RuneScape Discussion
- Mental Health Awareness: Stress (Event)
- Overgrown Idols
- Solo: ~100k xp/hr (no boost)
- Group: ~140k xp/hr (no boosts)
- Crystal trees: 115k xp/hr (175k xp/hr boosted)
- Crystalized Acadia: 180k xp/hr
- Mods Timbo and Daze are happy with idols. Community seems to like the buffs and xp is where it was expected. Ties in with 5 year skilling plan.
- It is no longer possible to repeatedly start the graveyard cutscene during You Are It when repeatedly attempting to dig.
- You Are I-n the know. The quest journal for You Are It has been updated with information
- The reward for completing the post-quest activity for You Are It is now keepsakeable.
- You can no longer disassemble Lily of the Valley objects for Invention Components
- Sealed clue scroll objects can now be distributed through lootshare, with respect to each players' individual clue scroll soft cap.
- Blue will now output your total clues completed when using him as a familiar override.
- In preparation for Solak's release at the end of the month, blight bolts have been added to the drop tables of the Lost Grove creatures. Blight bolts will be the ammo used in the new tier 92 blightbound crossbow.
- When an item is below 5% item charge it'll now tell you what percentage charge it has remaining when it is equipped.
- New players will now go to Tutorial Island by default instead of Ashdale if they select the New or Returner option at character creation. New players that elect to skip the Tutorial will still go to Burthorpe.
- Hitsplats which you can toggle for other players ability damage will now slightly be faded to help yours stand out a bit more
- A Purple hitsplat has been added
- Stuns are now cleared when transitioning Telos from phase 4 to 5.
- The Lily of the Valley has disappeared for another year!
- Recharging your jewelry at the legends guild totem pole while having charged combat bracelet or skills necklace will no longer revert them back to uncharged versions.
- Floor 60 now has a chance to drop M. and Thok Letter Part 10 as well as Mysterious Chronicle (Part 30).
- Non-member accounts with less than 150 total level are now unable to enter friends chats.
- Quality of life fixes to reputation in Menophase, each quest completed will result in a 35% buff to rep (main story not city), during the month of menophose's birthday scarabs and obilisk rates will be daubled. We also got a look at the player owned farm progress. There are two types of animals, checked and unchecked, unchecked are stackable in bank. We will be diagnosing disease and creating cures. Magic beans grows instantly. Elite farming outfit can only be obtained in game from farm. Clan improvments will most likely come in one large batch now.
- Menaphos
- Coming up to the 1 year release of Menaphos
- Reputation system will be overhauled, “a bit off”, “too grindy”, “too long.”
- Reputation should have been treated as a skill within the city.
- Reputation will be increased by main quests: Jack of Spades (25% increase), Crocodile Tears (50%), Our man in the north (75%), ‘Phite Club (100%)
- During June: Double rate for obelisks and scarabs.
- Reputation from handing in Agility pyramid coins.
- Let @JagexTimbo know if you think there should be any other reputation increases.
- Disease for the Farm animals, disease will affect the animals stats.
- Leads to examining the animal, performing veterinary duties.
- 6 diseases with cures
- Traits: Silly or sensible. Traits will increase the xp for checking the animal and are bred onto the animal.
- Shiny animals: more xp, look different, sell for more.
- Magic beans: immediately grow something in a Farming patch. Quite rare, contracts from the Farm and reward shop.
- Launching with: Chickens, cows, rabbits, spiders, sheep, yaks, chinchompas, zygomytes, and dragons.
- Use construction materials to build pens.
- Upgrades: Master farming outfit (one for animals, crops, and trees).
- XP for each stage that an animal grows.
- Animal perks: clue scrolls from harvesting (chance), bonus damage to all spiders, chance to save skillchompas, as some examples. 12 in total.
- 41:40 - concept art images
- Possibly looking at having some comp/trim reqs.
- Avatar rework and clan updates all rolled into one.
- Coloured text for reminder when you have a clan event.
- Claim XP boosts are the citadel, you’ll have it for a week.
- Fealty to get beyond the 3% boost.
- Resources and xp rates boosted for actions in the citadel.
- This means cap speed has been increased and action is more afk-able.
- Brings this down from a couple hours to about 40 minutes to cap.
- Clan avatar is its own pet.
- Individually mute members in the clan. There will be no notification that someone is muted. Adds another step between kick and de-rank.
- Event noticeboard will now use game time.
- Permissions: Will be able to determine who can kick from clan. No longer only admin+
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- Sina_atn - 99 Thieving, May 14, 2018
- Xoxscottyxox - 120 Slayer, May 13, 2018
- Diocles - 99 Cooking, May 13, 2018
- Vss - 99 Invention, May 13, 2018
- Touchpad_pro - 120 Attack, May 11, 2018
- Diocles - 99 Herblore, May 11, 2018
- Rah0rakhty - 120 Slayer, May 10, 2018
- Trips_travis - 99 Ranged, May 9, 2018
- Tanis’ Pick: For Honor
- What have we been doing?
Show Data
- Episode Title: Idolizing Woodcutting
- Teaser: Overgrown Idols appear for the Woodcutting skill but are they enough to idolize Woodcutting? And what updates would be needed to modernize Woodcutting. Also an overview of Player Owned Farms and the upcoming clan updates.
- Recorded Date: May 17, 2018
- Release Date: May 18, 2018
- Hosts: Shane and Tanis
- Duration: 2:06:17
- Editing Notes: None