Today, we have released the Miscellania Management Calculator! This calculator allows users to see what rewards they might reap from their workers on Miscellania, with or without the Royal Trouble quest.

~Oblivion590~

Thanks to Alk12 and MediWarrior1 we now have a new Lumbridge Swamp Map. Thank you!

~Fireball0236

A new and updated Port Sarim City Guide has been added to the site, thanks to Meowmix686 and Jakesterwars for this great guide!

The Dust Devil Guide has also been added to the site, thanks to Sccerluk9, Nitetrain8, and everybody else that helped!

- Alk12 -

The Elemental Workshop II Quest Guide has been added to the site! Thanks goes out to Scorchy_Devil, Have_A_Nice_Day, Giac_Jr, ssj_metroid, and everyone else who helped with it!

~ [Im4eversmart] ~

Quotations taken directly from Runescape.com

2 October 2006 - Elemental Workshop II

The scholars of the Digsite have been cataloguing their library and have stumbled upon another book talking about the strange machinery found underneath Seers' Village. Unable to decipher the technical nature of the book, the scholars invite anyone with experience of this elemental workshop to take up the challenge themselves.

Will you follow in the steps of the great metallurgist Vitruvius? Dare you try to rediscover his lost arts, or will you suffer the same fate as his apprentice? New armour and new ways to treat your Elemental ore are on offer to those brave enough to think out this new chapter of history...

In other news...

In response to feedback from players over the last week, we've adjusted the new interfaces to make them easier to use. In particular, the Run button has been moved to the bottom of the Options interface so that it's more convenient to click. The buttons have also been redesigned to make it more obvious exactly where you can click to toggle them.

The stats interface has returned to its old yellow colour since people were having trouble reading the orange version.

We've also fixed the bug whereby you could no longer get defence xp while autocasting magic spells.

You can now operate teleportation jewellery while you're wearing it! Just right-click on the item and choose the new Operate option. Do bear in mind that you'll have to click through the same "where would you like to go?" options as before, so it won't make it any easier for you to evade pkers.

The clickable areas on the spinning wheel interface have been enlarged to make them easier to use.

Behind the Scenes - October

It's October already, and Diango and his fairies are beginning to wonder where the year has gone. In order to make enough toys ready for Christmas, Diango's shipped in as many raw materials as he can, including some of the wood from the haunted forest around Draynor Manor. What trouble can be caused by a few confused poltergeists? Will you be able to clean out the haunted workshop? Pick up your ghost-busting gear later on this month, and you might even earn yourself a spooky reward in this year's Halloween update.

Also in October, Player-Owned Houses will get their first update since launch, with the all new costume room! Build magic wardrobes and treasure chests, and free up some space in the bank! Players will be able to store all their favourite random event costumes, special treasure trail outfits and even some of the odd little toys they've picked up on your travels over the years. More information will follow later this month;

As well as all of your funky costumes, the POH addition will also be able to store one of our other releases this month... the awe inspiring "Capes of Achievement". Yes, players who have reached the awesome status of having level 99 in a skill or completing all of the released quests will soon earn the right to wear a special cape. Each cape - one for each skill plus one for the quests - will be available in mono-colour or with a trim. Each cape also comes with its own special (and unique) animation, as well as a slight boost to its associated stat. The capes themselves look stunning, and will complement the outfits of even the flashiest adventurers.

Player will also be able to explore the next level to the strange dungeon in Seers' Village this month, with the launch of Elemental Workshop Part 2. A new book has turned up talking about the mysteries of the "Elemental Helm". What puzzles await? Only those with a logical mind should find out...

Also this month, we see the next batch of our NPC improvements. After the dragons, giants and demons got the full treatment last month, a few of our other beasts got jealous and joined the queue to the Makeover Mage's patented "upgrade-a-race-o-matic". What will the bears, rats and bats look like after he (or she) has woven her (or his) magic? Well, you'll be able to find out sooner that you think, because we're releasing a range of wallpapers to support this interesting project. More to come soon!

My Arm is tired. He's tried planting spades and even dwarves, but nothing seems to be working. Clearly My Arm doesn't know enough about what the humans call "farming".

Confused? You will be when you're asked to accompany trolls across the map in search of the fabled goutweed. Where will My Arm take you next? Find out later this month!

The Knowledge Base gets some serious updates later this month, with the next round of Area Guides, a new postbag, and of course, the players' artwork gallery.

With some other small improvements like new desert goats and a new potion, you'll always find something new to do in October!

~Fireball0236

We are glad to announce that we now have uploaded all the F2P Quest Guides in Dutch! We hope that these new guides will help the Dutch Runescape Players complete Quests using Guides in their own language.

A big thanks goes to Watsermetjou, Zevenberge, and Terr002 for translating the Guides into Dutch!

- Alk12 -

A new guide to Preventing Scams and Hacking has been uploaded! Thanks to KingT and everyone else who contributed to this great guide.

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The RuneHQ Browser Bar has been updated to version 3.0! In this version, many links have been fixed and new ones have been added. This version is compatible with Firefox 1.5 and Firefox 2.0. An Internet Explorer version will not be created until IE 7 is fully released.

~ [Im4eversmart] ~

Thanks to Samurai5911, we once again have an Official RuneScape Client. The client is named BlazeRX. This is the first public Beta release. We have tested this software and it is SAFE and keylogger/virus free! It is also NOT against Jagex's rules! This client uses a standard browser and just adds helpful benificial links to help you enjoy the game. It does NOT give you an UNFAIR advantage over someone not using it. DO NOT MAKE POST SAYING IT IS AGAINST THE RULES OR THAT IT IS A KEYLOGGER, they will be deleted and you could be banned!



You can get your copy from our Downloads Area



We also have a support forum for issues and support.

MrStormy

After the release of the Gnome Restaurant mini-game, the Gnome Cooking and Bartending Guide was largely outdated.

The guide has been entirely re-written and most of the corresponding item database entries have been updated.

-Carduel-

Quotations taken directly from Runescape.com

27 September 2006 - Postbag from the Hedge

In this month's edition of the postbag, we have the answers to all those questions that have been bothering you for so long:

Who's the better swordsman - Vannaka or Harrallak Menarous?
Where did Baba Yaga get that amazing house?
Why do hill giants keep their boxer shorts so shiny and clean?
Plus a poem from a crab, and much more...

Don't forget to keep sending us your artwork for the forthcoming Gallery!

27 September 2006 - Skill Tutors

This week the Duke of Lumbridge has recruited a number of tutors to help our new players, both F2P and members. Adventurers fresh from Tutorial Island can often find themselves a bit lost in Lumbridge, so he decided to offer a bit of a helping hand.

The tutors (marked with a "?" icon on your minimap) are mostly based in Lumbridge, with just one residing in Varrock. As well as offering free advice on skills at any level, they also give you basic equipment should you lose it and even some training weapons and basic supplies.


Other additions include:

• A Lumbridge bank, found at the top of Lumbridge Castle.


• A revamp of the way signposts work.


• A glassblower on Entrana.


• An improved Newcomer map - to offer more information on where you are in the world.
  
  Available from certain General Stores.


• Useful reminders on what to do if you should happen to die while young.


• A free teleport to help the lost adventurer who has no clue where they are.
  
  Please note - this teleport cannot be used to evade combat.

Along with the new guides you'll find the swamps south of Lumbridge have received a bit of landscaping with more rocks being exposed for mining, new fishing spots in the river and Father Uhrney moving his hut even further away from the hustle and bustle of city life. With all this recent tectonic movement going on, a small island has appeared in the middle of the River Lum enabling those crossbow-equipped adventurers to cross to Al Kharid and back.

27 September 2006 - Player interfaces

We've now been able to rework some of the core interfaces used for controlling your character. The combat, worn-items and options interfaces have been completely changed, getting away from the old designs which featured text on tiny buttons and replacing them with clearer graphics.

Naturally these changes will take you a little while to get used to, so please check out the Knowledge Base page that explains what's happened before you do something dangerous like rushing into the Kalphite Queen's hive...

27 September 2006 - Area Sounds

The way we use sound in the free and members' worlds gets its well deserved update this week with the inclusion of Area Sounds. These ambient effects add a new level of immersion into our game world, with waterfalls growing louder as you walk towards them, trees with birds and animal sounds in them, bubbling fountains, wind whistling through the mountains, the sound of the sea lapping against the shore and mysterious howls haunting the peaks of the Wilderness. It really does add a new dimension to the game.

As well as new ambient sounds, you'll also notice you can hear a lot more of what other people are doing around you, especially when they're fighting.

We hope you enjoy them as much as we have enjoyed developing them.

In other news...

Along with the area sounds, interface updates and new tutors, we've been busily improving existing features of the game. This week:

• Adventurers who have defeated the terrible Iban and obtained his staff may use its new right-click option to check how many charges it has.
  
  
  Don't forget - it takes one charge to cast Iban Blast on a monster but two to cast it on another player.


• Baby dragons have now shrunk slightly to solve the problem where their heads rendered incorrectly when they leant forwards. This doesn't affect their stats.


• Rune and Adamant boots now have a +2 and +1 strength bonus respectively.


• The random junk you occasionally found in chests and crates around the world has now been removed. Members can still get all those items from sources such as the Trawler, the HAM cave and the Digsite.

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The Rimmington Map is the most recent addition to the site. This Map was provided by Alfawarlord. Thanks to Fireball0236, dinguskhan0, Swimbaby, and Alk12 for all the input on this.

-|- DRAVAN -|-

Dragonkin's long awaited Gnome Restaurant mini-game guide has been added to the site! Thanks to everybody that helped.

-Carduel-

A new and updated version of the Falador City Guide has been uploaded! Thanks to The_Wee_Ham for this wonderful guide.

- Alk12 -

The Moonclan Island Map has been uploaded! A big thanks goes to Alk12 and Carduel!

~Fireball0236

The Lunar Island City Guide and a new Prayer Guild Guide have been uploaded! Many thanks to Jakesterwars and everyone else that helped out.

- Alk12 -

The Slug Menace Quest Guide has been added to the site. Thank you budmash and everyone else who helped with it.

~ [Im4eversmart] ~

With today's additions, the RuneHQ Item Database now has 3,000+ entries.

This number is bound to grow rapidly as we try to keep up with Jagex's frequent updates.

Thanks a lot to all of you for your great submissions. Keep the Site Editors working!

-Carduel-

The Castle Wars Strategy Guide has been added to the site! Thanks to Elite Lancer and everybody else that helped.

- Alk12 -

Quotations taken directly from Runescape.com

20 September 2006 - Slug Menace

For Holgart, the peaceful village of Witchaven was the perfect place to retire and spend the rest of his days fishing. Sadly, some greedy merchant decided to build a huge fishing platform right in front of them, killing off the livelihood of every fisherman in the village. Many adventurers have already visited the platform and its strange guests, but little has been done about their strange powers... until now.

Despite the fact that most of the population of nearby Ardougne had forgotten the village even existed, Mayor Hobb is a proud and resourceful man who will not leave the glory of Witchaven to the history books. Is he responsible for the sudden rise in activity in the area, or is there some other power at work here?

Whatever it may be, it's the perfect opportunity for the Temple Knights to send out their most promising initiate for a spot of investigation and possibly a little heroic evil-destroying action. Will you be able to resist the darkness that lurks in the murky waters? Where does your destiny lie? Only those brave enough to tackle the Slug Menace are likely find out... one way or another.

Keen Temple Knight recruits should know that the rank of Proselyte will be available to anyone who can complete the mission, as well as access to a new set of armour.

Report to Sir Tiffy in Falador park for more information regarding this hypnotic adventure...

In other news...

Along with Slug Menace and the game engine upgrades we mentioned in previous announcements, we've also adjusted a few game features that needed attention. In particular:

• Duradel, the Slayer Master in Shilo Village, has been persuaded to rethink the assignments he sets. He's dropped the weaker monsters from his list, so experienced adventurers may find him much more likely to set them a challenge worthy of their combat skills.


• If you're smelting iron ore with a ring of forging, you'll now automatically stop when the ring melts.


• We've fixed a bug where some of the Vyrewatch kit was the wrong colour.


• When you cast a spell at a monster, it should now flinch in pain instead of just standing impassively and glaring at you.


• South of the Barrows, the Burgh de Rott fence has been extended as far as the Vyrewall so that unwary adventurers won't wander unexpectedly into the nasty Vampyre Juvinates that roam that region.
  
  This being Morytania, the fence is falling down already, and anyone who's reaching the end of In Aid of the Myreque will be able to find a way through.
  
  If you're stuck behind the fence with the vampyres, don't worry - you will be able to climb out to freedom.


• We've added a bit more variety to the sound of woodcutting!


• The interface you see when you use a spinning wheel has been enlarged to make room for future spinnable items. Along with this we've added an option for spinning crossbow strings out of tree roots.


• The monks who run the ship from Port Sarim to Entrana do not permit you to take gauntlets or hand-armour to their holy island. However adventurers travelling to Entrana through the Abyss were able to take such items onto Entrana via the Law Altar.
  
  Saradomin has recently tightened up his restrictions, so it is no longer possible to take gauntlets or other armoured hand-wear through the Abyss to Entrana.

= DownStrike =

With today's additions, the RuneHQ Item Database now has 3,000+ entries.

This number is bound to grow rapidly as we try to keep up with Jagex's frequent updates.

Thanks a lot to all of you for your great submissions. Keep the Site Editors working!

-Carduel-

Quotations taken directly from Runescape.com

18 September 2006 - Progress update

We're sure some of you are wondering when the next update will be and what we've been up to lately - So we thought we'd tell you a little bit about what's been going on. We haven't forgotten about you! We have just been (very) busy upgrading Runescript (our custom scripting language that we use to write the game).

Before we can start using the new version, we need to make sure that everything still works and that the changes won't break existing content. With a game as complex as RuneScape this has been an enormous task, hence the gap in updates last week. Indeed key people have been working evenings and weekends as well to get it all done!

Naturally we are still working on the types of exciting updates you'd expect, but 'under the hood' upgrades like this are also essential to help us do new types of content and continue to raise the standard of future releases.

We are aiming for an update later this week assuming the rest of our internal testing continues to progress without issue. If you're wondering what it will be, do read the behind the scenes document for September. We are still planning on sticking to that schedule and releasing the updates we said we would this month. And that's in addition to the Runescript upgrade work!

Thanks for your patience!

~Fireball0236