Runescape News-15-Eagles’ Peak-28-Nov-2006

It had been a tough month at Ardougne Zoo. Word had come from Matthias, the falconer, that a Hunter skill was coming, and the keepers knew they had to do something to keep the zoo interesting. A new exhibit, it had been decided, was needed to draw the crowds away from the chinchompa-baiting to the south and Nickolaus – Ardougne’s self proclaimed top Hunter – had taken the task upon himself. There was one animal in particular that he believed would keep the zoo bustling and popular. Nickolaus was going to hunt a ferret!Unfortunately, not everything has gone according to plan. After setting out for the far western reaches, somewhere between the Piscatoris Fishing Colony and the Tree Gnome Stronghold, nothing more has been heard from the zoo’s eccentric associate. Can you help to find Nickolaus? Has his disappearance got anything to do with the fabled Eagles’ Peak? And what does all this have to do with rabbits?

Visit Charlie, one of the keepers at Ardougne Zoo, to begin a quest that will no doubt involve a spot of dressing-up, elaborate trials and several additions to your Hunter skill!

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In other news…The Sandwich Lady went through a traumatic experience last week when she decided that the Drunken Dwarf had been stationary too long and needed a visit. Five hours of “kebab, please!” later, the frustrated and shaken Sandwich Lady has decided to make her interface a little more accessible by adding a menu that will help customers identify her wares. Hopefully, this will stop beer-swilling dwarves from making the same mistake again. Hopefully!

When you kill someone who’s using the Retribution prayer, you’re supposed to take a little damage as a penalty for killing them. However, it’s previously been quite easy to avoid this damage by running away. It won’t be quite so easy now.

The graphical improvement for sheep and spiders has had to be postponed by a few days. But don’t despair – those critters will get their promised makeover next week.

This new quest looks good now you can catch rabbts in hunter skill and you get to see huge bald eagles on a mountion which is cool. The new update for the retribution skill is good.

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Runescape News-14-HUNTER SKILL!-21-Nov-2006

Like a seasoned Hunter, skulking behind trees and keeping unseen, the Hunter skill has waited for the right moment and pounced. That’s right – after many months of patient tracking – the Hunter skill is upon us!Those stealthy and bold enough to become a master of the Hunter skill should begin at Yanille or Nardah. Marked by animal-skin icons on the minimap, two Hunter shops have taken up premises, selling the wares necessary to begin. A quick browse and shop for bird snares, teasing sticks and magical imp boxes, amongst others, will put you in fine stead for the adventures ahead! Who knows, you may even encounter Leon, an amateur inventor who has found a bow-dacious use for animal bones…

Ready to hunt and laden with animal traps, you will now be looking for somewhere to start your training. The Hunter skill comes with three brand new and vast areas, all denoted by the animal paw icon on the minimap. A quick scurry past the ogres of Gu’Tanoth and over the Feldip Hills will lead to the Feldip Jungle, teeming with explosive chinchompas, spined larupia and various other beasties. A trek past Rellekka, toward Trollweiss Mountain, will reveal the fearsome sabretooth kyatt and cohorts, while the grounds north of the Gnome Stronghold, now connected to the Piscatoris Fishing Colony, will open up – amongst others – Matthias’s magnificent falconry area!

Phew! This lengthy list does not even include the Hunter area near Uzer, nor the graahk stomping grounds round Cairn Isle, or the salamander and lizard trapping areas scattered throughout the world. See the Knowledge Base article for an extensive list of where you can test your abilities.

The Hunter skill brings with it not only new areas, but new experiences. Watch your falcon swoop after dashing kebbits. Jump over pits as you lure unwitting sabretooth kyatts into them. Scour the plains for butterflies with a net and jar in tow. Master the patient, yet rewarding, technique of animal tracking. These diverse abilities will be available to you as your Hunter skill develops.

As any esteemed Hunter will tell you, the thrill of the chase is also about the reward, and a career of hunting will provide you with so many. Arm yourself with the chinchompa, an explosive rodent that can be thrown long distances! Aid your battle-weary friends with stat-boosting butterflies! Load your swamp lizard and toast enemies with its flame-throwing abilities! Collect or sell the furs of your catches, possibly even making them into weight-reducing capes, gloves for Thieving or full camouflage gear! Oh, and don’t forget the imp-in-a-box, who will reluctantly help you when called upon…

So go hunt, stalk your prey stealthily and feel the call of the wild…

This hunter skill is amazing its something fun but im sure well get sort of boring later, but that how hunting works. it take patience and time, but the new cloths look cool and the new range weapons “salmanders” are awsome. The flamethrowing thing sounds awsome and the chinchompas outfit looks the coolest.

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Runescape News-13-Concerning imps and other things… -21-Nov-2006

Improvement!It would, of course, be improper to leave out the other important updates for this week. As if the Hunter skill weren’t impressive enough! That’s right, the imps have had their impending makeover early, as a special treat for the impudent little blighters. Little do they know that weeks of being imprisoned in magical boxes lie ahead of them.

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Fairy ringsKeen-eyed adventurers may find two new fairy rings that can transport them to two of the more remote Hunter training areas. The codes to access these rings will be published in our Knowledge Base in a few days – we’re not doing all the work for you!

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A message from JunaJuna, the ancient snake who guards the Tears of Guthix, wishes it to be known that Guthix, in his wisdom, will not award Hunter XP to adventurers who drink his tears so soon after this skill is released. Anyone who would normally expect to gain Hunter XP as their reward will instead receive the bonus in their second-lowest stat.

When Guthix removes this restriction in early December, it will be announced in a news post.

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In other news…Certain random events that give costumes as rewards will no longer hand out items that players already have stored in their houses’ costume rooms.

The attack animations of metallic dragons have been adjusted to fix the glitch that made their chests stretch incorrectly when they attempted to breathe fire.

You can no longer turn yourself into a rock or an egg while trying to pump or pedal the Blast Furnace!

Well the imps will look really cool and the hunter skill is great.

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Runescape News-12-Player gallery and more bank space-13-Nov-2006

This week, the gods of RuneScape take a wee bit of a breather as the scribes and artists bring you their finest work. So what have Reldo, Postie Pete, the Makeover Mage and the Bank of RuneScape been up to?

First up, straight off the presses come the next batch of Area Guides. This time the researchers have been wandering westwards and brought back tales of Kandarin, Karamja and the Void Knights.

Postie Pete, of course, has had a hand (or a chin) in this update as well, bringing together some remarkable art by adventurers, heroes, scoundrels and curs from across the length and breadth of RuneScape. There are some amazing pieces in there, so you’d best put on your cleanest looking-at-artwork suit to visit the Player Gallery.

Reldo has also sent one of King Roald’s finest portrait painters to the Makeover Mage to capture some art for the Wallpapers section. It turns out the Mage has been busy updating some creatures, and we can now present you with the artists’ work – keep an eye out for these updated NPCs in the future. The sheep are gloriously fluffy; the imps look as mischievous as they behave; the spiders are as terrifying as Evil Dave’s Basement of DOOM.

The Bank of RuneScape has used all the revenue they gained from some very clever investments, and have added twenty-four more slots to all members’ accounts!

Diango’s Halloween problems have also sorted themselves out, so you’ll no longer be able to go into the workshop to defeat ghosts. If you’ve already got your rewards from there, though, Diango will be happy to give them back if you lose them.

We’ve also made the following changes and bug fixes:

• Rune pouches don’t give you a message when you drop them. Instead, they just empty and fall on the floor.
• Switching from any other weapon to a staff properly remembers your combat style.
• Yew and magic trees in farming patches regrow properly when you chop them.
• You can now take enchanted secateurs to Entrana when you go on a balloon trip there.
• In Trouble Brewing, you can’t drop torches on the floor. This is to stop players dropping them for members of the opposing team, and spoiling their own team’s fun.
• Noted items are back to having a black outline around the picture of the item.

I was glad they made more bank space I really need it. The new wallpapers look awsome and so do the new gallery pictures. Basicllay the next thing that is going to happen is the new skill Hunter will come out. I cant wait for that.

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New MMORPG Games

Silk Road Is almost like Runescape except is more like in a ps2 way beacuse of the graphics, Which are much better this game is also a free game to play.

Another game is Ragnarok, Which is a paid game you need to pay to play.

Rose Is also a pay to play game but looks good.

Finally theres Guildwars which I think is a copy of World of warcraft.

Runescape News-11-Behind the Scenes – November-01-Nov-2006

Welcome to November’s Behind the Scenes article!First to be released this month, we have Enlightened Journey. Rumours from Entrana suggest that one of the monks has an even greater desire to rise to the heavens than the others. In fact, his desire is so great that he is planning to make a hot air balloon! An experiment like that will need the expert help of an adventurer, so later this month don’t be surprised if you get invited to join Auguste on a trip across the world.

Watch out for trouble from the locals and a unique puzzle to tax your brain. For those who can keep their heads above the clouds, a rather nice reward awaits…

We’re also updating the website with a plethora of new area guides! About 20 new guides in total will be launched including the Void Knight Outpost, Brimhaven dungeon, Isafdar and the TzHaar City. Along with this we will also be launching a new set of wallpapers, another popular gallery page (for which the Postie is eternally grateful) and, of course, a new set of readers’ letters.

After that little lot, we’ll be giving you something we know all our members will be happy about: More bank space! We will be adding another three rows to the bank so you can store even more – erm – stuff! Hopefully, many of you are also using the new costume room (released last month) to store your costumes in, so you’ll find you’ve got even more room to keep all of your gear.

Now, we know what you’re thinking: “What on RuneScape can I do with all that new bank space?”
Well, how about we release lots of new equipment and objects for you to store, and perhaps even use with a shiny new skill? Yes, towards the end of the month we will be releasing the Hunter skill.

This new addition to the RuneScape skill list is a non-combat skill which gives the player the opportunity to track, net, trap and generally scare the fur right off a brand new range of creatures! Hundreds of new objects and large areas of the map will now be opened up to you to explore and lay in wait for these pesky varmints. Rewards range from brand new weapons and armour all the way to your own imp in a box.

Speaking of imps, they are due to go “under the knife” this month, along with spiders and sheep. These three beasties have somehow barged their way to the front of the queue and will be receiving the full treatment from the Makeover Mage and his (or her) team of surgeons. Naturally, this means all of the spiders will be getting a new look, so be prepared for some rather scary legs to be creeping round a forest / jungle / ice plateau / cavern near you.

And finally this month, we release our second quest: Eagles’ Peak. This exciting update is focused around the Hunter skill again, inviting the player to learn more about the mysterious disappearance of one of Ardougne Zoo’s freelance specimen hunters. After promising them the delivery of a rare ferret the poor chap set out to the far western reaches, somewhere between the Piscatoris Fishing Colony and the Tree Gnome Stronghold. Something strange must have happened to him, though, as he has been missing for days! Will you be able to use your new-found skills to track him down?

Don’t forget: The Halloween update will be taken down on the 13th of November, so don’t delay – get your pumpkin hats today!

This new hunter skill sounds nice, I cant wait for it to come out. I am glad they are making more bank space I really need the space I have no space left in my bank. There will be new spiders and sheeps and imps sounds good to.  Im not sure about the new quests , but i know thet will be a pain for the quest cape people. I want to see what the new cratures look like and what new armour runescape has made.

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