Forinthry Frontier, Ninja Strike, Game Jam! - This Week In RuneScape

Yak Track is back, and this time we step on to the foreboding forefront that is the Forinthry Frontier. Try saying that five times fast.

If you’ve been playing New Foundations over the past fortnight, you’ll hopefully by now established Fort Forinthry and attained noble status. Next, you’ll want to look the part. It’s time to acquire some posh pets and regal threads!

Complete Yak Track tasks and get your hands on fancy new robes, armour, and even the new Golden Detonate ability override - plus some pampered pooches and classy cats! Say hello Chipper, Linnet, Piper and Muick (not to mention their eight adorable variants).

Yak Track begins today (Monday February 27th) and continues until May 15th, giving you over two months to complete it. Why the extra time? Well, it’s because this time there's 70 tasks to tackle! This longer event window should give you enough of a chance to get them all done, but of course, the usual Skill & Kill and Task Skip options are available too.

We’ll also be welcoming the return of the Yak Coin Shop, where you can redeem Yak Coins for all sorts of useful and luxurious items, including XP boosts, previous Yak Track cosmetics (Journey to Iaia rewards now included!), and alternate versions of some of the new cosmetics.

You get one Yak Coin for every 5 tasks during the core track up to task 50, then every 2 tasks up to track 70, plus another for every completion of the repeatable track. Don't hold onto them too long though, because your coins will vanish one week after the track finishes.

Here is smorgasbord of some of the Rewards appearing in the Track and Yak Store!

The Ninjas are back with some precision-focused Quality of Life updates! Improvements include enhanced lighting in the Raksha arena, a more accessible Curator to help your Elder God Wars quests and an end to Aura timers decreasing while you’re offline!

Check out the full list in our Patch Notes section further down.

Here's a little look at the Raksha arena before...

...And after. Ding!

Our talented team of developers and artists have been working hard on some previously mentioned Game Jam ideas, and several of those will make their debut today! These include Mod Stu's Icthlarin's Little Helper improvements and Mod Desert's Croesus tweaks. We’re also introducing refinements to the Zuk encounter, Charos Clue Carrier and Olaf's Quest!

Full details are in the Patch Notes section below. Hoping to see more stuff like this? Well we've got good news for you - our team are taking part in a new Game Jam this week!

Starts February 28th | Ends March 1st | Mysteria

Mystery is the name of the game - this Treasure Hunter will keep changing throughout each day, so check back regularly for new challenges and sur(prizes)...

Starts March 2nd | Ends March 6th | Phoenix Rising

The phoenix is on the rise and the rewards are red hot! Get ready to burn bonus experience, unlocking boosts and stronger Lamps. Ya gotta burn it to earn it…

Not so long ago we sent out a survey asking for player feedback about Fresh Start Worlds. Your insights have been really helpful, so thank you! All participants had a chance to win a £/$25 Amazon voucher, and today we can announce the winners.

All winners will be contacted via the email they provided during the survey. The vouchers will be sent out shortly. Thanks everyone!

General

• Wilderness Sword 4 can be reclaimed again.
• Fixed an exploit that could allow the Clan Experience Boost buff to be increased slightly beyond the cap of 6%.

Ninja Strike

• Characters across Gielinor that were involved in the Elder Gods storyline have been updated to their correct state.
• The Curator is now accessible for Elder God Wars quests - find him in Burthope for all of your questing needs!
• Chincendiary is no more: Incendiary shot has had a minor rework, It will no longer double dip into area of effect if used alongside chinchompas or similar effects, it will however now respect damage buffs the player has applied, meaning it's damage will be increased by the likes of death swiftness and can now critically strike.
• Changed all occurrences of ‘toolbelt’ in text to ‘tool belt’ for consistency.
• The timer for an active Aura will no longer decrease while logged out. This does not include the Greenfinger Auras, though.
• The player is able to rot fungus while performing various actions during the fight with Croesus.
• Improved the lighting in the Orthen Oubliette where Raksha is imprisoned.
• Necklace of Salamancy is now easier to obtain while skilling.
• Necklace of Salamancy can now be put into your Keepsake Box as an override.

Game Jam

October

• Improvements to Icthlarin's Little Helper:
• The quest-giver no longer requires a Tinderbox and full Waterskin.
• Trap doors in Klenter's pyramid are now outlined and remain open for a couple minutes when triggered.
• Reduced inconvenient random mechanics (eg. probability of falling down a pit, randomisation of the tile puzzle).
• The tool belt can now sap trees (including Acadia trees) and provide salt for the embalmer.
• Clearer guidance and less backtracking.
• Made some interactions (eg using the unholy symbol on a sarcophagus) more mobile-friendly.
• The Icthlarin cutscene now uses his latest character model.
• Added a new Crafting category to Gameplay Settings, under ‘Skills & Experience’.
• Also added a toggle for receiving Noted Clay from the Modified Artisan's Bandana. When first-time players receive items from the Bandana they have the option to choose whether they'd like Noted or Unnoted Clay.
• Rebalanced Croesus drop tables and Hunter experience.

Dev Note : After monitoring the gameplay flow of the encounter it became obvious that it was tuned a little too high; solo trash runs were proving to be the best method of skilling Hunter, and drop rates were injecting more materials and gold than intended. We have now reduced these rates to better maintain the intended value of the boss, while not overshadowing other methods of experience gain. We will be monitoring these changes further and will continue to tune the encounter where applicable.

• Hunter XP in the encounter has also been reduced:
• From the central node by 33%
• From the enriched nodes on the Dagannoth by 66%.
• From non-enriched nodes on the Dagannoth by 66%.
• From Darkened Fungus on the Dagannoth by 66%.
• From additional nodes around the Dagannoth by 66%.

• Common drop table changes:
• Removed Uncut Onyx, replaced with Onyx Dust drop.
• Changed medium Orikalkum Salvage drop from x3-5 to x2-5.
• Reduced Crystal Key volume from x8-12 to x8.
• Reduced Red Spider Eggs drop from x45-55 to x20-30.
• Reduced Limpwurt Root drop from x35-45 to x17-27.
• Reduced Grape Vine Seed drop from x10-14 to x6-10.
• Reduced Cockatrice Egg drop from x40-50 to x5-10.
• Reduced Mort Myre Mushroom drop from x45-55 to x20-30.
• Reduced Uncut Diamonds from x15-25 to x5-15.
• Reduced Uncut Rubies from x35-45 to x17-27.
• Reduced Uncut Emeralds from x35-45 to x17-27.

• Altered contribution thresholds:
• Prize rolls - new range

Tier	Range
0	0-19
1	20-99
2	100-179
3	180-229
4	230-279
5	280-309
6	310-329
7	330-344
8	345-359
9	360-379
10	380-399
11	400-419 (Rare drop roll only)
12	420+ (Rare drop roll only)

• ^To clarify roll 11 and 12 will either give a unique drop or nothing. This does not increase the chance of getting the unique but does reduce the volume of common drops. The 60 contribution threshold for a rare remains unchanged.
• The following auto-collectors no longer place drops into the player's inventory during the Croesus encounter:
• Charming Imp
• Seedicide
• Legendary Pet with Scavenge ability
• Note: Charming Imp and Seedicide will still be able to convert drops to XP as before.
• Skilling nodes within the Croesus boss encounter can now be Bladed… er… Dived (Bladed dove? Bladed doovde?) onto, and doing so will start the skilling action.
• Adjusted the examine text for the Ophalmi's statue to now be in line with the other 'Slayer of x' statues present in the Croesus arena.
• Added sorting items function on the Oddments Store into ‘unowned’ and ‘owned.’

December

• The Quest List's filter checkboxes are now listed under a filter button, and labeled with consistently positive language. The confusing ‘recommended’ checkbox has been removed. Quests can now be sorted and filtered from the Quest List’s child list in a similar manner to the Adventures->Quests parent interface. Check out this thread for some extra insights from Mod Stu!
• Charos Clue Carrier takes items from Bank and Inventory if used from the Inventory inside the Bank interface.
• Ring of Kinship is now kept on death.
• Added a right-click option to ‘make all runes’ within the Wicked Hood interface.
• Olaf’s quest has been improved:
• You no longer need a spade in your inventory to enter the cavern, as there is a patch of snow you can dig.
• If you fail the agility obstacle you are placed within the cavern.
• The agility obstacle no longer forcibly toggles your run.
• You can no longer fail the agility obstacle randomly (if you run you will always fail; if you walk you will always succeed).
• The large block of ice at the entrance has been replaced by small rocks for players who did not take part in the Easter 2011 event.
• Fixed an issue where you were forced into melee range when attacking TzKal-Zuk from the west (caused by the vent).
• Fixed an issue where Jad's attack animations could not be seen if recently stunned.
• Fixed an issue where your movement would appear stalled when hit by TzKal-Zuk's magic attack during the showdown.
• Fixed an issue where the Resonance ability buff icon wasn't cleared when hit by a geyser.
• Fixed an issue where TzKal-Zuk would not correctly phase when at his life points threshold during the showdown.
• Removed an animation stall related to the Penguin Hide and Seek activity.

Community Showcase

RuneTube

@TripleDylanRS puts down the Clue Scrolls for a minute to go for that Reaper Crew title!

@weeklykiwirs4703 offering some super-helpful insights into gaining the Warden title.

@TheRSGuy continues his quest for Cryptbloom to keep his Ironman safe.

Scaper's Screenshots

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:

Skill 'n' Chill

• Hosted by: MadClikr & the Lil Tuzzies Clan
• Date/Time: Monday February 27th, 23:00 Gametime
• World: 85
• Location: Fort Forinthry
• FC: Lil Tuzzies

Guided Tour - Lodestone Unlocking Loop

• Hosted by: RuneScape Discord Mentors
• Date/Time: Friday March 3rd, 22:00 Gametime
• World: 2
• Location: Burthorpe Lodestone
• FC: Ahelp

Town Square Q&A

• Hosted by: Princess Rae
• Date/Time: Saturday March 4th, 23:00 Gametime
• World: 3
• Location: Varrock West Bank
• 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!