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Christmas Event 2022 | Weekly Game Update (December 13th)

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PSA: Please expect approximately 5 minutes of downtime for German Worlds after the game update at 11.30 GMT. We're carrying out a quick reboot for essential maintenance work. We'll keep you updated via the Game Status Page if this work takes longer than expected. Thanks for your patience!

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Dwarves sure do love their ale, but this year we're hearing that they want to celebrate the season with something a little more festive.... It's time for the Old School Christmas event 2022!

As we wrap up for the holiday season, this festive update will be the last one until January 11th. See you on the other side!

https://youtu.be/WadwM6TqXJk

Check out this awesome trailer, featuring Mod Ash, to find out about this year's Christmas event!

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[h2]Getting Started[/h2]

Begin the event by speaking to Guss Mistletoad. You'll find Guss hanging around the red carpet on the road connecting Barbarian Village to Falador.

Between the road connecting the Barbarians to Falador, you'll see Santa's given the landscape a gorgeous Winter makeover!

This ambitious Dwarf has set his sights on the hottest pub for NPCs - The Nutcracker. It's an exclusive spot with festive drinks, treats and more. It's all he's ever dreamed of. But there's one problem.... Santa won't let him in!

Being exclusive and all, the Nutcracker is only accessible to those who prove their worth in a series of challenges known as Santa's Festive Games! Impress Santa and you'll get access to his secret tavern. If you don't, you'll be joining the long queue of NPCs trying to get in!

Mod Halo, the developer of this year's Christmas Event, would like to say a few words:

Originally posted by author

Message from Mod Halo (developer of 2022's Christmas Event)

Hey 'Scapers! Thought I'd write a few lines for you all after releasing my first project for OSRS! Exciting stuff! As many of you know, I've been working as a QA on the team for quite some time, on projects like Tombs of Amascut. I wouldn't be where I am today without that team - they work exceptionally hard! Moving over to the design team has made for an incredible couple of months so far, and I've had a blast constructing this event for you all. Christmas events are so iconic for Old School and to be able to make one is simply amazing! I went to the extra effort of giving some of the characters their own lore too. I hope Mod Ed will be proud. Spacebarring not allowed!

While I'm here, I'd love to give a quick shout out to the Art team. They have done a stellar job not only with the rewards but with a brilliant new environment. They never miss!

I can't wait to be a part of some REALLY awesome projects coming next year. Stay passionate, and I'll meet you in the Nutcracker for a swift half...

Thanks Halo! It's also worth noting that all of the minigames in this year's event will be replayable, so you can stay in the festive spirit yourself, or stick around to cheer on your friends. PvP is also enabled inside the Nutcracker Pub on DMM and PvP worlds, with relevant restrictions on entry if you were to enter an instanced version.

There are some fantastic new rewards to be earned through this year's Christmas event. We'd like to highlight a couple of them in this newspost... but we'll let you discover the rest!

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[h2]Nutcracker Outfit[/h2]

The Nutcracker Outfit has two styles. Each piece can be changed with the 'Change Style' option, both in the Inventory and when worn.

Could you see yourself Bankstandin' at the Grand Exchange wearing this?

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[h2]Seasonal Backpieces[/h2]

Have you been naughty or nice this year? Be honest...

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[h2]Winter Summit Recap[/h2]

We held our Winter Summit last Saturday, on the 10th December! If you tuned in, we'd like to say a huge thanks - especially if you're a football fan! The feedback on the stream and our roadmap has been incredibly positive so far. We're really excited to work with the community using our new polling system, involving players right from the very start.

If you missed the Winter Summit - not to worry! We've compiled a top-level summary for you in the Winter Summit Summary blog.

Additionally, you can catch the full stream VOD below. Make sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments below and tell us what you're most excited for!

https://youtu.be/YUzc_4N8yaI

It's what you've been waiting for! Old School's content roadmap. Hype! Please note, the Wilderness Boss Rework is still planned for early 2023.

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[h2]Recent Downtime[/h2]

A note on the recent downtime players experienced on December 10th that led to us performing a game-wide rollback.

As you are aware, issues occurred over the weekend and our team worked tirelessly to get game services back up and running. Our priority has been to get players back in-game, ensure our services are running correctly, and then we had the Winter Summit to focus on.

We're also aware that players have reported issues with lost items following the rollback that occurred.

Now we're back in the office, we're investigating what happened and if there is anything we can do for those who lost items. We want to assure you that when we're able to, we'll provide more information as to what caused the issues and what we're doing going forward to help prevent them from happening again, and to better protect our players should we need to.

Thank you for your continued patience.

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[h2]More Changes[/h2]

With it being Christmas an' all, you'll now see pets and some Bosses strolling around Gielinor in festive hats.

Poll 77

We have created a 'Buy all that you can afford' button on the Grand Exchange, which automatically sets the quantity to the maximum number you can afford. There will also be a warning message when placing a buy offer that's more than 10 times the guide price, or a sell offer that's lower than 10% of the guide price. This can be disabled in your Settings menu.

Poison Dynamite

We've corrected an issue where a single-placed Poison Dynamite bomb did not explode correctly. We've also enabled Poison Dynamite to work on the guard dog in the Priest in Peril Quest.

Quest Speedrunning Balancing Changes

We've been monitoring the latest quests (A Taste of Hope and Temple of the Eye) which were added to the Quest Speedrunner last week. At the moment we feel they are substantially easier than any other quest. As such, we have decided to update the times required to better reflect their difficulty relative to speedrunning. Please see these updated times below.

A Taste of Hope
- Bronze - 44:00
- Silver - 35:00
- Gold - 29:00
- Platinum - 26:00

Temple of the Eye
- Bronze - 19:00
- Silver - 17:30
- Gold - 16:30
- Platinum - 16:00

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[h2]Other[/h2]

Fixed a bug with the 'But... Damage' Combat Achievement so items of level 75 or above are no longer usable.
Fixed a bug with the 'Perfect Wardens' task which did not account for Obelisk attacks as intended.
Players can once again rub the Camulet in their inventory to teleport without having to equip the Camulet first.
The Elven Scout who provides Ilfeen's services during her absence in Song of the Elves was overcharging players who hadn't used Ilfeen's services before. You should be charged the right price now.
Mapped purgatory for that whole area.

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[h2]PvP Rota[/h2]

The PvP rota has moved to Period A:

539 - (US) - PvP World
548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments at the time of this newspost going live. However, the PvP Arena will switch to 'Zerker' loadouts on Wednesday December 14th.

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You can also discuss this update on our official forums, on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.

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Old School RuneScape update expands beloved OSRS Desert Treasure quest

A new Old School RuneScape update is set to build on one of the most famed OSRS quests in the classic MMORPG. OSRS Desert Treasure 2 - The Fallen Empire is a sequel to the original Desert Treasure, set to begin in January 2023 with more to follow later in the year. Developer Jagex has also revealed that plans are underway to work with the community on creating a brand-new skill, along with an expansion to OSRS Woodcutting aimed at making it more social.

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The Garden of Death, Poison Dynamite & More | Weekly Game Update (November 30th)

All game worlds will be unavailable for approximately one hour between 11:30 - 12:30 GMT as scheduled maintenance is performed.

Game Status Information Centre

Following last week's downtime, this week’s update is a double feature! Enjoy!
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[h2]Changelog, November 30th[/h2]

Some of you expressed interest in a condensed list of changes for when you’re short on time. So… we’ve made one!

We’re still looking at other ways we could update our updates, so watch this space!

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The Garden of Death

Added a new quest called 'The Garden of Death' to the game.

Improved Quest XP Rewards

XP Rewards (excluding Combat skills) from Master and Grandmaster level quests have been improved.
Players can retroactively receive this experience by talking to Perdu and a handful of other NPCs.

Combat Achievements Expansion

Added Combat Achievements for Tombs of Amascut.
Added further rewards for all tiers of Combat Achievements as per the results of this poll.

Poison Dynamite

Added Poison Dynamite to the game.

Poll 77 Changes

Players can now get back to Ape Atoll without accepting Daero's Training, after completing Monkey Madness I.
Clue Scroll drop rate boosts earned via Combat Achievements now correctly apply inside the Hallowed Sepulchre and for Chests within the Shades of Mort'ton minigame.
Iron players can now buy and sell ores at a fixed price from Ordan's Shop at the Blast Furnace, regardless of stock levels.
Players can now toggle their default Player-Owned House (POH) teleport to 'Building Mode' via the POH settings menu.
Added a setting to the Confirmations category, in the Warnings settings tab, to disable confirmation for Charter Ship payments.
Charlie the Tramp will now accept items sourced from anywhere.

Other Game Changes

Prifddinas Agility Course portals are now highlighted on the C++ client.
Dragon Defenders are now prioritised higher for protection on death.
Soul Wars public games now only require two players per team to start on Fresh Start Worlds.
Players can now light fires near the Bank in Nex’s antechamber.
Shadow Spiders will no longer drain your Prayer if they’re not in combat with you.
On the Deadman world, PvP combat is now blocked in Tombs of Amascut raids.

Mobile Client

We've released a final fix for the black screen issues some players have been experiencing.
However, we've deprecated support for OpenGL ES 2.0, meaning devices that don't support OpenGL ES 3+ will no longer work with the mobile client.

Behind the Scenes

Tomorrow, we'll share further news regarding the 'Make Good' incentive from the recent outage.
Newspost regarding last week's service issues can be found here.
Deployed fixes to improve game stability.
US West and Australia server maintenance planned for December 6th (10:30 - 13:30 GMT and 14:00 - 17:00 respectively) . US East server maintenance planned for January 2023.
Schedule subject to change.

In Case You Missed It

The Mysterious Quest Boss rewards and Revenant Weapons poll closed yesterday, November 29th.
The Winter Summit takes place at 20:00 GMT on December 10th.
We’re sponsoring EVScape’s $15,000 Battle Royale! Check out the trailer here.

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Still here? Read on for all the juicy details about everything listed above!
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[h2]The Garden of Death[/h2]

In our newest Twisted Tale, you’ll piece together a long-lost language and unravel the mystery of some ancient ruins. Welcome, adventurer, to The Garden of Death.

This quest contains no dialogue and focuses solely on environmental storytelling, so make sure that you set aside some time and prepare to be fully immersed in the world around you!

You’ll need 20 Farming to start the quest, and you can begin your investigation at the campsite south of the Lizardman Settlement in the Kebos Lowlands.

The starting location of The Garden of Death.
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[h2]Improved Experience Rewards from Master & Grandmaster quests[/h2]

That’s not all the questing news we have for you this week! Y’all ready for some improved XP rewards?

You voted overwhelmingly in support of this, so we shan’t keep you waiting any longer. Here’s the full list of all the quests impacted, and details of where you early-bird adventurers can claim your extra XP.

Quest

Tier

Old XP Reward

New XP Reward

Where to Claim + Additional Info

Beneath Cursed Sands

Master

20,000 Agility XP

50,000 Agility XP

Perdu, who can be found in several locations.

Desert Treasure

Master

20,000 Magic XP

Unchanged as it's Combat XP.

Dream Mentor

Master

15,000 Hitpoints XP

10,000 Magic XP

Unchanged as it's Combat XP.

The Fremennik Exiles

Master

15,000 Slayer XP

15,000 Crafting XP

5,000 Runecraft XP

50,000 Slayer XP

50,000 Crafting XP

30,000 Runecraft XP

Perdu, who can be found in several locations.

Grim Tales

Master

14,000 Woodcutting XP

6,000 Agility XP

6,000 Thieving XP

5,000 Herblore XP

5,000 Hitpoints XP

4,000 Farming XP

60,000 Woodcutting XP

25,000 Agility XP

25,000 Thieving XP

15,000 Herblore XP

5,000 Hitpoints XP

10,000 Farming XP

Perdu, who can be found in several locations.

Hitpoints is unchanged as it's a Combat skill.

Legends' Quest

Master

7,650 XP in four skills of choice

30,000 XP in four skills of choice

Radimus Erkle in the Legends' Guild

Choice is limited to Attack, Defence, Strength, Hitpoints, Prayer, Magic, Woodcutting, Crafting, Smithing, Herblore, Agility and Thieving.

Making Friends with My Arm

Master

10,000 Mining XP

10,000 Agility XP

5,000 Firemaking XP

2,000 Construction XP

50,000 Mining XP

50,000 Agility XP

40,000 Firemaking XP

10,000 Construction XP

Perdu, who can be found in several locations.

Monkey Madness I

Master

N/A

Quest gives no XP itself. Instead, XP can be gained post quest by talking to Daero. This XP won't be changed as it's combat XP.

Mourning's End Part I

Master

25,000 Thieving XP

25,000 Hitpoints XP

40,000 Thieving XP

25,000 Hitpoints XP

Perdu, who can be found in several locations.

Hitpoints is unchanged as it's a Combat skill.

Mourning's End Part II

Master

20,000 Agility XP

60,000 Agility XP

Perdu, who can be found in several locations.

A Night at the Theatre

Master

3x 20,000 XP Lamps

4x 20,000 XP Lamps

The Mysterious Stranger outside the Theatre of Blood.

Quest gives Lamps instead of XP.

Sins of the Father

Master

3x 15,000 XP Tomes

6x 15,000 XP Tomes

Ivan Strom in the Meiyerditch Myreque hideout. Have fun getting back there!

Quest gives Tomes instead of XP.

Swan Song

Master

15,000 Magic XP

10,000 Prayer XP

10,000 Fishing XP

15,000 Magic XP

10,000 Prayer XP

50,000 Fishing XP

Perdu, who can be found in several locations.

Magic and Prayer are unchanged as it's combat xp.

Dragon Slayer II

Grandmaster

25,000 Smithing XP

18,000 Mining XP

15,000 Agility XP

15,000 Thieving XP

80,000 Smithing XP

60,000 Mining XP

50,000 Agility XP

50,000 Thieving XP

Perdu, who can be found in several locations.

Monkey Madness II

Grandmaster

25,000 Slayer XP

20,000 Agility XP

15,000 Thieving XP

15,000 Hunter XP

80,000 Slayer XP

60,000 Agility XP

50,000 Thieving XP

50,000 Hunter XP

Perdu, who can be found in several locations.

Song of the Elves

Grandmaster

20,000 Agility XP

20,000 Construction XP

20,000 Farming XP

20,000 Herblore XP

20,000 Hunter XP

20,000 Mining XP

20,000 Smithing XP

20,000 Woodcutting XP

40,000 Agility XP

40,000 Construction XP

40,000 Farming XP

40,000 Herblore XP

40,000 Hunter XP

40,000 Mining XP

40,000 Smithing XP

40,000 Woodcutting XP

Perdu , who can be found in several locations.

A Mysterious Quest...

Master

16,000 Agility XP

12,000 Thieving XP

8,000 Hunter XP

60,000 Agility XP

50,000 Thieving XP

40,000 Hunter XP

Unreleased

As the table suggests, most of the XP you’re owed can be claimed from Perdu, although a few other NPCs are also getting in on the game.

If for whatever reason you don’t want to be showered in XP the next time you speak with Perdu, you can politely decline and come back another time.

Please do bear in mind that accepting XP from Perdu is an all or nothing decision – you won’t be able to pick and choose which rewards you get. If you’re keeping one of the impacted skills at a specific level, or holding off on getting a 99 until your friends are around to celebrate with you, we suggest giving Perdu a wide berth until you’re ready.

On that note, we’ve opted not to increase Combat XP rewards retroactively. We don’t want to risk ruining restricted account builds with a single dialogue option, but neither do we want people to feel locked out of rewards that they’ve earned. Additionally, leaving Combat XP as it is allows restricted account players to enjoy all the same quests they’re used to.

As a general rule, if you obtained the end-of-quest XP from a dialogue option, Tomes, or Lamps, you’ll have to go speak to the NPC who gave you those options instead of Perdu. We’ve linked the OSRS Wiki entries for all of them in the table above, so you can see exactly where they hang out and what they’ll give you.

Lastly, as per your vote, the XP reward ranges given above are going to be the standard for future Master and Grandmaster quests. Hmm, looks like there’s a new one coming up soon! Perhaps you’ll learn more at the Winter Summit…?
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[h2]Combat Achievements Rewards Expansion[/h2]

Alongside all of the questing goodness above, you also voted for additional rewards for Combat Achievements. In case that particular poll blog passed you by, here's a list of all of the rewards we’ve added:

Easy

100% bonus Warrior Tokens from the Warriors’ Guild.
Gain one additional Void Knight Commendation Point per game of Pest Control.
The upper limit for Boss Slayer tasks, unlocked with the Like A Boss perk, is increased from 35 to 40.

Medium

200% bonus Warrior Tokens from the Warriors’ Guild. Note that these rewards are cumulative, meaning you'll have to complete both the Easy and Medium tiers for the 200% bonus listed here. This same rule applies to any other rewards that increase per tier.
Gain two additional Void Knight Commendation Points per game of Pest Control.
No longer affected by the Prayer drain effect at Barrows while Ghommal's Hilt is equipped.
Your cannon can hold up to 35 Cannonballs.
The upper limit for Boss Slayer tasks, unlocked with the Like A Boss perk, is increased from 35 to 45.

Hard

Imbues at Nightmare Zone and Soul Wars cost 50% fewer points.
Gain three additional Void Knight Commendation Points per game of Pest Control.
Your cannon can hold up to 45 Cannonballs.
Kill Count required to access the bosses at God Wars Dungeon is reduced from 40 to 36.
The upper limit for Boss Slayer tasks, unlocked with the Like A Boss perk, is increased from 35 to 50.

Elite

Bracelets of Slaughter now have a 10% chance to fully recharge instead of breaking.
Expeditious Bracelets now have a 10% chance to fully recharge instead of breaking.
Superior Slayer monster spawn rates are increased to 1 in 150.
Your cannon can hold up to 60 Cannonballs.
Kill Count required to access the bosses at God Wars Dungeon is reduced from 40 to 32.
The upper limit for Boss Slayer tasks, unlocked with the Like A Boss perk, is increased from 35 to 55.

Master

Thralls resurrected via Arceuus spells last 50% longer.
Ghommal's Hilt 5 can now be combined with the Avernic Defender for a cosmetic upgrade.
Kill Count required to access the bosses at God Wars Dungeon is reduced from 40 to 25.
The upper limit for Boss Slayer tasks, unlocked with the Like A Boss perk, is increased from 35 to 60.
Unlocks a new ammo-slot item, Ghommal's Lucky Penny, which gives a 5% chance to not consume charges when worn with charged weaponry such as the Trident of the Seas or the Scythe of Vitur.

Grandmaster

Thralls resurrected via Arceuus spells last 100% longer.
Ghommal's Hilt 6 can now be combined with the Avernic Defender for a cosmetic upgrade.
Kill Count required to access the bosses at God Wars Dungeon is reduced from 40 to 15.
The upper limit for Boss Slayer tasks, unlocked with the Like A Boss perk, is increased from 35 to 65.

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[h2]Tombs of Amascut Combat Achievements[/h2]

Speaking of Combat Achievements, we’ve added nearly 50 of them to Tombs of Amascut! Hooray!

Now, we’re not going to list them all here – you’ve had your fill of tables for the day – so make sure to check them out in-game after the update.

You’ll notice they’ve been added under three new ‘monsters’ – Entry Mode, Normal Mode, and Expert Mode. Completing a challenge at a higher difficulty than specified should unlock the relevant Combat Achievement regardless – so if you complete 50 Expert Mode Kill Count, it’ll count towards the Entry and Normal Mode Kill Count Achievements too.

We’re excited to see you get stuck into Tombs of Amascut all over again, and hope you have loads of fun challenging yourselves with this new batch of Combat Achievements!
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[h2]Poison Dynamite[/h2]

Most of you will already be familiar with Poison Dynamite, which we first offered in Poll 76. For those of you who aren’t, Poison Dynamite is a new weapon which lets skilling pures secure kills (when necessary) without gaining Combat XP.

Players can now use their Firemaking skill (at level 50 or above) to craft untradeable Poison Dynamite from one Dynamite and three Cave Nightshade.

Once assembled, simply place the Poison Dynamite on the ground and light it as you would a pile of Logs to deal damage in a 3x3 area. For a more precise attack, you can also stick the Poison Dynamite to your target by using it on them. Using the Poison Dynamite in either fashion will net you a bit of Firemaking experience.

What is that mysterious fizzing noise...?

After 5 ticks (3 seconds), the Poison Dynamite will explode, dealing between 0-6 damage. This scales with your Firemaking level. If the explosion hits, there’s also a 25% chance to poison the target. Poison damage begins at 6.

The Dynamite’s damage roll is based on your selected combat stance – so enemies weak to Ranged are more likely to take damage from the explosion if you’re holding a bow instead of a scimitar.

The damage type is the same as your currently equipped weapon, too – so if you’re attacking an enemy that’s immune to a certain damage type, watch what you’re wielding!

You can only deploy one piece of Poison Dynamite at a time (sensible…), and only one Poison Dynamite can be active on any given square. This means that multiple accounts are unable to stack their explosions on the same square.

Additionally, you’ll only be able to hit a single target, even if a 3x3 explosion is in range of several NPCs.

One final thing: the TzHaar have forbidden the lighting of Poison Dynamite within the Fight Caves. Scorching hot volcanic undercities are not the kind of place you want to leave this stuff lying around – and besides, it sets off Jad’s allergies.
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[h2]Behind the Scenes[/h2]

Note: This section was originally written to be included in November 23rd's Game Update Newspost and doesn't include the service outage issues from Tuesday, November 22nd. If you'd like to learn more about those, check out this post.

UPDATE: We’d like to thank everyone for their patience following last week’s server outage. The team is still committed to delivering our ‘Make Good’ plan, and we’ll have more news to share tomorrow! Keep your eye on the newspost above for updates.

We recently had a period of extended downtime for UK and German worlds, which allowed us to perform some much-needed upgrades in the relevant data centres.

Since this maintenance, we’ve seen loads of positive feedback about the server stability and latency for the affected worlds, leading players who frequent other data centres wondering ‘when’s our turn?’

Well, we’ve got good news! We currently expect to upgrade the Australian and US West worlds before Christmas (only a month away now!) on December 6th. Maintenance will take place between 10:30 - 13:30 GMT for the US West worlds and between 14:00 - 17:00 GMT for the Australian worlds. This means that all worlds in that region will be unavailable during the alloted times.

We are also looking to tackle the US East worlds in January 2023. Now, this is subject to change, but nevertheless, we hope to have more of you enjoying consistent and stable performance before long.

This week’s update also comes with some ‘under the hood’ work to optimise the game’s performance and make it more stable. All this hard work means that you can enjoy existing and future content in the best way possible.
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[h2]Mobile Client[/h2]

Good news, everyone! Our ace mobile team have figured out a solution for the black screen issues players have been experiencing on mobile platforms.

Unfortunately, in fixing the problem we’ve had to deprecate support for OpenGL ES 2.0, so devices that don’t support OpenGL ES 3 or higher will no longer work with the mobile client.

If your device is not supported, you’ll still see the black screen for around 5-10 seconds before the game crashes. If your device is supported and you’re still experiencing the black screen issues or any other problems, please do send us a report.
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[h2]Poll 77 Changes[/h2]

Players who have completed Monkey Madness I may now return to Ape Atoll to complete Monkey Madness II without accepting Daero’s training. They will have to complete both Duke and Daero’s training in order to use Heavy Ballistae. Please also note that Culinaromancer’s Gloves beyond Mithril-tier have their own Defence requirements, so 1 Defence accounts will still be unable to use the Adamant Gloves.
Clue Scroll drop rate boosts earned from Combat Achievements now apply to the Hallowed Sepulchre and Chests in the Shades of Mort’ton minigame.
Iron players may now buy and sell ores at a fixed price from Ordan’s Shop even while it's overstocked. However, they'll pay a static price for this rather than getting the discounts that a non-Iron player would for buying an overstocked item. Additionally, Ordan's shop now resets its contents towards the default stock (100) faster than before.
Players can now set their default Player-Owned House teleport to ‘Building Mode’ from the POH Settings. All the usual restrictions still apply, meaning this option won't work if there are already guests inside the POH or if the player has a follower.
Players can now disable confirmation messages for Charter Ship payments. To do so, open up the Settings Menu, navigate to Warnings and scroll down to Confirmations, where you’ll find the new toggle.
Charlie the Tramp has embraced the phrase ‘beggars can’t be choosers’ and will now allow players to bring him requested items acquired by any means. This means that players doing Beginner Clue Scrolls can fetch his favourite items direct from their own Bank, by trading other players, or buying from in-game shops, instead of having to craft the items themselves.

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[h2]Other Changes[/h2]

Portals on the Prifddinas Agility course are now highlighted like any other obstacle for players using the C++ client.
Dragon Defenders were unusually easy to lose on death, considering how long they can take to re-obtain. We’ve bumped up their value, so they’re now prioritised higher for death protection purposes. Of course, there’s always the alternative solution: just don’t die!
Players can now light fires near the Bank in Nex’s antechamber. This should give UIM players an opportunity to rustle up some scran and extend their trips to this exciting locale.
Shadow Spiders will no longer drain the Prayer Points of innocent bystanders and will instead only use this ability on players they are in direct combat with.
You will now get full XP from helping your Throne of Miscellania citizens with Mining, Fishing, and Woodcutting.
You can now toggle off the confirmation screen which appears upon paying to protect your crops.
Fresh Start Worlds players can now start public Soul Wars lobbies with just two players per team, as opposed to the usual 10 players per team.
PvP combat is now blocked in Tombs of Amascut on Deadman worlds, as it is for the other raids. There’s enough danger in the tombs without your friends turning on you!
The RuneFest 2014 and 2017, plus the Premier Club 2018 cosmetic rewards are now unlocked by default for everyone, on all world types.

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[h2]In Case You Missed It[/h2]

This year’s Winter Summit is a little over two weeks away and will take place at 20:00 GMT on December 10th. It’s THE place to be for news about everything coming up in 2023, so don’t miss out!

Don’t forget, if you tune in a little earlier you can catch EVScape’s Battle Royale where your favourite creators face-off for their chunk of a $15,000 prize pool. Get yourself in the competitive mood and check out this epic cinematic trailer by Golden Gnome Winner Hooti Tooti!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiaKV-4DxT8

And if that wasn’t thrilling enough, check out Soup’s YouTube channel, where you can watch the first episode of Season 3 of the Gielinor Games! This is without a doubt the most important sporting event going on in the world right now, so do give it a look.
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[h2]An Update On The Wilderness Boss Rework[/h2]

Originally, we’d planned for this section to tease the Wilderness Boss Rework, scheduled for next week’s game update. Unfortunately, yesterday we made the difficult decision to delay the release until January 2023.

We understand that you’re as excited as we are to get your hands on the reworked Wilderness bosses, and that this delay is disappointing. In the late stages of testing we discovered a number of significant issues that must be fixed before the content can launch. At any other time of year, this wouldn’t lead to a significant delay – but during December, we operate at reduced capacity, with many members of the team taking holiday to spend time with their family members at Christmas.

We apologise to everyone who was anticipating this update, and hope you understand that we’d rather delay content so that it meets our strict standards than rush a release that falls short.
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[h2]Next week in Old School[/h2]

With the unfortunate news above, next week's update may not be as hefty as we imagined it might be but we want to commit to giving you all a small taste of what's to come (where possible) so that you're not caught off-guard and have some time to get excited about upcoming updates.

This game update and the one before brought a large chunk of the Poll 77 changes to you all but if you're waiting on any in particular then it's likely you'll see additional Poll 77 changes making their way to you next week.

On top of that, those of you who enjoy both Morytania and going fast can look forward to the full releases of A Taste of Hope and Sins of the Father on Quest Speedrunning worlds, as well as another batch of quests entering their betas so that we can fine-tune completion times!
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[h2]Merch[/h2]

Last week we shared some pictures of a fancy new ceramic 'Jolly Boar Inn' tankard and a Father Gnome Child Xmas jumper, two of the latest goodies to arrive at the Merch Store.

We also mentioned a handful of swanky tourist tees – so here they are, in case you’re still looking for the ideal gift for the globetrotting adventurer in your life!

Check out all these new lines, plus the range of official pins and keyrings by the talented Angels Scapes.
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[h2]PvP World Rota[/h2]

The PvP rota has moved to Period A:

539 - (US) - PvP World
548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using 'Pure' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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You can also discuss this update on our official forums, on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.

Mods Arcane, Archie, Argo, Ash, Ayiza, Boko, Bruno, Chilly, Crystal, Curse, Daizong, Dylan, Ed, Elena, Errol, Fed, Gecko, Gizmo, Goblin, Grub, Halo, Havik, Hend, Hornet, Husky, Jalo, Kieren, Kirby, Kurotou, Lenny, Light, Mack, Markos, Maylea, Meat, Moogle, Morty, Nin, Nylu, Other, Redfield, Regent, Roq, Ry, Sarnie, Shaun, Shroom, Sigma, Skylark, Soffan, Sova, Squid, Starry, Stevew, Surma, Tide, Torrance, Veda, Vegard, West & Wolfy

The Old School Team.

Poll 77 Changes and More! | Weekly Game Update (November 16th)

Gielinor is packing up its Halloween decorations and starting to wrap up warm for the colder months. Read on for changes from Poll 77, a chilly summit, and more!
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[h2]Poll 77 Changes[/h2]

Last month, you voted on our latest QoL Poll, 77th of its name, destroyer of inconveniences and protector of the realm.

If it somehow passed you by, you can find the Poll Blog here, or check out the results here.

Let’s see the first batch of changes!

Demon hunters will be pleased to see that the drop rate on the Jar of Darkness has been drastically improved from 1/2,500 to a 1/200. Those of you looking to flex your Skotizo slaying prowess should find the grind a little more reasonable than before.

In other loot news, we hear the Sandwich Lady’s food safety rating is dropping fast. While she'll still offer predominantly fresh, home-made sandwiches (and chocolate bars?) she now has a 1/64 chance of giving you a Stale Baguette whenever she offers you a Baguette. While this is a concerning development for foodies, it should be a win for all the Collection Loggers out there!

Ever wanted to make an Anti-venom+ but accidentally had Zahur turn your huge stack of Torstol into unfinished Torstol Potions? Listen, it happened to a friend of ours! Thankfully, that friend will now be able to use those Torstol Potion (unf)s to make Anti-venom+ Potions. And of course, they can still use plain ol’ Torstol to do the same.

Picture this: you've just unlocked your Ardougne Cloak 1. You're excited to use your handy new teleport for rapid access to a Fairy Ring to aid you in your adventures. Unfortunately, whichever fairies put the Ring there in the first place failed to account for the most complained-about tree in Old School's history.

We've set those layabouts outside the Tower of Life to work, and they've made themselves useful by moving and removing some of the trees around the nearby Fairy Ring, meaning you'll now be able to access your favourite teleportation methods without all those (literal) extra steps. Handy! We've done some similar foliage rearranging around the Legends’ Guild Fairy Ring too.

We've got a couple of additions to your Player Owned House storage options up next.

First off, you can now store your Mining Gloves in your Armour Case. Got all three types of glove? No problem - the case has space to take all of them at once, saving you up to three Bank spaces.

Secondly, the Fish Sack Barrel is now storable in your Magic Wardrobe. No longer will space-saving players need to choose between storing their Fish Sack or upgrading it to a Fish Sack Barrel - it's the best of both worlds!

That about wraps up this week's Poll 77 changes. We hope to have the rest of them sorted by late December, so keep an eye out for more in the coming weeks!
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[h2]Quest Speedrunning Competition[/h2]

We're excited to announce a brand new competition for Quest Speedrunning enthusiasts!

Do you have what it takes to achieve the best global times for Prince Ali Rescue & Beneath Cursed Sands within Quest Speedrunning?

We'll award 30 glorious days of membership to the top two global times that have been achieved by 11:00 GMT on November 23rd!

Membership will be automatically applied after the closing date, and winners will be contacted via their in-game inboxes.

Best of luck! The full T&C's can be found here.
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[h2]Halloween 2022 Wrap-up[/h2]

After a couple of sugar-filled weeks of trick-or-treating, we're taking this year's spooky Halloween decorations down and putting them in a suitably spider-infested corner of the attic until next year.

Unfortunately, it looks like our cleaning efforts haven't been completely thorough and those meddling, costume-wearing kids left a small cauldron full of their leftover items.

If for any reason you're looking to re-assemble a Terrifying Charm, check behind 'Zaff's Superior Staffs!' and rummage around in the smelly socks and rotten food until you find whatever it is you're looking for...
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[h2]Annual Survey Prize Draw[/h2]

A couple of weeks ago we sent round our Annual Survey!

These surveys include a whole bunch of questions about what you enjoy doing in Old School RuneScape, what you'd like to see us do, and how you feel about some of the things we've been thinking about for the future of Old School.

As a treat for filling out the survey, respondents were entered in to a big ol' prize draw. The winners have been selected:

Me is tomg
huynhwaynec
W00lfeh
Strapplebees
Otis Macabre
I AM 1RONMAN
Kill the king
Salted nut
noname3344
Nateforce
TONY
Jharrak
Metites
Darealrob1
noormees
Puregrind101
Valanyr
Looseleave
EnrikaFox
Itsleviosaar
Real players
kayR O_O
Scrumblor
nezware
Setvilioux
Lockdownman
Barrbarian
Xuvi
Code cse
zComaa
GIM Acadiel
leggie
Duke Appox
Shelroda
tankking
Slime Dingus
Reisclef
Mr Spoof
None Feared

Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks again to everyone who filled out this year’s survey!
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[h2]In Case You Missed It[/h2]

This is a section we don't often include, but there's been a lot going on lately and we want to make sure you're all kept in the loop!

We recently polled a mysterious new quest, which you overwhelmingly voted to put into the game.

As part of the poll, you voted for a repeatable, soloable boss for players to tackle after the quest. Naturally, you'd like to know a little more about the loot on offer for any bossing you might end up doing. Lucky for you, there's a poll blog out now outlining the rewards on offer.

We’ve also added a small section to the top of the poll blog discussing the Revenant weapons, so make sure you take a look!

Both the mysterious boss rewards and Revenant weapon adjustment poll questions will be live in-game today. Head to your nearest in-game Poll Booth or navigate to the Community tab under Account Settings to cast your vote and have your say!

Now, you know what’s not a mystery? The date and time of our first ever Winter Summit!

We've run Summer Summits in the past, where we all talk through some of the bigger content releases for the coming months. This one’s no different, it’s just a little colder. Make sure you tune in to hear all about… er… actually, that is a mystery.

Finally, some of you reading might be familiar with EVScape's Battle Royale. The Battle Royale is an event that pits your favourite content creators against each other in an all-out showdown!

This year, for the first time ever, we're officially sponsoring the event! You can check out our initial teaser here and keep your eyes peeled for an epic cinematic trailer on our YouTube channel in the coming days, made by 2021's Best OSRS Artist Golden Gnome winner Hooti Tooti!

So, make sure to mark your calendars for December 10th, and settle in for an epic battle before tuning in to the Winter Summit.
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[h2]Other Changes[/h2]

Outside of Poll 77 there are a few smaller changes this week:

Up to a spot of Barbarian Fishing? You can now use a knife on any type of fish to slowly cut all your fish automatically. You’ll still be able to cut the fish at will, similar to cleaning herbs. This shouldn’t impact any skilling methods, but if you notice any unusual behaviour, please do let us know!
The combat levels in the Ogre Shaman vs Blue Dragon cutscene during Watchtower Quest have been updated in-line with the out-of-cutscene equivalents. Well spotted!
The Makeover Voucher previously given to players who completed Recruitment Drive is a ‘null’ item, but a few of you have been left with them lurking in your Banks. This week’s update has cleaned them out for you!

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[h2]Merch Update[/h2]

Looking to wrap up warm ahead of the Winter Summit extravaganza? Why not treat yourself to some new merch offerings – or add them to your gift list?

First up is our Father Gnome Child Xmas Jumper! A festive gnome child takes centre stage in our 2022 Xmas Jumper, complete with a colourful pattern of Party Hats, Crackers, Snowballs, Scarves and Xmas Trees. Ho, Ho, Ho!

Perhaps you're somewhere a little warmer this festive season? Don't worry, we've also got some new tees showing off some of Gielinor's most popular tourist destinations. Take a nostalgic trip to Lumbridge, scare yourself silly at Draynor Manor, soak in the sun on Karamja or wrap up warm (and fight for your life) on White Wolf Mountain.

And if you fancy warming up with a lovely cuppa tea (or a more grown-up beverage), we’ve also got ceramic tankards bearing the Jolly Boar Inn's logo!

Finishing up we've got some Limited Edition Santa Pins and Party Hat Keyrings for those feeling festive, and a Limited Edition Black Knight Pin, all from the fantastically talented Angels Scapes. As an extra special Black Friday Offer, anybody spending £40/$48/€46 in the store will receive a Black Party Hat Keyring for free (while stocks last!)

If you're looking for an early present or perhaps a stocking filler or two, make sure to head on over to the store to find out more about all of the above and a bunch of other lines we've restocked.
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[h2]PvP World Rota[/h2]

The PvP rota has moved to Period B:

560 - (UK) - PvP World
579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
580 - (US) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using 'Zerk' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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You can also discuss this update on our official forums, on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.

Mods Arcane, Archie, Argo, Ash, Ayiza, Boko, Bruno, Chilly, Crystal, Curse, Daizong, Dylan, Ed, Elena, Errol, Fed, Gecko, Gizmo, Goblin, Grub, Halo, Havik, Hend, Hornet, Husky, Jalo, Kieren, Kirby, Kurotou, Lenny, Light, Mack, Markos, Maylea, Meat, Moogle, Morty, Nin, Nylu, Redfield, Regent, Roq, Ry, Sarnie, Shaun, Shroom, Sigma, Skylark, Soffan, Sova, Squid, Starry, Stevew, Surma, Tide, Torrance, Veda, Vegard, West & Wolfy

The Old School Team.

Diversity and Inclusion Changes | Weekly Game Update (November 9th)

We’re making moves this week with D&I changes, Halloween buffs, and two new quests for you to speedrun!

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[h2]Diversity and Inclusion Changes[/h2]

If you’re an avid FashionScaper, enjoy romancing royals, or love a good quest, we’ve got a few changes this week guaranteed to make you happy!

First up, changing anything about your base character model is now completely free, with no limitations! This means we’ve got freebies afoot (little shoe joke for you there) at Yrsa’s Shoe Shop in Rellekka, Thessalia's Shop in Varrock, the Hairdresser's in Falador and the Makeover Mage!

Now that you’ve got those fancy new duds, why not walk them over to Miscellania, where the dating scene has recently been revived? The following changes have been made to the Throne of Miscellania and Royal Trouble quests:

You may now choose to romance either the handsome Prince Brand or the beautiful Princess Astrid, regardless of your character’s gender.
Or, if you’re not looking for a long-term commitment, you can now choose to become your selected royal’s best friend instead of marrying them.

Speaking of quests, the gender requirement during Recruitment Drive has been removed and replaced with a new puzzle which will test your powers of observation. In addition, you'll receive a cool 3,000 GP for completing the quest.

You'll also notice that anyone can now join any Consortium company – except The Red Axe – regardless of which gender they present as. Any references to the companies’ previous gender discrimination have been removed from the quest.

Following the completion of The Feud, all NPCs in the town of Pollnivneach will revert to their usual names, instead of going by Ali. You can learn more by speaking to the citizens during and after the quest!

If you've got the itch for something more mischievous, both male and female H.A.M. members can now be pickpocketed at level 15 Thieving, granting 22.2 XP per successful pickpocket. The Skill Guide and level-up messages have been updated accordingly.

To coincide with the above change, Barbarian Village inhabitants of any gender can now drop Clue Keys - hurrah!

King Roald has finally heard the long-lasting complaints from The Varrock guards and has now supplied them with similar chainmail to the kind worn by fellow guards from across other cities!

You might also notice whilst exploring the cities of Gielinor, the citizens of the worlds reflect the diversity of the players venturing, to bring the worlds of both a little closer to home.

We’re still working on more Diversity and Inclusion changes, but we’re not quite ready to talk about them just yet. Keep your ears to the ground on that one!
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[h2]Quest Speedrunning[/h2]

Good news speedrunners! We’re adding Prince Ali Rescue and Beneath Cursed Sands to the Quest Speedrunning roster.

This also means that you’ll now be able to rack up the points required to purchase formerly-unobtainable rewards, including the Tier 3 Speedrunning outfit!

The Tier 3 Speedrunning outfit and the Graceful version.

Quest

Requirements

Items

Trophy Times

Prince Ali Rescue

30 Agility
30 Mining
30 Woodcutting
30 Firemaking
Base 25 combat stats

100 Coins
1 Stamina Potion
3 Energy Potions
2 Tuna

Bronze - 17:00
Silver - 14:00
Gold - 12:00
Platinum - 11:00

Beneath Cursed Sands

Contact!
Recipe for Disaster
The Fremennik Exiles
Horror from the Deep
King's Ransom
Knight Waves Training Grounds
Animal Magnetism
65 Agility
55 Firemaking
65 Crafting
60 Mining
60 Smithing
Base 85 combat stats
A Player Owned House in Pollnivneach

10,000 Coins
6 Stamina Potions (3 in Bank)
30 Sharks (25 in Bank)
12 Saradomin Brews (8 in Bank)
6 Super Restore Potions (4 in Bank)
Superantipoison
12 Waterskins (8 in Bank)
Abyssal Whip
Dragon Defender
Bandos Chestplate
Bandos Tassets
Primordial Boots
Neitiznot Faceguard
Fire Cape
Amulet of Fury
Berserker Ring (i)
Barrows Gloves
500 Runite Bolts
Rune Crossbow
Black Dragonhide Body
Black Dragonhide Chaps
Ava's Accumulator
Book of Law

Bronze - 52:00
Silver - 40:00
Gold - 32:00
Platinum - 28:00

We’re also launching Betas for two further quests, A Taste of Hope and Sins of The Father, so you can give us your feedback before they launch in December!

You won’t need to jump into any beta worlds this time – you’ll be able to test them from any regular Quest Speedrunning world! Remember, though, that these beta quests won’t give you trophies or set best times.

For those of you that want to know more about the testing, here are the requirements we've currently set:

Quest

Requirements

Items

Trophy Times

A Taste of Hope

Darkness of Hallowvale
Recipe for Disaster
Monkey Madness I
The Fremennik Isles
Shades of Mort'ton
Ghosts Ahoy
55 Agility
50 Mining
48 Crafting
40 Herblore
38 Slayer
Base 70 combat stats

12,000 Coins
5 Stamina Potions (2 in Bank)
30 Sharks (20 in Bank)
4 Super Restore Potions (2 in Bank)
Enchant Emerald or Jade Tablet
Emerald
Ghostspeak Amulet
Rod of Ivandis
Dragon Scimitar
Dragon Defender
Fighter Torso
Dragon Platelegs
Dragon Boots
Helm of Neitiznot
Obsidian Cape
Amulet of Glory
Berserker Ring (i)
Rune Gloves

Bronze - 56:00
Silver - 44:00
Gold - 36:00
Platinum - 32:00

Sins of The Father

A Taste of Hope
Vampyre Slayer
Recipe for Disaster
The Fremennik Exiles
King's Ransom
Shades of Mort'ton
Ghosts Ahoy
Knight Waves Training Grounds
70 Woodcutting
65 Agility
60 Fletching
56 Crafting
50 Slayer
Base 90 combat stats

15,000 Coins
6 Stamina Potions (3 in Bank)
30 Sharks (25 in Bank)
16 Saradomin Brews (12 in Bank)
8 Super Restore Potions (6 in Bank)
Superantipoison
Enchant Ruby or Topaz Tablet
Ruby
Ghostspeak Amulet
Ivandis Flail
Drakan's Medallion
Abyssal Whip
Dragon Defender
Bandos Chestplate
Bandos Tassets
Primordial Boots
Neitiznot Faceguard
Fire Cape
Amulet of Fury
Berserker Ring (i)
Barrows Gloves
50 Adamant Darts (in Bank)

Bronze - 90:00
Silver - 72:00
Gold - 60:00
Platinum - 54:00

We’ve also made the following changes to Speedrunning worlds:

Ammo dropped when fired now only appears to the person who fired it.
Lit fires now last a consistent amount of time before going out.
Ash left behind by fires now only appears to the person who lit the fire.
Poison, venom and disease effects are now correctly wiped when starting or ending a speedrun.

We’re also aware of an issue where items that drop because the Inventory overflows (for example, when you’re given an item but already have a full Inventory) are not correctly deleted when starting or ending a speedrun.

We expect to have a global fix for this issue released later this month. In the meantime, we will manually fix particularly bad instances of this problem. Where needed, best times will be reset to ensure times don't become unobtainable.

Also, as an added extra, Quest Speedrunning trophies have been made lighter... without using cheaper metals!

As always, we'd love to hear what you think of the requirements, starting items and any other feedback you may have.

Finally, as a quick heads up, we'll have a new competition for all you fast-footed folk starting on November 16th, so get practicing your time-saving techniques in Prince Ali Rescue & Beneath Cursed Sands!

We’d like to give a big shoutout to the speedrunning community for all their help! If you’re looking for more information about where to start or just regular, friendly advice, check out the places below:

Speaking of quests, we’ve made a couple of quality-of-life changes to Ratcatchers:

The rats will absolutely hate this announcement, but we’ve made it easier for cats to catch them.
Cats will now run away when they reach 1 HP in their fight against the King Rat, rather than valiantly fighting to the death. Now your furry friend can accompany you until you’re ready to exchange them for Death Runes, as nature intended.
Lastly, the guards in the mansion segment of the quest haven’t had a pay rise for a while and have become lax in their duties. They should be a bit easier to anticipate, and you’ll no longer get caught between awkward rotations while conducting your sneaky business.

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[h2]Tombs of Amascut[/h2]

As we discussed last week, we've made some adjustments to Osmumten's Fang. If you missed it, the big change is that the weapon now rolls your accuracy twice, but doesn't re-roll an enemy's Defence.

For a full rundown, including the raid's drop mechanics, click here.

This behaviour will be reflected everywhere except the Tombs of Amascut, where the Fang will act as it currently does.
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[h2]Halloween 2022[/h2]

We’re glad you’re all enjoying the Halloween goodness! Because you’ve been so ghoulishly delightful, we’re buffing the event so you’ll enjoy it even more!

Firstly, you’ll get more treats per drop, a higher chance to get treats in the first place, and a reduced cooldown on treats when gathering logs, ore or fish.

Generous treaters are now more common and hang around for longer – we’ve also reduced their spawn delays, so they’ll appear faster, too!

Lastly, we’ve noticed you guessing the size of the global ghouls – sorry, goals – as anywhere between 500 million to 1 billion. As a heads-up, it’s not even as much as the smallest of guesses… and may even be off by a couple 100 million!
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[h2]Crack The Clue 3[/h2]

It's been over a month since Crack The Clue 3 began and we've throughly enjoyed watching all of you intrepid treasure hunters solve the clues created by the fantastic Woox!

If you're wanting to start, fear not it's not too late as there are plenty of great places to find those like-minded hunters:

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[h2]Other Changes[/h2]

Corrected the 42 Mining ‘requirement’ for What Lies Below to be a recommendation.
The issues with the Divine Rune Pouch (t), including the visibility bug in the 4th slot and the issue where the ZMI payment menu wouldn’t highlight correctly, have been fixed.
You may now reclaim the Darkness of Hallowvale reward tome after completing A Taste of Hope from the chest located at the Burgh de Rott hideout… if you like.
Fixed some incorrectly formatted dialogue in the Big Chompy Bird Hunting quest.
The world switcher now displays all worlds correctly for players who have opted out of Fresh Start Worlds.
MOBILE ONLY: Optimised the on-tap highlights to help with framerate dropping issues.
STEAM ONLY: Tooltips will no longer be cut off on the right side of the screen.

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[h2]PvP Rota Changes[/h2]

The PvP rota has moved to Period A:

539 - (US) - PvP World
548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been deactivated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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You can also discuss this update on our official forums, on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.

Mods Arcane, Archie, Argo, Ash, Ayiza, Boko, Bruno, Chilly, Curse, Daizong, Ditto, Dylan, Ed, Elena, Errol, Fed, Gecko, Goblin, Grub, Halo, Havik, Hornet, Husky, Jalo, Kieren, Kirby, Kurotou, Lenny, Light, Mack, Maylea, Markos, Meat, Moogle, Morty, Nin, Nylu, Regent, Redfield, Roq, Ry, Sarnie, Shaun, Shroom, Sigma, Skylark, Soffan, Sova, Squid, Starry, Steve W, Surma, Tide, Torrance, Veda, Vegard, West & Wolfy

The Old School Team.