Aug 30, 2023

ToA Tweaks and More Poll 80 Changes! | August 30th

Old School RuneScape - Mod Yume

This week’s game update sees some initial tweaks to Deadman: Apocalypse alongside the long-awaited Tombs of Amascut and Poll 80 updates!

Changelog August 30th

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Deadman: Apocalypse

Re-added the Emblem Trader to the north of Edgeville.
Reverted the costs for the Emblem Trader’s shop on the Permanent DMM world back to normal.
The Scythe of Vitur will now correctly add charges, even when already partly charged.
Players will no longer receive Tier 1 Sigils when they shouldn’t.
Increased the PJ Timer in single-way combat areas from 12 seconds (20 cycles) to 14.4 seconds (24 cycles).

Tombs of Amascut

Path of Apmeken

Increased the minimum and maximum foe counts for most waves, causing them to spawn in faster.
Shamans no longer spawn thralls if they have been poisoned or envenomed.
Volatile baboons now one-shot other baboons that they hit when they explode.

Added a Deposit Urn next to the Helpful Spirit.
Players may now deposit and retrieve their Pickaxe in the lobby using the Cavity in the wall.
During his orb phase Akkha will now only move location after a fixed number of successful hits.
Thralls no longer contribute to Akkha’s teleport count during his enrage phase.
Updated Invocation descriptions to improve clarity.

Other Poll 80 Improvements

Adjusted Pharaoh’s Sceptre drop rates to always be better in later rooms.
Players will now always roll for the Pharaoh’s Sceptre at the end of Pyramid Plunder, even if they fail the Chests or Sarcophagi.
Lesser and greater corruption now both have 50% accuracy.
Greater corruption now drains twice as many Prayer Points from the target.
Mark of Darkness is no longer a targeted spell, instead it now buffs the caster.
Lava dragons can now drop Ensouled Heads in addition to other loot.
Webweaver Bow now consumes one charge when using the special attack instead of four.
Mage Arena II Capes now break upon death, rather than vanishing, and can be fixed for 96,000 GP.
It is now possible to take multiple God Capes at the same time.
Enabled Multicannons in PvP worlds wherever Looting Bags cannot be used.
Implemented a system for Loot Key broadcasts in Clan Chat, with options in the Clan Settings menu.
Increased Wilderness Achievement Diary Rune rewards for all tiers.
Disabled random events within the Wilderness Boss lairs.
Players will now receive a message 10 ticks before Mark of Darkness expires.
A message will now appear in the chat box to indicate that players have been bound. Players will also receive a message when they unfreeze.
Removed Dragon Scale Dust from the Nightmare Zone Reward Shop.

Other Changes

Players will now receive the intended 15% accuracy bonus from Bounty Hunter’s Ancient Kit when special attacks are performed during the minigame.
When treasure is won from a Player-Owned House's Dungeon Treasure Chest, the notification message now says who won it and how much money they received.
The Love Crossbow can no longer be fired in PvP areas.
Thammaron's Sceptre and the Accursed Sceptre will now correctly show 0 ‘splashes’ if the wielder’s Magic has been drained.
Upon trying to enter the Mage Training Area, free-to-play players will now be informed that they require membership.
All Slayer Helm variants are now correctly shown as lost in the kept on death interface.

PvP Rota

The PvP rota has moved to Period A:

539 - (US) - PvP World
318 - (UK) - Bounty Hunter World
548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota.

World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.

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Deadman: Apocalypse Tweaks

Since Deadman: Apocalypse launched last Friday, thousands of you have hit the breaches and engaged in all-out PvP carnage.

While you’ve been busy murdering each other, we’ve been closely monitoring your feedback. Since there’s a large cash prize attached to this game mode, we’re somewhat constrained in the changes we can make – but we’re committed to addressing critical issues as they appear.

Today's patch brings two notable fixes:

Edgeville Emblem Trader

Those of you wondering where your old friend the Emblem Trader has got to will be pleased to see him back in his usual spot north of Edgeville. His strikingly similar friend can also be found hanging out at the Grand Exchange.

On Deadman Worlds, the Grand Exchange Emblem Trader does not let you acquire a skull. However, the Emblem Trader north of Edgeville and his colleague at the Revenant Caves will.

Prices in Deadman: Apocalypse and Permanent Deadman Shops

Last week, some of you raised that the Emblem Trader Shop had the Point cost for items increased on the Permanent Deadman World. Oops! In this week's game update, we had a word with the Emblem Trader and the prices are back to normal.

Table

Point Cost

Wilderness Teleport Tabs

Paddewwa
Senntisten
Annakarl
Carrallanger
Dareeyak
Ghorrock
Kharyrll
Lassar

10,000 each

Whip Mixes

Volcanic
Frozen

500,000 each

Ward Upgrade Kit

350,000

Staff Upgrade Kit

Steam
Lava

500,000 each

Saradomin's Tear

250,000

Rune Pouch

1,200,000

Ring of Wealth Scroll

50,000

Magic Shortbow Scroll

100,000

Looting Bag

10,000

Hunter's Honour / Rogue's Revenge

2,500,000

Granite Clamp

250,000

Dragon Pickaxe Upgrade Kit

300,000

Dark Bow Paint (x4)

Yellow
Green
White
Blue

500,000 each

Crystal Weapon Seed

540,000

Clue Box

100,000

Climbing Boots

5,400

Bounty Teleport Scroll

8,000,000

Super Attack

1,000

Super Strength

1,000

Super Defence

1,000

Ranging Potion

6,000

Magic Potion

8,000

Super Combat Potion

30,000

Prayer Potion

3,000

Super Restore Potion

10,000

Saradomin Brew

25,000

Zamorak Brew

25,000

Stamina Potion

8,000

Extended Antifire Potion

5,000

Antidote++

3,000

Anti-venom

35,000

Blighted Bind Sack

100

Blighted Snare Sack

500

Blighted Entangle Sack

1,000

Blighted Teleblock Sack

3,000

Blighted Vengeance Sack

3,000

Blighted Ancient Ice Sack

2,000

Ring of Wealth Scroll

50,000

Magic Shortbow Scroll

100,000

Saradomin Tear

1,500,000

Rune Pouch

1,200,000

Looting Bag

10,000

Clue Box

100,000

Ornate Maul Handle

1,250,000

Note that this doesn’t affect the Bounty Hunter Emblem Trader on regular worlds or the Bounty Hunter world.

Additional Hotfixes

The Scythe of Vitur will now correctly add charges, even when already partly charged.
Players will no longer receive Tier 1 Sigils when they shouldn’t.
Increased the PJ Timer in single-way combat areas from 12 seconds (20 cycles) to 14.4 seconds (24 cycles).

As the game mode progresses, we are also removing the following worlds from Deadman: Apocalypse:

3-50 Bracket

US East - 472, 473, 574
US West - 442, 538, 541
UK - 508
EU - 462, 550, 551

51-70 Bracket

US East - 404
US West - 439
EU - 460

Tombs of Amascut

The Path of Apmeken

We received a lot of feedback regarding the Path of Apmeken – particularly, you felt that the monkey business took a bit too long compared to other paths.

In response, we’ve allowed players to clear the waves faster without making the room too difficult for less experienced players.

To achieve this, we’ve increased both the minimum and maximum foe counts for most waves, which ultimately means that players will have to clear fewer enemies before the next wave begins. To prevent less experienced players being overwhelmed by the simian hordes, players can now use volatile baboons to clear out other enemies with a well-timed AoE explosion. In addition, shamans will no longer spawn thralls if they are poisoned or envenomed, giving everyone a bit of a break.

Lobby Deposit Box

We’ve added a Deposit Pot next to the Helpful Spirit which functions as a regular Deposit Box – just shove your unused supplies in there, and they’ll go straight to the Bank.

You may also deposit and retrieve your Pickaxe in the lobby, so you don’t have to enter the Raid to retrieve it. There’s a Cavity in the wall that’s just right for the job.

Akkha

Previously, during Akkha’s enrage phase, he’d teleport to a new location after a fixed number of hits, even if they missed. This resulted in a bit too much teleporting for our liking, so we’ve made it so that Akkha will now only teleport after a certain number of successful hits. This guarantees that you’ll get in at least a little damage before he teleports away!

Additionally, hits from thralls no longer contribute to Akkha’s teleport counter.

Accessibility

Last but not least, you asked us to improve the clarity of select Invocations. We’ve updated their mouseover information accordingly, and it should now be clearer what effect they’ll have on the Raid.

Other Poll 80 Changes

Pyramid Plunder

First up, we have some adjustments to the drop rate of the Pharoah’s Sceptre. Previously the mummy’s maths were a little off, and the drop rate for the Sceptre actually decreased as you progressed further into the Pyramid. As of today’s update, your chances will now improve past Room 5 instead.

As part of this change, we’ve also made it so that the Chests and Sarcophagi will roll for the Sceptre even if you fail. Have fun treasure hunting!

The rates are as follows for both Chests and Sarcophagi:

Room 1: 1/4200
Room 2: 1/2800
Room 3: 1/1600
Room 4: 1/950
Room 5: 1/800
Room 6: 1/750
Room 7: 1/650
Room 8: 1/650

Arceuus PvP Spells

We have reworked Mark of Darkness; instead of being a debuff you cast on your target, it will now be a buff that you cast on yourself. While you have the buff, certain spells will be empowered, just as they previously were when targeting someone with the Mark of Darkness debuff. In case you've forgotten:

The bind chance of grasp spells is doubled, though the bind duration remains the same.
If your target is a player, corruption will occur twice as often.
If your target is a demon, demonbane spells will have an additional 25% damage and 20% accuracy bonus. The damage bonus is applied after any bonus damage from gear.

While Greater Corruption has a Magic requirement that's 20 levels higher than Lesser Corruption, the only functional difference was the chance to apply corruption. We’ve doubled the Prayer Point drain inflicted by Greater Corruption to make it feel, well… greater. In addition both Lesser and Greater Corruption now have 50% accuracy.

Additional Changes

We also have a host of smaller Poll 80 changes coming in this week’s update:

Lava dragons can now drop Ensouled Heads in addition to other loot.
Webweaver Bow now consumes one charge when using the special attack instead of four.
Imbued God Capes now break upon death, rather than vanishing, and can be fixed for 96,000 GP.
It is now possible to take multiple God Capes at the same time.
Enabled Multicannons in PvP worlds wherever Looting Bags cannot be used.
Implemented a system for Loot Key broadcasts in Clan Chat, with options in the Clan Settings menu.
Increased Wilderness Achievement Diary Rune rewards for all tiers.
Disabled random events within the Wilderness Boss lairs.
Players will now receive a message 10 ticks before Mark of Darkness expires.
A message will now appear in the chat box to indicate that players have been bound. Players will also receive a message when they unfreeze.
Removed Dragon Scale Dust from the Nightmare Zone Reward Shop.

Other Changes

Players will now receive the intended 15% accuracy bonus from Bounty Hunter’s Ancient Kit when special attacks are performed during the minigame.
When treasure is won from a Player-Owned House's Dungeon Treasure Chest, the notification message now says who won it and how much money they received.
The Love Crossbow can no longer be fired in PvP areas.
Thammaron's Sceptre and the Accursed Sceptre will now correctly show 0 ‘splashes’ if the wielder’s Magic has been drained.
Upon trying to enter the Mage Training Area, free-to-play players will now be informed that they require membership.
All Slayer Helm variants are now correctly shown as lost in the kept on death interface.

PvP World Rota

The PvP rota has moved to Period A:

539 - (US) - PvP World
318 - (UK) - Bounty Hunter world
548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive

You can also discuss this update on our official forums, on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.

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