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Runescape down temporarily
Item Images down
Earthquake Rocks Lumbridge
Behind The Scenes - May
RuneWeb Release Date
Runescape down temporarily Posted by FireballX301
Posted at 6th May 2005, 15:45PM (GMT +1000)
RS site is extremely laggy, multiple servers have been knocked off. DoS? Also a rollback earlier. Varying reports have been made, and apparently RS still loads for some.
EDIT [firenimmo]: Appears NLayer had problems, more details in the post below, and/or on the Runescape Official Forums.
Talk about it here.
EDIT [firenimmo]: Appears NLayer had problems, more details in the post below, and/or on the Runescape Official Forums.
Talk about it here.
Item Images down Posted by Catatifish
Posted at 5th May 2005, 9:35AM (GMT +1000)
As the title notes, the item images are currently down because the server they used to be on is currently being repossessed. Further, GD (the libraries used to create the images) are not installed correctly as of today. We are working hard to rectify the situation, so hang tight 
.
-Catatifish
.-Catatifish
Earthquake Rocks Lumbridge Posted by Seiferoth
Posted at 4th May 2005, 22:19PM (GMT +1000)
[Edit]: Quest Guide
Taken from RuneScape.com:
Lumbridge residents were shaken earlier today by another earth tremor emanating from the geologically unstable region beneath the Lumbridge swamp.
Explorers report that a new tunnel has opened up, and tell tales of a huge chasm in the earth populated by floating creatures made out of living light.
A passing druid is reported as being very excited at the news, and claims that the caves contain a focus of mystical power, the fabled Tears of Guthix. He quoted from a druidic tome:
"But on his way into the depths of the earth, he sat and rested in this cave;
and, thinking of the battle-scarred desert that now stretched from one side of his world to the other, he wept.
And so great was his sorrow, and so great was his life-giving power, that the rocks themselves began to weep with him..."
As well as a new quest, this update includes a repeatable minigame that will give players XP in whichever skill is their weakest.
Players who have many quest points will find themselves at an advantage.
Taken from RuneScape.com:
Lumbridge residents were shaken earlier today by another earth tremor emanating from the geologically unstable region beneath the Lumbridge swamp.
Explorers report that a new tunnel has opened up, and tell tales of a huge chasm in the earth populated by floating creatures made out of living light.
A passing druid is reported as being very excited at the news, and claims that the caves contain a focus of mystical power, the fabled Tears of Guthix. He quoted from a druidic tome:
"But on his way into the depths of the earth, he sat and rested in this cave;
and, thinking of the battle-scarred desert that now stretched from one side of his world to the other, he wept.
And so great was his sorrow, and so great was his life-giving power, that the rocks themselves began to weep with him..."
As well as a new quest, this update includes a repeatable minigame that will give players XP in whichever skill is their weakest.
Players who have many quest points will find themselves at an advantage.
Behind The Scenes - May Posted by Seiferoth
Posted at 4th May 2005, 20:46PM (GMT +1000)
Taken From RuneScape.com:
May - The Underground Month
Everyone get out your lanterns and digging tools, as May will see great developments to the underground network in RuneScape.
The first update this month features an area in the swamp caves which was visited by Guthix back at the end of the god wars. What secrets lie behind Juna the storysnake? A new minigame will be introduced giving players a new use for quest points and a new way of gaining xp.
Yet more forgotten stories from the god wars come back to the surface this month with the discovery of large burial mounds (or barrows) to the south-east of Morytania. Legend tells us that heros of great renown were buried here, yet their part in the wars is not clear. What is known is that they bore with them great weapons of destruction and equipment of such potency that the scars on the land are still visable.
A vast new training area in randomly shifting tombs filled with wights seems the perfect haunt for such things. Be aware that we have not had such a large release of new combat equipment since the launch of RS2 so be prepared to see some very interesting looking attire over the next few weeks.
May will also see the release of a massive new underground city. For years the humans have known of the dwarf city of Keldagrim but they have never been allowed through its gates. After the opening of Dondakan's goldmine (Between a Rock) the balance of power might never be the same again.
See moving city life, dwarf business mechanics and even a steam powered underground railway, not to mention the huge map area the city will occcupy. Several of the shops may ask you to run short errands for them, or even commission you to complete orders for them, making use of existing skills such as mining, smithing and crafting.
Keep those eyes peeled for the first part of a multiple stage quest campaign to accompany this giant update... just expect to duck under doorframes and dont rely on the local clothes to fit.
New ranger training areas will also be released this month with some brand new ancestral bones to help get those tricky prayer levels up. Accompanying that are fletching and smithing additions adding more potency to the underused ogre bow.
Finally, this month will see the next expansion to the Lumbridge swamp caves. Who are these mysterious creatures and are they really part of the goblin family? We know their tunnels run close to some of the bigger and more popular areas of RuneScape but do the locals have anything to fear from these wide-eyed timid things?
Expect expansions in low lvl combat equipment, more mining areas, new fishing and further development to the HAM plot towards the end of the month.
May - The Underground Month
Everyone get out your lanterns and digging tools, as May will see great developments to the underground network in RuneScape.
The first update this month features an area in the swamp caves which was visited by Guthix back at the end of the god wars. What secrets lie behind Juna the storysnake? A new minigame will be introduced giving players a new use for quest points and a new way of gaining xp.
Yet more forgotten stories from the god wars come back to the surface this month with the discovery of large burial mounds (or barrows) to the south-east of Morytania. Legend tells us that heros of great renown were buried here, yet their part in the wars is not clear. What is known is that they bore with them great weapons of destruction and equipment of such potency that the scars on the land are still visable.
A vast new training area in randomly shifting tombs filled with wights seems the perfect haunt for such things. Be aware that we have not had such a large release of new combat equipment since the launch of RS2 so be prepared to see some very interesting looking attire over the next few weeks.
May will also see the release of a massive new underground city. For years the humans have known of the dwarf city of Keldagrim but they have never been allowed through its gates. After the opening of Dondakan's goldmine (Between a Rock) the balance of power might never be the same again.
See moving city life, dwarf business mechanics and even a steam powered underground railway, not to mention the huge map area the city will occcupy. Several of the shops may ask you to run short errands for them, or even commission you to complete orders for them, making use of existing skills such as mining, smithing and crafting.
Keep those eyes peeled for the first part of a multiple stage quest campaign to accompany this giant update... just expect to duck under doorframes and dont rely on the local clothes to fit.
New ranger training areas will also be released this month with some brand new ancestral bones to help get those tricky prayer levels up. Accompanying that are fletching and smithing additions adding more potency to the underused ogre bow.
Finally, this month will see the next expansion to the Lumbridge swamp caves. Who are these mysterious creatures and are they really part of the goblin family? We know their tunnels run close to some of the bigger and more popular areas of RuneScape but do the locals have anything to fear from these wide-eyed timid things?
Expect expansions in low lvl combat equipment, more mining areas, new fishing and further development to the HAM plot towards the end of the month.
RuneWeb Release Date Posted by SupaPhat
Posted at 4th May 2005, 13:28PM (GMT +1000)
If you aren't a forum user you probably haven't heard. RuneWeb will officially be releasing later this month. We have the 28th set in mind but recently found out this is an American holiday weekend (Memorial Weekend). The date may alter because of this but either way expect to see:
+ New Forums
+ JIRC (Chatroom that runs off Java)
+ Completed Content
+ New Stat Signatures
+ A complete item database thats functions, even the power of Google would envy
IF time allows we will also have:
+ Miscellaneous Guides
+ A complete Bestiary
In the near future expect countdown signatures for those of you that can't wait for the release. You may also discuss the release here in our forums: Click Here
+ New Forums
+ JIRC (Chatroom that runs off Java)
+ Completed Content
+ New Stat Signatures
+ A complete item database thats functions, even the power of Google would envy
IF time allows we will also have:
+ Miscellaneous Guides
+ A complete Bestiary
In the near future expect countdown signatures for those of you that can't wait for the release. You may also discuss the release here in our forums: Click Here
