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It's a special time of year here at Zybez! It's cold outside but it's warm indoors, and we're turning up the heat even more! We want you to submit your best Valentines Day screenshot taken directly from in-game in RuneScape! We have one 90-day RuneScape Membership card and four 30-day RuneScape Membership codes for the 5 winners, chosen by our very own W13, and announced Feb 15th!

1. Take a Valentine's Day themed screenshot in RuneScape. Use SwiftKit if you don't know how.
2. Upload it to Zybez Screenshots page.
3. Comment on this news post with the link to your screenshot before Feb 15.

W13 trying to hit on the gardener in Falador.

Zybez Screenshots

Blazing into the new year with our first skill guide release of 2010 is Firemaking.
With new and improved features, it's safe to say you can't go wrong.
The new features of the guide include experience boosters, ranging from the beacon mini-game to familiars you can use as a tinderbox!
There's also more detailed and direct instructions on how to raise your levels the best way possible

With all new images now in high definition. This fiery guide is sure to catch your eye.

Thank you Syncro for making this revamp possible.

CHECK OUT NEW FIREMAKING GUIDE HERE

Be sure to be on the look out for even more skill revamps to be released and even a cool new guide in the near future.

The Chaos9x writes an interesting Zybez Blog article about Hazelmere:

Ah….where to start with someone who can rival the Wise Old Man in history and skill? Someone who has created a "strong hold" on life for the gnomes and given them the mystical power of the tree spirits? A great warrior, magician, and possibly one of the greatest heroes since The Fourth Age – he is Hazelmere the Ethereal.

No one really knows how Hazelmere came to be. It would seem he was born sometime between the years of 1750 and 1850 of The Fourth Age. His place of birth remains unknown, although after researching it, I have discovered that due to his skin pigment, he may originate from the Karamja or Brimhaven areas. During his younger years, he had a knack for magic and showed deep affection for Mother Nature and the following of a "balanced world" which lead to him following the Guthixian religion, like most gnomes. Regardless, the fact still remains that if indeed Hazelmere did originate from outside the gnome villages, he eventually did move to the Gnome Stronghold.

Most of Hazelmere's long life was well-lived inside the Gnome Stronghold. He didn't come into contact with many gnomes and preferred to stay isolated, leaving him with few contacts. Eventually, his love for nature took its toll, and his mastery of tree whispering earned him the friendship of the silver spirit tree Argento. Argento was Hazelmere's closest friend and lived towards the southern end of the Stronghold. He spoke to Argento about everything, developing his already mastered skills in tree whispering to a new level. He was arguably the best tree whisperer ever to grace the Gnomon Race. Continue reading...

A History of Hazelmere: Part 1 | Zybez Blogs

Many people will get mad at me for making this news post. Zybez Ventrilo is our best kept secret after all. Every first Saturday of every month, Zybez Ventrilo organizes a Karaoke contest. This time around, it was a huge success. Most people were terrible but there were some people that sang surprisingly well. Lots of people turned up and had tons of fun laughing and singing. Mark your calendar for the next Karaoke contest: March 6, 2010. Remember, it's the first Saturday of every month. You don't have to wait until then to get on Zybez Ventrilo though. It's open 24/7 so come for a chat.

As for me, I sang Rihanna's "Take a Bow" (and then a bunch more). Hopefully I did well :-)

Look how many people turned up:

Zybez Ventrilo

Today I sat down with Runescape Dinasty (RSD), one of the oldest and respected clans in RuneScape. I found their IRC channel fairly tame, at least compared to Echo of Silence's from last week. RSD is a pretty old clan, but they're still active. The leader, Icedrop, is enthusiastic and full of energy after all these years and was more than happy to chat about RSD.

RSD Website | RSD Forums | Zybez Clan Discussion forums

W13: RSD members, what are your positions?
Bakseris: RSD Member
Leosageheart: Special guest (I was RSD for a year and a half)
Helfrek: Was court just re-applied going through tm again now
P o o Pie: RSD applicant member (possibly full member)
xl_frozen_xl: RSD Member.
Fayro: RSD Elite Member.
Icedrop: Leader of RSD.
Bow: Co-leader of RSD.

W13: Tell me about RSD. What do people need to know about RSD?
Leosageheart: Cool, mature clan with great members and great community
Bakseris: RSD is one awesome clan with such a mature leader and team, and really cool members
Helfrek: RSD is probably one of the best communities that actually have a good mix of f2p and p2p pking
P o o Pie: Ive been in for a month and a couple weeks and I absolutely LOVE it. Great community. very f2p and p2p Based.
Icedrop: Well we've been around a long while so most people will know what RSD are about. We're a clan that does both F2P and P2P, have been around a long while and still uphold our values of respect. Anything more specific?

W13: Why did you pick to join RSD?
Helfrek: I actually went through all other clans before i picked carefully people, events, this was the most friendly and welcoming people
P o o Pie: I recently have just gotten back into the game and i chose RSD because of its elite clanning experience. RSD is also very diverse.
Bakseris: i choosen RSD couse of community and always wanted to be part of it
Leosageheart: Had a lot of friends, good honorable clan.

W13: How do other clans see RSD?
Leosageheart: through the scopes of their DDOS cannon
Helfrek: honest answer probably a threat. other clans hate the tight community and the fact we refuse to rise to flame bait.
xl_frozen_xl: alot of clans dislike us because we remain fairly neutral among alot of chaos between other clans but they know we are still a force to be reckoned with in the wilderness.
P o o Pie: i think other clans sees us as the underdog. we have stayed true through all chaos the clan world has been going through such as the crash wars etc.
Icedrop: Right now, I think other clans tend to like us. We generally treat others with respect so people give it back. I like to think we represent whats good with the clan world so people respect that too - low on the flames but when it comes to the business in the wilderness we always perform. Theres some people who will always hate RSD, its inevitable when we've been around so long and are still going while they've seen their own respective clans die various times.
Leosageheart: Both respected and hated imo, all top clans hate each other. its competition and they hate the other side.

W13: So what you're saying is that RSD is one of the more "respected" clans?
Helfrek: I would go so far as to say one of the most respectable clans
P o o Pie: yes, i would say most respected because of our neutrality and leadership.

W13: RSD has been around for a while, right? How's the activity? How many opts are you guys pulling these days?
Helfrek: The activity is awesome now and we usually pull 300 + opts for most fights prepped or unprepped. we pretty much pk daily in either p2p or f2p sometimes both
Bakseris: i would say activity is really good people glady go pking and we pull around 300 opts mostly
xl_frozen_xl: pretty great at the moment we are starting regularly with high ops, maintaining those ops throughout and often ending with more than we started and more and more often that is 100+ people on the field. Carrying that across timezones is more difficult but we manage to pull respectably on any prep in any timezone.
P o o Pie: the activity is amazing. between f2p and p2p events for all our timezones like est and gmt etc. and i can say we've been pulling 300+ opts. even if its prepped. we try to keep the clan active by signing up for events rather then not but we do have spur moments as well dont get me wrong.

W13: Tell me about a recent fight you had. What were your expectations and what happened?
Helfrek: TT uncapped last weekend
P o o Pie: i expected fighting VR but due to complications of DDOS it didnt happen.
Helfrek: We basically knew TT was going to be a challenge and pull great
Helfrek: they did first couple hours was even but we pulled it away after that and took control TT ended after 5 hours
Bakseris: yes fight with TT uncapped i thought TT will put really good show and it gona be realllyyyy long fight but we took advantage and won easy:P
Icedrop: RSD vs EoS F2P PKRI. It must have been a couple of weeks ago midweek. I was jokingly offering EoS handicap fights to try get a fight out of them. They turned right back at me and offered me an uncapped PKRI 30 minutes prep. At the time it was 2am for me, and I was up for work at 7:30am. But I decided to accept because I knew we needed something different for a challenge. We turned out pulling big and ending EoS in 2 hours. It shows sometimes you need to show confidence in your clan members despite your own situation.

W13: So, what does it take to be leader of RSD? Do you think you'll ever get there?
xl_frozen_xl: we had a big fight with TT on saturday, there was alot of hype among members of RSD and we knew it would be our biggest challenge for a long time and TT were more than capable of pulling off a brilliant performance and it was going to take 110% from every person possible. We managed to pull great for starting, both RSD and TT had strong starts and was hard to call but with time we managed to put a few things into effect and ma
Helfrek: We all like to think we have what it takes but RSD leaders have to have the right morals and judgement so to keep with the way RSD was built and has grown
Helfrek: The morals and respect has come over time and the leader has to carry on with the way RSD is meant to be
xl_frozen_xl: to lead RSD takes alot of commitment, time and effort as it would any clan. RSD has a long history and many members who have been here a long long time and any leader needs to be able to get on with and communicate well with all members or any age/race/religion and make sure they do everything they can to keep everyone happy but ensure they do their duty as a leader.
P o o Pie: i think it takes a load of amount of work to be the LEADERS of RSD. I think it takes alot of determination to do what our leader does. And no, i dont think ill get to leader but maybe a seat as a rank in the future=p
W13: Of course, Icedrop, you are already the leader but go ahead.
Icedrop: I originally became Co Leader when Livinlarge21 reopened RSD in 2005. When he stepped down in early 2008, myself and Mr 800 were originally going to do a joint leadership. But it turned out Mr 800 had to retire, so I was the obvious choice as leader given my experience as Co Leader.
Icedrop: Being Leader is different though, mainly because you assume ultimate responsibility. I think over the past 2 years I've learnt and like to think I've improved as a Leader. I think the main thing for any leader is to enjoy yourself and learn to deal with set-backs and just always aim to do what you can to improve your clan.

W13: So RSD sounds like a pretty strict clan. Do you guys get to let loose and joke around?
Helfrek: Yes it is a strict clan but only when it is needed. the audio and irc is always good fun and the members all have a good time.
xl_frozen_xl: yeah, everyone has alot of freedom and gets on really well. forums are always buzzing with banter and we have a really active public clan chat in game and no one really takes themselves too seriously so we can hang out and kick around messing about but everyone knows if they step out of line to an un-reasonable extent it will not go unnoticed or unpunished.
Helfrek: If we go out and no other clans out we have little fun trips where we try to make silly shapes in wild or inter clan fights for videos.
P o o Pie: RSD can be strict at times but we always loosen up on irc and teamspeak. we enjoy ourselves and know our boundaries. other clans think we dont enjoy ourselves but we really do.
Bow: they make fun of me all the time
Helfrek: we have a public RuneScape clan chat as well: RSDchat where all our members chill and the public is welcome.
xl_frozen_xl: RSD "law enforcment" works on a strike system and for way-out-of-line stuff you're going to get a strike.

W13: Which major clans do you NOT respect?
Bakseris: Vr, Rot
P o o Pie: vr,rot
Fayro: don't forget DK, no love for them
Bow: pretty much every clan but Titans
Helfrek: i dont actually have problems with any clan in paticular. we dont condone the way clans crash or ruin others' fights.
xl_frozen_xl: we respect clans who respect us, if other mainstream clans choose to disrespect us it's their choice and they can do as they please in public and we will continue to do our talking where it matters, on Ye Olde Runescape!
P o o Pie: the wilderness is where we do all the talkin. NOT in clw or bh or single strip.
Icedrop: I guess if you include dead clans, I don't respect DI. I respect what they were at one point looking back because of the individuals in the clan back then despite the fact they were assholes at the time. But as a clan, they inherited #1 from RSD and proceeded to lose grip gradually, losing their F2P stronghold to DS first, then gradually losing the rest bar the odd resurgence from time to time. They are a clan that is given alot more praise than deserved. Nowadays, I don't really think respect exists between many clans at all - former top clans more interested in crashing than good fights. I think lots of clans are as bad as each other. But all you can do is do your best to secure good fights for your own clan.

W13: What advice do you have for people looking to join a clan in RuneScape? What should they look for?
Fayro: they should find their niche and stick with it
Helfrek: A clan they can have fun in and what suits their time zone meet the people first and get a feel for it
Bakseris: I would recommend to not be shy and just to be yourself. thats all you need to do.
P o o Pie: i think they should choose a clan to overall appreciate them as members rather than numbers. and to make a bond with the comminuty. a clan should be almost like a HOME away from home in a way.
Fayro: these days people have trial or "future applicant" periods. Thats a great way to determine if the clan suits them. If it doesn't, just don't continue joining.
xl_frozen_xl: dont be a sheep and join a clan you've been told is the best clan ever. Do your homework and decide what type of people you want to be spendig your time with and how you want to spend that time playing Runescape with them because the clan you join greatly influences alot of things from your conduct to your activity on Runescape
Bow: just go where the fun is

W13: What sort of commitment do you have to make with RSD? Is it heavy on the pocket? Does it take up time?
Helfrek: Honestly yes and yes if you join any clan its going to take up time and money
Helfrek: but in RSD we have events for god wars, corp, etc. to help members make money for wars
P o o Pie: I think that is for each individual to decide. for those who are rich it's quite a bit easier to return in wars then those who are poor. I think you need to have some sort of a commitment to join any clan. depends how much you're willing to work for it.
Helfrek: the commitment we ask is just be there as long as you can and hybrid.
xl_frozen_xl: You have to be very committed to any clan if you really want to be there. There is always going to be some loss in that you will always die in fights but in RSD people are always doing other things to make back any money lost from godwars to pking for some fun in p2p or just straight up helping out a clan mate with a 76k.
Icedrop: RSD takes a lot of time. It is a clan that is fairly complex to run. That being said, I still have time to do a full time job and lead a decent social life too. Its all about time management, I personally spend most of my time online doing Leader related tasks so my sacrifice is not being able to train or do things on Runescape outside of events.
Icedrop: That being said, a lot of work is put in by all the Co Leaders, as well as all the other ranks in RSD. Every ranked member is important and RSD works well because of the combined efforts of them all

W13: How old are you guys? :D
xl_frozen_xl: 18
Bakseris: i am 19 year old
P o o Pie: i feel old... lol im 18
Helfrek: no comment =)
Icedrop: 12 years older than what my RSC profile will tell you.

xl_frozen_xl: i have a question, when do you plan on joining RSD, W13? :)
W13: Let me handle the questions, xl_frozen_xl. ;-)

W13: Do you think RSD's mix of p2p and f2p is a reason why RSD has been around so long and is still stable today?
Fayro: not the main reason, but it helps I'm sure
Helfrek: I think RSD is around due to its ability to adapt to change and keep up with the differences on rs and in wild
Bakseris: Nah i would not say that. I think RSD is still around so long because of dedicated members and leaders.
Icedrop: We get bad press because we do both. Logically, people may think we're half as active as those specialising in either, but if you check the Clan Fights section on RSD's forums, you'll see we probably do just as much F2P as a F2P-only clan, and as much P2P as a P2P-only clan. So, in a way, we are twice as active as most clans.
Icedrop: But ultimately it benefits us. There are not many clans who do a mix of both like us, so if people like them both, we are often an obvious choice when choosing a clan.

W13: Do you think other clans dislike RSD for mixing p2p and f2p?
Helfrek: definatly alot of clans are a little green at the fact we do well in both
xl_frozen_xl: i think some people might be a little jealous that their clan might not do both, when they feel they maybe could but i dont think its a big thing really
Helfrek: i know alot of them i speak to say they wish their clans did the same
Fayro: a lot of clans envy our success

W13: Okay, c'mon... I'm sure there's SOMETHING bad about RSD. Give me the dirt :-D
Leosageheart: Bow's sister is hot.
Bow: I regret ever posting my family picture....
xl_frozen_xl: we are terrible at castle wars!
P o o Pie: i think the only bad thing about RSD is that we end pk trips too early :(
Helfrek: Most of our members have pretty big banks (other clans say its like fort knox) just like to say most of them built their banks with RSD

W13: Thanks a lot for taking the time out for this interview, guys!

RSD Website | RSD Forums | Zybez Clan Discussion forums

Event: Armadyl GodWars
Date: 24th January, Sunday
Time: 6.00pm GMT, 1.00pm EST, 12.00pm CST
Place: Meet outside Armadyl Boss Room (With KC)
World: 91
Host: Cthulthu
Clan Chat: Cthulthu (Main) Rougueleader (Second)
Drops: CoinShare
IRC Channel:#Cthulthu

Welcome to the first monster hunting event of the new cycle. In our first event we will be hunting Kree'arra, the Armadyl Avatar using CoinShare. Getting KC for this trip usually takes about 30 minutes, so it is recommended you start gearing up and getting KC an hour in advance (taking into account all the others that might be getting their KC which will slow you down) if you wish to make the start of the trip. This trip will last up to 4 hours and may continue after with or without me.
Unlike most bosses, Kree'arra spares no one and will attack everyone, so ensure you bring your best gear and sensible supplies or you won't last long.
Be inside the CC (Cthulthu) 15 minutes in advance of the event (5.45pmGMT/12.45pmEST) at which point people will be added, failure to do so might end in you missing the first couple of kills and getting into the main CC might become hard. If the main CC is full, join the Secondary CC (Rougueleader), which will hold the event on a different world if there is a need.
Feel free to join my IRC channel #Cthulthu for any information/questions before and during the event.

Requirements.

- 60 Strength or agility.
- 70 Range.
- Crossbow & Mithril Grapple.
- Ranging gear to get KC and kill Boss.

Event: Ape Atoll Takeover!
Date: Friday, January 15th, 2010
Time: 5:00 PM EST | 10:00 PM GMT
Place: We will meet at world 44 Ape atoll island in the city. Click here for a how to get there
World: 44 [P2P]
Host: ssricky & Wizard_Storm
Clan Chat: Zybez Events
Irc Channel: #zybezevent

Requirements: It is recommended you bring a monkey greegree since the islands inhabitants don't take too kindly to humans being on their island.

Items needed:Depending on what you do on the island you can bring anything just remember to bring your greegree

What is an Ape Atoll Takeover?!?: In short an Ape Atoll Takeover is an event where a group of zybez community members go to ape atoll for the day. Zybez will takeover the island and make it their own for a couple hours. There is tons of things to see and do on the island from woodcutting teak and mahogany logs, fishing sharks and various other fish, training agility at the ape atoll course, training combat on monkey guards in the temple or even just hanging out on the island and having a good time with fellow zybez community members.
Hope to see you all there.

Event: Saradomin GodWars
Date: 3rd January, Sunday.
Time: 6.00pm GMT, 1.00pm EST, 12.00pm CST
Place: Meet outside the Saradomin Boss Room (with KC)
World: 91
Host: Cthulthu
Clan Chat: Cthulthu (Main) Rougueleader (Second)
Drops: CoinShare
IRC Channel:#Cthulthu

More Info

Date: December 27th
Time: 5PM EST
Place: We meet in Falador park
World: 103
Clan Chat: rsv4_fire

Note: Arno will personally drop 10M and a few other people will also be dropping items and money. We're pretty sure that this is a lot of money and it'll make a bunch of people really happy come this holiday season! Because, who doesn't need that extra bit of cash to spruce up their house or to buy that fancy outfit? We all do! Zybez is taking care of its members, that's for sure.

(We will probably convert this pile of cash into items, some more expensive than others obviously. It's also very likely that we will have more than 10M, since a few others of my team are going to contribute to the chest).

Date: December 25th
Time: 5PM EST
Place: We meet in Falador park
World: 44

Note: Dress up like Santa or put on some festive robes, because Zybez is taking you out and around Runescape on one of our famous Runescape parades. Last time we got a good line going and we brought a little holiday spirit to all of those boring Runescape cities. I'm sure we'll be able to make this edition even bigger and even better! All you need is something holiday-ish to wear and the will to share your holiday Zybez message with the world.

The following small fixes and adjustments have now been made to the game. If you spot any further bugs in-game, please use the Bug Report feature ('Submit a Bug Report' under the 'Help' drop-down menu of the website).

Graphical

Prevented spinning the candy cane and swapping weapons quickly.
The jail door near Shantay now matches when open and closed.
Fixed the shadows for players when using various handholds in the Brimhaven Agility Arena and the Ape Atoll Agility course.
Corrected a visibility problem with the Agility Pyramid.
Guthix Raptors had the wrong chat head.
Corrected some animations for the Sleuth emote.
Stopped white longsword handles stretching while running.
Performing an emote will now correctly animate if you were reading a book beforehand.
The picking animation in the Farming skill has been updated to be smoother.
Chaeldar's chathead on the Contact NPC interface is now animated.
Removed a clipping problem with the Ardougne Achievement Diary cloak when reaching forwards.
Fixed some remove roofs issues near Miscellania Castle.
Fixed some remove roofs issues near Mobilising Armies.
Fixed some housing in Tai Bwo Wannai.
Corrected some issues when running and standing still with two-handed swords.
Cleared any background fill colours when changing between specific types of interface.
Fixed the colour of the water in Soul Wars.
The top plate in a pile was floating in the HAM base.
Corrected some z-bias issues with the Soul Wars overlay interface.
The glyphs on the charms in Pest Control were missing their glyphs due to z-bias issues.
Synchronised the Brimhaven rope swing animations to look better.
Stopped aberrant spectres from appearing to stand up again when dying.
Fixed a render issue when churning.
Repaired a texture problem for some of the floor in Falador.
Updated the mapping in a Keldagrim pub so you can't walk on top of the stairs.
Fixed some mapping where the water meets the land to the north-west of Port Phasmatys.
A render issue with a pool of liquid in the Slug Menace quest has been fixed.
You'll no longer be repeatedly animated when digging up the Jade Vine.
Removed a few extra skulls from the Wizards’ Tower’s basement.
Adjusted the animation for the Zamorak room boss in God Wars Dungeon to remove a label issue.
Stopped some animation issues when spam-clicking an item.
Stopped a trapdoor rendering over your feet in the Brimhaven Agility Arena.
Fixed a graphical issue with shady strangers.
Fixed a door on the Fishing Platform.

Audio

Fixed and improved a few tracks: “The Genie”, “Long Ago”, “Shine”, “Splendour”, “Theme”, “Tomorrow”.
The music unlock hint for "Alone" was incorrect.
Changed the category of the song "Soundscape".
The song "Spirits of Elid" has been added to a bit more of the map area.
Added sea sounds when taking boat journeys.
Improved various sound effects during Royal Trouble.
Increased the range of ambient sound effects in the southern desert area.
Updated the opening sounds for some of the doors/gates in Regicide.
Cows have been given lessons so they can moo properly.
The sound when casting Plank Make has had its volume reduced slightly.
Added fountain sound effects in Nardah.
Added a sound when you pickpocket the Ring of Charos.
Added cleaning sounds when removing the dirt from grimy herbs.
Added some dragon stomping sounds to the tutorial.
Added bellow sounds to the blacksmith in Lumbridge.
Added a sound to accompany the "You already have full Prayer Points" message and the Idea emote.
Ensured that a hit sound isn't played if no damage is done.
Improved the timing of the sound played when you die to start and finish earlier.
Removed some old, redundant music scripts.

Quests

Fixed a discrepancy between the Mourning's Ends quest journals after you've finished part one.
Corrected the Blood Runs Deep quest journal to use the base stat rather than current stat when striking through requirements.
Brundt will now be a bit more helpful during certain parts of Blood Runs Deep.
Converted a quest item from Regicide into a members’ item, as it should have been.
Streamlined some of the traps in Contact, Smoking Kills, and a few other desert quests.
Resolved a problem in the Eyes of Glouphrie quest during a cutscene.

Minigames

Updated a treasure trail to reflect some recent scenery changes.

Miscellaneous

No more dropping items while in the Photo Booth.
The lunar dream world no longer interferes with pets and their growth status.
You can no longer bank keys from the Prison Pete random event.
You will no longer be shown the Crafting cursor when using a spinning plate.
Added a bit more information to the Advisor system about making money.
Sigmund no longer has a visible pickpocket option on free worlds.
Adjusted a quest start icon for Imp Catcher
The checks for attacking the ogres at the Combat Training Camp have been improved.
Furniture should no longer disappear in your POH if you die to poison.
Estate Agent icons are no longer visible on free worlds.
The farming patch spirit will no longer appear on free worlds.
Ensured that the Objective skill icons can't overlap the text.
Stopped a boulder from indefinitely rolling.
Adjusted the logic and filtered some messages from the Ranging Guild.
Route finding in an East Ardougne bank should be a bit better.
You'll now open the shop interface if you wish to buy a dragon scimitar from Daga on Ape Atoll.
Adjusted the chat filter to cope better with a music track name.
Ensured that Prayer is fully restored in safe Clan Wars after curses have been used against you.
Prevented players from ending up in some scenery when teleporting to the Death Altar.
Fixed a problem where you couldn't use quick prayers to turn on the Protect Item curse and a Leech curse at the same time.
Corrected the purchase information for the training bow.
Made the Summoning "Special Move" consistent on the Summoning left-click options.
Clarified some of the Construction level-up messages for various cages and trapdoors.
Corrected a menagerie level-up message.
Fixed a problem with the Adventurer's log and a Champion’s Challenge phrase.
Improved the Champion’s Challenge 'allowed in' check message.
Corrected the destroy message for the Turkey Book.
Adjusted the Castle Wars messages after completing the Ardougne Achievement Diary.
Clarified the messages when using the Abyss to get to Entrana with Summoning items.
Corrected some inconsistencies with the Digsite pendant.
Fixed a grammar issue in the Fishing skill guide.
Corrected some spelling errors in some Lumbridge NPCs’ chat.
Capitalised an instance of "Seers" in some chat.
This patch note caters for all the other typos we've fixed.

Graphical

- Fixed a hole near some wall beasts in the Lumbridge Swamp Dungeon.
- Adjusted the chathead of the witch in Draynor Manor to match the rest of the NPC.
- Silverlight and Darklight have now been updated in line with last week’s Demon Slayer changes.

Audio

- A music track from Blood Runs Deep was spelt incorrectly.
- Added a music track name to some unlock information.

Quests

- Ensured the deflect curses are behaving correctly during the Blood Runs Deep quest.
- Updated an NPC config in Soul's Bane so the player can walk through them.

Miscellaneous

- Changed the name and examine for part of the bar in the Blue Moon Inn.
- Adjusted the Wintumber tree checks so you can't plant it 'indoors'.
- Fire runes should now have more flexibility on the Grand Exchange.
- Adjusted the code so you can use black spears against tormented wraiths.
- Fixed a problem with the leprechaun champion event and the Adventurer's Log.
- Any item sold to shops will now always fetch at least 1gp.

Graphical

- Adjusted zeroes to be slightly different from capital Os.
- Resolved a few map problems in Kuradal's Dungeon.
- Remapped the lake on Karamja after it suffered severe subsidence.

Quests

- Fixed several typos in The Temple at Senntisten.
- Added more info to The Temple at Senntisten's quest journal during puzzle phases.
- Fixed a problem at the end of Desert Treasure due to some NPCs moving around.

Minigames

- Corrected the rewards given for the Burgh de Rott Ramble minigame.

Miscellaneous

- Corrected the range checks when using the Wrath curse on large NPCs.
- Deflect curses should now work correctly against skeletal wyverns.
- Removed an unnecessary error from the objectives system.

Graphical

Improved the saw animations used in the Brimhaven Agility Arena.
Improved the Falador wall posts.
Adjusted the wield position of spears for Sophanem guards.
Removed a label issue when running with certain swords.
Adjusted several fishing animations slightly to reduce render issues.
Re-coloured the end of a log balance that differed from the other sections.
Ensured that the string for the camulet is now visible.
Fixed a river section in the desert.
Adjusted some height mapping in the desert.
Ensured that the sinister chest opens to the correct version.
Synchronised the chat head of the melee advisor with his actual hair.
Fixed the inventory icon for the Zamorak spear.
Fixed a dip in the floor in the Heroes' Guild.
Fixed some mapping issues near Ardougne Zoo.
Fixed a cave entrance that was on a hill.
Stopped players’ feet rendering through the floor in the Monastery.
Adjusted a floating balloon animal.
Fixed a shadow issue with some ladders.
Flattened out a herb farming patch.
Fixed some more roof problems at the Grand Tree.
Fixed a couple of models that interfere with two-handed swords.
Stopped some flooring disappear on Lunar Isle.
Adjusted the holding position for the rat pole.
Adjusted the models for runecrafter skirts.
Adjusted an unintended view of the Gnome Stronghold from Baxtorian Falls.
Fixed a ground problem near Oaknock's machine.
A tree no longer clips through a house in East Ardougne.
Removed an extra minigame icon from the minimap that had no corresponding game attached.
Adjusted some of the models used in the Lighthouse.
Fixed a problem with the roof in Yanille bank.
Added the correct images for brutal Strength requirements in the skill guide.
Ensured that the TzHaar maul now animates the first attack correctly.
Updated some of the wall kit in the Underground Pass.
Fixed a map problem when diving underwater.
Changed the wall colours to match near the furnace on Entrana.
Fixed the water near Sophanem.
Fixed a camera problem near Otto's hut.
Removed a problem with some cave walls showing strips of white.
Improved certain chathead animations if you had a moustache.
Fixed a problem with some of the circus headwear and the comb-over hairstyle.
Items dropped in the middle of the Maze random event will no longer float.
Re-shaped an odd looking bush near the Exam Centre.
Fixed a graphical problem with the Observatory in standard detail mode.
Levelled some of the roof in Edgeville to be flush with the walls.
Changed the render order for some bricks near the Slayer Tower.
Adjusted the animations and timing when teleporting using the fairy rings to certain locations.

Audio

Snakes now randomly hiss.
Added a selection of sound effects to the machinery in Perils of Ice Mountain.
Added a bell-ringing sound in Tindel's shop.
Added key sounds to the key ring.
Added sound effects to the large blocks on the Agility Pyramid.
Prevented the evil tree interfering with your music.
Added various sound effects to magic spells for variety.
Corrected the unlock hint for the "Undercurrent" song.

Quests

Overhauled some parts of the Golem quest to make things clearer.
Rewrote some of the code for The Giant Dwarf quest.
Corrected the reward listed by the Advisor system for Horror from the Deep.
Fixed a problem where some players were getting stuck in Chosen Commander quest.

Minigames

Inserted a proper fix for the fruit bat familiar when used in the Duel Arena.
Fixed a few issues with the imp follower from the recently reworked Champions' Challenge update.

Miscellaneous

The bookcase in your POH is now sorted alphabetically by quest.
Corrected a few Adventurer's Log links.
You'll now face the right direction when collecting ectoplasm with buckets.
Redbeard Frank now correctly explains how to use the reward item from the Falador Achievement Diary.
Updated the raven dialogue to actually talk when it's in your POH menagerie.
Improved the log balance code near the Coal Trucks.
Fixed a few spelling errors.
Corrected some fonts and special characters that were incorrect.
Rewrote the code that checks to see if familiars can attack Slayer creatures.
A message now warns you that the seers' headband light source will not work in the haunted mine.
Changed the combat interface text to better match the fighting styles for the Flail of Ivandis.
Fixed an AI problem with the horned graahk if your Hunter level dropped below the level required to hunt them.
Adjusted the town crier chat.
Made a slight change to the way the game handles private/friends filtering upon login.
Various items on the Grand Exchange that are also sold in the Warrior's Guild should have more freedom to move.

Graphical* Synchronised rake animations and adjusted how players hold it.* Reworked the model for the camel mask.* Updated Varrock Museum workmen models.* Prevented the toy kite from floating while playing Vinesweeper.* Resolved the differences between Dharok’s axe’s inventory icon and wielded model.* The evil tree can no longer cause items to float above its roots.* Added map bordering to certain underground areas.* Fixed a render issue with an Agility shortcut in Taverley Dungeon.* Adjusted some wall around the Grand Exchange area.* Removed an issue where players would become invisible if stood on a certain spot.* Fixed various roof issues in Goblin Village.* Tweaked the timings of the animation to Zanaris from Lumbridge Swamp.* A plaque on a wall in Edgeville couldn't be seen properly.* Added highlighting to the Trollheim Teleport icon.* Updated various mogre animations.* Fixed an issue with the spirit tree chathead.* Resolved a problem with the death animation of bandits.* Fixed the chimney smoke animation.* Improved the walls and minimap looks for the dungeon area under Lumbridge.* Replaced several broken textures in Standard Detail mode.* Corrected some tree models that appeared to have a line across the bottom part of their trunks.* Corrected some mapping around the Clan Wars arena.* Players are now animated when planting spirit trees.* Improved the animations for the Al-Kharid/Lumbridge Agility shortcut.* Resized the camouflage helmet to better fit players’ heads.* Fixed a see-through wall between Draynor and Port Sarim.* Added some missing animations to menaphite thugs.* Improved some walls in the Living Rock Caverns.* Removed a gap between a jaw and head model in Ictharin's Little Helper.* Adjusted the animations when using the ectophial as a monkey.* Altered the render order of some of the scenery in the Great Orb Project waiting area.* Corrected the model for the cannon’s Grand Exchange set when dropped on the floor.* A lit torch now has a flame when in your inventory.* Made the water look better in the Living Rock Caverns.* Tweaked various inventory graphics for noted longbows.* Stopped clipping of the white sword and scimitar on their inventory icons.* Jimmy's chathead should now be consistently drunk.* Added the daze effect when you're ‘baguetted’ by the sandwich lady.* Adjusted some wall in Falador to match its surroundings.* Prevented the icebergs to the north from being see-through.* Various bridges now look better on the minimap.* Fixed god capes rendering oddly when in the Oo'glog spa pools.* Resolved a selection of ground issues around Karamja.* Fixed a graphical problem with the cutscene and ship deck in the Rocking Out quest.* Corrected a remove roof issue with the pirate ship north of Port Phasmatys.* Improved various projectile animations and prevented them from disappearing with a low camera angle.* Fixed a wall beam render issue in Falador.* Players’ shadows should no longer look odd on the Gnome Agility Course’s rope swing.* Corrected the remove roof feature for the Toad and Chicken Inn.* Adjusted NPC firing animations for the Dorgeshuun crossbow.* Changed the Easter 2009 emote to look better while Prayer icons are active.* Extracted a fence that went through a tree.* Improved the flag animations in Varrock Museum.* Greatly sped up the death animation of pyrefiends.* Improved and tweened the animations of the children in Varrock Museum.* Added an animation for pressing the case buttons in Varrock Museum.* Adjusted some floating rocks above the elemental workshop area.* A large amount of NPC pirate models have been updated.* A mapping problem in Falador is now water under the bridge.* Updated the water in some random events.* Removed other various white spots of water around the world.* Ogres dying and fences were causing render order issues.* Removed a few pillars that weren't holding anything up.* You can no longer see through the river on Lunar Isle.* Fixed Sigli's chathead model.* Corrected the graphics for several log balances.* The stairs in Varrock’s west bank no longer descend into a grey/white void.* Stopped the tree gates in Lletya from jumping when players are passing through them.* Adjusted fogging and brightness in some catacombs.* Corrected some roofing on the Void Knights’ Outpost.* Fixed a rope that was missing a section.* Reworked various zombie and skeleton combat animations.* Re-added animations to an Underground Pass Agility pipe.* Adjusted the height of Juliet's balcony.* Reworked a bit of mapping near Ardougne where the ground was overly spiky.* Corrected some roofing on Ape Atoll.* The penguin Spin emote no longer has a Crafting cursor.* Tweened a selection of animal impression animations in Varrock Museum.* Fixed a few problems with the minimap in Taverley Dungeon.* Realigned a piece of wooden fence.* Fixed a texturing problem with maple tree stumps.* Fixed some combinations of hairstyles and hats that were causing render issues.* Fixed a long standing issue where ice warriors would lose the transparency of their models in combat.* Updated a considerable number of water areas around the world.* Improved the music track 'Soundscape'.* Added music back to the Observatory’s dungeon area.* Added a few sound effects to the Wolf Whistle quest.* Corrected the unlock message for the music track 'Expedition'.* Improved the catapult sounds in Castle Wars.* Added some new music to the upper floors of Lumbridge Castle.* Corrected some mapping where a piece of platform was floating.* Stopped a crate glowing due to a lantern next to it.* Fixed various graphical issues in several dungeon map squares (mostly lava- and flame-related).* Added Zanik's mark back to the NPC model to match the chathead again.* Fixed a problem with a river bank next to a wall.* Resolved a few problems with walls that have gaps and holes in.* Corrected the minimap look of a stile that had an odd red line associated with it.* Resolved an animation problem with the cleaner in Varrock.* The Slayer ring will now display the correct chathead relating to your Slayer Master.* Corrected a problem with the fire cape when using fairy rings.* Fixed various graphical and mapping issues around Baxtorian Falls.* Altered some mapping to fix the floor and walls in the Falador Mole Lair.* Corrected a few emote problems with Eek the spider.* Flattened the pier flooring in Port Sarim.* Steam from the pools in Oo'glog shouldn't make players slightly transparent any more.* Added a missing carpet to Nardah and adjusted some of the flying animations.* Corrected some of the sea near the Piscatoris Fishing Colony.* Tweened the animations of Varrock Museum’s guards.* Fixed a problem with some of the walls in Dorgesh-Kaan.Audio* Added some variety to bird flapping sounds.* Updated the music track 'Attention'.* Corrected the sounds associated with Torag's hammers.* Updated the unlock hints for a handful of music tracks in the Wilderness.* Corrected the sounds for lit and unlit torches.* Added a stove sound to appropriate locations.* Added fireplace sounds to the fireplace in Lumbridge Castle.* The track 'Newby Melody' has been changed slightly.* Added a variety of sound effects to the preparation of food products.* Modified the timing and sounds when hammering planks in the Cabin Fever quest.* Added sound effects for opening various lockers and depositing plunder in the Cabin Fever quest.* Added sound effects for when failing to get into mine carts.* A metal gate no longer sounds like a wooden door.* Added sounds to the catapult on the Barbarian Agility Course.* Added various ambient sounds around Lumbridge.* Added a missing eat sound for tangled toads' legs.* Adjusted some of the core audio sounds that are used in various songs.* Corrected the sound and animation timings for the church bell in Lumbridge.* Updated the Hallowe'en 2008 music unlock information.Quests* A check in the Rum Deal quest now checks your actual level rather than current level for a stat.* Removed a hole in the floor in the Legacy of Seergaze quest.* Included a little more info to the latter part of the Myths of the White Lands caverns.* Fixed the flames in the Smoking Kills dungeon.* Corrected the Legacy of Seergaze quest complete message.* The Roving Elves quest should correctly cross out the requirements when you meet them.* Updated some of the code in the King's Ransom quest.* Added a bit more info to the Dragon Slayer quest journal.* Rewrote some of the logic in Monkey Madness.* Improved the looks of the mirror rotation interface in Mourning’s Ends Part IIMinigames* Adjusted the models for the siege game type in Mobilising Armies.* Some Sorceress’s Garden messages have been added to the spam filter.* Removed a bottleneck at the Blast Furnace by removing the door and making appropriate changes to the anvil.* Players will no longer be swimming if they're removed from the Fishing Trawler under certain circumstances.* Corrected a problem when using the Clan Wars viewing orbs, which were viewing the wrong locations.* The Mobilising Armies quest kit is no longer destroyed upon death.Miscellaneous* Fixed some drawers in Taverley that couldn't be closed.* Swapping tea around with a full inventory no longer causes cups to be dropped.* Ensured a Fishing spot near West Ardougne can actually be fished from.* Prevented thrones from occasionally disappearing in your POH.* Prayer icons should now be correctly removed if you run out of Prayer points in a random event.* You can now chisel limestone in larger quantities without repetitive clicking.* Modified the elemental mind helm to resolve a few problems.* The Death Altar portal in the Abyss is now a little more informative if you don't have the requirements.* En'shore'd that a Fishing spot is no longer partly on land.* Adjusted an interface that was having text problems in various languages.* Added a few Summoning-related messages to the spam filter.* Added the Teleblock spell name to Quick Chat.* Slayer Masters are now referred to by the location they reside in.* Removed a duplicate "Nothing interesting happens." message when Firemaking.* Clue scrolls have been updated to reflect the recent name change of the Spin emote to Twirl.* Improved the timing of Ancient Magicks teleports.* Rewrote pestle and mortar grinding code.* Made wheat locations a bit easier to click on.* The penguin is now correctly sitting on the block of ice in Varrock Museum.* Made tool leprechauns’ references to buckets consistent.* Fixed various spelling errors and grammatical issues.* Ensured players aren't crouched after hiding in a crate.* The demon butler will reappear even if you are busy doing other things.* Updated the POH guidebook to reflect recent additions.* Adjusted the text of Grim's book to fit the interface.* A hole for a cellar door can no longer be walked on.* Ensured poison is properly cured during a cutscene and the green glow on the status globe is turned off.* Adjusted the behaviour of wily cats when placed in a menagerie.* Removed some unnecessary blocking from Waterbirth Island.* Added messages to the spam filter when trying to gather phoenix feathers.* Run energy should now continue to be restored when charging various orbs.* Reduced the number or right-click options on the barriers around the Grand Exchange NPCs.* The dwarf hand cannon correctly states that it's a members’ item in the skill guide.* Penguins will no longer appear to talk with cat chatheads on occasion.* Removed some excessive blocking from Lumbridge’s basement areas.* Improved the code that attempts to rejoin you to a Clan Chat channel on login.* The ‘Items Kept on Death’ interface will now give a bit of extra info about gravestones if applicable.* Removed a members-only message from an Agility shortcut in Falador.* Updated some of the code for the Hunter skill.* Put the tanning icon back on the map correctly in Canifis.* Removed a duplicate shortcut icon from the map.* Improved some of the code affecting the bank and switching tabs while searching for items.* You will now be returned to your POH if you were in it when you received a random event.* Roddeck will no longer advise you to 'smelt' rune essence.* Optimised the code for player notes.* Rewrote the code controlling the Summoning pouch/scroll creation interfaces.* When fighting the knights as part of King’s Ransom, it should now properly remember your progress should you logout.* Improved the various error messages when trying to create an account.* Updated the code checks for clockwork toys.* Removed a Summoning option on the spirit Tz-Kih that doesn't exist.* Improved the logic dealing with cats changing to their fully grown state.* Adjusted the ‘delivery cost’ (the mark-up for players who buy these items from shops and sell them on the Grand Exchange) of mithril seeds, bone bolts and white boots.* Improved the code involving the rat pits and certain cat checks.* Rewrote some of code for the Werewolf Agility Course and fixed a stepping-stone bug at the same time.* Fixed a piece of code in the God Wars Dungeon where a stat-reducing attack didn't reduce the correct amount.* After killing Bork your Prayer icons should be correctly updated.* You can now re-acquire a pendant of Lucien from the NPC in Lucien’s house (the one west of the Grand Exchange) after completing the Temple of Ikov quest.* ‘Accept’ Aid now affects the ability for trading while in the Stealing Creation minigame.* Resolved an issue with the rune payment interface for the banker at Ourania Altar.* Rewrote some of the skillcape trimming code to better handle all scenarios.* Fighting with kick selected and Eek in your hands will no longer play a punch animation.* Removed the follower restrictions on magic carpet, canoe and balloon journeys.* Sped up the interaction when passing through the Al-Kharid toll gates from Lumbridge.* Corrected the action names found on ledges that referred to doors.* Added tooltips and reworked Varrock Museum’s interfaces.* Free players are now given a bit of text when trying to enter the desert.* Sawdust is now correctly set as a members’ item.* Fixed a minor problem when trying to deposit certain items into a full bank.* Explorer Jack's chat now has a chat option to end the conversation.* Yanni now recognises different genders in chat.* Adjusted the stock of various dyes and changed the shop they're sold in accordingly.* Crawling hands can now drop purple gloves on occasion.* We’ve also added various gloves (in small amounts) to a shop in Canifis.* Certain items will now have a bit more freedom on the Grand Exchange, including anti-poison, pizza bases and thin snails.* You can now bless as many silver sickles as you like without having to drop them on the floor.* Increased the shop stock for pots of flour.* Ensure hit splats always show on players when attacked by wizards near the Wizards’ Tower, even if it's a 0.* Players are now given more information if the client can't switch to High Detail mode.* Butlers can no longer be trapped upstairs in rooms that no longer exist.* You can now log into a Bounty or Bounty+1 world if you are in a random event, providing the location you were taken from originally is a valid location on these worlds.* Fixed a few problems with the Barbarian Agility Course and slightly streamlined the high-level part of it.* A stepping stone Agility shortcut has been placed in Shilo Village requiring 74 Agility.* Rewrote a fair chunk of code dealing with Keldagrim’s mini tasks.

Today we have launched an update to the Standard Detail graphics mode for players with the Windows operating system (Windows 2000 onwards) and with Sun Java 1.4.2 or higher. The new Standard Detail mode is faster than the previous version. It also has options to turn on textures, shadows and lighting, which can make it look very close to the quality of High Detail mode.

For players who do not have Windows, or who wish to carry on using the old Standard Detail mode, there is a new Safe Mode graphics detail option.

Mod Nick
Head of Core Technologies

The humungous and deathly strykewyrms are happy to harmlessly tunnel about RuneScape, but they have trained senses that can smell a slayer from a mile off. Those who are assigned a strykewyrm task will find that they lure strykewyrms from the ground, but they may wish they hadnt; once roused, a strykewyrm will do their very best to take them down!

Three breeds of strykewyrm are known to the Slayer masters of Runescape: jungle strykewyrms (level 73 Slayer) can be found near the coast north-west of Ooglog; desert strykewyrms (level 77 Slayer) stir the sand east of Al Kharid (over the stile by the palace); and ice strykewyrms (level 93 Slayer) churn up the ice in a cave near to where you find the Muspah (but only after youve completed the Tale of the Muspah). Ice strykewyrm assignments are unique to Kuradal. You will need to own a TzHaar fire cape to be assigned them, and you will need to wear a fire cape to inflict any damage.

As with other Slayer creatures, each strykewyrm has a rare drop, which should prove to be very useful for slayers, mages and rangers. The jungle and desert strykewyrms, respectively, drop the hexcrest and the focus sight, which give combat and Slayer bonuses for Magic and Ranged (much like the black mask already does for melee). Indeed, anyone with a slayer helmet, focus sight and hexcrest can combine them all into a full slayer helmet, which incorporates all of these items bonuses into one slayertastic piece of headgear.

The ice strykewyrms unique drop, the staff of light, can be used as a slayer staff, has stats roughly equivalent to a dragon weapon, causes +15% Magic damage, has a special attack that reduces any melee damage that is received by 50% for one minute AND has a 1/8 chance of not using up runes each time a damage-dealing spell is cast with it!

The rune-saving effect can be combined with a full set of combat robes (improving the chance to 1/5) or battle robes (for an impressive 1/2 chance of saving runes). Also, any time the staff does not save your runes, the robes themselves will still have their usual chance of saving you any mind, chaos, death or blood runes used by the combat spell you are casting. These robe sets can both be earned as rewards from the Fist of Guthix minigame.

From beneath it devours Happy slaying everyone!

Mod Chris L
RuneScape Content Developer

In other news...

After listening to your feedback, the F2 key will now toggle the chat window when you're holding the orb of oculus, otherwise known as the machinima camera. This should help you direct your actors on camera!

Three awesome new items have been added to the Jagex online store, and are available from today. Continuing with our plans to stock the online store with more stuff, check out our latest additions:

Zamorak hoodie
Bear the crest of the ZMI with this dark, deep red hoodie, lined with the horns of Zamorak inside the hood, and thick enough to keep even the coldest blood warm.

99 Hitsplat shirt
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Zaros cap
Look and feel like the most stylish of avatars in this Flexfit Zaros-brimmed cap featuring a silver embroidered Zaros icon on the front, with Jagex Game Studios across the back.

Head over to the store now!

Mod Dan H
Business Development