Season 10 - Staying up to date

Minescape Season 10

Hello everyone and welcome to the 10th season of Minescape!

This update took longer than usual to release between the contributors being busy, the network backend being outdated and other issues, however we believe that this update comes with major changes that should make development & gameplay much better!

Bedrock support is back

We're very, very happy to announce that the GamesLabs network has brought back the bedrock support to the network! You can now once again join the official Minescape - Runescape in Minecraft recreation on any bedrock edition device: pc, phone, Nintendo switch and many more! To join Minescape simply use play.gameslabs.net or bedrock.gameslabs.net

Network version upgrade

It has been a while since we last upgraded our back-end, and there have been some amazing changes that came to Minecraft, allowing us to introduce a lot of the features mentioned later in this article.

The network (java) now runs on Minecraft 26.2 version, and will be updated to 26.3 as soon as it comes out. Therefore, the recommended version has been updated to reflect this, and we encourage all players to switch as soon as they can.

With the upgrade, we are increasing the minimum game version to 26.2 and will stop supporting versions below 1.21, so if you're using an earlier version - make sure to update. Whilst you can still join from versions 1.16 and up, a lot of the features will not work for you, and you may have graphical issues in Minescape specifically.

This upgrade took a lot of work from the dev side, however it now allows us to stay up-to-date much easier than before, and the game itself is a lot more friendly towards players with weaker computers.

It's also worth mentioning that some of the in-game UIs were changed to be modern dialogue UIs - bank search, number selection etc.

Model engine upgrade

With this update, we have also changed one thing that kept us limited in what we can & cannot do: We have changed our model engine to a new one and with it, we have upgraded 222 models! Yes, 222! All of the models have gained new / updated animations that should feel smoother, and apply across multiple scenarios: monsters being attacked, walking, attacking the player, staying idle and more!

Minescape King Black Dragon

We have also replaced some of the older mob models with modern Minecraft models (such as camels), added animations to monsters that have had none, moved the monster names to per-monster specific locations above their heads, updated hitboxes, updated monster AIs and attack speeds in specific cases.

This upgrade took time to finish, and now that it is - we are able to introduce better looking, smoother and much better models to the game, that includes furniture items (chests, chairs etc.): some of the new areas in-game already have new furniture displays that use the new engine changes allowing them to be scaled, rotated, flipped etc.

Minescape Gertrude's kids

Most notable changes:

Entities can now be scaled (some entities in-game were changed in scale already)
Animation are now much smoother and have no rotational limits
Meshes can now be used to summon non-squared shapes
Hitboxes can now be other shapes than square, and they can move together with the model (e.g. when a monster swings it's arms - the arm hitbox moves too)
The nameplate can now be put in custom location per monster
We can now allow heads / specific parts of entities rotate to face the player easier

Some of these changes can be seen on the brand new King Black Dragon model!

Sound effects, animations and entity dialogues

Have you ever wondered why some game actions felt not as immersive as they should? We have and some of the things that we have decided to upgrade are sound effects, animations and dialogues for various entities and monsters. You can view the entire SFX list below:

Melee combat
Player swinging a scimitar, longsword, or short sword
Player swinging a two-handed sword
Player stabbing with a dagger or stabbing sword
Player swinging a battleaxe or hatchet
Player swinging a mace
Player swinging a warhammer
Player swinging a granite maul
Player striking with a staff or wand
Player attacking with an abyssal whip
Player thrusting with a spear or hasta
Player swinging a training or wooden weapon
Player punching with bare hands (nothing wielded)
Player attacking with a weapon that has no assigned weapon-class sound (generic fallback swing)
Player triggering the granite maul's special attack
Player's attack misses the target
Player getting caught while pickpocketing
Player's attack lands on a defender wearing leather or hide armour
Player's attack lands on a defender wearing chainmail
Player's attack lands on a defender wearing steel-tier plate armour
Player's attack lands on a defender wearing rune or other heavy plate armour
Player's attack lands on a defender wearing dragon armour
Player's attack lands on a defender wearing wooden or training armour
Player's attack lands on an unarmoured defender
Player getting hit through their armour
Male player character dying
Magic
Player casting Air Strike
Air Strike hitting its target
Player casting Air Bolt
Air Bolt hitting its target
Player casting Air Blast
Air Blast hitting its target
Player casting Air Surge
Air Surge hitting its target
Player casting Water Strike
Water Strike hitting its target
Player casting Water Bolt
Water Bolt hitting its target
Player casting Water Blast
Water Blast hitting its target
Player casting Water Surge
Water Surge hitting its target
Player casting Earth Strike
Earth Strike hitting its target
Player casting Earth Bolt
Earth Bolt hitting its target
Player casting Earth Blast
Earth Blast hitting its target
Player casting Earth Surge
Earth Surge hitting its target
Player casting Fire Strike
Fire Strike hitting its target
Player casting Fire Bolt
Fire Bolt hitting its target
Player casting Fire Blast
Fire Blast hitting its target
Player casting Fire Surge
Fire Surge hitting its target
Player casting Freeze
Freeze landing on its target
Player casting Stun
Stun landing on its target
Player casting Confuse
Confuse landing on its target
Player casting Curse
Curse landing on its target
Player casting Enfeeble
Enfeeble landing on its target
Player casting Weaken
Weaken landing on its target
Player casting Vulnerability
Vulnerability landing on its target
Player casting Elemental Force
Elemental Force landing on its target
Player casting Dark Elemental Force
Dark Elemental Force landing on its target
Player casting Apocalypse
Apocalypse landing on its target
A dragon (or dragon-like source) breathing fire
A spell missing entirely and splashing (hits nothing)
Player casting High Alchemy on an item
Player casting Low Alchemy on an item
Player using Superheat Item to smelt ore via magic
Player casting Bones to Bananas
Player enchanting a Level-1 jewellery slot (e.g. sapphire amulet)
Player enchanting a Level-2 jewellery slot (e.g. emerald amulet)
Player enchanting a Level-3 jewellery slot (e.g. ruby amulet)
Player enchanting a Level-4 jewellery slot (e.g. diamond amulet)
Player enchanting a Level-5 jewellery slot (e.g. dragonstone amulet)
Player enchanting a Level-6 jewellery slot (e.g. onyx amulet)
Ranged
Player releasing an arrow from a bow (shared across 14 bow items)
Player firing a bolt from a crossbow (shared across 12 crossbow items)
Player throwing a knife
Player firing a ranged weapon that has no assigned weapon-class sound (generic fallback)
Player throwing a chinchompa
A thrown chinchompa detonating
A thrown ranged weapon (knife, chinchompa, etc.) landing on a target
A dwarf multicannon firing
Prayer
Player activating Thick Skin
Player activating Rock Skin
Player activating Steel Skin
Player activating Mithril Skin
Player activating Rune Skin
Player activating Burst of Strength
Player activating Superhuman Strength
Player activating Ultimate Strength
Player activating God Strength
Player activating OP Strength
Player activating Clarity of Thought
Player activating Sharp Eye
Player activating Hawk Eye
Player activating Eagle Eye
Player activating Sniper
Player activating Rigour
Player activating Mystic Will
Player activating Mystic Lore
Player activating Mystic Might
Player activating Mystical Powers
Player activating Augury
Player activating Rapid Heal
Player activating Fast Heal
Player activating Super Fast Heal
Player activating Protect from Melee
Player activating Protect from Missiles
Player activating Protect from Magic
Player's prayer points running out
Any single prayer being switched off
All active prayers being cleared at once
Player praying at an altar / using a prayer book to restore points
Player burying bones
Gathering skills
Player swinging a pickaxe while mining (rotates between 6 swing variants)
A gem popping out of a rock while mining (the ore breaking itself stays silent, as in OSRS)
Player swinging an axe while woodcutting (rotates between 6 chop variants)
A tree falling down after being chopped
Player raking or tending a farming patch
Player harvesting a crop
Player picking an herb
Player casting a fishing rod or harpoon (rotates between 6 cast variants)
Player pulling a fish out of the water
Production skills
Player performing a generic crafting action
Player smelting ore in a furnace
Player striking metal on an anvil while smithing (rotates between 6 strike variants)
Player cooking food on a range
Player carving a shaft while fletching
Player cleaning a picked herb (rotates between 4 variants)
Player mixing a vial while making a potion
Player binding runes at a runecrafting altar
Player sawing wood at a sawmill
Player dropping a log and striking a tinderbox to light it
A fire successfully catching alight
Agility, Thieving, Hunter, Slayer
Player reaching a checkpoint on an Agility course
Player completing an Agility course
Player failing or cancelling an Agility course
Player taking fall damage
Player using an Agility shortcut
The pointer moving in the Agility Arena minigame
Player successfully pickpocketing an NPC
Player looting a market stall
Player setting a bird snare
Player laying a box trap
Player setting a rabbit snare
Player setting a deadfall trap
Player setting a net trap
Player covering a pitfall trap
Player setting a trap type that has no sound of its own (generic fallback)
Player dismantling a trap
Player catching a creature in a trap
A trap springing shut
Player catching a butterfly in a butterfly net
Player releasing a caught butterfly
Player being assigned a new Slayer task
Economy and UI
Player completing a buy or sell transaction
Player completing a large (high-value) transaction
A bank drawer being opened
Player attempting an invalid action
Player successfully completing an action
Dialogue advancing during an NPC conversation
Player picking an item up off the ground
Player putting runes or scrolls into a pouch
Player firing or recharging their special attack
Player reaching a quest milestone (fanfare)
Consumables
Player eating food
Player drinking a potion
Teleports and transport
Player casting a spellbook teleport
A teleport circle being drawn — the countdown beginning
The teleport countdown continuing through its middle seconds
The teleport countdown reaching its final two seconds and spinning up
Player teleporting via a ring, amulet, or necklace
Player using a fairy ring
Player rolling a canoe into the water
A gnome glider taking off
Player traveling via spirit tree
A hot air balloon's burner firing
World ambience
Clicking on a beacon
Background town chatter
Background market stall noise
Grand Exchange crowd ambience
Bank hall murmur
Splashing at a fishing spot
Cavernous drone inside caves
The crackle of a burning fire
Ambient sound at a fishing spot
Beasts
Bear
Grizzly Bear
Horned Graahk
Jaguar
Mammoth
Saber Toothed Kyatt
Spined Larupia
Tiger
Bird
Aviancie
Baby Impling
Cerulean Twitch
Copper Longtail
Crimson Swift
Duck
Earth Impling
Ecletic Impling
Essence Impling
Golden Warbler
Gourmet Impling
Gwd Flight Kilisa
Gwd Flockleader Geerin
Gwd Kreearra
Gwd Wingman Skree
Magpie Impling
Nature Impling
Ninja Impling
Ruby Harvest
Sapphire Glacialis
Seagull
Tropical Wagtail
Young Impling
Canine
Dog
Guard Dog
Hellhound
Sick Dog
Wolf
Wolf High
Demon
Abyssal Demon
Abyssal Guardian
Abyssal Leech
Abyssal Walker
Black Demon
Black Demon 2
Bloodveld
Delrith
Demon
Gorak
Greaterdemon
Greaterdemon Non Slayer
Gwd Balfrug Kreeyath
Gwd Tstanon Karlak
Gwd Zakln Gritch
Lesser Demon
Lesser Demon Wildy
Dragon
Adamant Dragon
Blackdragon
Blackdragon Corrupted
Bluedragon
Bronze Dragon
Dragon Impling
Elvarg
Greendragon
Greendragon Brutal
Iron Dragon
King Black Dragon
Reddragon
Rune Dragon
Skeletalwyvern
Steel Dragon
Elemental
Chaos Elemental
Dark Energy Core
Experiments Silver Guardian
Fire Elemental
Icecritter
Iceveld
Moltenrock
Pyrefiend
Smokeveld
Temple Guardian
Equine
Black Unicorn
Camel
Dark Unicorn
Llama
Mule
Unicorn
Female
Experiment Woman
Experiment Woman Puppet
Sick Woman
Witchs Experiment1
Witchs Experiment2
Witchs Experiment3
Woman
Woman Nordic
Dagannoth
Dagannoth
Dagannoth Prime
Dagannoth Rex
Dagannoth Supreme
Ghost
Cave Horror
Ghost
Ghost Banana
Saradomin Spiritual Mage
Saradomin Spiritual Ranger
Saradomin Spiritual Warrior
Spiritwarrior
Tree Spirit
Zamorak Spiritual Mage
Zamorak Spiritual Ranger
Zamorak Spiritual Warrior
Giant
Cyclop
Dad
Firegiant
Giant
Giant Mole
Giant Rat
Giant Rat Red Key
Giant Rat Slayer
Giant Rat Small
Giant Rockcrab
Giant Spider
Giant Spider
Giantspider
Hillgiant
Hillgiant Slayer
Icegiant
Mossgiant
Obor
Warriors Cyclop
Warriors Cyclop Higher
Goblin
Cavegoblin
Goblin
Goblin Chief
Goblin Lvl12
Ham Member
Hopgoblin
Hopgoblin 28
Hopgoblin 42
Humanoid
Aberrant Septre
Alkharid Bandit
Alkharid Warrior
Archer
Assassin
Bandit
Barbarian
Black Warlock
Blackknight
Brinerat
Brinerat Low
Caitlin
Cat
Cavecrawler
Cavecrawler Low
Chaosdruid
Chaosdwarf
Chaosdwarf High
Construction Worker
Corporeal Beast
Count Draynor
Dark Warrior
Darkwizard
Darkwizard 20
Darkwizard 30
Darkwizard 35
Darkwizard 40
Doomed
Druid
Dummy
Dungeonkeeper
Dust Devil
Dwarf
Earth Warrior
Experiment Man
Experiment Man Puppet
Farawayman
Farmer
Fenkenstrain
Foreman
Fox
Fremennik Guard
Gardener
Gargoyle
Ghast
Gnome
Guard
Gwd Bree
Gwd Commander Zilyana
Gwd General Graardor
Gwd Growler
Gwd Kril Tsutsaroth
Gwd Sergeant Grimspike
Gwd Sergeant Steelwill
Gwd Sergeant Strongstack
Gwd Starlight
Highwayman
Hyflame
Imp
Infernalmage
Kayle
Khazard Commander
Khazard Trooper
Khazard Warlord
Knight of Saradomin
Koschei the Deathless
Koschei the Deathless Hard
Kurask
Magmaguard
Magmalord
Man
Man Nordic
Melzar the Mad
Minotaur
Minotaur High
Mole
Monk
Paladin
Pirate
Pollnivneach Bandit
Rabbit
Reese
Rellekka Guard
Rockcrab
Rocklobster
Rockslug
Rogue
Saradomin Priest
Scarecrow
Scorpion
Sick Man
Skipspet
Smuggler
Snail
Snowy Knight
Test
Test2
Thug
Thug Slayer
Turoth
Turtlos
Wallasalki
White Rabbit
Whiteknight
Wizard
Yak
Zamorakian Monk
Zamorakian Monk Non Slayer
the Creature
Insect
Bee
Bee Keeper
Black Chinchompa
Carnivorous Chinchompa
Cavebug
Caveslime
Chinchompa
Crawlinghand
Jelly
Skillchompa Azure
Skillchompa Cobalt
Skillchompa Crimson
Skillchompa Crystal
Skillchompa Viridian
Spinolyp
Kalphite
Kalphite Guardian
Kalphite Minion
Kalphite Queen
Kalphite Soldier
Kalphite Worker
Livestock
Chicken
Chicken Slave
Cow
Evil Chicken
Experiment Sheep
Experiment Sheep Puppet
Hellcow
Puffy Chicken
Rooster
Sheep
Sick Sheep
Monkey
Ogre
Jogre
Ogre
Plant
Bryophyta
Corruptent
Ent
Tanglefoot
Witchs Experiment
Reptile
Basilisk
Cave Kraken
Cockatrice
Frog
Kraken
Salamander
Salamander Black
Salamander Orange
Salamander Red
Sea Turtle
Snake
Rodent
Barb Tailed Kebbit
Crypt Rat
Ferret
Prickly Kebbit
Rat
Rat Slayer
Sabre Tooth Kebbit
Wild Kebbit
Skeleton
Ankou
Barrows Ahrim
Barrows Dharok
Barrows Guthan
Barrows Karil
Barrows Torag
Barrows Verac
Crypt Skeleton
Fremennik Skeleton
Skeleton
Skeleton High
Skeleton Horse
Skeleton Low
Skeleton Slayer
Skeleton Slayer High
Skeleton Small Shield
Warriors Animation Adamant
Warriors Animation Black
Warriors Animation Bronze
Warriors Animation Iron
Warriors Animation Mithril
Warriors Animation Rune
Warriors Animation Steel
Spiders
Crypt Spider
Deadly Redspider
Experiment Spider
Experiment Spider Puppet
Jungle Spider
Poison Spider
Redspider
Scorpia
Scorpia Guardian
Shadow Spider
Sick Spider
Spider
Venenatis
Trolls
Troll General
Troll Ice
Troll Mountain
Troll Pee Hat
Troll Twig
Tzhaar
Ket Zek
Tok Xil
Tz Kek22
Tz Kek45
Tz Kih
Tztok Jad
Yt Hurkot
Yt Mejkot
Undead
Banshee
Draugen
Ghoul
Undead Chicken
Undead Cow
Zombie
Zombie Horse
Zombie Slayer

Together with the new SFX, we have also added some new animations / particle effects:

Each magic combat spell now has a unique particle effect
Magic teleport spells now have animations, including some classic Runescape teleport animations
Interacting with beacon now has a particle effect

Minescape new spell effects

And a small change for new player: the theme melody is now guaranteed to play for new players when they join the tutorial island.

Lastly, we have added unique dialogues to replace the default "Hello! How are you doing today?" to 167 entities! They will give players tips on specific skills, areas & content, say a joke or two and more! We hope this change makes the game more immersive than ever before.

New Minescape Dialogues

New & existing area updates

Larran's chest

Wilderness slayer tasks have always been risky & rewarding, however the reward for farming some lower level monsters may have felt disappointing, and the slayer tasks do take a longer time due to having to run around all over the risky wilderness, so we have decided to add a new chest & keys: Larran's chest & keys. The keys are obtained by killing any slayer monster whilst on a task from the wilderness slayer master - Krystilia.

Minescape Larran's chest

The chest can be all the way north of wilderness, near the Pirate's hideout and awards player 1 item stack for each key used.

Varrock museum

Whilst the museum itself remains mostly the same, we have laid down the ground work to support kudos! The museum has some new NPCs that will tell you how many kudos you have, and who knows - maybe they will have a use in the future?

Taverley dungeon extension

The Taverley slayer dungeon has received a new extension - the Black Knights' Base. This new area also gives Black Knights and Poison Spiders as a possible slayer task from Slayer Master Raff.

Minescape Taverley Black Knights

Agility courses

Agility is a love / hate skill in Minescape due to how it works, however, we hope that with this update more players can enjoy the skill by using the courses with the addition of some new courses with most of them being easier than usual:

Gnome agility course

This course has multiple paths across multiple spots that allow players to choose faster, but harder path or slower, but easier path. The course rewards players with 1000xp per lap.

Minescape Gnome Agility course

Canifis rooftop course

This course should be great for beginners that have gotten used to jumps and looking around for where they need to jump to reach the next target. The course rewards the player with 650xp per lap.

Minescape Canifis Rooftop Agility course

Barbarian outpost course & quest

This course, unlike others, will require the player to prove their worth before they can even attempt the course: the player must complete the brand new very short quest - Alfred Grimhand's Barcrawl. Upon completing this quest, and having level 35 in Agility, you can access the course that will reward the player with 750xp per lap.

Minescape Barbarian Outpost

Pothole dungeon

A new dungeon has been added to Minescape - the Pothole dungeon is found on mainland Karamja with a bunch of Jogres protecting it.

Minescape Pothole dungeon

Ardougne castle & West Ardougne

Ardougne has been updated! The castle now stands tall and proud, overlooking the brand new West Ardougne area with its plagued out look. Both areas have a new beacon location, POI and monsters.

Minescape Ardougne castle & West Ardougne

Port Phasmatys

A new ghostly area has been finished by the Construction NPCs! This brand new city has some ghosts roaming around, ships in the port and more! Head on over to Canifis and explore this new port city!

Minescape Port Phasmatys

Some areas got smaller changes that are still notable:

Al-Kharid has a new chainbody shop - check it out by speaking with Ranael
East Ardougne now has a magic teleport requiring level 51 in magic to teleport there
Added a new agility shortcut between Musa Point and Karamja
Mining guild now counts as a POI, plays the correct songs inside, and applies night vision to players inside of it
Digsite now counts as a POI
Water mill cellar is now available to players with a new POI
Various NPCs across the map were moved into empty buildings to make the game feel more alive. A good example of this is Catherby where 8 NPCs were in a single building with other buildings remaining empty

Chat spam

We have noticed that some of the old features are a bit outdated and spam the players chat with messages that are either not relevant or just spammy, therefore we changed / remove a bunch of them:

Entering a POIs now sends an action bar message
Using the grand exchange should now feel a lot less spammy
Fighting barrow's brothers is now much easier
Farming warriors' guild tokens is now less spammy
Using /friend commands is now less spammy
Boss drop messages removed (they still exist due to usage of /drops, so they are no longer duplicated)
Opening impling jars no longer sends chat message

And others! We plan to continue reviewing messages and moving / removing them as needed.

Translations

With the release of season 10, we are happy to announce that the French language pack has been completed and a new language has been added - Dutch! You can switch the language in-game by using the /language (/langue) command. We do plan to add more language support in the future updates as well.

Other changes & bugfixes

Some of the important & impactful changes are too small to deserve a section of their own in this article:

Added a visual damage indicator for when player takes damage
Increased the rate at which golden nuggets are gained at the motherlode mine
Changed boss slayer task rolling to propose 3 different options based on the player's combat level
Changed the Rune Essence teleport back npc to teleport you back directly without a dialogue
Changed the shop logic so that shops no longer allow you to sell equipped armor pieces
Changed the tips timer so that the tips are less common
Changed the description of the thievable mobs so it takes up less space (less visual clutter)
Enhanced the UI for selecting quantities

Minescape Quantity Selector

Changed goblin attack rate so they attack less frequently
Updated the secret bell in Varrock - should be a bit louder
Removed some of the tips that are not relevant in day-to-day gameplay, the features mentioned in those tips still remain in-game (e.g. using comma before chat message to talk locally)
Fixed a bug allowing players to receive items directly to their bank from stores
Fixed a bug causing the scoreboard (side menu) to display the wrong skill levels in the wrong places
Fixed a bug allowing players to keep shop UIs open after teleporting
Fixed a bug preventing players from opening slayer master's UIs
Fixed a bug preventing the Corporeal Beast from dropping any loot on random occasions
Fixed a bug allowing players to gain creative flight in /lobby
Fixed a bug causing players to take damage on campfires
Fixed a bug causing a lot of heart particles to spawn when one-hit killing a monster
Fixed a bug causing cave of ordeals to be bugged out
Fixed farming shop description
Fixed dialogues in the Waterfall and Tree Gnome quests
Fixed the winter island teleport working outside of the winter event
Fixed noted item behavior: they can once again be moved, quick moved and put in offhand
Fixed the pointer going outside the screen when in the side menu (Shift+F)
Fixed how arrows look: they are no longer 2D texture
Added HP and Mana to the bottom HUD

Minescape Hud

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!

The end

That's all for the release of the 10th season. Make sure to join our Discord if you haven't already!