| Release date | 4 December 2015 (Update) |
|---|---|
| End date | 11 January 2016 (Update) |
| Reward | See below |
| Head developer | Unknown edit |
| Preceded by | Winter Weekends (2014) |
| Succeeded by | Winter Weekends (2016) |
Winter Weekends are a series of events that took place over weekends in December 2015 and January 2016. All events started at 12:00 GMT on Friday and finished at 12:00 GMT on Monday.
Events[]
Weekend 1: Dungeoneering[]
4-7 December 2015
- Double tokens from regular Dungeoneering and Sinkholes.
- Dungeoneering Wildcards do not stack with the weekend effect.
- Base Sinkholes lamp XP increased by 50%.
Weekend 2: Bossing and Slayer[]
11-14 December 2015
- Improved drops from the following bosses: Kalphite King, and Giant Mole.
- Increased chance of rare drops and enhanced ring of wealth.
- Charm drops give one more charm than normal.
- 50% increased base slayer experience.
- Double points from regular and group slayer assignments.
- Over the period of the weekend, all assigned Slayer tasks are treated as using a Slayer VIP ticket.
- 10% cheaper instance fees.
- Extra training points from Boss Training.
Weekend 3: Minigames[]
18-21 December 2015
- +1 Castle Wars gold ticket per game.
- Extra 600 daily bonus points in Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza.
- Double points from Pest Control/Conquest.
- Double Bonus XP and gamble rewards in Barbarian Assault.
- Bosses killed in Dominion Tower count as two for the purposes of reward unlocks.
- Double produce points at Livid Farm.
- Double points from Stealing Creation.
- Double zeal from Soul Wars.
- Extra points and +1 medals from Fish Flingers.
Weekend 4: Skilling[]
25-28 December 2015
- Double XP and reputation at Artisan's Workshop.
- Increased node spawns and double reward points at Runespan.
- Double chance for gold relic, sceptre and Black Ibis drops at Pyramid Plunder.
- Enriched divination nodes spawn every 10 minutes.
- Fishing spots stay in place twice as long.
- Divination wisps last twice as long.
- Mining nodes and trees replenish twice as quickly.
- +50% base Big Chinchompa XP.
Weekend 5: Mazcab and Raiding[]
1-4 January 2016
- Double reputation gain from the Nemi Forest and Trinks' tasks.
- Ability to loot Mazcab raids once per day during the weekend.
- Increased XP from discovery in the Nemi Forest.
- Supply run twice as frequently and allow another participation per day.
- Supply run XP doubled.
Weekend 6: Invention[]
8-11 January 2016
The benefits of this weekend are aimed at helping players catch up with the required skills for Invention, ahead of its release.
- 50% base XP increase in Guthixian Cache.
- Enriched spawns every 10 minutes instead of every 20 minutes.
- Double the supply of battlestaves in stores and rewards.
- All chromatic dragons drop an extra hide on top of whatever drops.
- Ithell harps have a reduced chance of going out of tune.
- Double XP and reputation at Artisan's Workshop.
Trivia[]
- During the second weekend, Barrows: Rise of the Six were initially included but were later removed from the newspost.
- Supply runs were listed as a 50% increase but it was actually doubled.
- If the player already completed a supply run before the weekend bonuses started, they can only complete an additional one.