Everything you need to know about the 2024 Winter Summit in one handy post!
We’re less than a week away from our 2024 Winter Summit – and this is the place to be for all the highlights from the biggest stream of the season.
In this post you’ll find all the latest information about the Summit, including start and end times, competition details, and, eventually, details of all the upcoming content covered in the show.
First things first: the Winter Summit 2024 will be streamed live on the Old School RuneScape Twitch Channel. Join your hosts, Mods Ayiza and Kieren, on Saturday, January 20th at 20:00 GMT/15:00 EST/12:00 PST/7:00 AEDT. The team has put together an amazing show for you this year, so get that date in your diary and get ready for an action-packed stream full of excitement, including sharing details of the first techincal alpha of the new Sailing skill.
That date again is Saturday, January 20th at 20:00 GMT/15:00 EST/12:00 PST/7:00 AEDT. Don’t miss it!
We bet you can’t wait to see what we have planned for 2024. We can’t reveal the full Roadmap just yet, but here’s a little look at what we have planned…
Any guesses?
The Shining Kingdom will open to visitors on March 20th! Check out this overview blog for everything you need to know!
If you haven’t yet completed the recent Children of the Sun quest, we highly recommend doing so before Varlamore launches! As the first part of the Varlamore quest series, it introduces all the major players and gets you access to the kingdom itself.
Once you’re finally standing on Varlamore’s shining shores, you can look forward to content like the Fortis Colosseum, the Perilous Moons minigame, the Hunter Guild, and much, much more! For a sneak peek, check out the Varlamore Dev Diary:
When Varlamore launches, you’ll be able to explore Civitas illa Fortis and the vast Avium Savannah – but we’re not stopping there!
We’re already planning the second part of Varlamore, which will focus on two main areas: the luxurious island of Aldarin, and the inhospitable mountain range north of Civitas illa Fortis. Headline content includes a new Herblore activity on Aldarin, and a new group boss in the mountains. Just as with the first batch, you’ll also see plenty of new quests and smaller activities, as well as updates to existing content.
For the low-down, check out this Varlamore: Part Two guide from our friend GentleTractor:
Anchors are well aweigh on our first new skill. We’re finally ready to show off our progress so far and give you a glimpse of what’s waiting on the horizon in 2024.
A new skill is always a massive undertaking, and Sailing also includes a whole new area of the map to explore – so we’ve been busy behind the scenes discussing timelines, resources, and other factors that impact development.
At the Winter Summit, we showed off the Sailing development roadmap, which you can view in full in the Sailing: What’s Next newspost. It includes a step-by-step breakdown of each big milestone on our journey, and what we plan to do in the immediate future.
Please note that dates have not been provided, as they are still subject to change.Thanks to the hard work of our teams, the official Old School RuneScape client is better than ever. Over the last few years, we’ve added all kinds of quality-of-life features – but we reckon we can still go bigger. That’s why 2024 will see two major client updates that will enable an even better gameplay experience.
First up, we’re adding an official HD Mode, complete with fully dynamic lighting, sunlight effects, and fog. Don’t worry – if you prefer the ‘classic’ look, SD Mode will keep Old School RuneScape looking just the way it does now. You’ll be able to switch between HD and SD modes at will – even on mobile.
If you thought that was exciting, this next bit of news is really going to blow your socks off. We’re adding an Official Client Plugin API!
Some of you will already be familiar with RuneLite’s Plugin Library, a selection of helpful add-ons that expand players’ gameplay options. With the upcoming Plugin API and Plugin Hub, you’ll be able to use Plugins on the Official Client, too – and even create your own!
This means that mobile users will have access to Plugins for the first time in Old School RuneScape history. With this update, switching from PC to mobile will be easier than ever – you’ll have all your favourite helpers lined up and ready to go, no matter where you are.
The Future of the Official Client newspost explains both of these updates in detail, and includes a few gorgeous screenshots – so go on, have a read!
Holiday events are one of our favourite things about Old School RuneScape, and 2024 will see plenty of festivities for you to enjoy! This year you can expect to see events for Easter, Pride, Halloween, and Christmas.
However, there’s one regular event missing from that list. We’ve made the tough decision not to include an in-game event for our birthday this year, and instead reserve special events like this for our milestone years.
That said, nobody wants their birthday to go completely unnoticed, so we’ll still be decorating the Falador Party Room for the occasion. You’ll also still be able to claim any previous years’ birthday rewards. Who knows? We may just find time to squeeze in a special surprise or two…
The upside of this change means that the team has more time to spend on Quality-of-Life updates that will improve the long-term health of the game. For example, we’re still working on a few changes from Poll 80, which will be making their way to the game soon. We’re already generating ideas for Poll 81, so keep your eyes peeled for more news!
We loved partnering with Makeship for our first round of adorable plushies, so we’re following up with a new, Dragon-themed menagerie – perfect for the new lunar year.
From Sunday, January 20th at 19:30 GMT, you’ll be able to pre-order these iconic draconic plushies and add to your ever-growing collection.
To celebrate this new set of plushie pals, we’ll be hosting giveaways throughout the week, and at the Summit itself. Now’s your chance to bag a cuddly new friend!
Not only that, we’re also giving away some fantastic LED lights from Creator Crafted. To top it all off, there’s also copies of the RuneScape Kingdoms Board Game and TTRPG up for grabs!
Check our socials to catch the giveaways as they happen. Our friends at Makeship will be sponsoring the stream, so keep a close eye on our socials and tune in on the day for your chance to win! Click here to see the full terms and conditions.
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