#Runescape classic map update

As part of a player survey to guide the future of RuneScape games, a poster of a world map of Gielinor was planned to be given out to five participants.RuneScape ( / ˈ r uː n s k eɪ p/ ROON-skayp ), sometimes referred to as RuneScape 3, is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Jagex, first released in January 2001.This map revealed more of the game world than any prior maps accessible in the game.Ī map of Gielinor, showing locations from both RuneScape 3 and Old School RuneScape.

#Runescape classic map update

During the 2018 Birthday event, an in-game world map could be seen, commemorating the release of the world map interface after an update in May 2017.

This minimap can be useful in conjunction with the Key button, as yellow circles will also flash in this minimap even when these circles are not flashing in the current world map view. This red square can be clicked and moved to quickly move around the world Map. The area shown on the world map is highlighted in a red square. The Overview button, located on the far right-hand side, is used to show a minimap showing the entire RuneScape world. This feature can be disabled in the 'Key' side panel under Intra-map links.

A yellow line will then appear and show where they connect. They are displayed as small yellow squares ( ) and can be enabled by hovering over them with the mouse. Intra-map links are lines that shows which areas are connected with each other. The intra-map feature showing the connection between the Falador mine and the Motherlode mine However, some dungeons, such as the Ogre Enclave, the Barrows, and other dungeons visited during quests are not on the map.Ĭlick 'Expand' to view the list of locations not displayed on the world map: You can view other dungeons even if the entrance you clicked is not linked to your target dungeon in any way. After doing so, the surface of Gielinor would disappear, and all left on the map is an underworld consisting solely of dungeons. To use this, you can select a Dungeon from a drop down list at the bottom of the map or click on the entrance to a dungeon on the world map. This feature can be disabled in the Key side panel under 'you are here'. While looking at another part of the map, the 'You are here' arrow can be left-clicked to reveal the focus option to scroll automatically to the current location. The 'You are here' feature shows the location of the player on the map. The world map, once loaded, will show the current location of the player.To move the map around, you must click and drag using the mouse. This should prevent other players from assuming you are not paying attention to them.Ī portion of the world map, viewed in-game. While the fullscreen map is displayed, your character will appear to be looking at a scroll of parchment, presumably containing a map on it. The dynamic map may also be zoomed, depending on the player's preference. Players can search it using keywords, quickly move from one location to another one, view the 'Key' list where all of the icons are explained and can be clicked to reveal all of the locations of the certain icon. ( Note: The fullscreen world map view cannot be accessed during combat or certain other activities.) This version of the map is dynamic.

Doing this will change the game screen into the world map view. You can either open the floating map (default left click) or right click the map icon and select fullscreen for the same map in fullscreen mode. To access the world map, the World map button located on the Minimap must be clicked. A player viewing the fullscreen world map.