6th May 2009 - Bounty Hunter Wilderness-only PvP

[Kirderf123]

This weeks update introduces Bounty Hunter Wilderness-only PvP worlds (or Bounty Worlds). Our aim was to get something that feels as close to the original Wilderness as we can manage, and to add another thrill with the Bounty Hunter mechanic. The new worlds are limited to the Wilderness, and use the old who can attack who levels.

 

 

 

Bounty Worlds are basically a mix of 3 previous PvP games. It has the best bits we can reuse from Bounty Hunter, PvP worlds, and the old Wilderness. In short, weve increased the chance to get your opponents items and we added the thrill of hunting a bounty within the Wilderness while surrounded by hundreds of potential PKers.

 

 

 

Heres how it works:

 

 

 

You can attack anyone within the level range determined by the Wilderness level, starting with 1 just above Edgeville to 56 at the top of the map. If you kill someone who isnt your bounty target, it is considered a rogue kill. There is no penalty for rogue kills any more. It will add 1 to your rogue kills highscore, and you will get a drop based on the drop potential mechanic from PvP worlds (see here for more details). We have, however, made it so that, when drop potential is converted to items, it is 3 times more likely to give you items your target was carrying, as opposed to generated items. The average size of the rewards is based on your drop potential the same as in PvP worlds.

 

 

 

After you have spent 30 minutes in a dangerous area on a Bounty World, the system will start looking for suitable bounty targets for you. After 60 minutes, the chance of being assigned a target increases further. (Note: this doesnt have to be all in one go, and isnt reset by leaving.) Your target will always be a similar level to you. To make things even more interesting, you will also be their target! If you kill your target, it will add 1 to your bounty kills highscore, and you will receive a generous boost to your drop: the average size of these drops is boosted by an extra hour of drop potential (just as if youd spent an hour in a hot zone), on top of the drop you would receive normally. In addition to this, weve made it more likely that youll get items from your opponents actual inventory for killing your target this also applies to rogue kills and in normal PvP worlds, but at a lower rate.

 

 

 

To make sure you have a chance of getting to the rewards, there are a couple of extra rules. Firstly, if your bounty target is fighting someone else in a single-way combat area, you will be able to attack your target, and their original foe will be locked out. Secondly, if you are fighting your enemy but do not inflict enough damage to count as the hero (in the same way as drops are awarded when fighting monsters), your target will remain your target. Basically, your bounty target will remain your bounty target until one of you kills the other, or one of you leaves the Wilderness for more than ten minutes.

 

 

 

It isnt all about the rewards, of course: its also about the thrill of trying to hunt someone down in an environment where the levels are well-matched. Thats why we brought back the old Wilderness levels, and restricted the action to the old Wilderness area. You can only fight in the Wilderness, and the only other area available is Edgeville, where you can restock and prepare for battle. You have to be in one of those areas before you can log into a Bounty World. So, head to Edgeville, switch to a Bounty World, and see if you can work your way up the Rogue/Bounty Hunter highscore tables.

 

 

 

Andrew

 

Lead Developer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In Other News

 

 

 

Thirsty adventurers should head to the poll to take part in our latest vote: Guaranteed Content Name a Pub. We have made a shortlist of your very best pub suggestions, and now we need you decide which one is your favourite. The winning idea will be added to the game in the coming months. You can find the poll under the 'Community' drop-down tab above.

 

 

 

Similar to the changes we made to the way PvP worlds work to prevent people from using fun weapons or low-level spells, we have updated the system to detect other ways of fighting without taking any risks. Now, if you see anyone in single-way combat who is fighting without taking any apparent damage over an extended period of time, you can jump in and teach them how fighting works.

 

 

 

The lilies of the valley have finished blooming, and have been removed from the game. Any you might have had lying around have been whisked away.

 

 

 

Leprechauns can now convert identified herbs to banknotes for you. Previously, if you'd accidentally cleaned the herb, the leprechaun wouldn't accept the herb.

 

 

 

The in-game skill guides now link to an appropriate page in the Game Guide if you wish to find out more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[hide=Patch Notes 06/05/09]

The following small fixes and adjustments have now been made to the game. If you spot any further bugs in-game, please use the Bug Report feature ('Submit a Bug Report' under the 'Help' drop-down menu of the website).

 

 

 

Graphical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The red menaphite headgear was appearing purple rather than red at the sides.

 

 

 

The graphic for unpowered orbs has been changed to more easily distinguish them from air orbs.

 

 

 

A roof removal issue has been resolved around the Black Knights Fortress.

 

 

 

Fixed an animation that was playing faster than intended.

 

 

 

Fixed an animation so the player no longer holds their weapon while on the Agility course in Bandoss throne room.

 

 

 

Fixed a bug where items wouldn't be displayed on the floor in a particular location in the northern Wilderness.

 

 

 

Fixed the bridges in the Gnome Stronghold to correctly appear in low detail.

 

 

 

Adjusted the spacing on the Farming tool storage interface.

 

 

 

Fixed a floating issue with the Explore emote.

 

 

 

Julian and a few other NPCs in Lumbridge appeared to be missing arms at certain camera angles in low detail.

 

 

 

Fixed a roof removal issue in Lletya.

 

 

 

Fixed a render issue with the various full helms and your chathead.

 

 

 

The buttons on the Grand Exchange interface have been adjusted so the clickable area is more consistent with the sizes of the various components.

 

 

 

Removed some random glowing light near Melzar's Maze.

 

 

 

Poison and disease hit splats will no longer be stretched when near a wall in the Myreque caves.

 

 

 

Shades in the Stronghold of Security have had their robes adjusted to better match the dropped version.

 

 

 

The back point of the enchanted hat should no longer have render issues with your neck at the front.

 

 

 

A random square near the Magic Guild was blocked for no apparent reason.

 

 

 

Zanik will no longer occasionally appear on top of the Oo'glog pools.

 

 

 

"Your cannon has decayed" is now in red text to better warn you.

 

 

 

Skeletal hellhounds should no longer drop their loot in a wall if they were next to one when they died.

 

 

 

Flames no longer appear through the floor in a particular dungeon.

 

 

 

Fixed a map height issue in Morytania.

 

 

 

Updated a cat model to be textured.

 

 

 

Improved the tooltip box for the hot air balloon controls.

 

 

 

The customs officer cap from the Rocking Out quest should no longer make your hair disappear.

 

 

 

Fixed the clickable area for the NPC Contact interface when talking to Chaeldar.

 

 

 

Adjusted some animations in While Guthix Sleeps.

 

 

 

Infinity boots no longer clip with flared trousers.

 

 

 

Fixed a label issue with the runite crossbow and the Zamorak plateskirt.

 

 

 

Fixed some height-mapping issues in the Forgettable Tale of a Drunken Dwarf cutscene.

 

 

 

Updated an interface in Rocking Out to look better in high detail.

 

 

 

Fixed various graphical issues with bandanas and eye patches.

 

 

 

Stopped elite black platelegs and the bug lantern causing a stretched polygon.

 

 

 

Players will no longer randomly disappear while chopping trees in low detail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated some code in the Eadgar's Ruse and Mountain Daughter quests, no visible functionality changes.

 

 

 

Dondakan now has a right-click option to fire you into the rock.

 

 

 

Alrena should definitely be in her house, rather than occasionally outside.

 

 

 

An axe from Swan Song is now a hatchet to match other hatchets.

 

 

 

The Sinclair Mansion dog: now with added barking!

 

 

 

Added music to the first cutscene in the Cabin Fever quest.

 

 

 

Added some atmospheric sounds to a Cabin Fever area.

 

 

 

The quest complete jingle wasn't playing when completing As a First Resort.

 

 

 

Fixed a label issue with a zombie in Zogre Flesh Eaters.

 

 

 

Added a plank in a specific location to aid with the progress of the Mountain Daughter quest.

 

 

 

If you've lost your train from Kennith's Concerns, this can now randomly be found around Witchhaven.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Grand Exchange interface will now flag any sell offers you've placed that are out of the trading range of that particular item.

 

 

 

Peer the Seer has better checks when depositing items in your bank and now deals with noted items.

 

 

 

Greenman's Ale now has the apostrophe in it and all references to it have been updated.

 

 

 

Fixed several typos and grammatical errors in various chat.

 

 

 

Changed a battle hatchet correctly to a battle axe.

 

 

 

Updated some text to reflect the fact you can fill plant pots with soil from patches in any state, not just when theyre empty.

 

 

 

Bandoss Throne Room Agility course is now correctly on the skill guide.

 

 

 

The swap/insert button in your bank will now remember your preference between logins.

 

 

 

Caviar and roe eat options have been adjusted so you don't immediately eat them. They are still edible, though.

 

 

 

All highwaymen to the south-east of Falador should count toward the Falador Achievement Diary.

 

 

 

The sound effects should now be correctly synchronised with the ectophial teleport animation.

 

 

 

A dungeon icon has been placed back on the world map for the Keldagrim Mine.

 

 

 

Runite bolts have been more consistently named.

 

 

 

Sound effects for the gnome glider were missing in the ogre area.

 

 

 

Snoring sound effects have been added to the NPCs in the Varrock Church.

 

 

 

One of the warning beacons was asking for too many nails when repairing the ladder.

 

 

 

Clockwork items from your house are now listed on the Crafting skill guide.

 

 

 

Fixed an issue with the minimap run button while in the tutorial.

 

 

 

The locked sound effect plays when trying to open a compost bin that's not ready.

 

 

 

Added sound effects when making a crystal key.

 

 

 

Added a banker to Catherby where a bank booth was open but no banker was present.

 

 

 

Removed a duplicate item in Chargurr's shop in Oo'glog.

 

 

 

The track Sojourn had at least 3 wrong notes, apparently!

 

 

 

General Graardor is an ourg, so he now appropriately drops ourg bones.

 

 

 

The Wise Old Man no longer mentions random events that have been removed.

 

 

 

Quick chat has been added for the Evil Tree distraction and diversion.

 

 

 

You can now open a chest and mithril door with the key in your inventory, rather than having to use it on the locations.

 

 

 

Floor [bleep]e traps now have a bigger clickable area.

 

 

 

Energy Transfer will no longer work in single-way combat on a PvP world.

 

 

 

Adjusted some text on the welcome screen.

 

[/hide]

[Singh]

Yah BOIII!!

[Kenneh]

[hide=]

This weeks update introduces Bounty Hunter Wilderness-only PvP worlds (or Bounty Worlds). Our aim was to get something that feels as close to the original Wilderness as we can manage, and to add another thrill with the Bounty Hunter mechanic. The new worlds are limited to the Wilderness, and use the old who can attack who levels.

 

 

 

Bounty Worlds are basically a mix of 3 previous PvP games. It has the best bits we can reuse from Bounty Hunter, PvP worlds, and the old Wilderness. In short, weve increased the chance to get your opponents items and we added the thrill of hunting a bounty within the Wilderness while surrounded by hundreds of potential PKers.

 

 

 

Heres how it works:

 

 

 

You can attack anyone within the level range determined by the Wilderness level, starting with 1 just above Edgeville to 56 at the top of the map. If you kill someone who isnt your bounty target, it is considered a rogue kill. There is no penalty for rogue kills any more. It will add 1 to your rogue kills highscore, and you will get a drop based on the drop potential mechanic from PvP worlds (see here for more details). We have, however, made it so that, when drop potential is converted to items, it is 3 times more likely to give you items your target was carrying, as opposed to generated items. The average size of the rewards is based on your drop potential the same as in PvP worlds.

 

 

 

After you have spent 30 minutes in a dangerous area on a Bounty World, the system will start looking for suitable bounty targets for you. After 60 minutes, the chance of being assigned a target increases further. (Note: this doesnt have to be all in one go, and isnt reset by leaving.) Your target will always be a similar level to you. To make things even more interesting, you will also be their target! If you kill your target, it will add 1 to your bounty kills highscore, and you will receive a generous boost to your drop: the average size of these drops is boosted by an extra hour of drop potential (just as if youd spent an hour in a hot zone), on top of the drop you would receive normally. In addition to this, weve made it more likely that youll get items from your opponents actual inventory for killing your target this also applies to rogue kills and in normal PvP worlds, but at a lower rate.

 

 

 

To make sure you have a chance of getting to the rewards, there are a couple of extra rules. Firstly, if your bounty target is fighting someone else in a single-way combat area, you will be able to attack your target, and their original foe will be locked out. Secondly, if you are fighting your enemy but do not inflict enough damage to count as the hero (in the same way as drops are awarded when fighting monsters), your target will remain your target. Basically, your bounty target will remain your bounty target until one of you kills the other, or one of you leaves the Wilderness for more than ten minutes.

 

 

 

It isnt all about the rewards, of course: its also about the thrill of trying to hunt someone down in an environment where the levels are well-matched. Thats why we brought back the old Wilderness levels, and restricted the action to the old Wilderness area. You can only fight in the Wilderness, and the only other area available is Edgeville, where you can restock and prepare for battle. You have to be in one of those areas before you can log into a Bounty World. So, head to Edgeville, switch to a Bounty World, and see if you can work your way up the Rogue/Bounty Hunter highscore tables.

 

 

 

Andrew

 

Lead Developer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

In Other News

 

 

 

Thirsty adventurers should head to the poll to take part in our latest vote: Guaranteed Content Name a Pub. We have made a shortlist of your very best pub suggestions, and now we need you decide which one is your favourite. The winning idea will be added to the game in the coming months. You can find the poll under the 'Community' drop-down tab above.

 

 

 

Similar to the changes we made to the way PvP worlds work to prevent people from using fun weapons or low-level spells, we have updated the system to detect other ways of fighting without taking any risks. Now, if you see anyone in single-way combat who is fighting without taking any apparent damage over an extended period of time, you can jump in and teach them how fighting works.

 

 

 

The lilies of the valley have finished blooming, and have been removed from the game. Any you might have had lying around have been whisked away.

 

 

 

Leprechauns can now convert identified herbs to banknotes for you. Previously, if you'd accidentally cleaned the herb, the leprechaun wouldn't accept the herb.

 

 

 

The in-game skill guides now link to an appropriate page in the Game Guide if you wish to find out more information.

 

 

 

[/hide]

 

 

 

///Lost my Touch.

[Dire_Wolf]

Big disappointment.

 

 

 

It's all PvP, PvP, PvP...

 

 

 

Don't we got enough of it as it is?

 

 

 

Wish this update was a Quest or something else.

[Bauke]

Darn, I thought we'd be getting more summoning updates. Combat familiars really need to be fixed -.-

 

 

 

Well, nice for those who do PvP I guess.

[psvstef]

cool :^o

[Nopnoob]

YAY

 

 

 

The new bh isnt even working 8-) Ppl rioting @ bh world 18 LOL

[Darkduellord]

Similar to the changes we made to the way PvP worlds work to prevent people from using fun weapons or low-level spells, we have updated the system to detect other ways of fighting without taking any risks. Now, if you see anyone in single-way combat who is fighting without taking any apparent damage over an extended period of time, you can jump in and teach them how fighting works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

discus this lol

[Kenneh]

Big disappointment.

 

 

 

It's all PvP, PvP, PvP...

 

 

 

Don't we got enough of it as it is?

 

 

 

Wish this update was a Quest or something else.

 

Think youll find over 50% of RS was waiting for this.

 

Cheer up bud. Next time it's a quest everyone might be thinking wish this was pvp...

[D Jay99]

Noting identified herbs - yay!

[Sephy_]

That is just so cool. Gotto try, might be better than just the ordinary pvp -system. :thumbsup:

[totalpwnage]

GF PvP potential builders.

 

Looks like I need to update my mage brawler section for stuns.

 

 

 

Hmm.. Maybe I should do some pking soon :D

 

I think I'll wait a week for the noobs to leave, though...

 

 

 

This is one of the best updates to the game so far by the looks of it, but I'll wait and see the results. This looks like it was well worth the wait.

[Xanotex]

It's hilarious, you can let a guy with ags redbar your target then just spec his [wagon] for ko as you can jump in the fight. :shock:

 

 

 

I'm happy that the wildy is back though, not the old one but just hunting in the wilderness is more fun.

[Dire_Wolf]

Big disappointment.

 

 

 

It's all PvP, PvP, PvP...

 

 

 

Don't we got enough of it as it is?

 

 

 

Wish this update was a Quest or something else.

 

Think youll find over 50% of RS was waiting for this.

 

Cheer up bud. Next time it's a quest everyone might be thinking wish this was pvp...

 

I don't mind it, but not everyone PvPs and it's not cool for us non PvPers. There might be 50% waiting for PvP and BH update, but there is more than that waiting for good Quests and other useful thing (Slayer update as another example).

 

 

 

But not pointing at PvPers, i am pointing at Jagex (Rofl almost said TzTok-Jad....)

 

 

 

Where's our update Jagex..

[gda_scooby]

Seems a very complicated system?

 

 

 

If you are carrying X amount and your opponent is carrying Y, and you are within Z levels of each other after being there since last Tuesday, and another player is not in combat with you or your opponent, or a hero, and you are carrying flowers for your mum, you have an increased/decreased chance of getting something the opponent (who may or may not be your target) is carrying/has carried/has seen on the GE?

 

 

 

That about cover it?

 

 

 

G

[Me_Hate_Libs]

I don't PVP/PK so this update gets a big, fat "Meh" from me.

 

 

 

Although I am curious to see hoe many bugs it'll end up still having.

[chris924]

Similar to the changes we made to the way PvP worlds work to prevent people from using fun weapons or low-level spells, we have updated the system to detect other ways of fighting without taking any risks. Now, if you see anyone in single-way combat who is fighting without taking any apparent damage over an extended period of time, you can jump in and teach them how fighting works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

discus this lol

 

 

 

I literaly "evil laughed" out loud when i read this!

[Dire_Wolf]

I don't PVP/PK so this update gets a big, fat "Meh" from me.

 

 

 

Although I am curious to see hoe many bugs it'll end up still having.

 

I hope there is none bug, because then more updates will be used to fix it. It's like how PvP worlds was, they changed it alot.

 

 

 

Now they changed it majorily with BH twist. Couldn't they think hard before they did all this..

[nightshade53]

At last, a PvP update. And with new magic spells on the horizon, runescape PvP is looking like it's starting to recover.

[Nopnoob]

~There is a new 3min update~

[Me_Hate_Libs]

Jagex: Take an extra week and still *bleep* it up. #-o

[Gribbzldinho]

Jagex: Take an extra week and still *bleep* it up. #-o

 

 

 

Expected, since people cant be patient and wait for it to be fully tested before release.

[Bauke]

Jagex: Take an extra week and still *bleep* it up. #-o

 

 

 

Expected, since people cant be patient and wait for it to be fully tested before release.

 

Irrelevant, since Jagex themselves said that they wanted it to be fully tested and ready prior to release.

 

 

 

They obviously failed.

[Me_Hate_Libs]

Jagex: Take an extra week and still *bleep* it up. #-o

 

 

 

Expected, since people cant be patient and wait for it to be fully tested before release.

 

 

 

Good thing I don't PVP or I'd have been really annoyed. But still, you can't act like it was people asking for it and they rushed it that caused this. Jagex took an extra week and still botched it.

 

 

 

This one is entirely on them. No excuses. :shame:

[Were]

[hide=Patch notes]Miscellaneous

 

 

 

 

* The Grand Exchange interface will now flag any sell offers you've placed that are out of the trading range of that particular item.

 

 

 

 

 

* General Graardor is an ourg, so he now appropriately drops ourg bones.

 

 

 

* Energy Transfer will no longer work in single-way combat on a PvP world.[/hide]