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April Patch Week

Game Updates
April Patch Week

Important Note

  • Performance Improvements:
  • This previous Thursday (April 2nd) we implemented a change to address stuttering issues that players have been experiencing (often perceived as sudden or intermittent hitching/buffering).
  • Today's patch includes a fix for frame drops (often perceived as sluggish performance, especially when moving around or surging/diving).
    • If you're unsure between the difference: When stuttering the game feels irregular and jerky (inconsistent). FPS drops are a decrease in the number of frames rendered per second, often perceived as a general slow down.
  • We feel that both of these changes will provide significant improvements to RuneScape's technical performance and are keen to hear whether you have been able to note a difference since todays update!
    • We are continuing to work on another technical change to further improve performance and hope to release this in the very near future.

Community Topics

  • This week we'll be covering the upcoming Graphical Rendering Improvements project! This aims to resolve some longstanding player feedback about RuneScape's visuals.
    • We are aiming to get this blog out to you towards the end of the week, most likely on Thursday.

In Case You Missed It + Our Reactions to Last Week:

  • Last week we shared a video in which Mod Anvil and Mod Ryan sat down to chat about the work we’ve done so far, while also taking the opportunity to preview the month of April. This chat includes touching on Daily Challenges, Combat Balancing, Cosmetic Toggle and more. Check it out below!

JMod Replies on discussions worth highlighting or not covered above:

  • Mod Ramen on adding "right-click teleport to Marigold farm" to other spell diaries.
  • Mod Reaper on continuing to review the Reaper system.
    • Patch Notes
    Fixes and Improvements in this Week's Game Update

    Havenhythe

    • Groundskeeper NPC is now visible on f2p worlds.
    • The birdhouse trap times have been halved, the tooltip now reflects the updated times.
    • Havenhythe villagers' clickboxes have been adjusted.
    • The outside tables at the Burned Lobster in Wendlewick now have shadows.
    • Re-adjusted the river water textures in north eastern part of Havenhythe to make the water flow look more natural.
    • Maya now lets you know your fish progress to unlock noting and accepts the exchange of baron and great white sharks.
    • Maya will no longer direct F2P players to the banker task after already completing it. Instead, prompting them to 'be on a members' world'.

    Combat

    • Bladed Dive and Dive are unlinked and now appear as 2 separated abilities, they still share the same cooldown though.
    • The stalagmites in the ice prison attack that Nex performs now have a 100% chance to be broken by an assisting player.
    • Updated Fumus' text colour from white to silver in the AOD boss fight
    • Amascut's voice lines have been reinstated when she calls an altar during the final phase (P7) showdown
    • Power and Hybrid Armour values are now displayed in 1 decimal point, to give exact power values
    • Resolved an issue preventing the 120 Magic cape being added to the skill cape stand in Anachronia
    • Resolved an issue with activating the Dragonfire shield against a dragon not completing the 'I Know You Are But What Am I' achievement
    • Improved tool tip readability across all channelled abilities
    • Reintroduced the confirmation message for smoke cloud being applied in the chat box
    • Chain projectile timings have been sped up
    • Air and Earth spells will no longer stall npc attacks.
    • Fixed an issue with the Fungal Death Swiftness audio cutting out sooner than it should
    • Sharing a ranged action bar no longer states that scare tactics is required

    General

    • Reduced the distance that grass decoration appears visible to help improve game performance.
    • Removed all 'divine location' references from Faizan Augour's dialogue.
    • Removed any reference to Wildywyrms from Mandrith's special wilderness assignment.
    • Splitting an augmented off-hand chaotic rapier (warped)(uncharged) now gives the correct dye kit back.
    • Fixed an issue where some players were getting stuck during the Het's Oasis section of the quest 'Eclipse of the Heart'.
    • Moved the Waddle Willow treasure tile to better reflect the treasure map.
    • Prevented an issue where a zero value was sent to the Fletching: Arrows daily challenge when the Amulet of Fletcher's Offerings zeroed the quantity of fletched shafts.
    • Fixed an issue that caused the "You're It" progress message to trigger while entering Brimhaven Agility Arena despite it already being completed.
    • Fixed some typos in the Desperate Measures quest.
    • Fixed an issue that caused uncut dragonstone remains in the player's inventory while mining with an active Sign of the Porter.
    • Fixed an issue where the answer for the stall east of Mr Ex clue did not match the current stall model.
    • Text should now be properly displayed in the Item Cleanup interface.
    • Action bar should no longer change when chatting.
    • Players who previously had Easter Emotes unlocked should correctly have them unlocked again.
    • Fixed an issue where a guide to the Labyrinth text during Sliske's Endgame appeared cut off.
    • Fixed an issue where bank noticeboards were floating in the air within the following banks: Seers Village & Yanille.
    • Fixed an issue with missing blocking within the small building to the east of the Barbarian Village.
    • Fixed an issue with missing blocking on the fences outside the Mysterious Old Man's house in Draynor Village.

    Community
    The latest updates from our community

    Community Creations

    Another amazing piece by Legend_Arts. This time it's our friend from Havenhyhe Anya!
    Benchsitting has been working on their barrows log alongside their blender skills!

    Runetube

    MinMaximust likes to challenge themselves to solve some extreme pure puzzles and this time they have completed Zuk at just level 33 combat.

    Dakota_RS sets themselves a true completionist challenge on Havenhythe!

    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:

    Nex: Angel Of Death

    • When: Friday 10th April, 20:00 Gametime
    • Who: Pippyspot & Boss Guild
    • Where: Ancient Prison - Nex Lobby
    • World: 88
    • FC: Boss Guild / Discord

    Non-Combat Stealing Creation

    • When: Wednesday 08th April, 19:00 Gametime
    • Who: Jamiely and Fast Sc
    • Where: Gamers' Grotto
    • World: 99
    • FC: Fast Sc

    Mega Duck Runs

    • When: Friday 10th April, 18:00 Gametime
    • Who: Mega Duck, IcyLove & Home Safe
    • Where: Falador Park
    • World: 39
    • FC: Mega Duck

    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

    RuneHQ

    This is the official server for the RuneHQ website. Your source for RS3 and OSRS guides, databases, clues, and more! Join the community here!

    This week they will be hosting their usual Distractions & Diversions like always on Tuesday, before heading to Zamorak on Saturday and Corporeal Beast on Sunday! Join the FC: EventHQ

    • Tuesday, April 7th - 23:59 / World: 60 - Tues-Di-Straction Stream. Come join in at https://www.twitch.tv/therealrunehq
    • Saturday, April 11th - 18:00 / World: 60 - Zamorak
    • Sunday, April 12th - 18:00 / World: 88 - Corporeal Beast

    - The RuneScape Team

    Mods Alex, Anvil, Astra, Azanna, Bak, Blkwitch, Boko, Brat, Breezy, Brig, Camel, Chaose, Dark, Daze, Desert, Dorn, Dragon, Drew, Drewid, Easty, Echo, Evad, Fallen, Forza, Fox, Frosch, Grace, Gunner, Helen, Ink, Keyser, Kristy, Lilith, Lucifer, Luma, Lykos, Lynx, Makkari, MIC, Morty, Nemo, Neong, Nixon, Noms, Pearce, Peppy, Perpetua, Pickle, Pigeon, Rain, Ramen, Rat, Reaper, Rowley, Ryan, Samy, Shiba, Shrew, Shrike, Socks, Soul, Sponge, Spyro, Stu, Sukotto, Titus, Tri, Vegard, Volta, Who, Wov, Yuey & Zura

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