Leaks
Leaks are information about future updates planned for RuneScape that are accidentally posted in-game, on the RuneScape website or any other RuneScape affiliated site, that discloses information about an update that has not yet been officially released.
Things that are not classed as leaks:
- Evolution of Combat videos (please post on combat beta instead)
- Behind the Scenes videos or posts
- Facebook update hints
- Forum update hints
- Twitter update hints
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Current leaks
These are update leaks which aren't featured in-game yet.
14 November 2012 | Downloads section | Map of the Wizards' Tower with absence of Tutorial Island. Additionally, as of 14 November 2012, the World Map download is date-stamped for 26 November 2012. | |
9 July 2012 | Youtube video | Characters from New Rune Mysteries and Memories Quests | |
9 July 2012 | Youtube video | Possibly a new Behemoth, or a new look for Basilisks. | |
2 March 2012 | YouTube video | Concept art of Pikkupstix and Jatix can be seen next to Kaqemeex's, but only the latter has actually been updated in-game. | |
13 January 2012 | RuneScape's Facebook & Twitter accounts. | A Fire cape with Bloom lighting effects was shown in the update teasers for Hati & Sköll, but wasn't released along with the wolves.
It was suspected that the bloom effects for the Fire cape would be released with the update which would graphically overhaul the TzHaar, but this didn't happen. It is currently thought that the bloom effects will be released with the TzHaar Grandmaster quest in late 2012. |
File:Sköll Update Hint 13-01-2012.png |
28 June 2010 | The Jagex Channel YouTube Channel | It is believed by many to be a map of a new continent. The style of the map resembles a RuneScape world map. The locations are labeled, however they are illegible. It resembles the eastern half of the current continent. It is clearly seen that on the right side there is a desert, with a small island to the east of the continent, and a much larger island north of it. | |
Unknown | RuneScape website | On the Game Guide and the Grand Exchange on the website, a Soul Talisman and Soul Tiara images were leaked. Jagex, however, discovered this and these have since been removed. The Soul Talisman spot remains dim in the Wicked Hood. |
Leaks history
These are historical update leaks which are now featured in-game or which have been scrapped/replaced.
Date | Location | Description | Image(s) | Actual update |
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1 August 2012 | Attack skill guide | The Attack skill guide seems to mention "shark fists". | Update:Sizzling Summer Starts Today! | |
10 July 2012 | Quick Chat | 200m glasses possibly released to celebrate 200m accounts | Update:200 Million Accounts! Thank you! | |
9 July 2012 | Youtube video | The future appearance of General Graardor. | Update:God Wars: Remastered | |
11 April 2012 | In-game | A small glitchy bit of land was placed south of Rimmington. Rimmington was then updated and moved south a bit, explaining why the land was added. | Update:Song from the Depths | |
4 May 2012 | Official wiki | Skills for actionbars which are for a coming combat workings update/revamp. | Update:Evolution of Combat Beta – Live! | |
13 January 2012 | RuneScape's Facebook & Twitter accounts. | Updated trees and ground detail can be seen in the Fremennik Province on the update teasers for Hati & Sköll, but weren't released along with the wolves. | Bakriminel Bolts | |
31 January 2012 | The RuneScape website (GE database) & In-game | An updated inventory icon was leaked for the Dragon platelegs (or) on the in-game Grand Exchange and website database. This item normally isn't tradeable and also showed up for free players in the Grand Exchange. This was patched a few minutes later. (the updated version can also be seen on the Mercenary warrior north of Falador) | Player Armour, Gnomes and Clan Fealty | |
9 November 2011 | A Decade of Gielinor Highlights | You can see an updated gnome glider on the White Wolf Mountain. | Player Armour, Gnomes and Clan Fealty | |
31 January 2012 | A Decade of Gielinor Highlights | There are Al Kharid guards on White Wolf Mountain guarding the path. | Troll Warzone | |
15 December 2011 | Downloads | A ground covered with snow and a Christmas Tree can be seen in Draynor Village. | A Towering Feast | |
22 November 2011 | Game Guide | A festive yellow portal can be seen outside the Wizards Tower. It is the entrance for the 2011 Christmas event. | A Towering Feast | |
July 2011 | In-game | In the quest overview of The Prisoner of Glouphrie, a glitch caused the quest icon to be the icon that would later be used for The Ritual of the Mahjarrat. | Ritual of the Mahjarrat | |
12 April 2011 | In-game | Extra clan citadel worlds. Clan settings showed worlds up to 200. | Clan Citadels | |
1 February 2011 | RuneScape website | An image in the Wilderness article of the Game Guide shows a more detailed depiction of The North. | Ritual of the Mahjarrat | |
1 February 2011 | RuneScape website | The map view of the HD update for Trollheim was leaked. | Ring of Wealth, Shanties, Trolls and Dungeoneering | |
15 December 2010 | RuneScape website | Mention of Torva armour was leaked in the Runescape Game Guide. | God Wars Dungeon - The Ancient Prison | |
20 June 2010 | In-game | The bugged Dungeoneering interface which shows the icons of the Occult and Warped floors. | Dungeoneering - The Occult Floors, Dungeoneering – The Warped Floors | |
April 2010 | Icould.com article | In the top right corner, there is a whiteboard that contains a list of then unreleased content. However, only the first letters are visible. The updates have now all been released and included: 2010 Easter Event, Dungeoneering, Buyers and Cellars & Thieves' Guild, A Fairy Tale Part III - Battle at Orks Rift, Elemental Workshop III, the Elite diaries (now known as Tasks) and more. | Egg-streme Management (Easter 2010), Dungeoneering Skill!, Buyers and Cellars (and Thieves' Guild), A Fairy Tale Part III – Battle at Orks Rift, The Elemental Workshop III, Elite Achievement Diaries and more. | |
11 September 2009 | RuneScape website | The RuneScape Game Guide revealed new icons for hatchets. The Dragon hatchet is rotated and the rest have slightly curved heads. | ||
7 September 2009 | RuneScape website | The RuneScape Game Guide showed new icons for the Rune longsword, Rune scimitar, Dragon longsword, Dragon scimitar, Water and Lava staffs, and all Shortswords and Two-handed swords. | Hidden update | |
24 July 2009 | RuneScape website | The Portuguese Game Guide contained a screenshot of an unreleased summoning interface which contained a claw icon in addition to a signpost icon in the toolbar where the summoning icon used to be. Icons for the music tab, friends and ignore list icons have changed as well, although they were never released in-game. | Menagerie, Familiar Controls and Butlers, Advisors and Objectives | |
24 July 2009 | RuneScape website | A new image appeared for the Music interface menu showing new tracks in Portuguese. The tracks seem to be those released with Dungeoneering. Objectives tab was also leaked. | Dungeoneering Skill!, Advisors and Objectives | |
23 July 2009 | RuneScape website | New images for the Rune and Dragon longsword and the Rune and Dragon scimitar appeared on the Grand Exchange Database, but were quickly removed. | Animation Pack 1 | |
16 July 2009 | RuneScape website | In Blog - Animation Update: Pack 1, the windmill animation shows some new tabs, including the brand new objectives tab and new music tab icon, though new music tab icon was never released in game and was replaced. | Advisors and Objectives | |
Unknown | RuneScape website | The Mobilising Armies Teleport was shown in the Magic section in the RuneScape Game Guide weeks before Mobilising Armies was released. | Mobilising Armies | |
Unknown | In-game | The Achievement Diary icon appeared over the Chemist's House in Rimmington not long before the Falador Diary was released. | Falador Achievement Diary | |
2008 | In-game | Before the Rocking Out quest came out, when a player would reach Thieving level 63, the level up screen would display a message that said "You now have the Thieving level to steal from the Customs evidence files of Rock Island Prison (after Rocking Out)". | Rocking Out | |
28 May 2006 | RuneScape website | At one point shortly before the release of Construction, a very large area of land was visible across the ocean west of Tirannwn on the world map. It appeared very pixelated and unrefined. It was removed shortly afterwards. It is unknown what purpose it served, if any, although since it was before Construction came out, some speculate it was used to test the POH features before release. | N/A | |
Unknown | In-game | There was once a minigame icon on the Trade Octagon, but it was quickly removed. A Jagex Moderator confirmed that there was a minigame planned for the area. This minigame has now been scrapped. | N/A |
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