RuneScape News

It’s a quiet one for RuneScape right now, as the team is busy working on future updates. We’ve got quite a few patches though, so read on to see what’s been tweaked this week! Plus, there’s an Elite Dungeons livestream to look forward to, and lots of community activities to enjoy. Let’s dive in.

Wednesday January 26th | 17:00 Game Time | JvM: Elite Dungeons Developer Commentary

Join Mod Hooli and Mod Spear as they dive into Elite Dungeons!

See you on Twitch!



[h2]Het's Oasis[/h2]

• All tablets of Het have now crumbled to dust.
  
• The Volcanic Trapper outfit's double loot perk will now work with Scarab Catching.
  
• Hunter Trapper outfits now offer a teleport to Het's Oasis scarab pools.
  
• The Collector's Insignia now works with Het's Oasis Agility Course
  
• Broken animations in Armadyl's chat have been fixed
  
• The "Say It, Don't Spray It" achievement requirements have been updated, to correctly work with a fully upgraded Cramulet
  
• Dundee's Crocodile Upgrades now offers automatic looting for 2,500 scarabs caught.
  
  • If you already have The Crocodile Hunter achievement unlocked, this upgrade will be unlocked automatically.
• Toothless's pointy tooth can no longer be obtained from the water filtration system once the Tooth Fairy achievement is completed.
  
• Kill count, death count, and streak from the Duel Arena now carry over to the Duel Anywhere Duellist's Hat.
  
• Grand Seed Pods can now be squashed in Het's Oasis.
  
• Crocodiles will now occasionally resurface to form a shortcut, as part of the Het's Oasis Agility course.
  
• The Farming Master Cape will now automatically supercompost flower bushes in Het's Oasis.
  
• The Fertile Soil spell can now be used to supercompost flower bushes in Het's Oasis.
  
• Rapid Growth and Supreme Growth Potion (leafy) will now work with flower bushes in Het's Oasis.

[h2]General[/h2]

• (Reapplied fix) The Terrasaur Maul's effect will no longer boost abilities applied with Greater Barge if the player is not wielding the weapon.
  
• Prevented accuracy-boosting Scrimshaws from very slightly boosting Strength.
  
• Added map blocking to the Ripper Demon Cave, to prevent players from negating their attacks using a Combat Dummy.
  
• Missing boss tactics have been added to the Beast tab for the following bosses:
  
  • The Ambassador
    
  • Astellarn
    
  • Black Stone Dragon
    
  • Crassian Leviathan
    
  • Masuta the Ascended
    
  • Nex - Angel of Death
    
  • Raksha
    
  • Rex Matriarchs
    
  • The Sanctum Guardian
    
  • Seiryu
    
  • Solak
    
  • Taraket
    
  • Verak Lith
• The Fremennik Saga 'Three's Company' has been rebalanced to make it a more enjoyable experience:
  
  • Owen, Ozan and Ariane's health has been increased from 320 to 3,200.
    
  • The health overlay has been tweaked to fit this increase.
    
  • Damage has been increased to around level 30 for all characters.
    
  • All enemies’ health and damage have been rebalanced to match these new numbers.
    
  • Clicking doors will select the locks in front of them, similar to live Dungeoneering.
    
  • Heim Crab healing has been increased from 20 to 200.
    
  • Dusk Eel healing has been increased from 70 to 500.
    
  • Multiple messages have been changed to info boxes to be more visible, including when Carn is immune at the start of the boss fight, when Behemoth is going to use special attack, and when interacting with rubble and the Summoning Obelisk.
    
  • Some messages have been highlighted green to make them more visible, including your progress in the ice sliding room.
    
  • Keys are highlighted with a lootbeam when you enter a room.
    
  • Added a left-click option to the room where Owen and Ozan need to stand on platforms so you can select who you want to stand there. Previously this was hidden behind right-clicks.
• When fighting the Bulwark Beast, the Daemonheim Dungeoneering Pickaxe’s accuracy is now based on its tier, for example:
  
  • Level 1 - Novite has 1% accuracy.
    
  • Level 10 - Bathus has 10% accuracy.
    
  • Level 40 - Fractite has 40% accuracy.
    
  • Level 99 - Primal has 99% accuracy.
• Added following abilities to the 'Unlocking Expertise' achievement:
  
  • Divert
    
  • Greater Chain
    
  • Greater Ricochet
    
  • Greater Concentrated Blast
    
  • Magma Tempest
• Fara the Challenge Mistress' option to tell you about daily challenges now contains significantly less misinformation. You'd think she'd mind her gnome business. We apologise that she was a bit short with you.
  
• All Varrock guards have been graphically updated.
  
• Fixed issues occurring if a certain number of players took part in the mass in Nex: Angel of Death, including animation errors.
  
• After gathering feedback, implemented a change to allow Clue Scrolls from the Scripture of Bik to go straight to the Clue Carrier.
  
• The mages in the Glacor Front will now talk to each other every 30 minutes.
  
• Fixed a number of typos in Ariane's dialogue during the Arch-Glacor fight.
  
• The Dwarf Multicannon upgrade kit is no longer referred to as 'Siege Engine Upgrade Kit' in drop broadcasts, the Adventurer's Log, and quickchat.
  
• Fixed an issue with incorrect difficulty information during the Kerapac encounter.
  
• Players are no longer being incorrectly told their pickpocket target in Stealing Creation has no items to steal.
  
• Players are now able to pickpocket J-Mods in Stealing Creation.
  
• Kal'gerion Demon special attacks now correctly drag the player in and heal the Demon in player-owned Slayer Dungeons.
  
• The Fayre Hook-A-Duck Flail no longer appears under every weapon type when filtering for specific weapon types.
  
• While Crafting, if the player only has enough items to make one piece, the slider will now be at maximum rather than minimum.
  
• The Max Cape wasn’t displaying complete status under examine – it will now display correctly after being unlocked.
  
• Dwarven Mine: When viewed at 200%, the Mine Resource Dungeon and Dungeon Link map elements no longer overlap and are clearly visible.
  
• Capes no longer clip through the Tithe Collector’s Outfit.
  
• The Oddment Count in the Treasure Hunter interface now updates whenever Oddments are gained by claiming them as prizes or using them as keys.
  
• Information that was missing when obtaining the "Die! Die! Die!" achievement has been restored.
  
• Fixed a spelling error with remaining time during the Effigy Incubator D&D.
  
• Updated the clickbox for the Innocent-Looking Key found during the Haunted Mine quest, making it easier to interact with on both desktop and mobile.
  
• The base of the chair in the Armchair Warrior rest animation is no longer transparent.
  
• Fixes have been made to the Loba pet's textures.
  
• When a spell is auto-selected when equipping a magic weapon, an infobox will let you know to make it clearer a spell has been set.
  
  • If you would like to stop magic spells being auto-selected a new option has been added which can be found in Settings > Combat & Action Bar > Combat Mode > Auto-select magic spell
• The filter state for the Spells interface will now update correctly.
  
• The font colours for achievement states (locked, available, completed and grace) have been updated to be more distinct from each other for easier reading.
  
• When a F2P player interacts with the Ancient door to the Senntisten, the dialogue box is correct.
  
• The Once Upon a Time in Gielinor: Finale background is now centered.
  
• Fixed an issue where NPC names were cut-off the screen during dialogue on mobile devices.
  
• Christmas Decorations in Prifddinas and the Grand Exchange have now been removed.

[h2]Mobile[/h2]

• The Bonecrusher message won't appear if there's plenty of space in the player's Backpack to hold all the Dino Bones.
  
• Fixed an issue with a ‘Save Preset’ confirmation popup in Wardrobe.
  
• Swapping your Action Bars no longer causes any issues – the buttons update appropriately.
  
• The ‘Choose Option’ menu now closes automatically on mobile when opening various interfaces inside the Burthorpe Games Room.

[h2]Last Week's Hotfixes[/h2]

• On rare occasions, players were briefly disconnecting after defeating combat NPCs. This has been fixed.

[h2]Community Showcase[/h2]

[h3]Oasis FashionScape[/h3]

You finally got your hands on those sweet Oasis Restoration cosmetics this week, and they've already made it into many a Fashionscape Wardrobe! Here's just some of the dashing and desert-ready new looks we've seen:

_Icy69_



Julien_010



TrixyStarz



VeracsFail



[h3]Artistic Creations[/h3]

@SnowyTheHunter

Has created this lovely pixel version of the Elder God Generals!



@WillowayART

Gave the MahJarrat designs some love and care!



[h2]Pink Skirts 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 January 24th, 23:00 Game Time
  
• World: 85
  
• Location: Burthorpe Bank
  
• FC: Lil Tuzzies

Gregorovic

• Hosted by: M e r c y & Helpscape
  
• Date/Time: Wednesday January 26th, 12:00 Game Time
  
• World: 35
  
• Location: The Heart of Gielinor - Sliske Lobby
  
• FC: Helpscape

Town Square Q&A

• Hosted by: Princess Rae
  
• Date/Time: Saturday January 29th, 23:00 Game Time
  
• World: 3
  
• Location: Varrock West Bank
  
• FC:

If these aren’t to your liking, have a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!

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- The RuneScape Team

This week’s update includes a big new year Ninja Strike, enhancing quality of life throughout the game ready for an action-packed 2022. We’ve also finished Het’s Oasis Restoration, meaning loads of goodies for you diligent desert ‘Scapers!

The Ninjas are back for 2022 with their first set of updates – and it’s all about that sweet, sweet quality of life! These Scattershot updates are intended to generally smooth out your experience of the game so you can concentrate on smashing your New Year goals.

This time around, there’s been significant focus on better combat UI, from filters to tooltips. Did you know that an Auto-Retaliate toggle can now be added to the Action Bar?

You’ll also find updates to follower pets, spells and more – check out the Patch Notes section for the full details!



The Community Restoration Progress is complete – Het’s Oasis is a plentiful desert paradise once more!

You folks were on fire with the new boosted rates last week, and your strenuous efforts have unlocked all possible rewards for the community. If you haven't already, you have until Tuesday 18th January at 11:59 Game Time to max out your Personal Progress and gain access to those sweet Oasis goodies.

From Wednesday 19th January at 00:01 Game Time, you'll have two weeks to collect your goodies! Remember that you can only claim rewards based on your personal contribution progress.

Although the temporary event is over, there’s plenty to do in our brand new skilling area, including the Eye Of Het miniquests! All skilling activities are available permanently, so don’t be a stranger to these golden sands…



Wednesday January 19th | 17:00 Game Time | 60 Minute Bank-Over

Confession time: Mod Hooli's Bank is a mess! Really, it's bad. Very bad. Is it time for New Year, New Bank? Whether you're already expertly organised or looking to swot up on some tidying tips, follow along this 60 minute ‘Bank-Over’ and hopefully witness a remarkable transformation!

See you on Twitch!



[h2]Ninja Strike[/h2]

[h3]Combat Item Tooltips[/h3]

• Added new tooltips and/or examines, or more detail to the tooltips and examines of various combat items. This includes but is not limited to:
  
  • All Luck Rings
    
  • God Books
    
  • Slayer Gems
    
  • Defenders, Reprisers and Rebounders
    
  • Various foods and potions
    
  • Divination Portents and Signs
    
  • Enhanced Excalibur
    
  • Void Knight equipment
    
  • Attuned Crystal weapons

[h3]Abilties & Spells[/h3]

• Locked or otherwise hidden abilities and spells now show in their respective Ability Books, with a lock icon.
  
  • Unlock information is now displayed on the tooltip of the ability or spell.
• Lodestone teleports are now available within the ‘teleports’ section of the Magic Ability Book, below existing teleport spells.
  
  • Using them from the Magic Book will perform a quick or standard teleport, depending on your settings.
• Extra filters have been added to Ability Books, so you can display or hide the following:
  
  • Unavailable abilities or spells
    
  • Locked abilities or spells
    
  • Lodestone teleports

[h3]Pets & Familiars[/h3]

• Ravens have been converted to follower pets on the interface.
  
  • Incubating Raven Eggs will now unlock them in a specific order rather than at random.
    
  • Players who lost a Raven before this update can reclaim it from a Pet Shop owner.
• The original Penguin pets have been converted to follower pets on the Pets interface.
  
  • Incubating Penguin Eggs will unlock these pets in order of grey, brown, and then blue (depending on what you've already unlocked).
    
  • Growth stages can be toggled within the interface.
    
  • Players who lost a Penguin before this update can reclaim it from a Pet Shop owner.
• Players can now speak to a Pet Shop owner to unlock any God Bird, Baby Dragon or Raccoon pet that ran away before their respective interface updates.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing the Anima Creature, Revenant Pet and Bombi from transferring their current appearance to an already overriden Legendary pet or familiar.

[h3]Action Bars & Combat[/h3]

• The Auto-Retaliate button can now be dragged to the Action Bar.
  
  • On mobile, the Adrenaline Bar itself can also be dragged to the Action Bar.
    
  • Pressing the Auto-Retaliate icon on mobile will now toggle retaliation behaviour.
• On mobile, Cure and Regenerate can now be activated using the Heart icon.
  
  • The Heart icon and Health Bar can now also be dragged to the Action Bar on mobile
    
  • The Summoning and Prayer globes can now be dragged to the Action Bar on mobile.

[h3]General QoL & Ninja Bugfixes[/h3]

• Interacting with Manifested Knowledge while skilling will no longer interrupt the skilling action.
  
• Added mini Summoning Obelisks to all main Archaeology dig sites, including the Archaeology Campus.
  
• Replaced an old version of weapon poison drops on various NPCs with the correct version of weapon poison.
  
• Fixed an issue where ability tooltips would not show correctly if they were currently being affected by the perk effects of a Dinosaur Farm Animal.
  
• Prevented the ability to set an auto-fire rate for the Kal'gerion Demon Familiar's special attack, as it couldn't actually be auto-fired to begin with.
  
• The Bones To Bananas and Bones To Peaches spells will now correctly highlight only when the player has suitable Bones in their backpack.

[h2]Other[/h2]

[h3]Het's Oasis [/h3]

• Scarabs within Het's Oasis will now respawn at a faster rate during Scarab Hunting.
  
• The scarab stack buff hover text will now correctly state the maximum as five scarabs, if you have the scarab stack increase upgrade unlocked.
  
• Strange and Golden Rocks will no longer always be given when constructing Flower Baskets and the Water Filtration System.
  
• The boosts from the Reaper Crew achievement will no longer be applied to players who haven't unlocked it.
  
• Buckets will now be destroyed when using compost on flower bushes, if 'Destroy empty buckets when farming' is checked on in Settings.
  
• Following feedback, Dwarf Multicannons can no longer be placed within Het's Oasis.
  
• The Holy Scarab has been added to the 'And Green' achievement.
  
• The Animalingual achievement will no longer re-lock upon removing an Amulet from the Cramulet.
  
• The Animalingual achievement now lists the Amulets required.
  
• Fixed issue where some players could not access Het's Tomb while in the quest's instance.
  
• Fixed issue where players would be teleported back to Het's statue if they teleported to either their POH or Port.
  
• Fixed a stretching issue with Saradomin's chathead that could be seen when speaking to him at the Senntisten Cathedral.
  
• Zarador no longer appears in Senntisten twice.
  
• Fixed a couple of typos with Faldi's dialogue.
  
• Fixed a typo within the Eye of Het II miniquest.

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• The Holy Scarab will now drain Prayer points as expected when using multiple prayers.
  
• Extra Prayer experience obtained from Powder of Burials will now work with the Bonecrusher.
  
• The warning given when attempting to stack a Prayer powder will now state the correct amount of time left.
  
• The quiver can no longer be taken to the Barbarian Assault minigame.
  
• A number of Clue Scroll steps were taking the player to incorrect or broken locations when using the Globetrotter Jacket teleport. These have now been fixed.
  
• A Clue Scroll near Het's Oasis was in a blocked location. This has now been moved.
  
• The Spirit of Chantli can be unlocked by talking to the Acca Kanatah if the Call of the Ancestors quest is completed.
  
• The player will now be sent back to the game world as expected whenever leaving the Corporeal Beast's cave.
  
• Some map blocking has been added to the Ripper Demon cave to prevents players from negating a lot of their attacks using a Combat Dummy target.

[h3]UI[/h3]

• Updated the Abyssal Whip's special attack description, as it was inconsistent with how the special attack actually works.
  
• Changed the 'Can't Log In?' messaging on the Authenticator pop up to 'Lost your Authenticator?' to avoid confusion. Selecting it will take you to the 'Disabling The Authenticator' support page.
  
• Fixed an issue where loading a preset with a Smouldering item equipped force dropped an item from the preset onto the ground.
  
• Fixed an issue where dialogue text during the Tale of Two Cats quest was unreadable due to being orange.
  
• Mobile: Players can now swap action buttons when using action bars 14 and 15.

[h2]Community Showcase [/h2]

Prezleek strikes again with an incredible animated short featuring Prez and Baroo. Only the worthy shall have the sword!

It took a long, long, time to make this but here's an animated short with Prez and Baroo ⚔️🐮

AuriesByLeah shared an amazing piece of Black Stone Dragon Art this week. Stunning!



And finally, The Duel Arena may be gone, but friendly duels are still very much a thing. Bit of a homage, we guess?



[h2]Pink Skirts Events [/h2]

Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s our pick for this week:

Skill 'n' Chill

• Hosted By: MadClikr & the Lil Tuzzies Clan
  
• Date/Time: Monday 17th January, 23:00 Gametime
  
• World: 85
  
• Location: Burthorpe Bankk
  
• FC: Lil Tuzzies

Gregorovic

• Hosted By: M e r c y & Helpscape
  
• Date/Time: Wednesday 19th January, 12:00 Gametime
  
• World: 35
  
• Location: The Heart of Gielinor - Sliske Lobby
  
• FC: Helpscape

Town Square Q&A

• Hosted By: Princess Rae
  
• Date/Time: Saturday 22nd January, 23:00 Gametime
  
• World: 3
  
• Location: Varrock West Bank

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

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- The RuneScape Team

Brrr... bit cold, innit? So what better time to catch some winter sun at Het’s Oasis? Get stuck in with the restoration effort and you’ll soon work up a sweat – and nab yourself some red hot rewards…

The Eye of Het II miniquest is ready and waiting at Het’s Oasis! Icthlarin continues his investigation into the mysterious relic that could be crucial to the battle of Senntisten… lend him a hand, will you?

Don’t get too distracted though, because the temporary Oasis Restoration event is now entering its final stretch! There’ll be regular new tasks to complete all week, and each one counts towards unlocking the Community Chest. This means lots of lovely loot for everyone as we add the finishing touches to our glistening new desert paradise!

As of today, we're also boosting progression rates so we can make that final charge towards the finish line. There's no better time to get your hands dirty!

Oasis Restoration ends on January 18th. Check out the full details here: https://rs.game/HetsOasis



This month's Prime Gaming Drop is a time-limited Prime Aura. While active, the Aura grants a 10% increase in experience – plus a 5% chance to gain 100% for a single action!

You get 30 minutes use per day, and it works for members and F2P alike. Get yours from January 11th at https://rs.game/PrimeGaming!

Please note that Iron accounts will not receive the item in this Prime package. The Aura is automatically removed from all accounts, and is no longer available, from April 11th.



Tuesday January 11th | 17:00 Game Time | Let's Play: Het's Oasis

Join the developers behind Het's Oasis as they aid the restoration effort and discuss the creation of this brand new skilling area!

See you on Twitch!



[h2]Het's Oasis:[/h2]

• Crocodiles will no longer get stuck during a Scarab catch if another player catches one first.
  
• Dispersing gas clouds on flower bushes will no longer allow players to infinitely gain the maximum XP.
  
• Fixed an issue during the Eye of Het I miniquest, where Icthlarin was not appearing if the player teleported out of the instance before entering the tomb.
  
• During the instance in Eye of Het I, the Rope Ladder and Fallen Palm Tree can no longer be used - this will prevent players from leaving the instance by accident!
  
• A typo on the Rewards interface has also been fixed - 'Strength of Het' has been replaced with 'Might of Het'.
  
• Catching Scarabs with crocodiles is now not shared between players.
  
• Crocodiles will no longer get stuck behind a wall when dropping loot.
  
• Prayer Powders will now correctly disappear from the Buff Bar when depleted.
  
• Failing the last obstacle on the Het's Oasis Agility Course was providing the player with a debuff which was taken forwards into their next lap. This was intended behaviour, but after feedback, this will no longer happen.
  
• Planks stored in the Construction Plank box can now be used to make flower hotspots.
  
• A Tool Leprechaun has been added next to the new Cactus Patch in Het's Oasis.
  
• Powder of Item Protection will now correctly protect an extra item on death when using the Protect Item prayer.
  
• Players were failing obstacles with the Surefooted Aura and Agility Skillcape boosts activated – this has now been fixed, and these boosts will prevent you from failing.
  
• Toadflax Incense Sticks also now give a chance to save yourself from failing an obstacle.
  
• The Cramulet can now be interacted with when equipped.
  
• A few mounds of sand at the Kharid-Et Digsite that were floating above the ground have been fixed.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to gather multiple Hekas and Het Masks from inside the Statue of Het.

[h2]Het's Oasis[/h2]

A devastating earthquake has left the Duel Arena in rubble around Het's Tomb. It's up to Icthlarin and the players to clean things up! Let's see how things are going...

Demonheadge has found some strange portals while helping out. All Health and Safety compliant, probably...



While Nixedlabvax has been marvelling upon Het's wonderful visage:



It's all about the simple things in life, though. In that spirit, RobbyDraws has taken to dog walking in the new Oasis Flower Beds!



[h2]Pink Skirts Events[/h2]

Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s our pick for this week:

Mega Duck Hunt

• Hosted By: Steve20058 & Mega Duck
  
• Date/Time: Wednesday 12th January, 20:00 Gametime
  
• World: 39
  
• Location: Falador Park
  
• FC: Mega Duck

Nex - Angel Of Death

• Hosted By: Pippyspot & Boss Guild
  
• Date/Time: Friday 14th January, 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 14th January, 23:00 Gametime
  
• World: 92
  
• Location: God Wars Dungeon - Ancient Prison
  
• FC: Nexaodmass

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

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- The RuneScape Team

Happy new year ‘Scapers! It may still be cold and dark outside, but the arrival of 2022 means a fresh start and a brighter outlook. What better way to celebrate than by helping transform the old Duel Arena into the brand-dazzling-new Het’s Oasis?

An earthquake has destroyed the Duel Arena. Icthlarin is down amidst the ruins, sent there by Seren to fetch a powerful object that could help them in Senntisten. Now he needs your help to explore the foreboding edifice of Het's Tomb. What ancient secrets lie within?

This thrilling new miniquest is just one of the delights that await you in our brand-new skilling hub, Het’s Oasis!

Starting from today, we’re inviting you to take part in Oasis Restoration, a two-week temporary event where YOUR activity brings the new area to life! Skill and earn individual and community rewards, including cosmetics and drop rate enhancers for the Elder God Wars Dungeon, and help transform the former Duel Arena ruins into a plentiful desert paradise.

The restoration event is temporary, but Het’s Oasis is a permanent new area for Gielinor, offering a continuation of the Elder God Wars saga and lots of fun activities to boost your XP and earn rewards.

Visit from today and take part in the new permanent mini-quest (Eye of Het I) and three new skilling methods: an Agility course, Hunter method and Farming method (with new rewards for each)! You’ll find the Oasis just east of Lumbridge and north of Al Kharid.

Full event details here: https://rs.game/HetsOasis



The Golden Party Hat Hunt is officially over! No more shards can be earned at this point, apart from the Yak Track and Premier Club shards, which can be gained up until January 17th. If you've managed to grab eight of ‘em by now, you'll be ready to make your Golden Party Hat!

You must craft your hat by January 17th – after that your shards will dissolve forever! Talk to the Wise Old Man now and he’ll help you turn all your hard work into the most resplendent headgear in all of Gielinor.

• The discount percentage in the Oddment Store is now properly displayed over the discounted items instead of just a 'buy' sign.
  
• An issue occurred where every lap completed on the Hefin Agility Course was counted twice for Daily Challenges. This has now been fixed.
  
• Fixed an issue with storing and equipping augmented items via the Bank.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from progressing the Darkness of Hallowvale quest.
  
• Fixed an issue where some players would not be able to receive Daily Challenges.
  
• (Hotfixed) Ironman Players will now receive the Yak Track Golden Party Hat shard even if they had already claimed the rewards for Tier 15 before they gained their Membership status

[h2]Pink Skirts Events[/h2]

Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s our pick for this week:

PMod PvM Event - Gregorovic

Get to bossing with PMods and the Pink Skirts!

• Hosted by: M e r c y and Helpscape
• Date/Time: Wednesday January 5th at 12:00 Game Time
• World: 35
• Location: God Wars Dungeon – Ancient Prison
• FC: Helpscape

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

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- The RuneScape Team

Alright folks, this is it – the final newspost of the year. Read on for a roundup of everything that’s been going on in December, plus news of those all-important Winter Sales, the Golden Gnome Awards and more!

Santa has enlisted the help of Postie Pete and Parcel Pete to wrap gifts for the children of Gielinor. But it’s all gone wrong... they’ve wrapped the presents in the wrong paper!

Now they need your help to make sure the gifts end up in the right hands. Find wrapping paper scattered throughout the world while skilling or through Treasure Hunter. Lend a hand and you’ll earn some presents of your own as a reward!

Gifts include past Christmas Cracker event rewards, and if you’re really lucky, the Gold Present. That’s a guaranteed jackpot quality prize – either 50million GP, or the smashing Green Santa Hat!



You’ll find the event in the Grand Exchange, to the north east. Get the full details here.



Have you been enjoying Frank’s Free Deaths? If you haven’t tried it yet, this is your chance to tackle various bosses throughout December with zero death costs – and in doing so, help us plan a new approach to the death system going forward!

Here’s the list of bosses that you can tackle without fear over the next three weeks:

[h2]Week 2: December 13th – 19th*[/h2]

• God Wars Dungeon: Graardor, Kree'arra, K'ril and Zilyana
  
• Heart of Gielinor (GWD2): Gregorovic, Helwyr, Twin Furies and Vindicta
  
• Nex
  
• Telos

[h2]Week 3: December 20th – 26th*[/h2]

• Dagannoth Kings
  
• Kalphite King
  
• Kalphite Queen
  
• King Black Dragon
  
• Queen Black Dragon
  
• Rex Matriarchs
  
• Solak

[h2]Week 4: December 27th – Jan 2nd*[/h2]

• Elite Dungeons
  
  • Dragonkin Laboratory
    
  • Temple of Aminishi
    
  • The Shadow Reef
• The Magister
  
• Raksha

*Each week begins at 00:01 Game Time on Monday and ends at 23:59 on Sunday.

To learn more about Frank’s Free Deaths, check out our Developer Diary.



If you’re hoping to get your hands on the elusive Golden Party Hat this season, it’s time to get your head in the game – you’ve only got a few weeks left! To acquire this legendary headgear you’ll need to complete various tasks in exchange for Golden Party Hat shards.

Remember, you need to earn eight shards by January 3rd to craft your hat.

While you can't acquire shards after January 3rd, you have until January 17th to put the eight shards together before they dissolve for good.

For a refresher on the Golden Party Hat Hunt, check out our blog.



The current Yak Track runs until January 9th. and this time it’s hosted by the Queen of Snow herself. Expect all sorts of brrrilliant treats for completing her tasks, including some spectacular Northern Lights-themed cosmetics!

For every five tasks completed during the event, you’ll earn 2% global bonus XP (up to a max of 20%). Plus, there’s a Golden Party Hat shard at Task 15 of the free track!

Upgrade to Premier Pass for two Bonds, or get one free with your Premier Club Membership.



Time to grab your Prime Gaming goodies for December! This month you get:

• Umbral Siren outfit
  
• 7 days of Membership
  
• Currency Pack

Get yours from December 14th at https://rs.game/PrimeGaming!



Wednesday December 15th | 17:00 Game Time | 8 Out Of 10 Bots

Based on a popular UK comedy panel show, the J-Mods will guess answers based on your live input!

Friday December 17th | 17:00 Game Time | Golden Gnome Awards 2021

We're ending the year with a bang by celebrating our incredible community at the 11th annual Golden Gnome Awards!

See you on Twitch!



Secret Santa

• Stacks of gifted items in Secret Santa may now be split up between multiple recipients.
  
• Items gifted by Ironmen in the Secret Santa event will now be given to other players. Irons still cannot claim a Secret Santa gift, however.

Advent Calendar

• Fixed an error that would occur when the player used an XP Lamp without logging out after the Advent Calendar event began.
  
• The tutorial and Advent Calendar UIs no longer clash when relogging without having closed the initial tutorial message.
  
• The Double Dragon Chests promotion will now reset correctly when it runs at the weekend.
  
• The progression track now resets as expected.

Daily Challenges: Bonus Weekly Rewards

• Fixed an issue which allowed Iroman accounts to receive Combat Dummies from the Daily Challenge system.

Aminishi

• World map has implemented a new category under Activities - Boss encounters.
  The drop-down category includes:
  
  • Boss encounters
    
  • Elite dungeons
    
  • Raids

Elder God Wars Dungeon

• Fixed an issue with the colour of the Extra Action buttons in Elder God Wars Dungeon.
  
• The Scripture of Jas now stores damage after all combat calculations are performed. As a result, it will now correctly store damage from damage-over-time abilities, and account for damage modifications such as Vulnerability.
  
• The chance of receiving a unique drop from Croesus has been increased slightly.
  
• The chance of receiving a unique drop from the Arch-Glacor has been increased slightly.
  
• The reward scaling for higher enrage and higher killstreaks has also been made more lucrative, whilst removing some value from the lower enrage and killstreak drops.
  
  • To benefit from these changes to Arch-Glacor you will need to start a new killstreak.

Mobile Client

• On the God Wars Reputation interface on mobile, users can now see the preview description for the Reputation unlocks.

Treasure Hunter

• Treasure Hunter promotion rewards are only affected by the multiplier of the promotion in which they were won.
  
• The Treasure Hunter rewards are no longer influenced by the previous promotion's multipliers.
  
• When not selected, Invention no longer receives the same amount of XP as the selected skill.

Store

• Issue fixed where pressing the back button on the Shop tab of the Marketplace pushes the player into the game.
  
• Removed the Sunbather's Hat neck shade to prevent clipping issues.

Other fixes

• The 'Top Tip' on the Sinkholes minigame no longer overlaps other UI elements.
  
• Players are now able to scroll the Golden Party Hat Hunt list using both the list and the scrollbar.
  
• Fixed an issue where some players would receive a message about a new Menaphos City Quest before unlocking the ability to start them.
  
• Prevented Frank from blocking player movement in Death's Office and War's Retreat.
  
• The archaeologist NPC at the Acropolis has been removed from the game.
  
• The Island of Kami-Shima now renders correctly inside the player-owned Ports Map interface.
  
• Removed a duplicated message that occurred when attempting to equip an unwearable item.
  
• Offhand Shadow Glaive was dealing less damage than expected when paired with a non-Glaive Mainhand. This has been corrected.
  
• The Scavenging perk is now triggered on Prifddinas Elves.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Sap Spirit curse, which was draining 8% of your opponent’s adrenaline, rather than the intended 10%.
  
• Using a Deathtouched Dart on a Blood Nihil while it heals will no longer give XP at the end of the kill.
  
• Updated the icon for the War's Retreat teleport.
  
• The effect of Terrasaur maul will no longer boost abilities applied with greater barge if the player is not wielding the weapon.

The last copies of RuneScape: The First 20 Years Deluxe Edition go on sale today at the Merch Store, just in time to make your list for Santa! Tell him to move fast if you want to be sure of snagging this fancy-schmancy black and gold version.

The Deluxe Edition comes with foil treatments on the cover, gilded page edges, card slipcase, ribbon bookmark and a hard-backed folio containing two archive-quality art prints.

The Deluxe Edition is a RuneScape Merch Store exclusive and not available anywhere else!



The Standard Edition has its own beautiful hardback red cover and contains the same 224 full-colour pages as the Deluxe Edition. It’s available now from multiple online retailers and local bookstores in many countries around the world – or you can just download the digital version to your e-reader instantly!

Check out the Merch Store here! or this newspost for more details on all editions.



[h2]The Golden Gnome Awards[/h2]

You nominated your favourites, now it's time to decide who wins! Head here to vote for your top RuneScape creators – and creations – of the year.

Join us on Twitch, December 17th at 17:00 Game Time to celebrate this year's winners!

[h2]Pink Skirts[/h2]

Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here’s a few picks for the coming weeks:

When: Wednesday December 15th, 20:00 Game Time
What: Corporeal Beast
Who: Umami and the Norge Clan
Where: Corporeal Lair
World: 5
FC: Umami

When: Saturday December 25th, 13:00 Game Time
What: K'ril Tsutsaroth (Hard Mode)
Who: M e r c y and Dung Titan
Where: Zamorak Lobby
World: 35
FC: Dung Titan

When: Monday December 27th, 19:00 Game Time
What: Corporeal Beast
Who: Patrick K and Clackworthy
Where: Corporeal Beast Lair
World: 123
FC: Patrick K

When: Saturday January 1st, 23:00 Game Time
What: Town Square Q&A
Who: Princess Rae
Where: Varrock West Bank
World: 3

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

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- The RuneScape Team