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Nov 11 2019 09:03am

News post: Linux Client Improvements
RS Linux Client Improvements
Patch Notes
Known Issues
Limited Edition Pins
RuneScape Mobile Early Access
Twich Prime
RuneFest Stream Survey
LootScape
Livestreams this week
Pink Skirt Events
This week we thought those pesky penguins were up to their old tricks, but it turns out that it was only the Game Tech team getting way too into their update to the Linux Client. Read on to find out more about that, plus the latest additions to the Merch Store and the RuneFest Stream Survey.

RS Linux Client Improvements
We’ve updated the RuneScape Linux client! If this applies to you, then read on. If not, you might want to skip this bit – it gets somewhat technical.

So… the Linux client is now built against Ubuntu 18.04 and may no longer work on older distributions. For Ubuntu, you’ll need to update your launcher using either APT or the Software Updater to play. For other Linux distributions, you'll need to manually install the new launcher or await an update to any third-party package you may be using. The old launcher may continue to work, but you will be missing many of the improvements.

Here’s a list of the improvements you can look forward to in this version:

General game optimisations
Fixed an issue with audio crackling
Fixed a potential crash on start-up
Fixed incorrect icon on the game window
Fixed an issue where the launcher window would not disappear once the game had started
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Patch Notes
Prior to the penguin panic, our engine team had a chance to make a few important fixes:

Smoothed the appearance of how objects fade out of view, when at the far edge of the view distance or close to the camera.
Fps drops when scrolling through bank on mobile devices have been fixed.
Check out the full range of this week’s fixes and changes here!

General

The pink and rainbow unicorn plushies will now be reclaimable from Diango if destroyed.

Disabling guidance system hints (Gameplay -> General -> Optional Interfaces in Settings) now prevents automatically selecting the next available achievement in a path if no path is selected and the activity tracker is empty.

You'll no longer be awarded compacted hides when skin dinosaurs in Big Game Hunter if your base camp storehouse has maxed its hide capacity.

Fixed an issue that prevented you from being able to reclaim an engram after destroying it from the bank.

Fixed an issue which stopped a player from jumping on to Seriyu's shackles if rapid clicking them.

Added a list to the 'REV-ENGE!' achievement so that players can more easily track what monsters they still have to kill.

Fixed an issue that was causing the pink and rainbow unicorn plushies to clip inside the player.

Replaced some items dropped by creatures within the Godwars Dungeon with salvage.

Fixed a tile near Champions' Guild that was playing wrong music.

Allowed a player to escape from Legacy Mode during Burthorpe tutorial.

Added a daily popup for Java to inform about the Java client being no longer supported.

NXT

Smoothed the appearance of how objects fade out of view, when at the far edge of the view distance or close to the camera.

Fixed graphical issues with some new materials.

Fixed a lighting bug, which prevented certain areas of terrain from being lit correctly.

Animations should behave more consistently over varying distances.

Fixed bug with water reflections not updating correctly.

Fixed a rare crash when compressing assets.

Right clicking while dragging will no longer cancel the drag with NXT client.

Fixed a bug preventing the uncompressed textures option from being available if too many other GPU heavy programs were running.

Fixed a bug causing some housing decorations to appear inside walls.

Tinsel scarf now has an inventory icon.

Fps drops when scrolling through bank on mobile devices have been fixed.

Fixed a crash on Mac OS 10.14 Mojave.

Fixed a crash on Pixel devices.

Fixed a crash which occurred if the active audio device was disabled or disconnected.

Clipping through objects is now smoother.

Fixed bug with minimap properly loading.

Issue with objects not appearing on the minimap fixed.

Graphical issues with specific lighting settings on mobile have been fixed.

Mobile

Added the same gold circle outline that exists for the Prayer globe to the Summoning globe on the combat HUD on mobile.

The "drag and drop" areas that are part of the Backpack interface on mobile have been improved for user accuracy.

Fixed double cancel op being displayed on player item examine.

Java

Fixed an issue where player appearance would cause a crash.

Tidy up some legacy code on the back end systems

Textual

Fixed a typo in Osman's dialogue during Our Man in the North.

Fixed a typo in the Abyssal book.

Fixed a typo in Zilyana's Notes.

Fixed a typo in the Dimension of Disaster quest complete interface.

Fixed a typo when trying to fill the hidey-hole at the Mausoleum.

Corrected messaging when destroying a Master Thief's stethoscope.

Known Client Issues

Minimap assets can take longer than expected to load in.

Chance to crash when switching between mobile detail options.

Game may hang when wifi gets disconnected.

Possible crash on some devices on first boot-up.

during Vindicta boss Vindicta & Gorvek's Dragonfire Wall will flicker but still cause damage.

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Known Issues
With Today's changes we're also aware of some issues that have come with this. These can be found below:

Minimap assets can take longer than expected to load in.
Chance to crash when switching between mobile detail options.
Game may hang when wifi gets disconnected.
Possible crash on some devices on first boot-up.
during Vindicta boss Vindicta & Gorvek's Dragonfire Wall will flicker but still cause damage.
Did you experience any other bugs, please use the in-game bug report system for this.

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Limited Edition Pins
Everyone’s favourite pair of cats have made their way to the Official Merch Store! For a limited time only, you can take home both Bob the Cat and his ScapeRune counterpart, Evil Bob!

Unfortunately a working Catspeak Amulet is not included, so we’re afraid you’ll have to translate Bob’s patented patter yourselves. We suggest you start with ‘meow!’

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RuneScape Mobile Early Access
As you’ve probably noticed, RuneScape Mobile Early Access is here! If you’re a RuneScape member with a compatible Android device, you can log in now and claim your free Founder’s Pack, which includes the adorably glam Steel Panther pet, a new rest animation, and the dazzling Radiant Dawn armour.

Not a member? You can still check out RuneScape Mobile Early Access using the free 14 day trial from this month’s Twitch Prime offer.

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Twitch Prime
New Twitch Prime loot is now available for you to redeem at your leisure. This month’s reward is a full fortnight’s worth of free membership for both RuneScape and Old School.

Here’s how to redeem:

Claim the Twitch Prime Reward
Link your Twitch and RuneScape accounts
Enjoy your free Twitch Prime loot and the greatest adventure ever!
Head here if you can't find your RuneScape loot items
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RuneFest Stream Survey
Those of you who couldn’t make it to RuneFest this year probably watched our comprehensive livestream on Twitch. We’d like you to let us know what you thought of this year’s stream.

There’s a survey here to fill out. Thank you for helping us create an even better RuneFest experience for next year!

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LootScape
Our live streams are always a great opportunity to grab some awesome in-game prizes. As we’re sure you enjoy the extra resources from The Land Out of Time, we thought that it would be nice to finally bring some “Thanksgivy” feeling to the party. Starting this week until the end of November, each and every RuneScape stream watched will give you a random drop from one of the following:

Guaranteed:

250 resources in a random Base Camp resource
1 - 2 hunter marks
Drop from Basic Drop Table (see below)
View counter goes up on Orb
Chance based (if unowned):

Turkey Drumstick weapon override
Thanksgiver title
Give Thanks emote
Herald Cape Turkey Crest
Mackers Pet
A random skilling outfit piece
Either Nature’s Balance or Loots Cape
Basic Drop Table: Prismatic small fallen star, Prismatic medium fallen star, Prismatic small lamp, Prismatic medium lamp, Spirit Ruby, Spirit Diamond, Advanced Pulse Core, Spring, Silverhawk down, Medium DG Token Box, Small DG Token Box, Uncut Dragonstone, Large Cash Bag, Medium Cash Bag or Small Cash Bag.

Exciting isn’t it?! So don’t wait up - connect your RS account to your Twitch account and find out more here. Once that’s done, have fun and watch our streams during the day for a guaranteed drop.

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Live streams this week
Each week, we host developer Q&As, exclusive in-game first looks and more. And it’s all live on our Twitch channel, join us! Missed a stream? Don’t worry, we keep them all on our YouTube channel. Be sure to Subscribe to be the first to know.

Tuesday, November 12th – 17:00 UTC (Game Time) – Monetisation Follow Up and Herblore Q&A
If you’ve missed the RuneFest news, we’ll bring up Herblore to level 120 and add various new potions to the game. And as you surely have a lot of questions about these, our dev team in charge of the project is coming on the sofas for a dedicated stream! That’ll be the perfect time to learn more about all the new rewards and technical details on this incoming piece of content. So grab your popcorn and be sure to join us!

LootScape will be enabled (see all details above).

Saturday, November 16th – 15:00 UTC (Game Time) – Evil Lucario Featured Stream
This week, our featured streamer is Evil Lucario! Join them for a 9h-long “money making challenge” with a twist: how much money can be made with just 4000% Telos claims? Plus he'll be able to answer your questions about PvM and the like!

This featured stream is also an opportunity to grab a LootScape! That’s right, you can now receive in-game loot when you watch a RuneScape streamer. It works exactly the same way as our official streams, just watch Evil Lucario‘s stream on (his Twitch channel) and you’ll receive the LootScape the following day.

LootScape will be enabled (see all details above).

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Email Newsletter
Have you read your Gielinor Gazette lately? When you subscribe to email communications, you get access to all kinds of exciting stuff. Updates, exclusive offers, playtest and survey invitations, and even prize draws are just some of the things you’re missing out on.

So what are you waiting for? To subscribe, just head on over to your Account Settings and check the box in the Email and Communication Preferences menu.

We’ll write you soon!

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Pink skirts Events
A dedicated PMod-led community that invite you to a range of daily activities such as PvM masses, Q&As, and other thrilling or chillin' events! Check out all the community events organized by the Pink Skirts on the in-game calendar or on their official schedule here.

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