World 45 & PvP Changes

Today marks the start of our Fourth Game Jam – but we still have a few improvements going live!

Is it really the end of 2023 already? Where’d summer go?

Now that we’re entering the last quarter of the year, we’re gearing up for another Game Jam! From October 2nd through to October 12th, the team will be working together on their passion projects!

Accordingly, there will be no update on Wednesday, October 10th.

Previous Game Jams have led to projects like Perilous Moons, the Blood Torva visual update, LMS Game Modes, Forestry and the Path of Glouphrie – so we’re as excited as you are to see what fantastic ideas the J-Mods come up with this time.

Not every Game Jam project makes it to the game, and sometimes, they look very different from how they started. For example, the Tasakaal Trials, originally pitched as a Kourend update, have transformed into the Fortis Colosseum minigame, which you’ll get to try when the first part of Varlamore releases next year.

We’ll be showing off our projects on an upcoming livestream, with another catch-up in November’s Gazette. Keep an eye on the #OSRSGameJam hashtag to see all the previews throughout the jam!

We’re taking learnings from Deadman: Apocalypse and applying them to the Permanent Deadman World!

This week’s first update is all about experience. Firstly, XP gained from quests and rewards now scales in line with your time played and your skill level, like the rest of the experience in Deadman mode. For clarification, with Protection (the first 12 hours), experience gained is 20x at level 1 through to 10x at level 50+. With No Protection, experience gained is 10x at level 1 through to 5x at level 50+.

Next up, you will no longer lose experience when dying on the Permanent Deadman world. You’ll still have to say goodbye to the 10 most valuable items in your Bank and everything currently on your person, but at least you won’t have to earn your levels back! If you previously insured experience with Gelin, you may speak to her for a refund once today’s update goes live.

Across all worlds, we’ve also added some more items to Perdu's Lost Property Shop:

• Book of the Dead
• Ivandis Flail
• Ava's Devices (Ava's Attractor, Ava's Accumulator, Ava's Assembler)
• Chronicle

Additionally, the above items and the following can now be purchased in bulk from Perdu:

• Lunar Ring
• Beacon Ring
• God Books (Holy Book, Unholy Book, Book of Balance, Book of War, Book of Law, Book of Darkness)

Finally, we’ve seen your comments about alternate accounts gaining advantages in Bounty Hunter. As of today’s update, players who are already in combat will have a 1-second PJ timer against special attacks, giving them time to react accordingly.

• Players in Guardians of the Rift may now get Mining experience from 250 Fragments per game. After this point, any fragments gathered give no experience.
• You can now click through the transparent parts of the Skill Guide.
• The Desert Treasure II bosses now drop clues for longer durations, as is common in instanced areas.
• Players with Stardust in their Inventory can once again access the jewellery-making menus by left-clicking on furnaces.
• Options on the gameframe compass, used to point the camera in different directions, no longer affect the vertical angle.
• Removed a rogue green pixel on the Warped Sceptre’s attack animation.
• Fixed a visual bug with the roof above the north entrance to Ver Sinhaza.

The RuneScape Kingdoms board game and table top roleplaying game are now available to pre-order from Steamforged Games!

RuneScape Kingdoms: The Roleplaying Game

With a specially crafted system and an in-depth guide to the world of Gielinor, this core book has everything a budding ‘Scaper needs to run authentic RuneScape roleplaying campaigns.

Whether you're a seasoned game master or just dipping your toes into the world of tabletop roleplaying, this guide has you covered. With full character creation rules, an extensive crafting system, iconic weapons and spells, and a bestiary teeming with monsters and bosses, all of Gielinor is yours to encounter!

Pre-ordering gets you immediate access to the next-to-final PDF of the core book, so you can start playing right away! Please note though that the PDF version is not the final book – there may still be typos and other errors. Please let Steamforged know if you find any using this form, so that we can catch as many as possible before the final print!

Standard and Collectors' Editions are both available to pre-order now.

RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg Board Game and Expansions

The RuneScape Kingdoms board game started on Kickstarter in 2022, where thousands of you backed the project to help make it a reality. Now, the finished game is coming to pre-order!

1-5 players can explore the sometimes epic, often irreverent world of Gielinor in a series of cooperative campaigns. Quest, skill, meet memorable characters, craft awesome gear — get distracted by side quests — and become the kind of ‘Scaper you want to be.

The core board game comes with 14 beautifully sculpted miniatures and four replayable campaigns. A deluxe expansion as well as King Black Dragon, Kalphite Queen, Zuk and Culinaromancer expansions are also available.

The special Kickstarter prices have now passed but, for a limited time only, you can get a deluxe bundle including online exclusives. Think limited edition dice, neoprene maps and battlegrounds, wooden tokens, and some snazzy metal ‘gold pieces’.

For more details on all the products visit Steamforged Games’ website.

Makeship Plushies - Last Chance!

This is your last chance to get your hands on these exclusive Old School RuneScape plushies! Pre-orders for these fluffy bundles of joy end at 23:00 EST tonight on the Makeship store.

There will be no further extensions to the pre-order period, and these plushies won’t be offered for sale again. Get ‘em before they’re gone!

The PvP rota has moved to Period B:

• 560 - (UK) - PvP World
• 319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
• 579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
• 561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 580 - (US) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.

World 569 (AUS) for Bounty hunter has been activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using '1 Def Pure' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.

You can also discuss this update on our official forums, on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.

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