Jake
2012-05-10 10:01:36
Here you goooo.
Bonfires
Patch Notes
Email Validation
Bonfires
RuneScape’s aglow this week as we introduce bonfires: a simple way to train your Firemaking skill, and perhaps make a few new friends while you’re at it.
You can now add to any fire that you or another player has created, using logs from your inventory. Not only does this mean that you no longer need to leave long lines of fires outside the bank, but you’ll benefit in a range of other ways that are sure to leave you feeling toasty warm:
Quicker and Easier Firemaking: Once you’ve begun the ‘add to’ action, you’ll continue to add logs to that fire automatically until the fire burns out or your inventory of logs runs empty. You can use any logs that you can normally light, and it doesn’t matter what sort of logs were used to start the fire. Fires made with higher level logs do last longer, though, so see if you can find a fire made with high-level logs. Fires are now coloured differently, depending on the log type used, and a right-click examine will tell you which is which, so it’s easy to tell them apart.
Gather Round for an XP Boost: Adding logs to a fire that others are already adding to earns a percentage bonus to Firemaking XP for all involved. This increases per person contributing, up to a maximum of 4% for 5 or more players. Not only is it better XP for everyone to gather round the same fire, but quicker and easier Firemaking means that it’s a great way to relax and chat with your fellow firemakers.
Attain a Hearty Glow: Contribute at least 5 logs to one fire in succession, and you’ll earn a temporary boost to your maximum life points; up to 10%, depending on your Firemaking level. This lasts longer depending on the type of logs you contributed; up to 60 minutes for magic or blisterwood logs. The effect stacks with other life point boosts, such as those from Saradomin brews.
Roasting on an Open Fire: Any cooking performed on player-made fires either someone else’s or your own – will earn a 10% bonus to Cooking XP earned.
Free Fire Spirits: While adding logs to a bonfire, you may occasionally see a fire spirit emerge. They’ll be grateful to be freed from the constraints of log-based living, so click on these spirits when you see them to earn a reward, such as coins, runes, noted ore or a gnomish firelighter.
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Summoning familiars that grant bonuses related to Firemaking will have no effect with regards to bonfires. Bonuses from the ring of fire, flame gloves, Dwarven Army Axe, the Barbarian Assault penance horn and the clan ring all apply, though.
Have fun!
Mod Ana
In Other News
•There are now additional rewards for registering your email address.
Patch Notes
The following small fixes and adjustments have now been made to the game. If you spot any further bugs in-game, please use the Bug Report feature.
Graphical:
• Some graphical issues in the Runespan have been fixed.
• The female version of Morytania Legs 3 have had kneepads added.
• Some trees north of Ardougne have had their blocking corrected.
• Bervirius' tomb no longer goes bright white with bloom enabled.
Quests & Tasks:
•A warning is now given to players when a monkey greegree is unequipped and dropped due to a full inventory.
•The tomb in Underground Pass now has a "Light" option that appears at the relevant portion of the quest.
•A Towering Feast has been removed from the Adventurer's Log.
Skills & Minigames:
•The points overlay in the Runespan now updates correctly when a player uses runes to cross bridges.
•Small missile platforms no longer asks for elemental runes when the player is missing a required mind rune.
•Castle Wars barricades no longer rotate to face NPCs that are attacking them.
•The Impetuous Impulses overlay is no longer hidden by the XP counter interface.
•It is no longer possible to teleport whilst using the pump or pedals in Blast Furnace.
Other:
•Craft and Light options have been added to all kinds of logs.
•The check for a full inventory when tipping bolts has been corrected.
•It is no longer required to be perfectly in front of a dense forest in Isafdar to use the shortcut.
•Naff's battlestaff shop now checks for the correct amount of inventory space when purchasing battlestaves.
•The fletching interface for Bakriminel bolts now states the correct quantity of bolts being fletched.
•The Friends Chat interface now states "Not Ranked" for players not ranked instead of "Not in Friends Chat".
•Pitta bread in the Skill Advance Guide has been updated to members only.
Email Validation
We've launched a brand new reward for RuneScape players who register and validate an email address. You’ll get a brand new cape and title, as well as additional bank space and some free XP to boot!
Getting your hands on these new goodies couldn’t be easier – in fact they are just a couple of clicks away. All you have to do is register your email address to your account and validate it through the email we send you, and you’ll instantly get some additional bank space. Then, visit Diango in Draynor Village and he'll give you your unique cape, in-game title and an XP lamp you can redeem against any skill you wish!
Validating your email is a really quick and smart way to improve your account security. It also allows you to reset a lost or forgotten password instantly.
When logging into game, you will be invited to validate your email and guided through the quick and easy process. The sooner you do it the sooner you will unlock the new items, bank space and free XP!
The same applies if you’ve already registered your email address; as soon as the update is live and you log in, the rewards will be yours.
If you’re having trouble with email registration, or would just like more information, be sure to take a look here.
What skill will you use the XP on? What outfit goes best with the new cape? How will you use the additional bank space? You can relax and make all these decisions once you have validated your email, safe in the knowledge that your account is more secure, better dressed and a bit closer to that next skill level goal!
The RuneScape Team
