This week we’re making changes to Tombs of Amascut and Group Ironman Mode!

Tombs of Amascut ChangesWe’ve updated how the supplies work:

• Items can now be dropped to the ground directly from the Supplies Bag interface.
• When withdrawing an item, the slot that was actually selected is the one that is withdrawn, instead of the one at the top of the Supplies Bag.
• The jugs at Zebak have been given an attack delay, so you can preserve ammo by only attacking them once.

The summary board will now acknowledge any member that has left mid-raid, giving you a fresh new way to flame your salty teammates.

Fixed an issue where the Deadly Prayers Invocation was showing incorrect stats on the Summary interface for Prayer effectiveness.

The following items have now been marked as ‘valuable’ to stop any accidental drops:

• Masori Crafting Kit
• Ancient Remnant
• Remnant of Zebak
• Remnant of Kephri
• Remnant of Ba-Ba
• Remnant of Akkha

Group Ironman ChangesNext up, we’ve made some further changes to the deactivation settings for Ironman mode. Iron players have already been able to set a permanent flag on their account, preventing them from ever changing their status. As many of you had the choice made before the introduction of the Unranked Group Ironman mode, we are giving you another chance to change this. Please note that these choices are fully permanent and will not be subject to review by our Player Support team – so don’t take this decision lightly!

Solo Iron players who are currently ‘permanent’ will receive a message upon logging in, stating that their permanent settings have changed to ‘limited’. This means you can become an Unranked Group Ironman if you wish. However, you may still not become a main account.

Visiting the Iron Tutor in Lumbridge will allow you to choose the permanence of your Iron status – and in case it hasn’t yet sunk in, you will be warned about the ramifications of this decision before you’re allowed to make it.

You don’t have to make this decision immediately and can continue playing however you wish while you think it over.

Steam and Mobile Client FixesWe’ve also been working on a variety of patches specifically for our Steam and Mobile clients:

• Tweaked the new tooltips to make them easier to read – woohoo!
• The shortcuts at Guardians of the Rift and south-west of the Necropolis are now highlighted by the Agility helper.
• Redwood trees at the Farming Guild will now display their respawn timer when chopped.
• Venom now correctly displays on the Buff Bar.
• STEAM ONLY: Players can now complete the Stronghold of Security with either 2FA or Steam Guard enabled.
• JAVA & STEAM: Holding the shift key while on the Inventory and then switching to a different tab, letting go of shift, and then switching back to the Inventory will no longer keep the shift button active.
• Clue steps which display a lot of text on the Clue Helper overlay will now have a scroll bar which lets you read the whole thing.
• The Clue Helper display now correctly shows that you need Turquoise Robe Bottoms for the Easy Clue step by the Lumbridge Mill.
• The cipher Clue where you need to talk to Eluned now correctly displays the World Map icon when looking at the Prifddinas map.
• The spacing between lines on the Clue Helper overlay has been adjusted to shorten the gap between sections.
• Fixed an issue where certain Quest clues weren’t showing all relevant information.
• The HP Bar will now correctly reappear when an entity is attacked at the exact same moment the previous HP Bar fades out.
• Fixed an issue where the Herbiboar Helper was not updating correctly in certain scenarios.

Beta NewsGood news, everyone! We’re keeping the Wilderness Boss Rewards Beta open for another week, as we’ve lowered the Voidwaker’s special attack cost to 50% (down from 60%) – so hop on in and test it out!

We’ve also made some plans regarding Poison Dynamite, based on your feedback. Here’s our to-do list:

• Upgrade the Poison damage to P++ (previously P+)
• Base damage type on player’s equipped weapon and attack style.
• Prevent use of Poison Dynamite in the Fight Caves.
• Prevent Dynamite from inflicting the Poison effect on 0 hits.
• Prevent players from hitting multiple targets with Poison Dynamite, even in multi-way combat.
• Easier targeting options were a big point in early feedback, and we have two alternatives we’d like your thoughts on:
  • • Poison Dynamite will always hit a 3×3 area of attack. This also lets us update ‘fun’ weapons, making them -100 in all stats.

  OR

  • Poison Dynamite will become Thrown (or ‘Sticky’). The player must use the Dynamite on the NPC within a 1 tile range, with significant action delays.

One thing we will not be doing is changing the poison type to Venom. We feel this to be overpowered, and it goes against the premise of this new item.

Last bit of news on the Beta front – the Quest Speedrunning Beta has gone fantastically, and we’ll be working hard to make improvements based on your feedback before it launches.

Thank you to everyone who participated in these Betas and sent in feedback!

Other Changes

• Players using the ‘Quick-board’ option on Zulrah’s boat will no longer have their cameras forcibly locked in place to observe the snake’s spawn animation, meaning they’ll be able to start fighting the snake slightly faster.
• Craw’s Bow and Viggora’s Chainmace bonuses will no longer apply to Magic Damage.
• A spammy message about pet reclamation is no longer displayed on Tutorial Island, as the players there shouldn’t need it.
• Group Iron players are no longer permitted to travel from Lumbridge to The Node whenever the grouping system becomes temporarily unavailable, as they’d then be obliged to wait in The Node until the system became available again.
• Salve Amulets now have a Make-All dialogue for stringing them, as other amulets do.
• Players cutting Salve Shards from the outcrops after completing Haunted Mine will now continue cutting Shards until they cancel the action, without needing to click repeatedly.

PvP Rota ChangesThe 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 ‘Max/Med‘ loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.

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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This week we have some final tweaks to Giants’ Foundry, and a much-anticipated change to Unranked Group Iron!

Giants’ Foundry TweaksThis week brings a few finishing touches to the Giants’ Foundry, aimed at making your time spent Smithing as seamless as possible.

Firstly, Kovac has been hard at work mending the giants’ relationship with Gielinor’s financial sector. As a result, any coins he owes you for your commissions can be sent straight to the Bank!

Kovac will also be keeping track of how many swords you’ve made for him and will proudly display the number in chat when asked! The numbers, smiths… what do they mean?

Lastly, we noticed some frustration that the ‘sweet spots’ intended to reward eagle-eyes smiths for clicking at the right time were too heavily-weighted towards the beginning of a new commission. Following today’s update, you can expect a more even distribution, so keep your eyes peeled and your mouse cursors at the ready!

Unranked Group Iron ChangesFor those of you who currently stand alone but would like to stand alone together… you can!

Players of any Iron mode (Regular, Hardcore or Ultimate) are now able to speak to the Iron Tutor in Lumbridge and become an Unranked GIM. Simply ask the tutor to let you review your Iron status, select ‘Unranked Group Iron’ under the Group tab, and then join a group – just like any other Unranked GIM!

Note that you’ll have seven days to change your mind after requesting a change in your Iron status. After those seven days have passed, any changes to your status are irreversible – so choose wisely!

Some of you jumping into a new Unranked Group might be wondering how you’ll be able to let people know that you’re an Unranked Group Iron, by the way. You can flex your status with some fancy Unranked Group Iron armour, featuring a fashionable green trim, or simply type in chat and bask in the glow of your new green chat icon.

We’ve also noticed players enquiring about downgrading their permanent Ironman status in order to become Unranked GIM. You can remove your permanent Ironman status via this link.

Pet Reclaim ChangesIt’s been a heartwarming week for us as we watch you reunite with your furry/scaly/demonic friends after so many years!

In case you missed it, last week Probita’s Pet Reclaim began automatically insuring pets, and allowed players who had Bank placeholders or Collection Log entries filled to reclaim pets they’d lost but hadn’t insured.

Players made us aware that a couple of critters slipped through the cracks, so we’ve made the following fixes in this week’s update:

• Specific multi-form pets obtained before the Collection Log update can now be added to the Collection Log via Bank placeholder. Affected pets should now be insured.
• Pets that are in your Player Owned House menagerie, but not in the Collection Log, are now automatically insured.
• Pets that were previously insured but not present in your Bank (including placeholders), Collection Log, or menagerie will now appear on Probita’s new Insurance interface.

If you have any pets you believe aren’t showing on your insurance record, please pay Probita a visit so she can insure them for you.

We’re keeping a close eye on this feature, so let us know if you’re still experiencing issues via the links at the bottom of the post.

Pride 2022We had a fantastic Pride March last Thursday where players came out in droves to support our LGBTQIA+ community – and in case you’ve missed it, the 2022 Pride Event is still ongoing!

If you want to snag yourself a nice piece of FashionScape in the form of a Rainbow Flower Crown, make your way over to Gilbert, who can be found a little to the east of Barbarian Village.

Other ChangesWe’ve also bundled in a couple of smaller changes with this week’s update:

• The Apple Pencil should work for players by tomorrow using the latest iOS Client. We intended to get this fixed by today but there was an issue we ran into – apologies about that.
• Updated models for some NPCs in the Pride Event to better represent the historical LGBTQIA+ figures who inspired them.
• The Clan Events menu now has ‘Multiple Bosses’ in the boss list. This new entry should be at the top of the list and reflect common clan events like bingo a little more accurately.
• Fixed grammar in the description of the Rainbow Flower Crown.
• Fixed grammar in the Pride Event.
• Once you have defeated [REDACTED BY ORDER OF THE VARROCK GUARD] in What Lies Below, Perdu can now sell you replacement copies of the beacon ring, even if you are yet to complete the rest of the quest.
• Drift Nets will no longer require players to click through a confirmation screen before they can harvest.
• Wilderness Loot Keys can now be destroyed within the Wilderness if they contain less than 30,000 GP worth of loot. There is a small delay to this process to discourage players from destroying loot during combat.
• Players will now be warned when taking a Waka Canoe into the Wilderness.
• It is now slightly easier to talk to the West Bank Bankers instead of the wall in Prifddinas. Players are still welcome to speak to the wall if they so choose!
• A single Pride flower near Varrock Bank has been moved as it was impacting a Firemaking training method. You may now return to your usual business of lighting open fires on the streets of a highly populated city.
• Pride flowers no longer block pathing in some areas.
• The Combat Achievement button in the Collection Log is now in the same place no matter which category is selected.

Deadman ModeMany of you have been asking us to talk about the Deadman Mode Re-Run Finale and the future of Deadman Mode.

Keep an eye out for this month’s Gielinor Gazette where we’ll be spending some time talking about the steps we took ahead of the re-run, the challenges we faced on the night, and the future of DMM.

That’s a wrap on this week’s update, but before you go, we’ve got a couple of surveys to share with you…

PvP Update SurveyWe’ve been running some surveys over the last two weeks and we want to make sure that as many of you as possible have the opportunity to make your thoughts heard.

The first survey is about PvP content, which we’re hoping to work on after the Wilderness Boss Rework. Click the button and have your say!

 

Game Modes SurveyOur second survey is all about potential new game modes!

We’ve received absolutely loads of feedback so far but we’re on the lookout for more, so make sure to click the button below and let us know your thoughts if you haven’t already!

 

 

PvP World RotaThe 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.

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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We’re launching a bunch of improvements to Group Ironman Mode!

Unranked Group Ironman Mode
This week we’re following up on the promise we made in here – making Group Ironman more chill for you and your mates!

Unranked Group Ironman (or UGIM) is a sub-category of Group Ironman. It allows you to invite and accept group invitations from other UGIM and grants greater flexibility when swapping between teams.

Should you find yourself wanting to join a new group on an existing GIM account, or hoping to invite a new player to your group, you can now seamlessly convert your GIM status to ‘Unranked’.

In return for this additional flexibility, Unranked Group Ironman groups are removed from the GIM HiScores – although you’ll all appear individually on the regular ones!

Be warned: once this change is made, you will not be able to revert your account back to Ranked Group Ironman. It’s a one-way street!

So, under these new rules…

A group that invites an experienced player will:

• Become an Unranked group.
• Lose Prestige status (if applicable).
• Lose any trade restrictions within the group.
• Lose Hardcore status (if applicable).
• Be removed from the Group Ironman HiScores, along with every other member of their group. Players will still be able to see their individual HiScores as if they were a main account.

If you’re looking to form a new unranked group:

• You’ll be able to invite any type of GIM, provided they are willing to become an Unranked player.
• The group will be set as Unranked from the start…
• … and will not show up in the GIM HiScores. At all.
• Unranked groups cannot have Prestige or Hardcore status.

If you leave an existing group, you may also choose to adopt Unranked status:

• You can become Unranked via a third option found in the group leaving interface (pictured above).
• This decision is non-reversible. You cannot become a Ranked Group Ironman again once you’re Unranked.
• The option will remove you from the GIM HiScores. However, your progress will still be visible on the regular HiScores.
• The process does NOT remove your items.

There are no trade restrictions or killcount requirements for Unranked groups.

We’ll give you sufficient warnings if you’re about to join an Unranked group, or if your group is about to become one. Keep an eye out for these if you decide to invite new players in!

Further Group Ironman Improvements and Addressing Player FeedbackWe ran a player survey to gather your feedback on the above changes. Let’s address your main concerns:

Tradeable Untradeables

Trading untradeable items between GIM members proved to be a very popular quality of life update.

We’ve discussed how to make this happen and what potential issues could arise if we did enact this rule.

One big consideration was that allowing GIM players to trade powerful items like the Bow of Faerdhinen could make it more convenient to be a GIM than a regular player. Is that healthy for the game?

We also considered whether we could replicate this behaviour on main accounts, and how that might work. Untradeable items are not available on the Grand Exchange and we can’t display charge status in the Trade screen, so this change would make scamming much more prevalent. We’d have to undertake considerable work to fix this.

In addition, making certain items with quest requirements tradeable presents issues with the system we use to run checks on items. We’d have to rework our whole system to accommodate the change.

We also thought about the implications for PvP players. Existing untradeable items could be disproportionately strong in this framework, seriously affecting PK metas. Is that fair?

Lastly, we had to consider the potential future development costs. We’d have to carefully consider every new item in the game to decide whether it should be untradeable but tradeable for GIM, just tradeable, or just untradeable. Over time, that adds to our development hours.

We really want to improve quality of life where we can – but hopefully you can see that the team has some serious reservations about this particular change. We can’t treat it like any other QoL update – we need to put a great deal of thought and planning into making it work. We’ve tried a couple of solutions with ‘lower-value’ items already, and while we can see why this update is so desired, the potential ramifications are too much to handle just yet.

However, we may revisit this concept in the future, when we have a clearer idea of how to resolve the issues inherent in its design.

GIM HiScores

HiScores requests are naturally a lot of work, as they involve multiple teams and are often more technically complex than they seem on the surface.

However, with today’s update, Group Prestige should now be visible on the HiScores, where you’ll also be able to see if a hardcore group has run out of lives. Please note, this won’t take effect until players have logged in.

Prestiged groups are marked with a star on the HiScores. Losing Prestige by any means will make the star disappear.

Group KC is another popular HiScores request. Unfortunately, it’s too complicated for us to tackle right now. We’ve explored our ‘hackier’ options, and there’s just no way to do it without relying on engine work – a much bigger undertaking than it seems! Unless significant progress is made, we’ll be setting this one aside for the foreseeable.

Separate Icon for UGIM

We understand that some players would like their UGIM status to be represented with a different icon. We didn’t offer this in our original plan in case it left UGIM feeling alienated – but we can apply it retroactively, and it’s likely to happen soon. We think it’s important to ensure that GIM can show off their achievements and status appropriately.

Converting Ironmen to UGIM

You also asked us to consider allowing regular Ironmen to become Unranked Group Ironmen. We generally feel this is acceptable, because GIM is an easier approach to the Ironman experience. We’ll be working on this option in the coming weeks. Please note that this decision, when implemented, will be irreversible – we will never allow UGIM to convert to regular Ironman.

Group Boss Bash RaffleNow, ready to win some prizes? Welcome to our first-ever Group Boss Bash!

This two-week competition is especially for Group Ironmen and begins today on May 26th. Gather your buddies, take down various bosses, and earn raffle tickets that’ll help you win awesome prizes.

Take a look at the table below to see which activities will net you those tickets, and whether they’ll apply to everyone in the group or just individual players:

Boss	Ticket Score	Single Player	Ticket Award Conditions
Tempoross	1	N	A successful Tempoross kill, as long as the player has achieved the Reward Permit threshold.
Wintertodt	1	N	A successful Wintertodt subdue, as long as the player has achieved the minimum score to receive a Reward Crate.
Zalcano	3	N	A successful Zalcano kill. Tickets go to any player who participated enough to receive loot.
Barbarian Assault	10	N	Defeating the Penance Queen on wave 10. Any player who participated in the wave is eligible.
Sarachnis	1	Y	A single player who receives loot.
King Black Dragon	1	Y	A single player who receives loot.
Dagannoth Kings	1	Y	A single player who receives loot. Includes Dagannoth Prime, Supreme and Rex.
Kalphite Queen	2	Y	A single player who receives loot.
God Wars Dungeon Bosses	5	Y	A single player who receives loot.
The Nightmare	2	N	Any player who receives loot.
Nex	2	N	Any player who receives loot.
Corporeal Beast	5	Y	A single player who receives loot.
Chambers of Xeric	Normal Mode:10Challenge Mode: 20	N	Any player who receives loot.
Theatre of Blood	Normal: 15Story Mode: 3Hard Mode: 20	N	Any player who receives loot.

These tickets have no in-game value, cannot be traded, and are only available for the duration of the raffle.

Two weeks from now we’ll randomly choose 10 lucky groups and award them with Membership! As it’s a raffle, the more points you accumulate, the more likely you are to win – so get bashing those bosses!

Signing Up for the Raffle

In order to participate, you’ll need to register your group for the challenge.

Registration is very simple and happens in-game.

GIM will now see a new interface on the GIM settings menu which shows information about raffles. If you don’t feel like joining in, the ‘leave’ button will exempt your group from the draw and prevent them from joining it again.

Please note that we’ll need to temporarily disable certain group features, such as leaving a group and changing the group name, during the raffle. If you want to re-enable these features, you’ll need to leave early!

Additionally, you may only register for this raffle once per group, so make sure that the team you register is the one you intend to stick with!

Prizes

You’ll accumulate points on your account that are visible from your UI. After the 2-week raffle, we’ll pick 10 winning groups!

Each individual in the group will be granted one year of membership, and one of these lucky groups will be granted lifetime membership for all their members!

We’ll contact winners in-game to arrange prize giving and ensure the membership they’ve won is applied to their desired account. Unless otherwise specified by the winners, we’ll apply the membership to the account used to register in the raffle.

A summary of the Group Boss Bash Terms and Conditions can be found here.

The full Group Boss Bash Terms and Conditions can be found here.

Guardians of the Rift ImprovementsWe’ve heard some of you say that the most frustrating element of Guardians of the Rift is getting into the minigame! Obviously we don’t want that to be the case, so with today’s game update we’re increasing the player cap per game to 200. The Great Guardian’s HP will scale appropriately.

We’ve also allowed players to lock their game and prevent other players from entering mid-way through the fight: perfect for small groups who want to play together! If that sounds like your thing, have a word with Tamara to sort it out. After you’ve enabled this option once, you’ll be able to use a right-click quick option to do it faster.

Here’s how locking works:

• Locking prevents players from entering during Phase 1.
• Locking cannot be done on GoTR themed worlds.
• The game can be unlocked by talking to Tamara again.
• Your locked status is not remembered from game-to-game. You need to speak to Tamara to reactivate it again.

The endgame will now be delayed when the Great Guardian reaches 100% power. He is unable to take damage during this time. This change allows players to access altars and hand in their Guardian Stones before the game ends.

In other news, multiple Guardians can now be made from one pile at the same time! Their creation time has also been reduced, so it’s much easier to get those Guardians going. We want to incentivise this mechanic and prevent players from feeling like they’re wasting their time waiting for Guardians to be created.

Finally, barriers now display their HP bars at all times, unless they’re at full HP. The HP bars are now half the size, and the ‘Inspect’ option has been removed.

Other ChangesMinor tweaks to the GIM Tutor’s dialogue:

• Removed the ‘Leave’ option from the Tutor. It is now accessed exclusively through the interface.
• Removed all other functions that were duplicated on both the Tutor and the interface.

Other Changes

• Corrected typo in description of Group Storage chests.
• The Player Owned House Costume Room can now accepted the locked (l) version of the Shattered Relics Void Equipment.
• Added an option to the Settings menu to enable entering and exiting Full Screen Mode more conveniently.
• The Fremennik Elite reward teleport from Lunar Isle back to Relekka is now significantly faster.
• The special attack animation of Arclight & Darklight no longer disrupts player movement so badly.
• Players at the start of the Ratcatchers quest can once again obtain kittens from Gertrude.

Steam Changes

• Full screen mode is now implemented!

Android Open Beta Changes

• One tap login should now work as expected

iOS TestFlight Beta Changes

• Using special characters on the keyboard should no longer open side panels
• Text will no longer be added to the chat box when using the arrow keys on an external keyboard
• Game Center logins should now work as expected
• Holding backspace will now work as expected when using an external keyboard
• Pulling down the notifications bar will no longer pause all application activity
• Soft keyboard will now respect the colour theme selected for the device
• Improved floating keyboard support for iPads

Steam and Mobile Beta Changes

• Overhead text in quests will now display in the correct location
• Clan side panel will now order members alphabetically

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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The Old School Team.

This week’s update brings Group Ironman improvements, homepage changes, and an update on death piles! 

Homepage ChangesThe eagle-eyed among you will have noticed a direct link to the RuneLite website has appeared on our homepage. We’ve been working with Adam and the team for some time now, and as part of our commitment to that working relationship we’ve decided to provide an official link. We hope that this will also prevent phishing attempts by fake RuneLite sites.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank Adam, the wider RuneLite team and its wonderful community for their continued support of Old School RuneScape!

 

Group Ironman Improvements
Player Owned Houses

Group Iron players can now teleport directly to their teammate’s Player Owned Houses via the ‘Teleport to House’ spell in the standard spellbook. Right-clicking the spell will present two new options: ‘Group: Choose’ and ‘Group: Previous’. The first option will bring up an interface where you can choose whose house to visit, and the second one will teleport you to the previous house visited.

The following requirements must be met:

• The owner of the house is on the same world as the teleporter.
• The owner isn’t in Build Mode.
• The teleporter meets the requirements to access the relevant Player Owned House portal.

In addition, all players can now enter Player Owned Houses while the owner isn’t home. The owner must have the house unlocked, without the ‘Private’ setting enabled. They must also be friends with the visitor.

Group Ironman Storage Expansion

Group Iron players can now increase their Group Storage space by completing specific tasks!

A new button has been added to the Group Storage interface and the Group Settings menu. Clicking it will open a new interface with a list of tasks you can undertake to expand the size of the Group Storage. They will be tracked across the group and will only unlock once a player has accessed the Group Storage after completing a task.

Here’s the full list of tasks (X is replaced with the specific task variables):

• Equip a Rune Platebody
• Equip a pair of Stronghold of Security Boots
• Achieve a 99 in a X type skill (Four separate tasks, one per skill type)
• Achieve a 99 in the X skill (23 separate tasks, one per skill)
• Achieve X Quest Points (Four separate tasks: 50, 100, 150, 200)
• Achieve X Combat Level (Three separate tasks: 50, 100, 126)
• Achieve X Total Level (Five separate tasks: 500, 750, 1,000, 1,500, 2,000)
• Complete All X Achievement Diaries (Four separate tasks: Easy, Medium, Hard, Elite)
• Complete the X tier of Combat Achievements (Six separate tasks: Easy, Medium, Hard, Elite, Master, Grandmaster)

Escape Crystals

Verzik’s Crystal Shards have been renamed ‘Escape Crystal’. Players can buy them from the Mysterious Stranger outside the Theatre of Blood and from Rick in the Wizards’ Tower for 75,000 GP each. After speaking to Rick and opening the Buy menu once, you can right-click him to access the menu again quickly.

The Escape Crystals have two functions:

• You can activate them to instantly teleport away from dangerous situations.
• If you have allowed other players to teleport you out of dangerous areas, they can use their crystal to send you away. This consumes both players’ crystals. To toggle this, right-click the crystal and press ‘Toggle’. The option is turned off by default.

The Escape Crystals only work in the following areas:

• Pest Control
• The Inferno
• TzHaar-Ket-Rak’s Challenges (also known as the Six Jad Challenge)
• Chambers of Xeric
• Theatre of Blood
• Barbarian Assault

Ring of Life

The Ring of Life’s effect (shared by the Max Cape, Defence Skill Cape and Trimmed Defence Skill Cape) now works in the following areas for Hardcore Group Ironman players:

• Fight Caves
• Fragment of Seren (Memoriam Device replay only)
• Galvek (Pool of Dreams replay only)
• Glough (Burning Brazier replay only)
• Inferno
• Knight Waves
• Mage Training Arena
• Nightmare Zone
• Pest Control

 

Ultimate Ironman Update: Death PilesBack in December, we proposed some adjustments to death piles – essentially an engine change that would alter the way the game recognises items dropped on death.

In short, we can make the game recognise death pile items on your player save, rather than the world’s save. This would grant greater protection to items dropped by Ultimate Iron players in the event of a world crash or disconnection, but the changes would be noticeable by all account types.

Under the new system, if you had an untradeable item on the ground, visible only to you, it will be saved when you log off and reappear when you log back in. The time the item stays on the ground will remain the same, but critically, the timer will pause while you’re offline.

There are other effects. All account types will notice that if they have the setting enabled which drops food and potions as a supply pile upon death, this pile will also benefit from the paused despawn timer and will appear in any world you log in to. We can also use this system for item drops in mass encounters to avoid the issues we saw when Nex launched, where so many items were dropping that some players’ drops disappeared.

Although feedback for this proposal was largely positive, there were some concerns about memory capacity. Worlds currently delete items if too many of them show up on a single tile, so the worry here is that items could be deleted if multiple players were to world-hop and drop piles of items in the same spot.

We are happy to confirm that the items are saved in their own list, so logging in with saved items will not delete other items on the ground.

The items will only be stored if:

• You are both the owner and dropper of that item.
• That item will never become visible to anyone else.

Given that this proposal resolves a game-breaking issue experienced by all kinds of players, we consider this change a matter of game integrity, and will therefore proceed without a poll.

We would hope to implement these changes sometime in March, so stay tuned!

 

Other Changes

• Players in Single-way and Singles Plus combat zones can no longer be attacked by two players at once.
• On Target worlds, players are now able to interrupt existing fights in Singles Plus areas in order to attack their assigned target, as they can in Single-way zones.
• Entering and leaving The Gauntlet with an Amulet of Avarice equipped will no longer clear your skull.
• A bug with the ‘I Should See A Doctor’ Combat Achievement has been fixed.
• Nightmare (Solo) Speed-Trialist is now an Elite rather than Master task.

 

PvP World Rota
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.

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