or completed all of the quests will have the right to wear the latest in-game fashion and gain access to a funky new emote to show off their new cape!

Each cape comes with a matching hood, and if you’ve mastered more than one skill, a trimmed model will highlight your talent. So whatever skills your achievements lie in, you can show off your dedication with these elite new items. For those of you who still wonder about reaching level 100 … there’s a sneaky boost to your stat on each cape, temporarily giving you the effects of that unattainable century!

To find out where you can buy one, wander over to the Knowledge Base article.

This week also sees the release of a tough, new breed of animals. Herds of Desert Goats can now be found wandering around the Kharidian – um – Desert. Now there’s a surprise!

Intrepid explorers who go hunting for these bleating beasts will find that they can collect goat horns, which, when powdered and mixed with Harralander, can make a new Combat potion. This magical (level 36) elixir combines the properties of a basic Attack Potion and Strength potion, so it’s a handy addition to your inventory when heading into difficult combat situations.

Warning: Goats and the desert effect can be bad for your health!

Well I would have to say these new capes are really awsome and the best capes RS has ever made. I just dont like that you have to get Lvl 99 to get one. I am trying to get the quest cape , because its easier. The new combat potion seems pretty handy if you use potions.

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Runescape News- 6 -Elemental Workshop ll -2-october-2006

  The scholars of the Digsite have been cataloguing their library and have stumbled upon another book talking about the strange machinery found underneath Seers’ Village. Unable to decipher the technical nature of the book, the scholars invite anyone with experience of this elemental workshop to take up the challenge themselves.Will you follow in the steps of the great metallurgist Vitruvius? Dare you try to rediscover his lost arts, or will you suffer the same fate as his apprentice? New armour and new ways to treat your Elemental ore are on offer to those brave enough to think out this new chapter of history…

In other news…

In response to feedback from players over the last week, we’ve adjusted the new interfaces to make them easier to use. In particular, the Run button has been moved to the bottom of the Options interface so that it’s more convenient to click. The buttons have also been redesigned to make it more obvious exactly where you can click to toggle them.

The stats interface has returned to its old yellow colour since people were having trouble reading the orange version.

We’ve also fixed the bug whereby you could no longer get defence xp while autocasting magic spells.

You can now operate teleportation jewellery while you’re wearing it! Just right-click on the item and choose the new Operate option. Do bear in mind that you’ll have to click through the same “where would you like to go?” options as before, so it won’t make it any easier for you to evade pkers.

The clickable areas on the spinning wheel interface have been enlarged to make them easier to use.

 This new quest was pretty fun and i got to do it before the guide came out which was not that hard. however the reward for this quest was not so great the mind shield was ok but the helms are totally stupid i think they should do a full armour set that look better then that helm . Also i think there will be an elemental workshop lll because there was a door next to the mind door it looked like a body symbol. well i guess we will have to wait and see.

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Runescape News – 5 – Behind the scenes october – 2-october-2006

 Hello, and welcome to another exciting Behind the Scenes article.

 It’s October already, and Diango and his fairies are beginning to wonder where the year has gone. In order to make enough toys ready for Christmas, Diango’s shipped in as many raw materials as he can, including some of the wood from the haunted forest around Draynor Manor. What trouble can be caused by a few confused poltergeists? Will you be able to clean out the haunted workshop? Pick up your ghost-busting gear later on this month, and you might even earn yourself a spooky reward in this year’s Halloween update.

Also in October, Player-Owned Houses will get their first update since launch, with the all new costume room! Build magic wardrobes and treasure chests, and free up some space in the bank! Players will be able to store all their favourite random event costumes, special treasure trail outfits and even some of the odd little toys they’ve picked up on your travels over the years. More information will follow later this month.

As well as all of your funky costumes, the POH addition will also be able to store one of our other releases this month… the awe inspiring “Capes of Achievement”. Yes, players who have reached the awesome status of having level 99 in a skill or completing all of the released quests will soon earn the right to wear a special cape. Each cape – one for each skill plus one for the quests – will be available in mono-colour or with a trim. Each cape also comes with its own special (and unique) animation, as well as a slight boost to its associated stat. The capes themselves look stunning, and will complement the outfits of even the flashiest adventurers.

Player will also be able to explore the next level to the strange dungeon in Seers’ Village this month, with the launch of Elemental Workshop Part 2. A new book has turned up talking about the mysteries of the “Elemental Helm”. What puzzles await? Only those with a logical mind should find out…

Also this month, we see the next batch of our NPC improvements. After the dragons, giants and demons got the full treatment last month, a few of our other beasts got jealous and joined the queue to the Makeover Mage’s patented “upgrade-a-race-o-matic”. What will the bears, rats and bats look like after he (or she) has woven her (or his) magic? Well, you’ll be able to find out sooner that you think, because we’re releasing a range of wallpapers to support this interesting project. More to come soon!

My Arm is tired. He’s tried planting spades and even dwarves, but nothing seems to be working. Clearly My Arm doesn’t know enough about what the humans call “farming”.

Confused? You will be when you’re asked to accompany trolls across the map in search of the fabled goutweed. Where will My Arm take you next? Find out later this month!

The Knowledge Base gets some serious updates later this month, with the next round of Area Guides, a new postbag, and of course, the players’ artwork gallery.

With some other small improvements like new desert goats and a new potion, you’ll always find something new to do in October!

 

well its sounds like october will be a pretty good month  and i look forward to it. I like the new cape ideas i was thinking they needed new capes, except not this hard to get. Also the new magic wardrobes sounds cool.

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Runescape News- 4 – Area sounds – 27-sep-2006

The way we use sound in the free and members’ worlds gets its well deserved update this week with the inclusion of Area Sounds. These ambient effects add a new level of immersion into our game world, with waterfalls growing louder as you walk towards them, trees with birds and animal sounds in them, bubbling fountains, wind whistling through the mountains, the sound of the sea lapping against the shore and mysterious howls haunting the peaks of the Wilderness. It really does add a new dimension to the game.

As well as new ambient sounds, you’ll also notice you can hear a lot more of what other people are doing around you, especially when they’re fighting.

We hope you enjoy them as much as we have enjoyed developing them.

In other news…

Along with the area sounds, interface updates and new tutors, we’ve been busily improving existing features of the game. This week:

• Adventurers who have defeated the terrible Iban and obtained his staff may use its new right-click option to check how many charges it has.
  Don’t forget – it takes one charge to cast Iban Blast on a monster but two to cast it on another player.
• Baby dragons have now shrunk slightly to solve the problem where their heads rendered incorrectly when they leant forwards. This doesn’t affect their stats.
• Rune and Adamant boots now have a +2 and +1 strength bonus respectively.
• The random junk you occasionally found in chests and crates around the world has now been removed. Members can still get all those items from sources such as the Trawler, the HAM cave and the Digsite.

Well personally I think area sounds are horrible theres a constant chirp and things like that, it really annoys me. Also the fighting sounds are the same and are annoying to. The only sounds that were ok was teleporting. Also the music is good. One good thing was that finally rune boots and addy boots give strength bonus now yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. So instead of wearing climbing boots I can wear rune boots, because there better. Also im glad they got rid of that random junk it was pointless.

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Runescape News- 3 – Player Interfaces – 27-sep-2006

 We’ve now been able to rework some of the core interfaces used for controlling your character. The combat, worn-items and options interfaces have been completely changed, getting away from the old designs which featured text on tiny buttons and replacing them with clearer graphics.Naturally these changes will take you a little while to get used to, so please check out the Knowledge Base page that explains what’s happened before you do something dangerous like rushing into the Kalphite Queen’s hive…

This new update is awsome it really needed this and makes runescape look a lot better. A nice feature its gives is it lets you look at your self so you can see what you look like. For example-

The Inventory or menu looks better with better pictures. For example-

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