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22 May 2006 - Royal Trouble
RuneScape - Better than ever!
Return of the Wise Old Man
Behind the Scenes - May
Sig Fix
22 May 2006 - Royal Trouble Posted by FireballX301
Posted at 22nd May 2006, 0 hours, 28 minutes after sunset
Royal Trouble
Those of you who made peace in Miscellania may find that all is not well when you return. King Vargas has started a war with Etceteria again, and he and Queen Sigrid agree on one thing - it's up to you, the Regent of Miscellania, to sort it out. War? What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Make your way back to the islands north of Rellekka to get to the bottom of it. Find out what's happening in the Miscellanian dungeons, and why things have been mysteriously going missing, or both kingdoms will be in for some Royal Trouble!
Those brave enough to once again step in between these raging monarchs will be rewarded with a generous helping of Agility, Slayer and Hitpoints XP. In addition to that, they can also call on the services of Etcetaria to join in with collecting resources for them, this time providing farming seeds, mahogany and teak.
We've also improved the rewards from the first quest in the series (Throne of Miscellania). Players can now ask their subjects to collect flax as well, and each type of resource has its own bonus rewards if you tell enough of your subjects to work hard at it. Your subjects will also collect more resources than before for the same amount of money and time!
Read more about it in our Knowledge Base article about Managing Miscellania.
Our new QuestHelp system will be updated with hints for Royal Trouble tomorrow.
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Two new Random Events
Pinball
The mysterious old man has built himself a strange device he calls a pinball table, although he has unusual ideas about what pinball actually is. It's one enormous table where trolls stand guard with clubs as the flippers! Naturally he's keen to whisk away players to get involved, this time to be used as the balls!
In this random event the player must run around a giant pinball table tagging ten poles. You can't tag any old poles, though, only the ones with rings around them. If you tag the wrong pole your score goes back to zero and you have to start again.
Grab The Evil Twin
Molly has always had difficulty with her twin sister, probably because her twin is an evil twin. Continuing in the amusement arcade theme from the pinball event, she's rigged up a giant claw to try and catch her sister and drop her in a cage, she just needs you to operate the controls.
The only problem is that Molly's twin managed to bring four innocent citizens with her. Simply move the claw around using the control panel until the red target is on the girl that looks just like Molly, then hit the 'Grab' button to hoist her into the air and dump her in the cage.
See the Random Events article in our Knowledge Base for more details on both of these events.
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Yay for filler. Woo.
Those of you who made peace in Miscellania may find that all is not well when you return. King Vargas has started a war with Etceteria again, and he and Queen Sigrid agree on one thing - it's up to you, the Regent of Miscellania, to sort it out. War? What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Make your way back to the islands north of Rellekka to get to the bottom of it. Find out what's happening in the Miscellanian dungeons, and why things have been mysteriously going missing, or both kingdoms will be in for some Royal Trouble!
Those brave enough to once again step in between these raging monarchs will be rewarded with a generous helping of Agility, Slayer and Hitpoints XP. In addition to that, they can also call on the services of Etcetaria to join in with collecting resources for them, this time providing farming seeds, mahogany and teak.
We've also improved the rewards from the first quest in the series (Throne of Miscellania). Players can now ask their subjects to collect flax as well, and each type of resource has its own bonus rewards if you tell enough of your subjects to work hard at it. Your subjects will also collect more resources than before for the same amount of money and time!
Read more about it in our Knowledge Base article about Managing Miscellania.
Our new QuestHelp system will be updated with hints for Royal Trouble tomorrow.
---
Two new Random Events
Pinball
The mysterious old man has built himself a strange device he calls a pinball table, although he has unusual ideas about what pinball actually is. It's one enormous table where trolls stand guard with clubs as the flippers! Naturally he's keen to whisk away players to get involved, this time to be used as the balls!
In this random event the player must run around a giant pinball table tagging ten poles. You can't tag any old poles, though, only the ones with rings around them. If you tag the wrong pole your score goes back to zero and you have to start again.
Grab The Evil Twin
Molly has always had difficulty with her twin sister, probably because her twin is an evil twin. Continuing in the amusement arcade theme from the pinball event, she's rigged up a giant claw to try and catch her sister and drop her in a cage, she just needs you to operate the controls.
The only problem is that Molly's twin managed to bring four innocent citizens with her. Simply move the claw around using the control panel until the red target is on the girl that looks just like Molly, then hit the 'Grab' button to hoist her into the air and dump her in the cage.
See the Random Events article in our Knowledge Base for more details on both of these events.
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Yay for filler. Woo.
RuneScape - Better than ever! Posted by Catatifish
Posted at 4th May 2006, 2:30AM GMT
Taken from runescape.com:
In the Customer Relations team we have over two thirds of our Moderators dedicated to processing your abuse reports as quickly as possible, as well as dealing with macro users and real world traders. Jagex Moderators are also assigned to tracking where the profits of cheating have gone, resulting in the banning not only of scam accounts but also of the main accounts of those who persist in scamming. In addition to this, we are constantly recruiting honest player moderators to help us to identify and remove disruptive elements from the game.
Beyond the Customer Relations team our Content team is constantly looking into ways to alter the game itself to reduce the ability for people to cheat, for example the recent creation of the Bank PINs and the essence mine changes.
The main source of information on rule breakers comes from you - our players. Every abuse report we receive is actioned accordingly and will be recorded on the offending player's permanent record. Processing the abuse reports cannot be done instantly, and action taken happens behind the scenes, so we cannot guarantee that you will always see the offending player being removed from the game - however the good news is that we are now more successful than ever at processing abuse reports quickly and seeking to educate players. Those who are not willing to be educated are removed.
So if you are a honest player, you can do your bit to help all this by sending in Abuse Reports whenever you see someone breaking the rules. You can also help yourself by keeping both your account and your PC safe - advice on how to do this being found in the Knowledge Base.
And if you're a dishonest player you can do your bit by stopping breaking the rules now.
We will find you and we will ban you if you don't play by our rules.
RuneScape Customer Relations Team
In the Customer Relations team we have over two thirds of our Moderators dedicated to processing your abuse reports as quickly as possible, as well as dealing with macro users and real world traders. Jagex Moderators are also assigned to tracking where the profits of cheating have gone, resulting in the banning not only of scam accounts but also of the main accounts of those who persist in scamming. In addition to this, we are constantly recruiting honest player moderators to help us to identify and remove disruptive elements from the game.
Beyond the Customer Relations team our Content team is constantly looking into ways to alter the game itself to reduce the ability for people to cheat, for example the recent creation of the Bank PINs and the essence mine changes.
The main source of information on rule breakers comes from you - our players. Every abuse report we receive is actioned accordingly and will be recorded on the offending player's permanent record. Processing the abuse reports cannot be done instantly, and action taken happens behind the scenes, so we cannot guarantee that you will always see the offending player being removed from the game - however the good news is that we are now more successful than ever at processing abuse reports quickly and seeking to educate players. Those who are not willing to be educated are removed.
So if you are a honest player, you can do your bit to help all this by sending in Abuse Reports whenever you see someone breaking the rules. You can also help yourself by keeping both your account and your PC safe - advice on how to do this being found in the Knowledge Base.
And if you're a dishonest player you can do your bit by stopping breaking the rules now.
We will find you and we will ban you if you don't play by our rules.
RuneScape Customer Relations Team
Return of the Wise Old Man Posted by Catatifish
Posted at 2nd May 2006, 10:13PM GMT
Swan Song
Taken from runescape.com:
A long time ago, the Wise Old Man of Draynor Village won instant wealth and notoriety by robbing his local bank. Since then he's lived fairly peacefully in his little house, under constant surveillance from the bank staff and his nosy (and hideous) neighbour. But the world has not forgotten this elderly hero, and the time has come for him to embark on one final quest to bring his adventurous career to a fitting conclusion...
Jump on the little boat moored in the river west of the Gnome Stronghold and travel northwards to the coast where you'll find a struggling fishing colony under attack from vicious sea trolls. Herman Caranos, the director, needs a highly qualified adventurer to help save his colony from ruin. If you meet his exacting standards, you could earn yourself a large reward (including prayer xp) and gain access to a new area with a bank where you can catch an entirely new kind of fish!
swan song: A person's final deed or performance before their retirement or death. This is based on the traditional folk-tale that a swan sings a beautiful song just before it dies.
In other news...
# Following feedback from players about the Wilderness changes in last week's update, we've flattened the area near the Greater Demon ruins.
# Lava in the Wilderness should no longer block you from ranging across it.
# The new volcano at the north-eastern end of the Wilderness is now a multiway combat area.
# The "Crumbling tome" you find during the In Aid of the Myreque quest has been renamed to "Battered tome" because it was being confused with the crumbling tome found near the Barrows.
Taken from runescape.com:
A long time ago, the Wise Old Man of Draynor Village won instant wealth and notoriety by robbing his local bank. Since then he's lived fairly peacefully in his little house, under constant surveillance from the bank staff and his nosy (and hideous) neighbour. But the world has not forgotten this elderly hero, and the time has come for him to embark on one final quest to bring his adventurous career to a fitting conclusion...
Jump on the little boat moored in the river west of the Gnome Stronghold and travel northwards to the coast where you'll find a struggling fishing colony under attack from vicious sea trolls. Herman Caranos, the director, needs a highly qualified adventurer to help save his colony from ruin. If you meet his exacting standards, you could earn yourself a large reward (including prayer xp) and gain access to a new area with a bank where you can catch an entirely new kind of fish!
swan song: A person's final deed or performance before their retirement or death. This is based on the traditional folk-tale that a swan sings a beautiful song just before it dies.
In other news...
# Following feedback from players about the Wilderness changes in last week's update, we've flattened the area near the Greater Demon ruins.
# Lava in the Wilderness should no longer block you from ranging across it.
# The new volcano at the north-eastern end of the Wilderness is now a multiway combat area.
# The "Crumbling tome" you find during the In Aid of the Myreque quest has been renamed to "Battered tome" because it was being confused with the crumbling tome found near the Barrows.
Behind the Scenes - May Posted by Catatifish
Posted at 2nd May 2006, 10:12PM GMT
Taken from runescape.com:
This month sees the launch of our next big game engine upgrade, which Andrew has been working on for the last 6 months. This will be the biggest upgrade to the underlying engine which runs the game since we launched the new 3D engine two years ago. This time the changes are more under the hood, which means (if everything goes to plan) you shouldn't actually notice a huge amount of difference!
The game engine upgrades this time are focused on allowing us to make the game bigger, and on providing support for all sorts of features we want to do in future updates. These are the sort of changes that you won't see immediately, but do allow us to do all sorts of things in the future which we've been dying to do, but couldn't previously.
However there will still be quite a few improvements that you will see immediately, such as:
# Much faster loading times.
# Faster, cleaner updates. When we update the game it should download more quickly.
# Greatly reduced memory use, resulting in a smoother game.
# Vastly improved sound compatibility. Sound should work on far more machines, and work on firefox, and sound will even work in low detail mode with no performance loss.
# Better sound engine, with the ability to play more simultaneous sounds at a higher quality, which we will be using to introduce ambient background sound effects at a later date.
# Improved chat filter.
# Far better anti-macro technology. Those cheats are in for one huge shock! :-)
# Better compatibility with dual CPU computers.
# Better compatibility with firewalls.
# Better language support, with support for accented characters in chat, etc.
# And of course lots of underlying changes to let us do more exciting stuff in the future...
So... to the quests. The first of this month's quests asks the player to persuade the Wise Old Man to come out of retirement for just one last battle. Many years ago, he was possibly one of the greatest legends in the world – the most powerful adventurer in the land. Fame and fortune can cost dearly, though, so he hung up his mystic boots and followed a more careful life, offering help to new visitors to Draynor Village and causing the odd, erm, panic in the local bank. The time has come for him to dust off his armour and once again stand in front of the crusading hordes – but this time with you at his side! Great rewards, humour and some fantastic cutscenes have made this a firm favourite in the office during the past few months – we hope you enjoy it.
The second quest brings new life to the struggle between Miscellania and Etceteria, with the player investigating odd sounds and sightings coming from beneath the Miscellanian soil. Perhaps some great evil has risen from the deep, or perhaps it's those pesky Etceterians up to no good. Those players who have helped out King Vargas before will be invited to do so again, this time potentially adding the Etceterians to their pool of resources. This in turn means that the island will have new resources available for the locals to collect – including flax, seeds and even bird nests! We will also be rebalancing the normal Miscellania rewards to be more generous and less demanding, so you might be surprised what they can offer you.
Other updates this month include some new random events which ask the player to Grab the Evil Twin. Players operate a winch and crane with a large claw attached to the bottom – similar to the games you can see at fairgrounds. We also see the player being whisked off to a large troll area having to prod the correct pillars, just like a giant pinball machine!
We are also adding some other smaller features to the game later this month, such as clockwork toys for your cats, teleportation tablets, making your own cups of tea and even chairs you can sit down in.
Have fun!
This month sees the launch of our next big game engine upgrade, which Andrew has been working on for the last 6 months. This will be the biggest upgrade to the underlying engine which runs the game since we launched the new 3D engine two years ago. This time the changes are more under the hood, which means (if everything goes to plan) you shouldn't actually notice a huge amount of difference!
The game engine upgrades this time are focused on allowing us to make the game bigger, and on providing support for all sorts of features we want to do in future updates. These are the sort of changes that you won't see immediately, but do allow us to do all sorts of things in the future which we've been dying to do, but couldn't previously.
However there will still be quite a few improvements that you will see immediately, such as:
# Much faster loading times.
# Faster, cleaner updates. When we update the game it should download more quickly.
# Greatly reduced memory use, resulting in a smoother game.
# Vastly improved sound compatibility. Sound should work on far more machines, and work on firefox, and sound will even work in low detail mode with no performance loss.
# Better sound engine, with the ability to play more simultaneous sounds at a higher quality, which we will be using to introduce ambient background sound effects at a later date.
# Improved chat filter.
# Far better anti-macro technology. Those cheats are in for one huge shock! :-)
# Better compatibility with dual CPU computers.
# Better compatibility with firewalls.
# Better language support, with support for accented characters in chat, etc.
# And of course lots of underlying changes to let us do more exciting stuff in the future...
So... to the quests. The first of this month's quests asks the player to persuade the Wise Old Man to come out of retirement for just one last battle. Many years ago, he was possibly one of the greatest legends in the world – the most powerful adventurer in the land. Fame and fortune can cost dearly, though, so he hung up his mystic boots and followed a more careful life, offering help to new visitors to Draynor Village and causing the odd, erm, panic in the local bank. The time has come for him to dust off his armour and once again stand in front of the crusading hordes – but this time with you at his side! Great rewards, humour and some fantastic cutscenes have made this a firm favourite in the office during the past few months – we hope you enjoy it.
The second quest brings new life to the struggle between Miscellania and Etceteria, with the player investigating odd sounds and sightings coming from beneath the Miscellanian soil. Perhaps some great evil has risen from the deep, or perhaps it's those pesky Etceterians up to no good. Those players who have helped out King Vargas before will be invited to do so again, this time potentially adding the Etceterians to their pool of resources. This in turn means that the island will have new resources available for the locals to collect – including flax, seeds and even bird nests! We will also be rebalancing the normal Miscellania rewards to be more generous and less demanding, so you might be surprised what they can offer you.
Other updates this month include some new random events which ask the player to Grab the Evil Twin. Players operate a winch and crane with a large claw attached to the bottom – similar to the games you can see at fairgrounds. We also see the player being whisked off to a large troll area having to prod the correct pillars, just like a giant pinball machine!
We are also adding some other smaller features to the game later this month, such as clockwork toys for your cats, teleportation tablets, making your own cups of tea and even chairs you can sit down in.
Have fun!
Sig Fix Posted by Catatifish
Posted at 1st May 2006, 4:10AM GMT
I have posted a temporary fix for our sigs. We are working to correct the problem permanently but for now they should work just fine. I can not guarantee the speed of the sigs as they were before but again, we're working to update them as soon as we can.
-Catatifish
-Catatifish
