Upcoming updates


 * For updates of which there have been hints, see Update hints.

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

Two new skills
Mod Mark confirmed in a recent interview with RuneShark (recorded 4/27/2012, published 6/12/2012) that Jagex does have plans to release another skill into RuneScape, with him hinting at a late 2013 release. He confirmed it would not be sailing, whilst listing several suggestions that had come up, including unarmed combat, necromancy and others. In the fourth live Q&A session Mod Mark confirmed that two new skills would be released. One would be a gathering skill like mining and woodcutting and one would be a production skill such as crafting. What form these skills will take is yet to be announced. In a November 2012 Behind the Scenes the new skills were described as "designed to suit the old-school, yet complement the entire game" since it was modelled "on some of our oldest and dearest content."

One of these skills will be called Divination. The name was first leaked in an article by IGN, but later confirmed by Jagex to be one of the new skills.

Dungeoneering
Mod Emilee hinted a Daemonheim 'finale' in the Game Updates FAQ for the Warped Floors.

Construction
In a development blog, Mod Mark commented that Jagex was planning to release many more rooms and the Menagerie was only the start. What the new rooms could be is unknown.

During the fourth live Q&A session, Mod Mark announced that two big updates would come to the Construction Skill during 2013. One such update would be a graphical rework of the house. There would also be an update to make parts of the house only for the player to train it. Some possible ideas that were suggested were player owned streets, where players can live alongside their friends in an instanced world. At approximately thirty minutes into the session, Mod Mark said that he wanted to bring back an idea from 2002, where you could buy land and tweak it to your own desires.

Wilderness for skillers
In the fourth live Q&A session, it was mentioned that there will be updates to the Wilderness to try and get more skillers into the wilderness, such as better resources. It was specifically mentioned that there would be an improvement on the agility return from the Wilderness Agility Course. However, with the no items kept upon death update, it is unlikely that many skillers will venture in to the wilderness for any reason.

One more quest in the Dwarf storyline
The final quest of the dwarf storyline will be a grandmaster quest.

More Elemental Workshop Quests
In the Game Update FAQ for Elemental Workshop IV, Mods Dylan and Mark have confirmed more quests being planned.

Mourning's Ends Part III
The ninth quest in the Elf series, the currently unsubtitled Mourning's Ends Part III, was to be released in 2013, according to RuneFest 2011. There is little known about it, other than the fact that access to Prifddinas will be granted as a reward, and it will be released alongside the Elf Task Diary. During the fourth live Q&A session Mod Mark announced that it was very unlikely that the next elf quest and Prifiddnas would be released during 2013 due to it being such a large undertaking. Mod Mark specifically mentioned that the quest would be so large that it would likely take place after the HTML5 update. He suggested a release in 2014 was more likely. Mod Osborne has stated that as it would grant access to Prifddinas, Mourning's Ends Part III will be a grandmaster quest.

Black Knights' Fortress rework
In the fourth live Q&A session, it was strongly hinted at 49:00 that there would be a Black Knights' Fortress rework. This was later confirmed in a Lore Livestream, where it was revealed that this will accompany a Sir Owen's quest.

200th Quest
In the fourth live Q&A session, Mod Mark revealed that what the 200th quest would be was not at the top of his priorities, however, he confirmed that like The Chosen Commander, it would end a current storyline. It was further mentioned at 1:27:15 that the quest cape might be trimmed at the 200th quest, though Mod Mark said that the idea seemed a little dated.

God Content
During the live Q&A session Mod Mark confirmed that in 2013 a lot of content will center around how the gods interact with the game world. This could take the form of temporary events where for example players of Zamorak can battle with those of Saradomin. It was also suggested that Zaros and his followers will play a big role in the content next year as well. Mod Mark is also very interested in allowing players to both cosmetically and practically show their alignment to a particular god.

During the Runescape live Lore session it was revealed that as part of next year's god central updates, an NPC already in game will attain godhood.

Fossil Island
During the fifth live Q&A session on Runescapes lore, it was revealed that the Island discovered by the Varrock Museum will feature many fossils as part of its structure and landscape. An unmentioned Dragonkin lives on this island. Due to this update needing a large graphical budget, the project has been put on hold until further notice.

Bringing Home the Bacon
A new quest in development, scheduled for release in 2013. It will feature pigs and is a quest Mod Mark has been wanting to do for years.

Four upcoming Sixth Age Quests
It was announced in the June 2013 BTS by Mod Mark that there will be a series of quests concerning the Sixth Age, referred to as only 'Sixth Age Quests 1,2,3,4'.

Gnomeball, Trouble Brewing and Games Room updates
Note: The KB, or the Knowledge Base, no longer exists after an update.

Tasks set and more Equipment slots

 * Two of these new slots are the aura and the pocket slots.
 * Since this statement the Morytania tasks and Morytania legs have been added, and the Desert tasks took up the amulet slot. Whether a task set will use the aura slot, pocket slot, or not is debatable, as these are only usable currently through the Loyalty Program and Player Owned Ports, respectively.

Pollnivneach Smoke Dungeon




Voice acting
In the fourth live Q&A session at approximately 46:00, Mod Mark announced that Jagex was working on updating all previous quests to feature voice acting, background sounds, and more ambiance.

Dwarves' graphical update


Since both the Gnomes and the Trolls received their graphical rework, it is likely that the Dwarf race is next, however Jagex Hinted at a graphical rework for the Elves.

Also the new Dwarf model has been implemented in Taverley, Falador and Oo'glog.

Cinematic trailer
In the Cinematic trailer there are a few updated monsters and a possible new area

Falador graphical update
Mod Pascal, a French member of the RuneScape graphics team, confirmed in a interview with Francoscape that they were actually working on a graphical update of Falador. This was also confirmed by Mod Mark in the fourth live Q&A session.

Kandarin graphical update(s)
In the fourth live Q&A session, Mod Mark confirmed that a graphical update to Kandarin, specifically Ardougne would be coming.

Lighting update
In the fourth live Q&A session, a question was asked about a day and night system. Though the idea was being debated, it was mentioned that there would be more light sequences similar to that of The Firemaker's Curse.

Multi-Core Support
On a thread made by a player concerning Frames Per Second (FPS) and Multi-Core support on the day of release of Z-Buffering, Mod Chris E confirmed it is implemented but disabled.



HTML5 Support
Mod MMG confirmed in a news postthat HTML5 support is coming to the game.

In December 2012, Mod Seven stated in a post on the RuneScape Forums that HTML5 support being released sometime in 2013.

On January 23rd, 2013, Mod MMG announced the following in a post on the RuneScape Forums.

On February 18th, the RuneScape Bestiary feature was released using the new HTML5 graphic engine.

To date, the RuneScape Bestiary only works in Google Chrome, using WebGL, and requires 3D video card drivers. Addressing concerns that some computers would no longer be able to run RuneScape once HTML5 was released, Mod Chris E said in a post on the RuneScape forums:

RuneScape 3
During the first live RuneScape Q&A, CEO Mark Gerhard announced that Jagex are making plans for developing RuneScape 3. Micro transactions such as Solomon's Store and Squeal of Fortune are helping to build a 'war chest' to fund such a large project. RuneScape 3 was then announced during the Fourth live Q&A session as the project name for several huge updates over the next couple of years. These updates would feature advanced graphics, audio, lighting, textures, a customisable interface and would run on HTML5. He also suggested that such a project might run on future generation technologies such as mobile phones and tablets.

Mobile Runescape
As part of Jagex's plans for the future of RuneScape, it was announced during the fourth live Q&A session that the team are not only looking to bring RuneScape to Tablet computers but to produce a mobile application or game that would allow players to interact with the game world and community while on the move. Little else is known about this project at the time.

RuneScape Spanish and Dutch
In the fourth live Q&A session at 1:03:50, a question was asked about when RuneScape Spanish would be released. At 1:13:00, it was said that it would possibly be released in Q1 2013, though Mod Mark intervened and said it would be released very soon. It was also confirmed that RuneScape Dutch was in consideration.

RuneScape Latin American Spanish was released on 24 April 2013.

Email Login
It was mentioned in the second live Q&A session that legacy accounts, that is, accounts created before e-mails could be linked to the account, will be able to log into the game via e-mail in the future.

Botany Bay and Bots
In the second live Q&A session at approximately 18:52, it was mentioned that there might be a future update to Botany Bay, with a possible punishment being a human piñata.

It was also mentioned that despite the fact that while items are banned with banned botting accounts, high profile items are taken into account and might be put on the Grand Exchange in the future.

JAG
The second live Q&A session confirmed that there will be future updates similar to JAG that will make the player's account even more secure. Jagex confirmed that they will do everything possible to make it free.

Forum update
At approximately 32 minutes into the fourth live Q&A session, a question was asked about when the next forum update will occur. It was mentioned that it was in the list of top ten things to do. Fully fledged profiles and text effects were confirmed to be in the update.

Player moderators
In the fourth live Q&A session, it was also mentioned that they would expand the player moderator system to include ambassadors and mentors, in an effort to flesh out the system.