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As RuneScape continues its march into our bold new era, we want you to be part of our journey, every step of the way. That means giving you greater visibility on what's coming down the road, so that you know exactly what to expect, and when.
On the first Monday of each calendar month, we plan to share a "Month Ahead" view with you which dives a little deeper than our 2026 roadmap. We'll be giving you details of what's happening week-by-week and much further ahead than previously. For now, we want to keep things simple, but we do want to hear your thoughts on how these Month Aheads are structured!
Understanding what information is important and how you want to receive it, will help us ensure that you stay informed at all times.
The aim is to always provide you with the information to know what we're talking about when, and how you can get involved.
Of course, the nature of development does mean that sometimes things may shift around a little and we may need to push a planned update back to ensure that it lives up to our standards and your expectations. When that happens, we'll try to provide an update in the next suited "This Week in RuneScape" blog that usually rolls out on a Monday..
One final note: While community topics in this month will be spaced quite close to their respective updates, this won't always be the case.
We will likely be raising some topics for discussion quite far ahead of their official implementation into the game, so that we will have more time to action feedback from you.
Let's put it all into practice:
The "Regrounding Items" project is about making visuals and worn items fit better thematically into the world of RuneScape as we work towards something that is more immersive and consistent with the game. We'll be previewing some of this work during the week of the 9th, with the update coming into effect during the week of the 23rd.
For the "Aura Overhaul" topic, we'll be previewing our design direction for how to tackle Aura's during the week of the 9th, though the associated update itself will still be further off.
In week three, we will also be sharing our key learnings from the combat beta in the week before the update comes into effect.
To round off the month, we'll be sharing our first design direction and what we want our changes to the Grand Exchange to achieve.
Hopefully the above outlines have given you a clearer understanding of what to expect in the coming weeks, and especially when you can get involved and feedback on the things that matter to you. Do let us know if you have any ideas on how we improve things!
For now, read on to find out all about this weeks patch notes, or join us on our first dedicated Topic: Shaping the Community
A terrible theft has struck the Fort Forinthry kitchen! Pies and supplies have gone missing, and it’s up to you to put your detective skills to the test. Team up with Princess to uncover the real culprit behind this chilling culinary caper.
In order to access this quest you will need to have completed both Murder on the Border and Gertrude's Cat and speak with Rodney in the Fort Forinthry kitchen!
As part of our ongoing work to improve the infrastructure and core experience of our games, from tomorrow (Tuesday, February 3rd) we are going to be starting a continued maintenance schedule.
While this does mean a little bit more downtime each week and additional breaks for Mod ????, it will give our core infrastructure teams a more consistent timeline to continually update our systems and backend tech, rather than our current sporadic approach. So, what can you expect?
At its core, we will be scheduling maintenance for every Tuesday at 9am UTC. During this time, both games will be taken offline for improvements with downtime usually lasting ~20 minutes. While this will normally be the case, there may be some instances that will warrant a longer period of downtime. We are also looking to slightly alleviate those who are always online around that time, with every fourth period of maintenance happening at the later time of 11am UTC, with no changes in the amount of downtime stated above. Any period of downtime will be accompanied with a 45-minute shutdown timer to give you plenty of notice.
You may wonder why not just have these periods alongside the regular Game Update? While that approach does have benefits, we are still taking down both games and we believe it is better for both to go offline as this work can and will crossover with both games and other wider supporting systems. This approach also means if any issues arise then we can isolate investigating the problem with the maintenance work taking place, rather than trying to first identify whether it comes from game changes or external ones.
The team have already been doing some great maintenance work without it directly affecting both games (which we spoke about in our previous Spudworks blogs), but this is a continued effort to get our infrastructure into a place where the team are able to perform even more maintenance without needing to bring the games down.
To start off, here is the first batch of upcoming maintenance you can expect:
| Date | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, February 3rd | 9am UTC | ~20 minutes |
| Tuesday, February 10th | 9am UTC | ~20 minutes |
| Tuesday, February 17th | 9am UTC | ~20 minutes |
| Tuesday, February 24th | 9am UTC | ~20 minutes |
| Tuesday, March 3rd | 11am UTC | ~20 minutes |
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here are the main events this week:
Nex
Elite Dungeon 2 - Boss of the Week (First Kills)
Penguin Hunt Event
If these don't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
This is the official server for the RuneHQ website. Your source for RS3 and OSRS guides, databases, clues, and more! This week we will be doing our usual Distractions & Diversions like always, before heading to Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza on Saturday and Nex: Angel of Death on Sunday! Join the Discord and the FC EventHQ.
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