Update:Patch Notes (3 December 2009)

These official Patch Notes are copyrighted by Jagex. It is a direct quote from the forums of the RuneScape website.
These Patch Notes were announced on 3 December 2009.

The following small fixes and adjustments have now been made to the game. If you spot any further bugs in-game, please use the Bug Report feature ('Submit a Bug Report' under the 'Help' drop-down menu of the website).

Graphical

• Improved the saw animations used in the Brimhaven Agility Arena.
• Improved the Falador wall posts.
• Adjusted the wield position of spears for Sophanem guards.
• Removed a label issue when running with certain swords.
• Adjusted several fishing animations slightly to reduce render issues.
• Re-coloured the end of a log balance that differed from the other sections.
• Ensured that the string for the camulet is now visible.
• Fixed a river section in the desert.
• Adjusted some height mapping in the desert.
• Ensured that the sinister chest opens to the correct version.
• Synchronised the chat head of the melee advisor with his actual hair.
• Fixed the inventory icon for the Zamorak spear.
• Fixed a dip in the floor in the Heroes' Guild.
• Fixed some mapping issues near Ardougne Zoo.
• Fixed a cave entrance that was on a hill.
• Stopped players’ feet rendering through the floor in the Monastery.
• Adjusted a floating balloon animal.
• Fixed a shadow issue with some ladders.
• Flattened out a herb farming patch.
• Fixed some more roof problems at the Grand Tree.
• Fixed a couple of models that interfere with two-handed swords.
• Stopped some flooring disappear on Lunar Isle.
• Adjusted the holding position for the rat pole.
• Adjusted the models for runecrafter skirts.
• Adjusted an unintended view of the Gnome Stronghold from Baxtorian Falls.
• Fixed a ground problem near Oaknock's machine.
• A tree no longer clips through a house in East Ardougne.
• Removed an extra minigame icon from the minimap that had no corresponding game attached.
• Adjusted some of the models used in the Lighthouse.
• Fixed a problem with the roof in Yanille bank.
• Added the correct images for brutal Strength requirements in the skill guide.
• Ensured that the TzHaar maul now animates the first attack correctly.
• Updated some of the wall kit in the Underground Pass.
• Fixed a map problem when diving underwater.
• Changed the wall colours to match near the furnace on Entrana.
• Fixed the water near Sophanem.
• Fixed a camera problem near Otto's hut.
• Removed a problem with some cave walls showing strips of white.
• Improved certain chathead animations if you had a moustache.
• Fixed a problem with some of the circus headwear and the comb-over hairstyle.
• Items dropped in the middle of the Maze random event will no longer float.
• Re-shaped an odd looking bush near the Exam Centre.
• Fixed a graphical problem with the Observatory in standard detail mode.
• Levelled some of the roof in Edgeville to be flush with the walls.
• Changed the render order for some bricks near the Slayer Tower.
• Adjusted the animations and timing when teleporting using the fairy rings to certain locations.

Audio

• Snakes now randomly hiss.
• Added a selection of sound effects to the machinery in Perils of Ice Mountain.
• Added a bell-ringing sound in Tindel's shop.
• Added key sounds to the key ring.
• Added sound effects to the large blocks on the Agility Pyramid.
• Prevented the evil tree interfering with your music.
• Added various sound effects to magic spells for variety.
• Corrected the unlock hint for the "Undercurrent" song.

Quests

• Overhauled some parts of the Golem quest to make things clearer.
• Rewrote some of the code for The Giant Dwarf quest.
• Corrected the reward listed by the Advisor system for Horror from the Deep.
• Fixed a problem where some players were getting stuck in Chosen Commander quest.

Minigames

• Inserted a proper fix for the fruit bat familiar when used in the Duel Arena.
• Fixed a few issues with the imp follower from the recently reworked Champions' Challenge update.

Miscellaneous

• The bookcase in your POH is now sorted alphabetically by quest.
• Corrected a few Adventurer's Log links.
• You'll now face the right direction when collecting ectoplasm with buckets.
• Redbeard Frank now correctly explains how to use the reward item from the Falador Achievement Diary.
• Updated the raven dialogue to actually talk when it's in your POH menagerie.
• Improved the log balance code near the Coal Trucks.
• Fixed a few spelling errors.
• Corrected some fonts and special characters that were incorrect.
• Rewrote the code that checks to see if familiars can attack Slayer creatures.
• A message now warns you that the seers' headband light source will not work in the haunted mine.
• Changed the combat interface text to better match the fighting styles for the Flail of Ivandis.
• Fixed an AI problem with the horned graahk if your Hunter level dropped below the level required to hunt them.
• Adjusted the town crier chat.
• Made a slight change to the way the game handles private/friends filtering upon login.
• Various items on the Grand Exchange that are also sold in the Warrior's Guild should have more freedom to move.