[How to get Armadyl Hilts 100% of the time. (Version 2)]

I completely disagree with you, however I have no idea how Jagex does it.

 

I designs games for a living, and if it were me, I would simply use a random number generator which picks from a list of items. Something that I've always wondered is when is the drops spawned. Are they spawned when a monster spawns, and the linked with that gameObject, or are they spawned at the occurrence of death. If it were me, I would spawn it when the monster was generated.

 

There is so many ways Jagex could do it. One way we often trick gamers into thinking something is "killed" is simply by making it invisible, ie turning off it's renderer. This is a bad idea for bigger games though, as gameObjects and preFabs take up memory and by simply making them disappear, it would most likely be less efficient.

 

You're idea of keeping a count of every object drop makes no sense. 1. it would require multiple multiple calls to a database, and that's just dumb. The two wheel theory is most likely what does happens, and would be easiest to program. In fact, I'll do it quickly right here.

dropID = random(min,max + 1);
if ( dropID < max )
    dropCommonIteml();
else
    gotoRareWheel();

 

look at that. code for a simple drop spawn system done in 5 lines of code. Jagex's could be more complicated than this, but it likely isn't.

 

The drop is determined when you kill the monster, otherwise the ring of wealth could not affect any monster drops at all.

 

I do agree 100% that the drop is not completley random as computers cannot generate truly random numbers (rather, the random number generator function in java probably takes some element such as the current time from the system clock and uses a mathematical formula to derive a number from it).

 

That said, I disagree that you can predict when a rare drop will occur at all. It doesnt make sense that jagex would put some counter into the game when simply choosing a random number from various ranges of numbers (depending on rarity of the item) to determine the drop would be more simple and more random.

 

Even if there was a counter - jagex stores so much information on their servers, im sure they could store the last recorded number in the counter before a system update, or simply reset it to 0.

 

If your drop rate was indeed 65% after a system update, im sure youre onto something regarding the chance of getting a rare drop, but I doubt it has anything to do with some counter.

[Anyone Ever see a Famous RS player? Post your pics!]

i cooked sharks with n0valyfe at rogues den fireplace. he actually talked and stuff. the only "famous" player ive ever seen with text above their head. let alone engage in a real conversation.

[ComicScape]

wtf paint

[A brief moment of empathy]

this is runescape... not the matrix... the man youre harrassing has no family, no mind, hes not even a man... just a computer controlled character made for the sole purpose of being killed.

[New Skill.... Sailing?]

i didnt make any of these images, i simply posted a thread about what may be hints towards a new skill.

[New Skill.... Sailing?]

wow: i can see crop lines, the horse is the most fake thing i ever saw, and you even put a highscore on it. Please dont hijack my thread.

[New Skill.... Sailing?]

ok im equipping on my anti fire sheild -.-

[New Skill.... Sailing?]

i dont see any other topic for it

[New Skill.... Sailing?]

Theres some evidence of a new skill coming soon, from the looks of it it may be sailing?? :shock:

 

 

 

http://forum.[Please Use QuickFind Code].ws?16,17,848,57090873

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/1949 ... mfgeg2.png

 

 

 

there WAS a sailing icon in hiscores for a VERY short time after the realease of the new site layout. (the video in the link is not edited and many other people on the official forums saw it as well!)

 

 

 

ALso theres a slight outline of a sailboat on the guys skillcape in the RS mainpage image. Is this the sailboat skillcape?

 

 

 

Finally if you read the other thread about the runescape banner then you will see the Jmod's post hinting about the cape on the guy's back.

 

 

 

Oh and for those who are blind the guy in the image is on a boat.

[Guide to RuneScape's new Graphics - Do YOU meet the Req's?]

8800 GS 384 MB OC (DX 10 on Vista Ultimate)

 

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3 Ghz

 

3 GB RAM DDR2

 

 

 

I tihnk ill be fine.

[Map Speculation]

As you all know they new dev diary came out, something caught my eye in last pic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

On minimap is a circle in bottom right with an globe icon. Could this be an in-game world map? If so it is highly psossible that jagex can/has/will code the world map to be like the minimap, meaning you can see the locations of players, or at least friends, in real time!

 

 

 

I hope they will add this feature to the game, that would be awesome!

[16 June 2008 - Development Diary and System Specifications]

OMG LAST IMAGE OMG!!!!!

 

 

 

ALSO : The (optional) fullscreen mode will scale the game up to your monitor's native (32-bit colour) resolution and the field of view adjusts for widescreen resolutions it also supports 2x and 4x anti-aliasing to help smooth off edges.

 

 

 

O M G ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!11!1!!1!1one!21!!eleven!1!!!!!1!

[Should an Old Pker Come Back?]

if all you want to come back for is pking, id say its not worth it. Pking no longer exists. Sure there bount hunter, but now its basically a risky minigame rather than a core element of the game itself.

[Check this out, a awsome idea that I need help with!]

err i cant really make out anything from that pic..?

[Best way to self teach a programming language?]

Well if youre learning your first language, learning Java is got to be the most idiotic thing ive ever heard of. You should start with a less complicated language, id say Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2005, or even better, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2005. The Express editions are great for beginners (come with a great help system), and its FREE. Google C# or Visual Basic Express editions.

[99 Major Acheivements in Runescape [Organized]]

[ ] Became a Member

 

 

 

Quests

 

[X ] Barrows Gloves

 

[ X] Ancient Spells Unlocked

 

[ ] Lunar Spells unlocked

 

[ ] Been inside the Death Altar before

 

[ X] 100+ Tears in Tears of Guthix

 

[ ] All Quests Completed

 

 

 

Champion Challenges

 

[ ] Obtained a Champion Challenge Scroll [imp]

 

[ X] Obtained a Champion Challenge Scroll [Goblins]

 

[ ] Obtained a Champion Challenge Scroll [skeletons]

 

[ ] Obtained a Champion Challenge Scroll [Zombies]

 

[ ] Obtained a Champion Challenge Scroll [Giants]

 

[ ] Obtained a Champion Challenge Scroll [Hobgoblins]

 

[ ] Obtained a Champion Challenge Scroll [Ghouls]

 

[ ] Obtained a Champion Challenge Scroll [Earth Warriors]

 

[ ] Obtained a Champion Challenge Scroll [Jogres]

 

[ ] Obtained a Champion Challenge Scroll [Demons]

 

[ ] Defeated The Champion of Champions

 

 

 

Mini-Games

 

[ ] Pharoahs Sceptre from Pyramid Plunder

 

[ X] Guthan Spear from Barrows Minigame

 

[ ] Phasmatys Flag from Trouble Brewing

 

[ ] Fight Caves Completed

 

[ ] 4000 Chompy kills

 

[ X] Finished the Rogues Den Maze

 

[ ] Any Void Knight Piece of Clothing/Guthix Mace

 

[ ] Gold Castle Wars Armor Piece

 

[ X] Robin Hood Hat from Treasure Trails

 

[ X] Manta Ray from Trawler

 

[ X] Sea Turtle from Trawler

 

[ ] Maximum Mage Training Arena Points [Orangish Hat]

 

[ X] Completed Stronghold of Security

 

[ X] Won a game of Fight Pits with 20+ people

 

[ ] Bones to Peaches Unlocked

 

[X ] Completed Mage Arena with at least one god spell

 

 

 

Guilds

 

[ X] Mining Guild Access

 

[ X] Legends Guild Access

 

[X ] Fishing Guild Access

 

[ X] Champions Guild Access

 

[ X] Warriors Guild Access

 

[ X] Heroes Guild Access

 

[ X] Rangers Guild Access

 

[X ] Magic Guild Access

 

[X ] Cooking Guild Access

 

[X ] Crafting Guild Access

 

[ X] Prayer Guild Access

 

[ X] Rune Defender

 

[ ] Perfect Score in Rangers Guild Minigame

 

 

 

Monster Drops

 

[ ] Dragon Chain from Kalphite Queen/Dust Devils

 

[ ] D2H from Chaos Elemental

 

[ ] Dragon Axe from Dagganoth Kings

 

[ ] Warrior Ring from Dagganoth Rex

 

[ ] Beserker Ring from Dagganoth Rex

 

[ ] Mud staff from Dagganoth Prime

 

[ ] Seers Ring from Dagganoth Prime

 

[ ] Seercull from Dagganoth Supreme

 

[ ] Archers Ring from Dagganoth Supreme

 

[X ] Dragon Shield Left Half Drop

 

[ ] Abyssal Whip Drop from Abyssal Demons

 

[X ] Dragon Legs/Skirt from Metal Dragons

 

 

 

Games Room

 

[ ] 1500+ Rating in Runelink

 

[ ] 1500+ Rating in Draughts

 

[ ] 1500+ Rating in Runeversi

 

[ ] 1500+ Rating in Runesquares

 

 

 

Player-Owned Houses

 

[ ] Sat on a demonic throne

 

[ ] Got trapped in a Greater Magic Cage

 

[ ] Used a Scrying Pool

 

[ ] Mounted Fish from fishing

 

[ ] Mounted Head from any monster

 

 

 

Moderators

 

[X ] Seen a Jagex Mod

 

[ ] Became A Player Moderator

 

[ X] Been muted by a player mod

 

 

 

Random Events

 

[ ] Full Mime

 

[ ] Full Camo

 

[ ] Full Zombie

 

[ ] Full Lederhosen

 

[ X] Spirit Seed

 

[ X] Any Bird Egg

 

 

 

Skill Related

 

[ ] Top 10k in every skill

 

[ ] 100+ Combat

 

[ ] 126 Combat

 

[ ] 200m xp in a skill

 

[ ] 99 in one skill

 

 

 

Seasonal Items, Retired or not

 

[ ] Own/Owned a Party Hat

 

[ ] Own a Scythe

 

[ ] Own a Rubber Chicken

 

[ X] Own a Yo-yo

 

 

 

Miscellanious

 

[ X] Unlocked Dragonstone Chest in Taverly

 

[ ] 180k Crystal Bows

 

[ X] Burned a Fiyr Shade

 

[ X] Obtained a Wiley/Lazy Cat

 

[ X] Finished the Lava Maze

 

[ ] White Knight Master [1600 kills]

 

[ ] Obtained Skull Sceptre

 

[ ] Own a pair of bunny ears

 

[ ] Every Monkey Greegree

 

[ ] 2.1B cash

 

[X ] Own all three completed prayer books

 

[ ] All Musics Unlocked

 

[ ] All Emotes Unlocked

[Guthan Spear in maya]

i can handle critisism, but what your giving me is not criticizm, its BS. If you dont like runescape and its graphics, then you should be the one getting out. The people here like the style since this is a rs board and theyre probably playing or have played rs to be here. The fact that you dont like runescapes "style" is in no way my fault, and my work deserves better than your biased criticizm. So, gtfo. =; =;

 

 

 

Besides, if you think you can model better WHY DONT YOU SHOW ME???

[Guthan Spear in maya]

zonohrc can you stop posting in my threads, especially about how you dont like the runescape style. your opinion means nothing to me. =;

[Guthan Spear in maya]

you dont see it, but the blade is sharp at the tip, ill post a pic later to show.

[Guthan Spear in maya]

Just like d scimmy, only its a guthan warspear. I did this fast, and kept the tri count lower than the scimmy (came out to 2012), so its not as detailed as the scimmy, now you can comment and crit but dont expect me to change much of it because I dont have the time. If anyone knows maya you can PM me and ill send y ou the project so you can texture it or whatever, as long as you give me credit. Its not crooked, its just laying on the floor, and since the bottom tip is thicker than the blade, it slants down to the floor, as it would in real life. Enjoy :

 

BTW: Click on the images to see them full size, the scaled down ones look bad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATE, DONT HATE. #-o

[D-scimmy in Maya]

Yes halo 2 is coming out for PC (Windows Vista ONLY, meaning it will not run on XP), and its coming may 8th.

 

 

 

RANT

 

As to the other person, no i dont know you because i just rejoined runescape, and therefore these forums a month ago. Second, if you dont like runescape you shouldnt be on these forums. And finally, dont parade your famousness over the forums, because no one, especially me, cares whatsoever.

 

 

 

And while im at it, criticizing my work for the fact that you dont like what its based on, is totally your opinion, but gives you no right to spam on my thread to change it. if you dont like the style, why dont you model YOUR OWN, if you even can. FYI, modelling is nothing like making fakes or photoshopping, this one model took me half a day to make, so at least admire it for what it is.

 

/RANT

 

 

 

:notalk:

[D-scimmy in Maya]

FIrst of, all, im modelling a RUNESCAPE scimmy, so a RUNESCAPE reference would be more appropriate.

 

 

 

As for vista, im lagging a bit more in counter strike source but i suspect it is because of the new laptop my sister got, and she using wifi 24/7. Cant wait for HALO 2 8-)

[D-scimmy in Maya]

err... well i was sorta referring more to the runescape version, but nice drawing =D>

 

 

 

BTW, i just upgraded to windows vista and it wiped my whole HDD in the process, so now i lost all my work (again), so i guess ill move on to make something else if i getr the time. :oops:

[D-scimmy in Maya]

Zonorhc, gimme a better reference picture of a runescape scimitar and ill see what i can do :P .

 

 

 

As for the CC, I said in my post i have not textured it at all, yet people are telling me how i didnt texture it enough. for the last time: There-Is-No-Texture-Applied-To-This-Render-AT-ALL.

[D-scimmy in Maya]

BS. Please dont give advice on things you dont know about. ty.