2008 May

A NOTE FROM THE SWC We’ve received Manya’s next bunch of journal entries by means of Giant Sand Serpent jumping up from the ocean. After introducing itself to us as “Jason” (?), it proceeded to unload a large, well-crafted case of stuff upon us. Quite literally, unfortunately. After Dex ‘relieved’ us of the delivery, we explored the [...]

This week Jagex brought two small changes to gameplay – a Quick Chat option and new level up messages. Quick Chat The bigger update of the two, quick chat is an option that allows you to say something by hitting hotkeys, therefore making it easier and simpler to communicate.  This is especially useful in mini-games where typing [...]

Hello again my dear friends. I am back temporarily or permanently as a tech writer. I figured I can’t just let the tech articles disappear while we are looking for applications. As I’m sure some of you know I am a Mac user. I still use Windows once a week to [...]

Since the release of Jagex’s “An Image of the Future” a week or so ago and the more recent “An Image of the Not-Too-Distant Future”, I’ve been thinking about what sorts of things the new level of detail could provide. As well as the increase in polygon count (which in turn, allows finer and more [...]

Interviews are not as easy as they look You’d be surprised at how hard it is to interview someone, after you figure out who they are that is. One day, when I was talking with my good friend Skyrate, we got talking about the RSBandB Informer. I told him how I didn’t have an article to write. [...]

JAGEX HAVE TURNED UP THE HEAT! A giant creature is causing havoc inside the Karamja volcano, digging tunnels beneath the city. The TzHaar now risk losing their beloved home, unless they can be convinced that they need help. TokTz-Ket-Dill will give you a unique look into TzHaar society, as well as access to new areas, creatures and [...]

Finally, a step in the right direction When I first saw the preview for The Darkness, for the Xbox360, I thought what any next-generation gamer would think: “Great, another shooter about aliens with no depth at all.” We’ve come to expect shooters to have fun gameplay, but lacking in the department of originality and an actual [...]

JAGEX’S PERILS The dwarves of the Dwarven Mine are an industrious bunch and get through a lot of pickaxes. Nurmof, the pickaxe sales-dwarf, has always had trouble keeping up with demand and, as RuneScape shops have limitless stock, he can’t possibly make enough pickaxes on his own. Being a dwarf, Nurmof has solved his problem the dwarven [...] —