Runescape Land Out of Time Update Is Here!
There's nothing more exciting than getting a brand new area of Gielinor to explore, and today's arrival of The Land Out of Time FINALLY allows us to deliver something we've wanted to introduce for ages - dinosaurs! Loads and loads of dinosaurs! Unfortunately these are not the cuddly "oh look at that cheeky chap, quick, let me take a selfie" type, but are instead the "oh my look at the size of the thing, wait, is it looking at me and licking its lips?" type. So take a deep breath and get ready for a perilous journey...
THE LAND OUT OF TIME
Before we start, if you've not yet played the Desperate Times quest then might we suggest that either you do so, or alternatively catch up with the story here. There is much interest in a mysterious island that dragonkin scientist Kerapac has escaped to, taking with him an elder artefact of tremendous power. If you're to survive your journey there - and profit from its many rare treasures - you're going to have to up your game and learn a whole new way of hunting. To get to The Land Out of Time either board the boat at the Digsite or talk to Royal Messengers hanging around the lodestones. The Land Out of Time is only accessible for RuneScape members.
Hunter is evolving
The Land Out of Time brings a new training method for the Hunter skill that spans Hunter level 75-96 and Slayer level 55-76. It all focuses around nine sizeable and quite grumpy dinosaurs who are simply too big and too hungry to confront outright. So if you want to tame the beasts, you'll need to collect resources and set treacherous traps. Stay out of sight and always think one move ahead and, who knows, perhaps the dinos will eat someone else for dinner?
The intention of the developers was to look at some of the more varied mechanics you'd normally see in boss fights and introduce them into non-boss encounters. Slaying these devilish dinos will not only reward you with hulking chunks of XP but also boss drop quality loot. Skinning your catches will allow you to harvest resources used to craft new gear, including level 75 ranged armour - perfect for training Invention - and the maul, which is a hexhunter equivalent for melee.
More / better reason to level agility
To have a more enjoyable time while they do so! So for The Land Out of Time we've introduced an island-spanning Agility Course. It's an excellent way to get around the island, and also offers you some rewards for doing so.
The Agility Course encircles the entire island. Not only is this the quickest way of getting around and seeing the sites, but it's also built for convenience. You can hop on and off at several point, and you can travel in either direction. Completing the entire course will take around seven minutes, but there are also plenty of smaller segments scattered throughout.
Taking advantage of the Agility Course of course offers new loot, including new ability codex pages that can unlock two charges for two new abilities - Double Surge and Double Escape.
To access the first section of the Agility Course you'll need Agility level 30, but for the full course you'll need to be level 85.
Higher monsters to make the most of 120 Slayer
The Land Out of Time will add EIGHT brand new Slayers creatures spanning level 90-114. Joining the dinosaurs are some interesting new plant-based foes, and being plants of course means that skilled farmers out there will have the opportunity to grow their own. That's right - you can grow your own Slayer mobs to fight!
There's also a new task type that gives you more freedom than ever before. For example, whereas previously a Slayer Master may have told you that you need to fight celestial dragons, now your task will simply be to fight dragons. This gives you loads more flexibility to fight whatever dragon you want and at a location that may suit you better. You may even choose to tackle a dragon boss!
Speaking of Slayer Masters - there's a brand new one. Laniakea is dark, twisted and mysterious, and we've even heard that she regularly drinks poisons to build her resistances. While she does little in the way of fighting these days, she continues to crave greater strength. It is the lure of undiscovered power that has drawn her to the island. She'll also have a range of more conventional tasks to offer similar to Morvran's, but with a high-level focus. Players will need level 90 Slayer and level 120 Combat to access her.
Base Camp
After a long day trying not to get eaten you're understandably going to want to put your feet up. For that reason it seems like a good idea to establish a Base Camp. As glamorous as this ancient temple may once have been, however, it's fair to say that it could do with a bit of spit and polish.
Players will have the chance to maintain and upgrade it in much the same way as they would a port or farm. Once up and running, there will be the opportunity to construct and upgrade seven different buildings. Doing so will offer perks that will not only help you out on the island (damage buff, anyone?) but also help you across the whole of Gielinor.
Totems
While skulking the jungles of The Land Out of Time you'll likely find mysterious fragments. Don't hurl them into the bushes, however - keep hold of them and you'll be able to build Totems.
These new monuments will offer game-wide benefits and effects themed around time saving. For example, one reduces all aura cooldowns by 15%. There are seven different Totems to be built, and you can have up to three active at any one time. If you want to carry on enjoying the perks you'll need to maintain your Totems, but you'll get a sprinkling of Divination XP for your efforts.
Herby Werby
On top of everything else there's also a new activity offering Herblore XP that the developers have chosen to call Herby Werby. A homage to underappreciated 2002 Eidos PS2 classic Herdy Gerdy? Who's to say?
Herby Werby can be completed once a week and offers assorted rewards such as a herb bag which stores grimy herbs.
So many more beautiful things to see
There are plenty of nooks, crannies and secrets to discover across The Land Out of Time, and among them you'll find two new overgrown idols for woodcutting, some mining sites, additional traditional hunter spots and fishing locations.
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