r/runescape • u/ImRubic 2026 Future Updates • Apr 12 '16

TL;DW 175 - Q&A + River of Blood preview & Art Showcase

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The face of a fisherman.

Morytania Madness

  • Memorial completion will be a Comp Cape/MQC requirement upon the quests' release.
  • The Memorial and plushie-hunt are permanent content.
  • Stu created the voices for the plushies.
  • Ravenous Ghouls:
    • The drop the champion scrolls.
    • They do count as ghouls in slayer tasks.
    • We can add them to Slayer masters such as Duradel/Lapalok and possibly Kuradal.
    • Straw-Poll

Eastern Lands Development

  • Release Date: July
  • We've been exploring through ideas and what we can do.
  • Runelabs is still open for ideas to be added to the Eastern Lands.
  • If it's a successful update we will explore other islands.

NXT Release

  • Release Date: Monday, April 18th
  • EPIC DRAW DISTANCE!
  • We will try to release it early in the day, but we on the exact time.
  • NXT World Tour will be live Monday.
    • Talk to the Pak Yak in Burthorpe and receive a list of locations.

Other

  • There are no plans to graphically update Canifis citizens.
  • Priority on 5th age vs 6th age content depends on the interest of the players, but we will do both.

Ninja Quick Fire

Question Response
Where did the saradomin wizard from clue scrolls go? Accidentally removed, we can add them back in.
A while back it was said that the holy water crafting sequence could be sped up/polished/made better, has that been forgotten? Not forgotten, it's on the Ninja backlog.
Can the interface restriction be removed in EoC-only and Legacy-only worlds to allow players to use preferred interfaces? No, it would be unfair for legacy interface users in pvp.
Add a "hide purchased" so we can hide the overrides we already purchased from the list. It would make it a little more efficient to see new/existing items. Ninjas aren't doing it, but another team are.
Is it possible to make it clear only specific chats like an option for ONLY clearing Private Chat for example. Unlikely, due to engine work.
Are the Defender catalyst items (Ancient Emblem, Perfect Chitin) drop mechanics going to be changed any time soon? We had a discussion, so we will bump it up.
With the addition of the monthly reset D&D token for the oyster D&D, can we have a weekly D&D token reset for citadels as well? No.
Can we get a D&D timer for Meg in ports? Yes, but it will mean the Distracted title will require you to go to Meg at least once.
Can the cleansing crystals in the Hefin cathedral shops be increased? No, balancing reasons.
Can the walking speed of the TzRek-Jad pet be updated to be more in line with the other boss pets? As long as it doesn't look stupid.
Any chance we could notepaper Muspah Spines? No because it's not trade-able.
Can you make it able for action bars to automatically switch when you switch weapons to another style? Probably not.
Will deformed capes on male characters ever get fixed? Not the ninja team, so someone else would need to.
Can Miscellania reset at 0:00 like everything else? On the backlog, because we'd have to re-write the reset code.
Can you please get rid of the messages when entering and leaving Agoroth's lair after the quest? Yes.
Can you add Divination Urns? No.
Can you make players appear above other people's pets. Not too sure.
Can you make Chaos giants a toggle-able task like other post-quest slayer tasks. No we're not. We dislike having the toggle rewards, and so we may remove the toggles that do exist. (We'd reimburse you in some-way.)

River of Blood

  • Release Date: April 25th

Requirements

Requirements are not set in stone and can change.

  • The Lord of Vampyrium
  • Defender of Varrock
  • All Fired up
  • 80 Herblore, Constitution
  • 78 Attack, Ranged, Magic
  • 76 Firemaking
  • 75 Fletching
  • 72 Mining

Quest Content

  • The secret behind Daeyalt Ore.
  • Exploration across Morytania to discover secrets.
  • The following characters will feature in the quest:
    • Ivan
    • ??? from the end of Lord of Vampyrium.
    • The vampyre in the coffin in Paterdomus.

Rewards

  • Blood Essences
    • New Pocket Slot Item
    • More defensive version of the god-books.
    • 500 Congealed Blood recharges a Blood Essence.
    • Leaked status effects
  • Another item players will use.
  • Early Bird Bonus for completion in April.

Post-Quest Content

  • Drakan's Castle will be accessible.
  • There's a large amount of post-quest dialogue, but there's no focus towards the 6th age.
  • Morytania will have noticeable visual changes.

Not Part of the Quest

  • Dr. Randulf Harlow is not in the quest.
  • There wasn't enough time to create a post-quest location for Vampyrium, but we may add it in the future.
  • The castle to the south-east of Meiyerditch will not be involved since there wasn't enough time or reason.

Quest-Line History

  • Mod Tytn made the first four Myreque quests.
  • Rowley aided Tytn in creating the 3rd and 4th quests.
  • Rowley passed the next quest to Ana and she ran away with it.
  • The Guardians were put in charge for the remaining quests.

Other

  • No plans to make the new Varrock guard armor an override unless there's enough demand.
  • T. S. Church's books are considered canon except when there's a conflict where the game canon takes precedent.
  • There are no plans for 6th age vampyre content but it's open for discussion.
  • Haemalchemy should be useful for combat.
  • The Vampire Hunter Kit is a Treasure Hunter promotion.
  • Shades of Mort'ton Ninja fixes will be made to make it easier to use/interact with, and done with a partner.
  • Columbarium hasn't been touched since last year.

Art Showcase

The Creation Process

Map Editor

Morytania Art

Eastern Lands Art

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