Catapult Construction quick guide

This is the quick guide for Catapult Construction. For a more in-depth version, click here.

Walkthrough

Start point	North of the Tyras Camp
Member requirement	Members only
Official difficulty	Master
Official length	Short to Medium
Requirements	Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. Quests: Catapult Construction Regicide Underground Pass Biohazard Plague City 42 Fletching 44 Construction Ironmen: 54 Smithing (to smith mithril nails)
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. 90 mithril nails (or better) 10 mahogany planks (protean planks will not work) Recommended: Access to the Tirannwn lodestone A charged amulet of glory or combat bracelet An Explorer's ring 3 or 4 for the cabbage-port (easier access to Port Sarim bar and Thaki the delivery dwarf) Some food and antipoison
Enemies to defeat	None

Fetching the materials

• North of the Tyras camp, talk to the guard next to the catapult. ( ✓•1•1•1)…

  ✓	[Accept Quest]
  1	I guess you're going to get fired, then.
  1	What do you suggest?
  1	Alright, I'll go and speak to General Hining.

• Talk to General Hining in Tyras Camp. ( 1•1•2)…

  1	So, the Tyras Camp catapult is broken?
  1	Perhaps I can help to repair it?
  2	General, I believe I can be of service to you.

• Teleport to the Tirannwn lodestone.
• Follow the path north-west, over the leaves trap. Hug the left hand side and pass the stick trap.
• Talk to the Catapult engineer for schematics. ( 3•2)…

  3	General Hining asked me to find you.
  2	I'm quite an experienced carpenter.

• Read the schematics. ( 3)…

  3	Make the repair parts.

• Talk to the engineer again. ( 1)…

  1	Can I read the letter?

• Talk to Rolad at the Dwarven Mine camp, south of Ice Mountain. ( 2)…

  2	Can I have the metal parts for the Tyras Camp catapult please?

• Talk to Thaki inside Port Sarim's pub. ( 2)…

  2	You're right, I'm not a sailor.

• Search the drunken sailor outside.
• Wear the sailor's hat and talk to Thaki again.

Building the catapult

• Return to the catapult north of the Tyras Camp and talk to the guard.
• Copy the solution below. Use the big buttons to swap sides.

Catapult testing

• Talk to the guard. ( 1)…

  1	Yes, I'll have a go.

  • Shoot the middle rock - requires no counterweight.
  • Left rock - 5 green bars.
  • Right rock - 6 green bars.
• Talk to the guard again.
• Quest complete!

Rewards

• 2 quest points
• 15,000 experience
• 5,000 experience
• 30 Teak planks (worth 11,160 coins)
• 2,000 coins
• Adamant halberd
• Increased damage when using the Castle Wars catapults
• Sailor's hat
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys and 2 Hearts of Ice
  

Music unlocked

• Meridian (When you finish building the catapult)