Hidden updates

Hidden updates are updates which are not mentioned in the RuneScape news or the official forums. Jagex used to add many small updates and bug fixes which were too trivial to announce. They now include most of their updates in the sticky of the Recent Updates forum. However, there are still some updates which are not included in the Patch Notes for various reasons. This page lists the hidden updates for 2016. Hidden updates that occur separately from major updates can also be recognised due to the build changing, which can be found in the Developer's Console.

March

 * 7 March
 * The "Robotically Efficient" title was given to players who were falsely banned by botwatch.

February

 * 18 February
 * In preparation for the NXT beta all surface areas now have a skybox.
 * 15 February
 * The box to select custom screen resolution in Graphics tab of the Settings interface has been removed. This was re-added on a system update on 18 February which however caused another bug.
 * The music tracks The Waiting Game, Soul Wars, Desolate Ruins and Battle of Souls have been reworked.


 * 8 February
 * Ahrim's wand, Ahrim's book of magic, Karil's off-hand pistol crossbow and the Karil's pistol crossbow now degrade in combat.
 * The Toad egg sac's Open-noted action has been changed into Open noted.
 * The Coconut's Break-Open action has been changed into Break Open.
 * The Calquat fruit's Scoop-out has been changed into Scoop out.
 * The Apple barrel now has a Use option.
 * Various brewing stages have had a Drain option added.
 * Fermenting vats now have an Brew and Look in option added, depending on the phase.
 * 1 February
 * The value of a grotesque soul has been changed from 7,000 to 10.
 * Spirit gems have been made forgeable to obtain better ones. They can also be combined to increase their maximum charges as long as it doesn't go over 1,000.
 * The primary and trim colours of the Invention skillcape have been swapped. However the particle colour of the master cape remained the same.
 * Farmer Jimbo is once again located next to the protected tree.

January

 * 25 January
 * Farmer Jimbo is no longer located next to the protected tree.
 * The Skill icons for Runecrafting, Slayer, Farming, Construction, Hunter, Summoning, Dungeoneering, and Divination have been graphically updated.
 * The skill total requirement for the Motherlode Maw has been increased from 2,490 to 2,585.
 * 19 January
 * Fenrir now spawns every 15 minutes.
 * 18 January
 * The following items are now no longer droppable but rather destroyable: Eir's helmet, Eir's spear.
 * The following items have had their model fixed:
 * Drygore mace (barrows, broken)
 * Off-hand Ascension crossbow (barrows, broken)
 * Drygore longsword (third age, broken)
 * A workshop door has appeared northeast of the Falador lodestone.
 * The protected tree has grown slightly bigger.
 * The 15 Year Anniversary Celebrations login screen has the icon depicting the Elder gods changed to show V instead.


 * 11 January
 * A typo has been fixed in the The Lost Sword interface's description text for the Lost sword of King Raddallin ("comsetic" into "cosmetic").
 * The Enchanted gem has received a new worn option: "Operate".
 * The game loading and login background picture has been changed to mark RuneScape's 15th Anniversary.
 * The protected tree has grown into a young tree.


 * 4 January
 * The protected tree has been replanted, with Farmer Jimbo next to it.
 * The keep on death behaviour of the Creepy doll has been changed from always lost to default behaviour.
 * The keep on death behaviour of the Penguin outfit has been changed from kept except in the wilderness to always kept.