As Season 2 of the Official OSRS Podcast continues, we're joined by Mod Arcane for his second appearance on the podcast!
In this episode, we sit down with one of Old School's designers to talk about his work across PvM, from quality-of-life changes and boss updates through to Phosani's Nightmare, Theatre of Blood Hard Mode, Nex, Tombs of Amascut, Araxxor, Doom, and now the Fractured Archives.
Expect to hear more on the details behind building a new raid, including why Raids 4 is being approached as a longer, slower-burn project, how the team landed on the Fractured Archives as a theme, what it means to design something aimed at endgame players, and why seeing a prototype transform from coloured squares and placeholder models into a real boss can make everything suddenly click. There is also plenty of chat about how far Old School's visuals and animation tech have come, including some of the work that now lets bosses move, attack, and animate in ways that simply were not possible before. It still needs to feel like Old School, obviously, but Arcane talks about how newer engine and art improvements are helping the team push the game without losing what makes it recognisable.
This episode was recorded in March 2026.
What's Next?
Season 2 is nearing its final episodes with Mods Archie, Surma, Other and Ash wrapping up the cast.
Thank you again for all the support you've shown the podcast so far. Season 1, the pilot episodes, and our creator specials gave us a chance to try something new, and your response is the reason we're able to keep going. We really hope you enjoy Season 2, and we can't wait to hear what you think!
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