Dimension of the Damned

Dimension of the Damned is a competitive game mode for RuneScape, with the qualifiers accessible after an update on 16 October 2017, lasting until 25 October. It can only be ran using the NXT client. Players are required to go through the RuneScape website to access the mode.

Gameplay
Taking place on a separate instance of the main game (accessible through special servers), Dimension of the Damned requires players to survive against hordes of zombies while having max level in all skills and some starting equipment.

Players start the mode in Falador, which is a safe place from the zombies, with Zrik selling supplies and mystery boxes nearby that can be used to survive. While playing the mode, it is not possible to complete any quests, take part in minigames and Distractions and Diversions, or other activities. NPCs that are not specifically part of the mode are not present. Methods of teleportation such as the Lodestone Network are inaccessible. Dungeons and other underground areas cannot be entered in this mode, and only certain parts of the free-to-play surface world are accessible. The Wizards' Tower, the Grand Exchange, Black Knights' Fortress, Karamja, and Daemonheim are all blocked off and inaccessible. The Hidey-hole shortcut into Falador is inaccessible due to the lack of rope or sinew material (to create hidey-hole). The ladder by the east wall inside Falador can be used to access the jump wall shortcut out of Falador to the north. The Magic and Prayer tabs are both disabled, restricting players to melee or ranged combat. Additionally, Elder trees and Bloodwood trees are removed from the game.

Outside of Falador, zombies will sense players nearby and rise up from the ground. When travelling as a group, this will happen more often. The aim of Dimension of the Damned is to score a good enough hiscore to place into the top 1,000 players of the mode. Players can increase their score by killing zombies, and will be penalised by having their score multiplier reduced if they die. The mode can be restarted at any time and as many times as desired to try and achieve a top hiscore.

Similar to how Seasonal Deadman Mode works in Old School RuneScape, the top players of the mode will be taken forward into a finale. This will be indicated to players through the Message Centre and an email.

Zombies
There are 6 types of zombies players can encounter.

Session goals
The session goals consist of killing a different amount of zombies. Each completed goal will grant the player bonus points. Completing all of the session goals in one session will reward the player with the Tombstone Axe override.

Rewards
Completing three sessions of the mode will reward players with the outfit that is worn while taking part, the Survival outfit. By completing all of the possible goals during a single session, players will be rewarded with the Tombstone Axe cosmetic override. The rewards are given out after the 10 day period of Dimension of the Damned is over.

Finale
The finale of the mode will be streamed on RuneScape's Twitch channel, lasting 90 minutes total, at 20:00 game time on 4 November 2017. Eligible competitors can login to the finale servers from 19:30 game time the same day, but will not be able to leave Falador. Any eligible competitors that do not login before the finale starts will not be able to login while it is in progress.

During the finale, players will start from scratch and will not retain any of the items that they previously had, though they will have mithril level tools on their tool belt, some bottle corks, and steel armour. There will be increased spawning of zombies and higher risk. More supply drops will spawn, containing runite equipment or better, though only the first 20 players to open a drop will get the rewards.

The finale was originally meant to take place at 18:00 game time on 28 October, however this was postponed because of changes that was made to the finale. This caused criticism amongst some players due to the finale coinciding with.

Elimination
Like the normal mode, players will have to kill zombies to gain points. Every five minutes, the 70 players with the least points will be eliminated from the game. Additionally, coming into contact with Miasma, which acts as the border of the player area, will kill players if they stand too long inside of it.

Death during the finale is permanent. Logging out during the finale will result in a death. Players that die during the finale will not be able to log back into the game in progress.

Prizes
All players who make it through to the finale of Dimension of the Damned will receive an exclusive title called the Damned.

Prizes are given for the last 10 players remaining in the finale. Rewards are cumulative; players that are in the top 5 for example will receive the rewards for that group, and the top 10 rewards.

Differences
Some scenery and message have different variation than in the current version of RuneScape:


 * Attempting to play The Heist:


 * Attempting to go underground:


 * Attempting to enter Death office:

[sic]
 * Attempting to enter Clan Citadel:

Trivia

 * All music tracks were available in this game mode, except Vanescula Fight.