RuneScape Discussion

• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)

• Combat

• Intercept can now be refreshed on a target already affected by the spell.

• Clue Scrolls

• Clues will now automatically go into the Charos Clue Carrier if the players inventory is full.
• Clue Scroll NPC's will now remind you that you also need the original clue when handing in a puzzle.

• Graphics

• You can now get closer to an object before it will fade out when in free camera mode and cutscenes.

• Interface

• Fixed the issue greying out gather buttons in player owned farms.
• Modernized the look of the banking perk interface on legendary pets.
• The freecam option has been moved to the Compass menu.
• We’ve added descriptive text to the following items to better explain their new teleport functions:
• The Arc Journal
• The Menaphos Journal
• Globetrotter Arm Guards

• Mobile

• We have moved extra options from the world map top-level interface into some others:
• Open World Select - Moved onto Home Teleport menu.
• Freecam - Removed (as unavailable on mobile).
• Skybox/Filters - Moved onto Mini-Map toggle menu.

• Skilling

• "Demons" cluster slayer assignment now counts imps as demons.
• Can now continue to pick Phoenix Feathers with the skillcape perk active whilst having a noted feather and no remaining free inventory slots.

• Other

• Can no longer equip broken Cinderbane gloves from the bank.
• Used Cinderbane gloves will now drop in PvP.
• The mushroom patch in Tirannwn/Isafdar now takes players to the correct skill guide location.

• Game Update: Patch Week 20/01
• General Q&A - January 21

• Reviewed 450 accounts. 370 temporarily banned and 35 permanently banned. Extra links to gold sellers found within this group.
• Removed more wealth than what came into the game because of the gold seller connection.
• Removed all the bonus xp and items that came into game.
• Ring of Shards

• 5 different crystals with a rarity colour related to the rarity of items in the crystal.
• When you break the crystal you get a selection of 5 items.
• If unhappy, you can re-roll but there’s a chance that the rarity will be upgraded. Can do this 3 times. After 3 times the chance to upgrade gets higher.
• https://www.twitch.tv/videos/539565993?t=0h6m38s
• “We know that there are players who enjoy Treasure Hunter the way it is because of the engagement.”
• Reward selection screen: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/539565993?t=0h8m21s
• Can select the prize that you want! Shows re-roll and rarity upgrade chance.

• Winter Weekends and Live Events

• No winter weekends or hati and skoll this year: Looked at the engagement and how many people were enjoying it and there was a huge drop from previous years.
• Pick and choose between iterating Treasure Hunter removing blind chance and a Hati and Skoll rework.
• New event arriving on Monday.
• Regarding Winter Weekends: Mod Bowtie says that the numbers are looked at and “sadly” the voices that complain are often the loudest. The voices are louder than the actual masses of players. If you really like something, you can also tell Jagex by participating and engaging with content.

• General Q&A

• 3 devs on Farming and Herblore. Looking at adding another power burst and bomb. Send feedback about bombs and power bursts in particular to Jagex.
• Is the size of the max guild increasing? Is the max guild powerful enough? Largely just some new amenities to be added. Mod Poerkie: If Archaeology comes out, will people start appreciating the max guild a bit more?
• Will bloom be coming into game now that Java has been sunset? It’s a no because according to the engine because of the atmospheres and lighting settings, it’s very difficult to get bloom right.
• For those who have low kill count boss pets, would a change be able to be made to have it show what kill count they got the pet at? It could be done going forward but there will be drawbacks for those who already have the pets. What does the community say?
• Can Anachronia base camp workers be used to keep totems alive? Daze likes the idea of this, Osborne too, it could come in the future.
• Can flies be made stackable? It’s done already and will go live at some point in the future. The stock will be lowered.
• Some of Solak’s testing initially was done with bots. There were many many things to think about. Mod Iago couldn’t go through the testing procedure on stream because it was so involved. It was not simple.
• Nothing new to say on Desperate Measures. Mod Warden is in the process of getting the lay of the land and figuring out what the roadmap should be.
• There’s an internal Archaeology release date but it can’t be shared yet. Mod Iago has been working on the content for 18 months and still enjoys playing it. Mod Shogun has come in on the weekends to play it. There’s a race to 99 internally playing as a player would. Current highest is 83, Mod Shogun.
• For the purposes of Grace of the Elves, Archaeology will be classed as a gathering skill.
• Stone Spirit changes are awaiting release testing. This means they should be released on Feb 3. Invention will now give 4 components per bar used. Elder rune plate body will be 640 components from a disassembly. AFK mining will take a slight hit in terms of damage dealt to rock will scale with damage dealt.
• Regarding activity pet polls: a winner is a winner even though it’s close. Harder since it involves actual people’s creations.
• Ripper demo pet and pet broadcasts at XP and kill count will come before activity pets.
• Archaeology will raise the F2P cap to 20 for all skills. If it works really well it can go to 30.
• Game Jam project update: Silver and Golden clue scrolls were very popular but some issues with the clue scroll community that will be monitored. Not on the release schedule yet.
• Construction contracts, dead.
• Scalable Solak, not actively being worked on but the process will be started soon.
• Expanding the lore of Mazcab and Tarddiad? Mod Raven has an expansive Tarddiad plan. Nothing planned for Mazcab.

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Listener Questions and Discussion

Question from Cireon

We've heard about remasters of areas, minigames and D&Ds, but no quest remasters have been mentioned so far. What are your opinions on remastering quests? And if you had to pick one quest to remaster, which one would it be and how would it look after you were done with it?

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Show Data

• Episode Title: The Monkey on the Back
• Teaser: Despite it being a patch week there’s a lot happening. A live stream detailing a new direction for Treasure Hunter and the future of live events plus questions. We also tackle the War’s Retreat comp cape question and run through Jagex’s new hires.
• Recorded Date: January 22, 2020
• Release Date: January 24, 2020
• Hosts: Shane and Tanis
• Duration: 1:47:19
• Editing Notes: None