RuneScape

Introduction

Get ready, gamers, because RuneScape is about to take the mobile world by storm! The highly anticipated launch is just around the corner, and players will soon be able to skill, quest, explore, and make friends on the go. With full cross-platform play, you can seamlessly transition from desktop to mobile and continue your epic journey whenever and wherever you want. It's a whole new way to experience Gielinor, and the excitement is palpable. Plus, if you rally your friends to sign up for pre-registration, you'll unlock even more rewards to enhance your gameplay. So mark your calendars for June 17th, when RuneScape will be available for free download on iOS and Android. The battle for the monolith is reaching its climax, and it's time for brave heroes to step up and prepare for the challenges ahead. This is your chance to train up your Slayer, Archaeology, and Magic skills to level 75, 74, and 74 respectively. Trust us, you're going to need all the power you can muster for what's coming. Zaros' plan has created unexpected alliances and new enemies, and the combat is calling your name. So gear up, sharpen your skills, and get ready to face the ultimate test. The fate of Gielinor hangs in the balance, and it's up to you to save the day.

RUNESCAPE ON MOBILE LAUNCHES JUNE 17TH!

We're moments away from the arrival of RuneScape on mobile, and we couldn't be more excited! Skilling, questing, exploring and making friends - every experience Gielinor has to offer is at your fingertips, wherever you are. And with full cross-platform play, you can continue your journey from desktop to mobile, anytime you like. It's a whole new way to play, folks. The really exciting news is that we're also fast closing in on Tier 4 of our pre-registration goal. This means more rewards will be unlocked for everyone to enjoy! So, rally your friends to sign up now and let's get those extra goodies! The game will be available to download for free on iOS and Android from June 17th.

BATTLE OF THE MONOLITH RAGES ON!

As Zaros' plan creates unlikely alliances and new enemies, the battle nears its climax... combat is calling! But there's more, brave hero - this is also your chance to prepare for another great challenge that lies ahead. Join the battle and take this opportunity to train up to 75 Slayer, 74 Archaeology and 74 Magic. Let's just say you're going to need it for what's coming...

THE MARKETPLACE

The all-new Marketplace store is officially open for business! This new store is your one-stop-shop for everything you'll need on your adventures across Gielinor, from oddments and bonds to the latest cosmetics and emotes. It aims to bring the entire RuneScape shopping experience together into one place and will run alongside Solomon's Store, which will no longer receive new items. Check it out by heading to the 'Upgrades and Extras' tab.

EXTENDED DOWNTIME: JUNE 9TH

We're having a little system brush-up this week, to make sure that we're completely protected from another login lockout. The team has already made plenty of improvements to add additional protection, but this extra push should fully eliminate the possibility of any other problems of this kind. For that reason, there will be extended downtime for roughly six hours on June 9th, running from 7am Game Time. Follow us on any of our social accounts to stay up-to-date on maintenance during the break!

NINJA STRIKE #22: FAMILIAR INTELLIGENCE

The Ninja Team are back with a bumper round of improvements! This week they've set their sights on Familiars. First up, several core Familiar behaviours have been improved! Auto-firing scrolls is now easier than ever, and some previously pacifistic Familiars can now be ordered to viciously slaughter your enemies. It's high time those Unicorn Stallions had their revenge! The math-enjoyers among you will also be happy to hear that all Familiar durations have been standardised along 16-minute increments, which makes them both easier to remember and a fun way to brush up on your times tables. This change has also affected the Anachronia Summoning Totem, which will now boost your Familiar's duration by a neat 16 minutes instead of the nebulous '10%' of yesteryear. The Familiar UI is also much improved, with new settings, buttons and details for you to enjoy. You know, if that's your kind of thing. Lastly, we've renamed various Familiar scrolls so that it's more clear which Familiars they belong to. Tooltips and other information have been updated accordingly. If you're looking to get 'familiar' with the fine details of this update, be sure to check out the Patch Notes!

BATTLE OF THE MONOLITH

This week, the Battle of the Monolith comes to its epic conclusion. Everything you know is about to change, as old friends (ancient even) become enemies, fall prey to forces beyond their control, and change beyond your wildest imaginings. Be sure to tune in live to grab your repeatable 10% XP bonus! Oh, and don't forget to tune in next week for the epilogue, which will set the scene for what's coming next. You might have won the battle - but can you win the war?

TECH UPDATE: IMPROVED CUBEMAPS

We're thrilled to announce that this week's update also includes a long-awaited update to Cubemaps! "Cube-what-nows?" Cubemaps are what we use to tell the textures on your character - especially the shiny, reflective bits - what the world around them looks like. Specifically, it tells them how the lighting around you should interact with your character. Imagine the dank swamps of Morytania. It looks very different from, say, the bright open skies of Stormguard Citadel, right? With Cubemaps, the game is able to pick up on that difference and apply it to your lovely shiny armour. To cut a long explanation short, Cubemaps mean that you'll get better looking, more natural graphics with better reflections across their surfaces. Those of you who felt that newer cosmetics looked washed out in certain environments will now notice that they look much better in almost all circumstances. We will shortly be releasing another, small Android update as part of our final preparations for our official launch later today. This new Update will be required to play, and we'll let you know as soon as it's available so you can start your download. As part of this update, our Android Open Beta will finally come to an end. If you were a Beta participant, you'll be asked to re-download the game in order to be in sync with future updates for RuneScape. Nothing about your experience will change or be impacted by the switchover - however, any reviews left before yesterday's release are unfortunately not carried over to the game. We saw so many great reviews that clearly had a lot of effort put into them during the Beta program, and we hope to see your thoughts on the final release in our reviews too (which you can do anytime after downloading this new update). Thank you so much for all the feedback, praising and constructive, throughout the Beta. As we close in on the official launch, we also want to say a quick thank you to everyone who joined us early over the last 20 hours or so. The scale of players entering the game has been mindblowing, and we can't wait to welcome more of you over the weekend now that these early issues are resolved. We'll see you in Burthorpe! The RuneScape Team

Update: 9:00 Game Time (17/06/2021) Overnight, we have worked with our partners at Google to enable more capacity for simultaneous Google Account logins during periods of high demand. This should result in no further disruptions for logins associated to Google Accounts. While most issues have been mitigated at this time, we'll be continuing to work on further improvements based on yesterday's learnings. We'll keep you updated with any further releases.

Update: 22:15 Game Time (16/06/2021) With the release of our Android update and mitigation for the loading issues this evening, we've seen a notable reduction in the volume of issues encountered on Mobile. We've also just released a hotfix to address instances where players can get stuck on the Character Creation process. If you were stuck in this spot, please retry now. Our team will now take the time to regroup and continue tomorrow to further eliminate these issues, which will make this our last update for this evening. Thanks again for your patience.

Update: 21:00 Game Time (16/06/2021) We have no major updates to share for this hourly update. Our team are continuing to actively work on the issues. We're seeing improved results from the steps we've taken to mitigate loading and cache issues, but we're still working on the root cause. Thanks ever so much for the continued patience - we'll provide another update in an hour.

Update: 19:40 Game Time (16/06/2021) A new Android Client Update is now available. Please download this update from the Google Play Store if you are experiencing issues - this may resolve or reduce them. We still highly recommend allowing your cache to load fully in the lobby before playing. We have also implemented some temporary steps to help improving loading and cache issues. Initial results have improved load times, but work is still ongoing to fully resolve the situation.

Original Update: 19:00 Game Time (16/06/2021) We've been blown away by the amount of people downloading RuneScape on Mobile. Unfortunately however, due to the large quantity of people downloading the app we're experiencing some issues that may cause slow loading or login issues. To help tackle these issues, please wait for the cache to fully download on the Lobby Screen. We're continuing work to fix the root cause of the issue and will share more as soon as we can. Thanks for your patience!

INSTALLING THE GAME

RuneScape for mobile is available on both on iOS and Android and can be downloaded for free. Simply navigate to the store pages linked above, download RuneScape… and you’re good to go! It’s as easy as that. If you pre-registered, you’ll be notified when the game is ready to play.

CLAIMING REGISTRATION REWARDS

Thanks to your incredible support, all registration rewards have been unlocked!

To claim your rewards, you’ll need to log into the game on your mobile device. Keep reading for detailed instructions on finding your rewards on both mobile and desktop. Your 50% XP Buff has already been activated, and will expire at 00:00 Game Time on June 24^th.

HOW TO ACCESS YOUR REGISTRATION REWARDS ON MOBILE:

Log in to the game and enter a game world.
- If you haven’t already, you must complete the Davendale tutorial before you can claim your rewards.
Press the Home button in the top left-hand corner of your screen.
Press the Mask button on the left-hand side of the Home Screen. This is the second button from the top.
Your Customisation items can be found in these menus. We recommend setting the filters to ‘owned’ or using the Search Bar to filter out items you don’t have.
- The Softpunk Hairstyle, Crux Eqal Armour and Crux Eqal Sword can be found under ‘Wardrobe’.
- The Magic Leap Teleport Device can be found under ‘Animations -> Teleports’.
- The Scales Animated Pet can be found under ‘Pets -> Companion Pets’.

HOW TO ACCESS YOUR REGISTRATION REWARDS ON DESKTOP:

Log in to the game and enter a game world.
Click the Mask Icon on the Options Ribbon.
This is usually located in the bottom right of your screen.
Your Customisation items can be found in these menus. We recommend setting the filters to ‘owned’ or using the Search Bar to filter out items you don’t have.

- The Softpunk Hairstyle, Crux Eqal Armour and Crux Eqal Sword can be found under ‘Wardrobe’.
- The Magic Leap Teleport Device can be found under ‘Animations -> Teleports’.
- The Scales Animated Pet can be found under ‘Pets -> Companion Pets’.

PLAYING THE GAME

Welcome to Gielinor! Those of you who are new here will be prompted to create an account when you open RuneScape on mobile for the first time. Enter your account details and follow the instructions. Your story begins in our brand-new mobile tutorial, set in the quiet town of Davendale. You’ll be guided through the mobile controls and learn about basic gameplay, including combat and skilling. You’ll also get to create your character. Once you’re done, you’ll be fighting fit to explore the wonderful world of RuneScape. To keep up with RuneScape-related news and content, keep an eye on our News Page. Here you’ll find our weekly game updates, which include patch notes and information about what’s going on in the RuneScape community. You’ll also get sneak peeks at new quests, minigames, and other content!

MAXIMIZING FPS AND/OR BATTERY LIFE

RuneScape on Mobile contains customisable graphics options to help you get the most out of your experience – whether you want to save battery life or improve performance. You can access the graphics settings through:

Logged Out / Lobby: Click the Menu Button in the top left, then select Graphics Options
In-Game: Click the Home button in the top left, then click Settings in the bottom right - then select the Graphics tab.

If you are experiencing FPS issues or want RuneScape to use less battery, we recommend turning on the Power Save Mode as a first step. This should improve FPS performance and battery performance in almost all circumstances. If you are still not experiencing the desired performance, click the ‘Advanced Options’ box at the bottom of the page. This will give you individual control over a variety of graphical features, and allow you to turn down the quality of these features to improve performance. If your issues continue to persist, please contact RuneScape Support for further assistance.

CREATOR GUIDES

For existing players making the transition from the desktop client, or new players who want to get ahead of the curve, we’ve partnered with some of RuneScape’s top content creators to give you a look at what’s possible on mobile.

Everything you SHOULD do on Runescape Mobile | ProtoxxGaming
RS3 Mobile is Finally Coming!? Info & My Top 5 Things to AFK! | Maikeru
My Top 5 Money Making Methods on RuneScape 3 Mobile | Silenced
I fought every boss in the game on Runescape Mobile (full review) | The RS Guy
Runescape 3 Mobile - The best mobile MMO? | Josh Strife Hayes
How GOOD Is PVM on Runescape Mobile? - Trying 3 Levels of Bosses! | Nuzz Nuzz

JOIN THE COMMUNITY!

RuneScape has an active and thriving community that can be found in all corners of the internet. Here’s where you can join the discussion:

Discord
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Reddit
Official Forums

PLAYER SUPPORT

If you are having any trouble with installing or playing RuneScape for mobile, our support team are on-hand to assist. The Jagex Support Twitter account can also help, and so can our volunteer community helpers on Discord. Be sure to check the support FAQ for more information about your issue. There are dedicated sections for installing the game, payments within the game and technical support. Whether you are an old player or a new face, we hope you are as excited as we are for the launch of RuneScape on mobile. See you in Gielinor!