June Game Jam - This Week In RuneScape

03 July 2023 Game Updates

Game Jam was the name of the game last week, Jmods have been cooking up a bunch of different projects and we want to share some sneak peeks at them with you all!

Game Jam
Cooking up a whole lotta Jam

It's back! Game Jam is a reoccurring event where the J-Mods take one whole week to explore personal projects, community suggestions, and other exciting ideas. We've seen loads of awesome projects on the go this week, so here's a preview of just a few of them...

Mod Blkwitch: Graphical Updates

Mod Blkwitch is levelling up their Archaeology by digging into the depths of RuneScape's environments and unearthing some ancient reworks!

How ancient, you ask? Well, back in 2012 some dungeon reworks were made for a few areas that sorely needed it - Varrock Sewers, the Edgeville Dungeon, and the Pollnivneach Slayer Dungeon.

Of course, these reworks are now a bit outdated compared to our current graphics, but they're a step in the right direction, and they add some much-needed colour and life to these old areas. As if that wasn't enough, she's also started the next part of the Overworld refresh, with an eye towards a Kandarin and Ardougne update!

Mod Ramen: Cape Particles

Wanting to add some more customization to the Completionist Cape, Mod Ramen has been toiling away in order to allow people to select their own particle colours!

Mod Shogun: QoLpalooza

Mod Shogun has been on a roll, working on a wide variety of QoL updates such as :

Abyssal beasts can no longer shove you around when fighting them.
Ring of Kinship teleport is now faster. 4 ticks down from 10
Button, rusted swords and broken armours from dig site and HAM members are now noteable.
You can now fast travel through the dense forests in elf lands.
Puzzle and knot skips now have a chance to drop from elite caskets in reduced amounts compared to hard clue rewards.
Arch Glacors minions now spawn slightly further back.

Arch Glacors minions now spawn after and the ice wall moves in from left right left right to telegraph it better.
Arch Glacors minions core they leave behind now deals damage based on their life points up to 30k.

Sceptre of the Gods now has bad luck protection (you can get it down to 1 in 20 compared to the base 1 in 650)
Elite and Master scan clues now change colour depending on how close you are Light blue -> Orange -> Red
Leng weapons special attack now deals damage (110-160% ability damage x2) instead of offering a combat buff.
Leng weapons set effect now also increases your max hit cap by 30%
Abyssal Parasites are now always applied from the Abyssal armour spikes
Abyssal parasites now only spread to other enemies if the scourge is equipped.
Abyssal parasites now stack up to 100, deal less damage per stack but lasts for 19.2 seconds compared to the previous 9
Abyssal Scourge now have a 9 second charge period

Please Note: While this changes may seem ready to introduce into the game there is still some quality assurance that needs to be done before they can be brought in live.

Here is a bundle of Gifs to showcase some of the above, click into them for a clearer picture!

Check out his Twitter for some extra insights!

Mod Stu: Quest Requirement Clear Ups

With assistance from the lore community Mod Stu has been identifying where quests have some redundant requirements and getting rid of them! The aim is to look at simplifying the complex web of quest requirements where possible so it's less daunting. Along the way, he has also done a little QoL to some quests while they're under the knife, such as graphically updating Azzanadra in Desert Treasure, or moving the Archaeology collection prompt on the Goblin Village generals into their dialogue tree to clean things up!

Mod Sponge: New Gemstone

It seems like Mod Sponge can't quite get Necromancy off his mind and so is cooking up something sparkly, very particular choice of colour.

Mod Chaose - Daemonheim Archeology

Continuing his dark descent into the underbelly of Daemonheim in such of historical treasures, Mod Chaose has brought along Mod Frosch to future look into some of the mysteries of the dungeon.

Mod Dorn - More QoL

Not to let Shogun have all the fun, Mod Dorn has also set their sights on improving the quality of life, particularly around clues. Removing the delay from all Challenge scrolls, speeding up the NPCs handing out Easy clue scrolls faster and a variety of text typos and errors!

Mod Breezy: Reworking Aura icons

With the main objective to make auras and their tiers more visually readable Mod Breezy has created these crisp icons to help know your auras at a glance.

Mod Dragon: Starter Style Outfits

Budding necromancers shouldn't have all the fun and so Mod Dragon has been looking to add some extra flair to the starting armour of different combat styles. This is very early days but are very fashionable!

Mod Damo and Wov: Goblin Graphical Update

The iconic goblin could use a little love and so Mod's Damo and Wov have given them a bit of a polish, look at that little smile!

Mod Forza, Melkor & Leebleh: New Player Guild

Like the Champion's Guild but for when you are just finding your feet! The team was trying out some early game questing with the intent to help players get started.

Mod Camel, Abe, Fowl & Rain: Undead Rex Matriarch

Skeletal Trex. Not much more to be said honestly. Mods Camel, Abe & Fowl have been cooking up a 4th Rex Matriarch!

Mod Alex: Graphical Overhaul to Necromancer's Tower

With Necromancy on the horizon, Mod Alex gave the Necromancer's Tower a well deserved glow up.

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And that's just the tip of the iceberg!, Various other projects are also underway.

Please note that everything shown is subject to internal reviews, scheduling and testing processes. While these projects may appear complete in places, all Game Jam projects take a significant amount of additional work to implement - not all Game Jam projects shown may make it into the game and we can't offer a timeline or guarantees of Game Jam content releases. Keep an eye out for updates in our weekly news post.

Upcoming Maintenance
Tuesday, July 4th

We're conducting some planned maintenance to all game world servers on Tuesday, July 4th. This will begin at 01:00 PT | 04:00 ET | 09:00 BST | 08:00 Game Time and last approximately 2 hours. During this time access to the website may also be affected.

Necromancy Cinematic Release Date Trailer
Launching August 7th

Necromancy launches on August 7th - are you ready for RuneScape's newest skill?

Check out our handy guide to make sure you're on the right track, and keep your eyes peeled for news about Necromancy combat and the lore behind the city of the dead... brrrrr!

Livestream Calendar
Unmissable livestreams

Wednesday July 5th | 16:00 Game Time | Design Chat: Balancing Active vs AFK Gameplay

Join Mod Jack as he discusses the design challenges of AFK gameplay in RuneScape.. Watch the show live on Twitch.TV/RuneScape.

Treasure Hunter Calendar
What's up next?

All events below reward bonus Last Wills for the ongoing Parcels From The Dead event.

Starts June 29th | Ends July 5th | Loot Rooms

Should you take your chance with a Rainbow Chest? Or play it safe with a Rune Chest? Are you looking for Last Wills? Then take the new Chest of the Dead� The choice is yours, in Loot Rooms!

When a chest is selected a copy is placed into the Loot Room. Once the Loot Room is full you can open all those chests for free!

Starts July 6th | Ends July 10th | Double Dragon Chests

Mighty dragon power... multiplied! Dragon Chests randomly replace standard chests and each one grants a prize multiplier!

Patch Notes
Fixes and improvements in this week's game update

Game Jam

There's a limited number of Patch Notes this week, as the J-Mods are all hard at work on their Game Jam projects! Don't panic though - we'll be back to our regular Patch Notes schedule next week.