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Yak Track: Expedition to the Wilderness - This Week In RuneScape

We've heard your feedback on Fresh Start Worlds and have some changes to announce – read on for all the updates, including our new release date! Plus, we've got a brand new Yak Track that's sure to drive you wild... Let's dive in!



Take a walk on the Wildy side this month with Yak Track: Expedition to the Wilderness!

Complete fun tasks on the latest track and unlock lore-rich cosmetics inspired by the recently-revamped Wilderness. Upgrade to Premium for truly wild rewards including the Vagabond Knight’s Outfit, Dark Beast Pet and more!

You get a Yak Sack item at stages throughout the track and on every completion of the Infinite Reward task. This item gives you an array of useful rewards as well as a rare chance at the new Shoulder Capes!



Remember you can choose which activity to complete at every tier, or just use Bonds to grab a Task Skip if you’re not feeling any of the tasks at a particular stage.

Here are the rewards you can earn:

Task Set
Member Rewards
Free
Premium
1
1 x Small Cash Bag
+5% XP Boost
1 x Yak Sack
2
2 x Pulse Core
1 x Medium Generic Star
3
2 x Combat Training Dummies
1 x Medium Generic Lamp
4
2 x Small Dwarven Toolbox
Vagabond Knight's Throwing Axe
1 x Small Portable Skilling Pack
5
1 x Medium Generic Lamp
1 x Medium Cash Bag
1 x Yak Sack
6
1 x Medium Generic Star
1 x Medium Generic Lamp
7
1 x Small Protean Pack
1 x Medium Generic Star
8
2 x Easy Clue Scrolls
1 x Medium Generic Star
Poison Spider (Red) Pet
1 x Medium Lava Lantern
9
2 x Cinder Core
1 x Medium Generic Lamp
10
Vagabond Knight's Longsword
1 x Medium Skilling Dummy crate
1 x Yak Sack
11
1 x Medium Generic Lamp
1 x Medium Generic Star
12
50 x Silverhawk Feathers
Ring of Gravestones
1 x Medium Lava Lantern
13
2 x Protean Powerup
1 x Medium Generic Lamp
14
1 x Medium Cash Bag
+5% XP Boost
Vagabond Knight's Crossbow
15
3 x Pulse Core
1 x Medium Generic Star
1 x Large Generic Lamp
1 x Yak Sack
16
50 x Springs
1 x Large Generic Star
2 x Small Dwarven Toolbox
17
2 x Combat Training Dummies
Vagabond Knight's Staff
1 x Medium Lava Lantern
18
1 x Medium Generic Star
1 x Large Generic Lamp
19
200 x Oddments
Vagabond Knight's Outfit
1 x Medium Portable Skilling Pack
20
1 x Small Protean Pack
1 x Medium Skilling Dummy crate
1 x Yak Sack
21
1 x Medium Generic Lamp
'The Skulled' Title
1 x Medium Lava Lantern
22
2 x Cinder Core
Vagabond Knight's Book
1 x Small knowledge bombs
1 x Large Generic Lamp
23
1 x Medium Skilling Dummy crate
1 x Large Generic Star
24
1 x Medium Protean Pack
Poison Spider (Green) Pet
1 x Large Lava Lantern
25
2 x Easy Clue Scrolls
1 x Large Generic Lamp
1 x Yak Sack
26
1 x Medium Generic Star
Vagabond Knight's Longbow
1 x Medium Protean Pack
27
300 x Oddments
1 x Large Generic Lamp
1 x Large Generic Star
28
1 x Medium Cash Bag
1 x Large Skilling Dummy crate
29
1 x Medium Generic Lamp
+5% XP Boost
1 x Large Generic Star
30
1 x Large Dwarven Toolbox
2 x Large Generic Lamp
1 x Yak Sack
31
3 x Pulse Core
Ancient Necronium Dagger
1 x Medium Portable Skilling Pack
1 x Large Generic Star
32
1 x Medium Generic Lamp
1 x Large Generic Star
2 x Hard Clue Scroll
33
100 x Silverhawk Feathers
1 x Huge Generic Lamp
34
3 x Cinder Core
Ancient Necronium Greatsword
1 x Medium Protean Pack
1 x Large Lava Lantern
35
3 x Combat Training Dummies
1 x Huge Generic Lamp
1 x Yak Sack
36
1 x Large Generic Lamp
1 x Huge Generic Star
5 x Pulse Cores
37
400 x Oddments
Volcanic Teleport
1 x Huge Generic Lamp
38
Ancient Necronium Mace
1 x Huge Generic Star
2 x Elite Clue Scroll
39
100 x Springs
1 x Huge Generic Star
2 x Small Knowledge Bombs
40
1 x Large Dwarven Toolbox
Progress Booster for the next Yak Track
Ancient Necronium Outfit
1 x Yak Sack
41
1 x Large Generic Star
3 x Cinder Core
2 x Huge Generic Lamp
5 x Protean Powerups
42
2 x Medium Clue Scrolls
Ancient Necronium Shortbow
1 x Large Protean Pack
1 x Large Lava Lantern
43
1 x Large Generic Lamp
'The Aggressive' Title
1 x Huge Generic Star
44
1 x Medium Cash Bag
2 x Huge Generic Star
1 x Large Skilling Dummy Crate
45
5 x Combat Training Dummies
+5% XP Boost
2 x Huge Generic Lamp
1 x Yak Sack
46
1 x Large Generic Lamp
Ancient Necronium Spear
1 x Huge Generic Star
1 x Large Lava Lantern
47
1 x Large Generic Star
1 x Huge Generic Lamp
1 x Huge Generic Star
1 x Large Skilling Dummy Crate
48
3 x Pulse Core
Lava Tsunami Override
1 x Huge Generic Lamp
5 x Pulse Core
49
1 x Huge Generic Lamp
Ancient Necronium Scythe
2 x Deathtouched Darts
3 x Small Knowledge Bombs
1 x Large Cash Bag
50
1 x Huge Generic Star
1 x Large Protean Pack
5 x Protean Powerups
Wilderness Shoulder Cape (Tradeable)
Dark Beast Pet
1 x Yak Sack
2 x Huge Generic Lamp
∞ (Repeatable)
1 x Medium Generic Star
1 x Yak Sack


Yak Track: Expedition to the Wilderness runs until October 23rd 2022.



Thank you so much for all your feedback on Fresh Start Worlds since last week’s announcement. We really appreciate your insight as we embark on a new concept for RuneScape! Click here to read our newspost which has the full update on some of the changes we’re making.

Highlights include:
  • Rebalancing of XP multipliers and Boons.
  • Limiting use of Bonds during the Competitive Period.
  • A way for existing players to exchange Bonds for Membership on another account in order to access Free Start Worlds.
  • A commitment to making FSW rewards available through other means in future.

We've also put together an FAQ covering topics around gameplay, payment, rewards and more.

RuneScape: Fresh Start Worlds is now launching on September 26th 2022.



[h2]Wilderness Ruleset[/h2]
  • Wearing the Mask of Gloom now correctly forces a Dark Beast Slayer Tasks.
  • The Ice Block shortcut at Ghorrock can now be used while in combat.
[h2]The Beach 2022[/h2]
  • We reverted the Lumbridge Crater after the Beach event ended, but a rogue Bank chest icon remained on the world map. This has now been removed.
[h2]Other Fixes[/h2]
  • Fixed players turning invisible when standing where Adresteia used to stand before Zamorak's quest.
  • Fixed an issue where the Augmented Dragon Pickaxe turns into an Orikalkum Pickaxe upon dying in PVP in the Wilderness.
  • Fixed an issue where you could not use the Snipe ability while moving if you were wearing Enhanced Nightmare Gauntlets in PvP.
[h2]Requirements Changes[/h2]
In the coming months, RuneScape will no longer support Windows 32-bit builds or graphics cards that do not support OpenGL 3.0 or higher. This change allows us to focus our technical development and testing resources on more commonly-used platforms.

For more information, and to check if your system meets these requirements, head here.



[h2]Community Showcase[/h2]

@YoImACPL created this beautiful illustration of Bandos's rise to Godhood. Make sure to check it all out.
here!Kerapac the Bound by @ChaosArtRS, we love the beautiful lighting and posing.

@Enkoro with the true to life representation of how PvM can feel some days...[h2]Scapers' Screenshots[/h2]
Sara appears to be having some trouble giving this dragon directions to the nearest dentist! Mind those gnashers...

Vialofivy having some fun dramatically posing in the late day sun.
@Consentus_Clan checking up on their precious little angel. D'awww.

[h2]Pink Skirts Player Events[/h2]
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here are the main events this week:

Corporeal Beast
  • Hosted by: Patrick K & Clackworthy
  • Date/Time: Monday August 29th, 19:00 Gametime
  • World: 123
  • Location: Corporeal Beast Lair
  • FC: Patrick K


Nex - Angel Of Death
  • Hosted by: Pippyspot & Boss Guild
  • Date/Time: Friday September 2nd, 20:00 Gametime
  • World: 88
  • Location: God Wars Dungeon - Ancient Prison
  • FC: Boss Guild


Vindicta
  • Hosted by: Pippyspot & Boss Guild
  • Date/Time: Saturday September 3rd, 20:00 Gametime
  • World: 88
  • Location: The Heart of Gielinor - Vindicta Lobby
  • FC: Boss Guild


If these don't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy

- The RuneScape Team

Summer Break - This Week In RuneScape

The team are keeping this week's update small in our usual summer break. While this usually means no update at all, this week we've got just a couple of small patch notes that are going live with the Monday update.



[h2]General[/h2]
  • Fixed an arithmic overflow with Protean Processors when using them with the Cinder Core Buff
  • Fixed disassembling from stopping once another item was placed in the first slot
  • Fixed an issue where Balloon Fragments were not being added while Runecrafting in certain areas
  • Fixed an issue where Bank would close with an error due to players using many Cinder/Pulse cores
[h2]Requirements Changes[/h2]
In the coming months, RuneScape will no longer support Windows 32-bit builds or graphics cards that do not support OpenGL 3.0 or higher. This change allows us to focus our technical development and testing resources on more commonly-used platforms.

For more information, and to check if your system meets these requirements, head here.



[h2]Community Showcase[/h2]
@ThePreztle showing why you don't mess with the timeways.

@LeiherMatthew as created these beautiful Seren inspired wallpapers! Make sure you check out their page for the full experience.


This Week In RuneScape: 300 Million Party & DXP!

Three-hundred-MILLION accounts have been made for RuneScape to date and we're still a little stunned honestly. It's an amazing number and one worth celebrating - so we're throwing a party in RuneScape all month at the G.E!

And, as the cherry on top of this new party full of goodies, Double XP: LIVE kicks off this Friday too! Read on all for all the info.



It's actually unbelievable to be marking the creation of over 300M Accounts for RuneScape. - partly because our front page timer lied to us (Spaghetti Code) and we've been trying to make it play catch up for a while now, but mostly because it's such an incredible number of accounts! But here we are, over 300M accounts deep, 21 years into this amazing journey.

With the counter now correctly showing that at the time of writing over 320M accounts exists (for those interested in the specifics, we're working on getting the exact number to accurately show!), we just wanted to say a big thank you to every single person who has taken the time to enter the world of Gielinor. RuneScape exists and endures because it's more than a game - it's a world, a place, a community. This is a moment to celebrate all of you who bring this world to life and mark yet another milestone for the history books. While not every account represents a unique player, each one represents sometimes time, effort and interest in spending time in this world. That's pretty damn awesome and we'll never forget it.

Now, as you'd expect, we've known this big milestone was coming this year for a while now - so we've been preparing a few things to mark the occasion.

Firstly, we're throwing a Party Event throughout August in RuneScape that launches TODAY! More on that below.

However, we've got something else in the works too. We've been working on this for many months now since we first thought about how we could really celebrate hitting 300M players, and while we're not quite ready to talk about it today, we're almost at that point. Stay tuned for more news next week. It's gonna be fun.



To celebrate 300M Players, we're throwing a special event party with a whole host of exclusive event cosmetics to collect! Unfortunately, Party Pete was the one asked to put the party together and went a little TOO big by trying to run a Gielinor-wide drop party. He horribly miscalculated and all the balloons ended up popped - leaving fragments all over. We're gonna have some work to do.
[h2]Getting Started[/h2]

The Grand Exchange is party central for this event! Head to the partied-up G.E to find Party Pete, this event's host, and claim your free 300M Keepsake Glasses!

[h2]Saving The Party[/h2]

Party Pete now needs your help to clean up all those Balloon Fragments from his failed drop party plans.

Find balloon fragments simply by playing the game - as you earn XP, you'll earn balloon fragments. You'll also get balloon fragments with every Treasure Hunter key used too. For every 200 Fragments you return to him, he'll give you a special balloon filled with rewards ranging from exclusive event cosmetics to GP and more!

Depending on the balloon colour depends on the rarity of rewards you can find beginning with White, then Blue, then Purple and then finally the best of them all - the Gold Balloons. Gold Balloons feature a guaranteed token for one of the Platinum Armour cosmetic sets or a whopping 300M GP!

You can also claim a free bonus balloon every day from Party Pete. Easy extra opportunities to find those treasured Gold Balloons!
[h2]Collectibles & Rewards[/h2]

Party Pete whipped up a selection of new goodies to put into the Drop Party. Here's what you can find that's brand new to this event:



  • Platinum Pernix, Torva and Virtus Cosmetic Armour*
    • Found as a Tradeable Token
    • The Token unlocks a Platinum Cosmetic Override of the full armour set
    • Chance to find in all balloons - significantly higher chance in Gold balloons




  • Party T-Shirts*
    • Found as a Tradeable Token
    • 3 cosmetic overrides to find featuring RS Icons: King Black Dragon, Wise Old Man and Gnome
    • Chance to find in Purple Balloons
  • One of the Many & Party Title Scrolls*
    • Found as a Tradeable Title Scroll
    • Chance to find in Blue Balloons

Party Pete has also packed the balloons full of other goodies including some past cosmetics! Here's what else you can find across a variety of different balloons:
    • 25K - 5m GP (or 300M as a potential Gold Balloon prize!)**
    • Boogie Bow (last seen at the 200M Celebrations!)
    • Disco, Cool Disco and Super Disco Outfit pieces
    • Conga Dance Token*
    • Party Fever Token*
    • XP Lamps**
    • Bonus XP Stars**
    • Silverhawk Down**
    • Tight Springs**
    • Party Food
    • Oddments

You've got plenty of time to collect the rewards as you play as these festivities will be running until September 4th!

*Ironman Players also have access to buy these cosmetics on the Grand Exchange

**Not available for Ironman Players



While you're Skilling for your Balloon Fragments, you'll also revel in some DXP from this Friday until Monday August 22nd!

For those who don't know, Double XP LIVE is a 10 day event where you have 48 Hours of Double XP to use at your leisure. You can even pause the timer if you need to do activities where you don't want to lose precious Double XP time. If you won't be using all your time, every day you can also trade 1 tour of Double XP time for credits to use with Nic The Trade.

Need to know more? Head here: https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/summer-double-xp-august-12---22



Here's a look at what's happening in Treasure Hunter this week!

Time To Train: August 11th - 17th

Stock-up on supplies for your Double XP skilling with plenty of chances to find Proteans, Portables, Dummies and more! Don't forget about the Combat Dummy improvements that have now made them more useful and efficient to use! Find out more here: https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/summer-double-xp-august-12---22

Mysteria: August 9th - 10th

Mysteria constantly rotates various versions of Treasure Hunter over the course of two days! Find the super-charged XP bonuses of Prismania through to iconic Loot Duels with beefy multipliers.

Double Dragon Chests: Now - August 9th

Double Dragon Chests award various multipliers to your Treasure Hunter findings, with up to 5x if you find a God Chest.



Wednesday August 10th | 16:00 Game Time | 300M Party & Wilderness Reborn

Join the team as we talk about two recent updates – the 300M Party & The Wildy Reborn!

See you on Twitch!



[h2]Wilderness Reborn[/h2]
  • Based on your feedback we have made the following changes to the Abyss:
    • The Abyss can now be entered without the requirement of being opted-in to PVP. The 250% Runecrafting XP bonus still applies for opted-out players who Runecraft via the Abyss
    • The Forinthry bracelet no longer consumes charges when entering the Abyss while equipped. The examine has been updated to reflect this change.
    • Players who do opt-in for PVP and use the Demonic Skull receive the 350% XP bonus
  • Fixed an issue with the Wilderness Slayer Chests being destroyed on death. They now work as follows:
    • If you are inside the Wilderness with PvP enabled, the chest will be destroyed.
    • If you inside the Wilderness with PvP disabled, the chest will be protected
    • If you outside the Wilderness with PvP disabled, the chest will be protected
    • If you outside the Wilderness with PvP enabled, the chest will be protected
  • Additional sound effects have been added for the following
    • Wilderness Volcano shortcuts
    • Wilderness Volcano random event (projectile)
      • - Wilderness Ambushes (spawn sound)
  • Super antifire potions can now be traded and bought/sold on the Grand Exchange.
  • Picking up coins outside of the Wilderness - no matter your pvp state - will now see them go directly into the coin pouch, rather than your inventory.
  • Fixed a small section of tiles that did not count as being "Wilderness"
  • Updated two of the Onyx dragons in the wilderness dungeon to Dragonstone dragons
  • For their own safety, the Ghostly piper has moved away from their old spot to a new spot nearby. One that is a bit less dragon contested
  • Fixed an issue where creatures spawned in via Wilderness Threat could appear at higher mapping levels, making it look like they are floating.
  • Wilderness dark beasts now drop loot matching other dark beasts
  • Killing Soulgazers whilst on a 'Soulgazers (Wilderness)' task will now decrease your slayer count.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to attack Abyssal Demons inside Kuradel's Dungeon if they were on an 'Abyssal Demons (Wilderness)' slayer task.
  • Dummies can no longer be placed down whilst inside the Wilderness.
  • The reward chest outside of the Dragonkin Laboratory has been re-mapped down on the surface world.
  • Moved a piece of the environment that was blocking access to the Sword of Edicts Engram
  • May's quest teleport now takes you to the bottom of the Falador throne room stairs, instead of the version of the throne room not used for Daughter of Chaos
[h2]General[/h2]
  • Made changes to the Zamorak, Lord of Chaos rare drop table to incentivize pushing higher enrages:
    • Rare chance now increases further with boss enrage
  • Bow chance now increases with boss enrage
  • During Phase 7 of the Zamorak, Lord of Chaos encounter, the chaos demon(s) that spawn into Infernus could be used to negate the damage done by the attack itself. This should no longer occur.
  • Completing a Zamorak, Lord of Chaos kill at 2000% enrage now unlocks the 'Chaos Witch Master' outfit, rather than the 'Chaos Witch Adept' outfit
  • Fixed an issue with the Resonance and Reflect abilities when engaging in PvP whilst having the Bow of the Last Guardian equipped
  • The following boss encounters were missing a broadcast for completing their respective boss collection logs. This now been fixed!
    • Zamorak, Lord of Chaos
    • Croesus
[h2]Requirements Changes[/h2]
In the coming months, RuneScape will no longer support Windows 32-bit builds or graphics cards that do not support OpenGL 3.0 or higher. This change allows us to focus our technical development and testing resources on more commonly-used platforms.

For more information, and to check if your system meets these requirements, head here.



[h2]Community Showcase[/h2]
@Legend_Arts wonders what Chaos Elemental would be like if they were a little Zamorakian?

u/1to99Artscape has designed an eldritch update to the Chaos Elemental

@Ayrieton showcasing another fantastic design

u/IrlonSL has sculpted this imposing General Graardor, check out the post for more wonderful shots.
[h2]Scapers' Screenshots[/h2]
FrostDragonZ checking the baths temperature before jumping in.

Lix is wondering if they chop down all those trees will they get their Woodcutting cape.

Snowythehunter admires the Volcano and new wilderness.

AWeeRedPanda taking a break from the doom and gloom to find peace with the Iaia Skybox.
[h2]Pink Skirts Player Events[/h2]
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here are the main events this week:

Corporeal Beast
  • Hosted by: Patrick K & Clackworthy
  • Date/Time: Monday August 8th, 19:00 Gametime
  • World: 123
  • Location: Corporeal Beast Lair
FC: Patrick K
Nex - Angel Of Death
  • Hosted by: Pippyspot & Boss Guild
  • Date/Time: Friday August 12th, 20:00 Gametime
  • World: 88
  • Location: God Wars Dungeon - Ancient Prison
  • FC: Boss Guild
Nex - Angel Of Death
  • Hosted by: Spotleewolf & Nexaodmass
  • Date/Time: Friday August 12th, 23:00 Gametime
  • World: 92
  • Location: God Wars Dungeon - Ancient Prison
  • FC: Nexaodmass

If these don't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy
[h2]Community Spotlight[/h2]
Shining a little light onto community events and activities.
[h2]RuneScape Art Community Art Fight[/h2]
The RuneScape Art Community continues to battle it out in a vicious gang war of drawings, comics, fan fiction, music, sculpting and a whole host of other mediums as after a whole month there has been a total of 526 pieces created!

Here is what the scores currently stand at!



If you are not familiar with the Art fight premise here are the rules, to summarize, 2 teams of talented artists are creating artworks of the opposing team (of their own allies in some instances) in order to gain points based on a variety of factors with the team with the most points winning!

We have gathered up a few of these recent attacks to showcase just some of the wonderful work that is on show!



First up! Ravon of the Black Arm Gang attacking Geena using Sliske to a devastating effect!



Black Arm Member Suizzy with a beautiful portrait of ChunksOfPlum and some Guthixinian butterflies.



DrTigrexPHD of the Phoenix Gang attacking Elej with an astounding full sculpture of their in game character.



And last but definitely not least Willoway of the Phoenix gang with this fantastic group shot of various members of the teams in a High School Anime style to strike back at Nikki, for a little more context, Nikki has been creating some amazing art of the teams as if the members all went to the same school and the whole Art War was just rival school gangs and it is hilarious and wholesome. This piece is littered with in-jokes of the community and it is a fantastic amalgamation of the Art fight as a whole.

Finally a special shout out to Siroquois for their contributions to the event, they have personally created 37 Art pieces hitting each and every member of the rival gang in a variety of formats from solitary drawings, to comic strips, parodies, and even a 22-page (11 sheets) long graphic novel they have been an absolute Art Fight Professional and deserve a thunderous round of applause!

- The RuneScape Team

This Week In RuneScape: Wilderness Reborn & Daughter of Chaos!

The Wilderness enters a new era this week with a fresh look and a fiendish new PvM system. We've also put an exciting new quest in there – so you've got the perfect excuse to take a look around! Read on for all the details, plus new merch, community updates and more.



An iconic location gets a major revamp today – it’s time to return to the Wilderness!

The area has a new PvM focus, a ‘Threat’ system that adapts to your unique style, a high-risk-high-reward Slayer experience, and a new opt-in system for PvP!

And it’s not just gameplay that’s changing – we’ve brought the look and feel of the place up to date with improved graphics, as well as new hazards to keep you on your toes.

Yes, what was once a PvP warzone has now become a high-risk, high-reward PvM area. Our goal is for the Wilderness to be the best way to train Slayer, with the highest enemy density and rewards.

As you spend more time in the Wilderness completing activities or Slayer tasks, your Threat level will rise. As your Threat level rises, your risk of death increases - but you'll earn Slayer streak bonuses in the process. This will give you opportunities to snag Reaper Points and shiny new rewards!

Looking for a good place to start? Head to Mandrith, who is now located at the Pirate House, to begin your Slayer tasks. You’ll need Slayer 85+, Combat 120+.

Still, hankering for good ol’ PvP? Speak to Vala at the border of the Wilderness to opt-in and get that iconic Wilderness Skull. Any Skulled player can attack other players who have their Skull enabled.

Phew, big changes for the Wildy! Want to know more? Check out the newspost for all the granular details: Wilderness Reborn

An important message about the early hours of this update...

It’s pretty major work to take a significant area of the game and transform the way it looks and operates. An update like this will therefore bring with it some risks. We want to be ready – even over-prepared – for the unexpected.

When the update deploys, we will be taking our Worlds down for a few minutes to take a snapshot: a picture of your account, who owns what, etc.

If any major issues occur, we will then have this snapshot to roll back to if absolutely necessary.

For this reason, we recommend that up until 16:00 Game Time you do not take part in any activities where you might gain something valuable that would be painful to lose.

Again, we don't expect anything bad to happen, but it may be best to remain cautious!



As the new Wilderness is revealed, our Legacy of Zamorak storyline begins in earnest with a new quest – Daughter of Chaos.

If you’ve not been following the recent Zamorak craic, or aren’t quite ready to face the daunting Elder God season first, this is the perfect jumping-in point for the whole storyline!

This new quest will have you exploring the Wilderness to investigate rumours of a Zamorakian Civil War. Complete the job and you’ll be rewarded with Wilderness buffs including a 10% damage reduction and 5% damage increase against monsters.

Start the quest by speaking to Adrasteia in Falador Castle Throne Room. You'll need 40 Archaeology and 40 Divination to get started, with no other requirements. Easy!



Get ready to be transported to the Kharidian Desert with the latest pins and keyrings from Angels Scapes! Find them in the Cities of RuneScape range at the Official Merch Store: https://runescape.backstreetmerch.com/

  • Sq'irk Mini Pin Set: A set of slightly sq'irky, er, we mean, quirky, fruits from the Sorceress's Garden!
  • Green Slayer Helm: A Slayer Helmet recoloured with the head of the Kalphite Queen.
  • Infinity Robes Pin, Light Infinity Robes Pin, Dark Infinity Robes Pin: Mystical robes obtained from the Mage Training Arena, with a light recolour and a dark recolour, now in pin form!
  • Kebab Pin: The delicious camel-based delicacy of Al Kharid - yum!
  • Ring of Dueling Keyring: This handy item may not actually teleport you to Castle Wars or the Emir's Arena, but at least it won't crumble into anything after eight uses...

In order to best maintain the services that power RuneScape, we're introducing a recurring maintenance window to health check all our systems and ensure everything is optimal.



This week's maintenance will take place at 10:30am Game Time on Wednesday, August 3rd. We expect the maintenance to last between 2-3 hours.



[h2]General[/h2]
  • Fixed an issue where Super Mining Potions would be renamed Mining Potions after consuming a dose.
  • Viewing products in the Oddments Store will no longer cause crashes and log players out of the game.
  • Gathering from decaying guards outside of Croesus no longer cancels the action after successfully gathering an item.
[h2]Requirements Changes[/h2]
In the coming months, RuneScape will no longer support Windows 32-bit builds or graphics cards that do not support OpenGL 3.0 or higher. This change allows us to focus our technical development and testing resources on more commonly-used platforms.

For more information, and to check if your system meets these requirements, head here.



[h2]Community Showcase[/h2]
@Enkoro vibing with the whole squad of skill pets. Aren't they an adorable bunch?

u/Curzio-Malaparte's wife definitely has 99 Runecrafting to have made these amazing cufflinks!

@Casilliio is all tuckered out from being carried! We love to see a Studio Ghibli tribute (a Ghiblute?)

@Mk ... really didn't need to call us out like that!
[h2]Scapers' Screenshots[/h2]
Elej out for a pleasant afternoon stroll. Serene!


u/raceice19 reached their 120 Herblore goal and captured this wonderful image to celebrate! Congratulations!

Ganglord Cyan has gotten on the wrong side of the Aviansie! Oops...

Zlayer captured this ominous image of the Wizards' Tower. Very imposing!
[h2]Pink Skirts Player Events[/h2]
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here are the main events this week:

Town Square Q&A
  • Hosted by: Lynxlynx & Saphhirra
  • Date/Time: Monday August 1st, 19:15 Gametime
  • World: 3
  • Location: Varrock West Bank
Mega Duck Hunt
  • Hosted by: Steve20058 & Mega Duck
  • Date/Time: Wednesday August 3rd, 19:00 Gametime
  • World: 39
  • Location: Falador Park
  • FC: Mega Duck
Gregorovic
  • Hosted by: M e r c y & Helpscape
  • Date/Time: Thursday August 4th, 12:00 Gametime
  • World: 35
  • Location: The Heart of Gielinor - Sliske Lobby
  • FC: Helpscape

If these don't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!

- The RuneScape Team

This Week In RuneScape: July Patch Week

Don't miss your chance to nab the iconic Assassin's Walk animation this week in Treasure Hunter: The Assassin's Return! Read on for all the info, plus maintenance plans, community news and more.



If you've always wanted to get your hands on the legendary Assassin's Walk animation, now's your chance. (Naruto) run, don't walk, to Treasure Hunter: The Assassin's Return!

The iconic animation is up for grabs along with a whole host of on-theme gear – just complete a series of contracts to get your hands on those sneaky goodies.



First, pick a monster and slay them instantly for an Assassin-themed reward. You’ll then receive a contract to defeat a certain number of different monster types.

Complete the contract, and you’ll get an Assassin Chest: this gives you a guaranteed chance to pick up either some new Assassin-y cosmetics (in various colours), 5 million GP, or that must-have animation!



Remember to also keep an eye out for the Assassin themselves - they're a super-rare monster spawn that might just appear in your lineup! Defeat them for a guaranteed Assassin's Walk drop. Well, they won't be using it...

Get started this Thursday, July 28th!



In order to best maintain the services that power RuneScape, we're introducing a recurring maintenance window to health check all our systems and ensure everything is optimal.

Following your feedback from last week's deployment, we are still working on when, how often and for how long maintenance work will take place on the final schedule. As soon as we have that information, we'll let you know all the details.

For now, our next maintenance downtime is planned for August 3rd, and we'll confirm the specific hours in next week's TWIR.



[h2]General[/h2]
  • Added the missing information for the Croesus Front resources in the Skill Guides.
  • Fixed an issue that meant players needed 100 solo and 100 group kills of the Zamorak, Lord of Chaos boss to unlock Insane Final Boss, rather than 100 kills combined.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Zamorak's attacks from reaching the player in phase seven if they are stood next to the Infernus Portal.
  • Ultra-Rare Prize Boxes from Treasure Hunter are now bankable.
  • The Remote Farming Device now shows the correct status of Farming patches.
  • Invention and Archaeology are now correctly restored after fights with certain stats-reducing bosses in the Dominion Tower.
  • Fixed an issue where some versions of the Augmented Dark Silver of Leng had different costs on death.
  • All variant Pontifex Rings can now be used to pass the Pontifex barriers.
  • Fixed an issue where Spiritual Mages were not affected by Aggression Potions while the player was more than two tiles away from the NPC.
  • Fixed broken emotes in the Spirit of Summer quest.
  • Dragon Fruit items are now correctly transferred to the Bank while using Sign of the Porter.
  • Fixed an issue where players could collect multiple Ectoplasmators without checking it off in the Slayer Log. Pick up the next Ectoplasmator drop you receive to check it off.
  • Dawnforged Gauntlets now appear in the correct Wardrobe tab.
  • Fixed an issue where the Players were unable to change the colour of the Flaming Skull after it was keepsaked.
  • Corrected the display dimensions of all 2D image sequences from 1024x500 to 1024x576, to match the aspect ratio of their images.
  • The tooltip for the Snaring Wave (Tier 5) Scroll now appears correctly in the Summoning interface.
  • Fixed an issue causing the Relic abilities 'Ingenuity of the Humans' and 'Limitless' to use their desktop variants on mobile.
  • Fixed an overlapping issue on the Login menu for some mobile devices.
  • Fixed an issue preventing error messages from closing on the Login menu.
  • Fixed an issue causing the transparency of the User Interface to reset on desktop when repeatedly logging into mobile.
  • Fixed an issue causing Helwyr to stop attacking when placed north during the Battle of the Monolith.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause TzHaar to become immortal during the Battle of the Monolith.
[h2]Requirements Changes[/h2]
In the coming months, RuneScape will no longer support Windows 32-bit builds or graphics cards that do not support OpenGL 3.0 or higher. This change allows us to focus our technical development and testing resources on more commonly-used platforms.

For more information, and to check if your system meets these requirements, head here.



[h2]Community Showcase[/h2]https://www.youtube.com/embed/VZ5JGPw2SFU
This video proves Zant is a legend themselves after recreating the Legend's Guild in Unreal Engine 5! Check out the Artstation for more info!



"Zamorak I have come to bargain..." @TheNyxed with another stellar piece on the Lord of Chaos.



@timortienn gets the gang back together for what is definitely not going to be a total hot mess.
[h2]Scapers' Screenshots[/h2]


4D Oranges has found themselves in a very interesting dilemma...



Zorander snapped this image of a fantastical beast!



Here we see Zej starting their shift staring into the abyss. Is it staring back yet?



hartje ♡ working on their Ripper Demon cosplay!

[h2]Pink Skirts Player Events[/h2]
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here are the main events this week:

Skill 'n' Chill
  • Hosted by: MadClikr & the Lil Tuzzies Clan
  • Date/Time: Monday July 25th, 23:00 Gametime
  • World: 85
  • Location: Burthorpe Bank
  • FC: Lil Tuzzies
Gregorovic
  • Hosted by: M e r c y & Helpscape
  • Date/Time: Thursday July 28th, 12:00 Gametime
  • World: 35
  • Location: The heart of Gielinor - Sliske Lobby
  • FC: Helpscape
Nex Angel of Death
  • Hosted by: Pippyspot & Boss Guild
  • Date/Time: Friday July 29th, 20:00 Game Time
  • World: 88
  • Location: GWD - Ancient Prison
  • FC: Boss Guild

If these don't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!

[h2]Community Spotlight[/h2]

[h2]Zamorak FashionScape Contest [/h2]
With the winners announced last week, we still wanted to take a moment to highlight some more of the fabulous outfits that had been submitted by our wonderful players.

These outfits were just shy of reaching the top 10 but they still rocked our world!
Turrsy
Dundra
Lili Idol
Witchey
Alekazoo
Amilia Wings

- The RuneScape Team