Winter Patch Week - This Week In RuneScape

Hotfixes

• Players will now receive a Mystery gift and Christmas Spirit based on your current Nice Points × 100 from the Santa's Lodge for earning a Nice point each week
• Fixed a bug that prevented christmas wrapping paper from dropping after fighting against Flesh-hatcher Mhekarnahz

General

• The Nodon spike harness has been made tradeable.
• Dev note: whilst we like some items being untradeable unlocks for progression means, we didn't think the spike harness was really a good fit for it; instead it ended up feeling like an arbitrary thieving requirement on getting a maxxed melee loadout.
• Fixed an issue that made it possible for Asphyxiate to deal 100% damage while using 4 piece Tumeken robes.
• All 'Talk-to' tooltips across the game have been replaced with 'Talk to'.
• The message "You only need to click once" no longer appears.
• To avoid confusion during the Mourning's End Part 2 quest, 'Powered' has been added to the name of the powered-up newly made crystal, to differentiate it from the unpowered version.
• Updated Croesus flakes to be visually distinguishable from Ganodermic flakes.
• Strange Rocks are now awarded only when a player has a total level of 500 or more.
• Stray dogs can now be petted.
• Stray dogs are visible to players who have previously completed the 2012 quest, A Stray In A Manger
• The examine options of seeds will now mention the level requirements.
• Made some improvements to the Lost Grove scan so that it's more in line with other scans of the same tier.
• An issue was fixed where the broadcast message mentioned 'Stalker Amulet' instead of 'Stalker's Charm' after dropping it.
• Fixed an issue where Flesh-Hatcher Mhekarnahz’s shout lines could trigger multiple times during special attacks.
• The pelt option will now be hidden on other players while fighting Snowverload.
• Added the Astromancer's log, originally written on the forums for Tuska Comes, to a book in-game. The book can be found in the desert goebie camp.
• Fixed an issue which caused Misty at DSF hub to state a blank amount of time since the last interesting encounter when talking to her less than 1 second after the last event ended. Misty will now correctly state that 0 seconds had passed since the last event.
• Removed all visuals of invention cogs from augmented items.

December 15th - RuneSkill & Boss: Flesh-Hatcher Mhekarnahz

Mod Yuey teams up with Mod Pigeon and the Discord mods to tackle and discuss Mhekarnahz! Watch it live at 17:00 Gametime on our Official Twitch Channel.

Starts December 13th | Ends January 11th | Snow Imps Grotto

The Snow Imps have once again hijacked Santa's Grotto and unleashed mayhem by 'imp-proving' it. This year the grotto comes jam packed with new prizes including the new Yulemourne Armour and Greatsword and other festive prizes like the Aurora Dye and Blue/Yellow Santa hats!

Community Showcase

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Pink Skirts Player Events

Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here are the main events this week:

Croesus (Learner Event)

• When: Saturday 20th December, 18:00 Gametime
• Who: Redwigon & Aarie
• Where: Croesus front
• World: 76
• FC: Ahelp

Mega Duck Runs

• When: Friday 19th December, 18:00 Gametime
• Who: Mega Duck & IcyLove
• Where: Falador Park
• World: 39
• FC: Mega Duck

Kill 'n' Chill

• When: Thursday 18th December, 20:00 Gametime
• Who: MandyPandy & Spirits of Arianwyn
• Where: Christmas Village
• World: 116
• FC: Fast Sc

If these don't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!

Community Spotlight

Clue Chasers

Clue Chasers is a community-driven discord where players share tips, collaborate, and discuss Clue Scrolls. Whether you're new or fine-tuning your setups, it's the perfect space for Treasure Trail enthusiasts in RuneScape!

Join the 'Clue Chasers' Friends Chat or connect on discord for upcoming events including a Hide and Seek & the biannual Clue Mass Opening!

• Hide and Seek Event
• The event consists of six 15-minute rounds. In each round, the first player to find the location earns two bonds, a temporary cosmetic rank on discord, and there's also additional rewards raffled for all participants.
• Where: All around Gielinor. Locations posted on discord in #hide-and-seek - World 124
• When: Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 15:30 UTC to 17:30 UTC

• Winter Community Opening
• Socialize with fellow players, open clue caskets and compete on the live broadcast leaderboard!
• Where: Christmas Village, near Santa's Lodge - World 124
• When: Saturday, December 20th, 2025 - 18:00 UTC to 23:00 UTC

Streamers live during the event

• 81 Were 1182 - Live from 17:00 UTC - Opening 100 elites and 200 hards
• Aidenn - Live from 18:00 UTC - Opening 31500 elites
• AndyB - Live from 18:00 UTC - Opening 2000 masters
• beausz - Live from 18:00 UTC - Opening 1000 elites
• Curtizio - Live from 18:00 UTC - Opening 1000 masters and 400 elites
• Drewen - Live from 18:00 UTC - Opening 1000 masters, 1000 elites and 5000 hards
• im Crystal - Live from 17:00 UTC - Opening 500 hards
• Jenspa - Live from 18:00 UTC - Opening 1573 elites
• Jere - Live from 18:00 UTC - Opening 45000 elites
• Kenn a - Live from 18:00 UTC - Opening 500 elites and 1000 hards
• Legends_Dye - Live from 18:00 UTC - Opening 800 elites
• Mr Cob - Live from 19:00 UTC - Opening 2000 elites
• PandaForce - Live from 00:30 UTC - Opening 2000 hards
• The Chud - Live from 18:00 UTC - Opening 3000 elites
• xWannes - Live from 18:00 UTC - Opening 500 masters

HOP ON THE XMAS EXPRESS!

Come and join with our friends at Pink Skirts and the RuneScape Community for a Christmas themed Parade ~ The Xmas Express We will be celebrating in snowy seasonal style by 'driving our train' throughout Gielinor, from Fort Forinthry to the beautiful Christmas Village!

We will be halting at various stations along the way to dance and be merry and enjoy each other's company! All aboard!

Dress: Come dressed in your cutest Winter/Christmas outfits, be snuggly and warm in your bobble hats and scarves and bring your sparkly Christmas accessories!

Where: Fort Forinthry

When: Friday December 19th at 17:00 Game Time

World: 11 Everyone is invited, hope to see you there!