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New Zamorak Letters Page



A chill descended over the office this morning, as we entered ready to go about our daily duties, only to find a grotesque creature of darkness looming over our desks. Luckily it was just a messenger sent to inform us that Zamorak, our resident malevolent deity, had some issues he wished to get off of his chest in Letters 23.



Those gluttons for punishment who are under the impression that Zamorak might be giving away a few secrets about upcoming updates in amongst his usual insults and sarcasm, should head on over to the ever popular Library of Varrock and see what might be contained therein...



♣Supercoolyo♣

Sorry to say we have removed the RuneHQ toolkit/Runescape Client also know as Runescape xplorer from the site.



Andrew Gower himself emailed us about it. He feels that it gives people and unfair advantage with the quicker world switching and the auto login features.



I tried to point out that these features were no different than using favorites and utilities like roboforms, but he has asked us to remove the client anyway.



They allow us to use images and maps from the game, which could be a copyright violation if the choose to make an issue of it. Without the images and maps and information from the game, the help site would not be much of a use, so even though we don't agree with Andrew on this issue, he is the creator of the game, and therefore we have to abide by his wishes.



He has made the client illegal to use and has made sure customer support knows this policy. Since we have a clear decision and ruling on this issue, RuneHQ can no longer endorse the use of the client. Using this may get your account banned if they find you using it. You are free to do what you want, but this is RuneHQ's stand on the issue.



Please see this post for further discussion
Global announcement concerning xplorer.



~MrStormy~

A new map has been added to the More Maps section of the site that outlines the Mort Myre section of the Runescape World. Special thanks to Greatgecko for this map. It can be viewed Here.

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Can't make Runescape Xplorer work? Then check out the new Runescape Xplorer World Switcher F.A.Q.

Click here to see Ged's guide! The guide not only tells you how to make RX work but also shows off the features and how best to use them.


**Headshot**

World Map and Wilderness maps have been updated with the New Maps from Jagex!



The world map is 1.62 meg, so please be patient while it downloads. If you are on dialup, sorry to say, you may be better off going to Runescape.com and using thiers as it is Java and may download a little quicker.


~MrStormy~


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More Bandwidth

Last night saw a record 42,500 simultaneous players! As a result a few of our servers were getting low on spare bandwidth.


To make sure all these extra players doesn't cause the game to lag we have just purchased some extra bandwidth at the busiest locations, so it should be working much better now. We'll also continue to keep an eye on the bandwidth use to make sure we always have enough.

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If you've been lagging a lot lately while playing the game, it looks like the problem should be fixed now. Happy playing!

~[CJH]~

The Death Plateau Quest guide has been added to the Quest Help section of the site. Special thanks to Im4eversmart & leaderofdarkness for writing this great guide.



To view the guide click here.



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Thanks to potato farm, RuneHQ now has a very nicely made Karamja Mining Map. Right near Shilo Village, this is a great place to mine mithril and adamantite ores!



Enjoy this great map!



Click Here To view this very helpful mining map!



♣Supercoolyo♣



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Death Plateau Quest

Trolls have come down from the north and are camped on Death Plateau, they are using this base to launch attacks on the principality of Burthorpe! The Imperial Guard is taking heavy losses, they need your help!
If you are in search of adventure speak to Denulth, the leader of the Imperial Guard, in the Burthorpe training camp north of the Hero's Guild and accept the Death Plateau quest!


While this is a quest completable at any level, players with a low combat level should be very cautious or they could come to a sudden and sticky end at the hands of trolls.


This update introduces the town of Burthorpe and a troll area, which is an area that we have plans to expand in future updates with some quests classed in the experienced quests bracket.


We have made some adjustments to the agility arena. More than one person can now go over the low wall at once and it doesn't take as long to use the handholds.


Some colourblind people were struggling with the new strange boxes due to them being fairly transparent, therefore they are now no longer transparent.

New World Map

Today we have released a superb replacement for our exisiting world map in the form of an applet. With the new applet you can scroll around and zoom in and out with ease. The applet also contains all the new areas that have been discovered in RuneScape, including Mort Myre Swamp and Death Plateau! Saving the best to last, clicking items in the key highlights their placement on the map - helping you locate all sorts of useful places much faster.


I hope everyone enjoys the recent updates and I'm sure the quest guide for Death Plateau should be written by keen quester soon enough.

~[CJH]~

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4th August 2004 - Website Overhaul


Today regular visitors to our website might notice that we have massively overhauled
the front page!

We know some of you might be used to our old layout, but we think that once
you are used to the new design you will agree that it is easier to navigate.
We have tried to make the front-page make better use of the available screen
space, as well as making the most accessed areas (for example the worldmap)
easier and quicker to get to.


The layout of the manual has also been improved, and lots of new information
has been added, including a few new sections for you to discover yourselves!


You will also be glad to know we have added an all new exclusive wallpaper
to our extra files section, which has moved towards the bottom of the main menu.



Finally, Mozilla Firefox 0.9 users will be pleased to know that we have improved
compatibility with that browser, so you will now be able to login to the secure
section of the site with less hassle than before.



~ Irish_Buddha ~


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Want to show of your Runescape stats to the RuneHQ Community? Well thanks to Scholzman's new guide you can do it quickly and easily.


To see the guide on how to get your very own Runescape Stats Sig Click here!


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Going for that Half Dragon Square Shield? Want to test your combat stats? Bored, and got a large clan of brave people?



Well you're in luck!



I've recently added the brand new King Black Dragon Hunting Guide!



If any of you don't know how to get to the KBD, or you just want to be informed on everything you can do to stay safe, this should be helpful to you!



Thanks to Spydenie for making this very useful guide!

To view this nicely written and thought out guide, Click Here



♣Supercoolyo♣



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CET Servers Moved



We have had to move worlds 19,20,21 and 25 to a different location, because the company that was providing bandwidth for them previously has suddenly ceased trading. This meant we had to arrange an alternative at very short notice.



So we could get them up and running again as quickly as possible, those worlds have now been moved to one of our other existing providers.



Their new home is 'nlayer'. We already had a few worlds there and were very happy with their reliability/performance, so in fact the relocated worlds should hopefully run faster than ever at their new location.



All the worlds should now be functioning normally again.



♣Supercoolyo♣

The RuneHQ Treasure Trail Special Report has undergone some changes. Please Click
here to view the New and Improved guide.


~ Irish_Buddha ~


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Zamorak Deconstructs

Zamorak, our much-maligned deity of chaos and destruction, has informed us that he has some answers to players questions in our new edition of Letters 22.

We say 'informed', we actually mean 'threatened to suffer a horrible fate involving honey, rope, and a particularly vicious swarm'.


New Random Events

Players may be thrilled to witness the addition of new random events today. The events you may come across in your usual routine of playing are as follows;

Maze
You might get teleported into a magical maze by some mysterious old man, but don't worry. Find the centre and you'll be released, along with a reward. The quicker you manage it, the bigger your reward! You will then be put back where you came from.

Strange Box

If you're given a Strange Box by a mysterious old man, open it and answer the easy question to receive a reward. Be warned though; if you spend too long without opening a box, or get a question wrong, they will start replicating in your inventory, so you will have more boxes to solve. You will only get a reward when you have cleared your inventory of boxes. The only way to remove a box from your inventory is to answer the question.

Mime
There's a mystical theatre hidden away which you may get teleported to. (Coincidentally enough, by an old and mysterious man). All you have to do is follow the Mime's performance by repeating his actions and you'll be released back to where you were previously along with a reward.

Note: If any mysterious old men teleport you to the maze or the mime they will do it immediately. If they instead stand there shouting your name, you should respond like normal. Ignoring old men in the hopes they will teleport you to a maze will not work.


Looks like more happy random events for everyone then, I hope you all enjoy whatever rewards you may receive :)

~[CJH]~

The pool.



Sleeping in.



Building a sandcastle.



Chasing the Ice Cream Man.



Riding a rollercoaster.



Digging your feet into the sand while getting a nice tan on the beach.



The simple pleasures of the Sizzling Summer.



August, the hottest month of the year here in the United States,


and now the RuneHQ Newspaper Staff presents to you quite possibly


the hottest Edition of the Newspaper that has ever been released
to date.





This exciting, Summer-Themed, Newspaper is completely jampacked


with unbelievably eye-popping, mind-blowing, and hair-raising


items from the amusing interactives, to the hilarious humor,


from the creative poems, to the wild fantasy-story adventures,


and from the informative news, articles, and reports to the


sensational music.



This edition of RuneHQ News also features a new layout. The staff


would appreciate very much if you voted in the poll attached to


this thread and also make a reply to this thread if you wish with


your feedback on the new layout.



So without any further ado, I invite you to read this Edition of the RuneHQ Newspaper.



Enjoy! And remember, the Summer is Sizzling! =)



Monkeychris & Ariendiablo,

RuneHQ Administrators

Co-Chief Editors of the RuneHQ Newspaper




[ Click Here ] to read a more complete Introduction.

[ Click Here ] to go straight to the Cover Page.




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For all you agility fans out there, A new section to the agility guide has been added which goes in depth about the new Agility Arena!

Special Thanks to Greatgecko, martori, and everyone else that submitted guides.
You can view the guide by clicking here.



Need to know information on the new Party Room? well thanks to bilbo_matic2., that information is now here. so enjoy and party it up.To view this nicely written guide, go Here




-=DRAVAN=-

I've just put up the brand new guide, "Making Millions of GP!" Now, all of you people who are just starting out, or had a money loss, can earn enough money to buy anything you like!



Thanks goes out to haggan rw 1k for making such an awesome guide!

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Brimhaven Agility Arena

The enterprising Cap'n Izzy No-Beard invites you to the Brimhaven Agility Arena, entry is only 200 gp! The entrance is the bamboo hut in the north-east part of Brimhaven.

The Agility Arena is a huge cavern of platforms connected by traps and obstacles. There are many different routes to get around the agility arena, you are much more likely to fail the obstacles on some routes than on others, some ways can not even be taken until you reach a certain agility level.

One platform is marked by a flashing arrow, try and make your way to it. Every minute a different platform will become the one with the flashing arrow instead. If you tag more than one pillar in a row then you will receive a ticket. You won't get a ticket at the first pillar but you will for every pillar you tag after that. If you miss a pillar then you will miss out on the next ticket so try and get as many as you can! You can save up these tickets and trade them in for more agility experience or for some items which you can't get anywhere else.

There is no agility requirement but players with low agility will find it difficult to get any tickets. As your agility level increases and you can take more routes through the arena and you start to fail the traps and obstacles less you will begin to get significantly more tickets.

New Potions

2 of the things you can get from your agilty arena tickets are new herbs - Toadflax and Snapdragon. These are the potions associated with those herbs.

Herblore level 34: Toadflax + Toads' Legs = Agility Potion

Effect: Raises agility level by 3

Herblore level 63:Snapdragon + Red Spiders' Eggs = Super Restore Potion

Effect: Restores stats including some prayer

Party Room changes

Party pete will now periodically clear worthless junk from the drop chest. He will leave anything which he thinks has some value.
If there are lots of items in the chest, you now get a greater chance of getting something in a balloon.
It is also now cheaper to pull the lever or get the knights to dance.

*~*Weezy*~*

RuneHQ now has a PK'in Guide by pokemon! Click
here to view the guide.


~ Irish_Buddha ~

The forum is down right now, should be back later on tonight

*~*Weezy*~*

Have you been wondering what hat you can receive from the Chompy Birds you have killed? Well now you can find out!


Im4eversmart, with the help of russian_rocket and Link7683, have created a Chompy Bird Hat Guide and you can now view it here!

Thank you for the fast guide!

*~*Weezy*~*

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Quest Journals

We have now greatly improved the in game quest interface. Clicking on a quest in your quest menu will now bring up a journal recording what has been achieved so far by your character on that quest.


As well as giving an interesting record of your characters past glories, we think this will be very useful for people who start a quest and then stop doing it for a little while. This will give them a good reminder on what point they are up to.
It will also be very useful when we release the sequels for quests for people to be able to reread the story so far.



Chompy Bird Hats


As some of you will know, once you have finished the Big Chompy Bird Hunting quest you can start to get ranks as a chompybird hunter. This rank is based on the number of the birds you have killed.


There is now a hat for each rank of Ogre bowman and upwards. Each hat looks different so other players can see roughly how many chompybirds you have killed.
Get your hat by showing the notches on your ogre bow to Rantz.

*~*Weezy*~*