17-Aug-2011 - Temple Trekking: Revamped

Mike · **Posted:** August 18th, 2011, 3:24 am

RuneScape.com wrote:

17-Aug-2011 - Temple Trekking: Revamped

Protect travellers journeying through Mort Myre in our Temple Trekking revamp, with a range of new rewards, finer control over the route through the swamp and a new, diverse set of companions who grow in experience and skill as they travel.

The pilgrims are an eclectic bunch, including mad wizards, militia members and elderly men, and have bucked up their ideas following their previous trips through the swamps. As such, they will now be able to aid in fending off any enemies that decide to cut your trip short, instead of sitting back and making you do all the hard work! In turn, you can trade them food to help them survive the arduous journey through the murky morass.

Each time you help the locals embark on this perilous journey, you’ll be rewarded handsomely in resources and XP tomes. By continuously travelling with them, you will help them to level up, unlocking new skills and items to make subsequent journeys through the swamps that little bit more interesting. The mage Pazuzu, for example, will gain the ability to secure enemies in place with Bind, weaken their defences with Vulnerability and, eventually, to destroy them with Fire Wave and a Staff of Light.

Rather than selecting an easy or hard route for the trek as a whole, you will be taken to a hub after each encounter, where you will be able to continue down an easy, moderate or difficult route. Persistently escorting and developing a particular person will build their trust in you, and will allow them to foresee the dangers that lie down the branching paths ahead; great news if you’re low on food and need a safer route home, if you’re looking for a particular piece of gear, or if you just really hate vampyres.

The rewards have also been given an overhaul and a multitude of new items have been added, including a new outfit that everyone levelling Construction will find invaluable. On top of this, it is now much easier to obtain the full set of lumberjack clothes, which are a great help while levelling Woodcutting. These are just some of the great rewards up for grabs by the tenacious temple trekker.

How to start:

Check the noticeboard in Burgh de Rott (requires In Aid of the Myreque).
Check the noticeboard outside of Paterdomus (requires Legacy of Seergaze).

Mod Chris L

In other news...

Along with the revamp of the Temple Trekking minigame, Morytania and many of its inhabitants, from the supernatural to the slimy, have received some major graphical updates.

The trees around the major cities of Lumbridge, Falador and Varrock have been made taller and more detailed than ever before in the latest of our visual improvements.

Finally, familiars no longer need to be dismissed when entering the Grand Exchange. Instead, they will be hidden until you leave the area. The familiar’s timer will also pause while you’re in the area.

Adbot · **Posted:** August 18th, 2011, 3:24 am

Priss · **Posted:** August 18th, 2011, 10:52 am

Just for you Shane!

Definitely a good update.

I find the new Temple Trekking lots of fun. Been able to select what kind of reward you want makes it worthwhile, and seeing your companions level is rewarding in its own way. Some of the NPCs are much harder to level than others, which makes the mini-game more challenging. It took me all day to get the full set of Constructors Outfit, and I must say it is pretty sexy. It will take me a few more days to finish getting all the other rewards available.

The graphics changes to the whole swamp area nice. The green fog is a little weird but it fits. The ghasts are scarier than before. IMO the place looks creepier than Draynor, so maybe it will keep some adventurers away! The farming area NE of Canifis is glitched in HD, and I heard there was a problem with the shorcut getting to barrows (which should be getting fixed soon).

I can't wait to see all of Runescape updated with the new graphics. The changes of all the trees around the Varrock, Falador, and Lumbridge give the place a different feel, its like playing a different game. I remember questing around this areas before, and I wish the trees where that nice back then. If you lower your camera down while you run in this areas it makes you feel like you are actually inside the game.

And last, I think the best part of this update is the ability to bring summons into the GE. I was sick of having to dismiss my familiar every time I came into the area. Specially if I was just getting new supplies I had ran out of in my bank. The fact that they pause your familiars timer is a nice addition to it. I wish they would of done this before, but I am not going to complain. It is finally done!

Papero Hawt · **Posted:** August 20th, 2011, 12:23 pm

This is definitely the best update in a long time.