Minescape - Runescape in Minecraft, MMORPG

Season 9 update 8 - Cold Winter

RockTheFlag — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:12:24 GMT

Hello everyone and welcome to the 8th Minescape content update of season 9!

This update brings you Winter updates to the hub with a new bundle, advent calendar and more together with a new quest, a new Winter Event with an updated Winter Island, some bugfixes and QoL changes together with in-game spoilers for some future updates!

Winter changes

It is getting cold here at the GamesLabs workshop and to warm us up, we've worked hard to implement changes allowing us better represent the current season across the network. In this update we're releasing two major changes:

Hub changes:

Hub has been covered in snow and so the locals have changed their clothing accordingly thanks to the new COLD Bundle and a featured Winter shop!

Due to a late release of the calendar, we have made it so you can claim the first 7 days of the calendar. Make sure to grab your daily advent calendar rewards by using the /advent command each day in hub!

Minescape / Craftscape changes:

We have been working hard over the past months on some bigger updates, but before we can release them, we've decided to move up some of the things so everyone can enjoy some Winter changes together with some UI changes!

UI Changes

We have been working hard trying to make the game more appealing for players with no client-side mods via introduction of new displays like prayer side UI and other UI visibility changes. With this update, we're releasing the first part of those UI changes:

Action based side menu (sneak+swap item keybind (default: sneak + F), sneak (shift) to exit)
In-game item noted version display (each item now uses it's own texture)
The compass now indicates true north!

The new action based side menu allows you to switch between seeing combat information, skill levels, prayers (with the ability to activate / de-activate them), and magic spells (with the ability to cast teleport spells).

You may have also seen spoilers for a new in-game minimap, but we are postponing the release of it together with some other features until it is in a smoother shape. We are also aware that these new UIs & changes to existing ones will come with some issues / bugs and we want to ask you all to player report any issues you find to our discord.

Jungle potion

Although Karamja is not the first place that comes to your mind when thinking of winter, the locals there have not been blessed by snow, yet they have discovered a new ritual... Can you help them perform it?

Winter Island

The Winter Island (a.k.a. Xmas area) has been inaccessible for the last couple of years as it was going through some renovations that are finally finished! We have decided to change the island up to make it better for the long run and something that could be available each Winter season. This new island comes with some good spots for gathering resources (with deposit NPCs) and training for low & mid level players, or even a nice area for players to bankstand in the Assassin's village!

The Island contains:

Fishing spots
Woodcutting area
Farming & Herblore spaces
Hunter creature habitat
Cooking campfire
Assassin's village
Dwarf mine
A White Partyhat reward

The Winter Island is live from now until the January 4th, 2026 (inclusive) and can be reached via a magic teleport spell (no magic experience will be granted for this spell).

Future updates

As mentioned previously, we are actively working on some future content & game updates, multiple of them at once. Some of the content has already been spoiled for fans on our Discord, and even more has now implemented (still WIP staged) in-game for players to discover themselves (you cannot interact with them, they are still work in progress and will be changed before final release)!

Bugfixes & QoL changes

Although the Halloween is long over, some scary bugs have decided to stay for longer than intended... We have decided to deal with them and bring in some quality of life changes to replace their spot!

Added two new fairy rings: DIS - Wizards' Tower and CIQ - close to Yanille
Players can now get a random drop if they have 100% (or more) RNG (luck) boost when thieving (previously they would always get the same item)
Ardougne bankers were moved closer to the windows for easier access
Updated the ore bag full message to correctly describe the bag
Updated the location of the Skill Necklace Magic Guild teleport
Updated the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon POI: added entry message, changed the default music to match the main game
Added a description on items that are thievable inside the /mobs menu, specific monster sub-menu to clarify what items can be stolen from NPCs
Removed unobtainable food items: raw & cooked Ferret
Fixed the alchemy value of Dagon'hai Boots (gt) and Silver Sickle
Fixed a bug preventing players from accessing the Hardwood Grove
Fixed a bug with player grave spawning inside Fremennik Slayer Dungeon
Fixed a bug allowing players to teleport to the abyss without being close to the Mage of Zamorak
Fixed a formatting issue with skill buff icons in TAB
Fixed an issue with the new inventory UI preventing players from seeing the offhand item in the toolbar
Fixed a spelling mistake in the Mort Myre Pear item description
Fixed a spelling mistake in the Scroll Pouch item description
Fixed a spelling mistake in the Carnivorous Chinchompa name
Fixed a double spacing issue on slayer tasks in the TAB display
Fixed a an error displaying the wrong experience gained in the mining skill wiki for when mining Rune Essence
Fixed the hub Knife Gadget blood effect color
Removed the desert furniture mirage

Staff applications

GamesLabs is actively accepting Staff Applications! We are looking for players passionate about contributing to the GamesLabs Network, Minescape, and other exciting projects. We are specifically looking for players to assist on the following teams:

Build team: Responsible for bringing the GamesLabs Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: Responsible for creating monster/item models, new UIs, icons, and more! Experience in all these fields is not necessary, but is preferred!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.GamesLabs.net/apply

We look forward to receiving & reviewing your applications!

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That's all for the 8th update of the 9th season. Make sure to join our Discord if you haven't already!

Season 9 update 7 - Hunter's dream

scipio3000 — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 11:31:52 GMT

Season 9 update 7 - Hunter's dream

Hello everyone and welcome to the 7th Minescape content update of season 9!

This update brings you an Easter event, a new quest, various skill buffs, Hunter skill improvements, bugfixes and QoL changes!

Easter event

Spring is here! The hard working players of Minescape / Craftscape have discovered chocolate-looking eggs all over the world: next to fishing spots, in the mines, hidden in flower fields and even in the pockets of various entities!

Minescape Olivia

These eggs used to belong to Olivia in Draynor but the Stellar Buddies have stole them and left them everywhere... Can you help out Olivia and bring them back some of the missing eggs for a reward?

Monk's Friend

The monk in Ardougne monastery kept yawning all through the last couple of days and citizens are upset... Can you figure out why? Head on over to Ardougne and start this new short quest!

Minescape Monk's Friend

Hunter changes

Hunter has always been a challenging skill, yet the rewards and unlocks have stopped in higher levels. To fix that and other issues, We're adding new hunter monsters, and various other QoL changes

Skillchompas

Minescape Crystal Skillchompa

A new type of hunter creatures started inhabiting the world of Minescape / Craftscape. These new creatures, although similar in looks to chinchompas, are unique and come in 5 different variants:

Cobalt skillchompa - unlocked at level 27 Hunter
Viridian skillchompa - unlocked at level 46 Hunter
Azure skillchompa - unlocked at level 68 Hunter
Crimson skillchompa - unlocked at level 89 Hunter
Crystal skillchompa - unlocked at level 97 Hunter

These new creatures buff the speed of harvesting blocks / resources from gathering skills.

Other Hunter changes

Together with the new creatures we are making the following changes to Hunter:

Implemented barehanded impling catching mechanics:
If a player hunter level is 10 above the unlock level of an impling, they can catch the impling without a jar or net (outside puro puro). When caught - it automatically gives the items rather than the impling jar.
Added Magical butterfly net - provides a better catching rate for Implings inside the PuroPuro
Changed the hunter armor sets to provide a small buff to the catch rate of hunter monsters
When caught, Hunter creatures now have a small chance of giving the player a cluescroll

Bugfixes & QoL changes

The GamesLabs network team has been listening carefully to player suggestions and bug reports in order to bring you another batch of bugfixes & QoL changes:

Farming:

Minescape Sugar Reeds

Xp obtained from harvesting apples has been increased from 47 to 48 and the time it takes to harvest reduced by 2 seconds
Xp obtained from harvesting lemons has been increased from 49 to 56
Xp obtained from harvesting tomatoes has been increased from 59 to 65
Xp obtained from harvesting sugar has been increased from 66 to 75
Xp obtained from harvesting corn has been increased from 76 to 85

Other changes & QoL fixes

Introduced a new construction block - auto imbuer: when using bones on it, it will keep imbuing them until you run out of not-imbued bones in your inventory

Minescape Auto Imbuer

Added new Agility buff: Every 10th lap of a given course completed will reward the player with 2x tokens and 1.5x experience points
Added new Exploration buff: New unique collection log entries will now reward players with 500xp in exploration
Increased the amount of Exploration experience given by the beacons inside wilderness by 100
Candy XP Lamps have been made to work past level 120 in a given skill
Fixed the locked item status not appearing for some capes
Fixed the Waterbirth Island dungeon exit not working
Fixed boss time messages sometimes showing the bosses health in the message
Fixed a bug allowing players to gain extra clue scrolls from the clue scroll pouch
Fixed a bug allowing players to obtain duplicate Capes of Ordeals
Fixed a bug preventing pickup sound from being played when items go directly to a pouch
Fixed a bug causing players to hear the fairy sound when not intended
Fixed a bug preventing players from leaving the dungeon during the Grand Tree quest bossfight part
Re-arranged the skills UI and moved the back button in skill in-game wiki pages so it's easier to access

New Minescape Skill UI

We have also added the following items to the Grand Exchange:

All of the new Skillchompas
Imbued infernal ashes
Secateurs
Trident
Cake
Bryophyta Staff
Kraken Soul
Mud Battlestaff
Bucket Of Milk
Dragon Metal Lump
Egg
Orlando Hat

Staff applications

Build team: Responsible for bringing the GamesLabs Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: Responsible for creating monster/item models, new UIs, icons, and more! Experience in all these fields is not necessary, but is preferred!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.GamesLabs.net/apply

We look forward to receiving & reviewing your applications!

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That's all for the 7th update of the 9th season. Make sure to join our Discord if you haven't already!

Season 9 update 6 - Let's explore

scipio3000 — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:32:16 GMT

Hello everyone and welcome to the 6th Minescape content update of season 9!

This update brings you new Treasure trail rewards, shop, a new quest in Brimhaven / Ardougne regions, bugfixes and QoL changes!

Tribal Totem

Kangai Mau has lost an artifact of his tribe... He needs a brave adventurer with a mastery in thieving to head on over to Ardougne and find his stolen artifact.

Minescape Kangai Mau

This new quest hopes to bring more players to the city of thieves - Ardougne, where they will use sneaky mechanics like lying, and password cracking to infiltrate into a mansion and get back the stolen artifact!

Port Khazard

A new area has been added! Port Khazard comes with a couple of small mines, a Smithing area, bank, and a general store together with some pirates on the dock.

Minescape Port Khazard

Treasure Trails

Adventurers of Minescape / Craftscape have been completing clue scrolls for nearly 5 years now and although a lot of them have gotten very lucky, sometimes it felt like the rewards they were getting were not the ones they were hoping for... Introducing Zaida and her clue shop!

Treasure Trail Points Shop

Minescape Zaida - Treasure Trail Points Shop

Zaida has arrived and settled right next to the main entrance to the Grand Exchange. She has set up a small shop offering those that love exploring some new items and unlocks to make clue grinding easier & faster for those focusing on treasure trails! The shop comes with the following items:

Skipping tickets (Beacon and Puzzle)
Reroll tokens (Easy, Medium, Hard and Elite)
Clue Scrolls (Easy, Medium, Hard, Elite)
Scroll Pouch upgrades: V1 and V2

These new items/unlocks will allow players to skip one beacon in their beacon clues, puzzle step, reroll the loot and even hold more clue scrolls in their scroll pouch.

Minescape Treasure Trail Points shop

To purchase the items you will need to collect Treasure Trail Points by completing various clues. Each tier of clue has a base amount of points they give and a multiplier is applied to those points for each tier completions of every 10, 50, 100, 250, and 500 clues of a given tier. You can check the amount of points you have by running the /clues command in-game.

To make it easier for players to enjoy this new shop, players that have completed clues prior to this update will receive all of the points they would have gained up to this update. Enjoy!

Orlando Smith's hat

Minescape Orlando Smith's hat

A new reward has been added to the Master Clue Scrolls - A historians hat that seems to boost the luck of adventurers opening clue scroll caskets. This hat will give players a small change to obtain a second casket inside the casket they are opening of a lower tier: e.g. Opening a master clue casket the player will have a small chance to get an elite casket inside of it and so on.

Bugfixes & QoL changes

As it is with each update, we have fixed some bugs and implemented some smaller QoL changes:

Buffed the alchemy value of Onyx.
Buffed crafting speeds of various items.
Fixed Party Mode bossing not working correctly.
Fixed (changed) the map for the Al-Kharid desert clue step to correctly represent the map after recent map update.
Fixed an anagram clue scroll for Cook.
Fixed clue scrolls giving the wrong directions in some cases.
Fixed /vote not working correctly.
Fixed /rarity command tip suggesting two different commands.
Fixed Agility times not showing correctly in chat upon completion of a course.
Fixed some entities spawning in the floor in specific areas.
Fixed the Ardougne thieving stalls from spawning the items on air in rare occurrences.

Minescape Ardougne Thieving Stalls

Fixed Quest monsters appearing in the boss log.
Fixed consistency issues with battlestaves.
Fixed double quantity message appearing when withdrawing items from the Grand Exchange inbox.
Fixed Diango not giving the backpack to players that have lost it.
Fixed Falador agility course having extra invisible blocks where not inteded.
Fixed sound spam when trying to pickup items with almost full inventory.
Added new items to the Grand Exchange - Orlando Smith's Hat and the Trident.
Added /transmog command.
Added the missing Estate agent in Ardougne.
Added new maps to elite clue scrolls. Enjoy finding them!
Added missing flora to various parts of the map.
Added new locations for implings to spawn at.
Changed /clues command to send 1 message for all tiers of clues instead of 6 messages.

Staff applications

Build team: Responsible for bringing the GamesLabs Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: Responsible for creating monster/item models, new UIs, icons, and more! Experience in all these fields is not necessary, but is preferred!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.GamesLabs.net/apply

We look forward to receiving & reviewing your applications!

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That's all for the 6th update of the 9th season. Make sure to join our Discord if you haven't already!

Season 9 update 5 - Witches, cats & more!

scipio3000 — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:32:49 GMT

Season 9 Update 5

Hello everyone and welcome to the 5th Minescape content update of season 9!

This update continues on improving the quality of gameplay by introducing quest revamps on the last 6 old quests, and some other small changes. This update, just like the last is focused on QoL rather than big content.

Quest rework pt. 2

Many of you have noticed that the last update introduced reworks on 10 of the old quests, and with this update we've decided to finish off the last 6 of the original Minescape quests:

Crafting a backpack
From Flax to String
Haunted Manor
Hide and Seek
Lumbridge Runner
The Haunted Library

The quests had minor changes made to them to make them feel smoother and more modern.

New quests

With the old quests out of the way, the team decided to focus on bringing two new iconic quests from the oldschool version of the game:

Witch's House

A boy has lost his ball... It wouldn't seem like a big issue, if he hadn't lost it somewhere near the Witches house!

Head over to Taverley and help out the boy in recovering the ball, but be cautious: A legend says that the experimental monsters found around Morytania have originated in the shed of the Witch.. Could this be true?

Gertrude's Cat

Have you been to Varrock recently? The two kids of Gertrude that like to terrorize the locals have been talking about a problem at home... It seems Gertrude has lost her cat - Fluffs.

This short storyline quest will have you go out on a search mission for the cat for a small reward and eternal gratefulness from Gertrude herself. Are you ready to help her?

Bugfixes & QoL changes

Although the update is small, it still includes some bugfixes and Quality of Life changes:

Added a way to leave the Gnome Stronghold.

Added a sound when using special attacks.
Added course best time and lap counted to the agility skill menu.
Added a faster way to purchase Beer from bartenders.
Made completed quests glow in the quest list.
Test Bow has been removed from /items list.
Fixed an issue preventing players from opening ore, essence teleport scroll and gem bags from inside the inventory.
Fixed an issue allowing players to obtain a /job asking them to harvest quest only harvestables like Star Flowers.
Fixed missing flora around the map.
Fixed a broken agility shortcut.
Removed agility parkour course spam.

Staff applications

Build team: Responsible for bringing the GamesLabs Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: Responsible for creating monster/item models, new UIs, icons, and more! Experience in all these fields is not necessary, but is preferred!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply

We look forward to receiving & reviewing your applications!

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That's all for the 5th update of the 9th season. Make sure to join our Discord if you haven't already!

Season 9 update 4 - Quests & QoL

scipio3000 — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 15:52:33 GMT

Minescape Season 9 Update 4 - Quests & QoL

Hello everyone and welcome to the 4th Minescape content update of season 9!

This update focuses on improving new & existing player quality of gameplay by introducing quest revamps on 10 old quests, various small map fixes and other bugfixes reported by players. Although the update is not aimed at being big, it still introduces a couple of QoL changes.

Quest rework

Both new and existing players may have noticed that Minescape has some unique, small quests focused on getting players used to the mechanics of various skills. These quests, together with some other well known quests, have been introduced to the game a long while ago, mostly right after the release of the current iteration of the game and have not changed since...

However, the quest system has changed a lot: a new dialogue system was introduced, multi-quest, modelled & conditional entities and many more changes were introduced over the time without any impact on the pre-existing quests. Today we've decided to change that. Introducing the quest rework (part 1) with 10 reworked quests:

Cook's assistant
Lumbridge stripped Guard
Lumbridge tree anomaly
Lumbridge Weirdo
Marriage delivery
Marriage bestman
Palace designer
Al-Kharid Rocks
Al-Kharid runner
Al-Kharid Warrior's lost ring

These reworked quests have adjusted requirements, rewards, steps and dialogues. The quests are now faster to complete, more detailed and polished when it comes to interactions with entities and clarity on what to do next.

Resource-pack, sound and map changes

We have noticed that some areas & actions of the game lack something... So we spend some time training, playing and just exploring various parts of the game and with it some changes were made:

Water & Grass (both block and foliage) textures have been replaced on the vanilla resource-pack to more closely represent the osrs feel.
A sky shader was added to the resource-pack to make the sky more osrs like.
Various areas of the map had small issues like misplaced blocks, trees that couldn't be chopped down, etc., and those areas were fixed.
Interacting with beacons now produces a sound.
Thieving now has a sound.
Interacting with sacks/bags now has a sound.
Juliet's maids have fixed her bed and the broken bulbs in the building. It should feel a lot warmer there.
There's now a way to leave the shipyard.

Bugfixes & QoL changes

New update - new fixes & Quality of Life changes!

Bags (Ore, gem, essence) can now be opened from within inventory by right-clicking on them.
Added a way for players to drop quest items after the quest is completed (/drop and then drop the item). This is especially important for UIM players.
Thieving skill UI (/skills thieving) now has proper descriptions of the Ardougne thieving tables.
Construction workers have left Jatizso.
Added a message recommending the latest version of the game (1.21.4) for players joining on older versions.
Receiving an ore spirit will no longer send a message (no more chat spam).
Added extra advanced gardeners to various locations.
Fixed a bug allowing starflower to be harvested outside it's dimension.
Fixed the Lumbridge smoker hologram location.
Fixed Tanglefoot being present in the boss collection log.
Fixed the bug allowing players to kill hunter implings using magic/ranged.

Staff applications

Build team: Responsible for bringing the GamesLabs Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: Responsible for creating monster/item models, new UIs, icons, and more! Experience in all these fields is not necessary, but is preferred!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply

We look forward to receiving & reviewing your applications!

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That's all for the 4th update of the 9th season. Make sure to join our Discord if you haven't already!

Season 9 update 3 - Expanding Horizons

scipio3000 — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

Season 9 Update 3 - Expanding Horizons

Hello everyone and welcome to the 3rd Minescape content update of season 9!

This update brings you over 20 locations, various location build improvements, bugfixes and a lot more! The update focuses on new quests, expanded transportation networks, and new points of interest.

Five new quests

It has been a while since adventurers had to face new challenges, solve puzzles and do anything it takes to help the creatures of Minescape, but today - that changes!

We are introducing 5 new quests linked to content unlocks:

Nature Spirit
Fairytale parts 1 & 2
Tree Gnome Village
The Grand Tree

Nature Spirit

Drezel needs your help! He'd like you to go on an adventure and bring his friend Filliman Tarlock some food, but it won't be easy: the swamp where he is meant to be found is haunted by spirits and those spirits hate adventurers like you! Prepare to face new enemies, unlock new methods and learn the truth about Filliman!

Successfully completing the quest will award players with 2 quest points, 3000 xp in Crafting, 2000 xp in Defence and Constitution and ability to harvest Mort Myre mushrooms, stems and pears to recharge your druid pouch.

Together with the quest a new crafting method has been added to the game: crafting silver sickles using a silver bar and a mould on a furnace after unlocking it upon reaching level 18 in crafting.

Fairytale I: Growing Pains

Ever since the lost city of Zanaris has been discovered, players have noticed that something is wrong... When visiting Fairy Chaeldar for their slayer tasks, players have started hearing some evil-sounding mumbling from the Fairy Godfather...

Meanwhile on the mainland Martin the Master Gardener has his own problems: Are you able to help him?

To start this quest players must first complete the new Nature spirit quest, have access to Zanaris and enough courage to face a level 150 monster, then talk to Martin the master gardender in the Draynor Village.

Completing the quest will reward players with 2 quest points, 2500 xp in Farming, 2000 xp in attack, 1000 xp in magic and a new farming tool - Magic Secateurs, a new tool for players to use in between shears and hoe.

Fairytale II: Cure a Queen

After a challenging fight you decide to return to Zanaris, and walk by Fairy Godfather except he has not left the throne yet? What is going on!

Players feeling extra adventurous can decide to investigate him and start the new quest by heading back to the Draynor Village where the master farmer may have more information about the Fairy Queens whereabouts.

The quest comes together with many new areas to explore, things to gather and a whole new transportation system - the fairy rings!

During the quest players will be tasked with finding and curing the fairy queen, by doing so - unlocking the new transportation system. Although not all locations will be present with the update, the fairy rings will already take you to 30 different locations!

Completing the quest will also reward players with 2 quest points, 3500 xp in Herblore, and 2500 xp in thieving alongside the fairy ring system unlock.

Tree Gnome Village

General Khazard has been causing troubles to our beloved gnomes for quite a while now, but this time he has caused trouble deep in the Tree Gnome Village. Sadly, the gnomes are not powerful enough alone to hold down the front in the battlefield and to get back the orbs of protection. Can you help them?

During the quest you will be challenged by General Khazard's army, and will have to avoid traps to help gnomes get back their protection orbs to restore the sacred spirit tree.

Completing the quest will reward players with 2 quest points and ability to use the Spirit Tree transportation network all around the world of Minescape!

The Grand Tree

Last, but certainly not least is the Grand Tree quest: The tree is slowly dying and King Shareen needs your urgent help to save his people! Is it a sabotage? Is it something else? Head past the waterfall area and investigate the troubles for a promise of great rewards!

Completing this quest will reward players with 5 quest points, 18400 xp in Attack, 7900xp in Agility, 2150 xp in Magic and access to a new mine together with 2 new transportation systems: The gnome gliders and Hot air baloons!

Both of the transportation systems will take you all over the world of Minescape. Are you ready to do whatever you can to save The Grand Tree?

New features

Transportation methods

Exploration is a very important part of Minescape. However, with each map expansion players have to travel further and further on foot to experience new features, new unlocks. This has been changed with the introduction of 5 new transportation systems:

Spirit Trees

Spirit Trees are a gnome transportation system that utilises ancient tree roots to quickly travel around the world. This system will allow you to travel between:

Grand Exchange
Feldip Hills
Tree Gnome Village
Gnome Strongholdy
Battlefield of Khazard
East of the Poison Waste
Prifddinas

Canoes

Players shall no longer spend time on walking to oftenly visited locations from Lumbridge all the way to the wilderness without having a high magic level! Canoe system allows players to Lumbridge, Champions’ Guild, Barbarian Village, Edgeville and wilderness.

To use canoes, players will require the following woodcutting levels:

Level 12 – Travel to one adjacent stop.
Level 27 – Travel up to two stops.
Level 42 – Travel up to three stops.
Level 57 – Travel freely to any stop.

Gnome Gliders

The Gnome Glider network will allow you to swift trough the skies to reach various locations around the map thanks to the talented gnome pilots. Players can now board a glider and fly to:

Karamja (Gandius)
Al Kharid (Kar-Hewo)
White Wolf Mountain (Sindarpos)
Digsite (Lemanto Andra)
Feldip Hills (Lemantolly Undri)
Ape Atoll (Ookookolly Undri)

Hot Air Balloons

Although the usage of hot air baloon network is unlocked from gnomes, the players will be navigating them themselves! This new transportation system will require players to load up on logs and avoid collision when navigating to their target locations:

Entrana, unlocked at level 20 firemaking
Taverley, unlocked at level 20 firemaking
Crafting Guild, unlocked at level 30 firemaking
Varrock, unlocked at level 40 firemaking
Castle Wars, unlocked at level 50 firemaking
Grand Tree, unlocked at level 60 firemaking

Fairy Rings

The great fairies are thankful for helping cure their queen and as a reward, they allow you to use their transportation system - the Fairy Rings!

This new transportation system will currently take you to 30 diffrent location all around the world of Minescape.

Farming

Stop using your hands and grab a new farming tool - secateurs! This purchaseable tool is unlocked at level 10 Farming and provides a slight speed boost for those harvesting crops. Additionally, upon completion of the Fairytale Part 1 quest, players will get Magic Secateurs, an upgraded version of the secateurs providing a farming harvest speed boost better than shears.

New & Updated locations

Mort Myre Swamp

Mort Myre Swap has become more dangerous with the introduction of the new monster: Ghasts. These creatures can only be attacked once the right tools are used. Perhaps Nature Spirit can help you with that?

Tree Gnome Village

The heart of the gnome resistance against Khazard forces has been expanded, offering a deeper look into their hidden sanctuary.

Tree Gnome Stronghold & Grand Tree

The gnome capital has been expanded with new structures, making it a bustling hub for adventurers. The Grand Tree feature, level 37 Agility shortcuts on the western and eastern sides allow for faster travel, though they are locked behind the completion of The Grand Tree quest, new monsters, mining site, and more!

Corsair Cove Resource Area

Three new Agility shortcuts have been introduced: a level 50 shortcut, a level 60, and a level 70. These additions make Corsair Cove an essential location for resource-focused players.

Zanaris Part 2 Areas

Zanaris continues to grow with new locations to explore, uncovering more of its mystical secrets.

Ardougne Farms

Farming plots and sheep areas have been added to Ardougne farms, making it a more viable location for farming.

Keep Le Faye

The stronghold of the mysterious knights now stands fortified, hinting at deeper stories to uncover in future quests.

Barbarian Outpost

This warrior training ground has been introduced!

Witchaven & Dungeon Secret Passage

A dark mystery lurks beneath Witchaven, will you be the first one to explore this area?

Fishing Platform (Not Yet Accessible)

A remote platform stands in the sea, waiting to reveal its secrets in a future update.

Ardougne Sewers

The underground labyrinth of Ardougne’s sewers has been expanded.

TzHaar City: Mor Ul Rek (No Mobs Yet)

The volcanic city of the TzHaar has been introduced.

Lumbridge Cellar

The cellar of the Lumbridge has been finally opened!

Lumbridge Swamp Caves

The murky depths beneath the swamp now feature a new training spot for low level players.

Bandit Camp & Mine to the South

The desert outlaws' hideout now includes an expanded mining area.

Ruins of Unkah

The remains of a once-thriving desert settlement now available for exploration!

Nardah

This desert town has been refined, making it a key location for future quests.

Giants' Plateau

A remote plateau where giants roam, offering a new place to kill them.

Ruins of Uzer & Dungeon

The ancient ruins and their hidden dungeon have been expanded.

Bug fixes

This update fixes various bugs and improves gameplay for a better experience:

Fixed various spelling errors in guild names and exploration messages
Fixed dragon metal lump texture not appearing correctly
Fixed missing Ardougne beacon
Fixed crafting particles playing when they shouldn’t
Fixed an issue with item dropping while the backpack is open
Fixed Lumbridge Cook’s skin issue

Restored missing foliage in various parts of the map
Added a night vision effect to the Cave of Ordeals
Added missing bankers to Falador West Bank
Updated the description of the Unstrung Symbol

Staff applications

Build team: Responsible for bringing the Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: Seeking digital artists to create monster/item models, new UIs, icons, and more! Experience in all these fields is not necessary!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply

We look forward to reviewing your applications!

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That's all for the third update of the ninth season. Make sure to join our Discord if you haven't already!

Season 9 Update 1 - QoL/Balance/Bug fixes

scipio3000 — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:44:38 GMT

Season 9 Update 1 - QoL/Balance/Bug fixes

Hello everyone and welcome to the first update of Season 9.

This update implements various suggestions posted on our Discord server and brings QoL changes, gameplay balance, bug fixes, and several map changes/fixes!

QoL changes

Dialogues: If a new player does not choose an option in a multiple-option dialogue within 10/15 seconds, a reminder message to press T and click with the mouse will be sent. This applies to players with playtime under 10 hours.
Resource Gathering Blacklist: Made the blacklist work on resource gathering (e.g., stone) through an in-game setting.

Minescape Settings

Hunter Blacklist: The blacklist now works for hunter (e.g., bones on ferret).
Exploration: Balance job weights. You will now be getting jobs closer to your levels.
Drop List UI: Added an extra drop list UI. If there are more than 15 drops, "..." will be displayed. Clicking on the monster icon will open the full list of drops.
Drop Rarities: Added a star system to better indicate drop rarities for legendary and ultimate brackets.

Minescape Drop Table

/drops: Made /drops messages color-coded.
/collectionlog: Added the /collectionlog command.
/self: Added the /self command to provide player information in JSON format (useful for 3rd party mods).

Gameplay balance/tweaks

Thieving Stalls: Added random locations for thieving stalls. A new location is asigned every 5 minutes. Buffed overall XP gained through stalls.

Minescape Thieving Stall

Hunter mobs: Reduced hunter mobs HP from 300 to 100.
Ironman Shops: Ironman shops are no longer being shared.
Dragonfire Resistance: Becoming wet (either from the Trident's special or from jumping in water) now grants dragonfire resistance.
Adamant/Rune Dragons: Rebalanced their stats and drops accordingly.

Adamant and Rune Dragons

UI Actions: Opening UI (e.g., bank) will now stop skilling actions.
Stock stores: Increased overall stock.

Bug fixes

RSP: Addressed lag issues when loading RSP by implementing a slight delay.
Demon Slayer: Fixed the issue with the quest not updating when collecting three keys.
Green Dragons: Wilderness Green dragons have been added back to the game.
Sounds: Fixed sound issues on version 1.20.6 and above.
Dragon Pickaxe: The special attack no longer works on flowers/logs.
Max Cape: Fixed the glitch associated with the max cape.
Agility Master: Corrected the directional issue in the Agility Master's dialogue in Al-Kharid.
Ore Bag: Fixed the issue where smelting addy or runite ores with the ore bag consumed too many graphite ores.
/jobs: Fixed /jobs command not opening the job UI.
Hunter Cages: You can no longer kill trapped animals.
Runecrafting Necklaces: Fixed the issue with runecrafting necklaces where charges were being consumed inconsistently.
Wrath runes: Added missing wrath runes to the skill UI.

Minescape Runecrafting

Map updates

Floating Grass and Flowers: Fixed the floating grass and flowers in the north end of Feldip Hills.
Terrain Smoothing: General terrain smoothing to remove misplaced/dissimilar blocks in various places and small 1x1 gaps in ground surfaces.
Light Sources and Air Pockets: Removed potential render issue-causing light sources, empty pockets of air in the terrain, and isolated or active liquid sources and 1x1 water-filled trench lengths in the Lumbridge, Draynor, and Port Sarim/Rimmington areas.
Seafloor Smoothing: Smoothed out the seafloor inside the Port Sarim and adjacent ocean areas.
Barrier Blocks: Removed excess barrier blocks from south Karamja and the green dragon area of Taverley Dungeon to improve client-side performance for less powerful PCs. Added an aesthetically matching wall feature to balance accessibility and performance.
Tree Fix: Removed one leaf block from a tree next to the Lumbridge beacon to prevent players from getting stuck inside the tree.
Entrana Shoreline: Smoothed out and built up the length of Entrana's shoreline to match more evenly with the surrounding seabed.
Beach South of Port Sarim: Shored up the free-floating sand blocks underneath the beach south of Port Sarim to avoid accidental collapse.
Water Source Blocks: Removed over 60k loose/excessive water source blocks outside of accessible map geometry spaces around the Ice Caves.
Seabed Layering: Added over 150k dirt blocks to the seabed in the northwest regions of the map to even out its appearance from the adjacent shorelines.

Staff applications

Build team: Responsible for bringing the Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: Seeking digital artists to create monster/item models, new UIs, icons, and more! Experience in all these fields is not necessary!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply

We look forward to reviewing your applications!

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That's all for the first update of the ninth season. Make sure to join our Discord if you haven't already!

Season 9 - A New Sunrise

scipio3000 — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:43:46 GMT

Minescape Season 9 - A New Sunrise

A long time ago

Minescape was first released in 2012. We first approached Podcrash in 2011 & 2012 about a possible partnership (buying their map), but they declined as they were working on their own server called RuneCraft. In 2013 we partnered with Podcrash and purchased their map. A collaboration that slowly brought more attention to Minescape.

As a side note, before 2013, we first used a map shaped like the world, and then we tried to roll out our Runescape mechanics to the project Crafting Azeroth map.

Minescape has been evolving since 2013 on the current RS map. It has lived through many different game versions (from v1.2 to v2, v3, v4, Minescape Classic, Minescape Network, and this current final version: Minescape). Whilst we did several code rewrites, some of our configuration files, such as monster spawns, were imported from previous versions (nowadays, we estimate that a few hundred spawns are still from Minescape Classic).
In 2011, the sun in Minecraft was rising in another direction. The north was changed in 2011/2012 and thus made the entire map rotated 90 counter clockwise. Over the years, we never really considered it as being problematic and built upon it.

As of right now, Minescape contains a lot of data related to the map. Here is a small, non-exaustive list:

Monster coordinates (thousands and thousands of spawns in JSON format)
NPCs (hundreds of spawns)
Skill locations (e.g. fishing spots)
Holograms (floating texts)
Point Of Interests
Action/Trigger boxes
Game code: we, sometimes, instead of using configuration files for punctual features, write them in code. For instance, we may code a closed gate that moves the player in the northern/southern direction
Velocity: In some occasions, the players may be moved in an absolute direction
Player saves: We store coordinate related information
In-game minimap with waypoints

Rotating the map has been in the heads of many players, and we have always said that it was too complicated for us to do so. In order for you to understand the full scope of the problem, here is an example:

Canada estimated it would take years to properly handle non-binary genders. Right now, government systems use a binary approach (male/female). It may sound easy to simply add more genders to the system. In essence, it is very easy to do so. However, the implications of changing this simple nomenclature are insanely complex. There are so many services using their internal systems, that it takes years and years to fully map out and understand the repercussions.

Our game code is, very much simpler, but has the same scope of complications. What if we rotate the map 90° clockwise? What happens in the code? What do we need to do and test in order to make sure everything works fine?

These are the reasons why we never decided to rotate the map. We thought we would have to convert all our configuration files to match the new coordinates, go around the entire code base, and check where we use anything related to position. And after all of that, we would have to run a lot of tests, which would take an immense time. We estimated it as months and months of work, possibly even a year with the current size of our team. In that time frame, new features would either need to be using the new coordinates, but wouldn't be able to be pushed or old coordinates and be converted again later on.

However, in this equation, we forgot one simple but yet very powerful fact. Minescape does not rely on the Minecraft engine to work.
What does this mean?
This means that Minescape in essence, can be run on various server software as it directly runs on our in-house framework.

Eureka!

Minescape Map properly rotated

We always thought about the impacts on the game from the world rotating. We decided to take a new approach, and we successfully allowed the Minescape map to be rotated by 90° whilst having 0 impact on the game. This process took a few hours to set up. In fact, the game does not need to know that the map has been rotated.
It took us more time and effort to rotate the map itself: We made a few scripts to help us rotate the blocks and entities in their new positions.

North is now North

No more confusion! Minescape North is now where it should have been since the Minecraft Sun rotation!

Marketing

Let's move on to another important topic: Marketing. Due to some third parties, our ability to market our decade-old project has been impacted. Without delving too deeply into the topic (you can do your own research), our map and name have been stolen. Yes, stolen. Third parties are using our map as a base for theirs (claiming it as their own work). One of them has even registered a trademark on the name we've been using since 2012. They have been threatening content producers on various platforms with the trademark. We will never give up our name, Minescape. We have put too much work into it.

Nonetheless, we have to move forward. We have to be able to bring the project into a new era. We have decided on a solution that preserves our flagship name "Minescape" and opens up to new audiences. We will refer to it as A/B marketing.

New players or non-active old players will see the project as CraftScape (logos, texts, etc). We've added two commands:

/rebrand which toggles the name of the project (Minescape <-> CraftScape)
/craftscape explains why this change/rebrand command is needed

Rebrand mode being toggled

Call our flagship project whatever you like; at the end of the day, we believe we offer the best RS experience in Minecraft and one of the most complete MMORPGs in the Minecraft world. Our name means very little compared to the work we've been putting in over a decade.

/craftscape command

Content updates

This update also focuses on bringing more resources to the world! We have decided to split up season 9 into at least 3 targets. This target, and this update by default, focuses on enhancing the resources available in the world and ensuring each type of resource can be farmed efficiently.

Resources

We've encountered some complications when transitioning to 1 main world and 1 Ironman world. One of these issues was that resource areas and spawn rates were simply too small to accommodate the single world of players. This means that by removing a world, we essentially halved the amount of resources available to the players. A significant push from the players has helped us rectify this. Many skills—whether it be woodcutting, mining, thieving, runecrafting, or herblore—have seen increases in either the amount of resources available at a given spot or the time between their spawning.

Rune spot in deep wildy

Now, you may be wondering where exactly all of these new and improved resource areas are, and we hear you. Some are at familiar locations such as the abandoned mine, Entrana, and Edgeville. Some are being kept a secret to allow players to discover their own 'best-in-slot' areas before others. This promotes exploration and community hunts.

New Points Of Interest

Myth's Guild (Rune Dragons)

When deciding where we should focus next in terms of development, it was one throwaway comment that spiralled into a massive overhaul of the south side of our map. The comment "we don't have a dragon lump drop for the dragon platebody" took us on a path to correct that... Introducing the Myth's Guild! Initially locked behind Dragon Slayer 1 only, the Myth's Guild offers a new bank, teleports to 3 other guilds (Champions, Heroes, and Legends Guild), a new cooking spot, a new magic tree spot, and herblore spot(s). Oh yeah, in the basement somewhere there are also rune dragons now, but that's not important...

Minescape Myths Guild

Corsair cove dungeon

Below Corsair cove, a small movement of the earth has uncovered a vast dungeon from a forgotten time. On the east side of this dungeon, Ogres have made it their home. Over a large cavern sits a pretty worn out bridge, this bridge will take you to the west side of the dungeon, home to a number of different chromatic dragons as well as the illusive rune dragon! Something else was also uncovered when explorers mapped out this dungeon recently. An altar?

Minescape Corsair Cove Dungeon

Wrath altar

Within Corsair cove dungeon, you will find the entrance to the wrath altar, this altar requires 95 runecrafting to awaken and produce wrath runes, a super powerful rune needed in casting the highest level spells. Here is a list for the multiplier of creating this rune:
lvl 95 - 1 wrath rune

lvl 102 - 2 wrath runes

lvl 109 - 3 wrath runes

lvl 116 - 4 wrath runes

Minescape Wrath Altar

Ardougne farm areas

Fleshing out the southwestern areas of the map, the build team has been working hard to bring ardougne and below to life.

Minescape Ardougne farm areas

Chaos druid tower

Minescape Chaos druid tower

Clocktower

Minescape Clocktower

Witchaven

Minescape Witchaven

Eagles peak (new tp)

We're always striving to improve older areas to bring them 'up to code' per-say. Old eagle's peak was bad, new eagles peak is good. It does also come with the benefit of a new teleport there too.

Minescape Eagles peak

Exploration

Exploration has received some changes related to jobs. Jobs are now weighted depending on their skill difference, meaning you will be getting a lot more tasks closer to your skill level required to execute the task. We've also made the probability of landing on a certain skill (in a job task), constant. This means you will get as many mining tasks as hunter ones.

Exploration points

We've added a new task UI for jobs as well as points. Completing a job will reward you with one exploration point.

Cancellng a job: You can spend 3 points to cancel a job (or 1500 gp)
Partial completion: You can also spend 1 point to partially complete the job. You will receive coins and exploration XP depending on the tasks you completed.

Exploration points will, in the future, receive a shop similarily to the Slayer shop.

Crafting

We've added the ingredients listing in the wiki UI.

Candies

We increased the maximum amount of candies you can spend per day on loot-crates and xp-lamps.

Resourcepacks

We have fixed various issues regarding resource-pack loading.

Accuracy

We have buffed overall accuracy.

Quests

When starting a quest, various instructions will appear on the screen. These can be toggled off by clicking on the current quest in /quest. We've also improved our cinematic mode, by changing the view ratio when watching cinematics.

Minescape Questing

Top bar

We have finally fixed the top bar not appearing for certain players.

Monsters dislocating

We have fixed our rendering issues related to animated monsters.

Staff applications

GamesLabs is actively accepting Staff Applications! We are looking for players that are passionate about contributing to the GamesLabs Network, Minescape, and other exciting projects. We are specifically looking for players to assist on the following teams:

Build team: Build team is responsible for bringing the Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: We are looking for digital artists to create monster / item models, new UIs, icons and more! Experience in all of the fields is not necessary!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply
We look forward to reviewing your applications!

Where to next?

Season 9 is our first, big step in changing our stance and thinking on certain matters, as well as a big step in how we deliver content. With that in mind, where do we go from here? The next update to come will focus more on the movement side of the project, how we interact and get around the map as a whole. This will include new teleportation methods and new ways to get from point A to point B. After we have tackled the issues in getting around a map as big as ours, we will focus our attention on mobs, specifically the difficulty and complexity of mobs and bosses and bring everything more in line for a better experience for the players, with a sprinkle of the other miscellaneous stuff we like to come up with in the heat of the moment. Stay tuned for more to come this year and beyond!

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That's all for season 9!
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Season 8 Update 3 - Community Update

scipio3000 — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 16:23:58 GMT

Minescape Season 8 Update 3

Hello everyone and welcome to the third update of Season 8.

This update implements various suggestions posted on our Discord server and brings bug fixes, features and QoL changes!

Bug fixes/Corrections

Performance: Fixed various performance issues.
Tips: Removed the tip about requiring Optifine to see armor trims.
Chat: Illegal chat characters are now filtered out from chat.
GE: Selecting 0 as a price will no longer sell the item on GE.
Scoreboard/top bar: Fixed scoreboard/top bar vanishing under certain circumstances.
Trading: Fixed an issue where a locked armor item could vanish when trading the same item to a player.
Anvil UI: Items can no longer be put in the Anvil UI when selecting an amount.
Trident: We added the missing Trident to the Magic skill UI.

New features/Balance

Favorite items: You can now select up to three items as favourites. Favourite items will not be dropped on death, including PvP deaths. Only 1 item will be kept if within a stack.

Minescape Favorite Items

Eagles' Peak teleport: Requiring level 90 and 5 nature/death and law runes, you can now teleport to Eagles' Peak.
Tokkul shop: You can now buy rare gems (including Onyx) from the Tokkul shop located next to the Fight Caves! The shop restocks every 15 minutes!

Minescape Tokkul shop

Staff of dead/light: Increased the raw damage of the staff of dead and staff of light.
Ore bag: The coal bag has been replaced by the ore bag. You can purchase it for 120 golden nuggets. Existing coal bags have been transformed to ore bags.

Minescape Ore Bag

Prospector set: Wearing the full set now grants a higher chance of not breaking pay dirt.
120 capes: New capes available in the cape store! These capes have the same stats and benefits as the level 99 capes but have new cosmetic looks.

Minescape 120 max cape

Moss key: Buffed the drop rate of moss keys.
Dragon limbs: Buffed the drop rate of Dragon limbs from King Black Dragon.
Boss Slayer: Added GWD bosses and The Kraken to Boss slayer.
Skills necklace: Added a teleport to the mining guild.
Swamp tar: Removed Magmatius and Noiled tars from Exploration jobs.

QoL changes

Tips: Increase tips delay from 5 to 15 minutes.
Special attacks: Special attacks on thievable mobs now require the use of right click (instead of sneak + right click).
Speed potions: Speed potions are now allowed in wildy and boss instances.
Moss/Giant keys: These keys are now stackable.
DragonFire Shield: DFS special attack will no longer give Magic XP (=> opens up Defence pures). We also added a command to disable its special attack (/dfs). We also removed the DFS cooldown, it now uses 50% of the spec bar.
Overall XP: Added the overall XP leaderboard in the leaderboard menu.

Minescape Leaderboards UI

Boss killing times: Added a boss killing time leaderboard. As of right now, only kill times in instances are recorded.
Auto smithing: Shift clicking an anvil will automatically start smithing your previously smithed items.

Minescape Auto Smithing

Quests: Completed quests now show the rewards you obtained.
Home teleport spell: The home tp now shows where your spawn point is.

Minescape Home Teleport

Thieving: Thieved mobs (on cooldown) now have a visual indicator.

Minescape Thieving Indicator

/drops : We added a new command that lets you enable mob drop messages of given rarities. E.g. Running "/drops always" will show all drops, where running "/drops rare" will show rare+ drops.

Staff applications

Build team: Build team is responsible for bringing the Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: We are looking for digital artists to create monster / item models, new UIs, icons and more! Experience in all of the fields is not necessary!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply
We look forward to reviewing your applications!

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That's all for the second update of the eigth season.
Make sure to join our Discord if you haven't already!

Season 8 update 2 - Rise of the Kraken + 1.20

RockTheFlag — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:10:02 GMT

Hello everyone and welcome to the 2nd Minescape content update of season 8!

This update brings you a new boss, summer cosmetics, map changes, bug fixes, and QoL changes!

1.20 & Armor trims

We have upgraded our framework to support 1.20 natively! This means that our builders will be able to use the new blocks of 1.20 to expand the MinescapeVerse!
1.20 also brings armor trims, you can now fully enjoy armor trims without Optifine!

Minescape Armor trims

Kraken

Just a couple of months ago, our stellar buddies have discovered a new cave near the Piscatoris Fishing Colony, where they spent that time trying to understand how the cave formed, when all of the sudden - a huge creature with tentacles appeared - The Kraken!

Minescape Kraken

This new Minescape boss is not for everyone - its fierce magical attacks can cut through your armors with ease, so be cautious, and before heading there, make sure to bring some type of long distance weapon, as your melee weapons will not be able to reach or damage the beast.

The boss drops a new magic staff - Trident of the seas! This new weapon requires level 70 to wield, deals 70 base damage and an extra 20% when you are wet ! The special makes the player wet for 2 minutes, slightly reducing the player's speed as a side-effect. Trying to swim will also mark the player as wet.

Minescape trident

There is also a smaller version of the boss - Cave kraken! Just like the Kraken, they can only be damaged by ranged/magic attacks and slayer masters are currently trying to figure out the best tactics to kill them before they could be assigned as a task.

Minescape Krakens

RuneTale changes

Although we're nearing the end of the season, this update brings a couple of bugfixes and QoL changes to the first season of RuneTale:

Added a toggle command for the auto-imbue of bones and ashes - /autoimbue .
Fixed an issue preventing cut onyx task from being completed.
Fixed an issue preventing ores obtained from mining perk from being automatically banked with the right unlocks.
Fixed an issue preventing bonfires from giving a chance at RDT.
Fixed a spelling mistake in the Fishing convenience unlock description.
Fixed fire ashes (non-prayer ones) from being auto imbued.
Fixed broadcasts still showing up on RuneTale.

Summer lobby

With the update, we're also releasing a new summer themed event and bundle stores in the lobby of the GamesLabs network! Make sure to check out the new stores and grab some amazing cosmetics for a lower price!

GamesLabs Summer lobby

Bank search

We have finally brought one of the most requested features in to the game - bank tab searching! Simply right-click a bank tab and search for whatever you may need!

Minescape Bank Search

Dragon tool special attacks

Dragon tools are one of the best tools in-game and just recently our stellar buddies have discovered something...

If you put more energy into the tools, You'll find that you're able to smash the resource a lot harder and instantly harvest 1 of that resource! This special comes with a price of 60% of your special energy bar and all resource rules still apply (trees can still fall, ores can still break down ect. ect.).

Cloak of Ordeals

Cave of Ordeals has always been a fun challenge for new adventurers in the world of Minescape, but until now, the cave has only awarded players with boosted drops and some coins. This changes today.

Introducing Cloak of Ordeals: a new cape slot item that has 5 versions for 5 tiers of it. Each tier provides more damage to mobs inside the Cave of Ordeals when worn, and has a higher defence requirement.

To obtain the cloak, players must defeat at least 10 tiers of the cave and claim it in the pause room (deposit box room).

Minescape Cloak of Ordeals

Map changes

New update - new places to visit!

Our build team has been working very hard and have updated and introduced some new buildings worth visiting:

Mos Le'Harmless (updated)
Corsair cove
Cairn Isle
Ship Yard
Zanaris (updated)
Necromancer tower
Legends' guild
Combat training camp

Although these buildings do not have much functionality yet, we have planned a lot of future content in them, and will continue updating the map every update with some new buildings/areas!

New Minescape Regions

Even more new Minescape Regions!

QoL changes, new features & bug fixes

RNG boost now increases the odds of getting a golden nugget from the motherlode mine.
Players can no longer drop backpacks and pouches in the wilderness (death drop prevention).
Players logging off or switching profiles in the wilderness will now be teleported to the Lumbridge graveyard to prevent unfair wilderness scanning profiles.
Added and updated some new impling spawn areas (next to newly added buildings).
Increased the alch value of the Hill Giants Club.
Entering the shed near the Cooking guild will no longer require the player to click in chat to enter it, instead players will auto enter if they have the key in their inventory.
Updated some entity spawn points in newly built areas (e.g. bankers moved to banks, construction workers left to work on new areas).
Fixed the missing Ironman server icon in the lobby game selector.
Fixed an issue preventing players from chopping the dramen tree after the Lost city quest is completed.
Fixed an issue counting wilderness slayer monster kills outside wilderness if more than one of the tasks is active.
Fixed an issue preventing players from making god books.
Fixed an issue preventing monsters from dropping 2 of an item, if the max quantity is 2.
Fixed an issue allowing ironmen players to drop trade in the wilderness.
Fixed an issue allowing ironman players to trade in between profiles in the wilderness.
Fixed an issue with the fonts when joining on 1.20+.
Fixed an issue in the Lost City quest giving players the wrong dialogue when speaking to leprechaun for a second time.
Fixed an issue preventing players from crafting a slayer helmet unless the player is wearing some type of helmet.
Fixed the description of hard leather body mentioning the wrong unlock level.
Fixed the hard leather coif being the wrong color.
Fixed the damage received from the level 38 dwarf.
Fixed the missing defence buffers from certain monsters (chicken puppet, dungeon keeper, rock crab, scarecrow, skip's pet, tree spirit, zamorakian monks).
Fixed a spelling mistake in the Warriors' guild name.
Fixed a spelling mistake in the dragon chain and plate level requirements in the in-game wiki.
Fixed a spelling mistake in the in-game prayer wiki.
Fixed a spelling mistake in the steel arrow description.
Fixed a spelling mistake in the in-game mining wiki showing the wrong stone ore xp.
Fixed the grand exchange not showing pagination buttons after a certain page.
Updated the way arrows work, they should no longer go through walls in rare instances.
Updated the descriptions of Ava's attractor and accumulator to correctly describe what it saves (arrows -> ammunition).
Moved some "spammy" messages from the chatbox to the hotbar (thieving (both stall and NPC), checkpoint, music playing messages).
Added drop rate rarity ranges

Staff applications

Build Team: Build team is responsible for bringing the Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: We are looking for digital artists to create monster / item models, new UIs, icons and more! Experience in all of the fields is not necessary!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply
We look forward to reviewing your applications!

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That's all for the second update of the eigth season.
Make sure to join our Discord if you haven't already!

Season 8 update 1 - Spring event

RockTheFlag — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:50:47 GMT

Minescape Season 8 Update 1 - Spring event

Hello everyone and welcome to the 1st Minescape content update of season 8!

This update brings you Easter/Spring event, map changes, bug fixes, and QoL changes!

Spring event

Spring weather has swept the GamesLabs network lobby and started to spread into the world of Minescape, but there's a problem - Olivia has woken up to notice, that all of her chocolate eggs are missing!

Hop your way over to the Draynor Village and help Olivia to find the missing eggs and save the children's Easter egg hunt!

Minescape Spring Event

Rewards

The event will last from the release of the update to the end of the 24th of April, French time.

During the event, players have a small chance to find chocolate eggs when performing skilling activities or get guaranteed 1-3 chocolate eggs for each exploration job they finish.

If you manage to successfully help Olivia in saving the egg hunt, you will be rewarded with Bunny Ears cosmetic override (helmet slot transmog item).

Minescape Bunny Ears

QoL changes, new features & bugfixes

Removed the april fools event
Added the Easter/Spring event
Added Chocolate eggs
Added Bunny ears transmog
Added entrance to the Cave kraken cove (currently empty)
Added the missing batwing trimmed and gold trimmed items to Easy and Medium clue scroll tables
Updated the models and animations of the abyssal monsters in the abyss
Fixed an issue allowing players to teleport to the cosmic altar via the old altar location
Fixed an issue with Krils magic attack dealing melee damage
Fixed resourcepack issues for some players
Fixed the prayer regeneration rate of the Saradomin's Sword
Fixed an issue allowing players to attempt crafting when inventory is full
Fixed the in-game herblore wiki showing wrong xp rates for certain potions
Fixed the armors values of dragon chain and plate armor pieces to be in-line with their new level requirement from the previous update
Fixed a bug causing armor pieces to dissapear when fighting animated armor sets in the Warriors guild
Fixed an issue causing monsters to drop nothing on rare occasions
Fixed an issue with the Barrows Brothers sometimes not respawning corrently
Fixed a spelling mistake in the Cook's assistant quest
Fixed an issue allowing players to enter the Magic guild without having the required level
Fixed an issue with some palms trees falling down when they should not
Fixed ranged hitboxes on the new monsters

Minescape arrow

Fixed a staircase in the Duel Arena
Fixed an issue causing teleport scrolls being taken out when depositing the scroll book
Fixed the agility ticket message showing wrong amounts
Fixed an issue allowing players to add items to empty glowing item frames

Post update bugfixes:

Added Large Bones to the in-game prayer guide
Added missing information to the description of the Steam Staff
Reduced the special attack requirement of the Granite Maul to 10% from 60%
Fixed accuraccy buff not working as intended on Godwars dungeon monster drops
Fixed Infernal Ashes not dropping
Fixed description of the level 6 enchant spell

Staff applications

Build Team: Build team is responsible for bringing the Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: We are looking for digital artists to create monster / item models, new UIs, icons and more! Experience in all of the fields is not necessary!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply
We look forward to reviewing your applications!

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GamesLabs Season 8 - A new challenge

RockTheFlag — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:23:37 GMT

GamesLabs Season 8 - A new challenge

Hello everyone and welcome to season 8 of the GamesLabs network and Minescape! This season is once again a record-breaking one and brings players danger they have not felt before - the 4000-year-long war.

God Wars

It's been many years since the world of Minescape went silent. Since creatures once fighting all over the world have disappeared and peace took over.

Today, that changes. The Stellar Buddies have been exploring various areas around the map and have discovered something huge, something that brings danger to the entire world of Minescape - the God Wars Dungeon.

God wars dungeon

After safely descending into the dungeon buried under snow beside the Troll filled areas of the world, the Stellar buddies have discovered that the war has never truly ended: to this day, various Minescape monsters are fighting with each other.

The dungeon is filled to the brim with danger: creatures players have not seen to this day have been released to the dungeon, and now we're trying to keep them from expanding into the rest of the world.

Be cautious when entering the dungeon: the creatures are very protective of their Gods and will not tolerate anyone not wearing a piece of equipment of their God.

Minescape God Wars Dungeon (GWD)

General's bases

The dungeon contains 5 different bases:

Armadyl's Eyrie - An area protected by a bridge. Make sure to bring a bow/crossbow with an arrow to enter. Requires level 70 Ranged to enter.
Bandos' Stronghold - An area protected by a huge door. Make sure to bring a hammer and bang the door to enter. Requires level 70 Strength to enter.
Saradomin's Encampment - An area protected by two waterfalls. Requires level 70 Agility to enter.
Zamorak's Fortress - An area protected by a bridge. Requires level 70 Constitution to enter. Careful: The area will drain your prayer and surround you with darkness! Only Saradomin's light can help you fight the darkness!
Ancient Prison - an ancient gateway to a long-forgotten God. Stellar buddies have not dared to explore that part of the dungeon, and neiter should you.

New monsters

Upon entering the dungeon, Stellar buddies have found some new creatures they have never seen before in the world of Minescape:

Aviansies
Ogres
Jogres
Knights of Saradomin
Saradomin priests
Zamorak / Saradomin spiritual mages, warriors, and rangers

Minescape - New God Wars Dungeon mobs

The Gods

If you manage to survive the main room and the sub-sections of the dungeon, you may approach magical doors leading you to a room locked behind the magic, keeping God generals locked away from the world.

Minescape - God Wars Dungeon doors

Armadyl

Requires level 70 ranged and 40 kills of armadylian supporters to enter. The room contains the following monsters:

Wingman Skree
Flockleader Geerin
Flight Kilisa

And the general itself - Kree'arra.

Minescape - Kree'arra

Bandos

Requires level 70 strength and 40 kills of bandosian supporters to enter. The room contains the following monsters:

Sergeant Strongstack
Sergeant Steelwill
Sergeant Grimspike

And the general itself - General Graardor.

Minescape - General Graardor

Zamorak

Requires level 70 constitution and 40 kills of zamorakian supporters to enter. The room contains the following monsters:

Balfrug Kreeyath
Tstanon Karlak
Zakl'n Gritch

And the general itself - K'ril Tsutsaroth.

Minescape - K'ril Tsutsaroth

Saradomin

Requires level 70 agility and 40 kills of saradomian supporters to enter. The room contains the following monsters:

Starlight
Growler
Bree

And the general itself - Commander Zilyana.

All of the rooms have both private and public instances.

Minescape - Commander Zilyana

New items & rewards from the Dungeon

With the discovery and release of the God Wars dungeon, the following new items, armor pieces, and weapons have been added:

Saradomin's light - An item used to craft Staff of the Light, and one-time-use item for fighting against darkness in the Zamorak faction.
Infernal ashes - A new type of prayer ashes giving you 60 experience points in prayer when buried.
Armadyl crossbow - A new powerful crossbow that requires level 80 to wield and provides base ranged damage of 95 at the speed of 1. The weapon has a special attack that doubles your accuracy for one shot, costing 50% special energy.
Staff of Light - A light version of the Staff of the Dead. The weapon requires level 85 in magic to be used and provides base magic damage of 85. It has a speed of 1.5 and a special attack that halves the melee damage taken from the currently attacked monster for 60 seconds (if the monster is still alive and the staff is held), costing you 100% special energy on use.
Staff of the Dead - A powerful staff. The staff has the same requirements and special abilities as the Staff of Light.
Steam staff - A new elemental staff. The staff requires level 30 in magic to be used and provides base magic damage of 30 on speed 1.5. It has no special attack but provides unlimited fire and water runes for combat spells.
Zamorakian spear - A powerful spear. Requires level 80 attack to be used, provides base damage of 165 at the speed of 1.8. Has a special attack costing 50% special energy and freezing the currently active enemy for 3 seconds.
Godsword shard I, II, III - Can be combined at an anvil with a hammer to get a Godsword blade.
Godsword blade - Can be combined with any God hilt and a hammer on an anvil to get a Godsword.
Armadyl, Bandos, Zamorak, and Saradomin hilts - Can be combined with a Godsword blade and a hammer on an anvil to get a Godsword.
Armadyl, Bandos, Zamorak, and Saradomin godswords.
Armadyl, Bandos, and Subjugation (Zamorak) armor sets.

Minescape God Wars Dungeon weapons

Godswords

Upon obtaining any of the hilts, and a Godsword blade, players may craft a Godsword - the new most powerful special weapon in-game.

Armadyl Godsword - Requires level 85 attack to be used, provides 220 base damage at the speed of 2.2. Has a special attack, costing 50% of the special attack energy, that provides the player with a 40% damage boost for the next hit.
Bandos Godsword - Requires level 85 attack to be used, provides 220 base damage at the speed of 2.2. Has a special attack, costing 50% of the special attack energy, that provides the player with a +21% damage boost, improved accuracy, and drains opponents' combat stats equivalent to a quarter of the damage dealt in the following order: Defence, Strength, Attack, Magic, Ranged. (You must first drain the defence skill fully by dealing 1 or more special attacks and only then in moves to Strength.. etc. etc.. Once the monster dies / respawns, it once again has its full combat stats).
Saradomin Godsword - Requires level 85 attack to be used, provides 220 base damage at the speed of 2.2. Has a special attack, costing 50% of the special attack energy, that provides the player with a 10% damage boost for the next hit and a 50% restoration of hitpoints and 25% restoration of prayer points based on the damage dealt (50/25% of a hit/damage).
Zamorak Godsword - Requires level 85 attack to be used, provides 220 base damage at the speed of 2.2. Has a special attack, costing 50% of the special attack energy, that provides the player with a 10% damage boost for the next hit and freezes the hit monster for 20 seconds.

Minescape Godswords

God armor sets

You may have noticed, that the bosses have brought us new powerful armor sets to the game, let's check them out:

Minescape Armadyl/Bandos/Zamorak armor sets

Armadyl armor set: Requires level 80 defence, provides +5% ranged damage boost per piece.
Bandos armor set: Requires level 80 defence, provides +5% melee damage boost per piece.
Zamorak / Subjugation armor set: Requires level 80 defence, provides +5% magic damage boost per piece.

Developers note

The God Wars dungeon was a huge project that took us a lot of time to build, design and develop. We have truly paid a lot of attention to it and try to make it an unforgettable experience for Minescape players. We are aware that such a huge project may not be perfect once masses of players explore different parts of it, and we thank you ahead for any possible bug/issue reports.

P.S. Thank you to the team for making this dungeon!

New Minescape areas

With the release of Minescape season 8, we are bringing 8 new accessible and 5 updated / not accesible areas to the game. We plan to slowly release those updated / inaccesible areas to the game across season 8. The new areas are:

The Godwars Dungeon
Cairn Isle
Troll Stronghold
Exam Centre
Ship yard
Kharazi Jungle
Necromancer tower
Corsair cove

New Minescape POIs

The updated / not yet fully accesible areas are:

Mage training arena
Mage arena miniquest cape area
Kraken cove
Corporeal beast cave
Zanaris (part 2 area)

On top of that, a lot of various areas in the world of Minescape got updated with various bugfixes (like trees being not choppable), look improvements (paths, foliage) and other small changes.

New quests

New update - new quests! This season's release brings you 3 new quests:

Ernest the chicken

Draynor Village citizens have heard rumors about a missing person. Ernest had disappeared without a trace and everyone is worried, as Ernest had been working on a top-secret project that could change the course of scientific history!

Head to Veronica near the entrance to the Draynor Manor to start this quest.

Minescape Ernest the chicken

Waterfall quest

Many of us try to seek various treasures in the world of Minescape, but only the strong ones can find the secret cave behind a waterfall!

Head to Almera in her house near the Coal Trucks to start this quest.

Minescape Baxtorian Falls

Troll stronghold

Help! Trolls! The great army leader of Burthrope is unrest as his friend's son got lost whilst exploring the dangerous mountains nearby. Can you find him?

Head to Denulth in Burthorpe to start this quest.

Minescape Troll Stronghold

Quest point cape

The first runescape in Minecraft server named Minescape™ came out at the end/beggining of 2011/2012. The server was created by what's currently known as the GamesLabs network by scipio3000 and other creators. Since then, the Minescape Network / GamesLabs network has had a lot of quests come and go as part of the network change. But there's always been one thing missing - the quest cape. A reward for players that chose to explore the lore of the original Minescape. Today - that changes!

We have added a quest point game to the game. It can be claimed for 99000 coins from the Wise Old Man in the Draynor village. It can only be equipped once a player has completed all finished quests in-game (soonTM quests are not counted/needed).

Once we add new quests, the cape will once more become locked, and players who have obtained it will have to complete the new quest(s) to make it valid again.

Minescape Quest point cape

Special attack energy bar

Upon joining the game after the update, you may notice that your HUD has changed a bit. The old stamina bar has been recolored to match the hitpoints & prayer bars and a new bar was added - the Special attack energy bar!

The bar displays how much special energy you've got. 1 bar equals 10% for a total of 10 bars / 100%. Special energy regenerates slowly, taking about 5 minutes to regenerate fully.

With the release of the special attack energy bar, we have reworked some of the previously released special attacks (like Dragonfire shield special, and Granite maul special) to use the special energy bar. This change brings more balance to special attacks and allows us to bring more special attacks in the future.

Minescape Special Attack Bar

Back-end changes

New season - new upgrades!

We upgraded our animation system at the end of the last season, but starting with this one, we've made some changes that should make ranged / magic against newly created creatures better. We have also started replacing some older models with new models, that have proper animations and hitboxes.

The biggest "back-end" change was a new feature for our design team allowing them to test their models without the need for developers. This change allowed us to speed up the GWD development process a lot.

We have also stopped generating the Minescape resourcepack for versions below 1.16 and this change allows us to update the game faster and saves us a bunch of time.

We have also fixed various issues from updating to 1.19.3.

Season 8: What's to come?

This season of Minescape and GamesLabs has been very big. With the help of you, the players, we've been able to release this update in just a couple of months of development, design, testing, and build work.

Starting with season 8, we have decided to start using an internal roadmap for future updates, to ease our work and allow us to do updates more smoothly. This change means, that updates will be pre-defined and user suggestions may not make it into the first update, but into later ones, as we go. We are taking this step, as we've realized over the years that having full creative freedom is the best step we can take to make our teams efforts better: once the team is not limited to working on the specific project(s), they are more likely to finish started projects sooner, as they do it with passion.

This change should hopefully allow us to publish updates more often, and bring more areas to the game faster, just like this update did.

Bugfixes & QoL Changes

Just like with any season release, we have fixed various issues in-game, made QoL and game-balance changes, and added some extra small features for everyone to enjoy:

Updated the online Minescape map to include the new locations.
Added the Gilded pickaxe to the Mining skill guide.
Added slayer optional creature tag: some entities will now not require slayer level to be attacked, but will continue requiring slayer level to be assigned for a slayer task.
Added frogs to the tree gnome stronghold area.
Added more sheep to various areas around the map.
Added Fletching and Hunter tasks to Jobs.
Added 3 new quests - Waterfall quest, Ernest the Chicken and the Troll Stronhold.
Added the Godwars dungeon.
Added missing items from the in-game Minescape wiki.
Added special attack bar and replaced old weapon specials to use the new special attack buffer.
Added Dragon Chain Boots item drop to more monsters.
Added more lighting to the top floor of the slayer tower.
Added bow to tutorial island fail-safe method.
Added Bryophyta to the boss slayer monster list.
Added an open rate limit to item boxes that can be bought using candies.
Changed dragon chain armor level requirement to level 60.
Changed dragon plate armor level requirement to level 70.
Changed the Exploration skill-cape perk: You will now only be able to teleport to the beacons you have visited before.
Fixed impling respawn timers in Puro-Puro.
Fixed a spelling error in the Clay ore description.
Fixed a spelling mistake in the descriptions of various jewelry items.
Fixed Jelly sounds.
Fixed the thieving in-game wiki showing wrong names for certain stalls.
Fixed the visual xp shown in herblore wiki for the extreme hunter potion.
Fixed a spelling mistake during Romeo and Juliet's quest.
Fixed the Dragonfire shield special attack.
Fixed a typo in the Cyclop mob title.
Fixed an issue allowing to put items into UI slots (skills / menu slots).
Fixed an issue not allowing players to bank certain transmogged items.
Fixed an issue allowing to trade imbued Dagganoth King rings.
Fixed an issue causing DXP not to trigger sometimes.
Fixed an issue with chin timers.
Fixed an issue locking the grave position to the Giant Mole.
Fixed an issue allowing to open chests / crates.
Fixed an issue making items not glow when selected.
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented players from entering an instance.
Fixed an issue allowing you to take and put items into item frames.
Fixed an issue with Dagganoth King items not counting for the collection log.
Fixed an issue causing certain monsters to disapear.
Fixed an issue with Dagganoth King protective circles.
Fixed an issue causing players to get kicked whilst trying to re-join the network.
Fixed an issue with armor stands staying past entities death.
Fixed an issue causing entities to not respawn correctly.
Fixed an issue that prevented players from joining an instance correctly.
Fixed an issue causing certain entity nameplates to disapear.
Fixed an issue causing certain monsters to appear invisible.
Fixed an issue with balloons spawning in together with a slime attached to them.
Fixed an issue causing clue scrolls to have the most amount of steps most of the time.
Fixed an issue allowing players to instantly purchase items from certain NPCs without clicking "Continue".
Fixed an issue causing the "Back" and "Forward" buttons to be missing in the Grand Exchange Buy/Sell offer window.
Fixed the trees that were unchopable in various parts of the map.
Fixed the rate of fish pizzas.
Fixed /shout cooldown for staff members.
Increased the alch prices of the Dagganoth King rings.
Lost backpack NPC no longer exists. You may now reclaim your backpack from Diango in the Draynor village.
Made it so that bank tabs will now remember if they should be sorted or not upon relog.
Made Moss Giants less strong.
Made armor offensive stats to be locked behind the same level as the defence level of the type (e.g. Armor piece requiring level 50 defence, giving +2 magic bonus will now require level 50 magic to get that bonus).
Removed tens of thousands of client-side lag-causing blocks in various areas around the map.
Removed Earth warriors from non-wilderness dungeons.
Removed the Grand Exchange teleport from the Games Necklace.
Removed throwing knives from the "shiny" roll table.
Replaced "Middle click" with "Drop" in most scenarios.
Solved all of the open support tickets.
Updated dragon plate armor level requirements to match other sets.

Staff applications

GamesLabs is actively accepting Staff Applications! We are looking for players that are passionate about contributing to the GamesLabs Network, Minescape, and other exciting projects. The application forms were recently updated and it is easier than ever to apply! We are looking for players to assist in all fields, but we currently lack on the following teams:

Build Team: Build team is responsible for bringing the Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: We are looking for digital artists to create monster / item models, new UIs, icons, and more! Experience in all of the fields is not necessary!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply
We look forward to reviewing your applications!

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Season 7 update 8 - Dwarf multicannon, 1.19.3 and more!

RockTheFlag — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:09:12 GMT

Minescape Season 7 update 8 - Dwarf multicannon, 1.19.3 and more!

Hello everyone and welcome to the 8th Minescape content update of season 7!

This update brings you a new quest, a new city, map fixes in various areas, supported versions change, changes to the chat system, and more!

Version upgrade

We've been working hard in the background upgrading our framework and all of our games for the past couple of months, and we're glad to announce, that with this update, our network is now running base Minecraft 1.19.3 version!

New GamesLabs Lobby

What does that mean for you - the player? Minecraft 1.19.3 is the latest version of the game (as of the time of writing this article) and it includes various bugfixes, optimizations (resource pack loading times are up to 5x faster for some players!), security features, new blocks, and more. If you choose to upgrade, you will get to experience the best of new upcoming features in the world of Minescape.

Additional note: this change applies to ALL games of the GamesLabs network. With the release of this update, we're no longer going to provide support for versions below 1.16.

Dwarf cannon

Captain Lawgof needs your help! Head over to the coal truck mining site and help him solve his ongoing conflict with the nearby Goblins!

Minescape Dwarf Cannon Quest

By completing this quest, you will be awarded the following:

1 Quest point
750 Crafting xp
Ability to smith Cannonballs
Ability to buy and use Dwarf Multicannon

*The quest area is built using 1.19.3 blocks, so we highly recommend using 1.19.3 for the best experience!

Minescape Dwarf Multicannon rotating

We have also added a new agility shortcut - log balance shortcut that requires level 20 in agility will allow you to enter the site from Seers' village easier!

Dwarf multicannon & cannonballs

Together with the quest we're releasing a new type of Ranged weapon: the Dwarf Multicannon. This weapon is unlike any other - it attacks enemies at the same time as you're attacking them, giving you a damage boost of up to 30%!

To use the cannon, you will need to supply it with cannonballs - a new type of ammunition that can be smelted after completing the quest on any furnace with the requirement of ammo mould (to be held in the player's inventory) and 1 steel bar for 4 cannonballs to be smelted.

Minescape Dwarf Multicannon

Dev note: After a lot of balancing, we've come up with the best solution to fit this item into the already fast-paced game - Minescape:

The cannon will only attack the monster you are currently attacking.
The cannon will not attack any bosses or quest bosses.
The cannon will not attack monsters on its own: it will only help you defeat monsters faster (You must deal the initial hit to a monster for the cannon to help you).
The damage is linked to your ranged level.
The cannon will only attack one monster at any given time.
The cannon holds the same requirements to attack a monster as a player does (if you do not have the correct slayer level or special weapon requirement, the cannon will not attack the given monster).
If you forget to pick it up (walk away, log off) - it will automatically be destroyed and can be reclaimed by speaking to Nulodion.
If you die to a player with the cannon out in the wilderness - It will be given to the player that has defeated you.
The cannon (and cannonballs) are tradeable.
You can only place one cannon at any given time.
Only one cannon can be placed in one chunk.
You will gain ranged xp for using the cannon.
The cannon only works if it has cannonballs in it.

Please, therefore, note that all of the things mentioned above were intended features to keep ranged skill balanced with other combat styles, but we are open to suggestions!

New models & other design changes

We've decided to upgrade our animation systems once again allowing designers to make even smoother entities and their animations. To show off the capabilities of the new system, we have re-worked the following Minescape monster models:

Captain Lawgof
Giant spider

Minescape revamped Spider

Deadly spiders
Red spiders
Goblins (all color variants)

Minescape revamped goblins

Goblin chief
Nulodion

Together with the Minescape model changes, we've re-worked some of the personal pets & added some new ones:

Cute otter (new)
Skeletal Hellhound (new)

New Skeletal Hellhound pet

Hedgehog (reworked)
Squirrel (reworked)

They are all available in the /hub !

Piscatoris Fishing Colony

Just like any other update, this one brings various map changes to the server alongside a new area - Piscatoris Fishing Colony! Please note, that this area contains a banker, a fishing store, a stove, a beacon, and fishing spots!

Minescape Piscatoris Fishing Colony

*The area is built using 1.19.3 blocks, so we highly recommend using 1.19.3 for the best experience!

Cross-instance view, Chat changes & a bugfix

With the release of this update, we're bringing long-awaited chat changes:

From now on, players will be able to see Minescape chat messages globally no matter the circumstances (e.g. chatting in an instanced world will still send messages to all worlds of Minescape). This change also fixes the player-reported issue of /ignore not working globally.

Alongside, players will now be able to see other players sneaking across instances. No more jumping to say hello!

And finally, we have fixed an issue with the shops not restocking on-time. They will now re-stock every 30 minutes.

Staff applications

GamesLabs is actively accepting Staff Applications! We are looking for players that are passionate about contributing to the GamesLabs Network, Minescape, and other exciting projects. The application forms were recently updated and it is easier than ever to apply! We are looking for players to assist in all fields, but we currently lack on the following teams:

Build Team: Build team is responsible for bringing the Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful and preferred.
Asset design team: We are looking for digital artists to create monster / item models, new UIs, icons, and more! Experience in all of the fields is not necessary!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply
We look forward to reviewing your applications!

The end

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Season 7 update 7 - Karamja expansion, bugfixes and 2023!

RockTheFlag — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 12:57:58 GMT

Minescape Season 7 update 7

Hello everyone and welcome to the 7th Minescape content update of season 7! I would like to start by saying happy new year to everyone reading this! The past year has been really good for the world of Minescape and we plan to make this one even better!

This update brings you 2 new finished areas in the Karamja region, an extension on the winter sale, new years event with an amazing reward, player suggestion implementations, various bug fixes, QoL changes, and more!

Winter Sale

We'd like to remind everyone that we have a live sale on our store at store.gameslabs.net . The sale will be ending at the end on January 7th, 2023.

New years celebration

New year - new event! We're starting this year with a 1-week long event (ending on 01:00 GMT+1, 2023 January 8th). The event is simple - celebrate the start of the year with a firework show from your cosmetics /profile in Minescape and be rewarded with a Yellow Partyhat!

Minescape Yellow Party hat

Karamja changes

The hard-working Construction workers have worked hard and after celebrating their holidays building, they have fully finished building 2 new areas in Minescape: Shilo Village and Tai Bwo Wannai. They have also terraformed various smaller areas around Karamja to look more natively and appeal to adventurers!

Minescape Karamja

These new areas come with a slayer master, general stores, a bar, and more!

But that's not it - for a low one-time fee of 500k GP, Murcaily will allow players to use his woods - a new woodcutting, firemaking, and fletching area for various adventurers!

And finally, we have added a cart system to reach Shilo Village with ease! You can now pay 200GP to go to Shilo Village from Brimhaven.

QoL changes, new features & bugfixes

This update brings the following extra changes:

Fixed magic not working correctly on Bedrock devices.
Fixed an issue with Demon slayer quest on Bedrock devices.
Fixed stats of Blue and Green dragons (Green dragons now being weaker than vice versa).
Reworked the Cave of Ordeals: Monsters will now follow any stat changes of the non-ordeals monsters, and they will drop correct/up-to-date drops.

Minescape Cave of Ordeals

Moved Tai Bwo Wannai and Shilo Village beacons.
Added a message with coordinated to the grave when a player dies.
Added a tip message about active sales.
Added Yellow Partyhat item to the game.
Added missing shortcut to Cosmic rune altar in Zanaris.
Added the new slayer monsters from the last update to Turael slayer master.
Updated the Dragon Medium Helmet model.
Removed some unobtainable items from /items menu and added some that were previously not there (transmog items).
Fixed the location of Ayzer.
Fixed the Abyss roof teleport issue (again!).
Fixed an issue with dragons not dealing correct damage*.
Fixed a spelling error in the TAB showing the wrong percentage when the RNG booster is active.
Fixed an issue with the /leave command not working in construction islands.
Fixed a spelling mistake in the /profile.
Fixed a spelling mistake in Monk robes.
Fixed infinite fires bug.
Fixed welcome message "We were expecting you".
Fixed TAB showing wrong timer on RNG/DXP boosters when there's less than a minute left.
Fixed an issue with the chat filter not allowing players to say "minigame".
Fixed a spelling issue on the Al-kharid course (sign).
Fixed a visual issue with the second phase of Kalphite Queen.
Fixed an issue causing player armors to hide until clicked on when the player changes skin in /profile.
Fixed an issue with some items obtaining an "infinity X" tag on their descriptions.
Fixed an issue with some palm trees remaining unchopable in the Feldip Hills area.
Fixed skillcapes appearing before other craftable items in the in-game skill guide wiki.
Fixed an issue causing players to receive a double welcome message.
Fixed an issue with graves not appearing sometimes.
Fixed an issue causing the Agility orb to disappear.
Fixed fading effect on short-distance teleports.

*(extra note: With the release of metal dragons, we have changed dragonfire from dealing damage based on dragons ranged level to magic. Due to some internal issues, a part of the code that changed non-metal dragons magic levels got lost and they were dealing damage as if they had level 1 magic instead of the correct level. This issue was noticed and hotfixed).

Staff applications

Build Team: Build team is responsible for bringing the Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful, and preferred.
Asset design team: We are looking for digital artists to create monster / item models, new UIs, icons and more! Experience in all of the fields is not necessary!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply
We look forward to reviewing your applications!

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That's all for the seventh update of the seventh season.
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Season 7 update 6 - Winter sale, Fremennik Slayer Dungeon and more!

RockTheFlag — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 17:16:24 GMT

Hello everyone and welcome to the 6th Minescape content update of season 7! This small update brings you a new slayer dungeon, winter sale, winter event store in the lobby, new monsters, build progress, various bug fixes & QoL changes, implementations of player suggestions, and more!

Winter holidays sale

We want to start this update by wishing everyone Happy winter holidays and the upcoming new year and with that - we're launching a big sale on our online store.

GamesLabs Lobby - Winter 2022

We have also launched the winter holidays store in our lobby - hurry and get up to 30% off on your favorite cosmetic items!

Minescape changes

New Slayer dungeon & monsters

With this update we're introducing 5 new monsters to the world of Minescape:

Rock Slugs
Cockatrice
Basilisks
Jellies
Turoths

Minescape Fremennik slayer dungeon

These new monsters can be found in the new Fremennik slayer dungeon near Rellekka. Be cautious: some monsters may only be attacked using special Leaf-Bladed weapons obtained from a slayer master.

Build progress

Construction workers have been working non-stop for months and have made good progress in various locations around the world of Minescape:

Minescape Shilo Village

QoL changes, new features & bugfixes

This update brings the following changes:

Added Teleport Scrolls (obtained from clue scrolls).

Minescape Teleport Scrolls

Added new agility shortcuts to the Fremennik slayer dungeon.
Added Master Teleport Scroll Book (obtained from clue scrolls, allows storing up to 100 teleport scrolls of each type).
Added an option in settings to enable visual indicators for weapon cooldowns.
Added new items to the Collection log.
Added the Mirror shield item (used to protect players from Cockatrice).

Minescape Mirror shield

Added basic chat filter.
Fixed party room chest not splitting items.
Fixed Ordeals Hill Giants not dropping bones.
Fixed the XP given for placing cosmetics chests on your construction islands.
Fixed various spelling mistakes.
Fixed an issue with depositing items with an item count over 2 billion from the backpack(s).
Fixed clue scroll entities forgetting what question they have asked you.
Fixed an issue causing players to teleport on the roof of the Abyss.
Improved drop rate of the Dagannoth rings (the rings should now drop more commonly).
Improved the rate of Teak trees falling when being chopped.
Increased the price of imbuing the Dagannoth rings.
Updated the network proxy to allow Minecraft 1.19.3 clients.
Decreased the volume of coins sound in banks and the Grand Exchange.
Decreased the volume of crafting tables.

Staff applications

Build Team: Build team is responsible for bringing the Network to life! Builds include Minescape Points of Interest, Minigames, Network Lobby, Convention Booths, etc. Previous build experience is helpful, and preferred.
Asset design team: We are looking for digital artists to create monster / item models, new UIs, icons and more! Experience in all of the fields is not necessary!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply on our website at the following link: https://www.gameslabs.net/apply
We look forward to reviewing your applications!

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That's all for the sixth update of the seventh season.
Make sure to join our Discord if you haven't already!