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Fletching, Runecrafting and Hunter are back

Big week. Fletching, Runecrafting and most of Hunter are back, and a stack of bosses got their real mechanics. The Leviathan, Doom, Barrows, Corp, the Kalphite Queen, Sarachnis, the Mole and the Gauntlet all fight like they should now.

The Vault is the messy part. We rebuilt it, rebuilt it again, then moved half of it into the Perk Deck. Votes went from pick cards to a calendar inside the same week. Where it landed is simpler: two currencies. Embers are gone, converted one for one into Vault points, and Bonds are cosmetics only.

Added

  • Fletching, all of it: bows, crossbows, shields, arrows, darts, javelins, bolts, gem-tipped bolts and silver bolts. Menus and action speeds match the live game #336
  • Runecrafting at every altar from air to death, plus astral, wrath and blood. Tiaras, talismans, combination runes, the binding necklace and talisman Locate all work, and the Runecraft cape counts as every tiara #338
  • Hunter: box traps, net traps, bird snares, deadfalls, pitfalls, butterflies, moths and implings. Pyre foxes, antelopes and more Varlamore birds spawn, and you get one trap plus one every 20 levels #325 #334
  • Obor, the Shellbane Gryphon and the three Mage Arena II guardians in deep wild #340
  • Bryophyta and Obor loot comes from a chest in their lairs, opened with a mossy or giant key. Dark totem pieces drop in the Catacombs, and the GWD frozen key pieces combine for Nex #340
  • Mastering Mixology in Aldarin, a working Fortis Colosseum entrance and Rewards Chest, and an Araxxor corpse to Harvest or Destroy #327
  • Tormented synapses make Emberlight, the purging staff, the scorching bow and burning claws #308
  • More trees and rocks work, including snowy trees, Prif magics and the Prif mine. Civitas citizens can be pickpocketed #325 #436
  • The Perk Deck (::perks). Every boss has a deck of perk cards that get cheaper with each kill until they're free. Open and buy packs there, browse every card in the Collection, or spend Vault points in the Draw #347 #348 #349 #352 #353 #431 #433 #434
  • The DamnedX Store (::store), with a weekly deal, cosmetics, supporter ranks with their own trophies, and Bond packs #347 #350 #351 #362
  • Store and Vault orbs by the minimap, and a short Vault tour for new players after the Leagues tutorial #337 #362 #363 #432
  • The Quartermaster at home sells rewards from content that isn't in the game yet, plus combat supplies for everyone. Everyone also gets a one-time starter kit #361 #439
  • A free card pack for securing your account with an email or Discord. ::secure any time #424
  • A Slayer teleport to your current task #447
  • The quest list shows Kovac's Apprentice and seven more quests #354 #356

Changed

  • The Leviathan is a full instanced fight. Boat, handholds, orb volleys, falling rocks, lightning, smoke and an enrage near death. Shadow spells stun it #333
  • Doom of Mokhaiotl was rebuilt. Delve level by level, and claim your loot or risk it deeper #355
  • Barrows is complete, with tunnels, the puzzle door, the reward chest and tunnel monsters #343
  • KQ has both forms, chain lightning and attacks through prayer. Corp has its full kit, stomp and the dark energy core #421 #423
  • Sarachnis webs you and calls spawn at 66% and 33%. The Mole burrows away when hurt, and all six Falador Park mole hills work #420 #422
  • The Gemstone Crab fights back and moves after each burrow. Top contributors mine its shell #341
  • Gauntlet rooms stay hidden until you light the node to them, and the Hunllef's floor patterns speed up as it weakens #446
  • DT2 uniques roll at the real rates. Mossy and giant keys drop more often in wild and on task #339 #419
  • Demonic Pacts now do what their text says and none is weaker than Leagues VI. Echoes work with every ranged weapon and Thorns and Recoil don't need a shield #331 #449
  • League Slayer masters give tasks that fit your levels and unlocked regions, and you can ask for wild, region or boss tasks #360 #447
  • Embers were converted one for one into Vault points. Bonds are cosmetics only, and unopened Ember packs were refunded as Bonds #448
  • Votes fill a monthly calendar with bonuses at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 days. The Vault picks your reward up on its own, and ::vote opens it #312 #429 #432
  • The Vault is Vote, Today and Friends now. The Lucky draw, Rewards shop, Season track and vote pick cards are gone #347 #354 #433 #434
  • Kovac stands by his machine at home. Weekly orders, five new boss upgrades, salvage and a favour track #347 #354 #435
  • The home area opened up. Bankers and the gem merchant are gone, so use the bank chest #358 #359 #435

Fixed

  • Withdrawing from the bank disconnected you if an item sat outside the bank tabs. Hundreds of shopkeepers and several custom shops opened empty or not at all #353 #435 #438
  • The coin pouch league task completed on login because the starter kit's coins counted. Your first HP level also finished two "first level" tasks, and bought or looted items counted for skilling tasks #346 #357 #445
  • The Leagues tutorial vanished when you changed layout or hit Escape #452
  • Switching worlds straight after logging out said you were still logged in #453
  • Essence pouches lost Check and decay, birdhouses couldn't be emptied, and halberd specs did nothing #334 #335 #355
  • Gemstone Crab burrow messages went to the whole world. The regular Gauntlet showed Corrupted floor tiles #376 #446
  • Vault task names were cut off, the RSPS-List vote button was broken and boss pictures overflowed their tiles #292 #294 #349
  • Fixed a few bugs #317 #338 #366 #374 #450 #451

Behind the scenes

  • A timer fix (#332), an Evil Eye fishing test (#330) and a couple of release fixes #365 #443
  • Card pack item landed, got reverted, landed again (#425, #427, #428). Barrows merge cleanup (#430) and a dev tool for tracking work in progress #320

72 pull requests merged this week: #292 #294 #308 #312 #317 #320 #325 #327 #330 #331 #332 #333 #334 #335 #336 #337 #338 #339 #340 #341 #343 #346 #347 #348 #349 #350 #351 #352 #353 #354 #355 #356 #357 #358 #359 #360 #361 #362 #363 #365 #366 #374 #376 #419 #420 #421 #422 #423 #424 #425 #427 #428 #429 #430 #431 #432 #433 #434 #435 #436 #438 #439 #443 #445 #446 #447 #448 #449 #450 #451 #452 #453

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