# Old School RuneScape New Player Improvements Round 2 | January 14th

- Product: Old School RuneScape (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/old-school-runescape)
- Vendor: Jagex Ltd
- Date: 2026-01-14
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343370/view/507350981098340848
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/old-school-runescape/releases/2026-01-14-new-player-improvements-round-2-january-14th

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- **changed** — Updated dialogue in older early-game quests to better explain what is expected of new players and provide clearer direction
- **changed** — Improved Quest Journal entries for older early-game quests with clearer in-game guidance
- **added** — Added beginner-friendly Overview sections to Skill Guides explaining what each skill is, how to train it, how it connects to other skills, and which quests are relevant
- **fixed** — Speed boosts from trimming sails now have the same duration whether performed by a crewmate or the player, as dictated by the sail and mast type
- **added** — Store outfit cosmetics from Barracuda Trials in the Magic Wardrobe of the POH, including Storm Cruiser's Outfit, Swamp Cruiser's Outfit, and Crystal Glider's Outfit
- **added** — The Horn of Plenty and Gryphon Feathers can now be put in a Huntsman's Kit
- **changed** — Made the first left-click option on Cargo Holds be Deposit-held if you are carrying a cargo to make running Port Tasks smoother
- **added** — Added a STASH unit on Brittle Isle for the master emote clue step Bow in front of the cave on Brittle Isle
- **fixed** — POH butlers can now correctly repeat their last Sawmill task when making Ironwood, Camphor, and Rosewood planks
- **fixed** — Players can no longer train combat beyond level 3 on Tutorial Island by shooting seaborne NPCs added for Sailing
- **changed** — Updated recommended system requirements for running Old School RuneScape's Official Client on Windows, macOS and mobile
- **fixed** — Reverted an efficiency change that stopped several NPC scripts when no players were nearby, including Kruk's dungeon monkeys, Thermy and smoke devils, light creatures near Juna, most hunter creatures, Mor-Ul-Rek Tzhaars, and Ogress Shamans
- **fixed** — Fixed invisibility issues when using Eye of Ayak where Akkha and his shadows no longer disappear after getting hit and the player character no longer disappears after dealing damage to Yama
- **fixed** — Resolved Z-buffering graphical bugs including waterfall clipping issues, mounted Dragon head clipping, skeleton phasing, workbench rod sticking through ceiling, Harbour archways rendering incorrectly, broken star symbol on Astral Altar, and cleaned up Morytania Swamp waterline
- **changed** — Poll Interface now takes up the whole screen on mobile devices for easier reading
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where some Karamja Diary reward lamps could be used on skills below their intended level requirements, bringing their behaviour in line with other reward lamps
- **added** — Activated World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive
- **added** — Activated World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter

_Today's game update introduces the second batch of New Player Improvements, featuring updates to Quest Journal and Dialogue, as well as more informative Skill Guides - tell your friends!_

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##### Changelog - January 14th

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**Questing & Interface Improvements for New Players**

- We've updated the dialogue of some older early-game quests to better explain what's expected of new players, pointing them to the right direction more clearly.
- Likewise, we've improved the the detail of Quest Journal entries for some of the older early-game quests, offering clearer in-game guidance.
- New-style Skill Guides: We've given the Skill Guides a tune-up and added beginner-friendly "Overview" sections to them, explaining what each skill is, how to train it, how it connects to other skills, and which quests are relevant.

**Sailing Fixes & Improvements**

- Speed boosts from trimming the sails should now have the same duration whether performed by a crewmate or the player, as dictated by the sail and mast type.
- You can now store the outfit cosmetics from Barracuda Trials in the Magic Wardrobe of the POH. These outfits are:

- Storm Cruiser's Outfit
- Swamp Cruiser's Outfit
- Crystal Glider's Outfit

- The Horn of Plenty and Gryphon Feathers can now be put in a Huntsman's Kit.
- To make running Port Tasks smoother, we've made the first left-click option on Cargo Holds to be "Deposit-held" if you're carrying a cargo.
- A STASH unit is added on Brittle Isle, which will come handy for the master emote clue step "Bow in front of the cave on Brittle Isle".
- POH butlers can now correctly repeat their last Sawmill task when making Ironwood, Camphor, and Rosewood planks.
- Players can no longer train combat beyond level 3 on Tutorial Island by shooting seaborne NPCs added for Sailing.

**Maintenance Opinion Poll**

- To improve performance and stability and ensure everything continues to run smoothly, our engineers must keep our systems up to date and well-maintained. With Old School RuneScape players spread all over the world, we'd like your input on when you’d prefer this maintenance to take place. Therefore, a Maintenance Opinion Poll is live in-game until Monday - make sure to share your thoughts on what timing works best for you before the poll closes!

**Official Client Recommended Spec Update**

- As technology continues to advance, we’ve recently reviewed Old School RuneScape’s recommended system requirements. Further down the blog, you’ll find the updated recommended specifications for running Old School RuneScape's Official Client on Windows, macOS and mobile.

**Other Changes**

- Reverted an efficiency change we've done last week, stopping several NPC scripts when no players were nearby, after it caused unintended behaviour in certain scenarios. This change is reverted for the following NPCs:

- Kruk's dungeon monkeys
- Thermy and smoke devils
- Light creatures near Juna
- Most hunter creatures, including chinchompas
- Mor-Ul-Rek Tzhaars
- Ogress Shamans

- Fixed invisibility issues occuring when using Eye of Ayak:

- In Tombs of Amacut, Akkha and his shadows no longer disappear after getting hit by Eye of Ayak.
- Likewise, the player character no longer disappears after dealing damage to Yama using Eye of Ayak.

- Resolved some Z-buffering graphical bugs for the following:

- Waterfalls no longer have clipping issues
- Mounted Dragon head no longer clips into the wall of Wizard Traiborn's room at Wizards' Tower
- A skeleton in the Fight Arena jail cell no longer phases with the wall
- The rod of the workbench in the Crafting Guild no longer sticks through the ceiling
- Harbour archways in Fortis Cothon now render correctly
- The star symbol on the Astral Altar no longer looks broken
- The Morytania Swamp waterline has been cleaned up

- To make reading polls easier on mobile, the Poll Interface now takes up the whole screen on mobile devices.
- Fixed a bug where some Karamja Diary reward lamps c

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