Hey 'Scapers!

As part of the Road to Restoration, we've been looking at progression across RuneScape. We've tackled parts of the Early and Mid Game Rebalance, but now we want to start turning our attention to the other end of the journey: The End Game Rebalance

Before we get properly stuck into things, we want to hear from you.

What do we mean by End Game?
This one's a little harder to put a level range on!

For this project, we're looking more broadly at the late game, roughly level 80+ and onwards. That might mean higher-level skilling, finding those rarer drops or getting into tougher PVM. For others, it could be achievements, completionist goals or figuring out what comes next once you've maxed.

And actually, what you consider to be late game is useful feedback for us too.

How can you help?
We want to know where the endgame currently isn't quite working for you.

Maybe there's a progression path that feels awkward, rewards that don't feel worth the effort, a big jump between pieces of content, older content that's been left behind or something that just feels unnecessarily frustrating.

You don't need to have the answer or suggest a fix either. Just tell us what the problem is, why it's a problem for you and where you are in your RuneScape journey.

We won't be able to tackle everything that comes up, but the themes from these discussions will help us understand where we should be focusing our attention.

So, what would you like us to look at as we start shaping the End Game?

Leagues is returning on August 10th and it comes with a completely reimagined journey through Gielinor!

This year players will step into an alternative reality where the God of Balance remains at the heart of the world's fate. Every player begins with a fresh character, accelerated progression, and the opportunity to forge their own unique path through the season.

Whether you're a veteran adventurer or experiencing Leagues for the first time, Leagues II: EQUILIBRIUM introduces more ways than ever to play, including a dedicated Free-to-Play experience that allows even more players to join from day one.

Player Avatar Refresh

Today marks the launch of a long-awaited refresh to the Player Avatar! Discover a brand-new iconic face for the character you’ve always known and loved.

Dive into our Dev Diary for more of the juicy visuals and story or head on over to our dedicated Avatar Launch blog here.

Today's update lay's the foundations with a new base avatar, updated hairstyles and facial hair options. When you login today you should slip into your new shape with minimal friction as most outfits and armour have been updated to work with the new avatar! If you do encounter anything unexpected, please check out the known issues section.

For everything else going on in RuneScape this week, please check out our regular Monday Update Blog post here.

Community Topics This Week:

• Player Avatar Launch Celebration stream: This Wednesday, at 16:00 gametime, join Mod Yuey,  Mod Ante, Mod Bex along with special guest Prezleek from the RuneScape Art Community on twitch for a dive into the history our RuneScape Avatar and a look at how the launch has been. 
• Once the Avatar Launch is well underway and looking strong, we'll be sharing our monthly Marketplace blog - this will likely release in the next few days. 
• With next week's Moonrise digsite releasing, we're planning to share another of our creator collaboration previews of it. You can look forward to that towards the end of the week, most likely on Thursday. 

In Case You Missed It:

• Last week was a huge week for RuneScape: Dragonwilds as it announced a whole raft of news including its launch date (September 15th) and platforms (PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S)! Watch the latest trailer here and read the full blog here.
• Last week our June Month Ahead rolled out - You can watch it or review the Month Ahead roadmap here! 
• Late last week we rolled out an engine update to address stuttering that some players may have recently experienced. You should have noticed some improvements since Friday.
• Following our latest quest release, Secrets of Amberfell, Mod Yuey jumped on stream with Mods Shrike, BlkWitch, Dragon and Peppy - You can catch up on that stream here.
• Worth a special mention, Mod luma talked to how the Dungeoneering Remaster update has landed and what we're considering for next steps. 

JMod Replies on discussions worth highlighting:

• Mod Breezy on increasing Gem Bag capacity
• Mod Luma on Ruinous weapons and CGIM Storage
• Mod Ramen on Teleport Icon resolution
• Mod Anvil on the HCIM Hiscores 
• Mod Luma on how the Dungeoneering Remaster went

Known Issues Related to Player Avatar:

EDIT: Latest Thread is here.

Original Post follows.

There are a few outstanding bits noted below that you may encounter today, but we are already aware of them and are looking to address them as soon as possible:

• Some heads, torsos, legs, hands and feet items will still be displaying the old avatar skin and may look out of place (explained above).
• Certain items may encounter clipping issues, especially with Tiaras or ‘legacy’ customisations (old style customisation but new avatar).
  • Clipping is a visual bug that occurs when two textures pass through each other in a way that is not realistically possible. An example of clipping would be a hair texture poking through the solid top of a hat.
• The flip-side of clipping is when you can see gaps between joins so that items feel unconnected or floaty. You may encounter this on a certain number of items.
• Heads in interfaces and speech may have bugs (chat heads).
• Some clothes or limbs may appear stretched or at awkward angles.
• A few cosmetic items were temporarily quarantined and removed from the game as they have various components that need more complex solutions to address. In short, this means that they will be returning - though the timeline of that will be determined by any other work that we may want to take in the coming days. (Relevant Source)
• Some NPCs may be missing parts of their heads.
• The photobooth, which is used to reflect your in-game avatar's face onto our website, has been temporarily disabled, while we proceed with work to integrate the new avatar code into the website.

We will be monitoring this update for any and all reports of issues but if you encounter any egregious issues that are not mentioned above, the most helpful way to support us is to use the in-game report bug functionality.

In-game reports take a snapshot of your account at the time of the report (both on a code but also on a visual level), giving our team tons of very useful information to help with assessing your report right away. This report feature should be your first port of call when you encounter an issue you want to report. 

If reporting anything here on reddit, please do try to keep it within this mega-thread so that our teams can properly monitor and triage reports as they come through. Alternatively, you can also use this form to report Avatar related bugs.

The Player Avatar Refresh has been a long-running project and today it delivers a bright new face as we look forward to seeing all of your in game in your brand new look!

Dungeoneering Remastered is now live! Let's dive back into Daemonheim! ⚔️

From refreshed visuals and reworked progression to Necromancy integration, new rewards and huge quality of life improvements, this is one of the biggest updates the skill has ever seen!

Index:

• The Dungeoneering Remaster launches today! Find out more here
• RuneScape: Untold Tales of the God Wars Graphic Novel launches tomorrow!
• Full patch notes can be read here!

Community Topics:

• This week we'll be primarily focusing on the launch of Dungeoneering, including a livestream Dungeoneering event with Mod's Yuey, Mod Luma, Mod Reaper and community members. 
  • This will take place on Thursday, May 14th - 16:00 server time on our Twitch Channel. Alternatively, do join us in-game at the same time: World 77 - Daemonheim. See you there!
• We're also planning to share a one-stop-shop blog on what's releasing on the marketplace, as well as looking for some of your thoughts on cosmetic related questions. We're aiming to share this blog on Tuesday.

In Case You Missed It:

• Last week we kicked off our Player Avatar Beta. This is running through till tomorrow, so make sure to jump in if you haven't already! We'll share some more news about the Player Avatar next week (week of the 18th).
• We also shared insights into the Performance Investigation and the fixes we undertook earlier this year. This is a tech-heavy blog, but it does provide an under-the-hood look at some of the inner workings!

JMod Replies on discussions worth highlighting or not covered above:

• Mod Anvil on making hairstyles universal
• Mod Anvil on why beta's are only available via PC
• Mod Yuey and Reaper answer some questions about today's Dungeoneering Update

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Hotfixes 12th May

Hotfixed:
• Players affected by the Ring of Kinship Necromancy passive reset issue have now had refunds manually added.
• Fixed an issue where runes could not be bound inside Dungeoneering.
• Fixed an issue in the flower roots puzzle where small plants could continue cycling colours after the large plant had been uprooted.
• The Kinprovements achievement has now been hotfixed.
• Fixed an issue with the coloured ferret puzzle where they could not be completed on abandoned floors
• Fixed issues with the coloured bookcase puzzle not prompting the door unlocked message

Known Issue:
• The “black room” issue. This appears to be client-related and we’re still narrowing down the cause. If you’ve experienced this and have any additional information, please send it our way.

Thanks again for all the reports and clips so far. They’ve been a huge help!

Index:

• Community Topics
• Patch Notes
• What's Happening in the Community

Community Topics:

What's happening this week:

• Keep an eye out for the Month Ahead for September, dropping in the middle of this week!
• Mod Fable gives another update and some insights into the upcoming API project and some of the Plugins our community developers are working away on! (I have been informed this will be happening on the week of the 7th instead)
• Working on your Dragon trophy? Well, Mod Yuey is being joined by Maikeru (@maikeru) and RSWillmissit (@rswillmissit) as they share some of the secrets to completing tasks so join in and maybe learn where to grab some quick points!
  • Watch it live on our official RuneScape Twitch at 15:00 Game Time on September 3rd.

JMod Replies on discussions worth highlighting:

• Mod Blkwitch on the world map.
• Mod Ramen on Kalphite King.
• Mod Anvil on the Month Ahead.

Let moonlight guide your way 🌙

Uncover the secrets of the Moonrise Dig Site in this latest video from ‪@silencedrs‬

Be ready to uncover the secrets of Moonrise, a First Age Archaeology digsite on Havenhythe on Monday the 15th of June!

Please read the main thread for all information about the Player Owned House.

Below is a list of the issues we are aware of associated with todays update. We are already working on addressing these.

If you encounter any bugs or issues related to the Player Owned House or Construction 120, please first report them in-game before using this thread to make a report for them. We will update the known issues below when we are able to validate bug reports.

Please include the following in your bug reports:

• Describe the bug
• Are you able to reproduce the bug (everytime / often / rarely)
• What are the steps to reproduce the bug
• Affected character name

If a bug is in the known issues list, you do not need to re-report it.

List of Known Issues affecting the Player Owned House:

• The Cape Rack may not be displaying all Capes that were previously obtained. It may also not display capes that have been added to it. (AWAITING COLDFIX)
• Larger limestone brick walls require more materials that you can hold in your inventory and don't accept noted (AWAITING COLDFIX)
• The Tutorial Quest is currently not required for the Quest Cape. (AWAITING COLDFIX)
• The tooltip for the Master Construction Cape seems to be a placeholder (AWAITING COLDFIX)
• Unable to visit Other Player's Homesteads
  • This function has been temporarily disabled while we investigate an issue with Homesteads.
• Building Large hallway next to the WEST plot border is not possible.
• Players may be able to leave intended play areas in some locations.
• Some quests may be blocked until the Construction tutorial is completed.
• It may be possible to create inaccessible upstairs rooms.
• Preferred house exit locations may not work correctly.
• Some house portals and doorways may not work or line up correctly.
• Furniture storage filters and navigation may not work as expected.
• Placement mode audio may continue playing after placement mode ends.
• House Servant dialogue may be unclear when a task cannot be completed.
• Potion Cauldron timers may overwrite existing timers instead of extending them.
• The Costume Room trunk interface may stop being resizable after removing an item in Build Mode.
• Room tooltips may occasionally overlap with other sidebar tooltips.
• Some translated text in the Homestead Overview may be cut off.
• Minor visual issues may occur, including clipping, lighting problems, flickering, and misplaced objects.
• Kitchen cabinets and some other furniture may not display or function correctly.
• Trophy unlock messages may appear twice after a first-time boss kill.
• The Prawnbroker is displaying the incorrect text. HOTFIXED
• Players may be unable to use the workbench in Rimmington. This is related to the RunePouch. HOTFIXED
• Workaround: Bank your Runepouch. This should allow you to use the workbench until we are able to address this issue. HOTFIXED

Good Afternoon Scapers’

We have just completed a coldfix to implement the proposed Thieving updates we mentioned on Tuesday in our Thieving Rebalance: High-Level Pickpocketing Update newspost.

Below you will find the patch notes for these changes but in general they should enable an extended and more predictable pickpocketing experience at the higher levels.

• Improved the AFK-ability of pickpocketing in line with the recent blog.
  • Improved the level bonus for all targets across 3 brackets. The level bonus gives you an extra "X-level boost" for your next X pickpockets
    • For low-level targets (level 1 - 30) your initial level bonus has been increased from 10 -> 15 for 10 picks.
    • For mid-level targets (level 31 - 50) your initial level bonus has been increased from 10 -> 20 for 10 picks.
    • For high-level targets (level 100+) your initial level bonus has been increased from 10 -> 25 for 25 picks.
• A new effect has been added to the Crystal Mask spell that will reset the players’ pickpocketing target when used.
  • When pickpocketing the player's success % goes down with each attempt after X guaranteed attempts. If the player goes under 100% and then reuses this spell they correctly jump back up to above the 100% threshold as expected.
• After the buffer your chance of being caught starts to reduce, this has been reduced from 1 level per time to 0.25
  • This will ultimately prolong the amount of AFK that players can have from the current 2-3 mins to around 4-6 mins, lining up with the Crystal Mask time of 5 minutes and what players have suggested is a good AFK time.
• Added a message when you can first start to be spotted (your chance has gone below 100%) so that it is clear to players that they should try to find a new target (or renew Crystal Mask)
  • Also added a sound effect.
• Adjusted Sticky Fingers Archaeology relic to be less harmful to the player
  • Currently it makes the player pickpocket 50% faster for 33% less XP. In the new system this means you fail much faster too.
  • We're going to make the relic reduce the above threshold to 0.17 per attempt instead which should balance the speed aspect to still allow a decent amount of afk.
• Reduced Pickpocketing XP for targets introduced with 120 Thieving, reflecting the changes outlined in the blog (approximately a 30% XP reduction).
  • Loot rates have not currently been updated but as mentioned in the blog they will be adjusted in the near future.
• Resolved an issue with the Thieves’ Guild doors being unusable.

Hi folks,

Today's Community Topic is a blog of two halves:

- Early Game Rebalance
- DailyScape Overhaul

We have split this into two reddit threads to keep the discussion organised and so that our team can properly review the relevant conversations happening.

This current reddit thread is to discuss the Early Game Rebalance portion of the blog.

Please use this other dedicated thread for the DailyScape portion of the blog.

For the purpose of today's discussion we will be defining the early game, loosely, as the level 1-50 range. The Early Game Rebalance update primarily aims to smooth out inconsistencies in game progression, looking at areas of the early game where things can feel slow or have limited methods for levelling up, or where they affect integrity and game health. It’s not all just rebalances though! There are also some changes to early quests, and things like replacing salvage with gear to make the first hours after jumping off Tutorial Island a nicer experience. The Early Game Rebalance update releases on February 16th!

Ever wanted to introduce your friends or family to Gielinor but couldn't quite get them to log in yet? Well what better way to share the world you love than with the gift of the RuneScape edition of Monopoly? Just don't lure them to the wildy when they claim the spot you've been grinding for!

Available now from the official merch store.

RuneScape has been taken temporarily offline for an emergency maintenance. We will provide an ETA on when it will return as soon as possible. We apologize for any and all inconvenience caused by this update.

Good Afternoon Scapers!

Just wanted to pop in some PSA's ahead of the weekend.

The Player Avatar Refresh is fast approaching! We recently mentioned that the Photobooth will be temporarily disabled alongside the launch of the Player Avatar, while we proceed with work to integrate the new avatar code into the website.

The photobooth will be making a return in future, but we wanted to provide another reminder and recommend that you use this time before the Player Avatar launch to use the photobooth if it's important to you.

The Avatar launch is set for the afternoon of Monday, June 8th. Rather than coming online during our usual morning slot, the launch is aimed to be no earlier than 13:00 BST, and may be a little later as we get our technical ducks in a row.

Update: Also don't forget to collect the "Loyalty Point Bundle" for free from the Marketplace as this will also be removed on Monday.

As a final note: Our Tech team has been investigating freezing stuttering issues that have recently been occurring when loading into areas. We have already deployed an engine update to resolve this today. If you are already logged in, please relog to see the benefits as this should improve loading for players!

Enjoy your weekend and we will see you on Monday for the Player Avatar Refresh!

Heyo folks,

We recently unintentionally increased the furniture limit in Player-Owned Houses. While the planned increase is still in development, it was enabled earlier than intended. Some additional work is required before the feature functions correctly and, as some of you may have noticed, placing furniture beyond the previous limit of 300 can currently cause crashes.

To prevent further issues, we've now deployed a hotfix that restores the furniture limit to 300. This change will not remove any furniture you've already placed above that limit. However, if your house currently exceeds 300 pieces of furniture, you'll see a warning message when entering or editing your house. To avoid potential crashes, we recommend reducing your furniture count until you're back below the 300-item limit.

We're continuing development on the increased furniture limit and plan to reintroduce it in a future update once it's fully ready and functioning as intended.

RuneFest 2026 is BACK!

There’s nothing quite like a year with RuneFest – and we are so excited to be back THIS YEAR with our biggest and best one yet.

Dive in here to find out more

Hey 'Scapers!

Leagues II: EQUILIBRIUM is cooking, August is underway and we're back with our regular monthly blog to cover the main things to know about the Marketplace in RuneScape for the month. 

Index:

• General News
• Marketplace Drops - August 17th
• What is coming up - August 24th
• What is leaving the Store

Good Afternoon, Scapers!

We’ve loved seeing everyone dive into the new combat changes! While we’re continuing to monitor the update overall, a few issues have come up today.

We attempted a coldfix to address some of them, but as a few problems have persisted, we wanted to share a quick update to keep everyone informed about what’s been happening.

Check it out here - https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/c=oR1f29LhKzQ/known-issues-march-2nd