Clan Cup - Big Game Hunter
Clan Cup - Big Game Hunter
Sigil removal
Summer Escape - Elite Dungeon & Dungeoneering week
Patch Notes
Twitch Prime
RuneFest 2019
Competitions
Facebook Companion
LootScape
Livestreams this week
Pink Skirt Events
Dust off your vuvuzelas and waggle those banners, it’s time for a bit of competition here on Gielinor! This week, the Clan Cup finally returns from its years-long slumber – are you ready to help your clan win the prize? Plus, read all about sigil removal and this week’s Summer Escape!
Clan Cup - Big Game Hunter
The clan cup is back, and this time, you’ve got to skin it to win it. During the week of August 19th you’ll be competing to see which clan are the real Big Game Hunters, and which clans are just a bunch of nimrods. Here’s how it works:
Each player will have three one hour attempts to skin as many dinosaurs as they can in Big Game Hunter. These sessions can be abandoned and restarted at any time during the week. Please note that to participate, you’ll need the usual requirements for Big Game Hunter: 75 Hunter and 55 Slayer.
At the end of the week, the top ten scores from your clan will be combined into a total score. The clan with the highest total score will be declared the winners, and will walk away with a selection of rewards:
1st Prize: Access to the Crystal avatar, clan stickied thread in recruitment and 12% XP boost/100% faster capping for a month!
Runners Up: Access to the Crystal avatar and 9% XP boost/75% faster capping for a month!
The following Big Game Hunter buffs will be active during the Clan Cup sessions:
You will receive one Hunter Mark for each Dinosaur skinned at the end of your session
For the duration of the Clan Cup session, multi spawn encounters will be disabled to try and keep it fair throughout
During your Clan Cup session, the Dinosaurs will never go into hiding. This means that you can dedicate a full hour to hunting
While in a Clan Cup session in a Big Game Hunter encounter, Surge, Bladed Dive, Barge, and Escape will have a cooldown of 10 seconds
In the interest of fairness, the following restrictions will also be active during Clan Cup sessions:
The Dwarven Chainaxe will be unable to give you double logs/vines while in a Clan Cup session on Big Game Hunter
The Ring of Whispers will not boost your chance to get a log/vine in Big Game Hunter
The Lumberjack Aura will not boost your chance to get a log/vine in Big Game Hunter
The Nature Sentinel outfits will not boost your chance to get a log/vine in Big Game Hunter
The Perfect Juju Woodcutting Potion will not boost your chance to get double logs/vines in Big Game Hunter
The Hunter Lodge bonuses will not work in Big Game Hunter
The Honed perk will not work in Big Game Hunter
The Prism of Salvation will not work in Big Game Hunter
To enter, all your clan needs to do is ensure that at least 10 players have completed their sessions by the time the cup ends at 23:59 UTC on Sunday, August 25th. Your scores will be recorded automatically, so all you need to do is play!
For more information, please read the official clan cup page.
Top ↑
Sigil Removal
After much deliberation, we decided that sigils were more complex than they needed to be. They required upkeep, couldn’t be stacked, and were in general a hassle to use. Therefore, we’ve reworked the sigil system to turn them into abilities which require no upkeep to maintain.
In addition, a few of the sigils have been renamed to better reflect the bonuses they provide:
Sigil of Slaying is now known as Slayer’s Insight
Ferocious is now known as Kuradal’s Favour
The function of these abilities have not changed.
To unlock these new abilities, you’ll need to craft codices. These codices are a little bit more costly than the original sigils were to make up for the fact that you’ll no longer need to pay the costs of upkeep.
As abilities, these multiple sigil effects can be added to the action bar, meaning that their effects can stack. We think this will add some exciting new combat strategies to the game, and we’re looking forward to seeing how you use your new abilities! You can find the sigil abilities in the Constitution, Defence, and Magic ability books.
All existing sigils have been cleaned up from inventories and banks, and the composite materials will be refunded based on how charged the sigils were at the time of removal.
Balance changes
Because sigil effects are now abilities that do not share a cooldown, abilities that provide consistent XP gain have been rebalanced:
The cooldown of Slayer’s Insight has been increased to 2 minutes
The cooldown of Aggression has been increased to 2 minutes
Top ↑
Summer Escape: Elite Dungeons and Dungeoneering
This week’s summer escape is all about Elite Dungeons and Dungeoneering! From 00:00 on August 19th to 23:59 on August 25th, delve into adventure with the following bonuses:
Lore book drop rate doubled
25% increased Slayer experience from dungeon monsters
1 extra ancient scale or draconic energy whenever the drop is hit
1 automatic resurrection to full life points upon death per run, whether in normal or story mode
1 free death per run in Elite Dungeons.
No experience penalty upon death in Daemonheim
Double Dungeoneering tokens
While you’re travelling around from dungeon to dungeon, keep an eye on those lodestones. Once every hour, certain lodestones will receive balloon drops containing Silverhawk feathers, summery snacks, and more!
Don’t forget that from 12:00 on Friday to 11:59 on Monday the following boosts will also be in effect:
One free clue reroll a day
Double skill outfit fragments
Double Menaphos rep
Double thaler
Double slayer points
Half boss instance cost
Chance of mystery boxes when skilling/killing
And if that’s not your thing, you’ll find a variety of buffs in place on the Player Owned Farm:
10% increased chance of breeding animals
5% increased chance of shiny animals
10% happiness and health increase from feeding
Double item yield from harvested animals
10% more beans from selling animals
10% Increased drop rate of animals from combat
Honeycombs are 50% more effective when used on animals
Top ↑
Patch Notes
Yet again we have over 100 different changes and fixes this week! Read on to find out what they are.
Achievements
Bean There, Done That achievement now checks the totem count correctly
Updated achievement text for completing 'Benedict's World Tour, part 1'
Fixed a grammatical error in 'Beggars can't be choosers' achievement description
"Birds of the Arc" achievement no longer states access to the task-master emote upon completion.
Audio
A stray water sound effect east of castle wars has been removed.
Challenge mode Helwyr now has the correct SFX
Combat
Fixed an issue where Ice fiends killed on Ice mountain were not counted towards slayer assignments.
Boosting your Slayer level to kill NPCs above your base level now awards the correct amount of Slayer XP while on task.
Metallic Dragon trinkets now correctly note reinforced dragon bones after killing elite rune dragons.
Fixed an issue that stopped some items from being equipped when using presets inside the Shadow Reef elite dungeon.
Grotworms are able to damage the player once again.
Ironmen can no longer obtain another players summoning scrolls by killing their familiar in the wilderness.
Fixed an issue with actions-bars being minimized on login.
Mazcha will now suggest you obtain a task from Laniakea if your slayer and combat level is appropriate to do so.
Fixed the Idle animations for the Lizard and Corrupted lizard in the slayer codex.
Fixed an issue where Heated Tea Flasks were being consumed when used on a Co-op slayer partner.
The Puncture bleed applied when using the Mutated Dazing shot ability is now cleared reliably. This change will effect the likes of the reflect mechanic on phase 2 of the Vorago encounter.
Tuskas wrath will now deal the extra damage to Kal'gerion Demons inside of Elite Dungeon 3 whilst on the correct slayer task.
The Jungle Demon, during the Monkey Madness quest will now deal damage through Protect from magic prayers.
The Manifestations during the Solak encounter should now consistently clear at the end of the fight.
Vorago's DoT melee attack (Destroy tank) now no longer has the Dismember tooltip information. The icon remains and the tooltip has been removed.
Twin Furies will now show debuffs applied to them.
Bound and unbound Argonite arrows now have same damage values.
Reflected damage from armour spikes and deathtouched bracelets is now applied at Nex: Angel of Death
The Corrupted slayer helmet now appears correctly under the Defence skill guide
Corrected the full slayer helmet tier 4 defence requirement in the slayer rewards shop to match its level
A typo in the Vengeance cooldown debuff has been corrected.
Fetcher can now be instructed to automatically reset the Liberation of Mazcab raid lock when the 48 hour timer is up.
Clues
Ned will now instantly recognise if you have a clue scroll in your inventory.
A sailor in port sarim will now recognise when you have a clue scroll in your inventory, even when clicking to "pay-fare".
The Mysterious Clue Scroll from A Void Dance can now be used to dig with the player's spade on the their tool belt.
Fixed an issue where players couldn't claim their clue scroll from the Ava's Alerter when clue scrolls were toggled off in settings.
A clue scroll leading to the Desert Quarry has been updated to reflect changes made in the Mining & Smithing rework.
Engine and Client
Improved the way text and models are rendered on mobile devices.
Fixed an issue preventing certain textures from displaying correctly on mobile devices.
Fixed client freezing on mobile devices when network connection is disabled.
Adds the ability for web shop detail to be rendered in game.
Fixed inputs on mobile devices sometimes incorrectly occurring at the previously tapped location.
Fixed shader crash on Nokia Phones.
Packaged previous warm fixes in to mobile client.
Fixed Command key modifier for Mac OS.
A Engine side change has been made to improve puzzle box behaviour.
We've made improvements to font rendering
Graphics
Players can no longer walk inside a rock in Sophanem slayer dungeon
Smithing with a Golden hammer now shows the hammer being wielded during the animation
Seren during Desperate Times now has the correct graphic icon
A safe spot when fighting Nightmare creatures has been removed.
Blocking missing from the Carpenter's house in Sophanem has been corrected.
Corrected various visual issues in the cutscene played during Ritual of the Mahjarrat.
The Artefact in the King Black Dragon's lair was missing blocking. This has now been added.
The Greyscale filter will now correctly change things into greyscale
Minigames
We have made some changes to the 'Vial my Herbs' reward from Livid Farm:
1. The various juju herbs to will now work correctly when using the reward.
2. The reward will now recognize Arbuck & Bloodweed.
3. Fellstalk will now work correctly when using the reward.
Quests
Added more access to the Sextant during The Path of Glouphrie
Fixed a typo on the Blood Runs Deep quest reward interface.
Unlock Hint for The Seat of Power now references it being unlocked in the correct quest: Jack of Spades
Fixed a typo in the rewards section of the quest interface for Blood Runs Deep.
The Supreme Commander will no longer refer to Veldaban as being dead after he steps down as king in Birthright of the Dwarves
Corrected two occurrences of "Kerepac" in the Desperate Times quest journal.
The door now successfully opens when completing the crypt puzzle in Lord of Vampyrium
fixed an issue where some animals in the Purple Cat miniquest had the wrong coloured text.
Ivy Sophista will no longer talk about the events of While Guthix Sleeps if the player has not started the quest.
Fixed an issue that would cause the player to continue performing a channeling animation during Beneath Cursed Tides
Flame fragments from Lost Her Marbles no longer incorrectly state they are kept on death.
During 'The Needle Skips' quest you will now correctly unlock the memory fragment 'A second chance' when using the keyword 'Megan'
Fixed an issue where some chapters of the Needle Skips had their text cut off.
Hassan is no longer visible on the Al Kharid Palace roof whilst you're taking the magic carpets with him to Menaphos, during the Jack of Spades quest.
Fixed a typo within Kerapac's dialogue when speaking to him during the Desperate Times quest.
Updated some of Senliten's dialogue in the Our Man In The North quest.
Corrected some typos in Assistant Librarian Subotai dialogue.
Fixed a typo when talking to Jhallan in The Tale of The Muspah quest.
The empty throne room is no longer listed as a reward from The Dig Site quest, as this is no longer required to access the room.
The quest offered to Philipe is now correctly called Philipe's Big Adventure.
Skilling
Samid's gloves now activate correctly when training divination and invention.
Jumping over the bridge in Gu'Tanoth will now only ask for coins once!
Can now chop down trees in Miscellania whilst having the Dwarven chainaxe in the players inventory.
The furnace at the Tyras Camp can now be used to smelt items.
Magic essence will now be highlighted in the interface when using vials of water, if the player has a star flower.
You can now add Dungeoneering Pickaxes to your Toolbelt even if you don't have the required Mining level for them.
Fixed an issue where Grace of the Elves would list an un-attuned Max guild portal as the first option when on the action bar.
A second guard has been added to the south side of the Anachronia Base Camp that can deal with all your agility needs.
Arctic Pine Logs will no longer be assigned as a daily task, before you have the ability to reach them.
Updated the examine text for Acadia log fires which will now show the type of logs used.
The Breakdown perk description now uses correct terminology.
Added a toggle in the settings menu to turn strength xp on or off for barbarian bare-hand fishing
Text
Fixed a typo with the Summer Escape interface showing a weekend event during the week.
Thakkrad Sigmundson has finally heard about the Mining and Smithing rework; at the end of the Fremennik Isles quest, he now says that you can mine drakolith beyond the north-east bridge, instead of runite.
Prime Colossus pet now remembers the name you give them.
Upgraded bone blowpipe unlocks correctly in the crafting skill guide
Drying out Troll thistle on a fire now displays the correct message
Crystal teleport seed now displays "1 charge left" instead of "1 charges left".
Fixed an issue with Elen Anterth's dialogue when finishing the Elite Tirannwn tasks with a full inventory.
Thieves' Guild trainer grammar typo has been fixed.
Fixed a typo when speaking to the Natural Historian, in the Varrock Museum.
Fixed an issue where dialogue with Davon suggested he restocked some types of amulets.
Fixed an issue that would cause dialogue to show in the chat log without a player's name when logging in near an Evil tree
A message displayed when draining prayer points from the Spirit Prayer Pig now correctly indicates how many points were drained.
Tweaked Punish tooltip to be more accurate.
Fixed Choc ices naming inconsistencies
Fire spirit/divine fire spirit emerging message now appears correctly when in filtered game messages.
Converting lucky charms with a full inventory now provides an inventory full message
Corrected the message listing the Thok It To 'Em saga reward "Unabridged (requires 100% completion of secondary objectives): 75,765 Dungeoneering XP" to "Strength XP".
Entering Rabid Jack's fight will now tell you to keep an eye on your insanity, as you can imagine that's quite important.
Fixed an issue where dialogue was missing when boarding Lokar Searunner's ship.
Added Sailfish to the Calorie bomb description when discovering it.
Added a full stop to a Burthorpe merchant's examine text.
Quotation marks have been removed from incense examine texts.
Auto-Sanctifier unlock description now correctly displays as holding 50 charges instead of 10.
Added members icon next to pure essence in the Mining skill guide.
Fritz the Glassblower dialogue now directs you to the correct location for seaweed.
A message displayed when combining the warped gorajan outfit no longer states it has to be worn to apply the discount it gives.
Reckless and Maniacal aura descriptions have been changed to reference it cannot be used in the wilderness
The tool-tip on Quake now correctly states that it reduces the defence of all targets hit.
Fixed a typo when speaking to Kaleb Paramaya.
Slayer assignment for Cres's Automatons tip no longer mentions Grotworms.
A typo has been corrected in the Skinweaver familiar chat.
A grammatical inconsistency within the Dungeoneering skill guide has been resolved.
Fixed a typo within the Dominion Tower achievements and rewards interface.
Various typos of "truly" have been fixed in Vorago's chat and messaging on login for the previous removal of the Defeater title.
Fixed inconsistent capitalisation on the word 'Journal' on several items.
Fixed a number formatting issue when setting a new pin on a treasure chest.
Fixed an issue causing D&D notifications to spam the player's chat log.
Fixed a typo on the hover tooltip for attuned crystal Armour in Angof's shop.
Fixed a typo during the banking tutorial that was not displaying the current amount of coins a player has.
Fixed a typo on the island of Tuai Leit.
A grammatical issue during the Family Crest quest has been resolved.
The Stronghold of Security Guard no longer references setting security questions
A grammatical error when a Seren Spirit disappears has been resolved.
Updated Geyser titan dialogue to reference geodes instead of gems.
Updated the quick chat message for the Amulet of the Forsaken.
Other
Shop interfaces no longer close if you have less than 3 inventory spaces left and have never seen the full inventory popup.
Clan Chat Job titles will once again now update the Clan Chat player list when the alphabetical position changes with display name.
The Herb bag gives now shows correct information when examined.
Removed the Player owned port enhancer from the hidden Temple of Aminishi trunk.
Fixed a typo within the Stanley Limelight Traders shop.
Camera shake can now be disabled in the Game Interaction section of gameplay general settings.
Top ↑
Twitch Prime
We’ve once again partnered with Twitch to bring you some exclusive loot! Whilst active, Twitch Prime members can grab some free loot, including some exclusive outfit pieces!
You’ve got until Tuesday August 20th to redeem your free Umbral Pack (Umbral Waraxe, Umbral Akh, Umbral Wings). Also, from the 20th you’ll be able to claim a free Currency Pack (200 RuneCoins, 15 Keys, 40 Hearts of Ice). Our social channels will let you know when the fourth Twitch Prime loot becomes active!
For instructions on how to claim and redeem your loot, click here.
Top ↑
RuneFest 2019
RuneFest 2019 will be a blast from the very distant past as visitors take a dangerous journey into The Land Out of Time. Expect dinosaurs! And carnivorous player-eating plants! As you’re travelling around a real-life slice of the island you can look forward to hands-on time with new content, talks and meetups with the JMods, loads of panels, a dedicated LAN area, an art area for meeting the creative teams and of course some very big surprise announcements on the main stage. We’re also bringing back skill chips!
Tickets available
If you’re in need of tips and suggestions on everything from travel to accommodation, you can also join our dedicated Discord channel, head to the official RuneFest forum or the community-owned Facebook Group.
Top ↑
Competitions
Summer is not over yet but we can safely say you’ve had quite the opportunity to try your luck with all the competitions that ran in the past weeks! Today, we’re focusing on the Summer Sweepstakes that ran alongside our now ended 3-for-2 Membership offer. The two winners have been picked randomly (one for each of the RS & OSRS communities) and here they are:
Congratulations to jordang90 and errandbarrow, you’ve both been picked as the winners of this competition – you win 1 Chillbast PC, 1 GT Omega Racing chair and 1 Month RS/OSRS Membership EACH! Both of you have been contacted, so check your emails if you haven’t done so already.
Missed your chance? Well you can still try your luck with the exclusive email competitions we run every month!
Did you know that our newsletter subscribers get the chance to enter exclusive competitions? So keep a close eye on your inbox! How to enter? Well it couldn’t be simpler: just make sure that you’ve subscribed to our communication updates (check your account), and wait for our emails!
This is one of the exclusive perks our newsletter subscribers can start to enjoy, there will be many more coming in the next weeks (#spoilers).
Top ↑
Facebook Companion
Our Facebook fans can now enjoy a whole new RuneScape experience: the RS Companion! Whether you want to get the best out of the Land Out of Time with some quick info, explore helpful Guides displayed in the Grand Library, never miss future announcements around RS Mobile or RuneFest 2019, grab exclusive Membership offers (even free stuff!) or need Support, the Facebook Companion has your back!
Talk with the RuneScape Companion
The RuneScape Companion is still young and we want to make it the best experience possible with your help. How? Simple, interact with it. The more you have fun (or find bugs in the matrix), the more it will learn!
Top ↑