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BEGIN TRANSACTION;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "news" (
"id" integer NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
"date" datetime DEFAULT (strftime('%s','now')),
"title" VARCHAR(255),
"category" INTEGER,
"body" TEXT
);
INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (0,973836000,'Coming Soon from Jagex Software',0,'Coming soon from Jagex Software! Runescape, our massive multiplayer adventure. Trade and communicate with other players. Learn skills to earn money, or if you''re brave attempt to find riches in the dungeons. Your charactor<sup>sic</sup> will continue to evolve and improve the more you play, with quests to complete for extra rewards. Choose good or evil the choice is entirely yours!
Features
* These elements of the game have all already been finished.
* Full 3d engine renders the high detail world
* Efficient network routines allow game to run using minimal bandwidth
* Detailed 3-dimensional map with multi-level buildings, rivers, hills etc..
* Automatic route finding makes exploring the map easy.
* Your game is automatically saved on the server when you quit
* Npcs and monsters which inhabit different areas, and can interact with you
* Objects which you can take, manipulate, and use.
* Interactive scenary<sup>sic</sup> (e.g trees can be chopped down, doors opened etc..)
* Close range combat system between players and npcs
* Inventory screen
* Automatic map view
* Full trading system
* Charactor<sup>sic</sup> design system allows everyone to look different
* Players can use weapons and armour changing their appearance & stats
* Entire quest scripting system, can control any aspect of the game
* Several detailed ''graphical adventure'' style quests and charactors<sup>sic</sup>
* Information on what you have done is stored and used to influence your game
* Npc Conversation system
* Player chat system
* State of the art compression routines, make the game load as quickly as possible
Recent Updates
* 3rd Nov - Added range check to projectile combat
* 2nd Nov - Fixed some obscure route finding problems
* 2nd Nov - Diagonal doors now work properly
* 2nd Nov - Gates now work properly
* 2nd Nov - Non-square locations can now be rotated in the editor.
* 1st Nov - Improved camera motion
* 31st Oct - Adjusted mouse button assignments
* 31st Oct - Projectile combat now works.
* 27th Oct - Added cupboards, gates, signposts, sacks, bookcases etc...
* 27th Oct - Added new rat monster
* 26th Oct - Added in skill advancement
* 26th Oct - Improved combat, can now choose from 4 fighting modes
* 25th Oct - Injured monsters will now run away
* 25th Oct - Aggressive monsters now attack when you approach
* 25th Oct - Big AI improvements. Npcs now have 5 different behaviour modes
* 25th Oct - Fixed trading mode bug, walking around now exits the trade.
');
INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (1,975736800,'Coming Soon from Jagex Software',0,'Coming soon from Jagex Software! Runescape, our massive multiplayer adventure. Trade and communicate with other players. Learn skills to earn money, or if you''re brave attempt to find riches in the dungeons. Your character will continue to evolve and improve the more you play, with quests to complete for extra rewards. Choose good or evil the choice is entirely yours!
Recent Updates
* 1st Dec - New Quest: Romeo+Juliet Quest (thanks rab!)
* 1st Dec - Wrote improved quest verifier and fixed a few mistakes
* 1st Dec - Fixed bug in quest compiling code
* 1st Dec - Fixed vanishing doors bug
* 30th Nov - Added new spell: Camoflauge
* 30th Nov - Added new spell: Shock bolt
* 30th Nov - Added new spell: Burst of strength
* 30th Nov - Added new spell: Chill bolt
* 30th Nov - Modified stats now slowly regenerate towards normal levels
* 30th Nov - Added new spell: Confuse
* 29th Nov - Added new spell: Thick skin
* 29th Nov - Added 5 new script commands for controlling player stats
* 28th Nov - Added new location: Ruined village
* 28th Nov - Added support for recoloured objects
* 28th Nov - Fixed several minor bugs
* 28th Nov - Actions now give instant colour coded feedback :-)
* 28th Nov - Fixed occasional misread mouse clicks problem
* 28th Nov - Client now adjusts move speed to stay better synced with server
* 28th Nov - Game now loads more quickly and reliably
');
INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (2,978588000,'Runescape beta is now online!',0,'<a class="rsc-image" href="/images/Beta.jpg"><img src="/images/Beta.jpg" align="right"></a>
[Runescape](https://classic.runescape.wiki/w/RuneScape) is a massive 3d multiplayer adventure, with monsters to kill, quests to complete, and treasure to win. You control your own character who will improve and become more powerful the more you play.
');
INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (3,980056800,'Newsletter 1',0,'RuneScape Newsletter - Issue \* 1
Welcome to the first ever RuneScape newsletter.
Firstly a big thank-you to everyone who''s been playing, and has helped make RuneScape a great success. We only launched just over 2 weeks ago, and we already have over 28000 signed up players, and the game has been played for a total time of over 4.5 years!
## Help keep RuneScape free
Renting a server to run RuneScape is expensive! I really want to avoid charging people to play, so please please help me keep it free by visiting the website below and signing up for a few \* free\* offers. Thanks!
Want to win Free Cash every day? Try the newest Freebie site on the Internet today, FreebieClub.com. Of course it''s loaded with free loot: great vacations, magazines and samples galore! \[http://web.archive.org/web/20010306041108/http://www.freebieclub.com/FC_MyFreebies.asp?redir=quick\&a=26134]
## What''s new in Runescape
The RuneScape team has been working very hard over the past 2 weeks to improve the game and bring you new features. Major new features are:
### New desert city Al-kharid with:
* Scimitar shop: Buy and sell curvy swords
* Furnace: Convenient for smelting ore from the desert
* Silk trader: Buy silk here and sell it in Varrock for a profit.The amount you make depends on how many other people are silk trading.
* General store: Another place to buy and sell your items
* Platemail Legs shop: A full range of leg armour to spend your money on
* Kebab shop: Eating kebabs has a random effect. They''re normally good, but rumour has it that a few of them are a bit dodgy. They''ll never kill you though
### New Quest in Draynor Manor
Draynor Manor has been opened and there''s spooky things inside! There''s a vampire asleep in the cellar, and Professor Oddenstein who lives in the attic has accidently<sup>sic</sup> turned someone into a chicken! To make things worse gremlins have hidden the parts of his machine, so he can''t turn the chicken back. Can you find the missing pieces to complete this quest?
### Plus over the past 2 weeks we''ve also
* Improved the map page to show the locations of useful shops
* Added a ''who''s playing'' page so you can see if your friends are on
* Made Lumbridge safe to give a place to hide from player killers
* Improved the shops to reduce queueing
* Reduced the network requirements so the game works over more connections
* Fixed lots of little problems/bugs with the game to make it more reliable
## What''s planned
We are of course working on many more improvements to add to the game to make it even better. We have nearly finished work on the bank which will hopefully be added to Varrock city tomorrow. The bank is a safe place to store your money, such that even if you die it can''t be lost. After that the magic system is due for a big overhaul with lots of new spells being added, plus we''ll be adding some entirely new professions such as crafting and fishing to add even more variety to the game. The next planned quest is ''The vampire slayer quest'' in which you must work out how to slay the evil vampire currently sleeping in Draynor Manor.
## Runescape hiscores
Below are the top scores as they were at 3pm GMT on Sunday-21st. Only the top 25 players are shown, but I''m planning on adding a new page to the website soon which will allow you to search
for the ranking of any player and see how you compare with everyone else.
The hiscores are currently in 4 categories. If there are more categories which you think should be included let me know and I''ll consider putting them in the next newsletter.
Top 25 players - score is total of all skills
1: lightning - 506
2: Gugge - 436
3: Rab - 428
4: Sir - 415
5: ZAPTONE_Z - 352
5: hurkules - 352
7: Devil_Hunter - 329
8: merlin - 324
9: Rodrigo - 321
9: Hellbringer - 321
11: RattSabre - 320
12: The_Unknown - 319
13: stud690 - 317
14: Flex\_10 - 312
15: Morfnak - 311
16: Day_Dream - 306
17: Lord_Soth - 305
18: TheReturnOfX - 302
19: Ashley - 301
20: Auxilus - 300
21: Sunjon - 288
22: terminator - 287
23: kancer - 283
23: Axebane_Hawk - 283
25: KingKong - 280
Top 25 fighters - score is total combat skill
1: lightning - 200
2: Gugge - 182
3: Rab - 178
4: Robin_Hood2 - 172
5: stud690 - 164
6: Sir - 163
7: Day_Dream - 160
8: terminator - 159
9: Ashley - 155
10: Morfnak - 149
11: merlin - 148
12: The_Unknown - 146
13: Flex\_10 - 141
14: Lord_Soth - 138
15: hurkules - 136
16: ZAPTONE_Z - 134
17: LoneWolf_LD - 133
18: RattSabre - 131
18: TheReturnOfX - 131
18: constant - 131
21: SilencerLD - 130
22: Auxilus - 129
22: caramon - 129
24: Sir_Beachy - 128
24: Axebane_Hawk - 128
Top 25 player killers - score is number of kills
1: DaRk_RoCk - 100
2: SilencerLD - 95
3: Robin_Hood2 - 83
3: Mortis - 83
5: EndBringer - 80
6: Phadera - 69
7: bomboy2328 - 68
8: donk - 67
9: Windstick - 65
10: Yemen - 64
11: Yokomon - 61
11: RCCBrasil - 61
13: lancelot24 - 60
14: Samhill - 58
14: Samikaze - 58
14: DecIll - 58
17: koma - 55
18: robsimons - 53
18: Rankka - 53
20: ace2you - 52
20: adam2000 - 52
22: plumaglob - 51
22: Wolf - 51
24: God - 50
24: crazy_joe75 - 50
Top 25 smiths - score is mining + smithing
1: lightning - 88
2: dmonik - 87
3: The_Unknown - 84
4: KPOBb - 81
5: Lord_Soth - 80
6: Rodrigo - 74
6: TheReturnOfX - 74
6: Silverion - 74
9: hurkules - 73
9: Garbages - 73
9: Deckchair - 73
12: Sir - 70
12: Auxilus - 70
14: Bubba_bobba - 68
14: Lordrlz - 68
16: Flurble - 67
16: Flex\_10 - 67
16: stud690 - 67
16: Tiney - 67
20: Gugge - 66
20: natslayer - 66
20: Vit - 66
20: Sgt_Savage - 66
20: STarlude - 66
25: Arcon - 65
Thanks for reading this newsletter, have fun playing the game!
Andrew Gower (RuneScape creator)
');
INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (4,980402400,'''Super strength Beer cheat'' fixed',0,'Today it came to my attention that by drinking huges amount of beer players were able to make themselves super strong, and then go killing everyone! This has now been fixed so Beer can only increase your strength slightly. Many thanks to the person who told me about this one. If you know of any more cheats/tricks let me know so I can fix them and make RuneScape a fair place for everyone.
');
INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (5,980575200,'Lots of improvements to the game',0,'Ranged combat - You now gain experience for each successful hit, so it''s easier to advance a level. Arrows also now fire 25% faster, and I''ve fixed the cheat/bug which some people were using to shoot super rapidly.
Magic - 4 new spells have been added which are: Fear, Wind-bolt, Rock-skin, and Elemental-bolt. The bolt spells have also been made much more powerful, and they are no longer dependant on your ranged-combat skill. This means each type of bolt now does a fixed maximum-damage, and to shoot more powerful bolts you need to use high level spells. Finally the staffs have been improved such that if you are wielding a fire-staff, water-staff, air-staff or earth-staff it acts as unlimited runes of that type!
Player killing - Due to a large number of requests I''ve changed the way this works. Firstly you can no longer log-out during combat! Closing the webpage or disconnecting your modem will NOT work either! However to compensate I''ve made it so if you retreat in the game, the person attacking you is stunned for 2 seconds to give you a better chance of getting away. Also when you die you now get to keep your 3 most valuable items! You will still probably lose any ore, food, money, spare weapons, etc... but at least you will no longer lose an item you''d just spent days saving up for! This means if you keep your spare money in the bank you should now be relatively safe.
');
INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (6,980834400,'Further combat improvements',0,'Following Saturdays update the combat system has been tweaked further. The retreating was still too difficult (particularly when being attacked by multiple players/monsters at once) so this has been improved and made easier.
The "keep 3 best items" rule has also been modified. If you attack another player then you now lose the item-protection for 20 minutes of game time! This makes the player killing aspect of the game more dangerous and exciting, but it also increases your potential reward, as if you kill someone else without item-protection you can now get the best loot! People without item-protection have a small skull drawn above them.
After many requests the guards in Varrock city now attempt to stop people fighting. There are large number of guards at the bank, so assuming they haven''t all been killed you can now withdraw your money more safely.
');
INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (7,981352800,'New section of sewer opened',0,'A new area at the end of the sewer is now open. Watch out because it contains deadly red spiders! Fight them to get the rare red spider eggs, which when taken with other ingredients to the Apothecary in varrock can be used to make a 4-dose strength potion!
');
INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (8,981525600,'Newsletter 2',0,'RuneScape Newsletter - Issue \* 2
Welcome to the second RuneScape newsletter. Lots has happened since the last newsletter, and we''ve had a lot of good suggestions for the future. Read on to find out what''s planned
## What''s new in Runescape
Most of you are probably aware that the player killing in RuneScape has been changed to make the game fairer. Now when you die, if you haven''t attacked any other players within the last 20 minutes, then you get to keep your best 3 items.
The bank we promised in the last newsletter has been added to the city, and is a safe place to store your money. Following a large amount of attacks just outside the bank, the city has paid to put multiple armed guards around the bank area to protect people who have just withdrawn money. The number of guards was further increased last Monday.
The magic system has also been modified, such that the magic spells no longer depend on your ranged combat skill. So you no longer need to be a high level ranger to use them effectively. The spells were made stronger, but they were still too weak, so they were made TWICE as effective against monsters last Monday!
New Quest: Vampire Slayer - The vampire sleeping in the coffin under Draynor Manor has been terrorising the inhabitants of the small village to the south and must be stopped! If you think you are up to the task of slaying a vampire, go and talk to the people in the village to find out how you can destroy this evil monster!
The most recent addition is a new area in the sewer. This contains 2 new monster types, deadly-red-spiders, and the exceedingly strong ''moss-giant''. If you can survive then the red spider eggs can be used to make a 4-dose strength potion!
## What''s planned
We''ve received a lot of good suggestions, a lot of which we are planning to add to the game. In particular the following changes are planned next:
* Modify the trade window to display the names of items to prevent unfair trading.
* A lot more spells are still due to be added to the magic system.
* Proper support for clans, with a full system to allow people to join and create clans.
* A ''duel'' feature. Challenge your rivals to a duel, with the risks and rewards set as you like.
* More skills such as fishing, and fletching.
* A friends list to indicate which of your friends are online, and allow easy communication.
* And of course more quests, more monsters, and more areas of map.
## Runescape hiscores
Below are the top scores as they were at 12pm GMT on Wednesday-7th. Only the top 25 players are shown, but I''m working on a new page for the website which will allow you to search for the ranking of any player and see how you compare with everyone else.
Top 25 players - score is total of all skills
1: lightning - 682
2: Sunjon - 593
3: Ashley - 583
4: Sir - 570
5: Gugge - 564
6: ZAPTONE_Z - 537
7: DarkPrince - 531
8: stud690 - 530
9: Lord_Soth - 519
10: TheReturnOfX - 517
11: Rab - 515
12: Flat - 508
13: Silus - 508
14: MysticsMagic - 506
15: Rodrigo - 501
16: Morfnak - 501
17: hurkules - 485
18: Devil_Hunter - 485
19: kancer - 481
20: Flex\_10 - 478
21: RattSabre - 469
22: constant - 468
23: Robin_Hood2 - 449
24: terminator - 446
25: Prophecy3 - 438
Top 25 fighters - score is total combat skill
1: lightning - 230
2: Robin_Hood2 - 217
3: Gugge - 214
4: Ashley - 213
5: stud690 - 210
6: sandytrain - 195
7: Rab - 194
8: Morfnak - 194
9: ZAPTONE_Z - 193
10: Genocide1 - 192
11: Day_Dream - 190
12: constant - 190
13: Sunjon - 190
14: Sir - 188
15: Nightmare888 - 188
16: Rodrigo - 187
17: terminator - 186
18: hurkules - 185
19: Flex\_10 - 184
20: Silus - 182
21: Prophecy3 - 181
22: joe1002 - 180
23: Lord_Soth - 180
24: x_execute_x - 179
25: Ice_Sabre - 178
Top 25 player killers - score is number of kills
1: Wolf - 132
2: Hells_Archer - 117
3: Phadera - 117
4: Lord_Sam - 113
5: DemonWarrior - 105
6: EndBringer - 104
7: Drew_Royal - 103
8: Black_Waltz3 - 101
9: DaRk_RoCk - 100
10: urgonnadie5 - 100
11: Lord_Stan - 99
12: SilencerLD - 95
13: robsimons - 94
14: shawn6 - 89
15: Mortis - 88
16: Ghost - 85
17: snorch - 85
18: matt_smith1 - 84
19: john246 - 84
20: Robin_Hood2 - 83
21: LovinHacking - 82
22: adam2000 - 82
23: God - 81
24: ace2you - 80
25: RCCBrasil - 80
Top 25 smiths - score is mining + smithing
1: dmonik - 110
2: STarlude - 98
3: natslayer - 97
4: Lord_Soth - 97
5: Viikate - 97
6: lightning - 96
7: The_Unknown - 92
8: beef - 91
9: hurkules - 90
10: Deckchair - 90
11: Kpac - 90
12: Snowdog - 89
13: S_H_A_R_K - 89
14: Rodrigo - 88
15: JB - 88
16: DOC_IRON\_9 - 87
17: Vit - 86
18: BlueRose13x - 86
19: MysticsMagic - 85
20: AvalonX - 85
21: TheReturnOfX - 84
22: Dizier - 84
23: RoaDDoGG - 83
24: Sir_Beachy - 83
25: KaGi - 83
Thanks for reading this newsletter, have fun playing the game!
Andrew Gower (RuneScape creator)
and Paul Gower (Map and Quest designer)
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (9,981525600,'RuneScape now works on NetScape 6',0,'I finally worked out why netscape-6 wouldn''t run RuneScape, and have now fixed the problem! The game will probably also now work properly on a few other browsers.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (10,982044000,'More RuneScape updates',0,'Firstly I have fixed the error which enabled you to make double doors vanish by lighting a fire next to them. So hopefully no more trapped people.
I''ve also modified the trading window, so that you can point at an object someone is offering you to find out the objects name and description. This will help make trading fairer and safer.
Some new locations have been added to the map, there is a new shop in Al-kharid where you can buy plate-mail skirts.
The ''champions guild'' has been added south-west of Varrock. Only Adventurers who have proven themselves worthy by gaining influence from quests are allowed in.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (11,983340000,'Yet another new quest\, and new options menu',0,'Prince Ali of Al Kharid is being held captive by the Lady Keli. If you think you''re up to a daring rescue mission then go to Al Kharid and talk to Chancellor Hassan. This is a long quest with many parts! Many thanks to Rab for the many hours he spent creating it, and to Paul for configuring it for use in the game.
I''ve been working on a new options menu, to allow you to configure the game to your liking. So far there are only 2 options. The 1st option allows you to choose the behaviour of the camera, the new camera mode is the first step in a new system I am developing, which will ultimately make RuneScape run MUCH faster for people with slow computers. The 2nd option is to switch your character between PK and non-PK. (you can only switch twice, so choose carefully). I will be adding more options to the menu as required.
I''ve also been working on a system to support clans/friend-lists. This isn''t ready yet, but work is progressing well and I expect it to be available soon.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (12,983512800,'Problems fixed',0,'I''ve fixed a few minor problems with the new quest. In case you don''t already know getting the skin paste now works, and I''ve just solved the clay shortage problem.
I''d also like to apologise for the slow speed of this site on the 28th-Feb. This problem has now been resolved and we''re back to full speed again. I''ve also ordered a 2nd dedicated server to increase the reliability and speed of RuneScape in the future.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (13,984204000,'Second server online',0,'I''ve been busy this last week setting up a new server, and modifying RuneScape to use it. I''m pleased to announce that RuneScape is now running using two dedicated servers. This should allow more simultaneous players, and make the game more reliable at peak times.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (14,984808800,'This weeks update',0,'I''ve just uploaded this weeks update. I was really hoping to get a lot of interesting new features added this week, but due to a worrying amount of attempted cheating and password stealing I''ve had to spent most my time programming the system to detect and stop that instead.The players who continually try to break the rules are merely depriving themselves and everyone else of more interesting improvements. This week''s updates are:
* Added a button to email forgotten/stolen passwords back to their owner
* Made changing your password easier (there is a new option in the config menu)
* Added timeout to conversations - to prevent people blocking shops
* Added code to detect which players are attempting to break the rules
Luckily whilst I was busy doing this Paul had time to add a cook''s guild which you can only enter if your cooking skill is 32 or better. Cooking has also been improved with a wider choice of things to make. (You can now make a variety of different pies.)
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (15,986533200,'Massive update!',0,'Asgarnia is online and includes:
* Ice Mountain
* Monastery with healing monks
* Dwarven mine
* Goblin village
* Evil red monks
* Black knight castle
City of Falador
* White knights castle
* Chainmail shop
* Mace shop
Port Sarim
* Food shop
* Battle axe shop
* Ice giants dungeon
We also have 4 new quests!
* Doric''s Quest - fetch Doric some materials for making amulets
* Spy quest - go on a spying mission for the white knights
* Witch''s Potion quest - fetch the ingredients for an evil witches brew
* Sword quest - help a squire recover his knight''s lost sword
In addition to this there is a new friends system, and new privacy features! Have fun!
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (16,986619600,'Server problems',0,'We seem to be having a few server problems at the moment. This is due to the large amount of new code we added to the game yesterday. I''m working on fixing it though, so please be patient, and I''ll get everything running smoothly as soon as possible.
The good news is that I think I have just resolved the server down-time issues, so hopefully the server won''t go offline completely anymore. There is still an issue with certain players having problems when more than 1024 people play at once, this is only a problem at peak times and I expect to fix it on Sunday evening.
Also I expect to get the message boards, current-players, and password-emailing features working again on Monday. These have just been temporarily disabled whilst I get the new server code working properly.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (17,986878800,'Server fixed + message boards online',0,'I have now fixed the majority of the problems with the new server. All the major problems are now sorted, and I''m now working on a few less critical issues. I''m also going to update the world-map as soon as possible so you can find your way around Asgarnia.
More good news is that I have just put the message boards back-online. I have taken the chance to redesign and improve them, so I hope you like the new design!
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (18,986965200,'Asgarnia map online',0,'The updated world map is now online, and I''ve labelled all the key locations in Asgarnia, so you can now find your way around without getting lost!
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (19,987138000,'Server status page\, my-friends\, and password recovery pages',0,'The ''current players'' page was getting too long so it''s been replaced with a new ''server status'' page which tells you the number of people currently playing, and lists the top players who are logged in. So you can still tell which of your friends are playing I''ve also added a new ''my-friends'' page which tells you if the people on your friends list are online or not.
I''ve also got the lost password recovery feature working again. It''s now available by clicking ''lost password'' on the menu to the left and entering your account details.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (20,988866000,'Proposed new system - vote now!',0,'It seems to me that the current player combat system isn''t ideal. The fact that the vast majority of players have opted to be ''non-playerkiller'' seems to confirm this. Therefore I''m considering changing to a new system which more people should enjoy.
With the new system different areas of the map would be allocated as combat or non-combat zones. In the current map area (including all the major cities and mining sites) no fighting would be allowed. To cater for players who want to fight each other I would instead add a huge new area around the edge of the map called ''The Wilderness'', where player combat is always allowed.
The further out into the wilderness you go the more dangerous the game becomes, and the less restrictive the combat rules become, (so right at the very edge anyone can fight anyone!). But there will also be more treasure available to tempt people into venturing out despite the danger. If you don''t want to fight you don''t have to enter the wilderness area at all.
As well as the change above, I would also a new "duel" option to allow players to fight each other in the main non-combat zone. Duels would work a bit like trading, in that both players would have to agree before a duel could commence. Before the duel starts the players get to agree on the stakes (what the winner gets), and if things like magic and food can be used during the battle, and if retreating is allowed or not. This would allow you to try fighting other players in a much more controlled way, and should hopefully be a lot of fun for people who don''t want to get involved in just randomly killing other players.
This would be a major change to the game. I know the newbie killers won''t like it all, but I am trying to cater for the majority, not a few individuals. So please use the form below to let me know your opinion.
What do you think of the proposed new combat system?
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (21,989038800,'3rd Runescape server on the way',0,'Runescape is still growing massively in popularity. There are now so many players at peak times that I''ve just ordered a 3rd dedicated server to cope, and I hope to receive it within a few days time.
The new server will be used to run a 2nd copy of the runescape world to reduce the overcrowding. The 2nd world will be exactly the same as the current one, and so will effectively allow twice as many people to play Runescape at once.
When logging in you will be able to choose which server to play on, and will still be able to private message your friends even if they are playing on the other server. The existing saved games will work on either world.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (22,989298000,'Runescape updated',0,'I''ve just updated runescape to add the following features:
* Better smithing tables, with more even spacing of items
* New goblin quest - help the goblins find a new look for their armour!
* New crafting skills - make jewellery and pottery
I have also just received the 3rd server I promised, I am now configuring it, and hope to have it online shortly.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (23,989384400,'3rd runescape server online',0,'The new runescape server is online! I was planning on testing it a bit more and launching it tommorow, but so many people are trying to play tonight that the system couldn''t cope so I''ve been forced to launch it early. Hopefully everyone who wants to play will be able to now.
Important: You can only play on one server at a time. If you try to log onto both servers simultaneously with the same account you will be told "Invalid username/password". This message should read "Username already in use", but currently does not. I will fix this tommorow, and I will also improve the page which lets you select the server so that it displays the number of players in each.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (24,989470800,'Lots of small improvements',0,'I''ve been busy making lots of minor alterations and bugfixes to the game. The main changes are:
* My-friends webpage now works properly, and also shows which server they are on
* You can now private message friends even if they are playing on the other server
* Windows client now lets you select which server to use
* Reorganised the stats list to prepare for coming updates
* Improved speed and reliability of the servers
* Introduced new quest-point system to replace the old ''influence'' system
* Fixed ''using ranged combat advances other skills too'' bug
* Fixed ''impossible to mine gems'' bug
* Fixed ''pottery menu wrong way around'' bug
* Fixed ''server sometimes sends wrong error message on login'' bug
* Fixed ''friends list gets blanked on lost connection'' bug
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (25,990421200,'Updated FAQ',0,'I''ve updated the frequently-asked-questions page to answer some more common queries. Click here to view it.
If you think there are further questions missing from the FAQ then let me know what you think I should add.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (26,990680400,'4th RuneScape server ordered',0,'Last night saw over 2000 simultaneous RuneScape players for the first time ever. Hurrah! To keep up with the increasing number of players I''ve just ordered yet another server to help keep the game running smoothly. I hope to have it within a few days.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (27,990680400,'New magic system online!',0,'The RuneScape magic system has been massively improved with the addition of lots of new spells. Magic can also now be used during combat! In addition to this there is also a new prayer system which lets you temporarily cast various effects on your character. This means there is now a total of 42 spells and prayers to choose from.
For more information on the new systems click below:
* Guide to magic
* Guide to prayers
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (28,990680400,'Pop up windows removed',0,'I''ve removed the pop up windows because there were just too annoying. Hopefully the remaining adverts will make enough money that I don''t have to put them back (E.g. the revenue from banner-advert clicks doesn''t fall any further)
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (29,990680400,'Runescape updated',0,'Due to popular request, female players can now go and talk to one of the characters in the game, and get their armour modified to look more feminine.
The ice dungeon has been expanded and improved. It also now includes a new ice-warrior monster.
The server status page now shows the top crafter, top magician, and top cleric.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (30,990766800,'4th Runescape server online',0,'The 4th runescape server is now online! (this means we now have 3 game servers, and 1 web server). It has now been fully connected so you can use it with both the windows and online versions of the game
I have also modifed the game to prevent people from logging in multiple players at once from the same machine, because doing so is against the rules! If you have problems with the system seeing your home-network as a single machine, then try using the window client which is better at detecting your network configuration.
**Update:** Even if you can''t use the windows client then up to 3 people on the same home-network can still play at once, as long as each player uses a different server.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (31,990853200,'Prayers last 50% longer',0,'It seems most people thought they prayers weren''t quite powerful enough. I''ve therefore now changed the game so that all the prayers last 50% longer, before you need to recharge.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (32,990939600,'Sorry for recent server problems',0,'Any regular runescape players will have noticed that the servers have been experiencing problems over the weekend. I have been working extremely hard to try and resolve this problem, and hopefully everything will be back to normal now. I believe it was caused by a memory leak in the new magic system which I added on Friday. I have now fixed the memory leak so hopefully the server will now be stable. I apologise for any inconvenience caused. - Andrew
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (33,991026000,'Completed quests list',0,'I have add a new button to the stats menu which shows you which of the 15 quests you have completed. I hope this proves useful to people who are trying to work out which ones they have missed, so they can complete them all!
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (34,992235600,'New fishing skill and more cooking',0,'I''ve added a whole new skill for you to try in RuneScape! There are various fishing points scattered around the rivers and ocean. Go to the fishing-shop in Port Sarim to get the equipment you need and then try your hand at fishing. There are 10 different fish to catch, and 5 different fishing techniques to try!
As well as the fish, there are now even more things to cook and eat in RuneScape.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (35,992235600,'The island of Karamja is open',0,'Paul has now finished the island of Karamja! Go and talk to Captain Tobias at Port Sarim if you want a boat trip to the new island. Karamja also features a brand new quest in which you must hunt for hidden treasure! To start the new quest go and talk to Redbeard Frank at Port Sarim.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (36,992322000,'Lots of minor fixes and tweaks',0,'Just made a quick update to fix and tweak various small problems. This update fixes the following:
* There are now even more customs officers on karamja
* There is more fishing bait available in the shop and as monster drops
* Burying bones now gives 50% more experience
* The pirates quest is now added to the quest list
* Added button to deposit 1000 coins at a time in the bank
* Fixed making cake takes flour pot away bug
* Fixed catching tuna doesn''t give XP bug
* Fixed food shop doesn''t work after completing pirate quest bug
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (37,992322000,'Updated world map',0,'I''ve updated the world-map. It now shows the location of the jewellery shop, gem shop, crafting shop, armour conversion shop, fishing shop, and the places where you can catch fish.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (38,993013200,'New password recovery system',0,'I''ve changed the system for retrieving a lost password. The new system doesn''t use email because not everyone has a secure email account they can use, and people''s email address often changes.
Next time you login you will be asked for the answers to 5 security questions. Then if you should lose your password you can use these answers to set a new password on your account. You will only be allowed to set the questions once, after which they are permanently fixed. Therefore you should be careful to choose questions+answers which other people won''t be able to guess, but which you will easily remember.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (39,993272400,'More runescape bugs fixed',0,'I have now fixed the following bugs with runescape:
* improved password box to allow up to 20 characters
* fixed it so you can still stack extra runes/arrows even when your inventory is full.
* fixed a bug which could cause stack of 0 coins to be created
* fixed a bug with arrows of different types not stacking on the ground properly
* fixed it so that leaving the bank displays your balance properly
* improved runescape auto-update code
* logging out now works properly when you log out at the exact moment of attack
* fixed it so people no longer randomly get added to your friends list
* fixed it so lumbridge and karamja shops don''t share the same stock!
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (40,993272400,'New tailoring ability',0,'Paul has extended the crafting skill so you can now also use it make items out of leather. Take a cow hide to the tannery to get some leather. You can then use the leather with some thread to make gloves, boots and leather armour.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (41,993358800,'Updated world map',0,'The world map page now shows where all the quests start. It also shows the locations of altars where you can recharge your prayer points, and the new tannery shop.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (42,994914000,'Improved prayer system and more!',0,'* New monastery area which you can enter if you are a high level cleric. Includes monks robes and a special new altar to pray at.
* Silver rocks to mine (requires level 99 mining only joking its 20 lol)
* Holy symbol of Saradomin, made by crafting from silver. Take it to the new monastery area to get it blessed to make your prayers last longer
* The black hole experience in the dwarven mines!
* A few minor bug fixes
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (43,995000400,'Andrew''s guide to not losing your password',0,'An increasing number of people are trying to trick other players into giving away their password. Please use a bit of common sense to avoid getting tricked in this way. Some common tricks to avoid are below:
Do NOT enter your password into ANY website other than runescape.com! If you go somewhere else and see a chat room or survey or cheat site which claims it needs your password then that site is a trick and will steal your pass. Don''t be a fool. Be very suspicious of anything or anyone that asks you for your password.
Remember that real Jagex staff will NEVER EVER ask you for your password! If anyone talks to you, or emails you claiming to be me, and asks for your password, then they are lying and are trying to steal your account. Jagex staff will NEVER ask you for your password for any reason!
Be very careful downloading programs from other websites. I have seen programs which claim to give you money, or make you stronger, or cheat in some other way. However this is IMPOSSIBLE! These programs actually contain a VIRUS, which will record your keypresses and steal your password. Get a decent virus checker, and don''t run anything not downloaded from an official website.
I''m not trying to scare you, all the points above are just common sense! If someone in real-life said "give me your credit card number and I''ll credit you 1000!" would you? I sure hope not! Just because runescape is a game doesn''t mean you should be any less careful.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (44,995346000,'5th RuneScape server online',0,'I just finished setting up another server help run RuneScape. The new server isn''t being used to run another parallel world, but is instead working behind the scenes to help manage the save-games.
This gives a total of 3 world servers, and 2 support servers. This should hopefully increase the total system capacity to 4000 players at once.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (45,996123600,'Runescape updated',0,'The bank has been upgraded so you can now store any item in the bank not just gold. Useful for keeping your spare weapons, gems, and anything else you might want to store. You can store up to 48 different items, with a maximum limit of 16 million items per stack.
Runite items have been added to the game! Runite is the most powerful metal in the game, better than even adamantite. Both rune weapons and rune armour are now available to purchase from the champions guild. (hint - there is an extra item only available as a rare monster drop from a particularly strong monster!)
The player owned houses have been removed. This is because since they were original planned runescape has become much more popular and there is nowhere near enough to go around. Instead the 2 updates above have been included to compensate. The item bank lets anyone store the items they want to, and the runite items are an alternative for people to spend the money they have been saving on.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (46,997506000,'Wilderness system nearly complete',5,'The new wilderness area of runescape is nearly complete. This is a huge new area which is part of an improved player-combat system which was first proposed a few months ago. A poll on the website at the time showed the vast majority of players in favour of the new system, so we have been working very hard to complete it.
<a class="rsc-image rsc-image-thumb" href="/images/Wild1.jpg"><img src="/images/Wild1.jpg" align="right"></a>
In the improved system player fighting is only allowed in the new wilderness area. The ability to switch between PK and Non-PK will be removed and instead you just go into the dangerous wilderness area if you want to fight other players, or stay within the current map area if you don''t.
<a class="rsc-image rsc-image-thumb" href="/images/Wild2.jpg"><img src="/images/Wild2.jpg" align="right"></a>
The further you go into the wilderness the more dangerous it becomes, but the more treasure you could find! How much of a risk you want to take is entirely up to you. Some preview screenshots of a couple of wilderness locations are shown to the right.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (47,997678800,'A few bugs fixed',0,'I just fixed a couple of bugs with the new systems. I''ve fixed a problem with the wilderness, whereby low level archers were able to attack high level players in the wilderness without being attackable back! And I''ve fixed a problem with the new stats menu where the XP indicator didn''t update properly.
Also bear in mind that we might tweak the wilderness a bit over the next few days if it proves to be unbalanced, although everything seem ok so far. We are also planning on adding a dualing system which will allow combat outside the wilderness if both players agree to it.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (48,997678800,'Stats menu now shows XP',0,'Due to a huge number of requests, the stats menu now shows you the exact number of experience points you have in each skill, and the number you need to reach to advance a level. For the more detailed information about a particular stat just point your mouse over it, and the numbers will be shown at the bottom of the menu.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (49,997678800,'Wilderness system online',0,'The new wilderness area of runescape is online! This is a huge new area which is part of an improved player-combat system which was first proposed a few months ago. A poll on the website at the time showed the vast majority of players in favour of the new system, so we have now written it.
<a class="rsc-image rsc-image-thumb" href="/images/Wild1.jpg"><img src="/images/Wild1.jpg" align="right"></a>
In the improved system player fighting is only allowed in the new wilderness area. The ability to switch between PK and Non-PK will be removed and instead you just go into the dangerous wilderness area if you want to fight other players, or stay within the current map area if you don''t.
<a class="rsc-image rsc-image-thumb" href="/images/Wild2.jpg"><img src="/images/Wild2.jpg" align="right"></a>
The further you go into the wilderness the more dangerous it becomes, but the more treasure you could find! How much of a risk you want to take is entirely up to you. Some preview screenshots of a couple of wilderness locations are shown to the right.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (50,997851600,'Website updated',1,'I have just updated the worldmap. It now shows the mining guild and the very south edge of the wilderness. The whole wilderness isn''t shown however, so you''ll have to explore it for yourselves! I''ve also added 4 new message boards, to give a total of 8, because the old boards were getting extremely crowded. Enjoy!
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (51,998110800,'Kill stealing bug fixed',0,'It seems that in certain circumstances the game was still not giving the treasure to the correct player. I have now fixed this problem. Many thanks to the people who reported this.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (52,998110800,'Lots of small improvements',0,'* I''ve fixed the kill stealing problem, the treasure now goes to whoever damaged the monster most overall rather than the person who got the last hit. XP is split proportionally between all people who helped kill the monster.
* Teleport spells no longer work once you reach level-20 wilderness or beyond. This makes the deep part of the wilderness dangerous even for high level players.
* People who are green on your friends list also appear as green dots on the mini-map, making it easier to find them in the game, and easier to go adventuring with a group of friends.
* Your player''s overall combat level is now shown on the stats menu.
* 2 more items banks have been added to reduce the crowding problems. One is in east Varrock, and the other is in Draynor Village.
* Fixed seven minor bugs.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (53,998370000,'Servers back online',0,'Runescape is now back online! The reason is was unavailable last night is because my hosting company ''skynetweb'' had a power failure which reset one of my main servers. (so much for their backup power-supplies, and supposed reliability!) Skynetweb have had repeated problems since I joined them, so I guess it''s time to find a new hosting company.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (54,1000011600,'4th world server online',0,'After many days of work I''ve finally managed to get my brand new servers working! I''ve setup a much needed 4th world server, and I expect to transfer the rest of the runescape worlds and website to the new servers shortly.
\*\*Update:\*\*Everything except the webserver is now running from my new servers. Hope everything is working well, many users have reported lower lag, but a few have reported increased problems so I guess it depends where you are. Also people have been mentioning they can''t get the new windows client to work. Remember you CANNOT run 2 copies of the windows client at once, this means after downloading the new version you must close the old copy before starting the new one, or it won''t work!
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (55,1000098000,'Please vote on the new servers',0,'As you probably know yesterday Runescape moved to a new ISP. Please help me access the quality of my new servers by voting with the form below. I know some people are finding them better, and others are finding them worse. I''d like to know percentages so please could everyone vote below to let me know.
Moving the servers was very expensive so I hope lots of people are finding an improvement. Also note that I am unlikely to move the servers back to their old ISP regardless of the result of this survey, since I just can''t afford to do so. I just don''t have enough money for another move due to not enough banner clicks.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (56,1000270800,'New windows client',0,'If you have been having problems with the downloadable windows client not working, but can play online just fine, then please try this updated version.
Download
This version has a few bugfixes, and gives better error messages. If you find it still doesn''t work then send an email to [email protected] clearly stating:
* The exact error message you receive.
* If the program gives the same message everytime you try
* Your operating system (e.g 98, 2000, ME, etc)
* Your internet-explorer version (4, 5 or 5.5)
Our usual Terms and conditions apply to this software. Please read them before downloading.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (57,1001221200,'Dragon quest online!',0,'Think you''ve got what it takes to slay a dragon? If so try our new quest! This quest has been designed with the more experienced runescape players in mind so it''s fairly tricky.
<a class="rsc-image rsc-image-thumb" href="/images/Dragon1.jpg"><img src="/images/Dragon1.jpg" align="right"></a>
To start the quest go and talk to the guildmaster in the champions guild. From there you will have to solve a series of puzzles before travelling to slay the dragon itself. Only heroes who have proven themselves worthy by completing this quest can purchase and wear the best armour in the game. The new rune platemail body!
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (58,1002258000,'Premium RuneScape service coming soon!',0,'Due to much demand we are planning on launching a new premium RuneScape service soon. This will bring a whole load of great benefits such as: frequent updates, NO-adverts, good customer support, no scammers/cheaters (we''ll kick ''em out), and much more! We''re hoping to make it available for just $5 a month, and this tiny amount of money will pay for many great RuneScape updates to come, and will ensure we can keep running RuneScape for YOU.
This is great news, because it will enable us to offer you more frequent RuneScape updates. Some of the first updates we have planned include: A duelling system, more monsters (wolf, giant-bat, lizard-man etc..), lots of new items, sound effects, more quests, and there will be loads more stuff after this.
We hope that many people will be able to afford the very small amount we are asking, if you really really can''t afford to pay then don''t worry, because there will still be a FREE RuneScape service available. Obviously since this service will be offered for free, we won''t be able to keep offering regular updates to non-paying members. In actual fact running the free service will cost us a lot of money but we want to thank all the people who have helped us beta-test the game so far, and so will try keep it going as long as possible.
Thanks for all your support.
Andrew Gower
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (59,1003726800,'Updated terms+conditions',1,'We have updated our terms+conditions. To continue using this website or the RuneScape game you MUST agree to the new terms. [Click here to view them](http://http://www.runescape.com/runeterms.html)
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (60,1005717600,'Latest RuneScape News',1,'I have decided to remove all the non-essential parts of this website such as the message boards. I have 3 main reasons for doing this:
1. This saves a lot of server resources and allows me to increase the capacity of the main RuneScape game itself, which is after all the most important part of the website.
2. Moderating the message boards has become a \* huge\* amount of work lately. I am fed up with all the scamming, swearing, and abuse which goes on here, so they are gone. This will save me a lot of time and stress! I have found that lately I am spending more time managing the website than actually programming new features into the game which isn''t much fun and is why I felt things had to change.
3. Better security - There is now only ONE place where you need to enter your RuneScape Password. You should now only enter your password into the game itself and nowhere else! NOTHING else I have written will ask for your RuneScape password EVER! The game login uses better security than the other web-based features, so this means your password will be even safer than before.
I have also reprogrammed the chat filter in the game itself, to use a more effective system. This is another feature which has been heavily abused, and I''m not willing to put up with it any longer. The new system only allows a limited vocabulary to be used. The new RuneScape chat is only intended for role-playing within the game, not for talking about real life!
I have programmed a new server core, which should in the long run be more reliable and allow more people to play RuneScape at once. You may see a few glitches.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (61,1005804000,'Latest RuneScape News',0,'The new chat filter isn''t working quite as well as hoped. Therefore I have decided to REMOVE it! I have worked out a different way of filtering the chat which will be far more effective than using a limited dictionary, which I will be adding shortly. This means you will be able to talk ''normally'' again soon.
Update: If you notice any words that the chat filter is blocking, and you feel it shouldn''t be then send an email containing those words to [email protected]. Please DONT include a message in the email, send the words you want adding only! If you cannot say your characters name please do NOT tell me, I am fixing this issue separately.
Also I know a few people were upset to see the removal of the ''server status'' page, I forgot to mention that this was removed because in a few days time I will be adding an automated top 1000 players list to this website. :-)
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (62,1005890400,'Latest RuneScape News',0,'I have fixed a recent error in the friends list where it would sometimes incorrectly show people as ''offline'' when they weren''t. I have also increased the maximum capacity of this list from 50 friends to 100 friends. Finally the friends list is now automatically sorted so your friends who are online appear at the top of the list.
I have made a few more improvements to the chat filter. I am still working on this however.
Also I know a few people were upset to see the removal of the ''server status'' page, I forgot to mention that this was removed because in a few days time I will be adding an automated hiscore table to this website which will show the top 1000 players in each skill.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (63,1006149600,'Latest RuneScape News',0,'Chat filter "cabbage!" bug fixed. Certain versions of Java seem to have a bug in them which caused the chat filter to malfunction. This is hopefully now fixed.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (64,1006236000,'Latest RuneScape News',0,'Due to a change in the way this website works (to increase reliability) I have had to update the RuneScape windows client. Therefore if you use the windows client to play you will need to download the latest version. Thank-you
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (65,1006408800,'Latest RuneScape News',0,'The RuneScape top 1000 hiscore tables are now online. There is a table for each skill in the game, as well as an ''overall'' table. Click on the link above to view them :-)
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (66,1006754400,'Latest RuneScape News',0,'I''ve made a few tweaks to RuneScape over the weekend to fix a few minor problems: The 65535 objects in a stack limitation has been removed, so you can now carry and trade as much gold as you like. Some people were experiencing lag in crowded areas when a lot of people were talking. To fix this the chat is now compressed, and the chat filter has been optimised. A few other bug fixes, for instance the game now correctly displays your privacy settings in the options menu.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (67,1006840800,'Latest RuneScape News',4,'I''ve added a confirm-box to the trade window to make scamming much more difficult. After both players have selected objects, an extra confirm-box showing the details of the trade is displayed. This allows you to check all the details are correct before parting with your items.
If a player on your friends list is shown in yellow (i.e they are on a different server), you can now find out which server they are on, by moving your mouse pointer over their name.
I''ve fixed another bug with the chat filter which was making it over sensitive in certain circumstances
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (68,1007359200,'Latest RuneScape News',0,'Due to a huge number of requests we are considering adding level requirements to the armour and weapons in RuneScape. The way this would work is you would need a certain defence level to wear the best armour, and a certain attack level to use the best weapons.
The main reason for this would be to stop the current problem wherby there are low levels players walking around with full-rune which they''ve been given by a friend (or from one of their own high level character, in direct breach of our rules). Which is considered by many to be something of an unfair advantage.
The levels we are considering are:
Level-5 for Steel
Level-10 for Black
Level-20 for Mithril
Level-30 for Adamantite
Level-45 for Rune
P.S Happy Birthday to me, and to Lightning, and to anyone else who''s birthday it is today :-)
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (69,1007532000,'Latest RuneScape News',0,'The level requirement poll has finished. Since the majority of the players favoured this change it will be going ahead.
I am fully aware that some smiths and miners feel this will disadvantage them. However remember even if you can''t use the items in combat you can still make money from buying and selling them.
I have to consider what is good for the game as a whole, and currently the lack of level requirements is unbalancing the wilderness quite severely and making it largely inaccessible for low to mid level players. I am pleased to see that the most players are in agreement with this decision :-)
The levels requirements will be:
Level-5 for Steel
Level-10 for Black
Level-20 for Mithril
Level-30 for Adamantite
Level-40 for Rune
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (70,1008741600,'Latest RuneScape News',1,'We have finally found the time to update the RuneScape online manual. The manual now contains instructions for all the main aspects of the game, as well as guides for individual skills such as smithing and crafting. I have also updated the world map to show the most recent additions to the world. The map is now in a separate section to the rest of the manual, just use the link above to view it
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (71,1010124000,'Latest RuneScape News',0,'Our order of two new servers arrived from Dell yesterday, and after a few hours work they are now setup and running world 5 and world 6. This increases the total capacity to 7500 simultaneous players.
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (72,1010642400,'Compression',0,'I''ve managed to significantly improve the compression used on the RuneScape client. This means the game should now download more quickly. It also reduces the total amount of bandwidth being used by the RuneScape servers, which will hopefully also mean less lag at peak times.
All the maps, graphics and code for the RuneScape client are now compressed into just 687k at a compression ratio of nearly 20:1!
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INSERT INTO "news" VALUES (73,1011765600,'Latest RuneScape News',0,'We are planning on launching as soon as our new customer support system is ready, I''m \* hoping\* that will be early next week
The following are all already fully programmed and ready to roll
Some things like fletching aren''t on this list, that does NOT mean we aren''t doing them, it just means they aren''t finished \* yet\*
After the launch we will continue working on the members area, and will add many more improvements and updates
herblaw, duelling, sound effects, higher level fish to catch,twice as much bank space.
**Quest**
druid quest, zanaris quest, heroes quest, ball quest.
**Wilderness**
overgrown village, bandir village, dark warrior castle, red dragon lava island.
**Location**
zanaris underground city, entrana island, huge members dungeon, town of traverley, crafting guild, heroes guild, white wolf mountain, pirate town (brimhaven) and dark wizard tower.
**Monster**
red dragon, blue dragon, baby blue dragon, druid, choas druid, bandit, dark warrior, white wolf, grey wolf, giant-bat, thug, poison scorpion, ice spider, guard dog, ice queen, shape shifter.
**Object**
dragonstone gem, dragonstone amulet, 2-handed rune sword, rune battle axe, herbs and potions.
**Other Info**
No Adverts, scammers and cheats will be kicked out.
Priority customer support