# Old School RuneScape Sailing is OUT TODAY! | November 19th - Product: Old School RuneScape (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/old-school-runescape) - Vendor: Jagex Ltd - Date: 2025-11-19 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343370/view/803457199819982088 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/old-school-runescape/releases/2025-11-19-sailing-is-out-today-november-19th What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Sailing, a new utility skill, is now playable, allowing players to captain their own vessels, manage a crew, and explore over 30 new islands - **added** — Pandemonium introductory quest added for Sailing, started by speaking to Will and Anne at Port Sarim docks - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the Whisperer's green orbs were not visible during the fight - **fixed** — Snow in Weiss no longer appears over the herb patch, trees and flowers - **fixed** — Wall textures in Villa Lucens in Aldarin no longer flicker - **fixed** — Underwall tunnel shortcuts are no longer obscured by ground textures - **fixed** — Thrall summon and spellcasting symbols no longer flicker or clip into the ground - **fixed** — Fixed an issue causing water pumps in Varlamore to appear grey and less detailed - **fixed** — Visual issues in the Varlamore Grand Museum, including clipping statues and missing wall symbols, have been fixed - **fixed** — Fountains in the Player-owned House no longer flicker or clip with the ground - **fixed** — Mounted capes in the Player-owned House now display their symbols correctly - **fixed** — Visual issues with various fire pits across Gielinor have been resolved - **fixed** — The entrance to Mor Ul Rek now displays correctly - **fixed** — Blades of grass in Prifddinas no longer clip through tree models - **fixed** — The Top of the Portal Nexus is no longer visible on the second floor of the Player-owned House - **fixed** — Wall textures in Yanille now appear with improved depth and detail - **fixed** — The entrance to Taverley Dungeon now displays correctly, without flickering - **fixed** — Scenery in Villa Lucens no longer clips through the walls - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the Ring of Suffering would lose charges even when its recoil effect was turned off - **changed** — Sir Tiffy can now take law runes directly from your rune pouch when he wants one during the Wanted! quest ##### Changelog - November 19th [expand type=details expanded=false] ##### Sailing Is Here! Sailing, Old School's first new skill, is playable TODAY at 10:00 UTC. If we need more time for pre-update checks, we’ll update this page and the [Game Status page](https://osrs.game/Game-Status). Speak to Will and Anne at Port Sarim to start your journey. More information is included below. ##### Visual Improvements & Z-Buffer Fixes - Fixed a bug where the Whisperer’s green orbs were not visible during the fight. - Snow in Weiss no longer appears over the herb patch, trees and flowers. - Wall textures in Villa Lucens in Aldarin no longer flicker. - Underwall tunnel shortcuts are no longer obscured by ground textures. - Thrall summon and spellcasting symbols no longer flicker or clip into the ground. - Fixed an issue causing water pumps in Varlamore to appear grey and less detailed. - Visual issues in the Varlamore Grand Museum, including clipping statues and missing wall symbols, have been fixed. - Fountains in the Player-owned House no longer flicker or clip with the ground. - Mounted capes in the Player-owned House now display their symbols correctly. - Visual issues with various fire pits across Gielinor have been resolved. - The entrance to Mor Ul Rek now displays correctly. - Blades of grass in Prifddinas no longer clip through tree models. - The Top of the Portal Nexus is no longer visible on the second floor of the Player-owned House. - Wall textures in Yanille now appear with improved depth and detail. - The entrance to Taverley Dungeon now displays correctly, without flickering. - Scenery in Villa Lucens no longer clips through the walls. - Fixed an issue where torch holders in Yanille were invisible. - Fixed an issue where roots on the walls in Taverley Dungeon were hard to see. - The Crandor dungeon entrance now displays correctly, with rocks and columns appearing as intended. - NPCs in Aldarin and Draynor now display properly, with torsos and assets rendering correctly. - Fixed multiple visual issues in the Kualti Headquarters and Sunrise Palace - beds, shields, statues, plants, stairs and entrances now render correctly. - Fires and visual effects in the Grotesque Guardians arena now display correctly throughout the fight. - Resolved various clipping issues affecting Dust Devils, Smoke Devils, and the Thermonuclear Smoke Devil. - The Zulrah teleport scroll now appears correctly. - Fixed several clipping problems, including the Port Tyras pier, Skullball ground décor, and wall pieces in Catherby and Port Sarim. - The entrance to Barbarian Assault is no longer sealed. ##### Other Changes - Fixed a bug where the Ring of Suffering would lose charges even when its recoil effect was turned off. - Sir Tiffy can now take law runes directly from your rune pouch when he wants one during the Wanted! quest. ##### PvP Rota The PvP rota has moved to Period B: - 560 - (UK) - PvP World - 319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World - 579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World - 561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World - 580 - (US) - LMS Competitive - World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota. - World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been de-activated with this rota. The PvP Arena is using **'Zerker'** loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. --- ##### Sailing Sailing is Old School RuneScape’s 24th skill. There is no doubt that this is our largest single update to date – perhaps our largest update ever. There is so much content coming to the game today: over 30 new islands, several new training methods, new rewards, quests and so much more! Be amongst the first to sail the seas of Gielinor and see what lies beyond the horizon. There is so much content to explore, and you might just find some special surprises along the way! ##### Launch Day Plan (November 19th) - All times in UTC. - 7:15am UTC – System update timer goes live. - 8:00am UTC – Game worlds go offline briefly for the update. - 8:00–8:15am UTC – Wor _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343370/view/803457199819982088]_