20-Oct-2009 - Ardougne Achievement Diary

[C110]

It's time again for another Achievement Diary, for those players who like to explore whats available in a specific area. It's the turn of Ardougne to come under the all-seeing-eye of the diary taskmasters, but we're not limiting things to just a few tasks here and there this time. A number of them have either come from or been inspired by player suggestions on the forum thread we ran for this not too long ago.

 

Explore the Ardougne area as you've never done before! From the Legends' Guild to Castle Wars, and from the Combat Training Camp to Yanille, there's something for everyone. You'll uncover some fiendishly difficult tasks that will push your skills to their limits, plus a rather sneaky reward at the end of your travels. Hopefully, everyone will learn a thing or two along the way too.

 

So get out those gloves of silence and your teleport runes, and take a walk round Kandarin today.

 

Mod Maz

RuneScape Developer

Queen of the Squirrels

 

Summary:

Where to start the Ardougne Achievement Diary:

 

Speak to Dr Orbon in the church, Ardougnes town crier or Aleck in Yanilles Hunter shop.

 

 

In other news...

 

Health bars will no longer become completely red unless the player/monster has zero hitpoints.

 

When you're in resizeable mode, the chat window can now be vertically resized to show more lines of text, chat and other messages. Your stats interface will also expand itself to remove the need for a scroll bar.

 

After completing Within the Light, you can ask Eluned to help you add a choice of destination to your teleport crystals.

 

Your gravestone should now be indicated on the minimap.

 

The position of your Friends and Clan Chat list vertical bars are now remembered between logins, provided you're using the signed applet.

 

You are now allowed to purchase multiple skillcapes.

 

We've changed the way the TzHaar Fight Cave records your progress. In future, if you get disconnected during a wave, you'll automatically restart from that wave rather than having to begin the minigame again. You can still use the logout button to make the minigame log you off when you've completed your current wave.

 

The interface that lets you change the left-click function of the Summoning status globe (next to the minimap) will no longer be closed by combat.

 

Murky Matt at the Grand Exchange can now combine the charges on members' teleport jewellery.

 

[hide=Duel update]

Duel Tournaments have undergone a little bit of an overhaul. Everything will look the same, but we've been working under the hood to make some improvements to the mechanics of this minigame. The changes are as follows:

 

On entering the Duel Tournament waiting room, you will now be assigned to a single registrar. This assignment is partially based on combat level, but also on many other factors.

 

The registrar you are assigned has a Tournament Rank cap. You will not be able to gain rank beyond that cap until you move on to the next registrar. The best way to move up a registrar is to train your combat skills.

 

Registrar caps are as follows:

 

* Registrar 1: rank cap of 1999

* Registrar 2: rank cap of 2499

* Registrar 3: rank cap of 2999

* Registrar 4: rank cap of 3499

* Registrar 5: no rank cap

 

Please note that you will not lose any rank due to this update if it is currently above your assigned registrar's cap. To remind yourself of your current cap, simply examine your assigned registrar.

 

We also now record when your rank passes a multiple of 500, which is referred to as a rank milestone. This milestone will be saved so that if you lose a tournament, and that loss would take you below your milestone, your rank will simply be set to the milestone amount. For example, if you had reached a Tournament Rank of 1045, your milestone rank would be recorded as 1000. If you subsequently lost a tournament which would reduce your rank by 50 points, it would only drop your rank down to 1000, since that is the last milestone you reached.

 

Finally, the most exciting change: we now reward the entrant who places second in a tournament with 20% of the entry fees! Now all your hard work will get some reward.

 

Mod Nancy

RuneScape Content Developer

 

[/hide]

[Draconic]

You guys post too fast.

 

And this "In other news..." is EPIC.

[@Dan3HitU]

Health bars will no longer become completely red unless the player/monster has zero hitpoints.

 

When you're in resizeable mode, the chat window can now be vertically resized to show more lines of text, chat and other messages. Your stats interface will also expand itself to remove the need for a scroll bar.

 

Your gravestone should now be indicated on the minimap.

 

The position of your Friends and Clan Chat list vertical bars are now remembered between logins, provided you're using the signed applet.

 

You are now allowed to purchase multiple skillcapes.

 

We've changed the way the TzHaar Fight Cave records your progress. In future, if you get disconnected during a wave, you'll automatically restart from that wave rather than having to begin the minigame again. You can still use the logout button to make the minigame log you off when you've completed your current wave.

 

The interface that lets you change the left-click function of the Summoning status globe (next to the minimap) will no longer be closed by combat.

 

Murky Matt at the Grand Exchange can now combine the charges on members' teleport jewellery.

All very good updates!

[Kimberly]

FML, I just pulled an all nighter and I'm too exhausted to do the diary!

 

God, your lessons are cruel!

[thunderlord]

wonder what the rewards will be... :mrgreen:

[ikeforever]

Lots of good stuff this time. I wonder what the Ardy Items are.. Guessing pants. lol GL to those who wish to get them

[Siobhana]

I'm stuck at work, someone please get me a list of tasks? I wub achievement diaries :thumbsup:

[Poppet]

Pick a papaya or coconut from the fruit tree patch near Tree Gnome Village.

 

WHYYYYYYY!!!

[swampjedi]

Yeah really, the small updates on the side are really awesome. I am hoping for a nice resizeable interaface soon so I can play on my TV!

[Draconic]

Hastily Copy/Pasted from the KBase.

 

Easy Tasks

 

 

Task

 

 

Quests Started / Required

 

 

Skill / Other Requirements

 

 

 

Have Wizard Cromperty teleport you to the essence mine

Rune Mysteries None

 

Attempt to steal from any stall in Ardougne Market, or from any guard

None 5

 

Sell silk to the silk trader in Ardougne for 60gp each

None None

 

Use the altar in West Ardougne's church

Plague City None

 

Enter the Castle Wars waiting room

None None

 

Go out fishing on the Fishing Trawler

None 15

 

Enter the Combat Training Camp north of Ardougne

Biohazard None

 

Talk to a civilian in West Ardougne about selling a cat

Plague City None

 

Kill a unicow in the Tower of Life

Tower of Life None

 

Get a civilian to throw a tomato at the army recruiter in West Ardougne

Plague City None

 

Sail from East Ardougne to Karamja

None None

 

Attempt to picklock a certain door east of the gem stall in Ardougne's marketplace

None 16

 

Spend some Penguin Points with Larry (or Chuck) at Ardougne Zoo

None None

 

Use the Summoning obelisk to the east of the Fight Arena

Wolf Whistle None

 

Pop a balloon in the monastery south of Ardougne

Monk's Friend None

 

Buy a water-filled vial from the general store run by Aemad and Kortan

None None

 

Use the noticeboard near in the Observatory to gather information about shooting stars

None None

 

Kill something on the Khazard Battlefield

None None

 

Buy a skewered kebab from the Poison Arrow pub

None None

 

View the Hunter equipment in Aleck's shop

None None

 

Talk to the head servant at the servants' guild to find out about servants for your house

None None

 

Use a ring of duelling to teleport to Castle Wars

None None

 

Talk to Tindel Marchant about identifying swords

None None

 

 

Click the box below to see the rewards for completing the easy tasks:

 

Warning: Spoilers Below To view the spoiler, highlight the box below with your cursor to see the text hidden insideShow spoiler...

Argh! Someone's pinched the rewards!

 

 

 

Medium Tasks

 

 

Task

 

 

Quests Started / Required

 

 

Skill / Other Requirements

 

 

 

Enter the unicorn pen in Ardougne Zoo using the fairy rings

Fairy Tale Part II - Cure a Queen None

 

Teleport to the Wilderness using the lever in Ardougne

None None

 

Grapple over Yanille's south wall

None 39

21

38

 

Craft some runes at Ourania Altar

None A high combat level is recommended

 

Sell some rubium to Ezekial Lovecraft in Witchaven

Kennith's Concerns 46

 

Pick watermelons from the Farming patch north of Ardougne

None 49

 

Cast the Watchtower Teleport spell

Watchtower 58

 

Travel to Castle Wars by hot-air balloon

Enlightened Journey 50

 

Claim buckets of sand from Bert in Yanille

Hand in the Sand None

 

After Meeting History, return to the past and talk to Sarah about Herblore

Meeting History None

 

Catch a fish at the Fishing Platform using either a net or rod

Sea Slug 3

 

Cross the River Dougne using the log balance

None 33

 

Pickpocket the master farmer north of Ardougne

None 38

 

Attempt to steal a nature rune from a chest in Ardougne

None 28

 

Mine some coal from the rocks east of Ardougne

None 30

 

Kill a swordchick in the Tower of Life

Tower of Life None

 

 

Click the box below to see the rewards for completing the medium tasks:

 

Warning: Spoilers Below To view the spoiler, highlight the box below with your cursor to see the text hidden insideShow spoiler...

Argh! Someone's pinched the rewards!

 

 

 

Hard Tasks

 

 

Task

 

 

Quests Started / Required

 

 

Skill / Other Requirements

 

 

 

Recharge a bracelet of combat or a necklace of skills at the Legends' Guild

Legends' Quest None

 

Kill a shadow warrior in the Legends' Guild basement

Legends' Quest None

 

Enter the Magic Guild in Yanille

None 66

 

Use the portal in the Magic Guild to teleport to Thormac's tower

None 66

 

Be on the winning side in a game of Castle Wars

None None

 

Cast the Ourania Teleport spell

Lunar Diplomacy 71

 

Pickpocket a watchman in Yanille while wearing gloves of silence

None 65

54

 

Kill a frogeel in the Tower of Life

Tower of Life A high combat level is recommended

 

Have a zookeeper put you in Ardougne Zoo's monkey cage

Monkey Madness None

 

Kill your own jade vine after the Back to my Roots quest

Back to my Roots 59

 

Use the Air Guitar emote near the musician outside the monastery south of Ardougne

None Unlock 500 music tracks

 

Cast the Ardougne Teleport spell

Plague City 51

 

Cross the monkey bars in the Yanille Agility Dungeon

None 57

 

Catch a red salamander from the Hunter area outside of Ourania Altar

None 59

 

Pick a papaya or coconut from the fruit tree patch near Tree Gnome Village

None 57

 

Attempt to steal blood runes from the chest in the chaos druid tower's dungeon

None 59

 

Use a catapult in Castle Wars after gaining the knowledge from the Catapult Construction quest

[Grimy_Bunyip]

Pick a papaya or coconut from the fruit tree patch near Tree Gnome Village.

 

WHYYYYYYY!!!

where are these super high requirements that the high level forum supposedly hinted that we were getting!

[Romy]

I'm curious about the rewards :o...

[Poppet]

Pick a papaya or coconut from the fruit tree patch near Tree Gnome Village.

 

WHYYYYYYY!!!

where are these super high requirements that the high level forum supposedly hinted that we were getting!

 

I have to wait more than 12 hours for the tree to grow why do they do this to me. :wall:

[@Dan3HitU]

News post BBCode:

 

It's time again for another [b][url="http://www.runescape.com/kbase/guid/ardougne_achievement"]Achievement Diary[/url][/b], for those players who like to explore what’s available in a specific area. It's the turn of [b][url="http://www.runescape.com/kbase/guid/east_ardougne_members"]Ardougne[/url][/b] to come under the all-seeing-eye of the diary taskmasters, but we're not limiting things to just a few tasks here and there this time. A number of them have either come from or been inspired by player suggestions on the forum thread we ran for this not too long ago.

Explore the Ardougne area as you've never done before! From the [b][url="http://www.runescape.com/kbase/guid/legends_quest_members"]Legends' Guild[/url][/b] to [b][url="http://www.runescape.com/kbase/guid/castle_wars"]Castle Wars[/url][/b], and from the [b][url="http://www.runescape.com/kbase/guid/biohazard_members"]Combat Training Camp[/url][/b] to [b][url="http://www.runescape.com/kbase/guid/yanille_members"]Yanille[/url][/b], there's something for everyone. You'll uncover some fiendishly difficult tasks that will push your skills to their limits, plus a rather ‘sneaky’ reward at the end of your travels. Hopefully, everyone will learn a thing or two along the way too.

So get out those gloves of silence and your teleport runes, and take a walk round Kandarin today.

[b][i]Mod Maz
RuneScape Developer
Queen of the Squirrels[/i]

Summary:
Where to start the [url="http://www.runescape.com/kbase/guid/ardougne_achievement"]Ardougne Achievement Diary[/url]:[/b]

Speak to Dr Orbon in the church, Ardougne’s town crier or Aleck in Yanille’s Hunter shop.


[b]In other news...[/b]

Health bars will no longer become completely red unless the player/monster has zero hitpoints.

When you're in resizeable mode, the chat window can now be vertically resized to show more lines of text, chat and other messages. Your stats interface will also expand itself to remove the need for a scroll bar.

After completing Within the Light, you can ask Eluned to help you add a choice of destination to your teleport crystals.

Your gravestone should now be indicated on the minimap.

The position of your Friends and Clan Chat list vertical bars are now remembered between logins, provided you're using the signed applet.

You are now allowed to purchase multiple skillcapes.

We've changed the way the TzHaar Fight Cave records your progress. In future, if you get disconnected during a wave, you'll automatically restart from that wave rather than having to begin the minigame again. You can still use the logout button to make the minigame log you off when you've completed your current wave.

The interface that lets you change the left-click function of the Summoning status globe (next to the minimap) will no longer be closed by combat.

Murky Matt at the Grand Exchange can now combine the charges on members' teleport jewellery.

 

Enjoy :)

[purewcnub]

My favorite update... The no more redbarring! If its red, it's ko!

[demby123]

In other news...

 

Health bars will no longer become completely red unless the player/monster has zero hitpoints.

Thank god...So does this mean no more redbarred opponents?

[C110]

Thanks 3 hit U.

[demonsbane37]

Pick a papaya or coconut from the fruit tree patch near Tree Gnome Village.

 

WHYYYYYYY!!!

where are these super high requirements that the high level forum supposedly hinted that we were getting!

 

I have to wait more than 12 hours for the tree to grow why do they do this to me. :wall:

I have one there from when i was training for wgs ftw

[bedman]

Runescape isn't loading for me. Anyone else?

[Myweponsg00d]

Ahhh...I am at work also like some other poor people here....=(

 

Can someone find out about the new teleport crystal option...? It says theres a new location?

[Lord_Rand]

Whyyyy did I cash in all my Penguin Points and uproot my fruit trees this morning :@

 

On the flip side though, nice update! should keep me occupied for a while.

[Silver_Corner]

You forgot to add the Duel Tounaments Rework as well:

 

Duel Tournaments have undergone a little bit of an overhaul. Everything will look the same, but we've been working under the hood to make some improvements to the mechanics of this minigame. The changes are as follows:

 

On entering the Duel Tournament waiting room, you will now be assigned to a single registrar. This assignment is partially based on combat level, but also on many other factors.

 

The registrar you are assigned has a Tournament Rank cap. You will not be able to gain rank beyond that cap until you move on to the next registrar. The best way to move up a registrar is to train your combat skills.

 

Registrar caps are as follows:

 

* Registrar 1: rank cap of 1999

* Registrar 2: rank cap of 2499

* Registrar 3: rank cap of 2999

* Registrar 4: rank cap of 3499

* Registrar 5: no rank cap

 

Please note that you will not lose any rank due to this update if it is currently above your assigned registrar's cap. To remind yourself of your current cap, simply examine your assigned registrar.

 

We also now record when your rank passes a multiple of 500, which is referred to as a rank milestone. This milestone will be saved so that if you lose a tournament, and that loss would take you below your milestone, your rank will simply be set to the milestone amount. For example, if you had reached a Tournament Rank of 1045, your milestone rank would be recorded as 1000. If you subsequently lost a tournament which would reduce your rank by 50 points, it would only drop your rank down to 1000, since that is the last milestone you reached.

 

Finally, the most exciting change: we now reward the entrant who places second in a tournament with 20% of the entry fees! Now all your hard work will get some reward.

 

Mod Nancy

RuneScape Content Developer

 

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[The Runar]

I'll have to wait until tomorrow so I can get some penguin points :(

 

And I need to do Monk's Friend. Too bad, I was going to do it as my last quest before quest cape.

[Toad]

Hardest one is castle wars waiting rooms :thumbdown:

[Youmu]

Finally, an Ardougne diary. :)

 

In other news...

 

Health bars will no longer become completely red unless the player/monster has zero hitpoints.

 

When you're in resizeable mode, the chat window can now be vertically resized to show more lines of text, chat and other messages. Your stats interface will also expand itself to remove the need for a scroll bar.

 

Your gravestone should now be indicated on the minimap.

 

The position of your Friends and Clan Chat list vertical bars are now remembered between logins, provided you're using the signed applet.

 

You are now allowed to purchase multiple skillcapes.

 

We've changed the way the TzHaar Fight Cave records your progress. In future, if you get disconnected during a wave, you'll automatically restart from that wave rather than having to begin the minigame again. You can still use the logout button to make the minigame log you off when you've completed your current wave.

The ones I've included are the excellent ones. :thumbsup: