Behind the Scenes - December

Dave · Dec 1, 2011

Behind the Scenes - December

bsgpseller said:

Player Loyalty – Batch 3 (members-only)

We’re bringing the latest set of loyalty rewards to Xuan’s shop, including Tier 3 auras and a tempting Tier 4 aura. There are 26 new auras in total across 4 tiers, but we haven’t stopped there: we will offer 4 new costume sets, 6 new titles, 3 recoloured objects and 8 new emotes! With the `12 Days of Christmas‘ (info below) offering you more points per day, there’s every reason to give a present to yourself.

The highlight has got to be the new Salvation and Corruption auras, which visibly add angelic or demonic wings to the back of your character while the aura is active. Not only do these look AMAZING but they recover prayer points and grant XP while being used. For those of you who are eager to unlock the first Tier 4 aura, we can reveal that it will be called Aegis: a shield that reduces damage by up to 10%!

Other rewards of note include the new ‘Awesome’ title, the LOLcano emote, a ring of stone recolour (allowing you to turn into different stones), the colonist outfit, and my own personal favourite, the highlander outfit.

Rogues Den 2 – Renamed ’Flash Powder Factory‘ (members-only)

Deep underground, Brian O’Richard has become depressed. His wonderful Rogues’ Den is full of cooks rather than thieves, using the everlasting fire to burn lobsters. It is hardly the purpose he had in mind for his wondrous cavern. To change his fortunes, this month Brian will open the doors to his Flash Powder Factory: the true purpose behind the Rogues’ Den.

Featuring a brand new agility arena, you’re invited to help Richard make flash powder while earning Thieving, Herblore and Agility XP. You’ll be plotting an optimal path through obstacles to pick up the catalysts and reagents you need, while blocking the paths of your competitors. You‘ll dodge and weave as you compete with other players to steal as many sets of bonus apparatus as you can, to make the flashiest of flash powder!

Those particularly keen on the area might find themselves interested in the unique armour reward, which gives additional benefits while playing. Outside of the area, wearers of this unique gear will find some of their potions are made as 4-dose pots instead of 3-, and will gain small amounts of XP when making unfinished potions. Old Rogues’ Den rewards are still achievable, and don’t worry: the fire’s still there!

Warning: There are new Thieving and Agility requirements of 75 (previously 50), and a new Herblore requirement of 50.

The Really Wild Rework – New Wilderness Surface Environment Graphics (free and members)

Our artists have once again been hard at work redesigning some of the surface world, this time focusing on the dark, violent plains of the Wilderness. Expect to see new lighting and lava effects, redesigned castle ruins and a few new surprises. This update only covers the surface environment, but Mod GFX and his team are eager to start work on dungeons and Wilderness NPCs in the future. As always, be careful in the Wilderness! PK’ers rarely take prisoners...

Christmas 2011 - A Towering Feast (free and members rewards)

This year, our event focuses on some of the oldest and dearest characters of RuneScape: the wizards of Wizards’ Tower! Unknown to many (aside from Party Pete), wizards are among the hardest partiers in RuneScape, and their events are often the result of ten wizard mind bombs too many. Make a feast using a multicannon! Chase rogue decorations around as they make a bid for freedom! Cover the Wizards’ Tower basement with snow emitters! Tease Timmy, the imprisoned demon! Even join in with the creation of a snowman army! Rewards include a new Chaotic Cookery emote (based on the aforementioned cannon-based cookery), a curious new wand and a brand new pet (for members only).

Oh, and 30 more slots of bank space for members!

A little treat from us this Christmas!

Improvement Projects (free and members)

We will be releasing a batch of projects this month that will hopefully relieve a few irritations you may have experienced. These are the first of many upgrades and improvements to reduce the number of ‘clicks’ you perform RuneScape, so expect more to come.

Conversation Update

We are upgrading the main chat panels you see when interacting with NPCs. We’ve gone for a modern, fresher look, while still retaining something unique and fitting for RuneScape. These upgrades are not just graphical: you’ll be able to use number keys to select from multiple chat options AND press the space bar instead of ’Click to continue‘. You can even hold down the space bar to fast-track through conversations.

Toolbelt

On release, you’ll notice a brand new button, accessed via the worn inventory screen. This is the toolbelt, and it will act like a new equip ’slot‘ that can carry all of your basic tools: from farming implements to tinderboxes. The toolbelt has no prerequisites and won’t occupy any inventory or worn slots. Using it couldn’t be simpler, as all resources can now be single-clicked, meaning you won’t need to withdraw a tool in order to use it.

Money Pouch

At its core, the money pouch is like an additional and free inventory slot for coins. You can use your pouch to store up to 2.1 billion GP and, in MOST situations, coins picked up are added directly to your money pouch. All financial interactions are now handled directly by the pouch, so you won’t need to withdraw cash into your inventory to use it (although you still can, if you wish). As was true before this update, coins are safe from being dropped on death unless they are in your inventory when you die in the Wilderness.

12 Days of Christmas

It’s that time of the year, so we’re giving away some extra presents during the 12 Days of Christmas! Every day from the 25th of December 2011 through to the 5th of January 2012, you can claim up to 6,000 total Loyalty Points if you’re part of the Members Loyalty Programme. Login to a members’ world and you’ll receive 500 points each day. So, start planning your purchases by checking out what’s new this month, and be the first to get your cool new items!

Not part of the Members Loyalty Programme yet? Simply head over to find out more here, and sign up today so you can claim your bonus points during this period!
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Thoughts, discussion, etc.

Personally, the most important thing to me is that 30 extra bank slots. The money pouch also seems cool, except I'm a bit scared it's going to be used as a Method to find RWTers seeing as Jagex can only clean cash and this item basically is just a secondary sack for another max cash pile.

Punkerpunk13 · Dec 1, 2011

Thanks for this.

Reapers Inc · Dec 1, 2011

yeah thanks for this, good job

Spazz · Dec 1, 2011

Money pouch sounds pretty cool, I like that it frees up a inventory space for me .

ifh · Dec 1, 2011

No exciting new content though :/.

ritzbits · Dec 1, 2011

Best update ever.

30 new bank slots? I need them desperately, thank goodness for December. I like the new Rogue's Den update too, the money pouch, twelve days of Christmas, and the tool belt.

Time To Buy · Dec 2, 2011

I read this earlier and the first thought that came to my mind was "Shoot, I could have made a killing off Rings of Stones if I read this when the BTS came out."

Then I thought about the epicness of the other updates My personal favorite is the 30 additional bank spaces, although I'm very excited about the tool belt.

Tt. · Dec 2, 2011

Thanks for posting. The toolbelt and money pouch sound pretty cool.

Dave · Dec 2, 2011

ifh said: ↑

No exciting new content though :/.
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I feel like there wont be any released for a while, but whatever at least Jagex is trying now.

Zerkerfist · Dec 2, 2011

I thought the money pouch sounded totally stupid and pointless, and then I re-read it and realized that I am totally stupid and my life is pointless.

Turns out it functions as an extra inventory slot, whereas I thought it would just sit in your inventory where the cash stack normally would :laugh: That will be quite handy I think. I need that extra bank space too that somebody mentioned.

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Dave Legend

Punkerpunk13 Onto A New Journey..

Reapers Inc Newcomer

Spazz Grand Master

ifh Apprentice

ritzbits Forum Addict

Time To Buy <3 Champ, Ryan, Trip, Beev, Stui, Yaroow, Semper, Pk, BSGP, FT, Poker, and ALL of Spam Forum

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