Game updates

Game updates are updates which generally affect gameplay by adding extra content (quests, minigames, etc.) or moderate to major changes of existing gameplay elements.

Chronological list of updates
Game updates are listed most recent at top. For an alphabetical list, see Category:Game Updates.

2010

 * 13 May - A Fairy Tale Part III – Battle at Orks Rift
 * 13 May - DirectX Support and Graphics Options
 * 28 April - Buyers and Cellars (and Thieves' Guild)
 * 21 April - Slayer Challenges
 * 15 April - StarCannon: now on iPhone and iPod touch
 * 12 April - Dungeoneering Skill!
 * 29 March - Egg-streme Management (Easter 2010)
 * 23 March - Fish Flingers
 * 15 March - The Blood Pact and Lumbridge Catacombs
 * 12 March - Bonus XP Weekend!
 * 3 March - Changes to the Hitpoints Skill
 * 3 March - Improving Success when Smelting Iron (Free and Members)
 * 3 March - Shattered Heart
 * 3 March - RuneScape Lobby/Login Changes
 * 22 February - Impetuous Impulses Improvements
 * 16 February - Familiarisation
 * 8 February - Strykewyrms
 * 8 February - Standard Detail and Safe Mode
 * 8 February - Music Playlist
 * 1 February - Rune Mechanics
 * 1 February - Chance of Double Law, Death and Blood Runes
 * 1 February - Trading With Friends
 * 1 February - Machinima Tool – The Orb of Oculus
 * 19 January - Barbarian Assault Improvements
 * 19 January - Agility Benefits for Fishing, Hunter and Thieving
 * 11 January - Nomad's Requiem

2009

 * 21 December - A Christmas Warble (Christmas 2009)
 * 15 December - Blood Runs Deep
 * 8 December - Kuradal's Dungeon
 * 3 December - The Temple at Senntisten
 * 17 November - Potions, Spells and Runes
 * 11 November - RuneScape Classic Temporarily Re-opened
 * 9 November - Champions' Challenge Update and Hairstyles
 * 26 October - Web of Shadows (Halloween 2009)
 * 26 October - Anti-'76k'ing Measures
 * 20 October - Ardougne Achievement Diary
 * 20 October - Duel Tournaments Rework
 * 13 October - Within the Light
 * 7 October - Photo Booth and Forum Avatars
 * 7 October - High-level Herblore Potions
 * 23 September - Woodcutting Rebalance
 * 17 September - Living Rock Caverns
 * 17 September - Advisors and Objectives
 * 9 September - Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf
 * 2 September - RuneTek 5 Game Engine
 * 2 September - Changes to Autocasting Spells
 * 2 September - Personalised Shops
 * 18 August - Menagerie, Familiar Controls and Butlers
 * 18 August - Mobilising Armies Polish
 * 10 August - Fur 'n' Seek
 * 28 July - Poison Arrow Pub and Aquanite
 * 28 July - Animation Pack 1
 * 21 July - The Curse of Arrav
 * 17 July - Bounty Worlds (+1 Item)
 * 15 July - Faruq's Tools for Games
 * 15 July - PvP World Changes
 * 8 July - Mobilising Armies
 * 22 June - Extended Agility courses
 * 16 June - Changes to PvP and Bounty Worlds, and gravestones
 * 9 June - Run energy upgrade
 * 2 June - The Hunt for Red Raktuber
 * 27 May - Dungeon maps and spam filter
 * 21 May - Guaranteed-Content Poll: Name a Pub Results
 * 19 May - Missing My Mummy
 * 28 April - Summoning Upgrade and Hairstyles
 * 21 April - Tale of the Muspah
 * 8 April - Easter 2009
 * 1 April - Glorious Memories
 * 25 March - Pre-purchase advice and more
 * 17 March - The Chosen Commander
 * 17 March - Route-finding Update
 * 3 March - Deposit-all feature and more
 * 25 February - Evil Tree
 * 25 February - Random Event Update and More
 * 17 February - Wilderness and Real-World Trading Q&A
 * 16 February - Minor Delay to Scheduled Updates
 * 10 February - Soul Wars
 * 27 January - Magic Interface Features
 * 20 January - Seers' Village Achievement Diary
 * 16 January - FunOrb - Armies of Gielinor
 * 13 January - Logout Timer Increase
 * 6 January - In Pyre Need

2008

 * 16 December - Christmas Event and Quest
 * 16 December - Stealing Creation Reward Changes
 * 9 December - PvP Worlds Improvements
 * 9 December - Falador Achievement Diary
 * 9 December - Fremennik Province Achievement Diary
 * 9 December - New Hairstyles
 * 26 November - While Guthix Sleeps
 * 26 November - Thanksgiving 2008 Event
 * 25 November - Stealing Creation rewards system to change
 * 19 November - FunOrb - Zombie Dawn Multiplayer
 * 11 November - Stealing Creation
 * 28 October - Hallowe'en Event and Quest
 * 15 October - PvP Worlds
 * 15 October - Improvements to the game log-in process
 * 30 September - Trade margin increase
 * 29 September - Defender of Varrock
 * 15 September - Summer's End
 * 9 September - Clan Wars Update
 * 2 September - Distractions and Diversions
 * 26 August - All Fired Up
 * 12 August - Runecrafting Guild and Game - For All Players!
 * 5 August - Meeting History
 * 5 August - Resizable Game Window
 * 29 July - Spirit of Summer
 * 31 July - Christmas Poll Results
 * 29 July - Item Lending Update
 * 14 July - RuneScape HD Full Release
 * 14 July - Bank Update and Item Lending
 * 14 July - Three Cheers for Lumbridge!
 * 1 July - RuneScape HD - Members-Only Beta Launch
 * 1 July - New Website and Much More...
 * 18 June - FunOrb - Arcanists Update
 * 11 June - Rocking Out
 * 5 June - Smoking Kills
 * 21 May - Quick Chat
 * 21 May - Level-up Messages
 * 13 May - TokTz-Ket-Dill
 * 13 May - Party Pete and TzHaar Improvements
 * 7 May - Perils of Ice Mountain
 * 7 May - Law Talisman Changes
 * 22 April - Myreque Part IV - Legacy of Seergaze
 * 15 April - Treasure Trail Expansion
 * 9 April - Fist of Guthix
 * 31 March - Summoning 2
 * 31 March - Gnomecopters
 * 18 March - Easter 2008 - For All Players
 * 11 March - Kennith's Concerns
 * 11 March - Stronghold of Player Safety
 * 5 March - FunOrb!
 * 4 March - Chaos Tunnels: The Hunt for Surok
 * 4 March - CoinShare and Grand Exchange Changes
 * 25 February - Changes to Vinesweeper and more...
 * 22 February - Bounty Locate and VineSweeper
 * 19 February - Bounty Hunter Combat Changes and Rewards
 * 19 February - Vinesweeper and Amulet of Nature Update
 * 13 February - Catapult Construction
 * 5 February - Audio Week and Improved Edgeville Dungeon
 * 29 January - As a First Resort...
 * 22 January - Pawya and Grenwall Hunter Creatures
 * 17 January - Grand Exchange Changes
 * 17 January - Summoning Changes
 * 16 January - Summoning balancing
 * 15 January - Summoning!
 * 15 January - Chaos Tunnels, Interface Improvements, Extra Bank Space and More!
 * 2 January - Dealing with Scabaras
 * 2 January - Unbalanced Trade Removal

2007

 * 31 December - Unbalanced Trade Reminder
 * 18 December - Christmas Event - For ALL Players!
 * 10 December - Trade and Drop Changes
 * 10 December - Wilderness Changes, Bounty Hunter and Clan Wars!
 * 10 December - Duel Arena F2P and More Bank Space!
 * 30 November - Party Room Changes
 * 29 November - Duel Tournament Changes
 * 26 November - The Grand Exchange
 * 20 November - Duel Arena Tournaments and Changes
 * 12 November - Assist System and Skills Interface
 * 12 November - Land of the Goblins
 * 5 November - Assist System
 * 22 October - Hallowe'en Event - For ALL Players!
 * 16 October - LootShare
 * 9 October - Back to my Roots
 * 2 October - Cutting Edge(ville)
 * 2 October - Shop Improvement
 * 18 September - The ZMI Altar
 * 10 September - Herbal Remedies
 * 10 September - Achievement Diary - Varrock
 * 3 September - The Path of Glouphrie
 * 28 August - God Wars Dungeon
 * 13 August - New Player Kit
 * 6 August - Clan Chat
 * 24 July - King's Ransom
 * 17 July - Pest Control Update
 * 17 July - Game Improvements
 * 9 July - POH room increase and more
 * 9 July - A bird in the hand...
 * 3 July - Barbarian Training
 * 3 July - Skill sounds
 * 26 June - Game Engine Update
 * 18 June - The Dragonfire Shield
 * 18 June - Game Improvements
 * 11 June - Impetuous Impulses
 * 11 June - The Dark Bow
 * 4 June - Hair of the dog
 * 4 June - Grim Tales
 * 9 May - Varrock's New Look
 * 15 May - Dream Mentor
 * 8 May - Small spiders, kalphites, scorpions and metal dragons
 * 8 May - The Achievement Diary
 * 30 April - 24 Carat Update
 * 24 April - Password security
 * 24 April - Another Slice of H.A.M.
 * 18 April - Wilderness Ditch
 * 11 April - Olaf's Quest Slippery Bridge
 * 10 April - Olaf's Quest
 * 2 April - Easter Antics
 * 27 March - What Lies Below
 * 20 March - Cows, Chickens, Rabbits and the Fishing Trawler
 * 20 March - Dorgesh-Kaan
 * 13 March - Burgh de Rott Ramble
 * 6 March - Great Brain Robbery
 * 6 March - The Feldip Hills are alive with the sound of muuuusic!
 * 19 February - The Tower of Life
 * 14 February - German Language Beta Launch – Some Information
 * 14 February - Minigame updates
 * 12 February - A sq'irk a day...
 * 6 February - Fremennik Isles
 * 29 January - Cold War
 * 22 January - The Lair of Tarn Razorlor
 * 10 January - Contact
 * 4 January - Barbarian Assault
 * 4 January - Scientific Breakthrough Announced!

2006

 * 18 December - Christmas Update!
 * 12 December - Animal Magnetism
 * 5 December - Treasure Trails, spiders and sheep
 * 28 November - Eagles' Peak
 * 21 November - HUNTER SKILL!
 * 21 November - Concerning imps and other things...
 * 6 November - Enlightened Journey
 * 30 October - Halloween Event - for ALL players!
 * 23 October - Would you like to see My Arm?
 * 18 October - Player-Owned House Costume Room
 * 18 October - Capes of Achievement... and Goats!
 * 2 October - Elemental Workshop II
 * 27 September - Area Sounds
 * 27 September - Player interfaces
 * 27 September - Skill Tutors
 * 20 September - Slug Menace
 * 4 September - Myreque Pt III - Darkness of Hallowvale
 * 9 August - Demons, Dragons and Giants (
 * 22 August - New f2p prayers, port to port transport and improved dragon axe
 * 15 August - The Eyes of Glouphrie
 * 7 August - Gnome Cuisine
 * 31 July - Crossbows
 * 24 July - Lunar Diplomacy
 * 17 July - Pyramid Plunder
 * 11 July - Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen
 * 4 July - Security and free-to-play update - the Stronghold of Security
 * 4 July - Trouble Brewing
 * 21 June - Death to the Dorgeshuun!
 * 12 June - Warriors' Guild
 * 6 June - Pest Control update
 * 31 May - PLAYER-OWNED HOUSES!
 * 31 May - Readers' letters, bank space and game tweaks!
 * 22 May - Royal Trouble
 * 16 May - Changes to Pest Control
 * 16 May - Game engine upgraded!
 * 2 May - Return of the Wise Old Man!
 * 24 April - Wilderness graphical update
 * 20 April - Rune Essence adjustment
 * 18 April - Pest Control
 * 10 April - Easter bunnies infest RuneScape!
 * 10 April - Rag and Bone Man
 * 3 April - A Soul's Bane
 * 28 March - Temple Trekking
 * 22 March - In Aid of the Myreque
 * 15 March - Hundredth Quest - Recipe for Disaster!
 * 7 March - Canoeing, Zygomites and a Mole!
 * 27 February - A Fairy Tale Part I - Growing Pains
 * 20 February - Updates, updates and more updates...
 * 7 February - Cabin Fever
 * 30 January - Runesquares, Harpie Bugs and new potato recipes!
 * 23 January - Enakhra's Lament
 * 19 January - Agility Pyramid tweaks
 * 16 January - Agility Pyramid
 * 10 January - The Hand in the Sand
 * 4 January - Mage Training Arena

2005

 * 19 December - Christmas update for all players
 * 19 December - Devious Minds
 * 12 December - Champions, Wyverns and Granite
 * 5 December - Nardah, Tool Sheds & Spirits of the Elid
 * 28 November - Rat Catchers and Rat Pits!
 * 22 November - Making History + minor changes
 * 7 November - Waterbirth Island - deeper, darker, deadlier!
 * 14 November - Shadow of the Storm
 * 31 October - Rum Deal
 * 31 October - Halloween Update!!
 * 24 October - Mogres, Lizards, Pet Fish, Potions and Potatoes!
 * 17 October - Mourning's Ends Pt II
 * 17 October - Wanted!
 * 4 October - TzHaar Fight Caves
 * 26 September - A Tail of Two Cats
 * 26 September - TzHaar reworks and mage arena changes
 * 26 September - New graphics for Port Sarim, Rimmington and Thurgo's Peninsula
 * 19 September - Security feature - Bank PIN
 * 19 September - Massive minigame - Fight Pits
 * 12 September - Cook-X
 * 6 September - New shortcuts and prayers
 * 30 August - Garden Of Tranquillity
 * 23 August - Blast Furnace
 * 15 August - Rogue Trader
 * 9 August - Tai Bwo Wannai Clean-Up
 * 1 August - 48 more bank slots for members
 * 1 August - Waterbirth Island
 * 26 July - The Forgettable Tale...
 * 19 July - Plague City Series Continued
 * 11 July - Farming
 * 5 July - Magic Carpet Ride
 * 27 June - Recruitment Drive
 * 22 June - Rogues Den + Tweaks
 * 13 June - Rune Shop Changes
 * 13 June - RuneCraft Update + Tweaks
 * 6 June - Seeds, Bankspace And Advisors
 * 31 May - New Emotes And Other Tweaks
 * 31 May - Keldagrim - The Dwarven City
 * 31 May - New Appointment in Lumbridge
 * 17 May - Barrows Changes + Other Tweaks
 * 17 May - Zogre Flesh Eaters
 * 9 May - Barrows
 * 4 May - Earthquake Rocks Lumbridge
 * 26 April - Desert Month Finale
 * 18 April - Castle Wars Change
 * 18 April - Desert Treasure
 * 11 April - The Golem
 * 4 April - Ali Morrisane and Pollnivneach
 * 4 April - Dragon Scimitar Change
 * 29 March - Weapons Update
 * 21 March - The Easter Bunny
 * 21 March - Between a Rock...
 * 14 March - Magic and Wilderness Updates
 * 14 March - Lumbridge Swamp Caves
 * 7 March - Mountain Daughter + Changes
 * 28 February - One Small Favour
 * 23 February - Wilderness Capes Change
 * 22 February - Wilderness Capes, and Changes
 * 15 February - Ghosts Ahoy and Slayer Update
 * 7 February - Roving Elves
 * 31 January - Creature of Fenkenstrain
 * 26 January - Slayer Skill
 * 17 January - Karamja Dungeon
 * 10 January - Trawler Game Update
 * 10 January - In Search Of The Myreque
 * 5 January - Troll Romance, Banks and Chat

2004

 * 21 December - Santa, Flax and Castlewars
 * 21 December - The Haunted Mine
 * 15 December - Changes to Castle Wars
 * 13 December - Castle Wars
 * 7 December - More Small Changes
 * 6 December - Various Small Changes.
 * 6 December - Monkey Madness
 * 29 November - Throne Of Miscellania
 * 24 November - Burthorpe Games Room
 * 17 November - Horror From The Deep
 * 2 November - The Fremennik Trials
 * 26 October - Mage Armour Updated
 * 26 October - Treasure Trails and Changes
 * 18 October - Mortton Shades and Mage Armour
 * 14 October - Morytania Expansion
 * 5 October - Eadgars Ruse
 * 27 September - Skills, Duels and the Kalphite
 * 20 September - Plague City Part 4 Released
 * 14 September - Tai Bwo Wannai Trio
 * 7 September - Situation in the Sands
 * 1 September - Herblore Additions
 * 24 August - Troll Stronghold Quest
 * 9 August - Death Plateau Quest
 * 2 August - New Random Events!
 * 27 July - Agility, Potions and Parties!
 * 20 July - Quest Journals and Chompy Hats
 * 13 July - Nature Spirit Quest
 * 29 June - Easier to rearrange bank
 * 29 June - Priest In Peril Quest
 * 28 June - Lots more improvements
 * 21 June - Various tweaks to the game
 * 14 June - Special Attacks
 * 14 June - New In-Game Player Moderators
 * 8 June - Agility improved and bug fixes
 * 2 June - Elemental Workshop Quest
 * 1 June - New game update system
 * 18 May - Big Chompy Bird Hunting
 * 10 May - Dueling changes
 * 5 May - Bigger Banks & Treasure Trails
 * 20 April - Enchanting Rings
 * 15 April - The Underground Pass
 * 6 April - New Event - Tangle Vine
 * 1 April - RuneScape chat improved!
 * 29 March - RS2 Launched!
 * 27 March - RS2 - more fixes/changes
 * 25 March - RS2 - Duelling and Extras
 * 23 March - RS2 updates
 * 22 March - RS2 Tweaks and Fixes
 * 17 March - RS2 Bugfix Update
 * 17 March - RS2 Beta online to free users
 * 15 March - RS2 Music player and fixes
 * 9 March - RS2 Beta update
 * 3 March - RS2 Changes and fixes
 * 3 March - RS2 Beta Item test
 * 25 February - More RS2 Beta Updates
 * 18 February - RS1 and RS2 friendlists linked
 * 17 February - RS2 Beta updated again
 * 10 February - Bank Notes!
 * 10 February - More RS2 Quests + Fixes
 * 2 February - RS2 bugfixes - part 6
 * 2 February - Huge Runescape 2 update
 * 21 January - More RS2 Updates
 * 7 January - RS2 new features & bug fixes

2003

 * 18 December - RS2 Additions and Improvements
 * 15 December - RS2 Map Expansion
 * 14 December - RS2 bugfixes - part 5
 * 9 December - RS2 bugfixes - part 4
 * 8 December - RuneScape2 Servers Trimmed
 * 5 December - RS2 bugfixes - part 3
 * 3 December - RS2 bugfixes - part 2
 * 2 December - RS2 Bugs fixed today
 * 1 December - Runescape2 Servers
 * 1 December - RuneScape 2 Beta is Here!
 * 22 September - Mage Arena
 * 20 August - New - Legends Quest!
 * 28 July - Trawler mini game
 * 28 July - New Members Quest Online
 * 9 July - New Digsite Quest!
 * 9 June - New Murder Mystery Quest!
 * 29 May - A few fixes and tweaks
 * 27 May - Sleeping bags and pickaxes
 * 27 May - New Dwarf Cannon Quest
 * 7 May - Quadruple Bank Space!
 * 7 May - New - Watch Tower Quest!
 * 14 April - New Throwing Weapons!
 * 17 March - Observatory Quest online!
 * 3 March - New Quest Online - Part Three
 * 28 January - Gnomeball
 * 28 January - Dangerous Agility
 * 27 January - Shilo Village Quest online

2002

 * 25 December - Merry Christmas
 * 12 December - Agility skill online
 * 25 November - Fatigue reduced
 * 23 October - Updates galore!
 * 24 September - Tutorial island
 * 9 September - Sea Slug Quest
 * 27 August - Multi-part quest
 * 15 August - Sheep and cults
 * 23 July - Members' quests