As part of the Christmas update, we thought we'd give you an extra present in the form of a new graphical feature. One which ties in nicely with the festive atmosphere...snow! I know you must be thinking that snow in RuneScape is nothing new, but this snow is different. This isn't just any old snow, this is particle snow!

 

What are particles?

 

Particles are special sprites (2D graphics), which are designed to be used in large numbers. We can use hundreds and thousands of particles, at the cost of relatively little processing power, to create effects that would have been too demanding using existing polygon techniques. As with all of the graphical features in RuneScape, this will be scalable, and you can choose your desired level of particle detail depending on your computer hardware.

 

Where are they?

 

Your first glimpse of particles will be the snow coming out of the wardrobes that you will enter to get to Land of Snow for the Christmas update. You'll see snow blowing out of the wardrobes in a suitably blustery fashion. Upon entering the Land of Snow there is a further surprise to be seen...

 

Where could they be in future?

 

There are all sorts of things we would like to enhance with particles, and we will be adding particle effects to certain areas and animations soon. This Christmas update is just a glimpse of what we have planned, as we didn't want to hold it back any longer. In the future, you could be seeing particles used for all sorts, from fountains and chimneys to fires and spell effects. We'll also be giving other snowy areas a similar treatment in the near future.

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:thumbsup:

Wow, certainly something I'm looking forward to.

Cant wait.

 

Was hoping for a preview picture though. :P

Sounds good :thumbsup:

Your first glimpse of particles will be the snow coming out of the wardrobes that you will enter to get to Land of Snow for the Christmas update.

 

... :smile:

Oi, maybe they'll make weather in the future :o Can't wait :o

Your first glimpse of particles will be the snow coming out of the wardrobes that you will enter to get to Land of Snow for the Christmas update.

 

... :smile:

watch out for lions and witches

Such a small addition that will make the game much more appealing.

 

I like.

Your first glimpse of particles will be the snow coming out of the wardrobes that you will enter to get to Land of Snow for the Christmas update.

 

... :smile:

watch out for lions and witches

Haha I was thinking the same thing. :D

Can't wait for the update, hopefully just a few more days.

Would have been better with some pictures, though I guess the Christmas update will be out next week.

Very, very interesting ^^

Maybe this is a rip off of Narnia?

 

We get to fight with Aslow to kill the White [bleep]?

 

I <3 particles. They add a lot ot the game.

 

and also..

 

Mod Woody :rolleyes:

Watched Epic Movie for the first time last night, many wardrobe jokes are buzzing around ;D

 

Also, snow is cool.

Sounds awesome! Maybe more weather effects will come out of this feature in the future.

Sounds nice through I'm not saying anything till I see it. :mellow:

i always wanted some proper snow effects on waterbirth, sounds like a great addition!

I've never been to excited over graphical updates but I am really looking forward to seeing this! Perhaps in the future we can expect weather :pray: Can't wait! <3:

I hope weather doesnt happen for a while as it'd offer no real purpose in the game apart from asthetics of course (I'd rather have quests woo)

Wow, I'm excited about a graphical update not related to Slayer... Who would have thought it? :P

Okay, I might not be the most Christmassy person in the world, but I always enjoy the seasonal updates - and this sounds like a nice one.

 

The best part about this one: Snow without cold. <3:

This sounds awesome, but wonder if it will look awesome too. Can't wait for the Christmas event. :grin:

Your first glimpse of particles will be the snow coming out of the wardrobes that you will enter to get to Land of Snow for the Christmas update.

 

Oh my god, Narnia. lol

 

I can't believe, after years of pleading, we're extremely close to changing weather effects.

Your first glimpse of particles will be the snow coming out of the wardrobes that you will enter to get to Land of Snow for the Christmas update.

 

Oh my god, Narnia. lol

 

I can't believe, after years of pleading, we're extremely close to changing weather effects.

 

I don't want dandruff snow effects :angry: I like the obviously fake snow-flakes near trollheim :razz:

 

I'd only want weather effects if it had another purpose than high cpu usage, such as elementals like dagannoth mother when the weather changes you need to use the opposite to water/ice = fire etc that'd be pretty neat I guess

Narnia =P

 

Looks good =D

Damn, looks lie the event will be Narnia inspired. I hate Narnia.

 

Particle effects will be cool, but I don't care really, about particle effects or weather.

Sounds pretty cool.