Changes: Disease

Latest revision as of 05:18, 27 December 2017

This article is about the condition that affects players. For the condition that affects planted crops, see Farming#Disease and death.

Disease was removed after an update.

The contents of this page no longer exist in RuneScape, and this article is kept for historical purposes.

Disease damage appears as a yellow rectangle

Disease was one of the few status effects in RuneScape. It was caused by being damaged by Zogres and Skogres in their dungeon near Jiggig, Diseased kebbits in Gu'Tanoth, Fever spiders, from the scarabs during Dealing with Scabaras in their dungeon in Sophanem, by failing to pick the lock on a zogre coffin (again, in dungeon near Jiggig), failing to cut a scrapey tree in Trouble Brewing, or by the disease handicap in the Dominion Tower.

When a player had disease, shown by a yellow hitsplat (), the player's skills were reduced by a random amount. Recovery took one minute per level reduced, which can potentially be a long time.

The only skill that was not affected by disease is Constitution. All other skills could be reduced randomly by disease, taking away a number of skill points equal to the number on the disease splat. It only lowered one skill at a time and could lower the same skill multiple times in a row.

Wearing an inoculation brace provided protection against the effects of disease by preventing the reduction of skill levels, but it did not cure or immunise against disease. Alternatively, bathing in the thermal bath in Oo'glog cured and briefly immunised players against disease.

Curing disease

Skills would gradually recover on their own, but for an instantaneous recovery, potions from Herblore could have been used. Restore potions recover Combat skills except Prayer and Summoning, while Super restore recovers all other skills and a limited amount of Prayer and Summoning.

The effects of disease could have been countered with Relicym's balm. Drinking one or two doses would have reduced the effect, while three would have cured most disease altogether. Disease that was inflicted by scarab swarms and traps in the dungeon encountered in Dealing with Scabaras would have required four doses to be cured immediately. Instead of clicking the potion, a player could have clicked the now-yellow life points indicator to automatically drink their balm.

Bathing in the thermal bath in Oo'glog cured disease and temporarily immunised players against being infected.

The unicorn stallion's (level 88 Summoning required) 'Cure' effect cured disease, but required some Summoning points.

The Bloated leech's (level 49 Summoning required) Blood Drain scroll healed disease, including poison and stat damage, at the cost of some life points.

The Cure Other, Cure Me, and Cure Group spells in the Lunar spellbook also cured disease.

Disease was cured upon death and respawn. It was sometimes easier (and cheaper) to bank all items and get killed, or die in a safe minigame such as the Duel Arena.

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+'''Disease''' was one of the few status effects in ''[[RuneScape]]''. It was caused by being damaged by [[Zogre]]s and [[Skogre]]s in their dungeon near [[Jiggig]], [[Diseased kebbit]]s in [[Gu'Tanoth]], [[Fever spider]]s, from the scarabs during [[Dealing with Scabaras]] in their dungeon in [[Sophanem]], by failing to [[Thieving|pick the lock]] on a [[zogre coffin]] (again, in dungeon near Jiggig), failing to cut a [[scrapey tree]] in [[Trouble Brewing]], or by the disease handicap in the [[Dominion Tower]].
-[[File:Old Disease Splat.png|thumb|Old Splat]]
+When a player had disease, shown by a yellow [[hitsplat]] ([[File:Disease hitsplat.png]]), the player's [[skills]] were reduced by a random amount. Recovery took one minute per level reduced, which can potentially be a long time.
-'''Disease''' is one of the few status effects in ''RuneScape''. It is caused by being damaged by [[Zogre]]s, Diseased Kebbits, [[Skogre]]s and [[Fever Spider]]s from the scarabs during [[Dealing with Scabaras]], by failing to [[Thieving|pick the lock]] on a zogre coffin, or failing to cut a scrapey tree in [[Trouble Brewing]].
+The only skill that was not affected by disease is [[Constitution]]. All other skills could be reduced randomly by disease, taking away a number of skill points equal to the number on the disease splat. It only lowered one skill at a time and could lower the same skill multiple times in a row.
-When a player has disease, shown by a yellow hitsplat ([[File:Diseasesplat.png]]), the player's [[skills]] are reduced by a random amount. Recovery takes one minute per level reduced, which can potentially be a long time.
+Wearing an [[inoculation brace]] provided protection against the effects of disease by preventing the reduction of skill levels, but it did not cure or immunise against disease. Alternatively, bathing in the thermal bath in [[Oo'glog]] cured and briefly immunised players against disease.
-The only skill that is not affected by disease is [[Constitution]]. All other skills may be reduced randomly by disease, taking away a number of skill points equal to the number on the disease splat. It only lowers one skill at a time and can lower the same skill multiple times in a row.
-Wearing an [[inoculation brace]] provides protection against the effects of disease by preventing the reduction of skill levels, but it does not cure or immunise against disease. Alternatively, bathing in the thermal bath in [[Oo'glog]] does cure and briefly immunise players against disease.
 ==Curing disease==
-Skills gradually recover on their own, but for an instantaneous recovery, potions from [[Herblore]] can be used. [[Restore potion]]s recover [[Combat]] skills except [[Prayer]] and [[Summoning]], while [[Super restore]] recovers all other skills and a limited amount of Prayer and Summoning.
+Skills would gradually recover on their own, but for an instantaneous recovery, potions from [[Herblore]] could have been used. [[Restore potion]]s recover [[Combat]] skills except [[Prayer]] and [[Summoning]], while [[Super restore]] recovers all other skills and a limited amount of Prayer and Summoning.
-The effects of disease can be countered with [[Relicym's balm]]. Drinking one or two doses reduces the effect, while three cures most disease altogether. Disease inflicted by scarab swarms and traps in the dungeon encountered in [[Dealing with Scabaras]] requires four doses to be cured immediately. Instead of clicking the potion, a player may click the now-yellow lifepoints indicator to automatically drink their balm.
+The effects of disease could have been countered with [[Relicym's balm]]. Drinking one or two doses would have reduced the effect, while three would have cured most disease altogether. Disease that was inflicted by scarab swarms and traps in the dungeon encountered in [[Dealing with Scabaras]] would have required four doses to be cured immediately. Instead of clicking the potion, a player could have clicked the now-yellow life points indicator to automatically drink their balm.
-Bathing in the thermal bath in [[Oo'glog]] cures disease and temporarily immunises players against being infected.
+Bathing in the thermal bath in [[Oo'glog]] cured disease and temporarily immunised players against being infected.
-The [[unicorn stallion]]'s (level 88 [[Summoning]] required) 'Cure' effect cures both disease and poison, but requires some [[Summoning points]].
+The [[unicorn stallion]]'s (level 88 [[Summoning]] required) 'Cure' effect cured disease, but required some [[Summoning points]].
-The [[Bloated leech]]'s (level 49 [[Summoning]] required) Blood Drain scroll heals disease, including [[poison]] and stat damage, at the cost of some life points.
+The [[Bloated leech]]'s (level 49 Summoning required) Blood Drain scroll healed disease, including [[poison]] and stat damage, at the cost of some life points.
-The [[Cure Other]], [[Cure Me]], and [[Cure Group]] spells in the [[Lunar spells|Lunar spellbook]] will also cure disease.
+The [[Cure Other]], [[Cure Me]], and [[Cure Group]] spells in the [[Lunar spellbook]] also cured disease.
-Disease is cured upon [[death]] and respawn. It may be easier (and cheaper) to [[bank]] all [[items]] and get killed, or die in a safe [[activity]] such as the [[Duel Arena]].
+Disease was cured upon [[death (mechanic)|death]] and respawn. It was sometimes easier (and cheaper) to [[bank]] all [[items]] and get killed, or die in a safe [[minigame]] such as the [[Duel Arena]].
 ==See also==