# RuneScape Group Ironman Launch - This Week In RuneScape - Product: RuneScape (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/runescape) - Vendor: Jagex Ltd - Date: 2024-11-01 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343400/view/4541409756166750422 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/runescape/releases/2024-11-01-group-ironman-launch-this-week-in-runescape 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** — Group Ironman mode launches, allowing players to form teams of 2-5 Ironmen who can freely trade tradeable items with each other - **added** — Group Storage feature provides a shared Bank where group members can pass around select items that were previously untradeable - **added** — Competitive and Regular Group Ironman leaderboard modes for groups to compete on - **added** — Group Ironman Armour reward that improves as the group completes Journey Achievements - **added** — Iron Enclave island accessible only to Iron players, serving as the hub for forming teams and learning about Group Ironman Group Ironman is here! Steel yourselves for self-sufficient 'Scaping, this time with a team of friends by your side! Now's your chance to build a powerful squad of Ironmen and compete for the top spot on the leaderboards. It's a new way to experience Gielinor! Group Ironman launches today and is a fresh spin on the classic Ironman format. Players are self-sufficient, are unable to trade (mostly) and have a DIY attitude towards the game - but now, you'll be working as a team instead of going solo. Group members are able to freely trade tradeable items to each other and have access to Group Storage, a shared Bank which lets you pass around select items that were previously untradeable. You'll be competing for new leaderboard positions in both Competitive and Regular Group Ironman modes. You'll also have the opportunity to earn unique rewards like the Group Ironman Armour, which improves as the group smashes through their Journey Achievements. Want to know more? Check out the Group Ironman Dev Diary, or [our recent blog!](https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/group-ironman-launches-28-oct) If you need a little direction on how to get started, check out the panel below this one for a crash course. Lastly, we'd like to say a big thank you to the entire Group Ironman team. Their dedication, creativity, and collaboration have brought this long-awaited feature to life, and we are looking forward to seeing the whole community come together to experience it. The effort they've all put into this update cannot be understated, from the initial design stages all the way to launch. This is a huge milestone, and none of it would have been possible without each of your contributions. Here's to even more exciting updates in the future! ##### Getting Started To start Group Ironman, you'll need an account which hasn't progressed past character creation. Step 1. Press "Select Game Mode" Step 2. Choose "Group Ironman" Step 3. Customise your character and press "Done" when you're ready to proceed. Step 4. If you want to dive straight into Group Ironman and do not need a tutorial, select "I have played recently". Congratulations! You are now a Group Ironman! Just need to get the group going now... ##### Grouping up Once you're on the Iron Enclave, you can form your group. When you have control of your character, check out the "Create Group" tab - it should pop right up on your screen. Here you will select either "Regular" or "Competitive" mode. Don't worry if you're not sure which one to pick yet - you can change between them while forming the group. Your next challenge is settling on a name! It can be up to 20 characters, but bear in mind that you’ll be unable to pick the same name as an existing Clan, as they share the same name space. Once you have a name and your group mates, you're ready to set out. Remember, your group must be between two and five players, and one of you will have to take on the mantle of leader. Don't fear if all your planned group mates aren't all available at this early stage - you'll be able to add players to your team by returning to the Iron Enclave, so there’s no need to hang around waiting. Join the game and start climbing those HiScores! If you are a current Ironman player, you can head to Lumbridge and use the portal to the Iron Enclave to access the island and start forming or joining a group. Please note that if you are an Iron and wish to become a Group Iron, you will not be able to reverse this decision. ##### The Iron Enclave The Iron Enclave is a new island only available to Iron players. It’s where you’ll form teams and learn the core elements of Group Ironman! You can speak with the Iron Tutor to learn more about the available Game Modes... Check out the Ironman at Group Ironman achievements at the plaque... ... and when you're ready, you can take the Portal to Lumbridge from the northern point of the island. Adventure awaits! If you want to know more about the Group Ironman experience _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343400/view/4541409756166750422]_