Originele tekst
You suggested it and now its finally here RuneScape has a brand new region waiting for you to set sail and explore.
Once you meet the requirements, head over to The Arc islands via Port Sarim for skilling, hunting, slaying and so much more.
When youve earned yourself some currency there, blast into the neighbouring Uncharted Isles and lay claim to your very own island paradise.
Also this week is the lifting of the Invention XP-item amnesty. Read on for all the details about that, as well as our usual patch notes, streaming info and other news.
Requirements:
RuneScape members only.
To access the Arc islands, you only need to have completed the mini-quest Impressing the Locals. Speak to Trader Stan in Port Sarim to begin.
To explore the uncharted isles and claim your own island you must have one or more of the following skills at level 90: Fishing, Hunter, Slayer and Woodcutting.
Miniquests in and around the Arc islands will have individual requirements.
The Arc Islands
The first three islands of an area called The Arc are now here for you to explore!
Get ready for a host of different action-packed activities, challenges, skilling opportunities, miniquests, characters, nuggets of lore and so much more.
Arrive first at the trade hub of Waiko. Talk to the various characters who inhabit this bustling and vibrant marketplace.
Take on miniquests, continue the Slaver storyline or carry out tasks to earn the unique currency, chimes, which can be spent on the resources necessary to start the second part of this initial Eastern Lands release: exploring the Uncharted Isles, but more on that later in the post!
Secondly, travel to Whales Maw. Located in prime fishing waters this is the perfect spot for training your Fishing and Hunter skills.
Finally there's Aminishi a Slayer-focussed island. Investigate the mysterious cult of monks who inhabit it and discover their links to the monstrous spirit dragons. What secrets will you discover in this strange and wondrous place?
Additional islands, some of which you can see on the Arcs map screen, will be added in future content releases. For now, lets look at the other part of this bumper initial Eastern Lands update.
Explore the Uncharted Isles find your own island paradise
Once you have earned enough chimes, the unique currency of the Eastern Lands, you will be able to spend them on Supplies from the market in Waiko. Once you have enough Supplies (and meet a level requirement detailed above) you will be able to explore the Uncharted Isles.
This is a procedurally generated region where every voyage brings up more uniquely shaped islands with random assortments of resources.
Land on any island you discover, skill, kill or chill there for a while, then move on to the next one in search of different riches.
This is where the really high-level skilling is to be discovered in the Eastern Lands and youll have to keep on exploring the Uncharted Isles for a chance to find it.
When you find one you like, place a flag on it to save it as your own permanent, private resort. Once decided upon, you can return to your island whenever you like. Perhaps you picked it because of its abundance of useful skilling resources or perhaps you just like the shape its up to you to explore and discover. You can even add customisation to your new base too, including a fabulous hammock that you can use to change the time of day.
The best islands with the biggest riches will cost the most of supplies to reach. Save up by taking part in as many Arc activities as possible and launch a voyage farther into the unknown that any Scaper has gone before!
Remember - this is only the first part of the Eastern Lands expansion and many more features are planned. Stay tuned for further news of the upcoming additions to this wonderful new horizon for RuneScape. Now get exploring!
The Eastern Lands are all about exploring and its a clean slate for you all. What will you discover?
The RuneScape Team
Invention XP Amnesty
You will now be able to buff your Invention progress by using items such as prismatic lamps, stars other sources of regular or Bonus XP.
However, please bear in mind that Invention is a unique skill and a very different beast to other skills. After much internal debate, and taking into account your feedback, weve decided to take a different approach.
Further details and specific points can be found in a dedicated thread on the forum.
Summer Special last chance!
Refresh your membership in time to enjoy the Arc in the best way possible with this years Summer Special offer but you dont have long left it ends 31st July.
3 months for the price of 2 and a powerful, unique Illumination aura can be yours. Get it now!
Patch Notes
Patch notes for this weeks update can be found in the forum thread.
Live Streams
Each week we livestream Q&As, in-game events and more. Watch the streams and find a full streaming schedule on the Twitch channel. Check the YouTube channel for videos you may have missed.
This week, well be talking all-things Mining and Smithing are you ready for our updated plans for the rework?
Tuesday, July 26th| 16:00 Game Time | Mining and Smithing Showcase #2
You may have watched our first Mining and Smithing showcase in June. Since then, the Dukes have been hard at work refining and forging an updated concept for your eyes only this Tuesday.
Watch from 16:00 Game Time to find out more about Septembers rework.
Ask your questions on our forums, Reddit, or by using #RSQA on Twitter!
Friday, July 29th | 20:00 Game Time | Update preview with Mod Shauny
Find out what you can expect from Mondays patches and more with Mod Shauny this Friday night!
Sunday, July 31st| 19:00 Game Time | PvM with Mod Lee!
Mod Lee will be hosting some Community PvM goodness live on Twitch!
In Other News
Snapchat takeover Mod JD Thursday
Its the turn of our Social Media Manager, Mod JD, to take over the RuneScape Snapchat. If youre lucky, hell show off some of his #MadPaintSkillz live on our Snapchat story (and lots more).
Check out a day in his life (and maybe get some sneaky teasers) at runescapegame on Snapchat, and share your favourite screenshots using #JModSnapchatTakeover on Twitter and Instagram!
SGS New Arrival - Flourishing Fairy Outfit
Head to Solomons General Store now and pick up the first outfit in the Fae Collection: The Flourishing Fairy Outfit.
The Flourishing Fairy Outfit is designed with recolourable petals and comes with a unique teleport animation especially designed for the Fae Collection. The Flourishing Fairy teleport animation will let your character flutter up, up and away! Grab it now!
Eerder dit jaar hebben we mogen stemmen op een nieuw gebied dat deze zomer uit zou komen. Nu is het zover: vandaag is er een volkomen nieuw gebied in het spel gebracht in Aziatisch thema, met eigen geld, eigen grondstoffen, een eigen markt en volop nieuws om te ontdekken! The Arc Islands zijn er!
Members kunnen hun bezoek beginnen in Port Sarim door met Trader Stan te praten. Deze staat in het zuiden van de haven, iets ten zuidoosten van de lodestone. Voor je naar de eilanden mag moet je een miniquest voltooien, deze kun je ook bij Trader Stan beginnen. Wanneer je level 90 hebt in Fishing, Hunter, Slayer of Woodcutting kun je ook beginnen met het ontdekken van onbekende eilanden en er zelfs een voor jezelf opeisen!
Op het moment zijn er drie eilanden in de regio toegevoegd. Wanneer je de eilanden bezoekt zul je eerst aankomen in de handelsplaats Waiko. Hier kun je miniquests aannemen, de Slaver verhaallijn voortzetten of klusjes uitvoeren om de daar gebruikte geldsoort te verdienen.
Naast Waiko heb je Whale's Maw, waar je je Fishing en Hunter skills kunt trainen, en Aminishi, dat zich op Slayer richt. Op Aminishi kun je onderzoek doen naar de geheimzinnige sekte van monniken die het eiland bewonen en naar hun banden met de spirit dragons. Meer eilanden zullen later nog toegevoegd worden.
Met het geld dat je op de eilanden verdient kun je voorraden aanschaffen die je nodig hebt om ontdekkingstochten in de regio te gaan. Hier heb je ook minstens level 90 voor nodig in Fishing, Hunter, Slayer of Woodcutting. Op elke tocht worden er nieuwe eilanden gegenereerd met een andere vorm en inhoud – grondstoffen, monsters of gewoon mooie plekken. Vanwege de hoge eisen kun je hier ook de beste grondstoffen en monsters vinden. Je zult dus op ontdekkingstochten moeten blijven gaan om hiervan te profiteren. Bedenk je dat de beste eilanden ook de meeste voorraden zullen kosten om te bereiken, dus aarzel niet om flink te sparen voor je aan een nieuwe reis begint!
Hierbovenop kun je ook een van de eilanden die je op je wilde tochten ontdekt voor jezelf opeisen. Je kunt hier een vlag op planten en zult er dan op elk moment weer naartoe gaan. Je kunt een eiland kiezen dat veel grondstoffen bevat, of juist een eiland met een mooie vorm – de keuze is aan jou! Je kunt het eiland zelfs aanpassen door er dingen aan toe te voegen, zoals een stijlvolle hangmat waarmee je de tijd van de dag kunt aanpassen!
Laat op het forum horen wat jij van de update vindt!
Overig nieuws
Je kunt nu XP-beloningen en bonus XP gebruiken op Invention. Je krijgt hiervoor de helft van de gebruikelijke (bonus) XP. Alle details kun je lezen op het RuneScape forum.
De zomerdeals omtrent membership kun je nog kopen tot 31 juli. Je kunt er hier meer over lezen.
De patch notes kun je zoals gebruikelijk op het forum lezen.
Er zijn weer live streams die je kunt bekijken op Twitch, en achteraf op YouTube. De live streams voor deze week zijn:
- Op dinsdag 26 juli, om 18:00, kun je het bijgewerkte concept voor de Mining en Smithing rework bekijken.
- Op vrijdag 29 juli, om 22:00, blikt Mod Shauny vooruit op de patches van aanstaande maandag en meer.
- Op zondag 31 juli, om 21:00, gaat Mod Lee weer met spelers op monsterjacht.
In Solomon's General Store kun je de Flourishing Fairy Outfit kopen, de eerste outfit in de Fae collectie. De outfit is samengesteld uit bloemblaadjes die je van kleur kunt veranderen en biedt een nieuwe teleporteeranimatie die speciaal is gemaakt voor de Fae collectie.