Concept art for the Mad Scientist outfit.
The Mad Scientist outfit is a five-piece costume that is awarded to any members who attended at least four of the eight total Combat beta weekend events. To acquire the set, log in to a beta world between 4:00PM Friday and 10:00AM Monday (BST/British Summer Time) and participate in that weekend's event. The 4 additional (makeup) events will occur every other weekend running throughout October ending on the 29th.
The five piece outfit was released and delivered to eligible players on 23 November upon login.[1] You need to have completed at least 4 of the 8 scheduled events.(Marked as Yes)[2][3]
Weekend Beta Events
Each weekend of the Evolution of Combat beta there is a new event for players to attend. The official events are usually held by Jagex, but there have been events hosted by other RuneScape players and groups.
| Date | Activity | Requirements | Description | Unlock Outfit Piece | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6th - July 9th | Castle Wars | None. Ring of duelling handy for quick transportation. | Complete one or more entire games of Castle Wars. Victory or loss does not matter, as long as you remain for the entire twenty minutes. | Yes | Jagex |
| July 13th - July 16th | Nex & Corporeal Beast | Frozen key, respectively, Summer's End. High combat skills advised. | Attempt to take down these mighty foes in combat. | No | RuneShark |
| July 20th - July 23rd | Soul Wars | None, although higher Slayer levels allow for more active participation. | Complete one or more entire games of Soul Wars. | No | Jagex |
| July 27th - July 30th | Duel Arena | None. Ring of duelling handy for quick transportation. | Win or lose one friendly or staked match in the Duel Arena. Forfeits do not count. Any congifuration of options may be used. | Yes | Jagex |
| August 3rd - August 6th | Pest Control | A beta combat level of at least 50. | Complete one or more entire games of Pest Control. Any difficulty will count. | Yes | Jagex |
| August 10th - August 13th | Barrows | Technically none, but high combat skills are advised, in addition to the completion of a number of Morytania quests for easy access. | Complete one or more entire games of the Barrows minigame. Just opening the chest at the end will not count, you MUST loot it. This also means that not a single brother need even be harmed, as the chest may be looted while under attack. Chances of death are high, of course. | Yes | Jagex |
| August 17th - August 20th | Stealing Creation | None, but high levels in almost all skills help a lot. Games necklace handy for access. | Complete an entire game of the Stealing Creation minigame. | No | Jagex |
| August 24th - August 27th | Barbarian Assault | None, but strong combat helps. Games necklace handy for access. | Try your best to progress through Barbarian Assault and take down the Penance Queen. | No | Jagex |
| September 14th - September 17th | Duel Arena | None | Complete a duel in the Duel arena. It doesn't matter if you win or lose. | Yes | Jagex |
| September 27th - October 1st | Slayer | None, but strong combat helps. Slayer Ring handy for access. | Receive and complete one Slayer task in full. (Note: Does not apply to your current task. To qualify for the unlock you must speak to a Slayer master and receive a new task.) | Yes | Jagex |
| October 12th - October 14th | Pest Control | A beta combat level of 40 for the novice lander, 70 for the intermediate lander and 100 for the veteran lander. | Finish one full round whether you win or lose. You must stay for the entirety of the round. | Yes | Jagex |
| October 26th - October 28th | Castle Wars | None. Ring of duelling handy for quick transportation. | Complete one or more entire games of Castle Wars. Victory or loss does not matter, as long as you remain for the entire twenty minutes. | Yes | Jagex |
Trivia
- Upon completion of the first and second weekend tasks players were presented with a message: "Congratulations, you have unlocked the a[sic] piece of beta armour!", which contains a grammatical error. As of the Pest Control event, this has been fixed.
- Originally, there were only 4 events planned for the outfit, however, since people complained that they were just one event short [most notably being the Pest Control and Barrows events as they required higher combat levels to complete]. Due to this, Jagex scheduled more events to make the outfit more obtainable.