Upcoming updates

The following is a list of upcoming updates, derived from official Jagex content:

Smithing
Note: The mining updates have probably already happened, due to the release of Dragon pickaxes, Concentrated coal rocks and Concentrated gold rocks.

Hiscores
This might refer to the recently released Adventurer's Logs.

2009 Christmas event
The developer's blog on the upcoming event can be read here.

Unknown underwater location
On 8 November, some players discovered a place next to the God Wars Dungeon, near the Saradomin Encampment. It is unknown from where this place can be visited by a player, but it can be seen from the chamber at Commander Zilyana, requiring 70 Agility and the graphics mode on Standard Detail (setting visible levels: current). It appears to be a skeleton laying on an altar and bubbles are rising up to the surface. When examining the bubbles, it says: "Precious oxygen...escaping...".

Impetuous Impulses
{{cquote2|First we’d like to make the Hunter experience earned a bit more rewarding so that you have the satisfaction of gaining XP as well as the drops. Then we’d also like to give high-level hunters a few new implings to hunt. We have a few other things in store for this update, too, but what would be the fun if you knew everything in advance? :)|Mod Maylea|{{CiteDevBlog|author=Mod Maylea|url=http://services.runescape.com/m=devblog/view_post.ws?post_id=37|title=Rework: Impetuous Impulses|blogdate=28 October 2009|date=20:50, December 16, 2009 (UTC)}}

More Elite diaries to be created
Jagex asked on the future updates on RSOF for player's suggestions on possible future elite tasks and rewards. As this thread is posted in future updates section (and not suggestions section) and there's a develop blog in the same section created, it is to be assumed there will be more elite diaries in the future.

Magic Graphics Update
{{cquote2 Mod Mark: Yes, we plan to add particle effects and bloom aspects to spell animations, bringing them up to standard. Our artists mention it weekly! Mod Fetzki: It is a massive task and a unique challenge to get this done to a high standard, in both Standard and High Detail modes. The early prototypes look great, though! {{cite web }}
 * 4 = Mod Mark and Mod Fetzki
 * 1 = Amirul179: Will you update the magic animation to make it more unique and powerful? as the old one doesn't fit RuneScape HD anymore.

Dragon graphical rework
Mod Knox's response to a thread about the new look of the Tutorial dragon.

Water Troll
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 * Interview with Mark Gerhard on James Gosling's Toy Show