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{{Historical article|The tutorial "quests"}}
New players who came to ''RuneScape'' had to pass first a '''tutorial''' [[quest]]. So far, there have been three versions of the tutorial. The last of three, [[Unstable Foundations]] was removed on [[26 May]] [[2011]] as a [[Hidden_updates#May|hidden update]]. Currently, new players spawn directly in [[Lumbridge]], with the [[Tasks|task system]] used to help players learn how to play the game through the [[Introductory tasks]].

==Tutorial history==
===Tutorial Island===
The first ever tutorial, [[Tutorial Island]], released [[24 September]] [[2002]], was the longest of any tutorials. The quest showed the player around the island, teaching him/her about the basic skills and interfaces along the way. The Tutorial Island landmass still exists on [[Gielinor]] today, although it is unused. Much more information about Tutorial Island can be found at its article, [[Tutorial Island|here]].
[[File:Tutorial Island.png|300px|thumb|center|Tutorial Island.]]

===Learning the Ropes===
On [[14 July]] [[2008]], Tutorial Island was replaced with a new tutorial, [[Learning the Ropes]]. The quest centred around a White Knight, Sir Vant, who was having trouble with a [[Dragon (Learning the Ropes)|three-headed green dragon]] that was causing disruption in the cellar under Lumbridge. Sir Vant could not defeat the dragon, and it got away. He then tells you to head up to the surface, where you walk around a copy of Lumbridge and learn about certain skills and interfaces.

[[File:Assistingsirvant.gif|300px|thumb|center|Sir Vant tries to defeat the dragon with the help of a new player.]]

The percentage of people completing this tutorial was much lower than before, so Jagex removed it, saying they will recreate it in time, making it much better. Tutorial Island then again took place as ''RuneScape'''s tutorial.

===Unstable Foundations===
[[File:Tutorial changes.png|thumb|right|Mod Ash explains the reasoning behind the tutorial changes.]]
The updates on [[17 September]] [[2009]] gave a final goodbye to Tutorial Island and implemented [[Unstable Foundations]]. The quest was a remake of the previous tutorial, [[Learning the Ropes]], and was remade to focus on the more important things, like controls, so the player could then learn more if they want to with their new advisor, [[Roddeck]].
In the quest, the player must help a [[White knight|White Knight]] named [[Sir Vant]] to kill a [[Dragon (Unstable Foundations)|dragon]] who is preventing him from escaping the [[Lumbridge]] cellar. The player feeds the dragon some drugged meat, which makes it fall asleep under a ceiling held up by two wooden posts. The player and Sir Vant both attach an oily fuse to the wooden posts, then light up, which causes the ceiling to cave in on the dragon, thus killing it. The player must either [[Mining|mine]] or [[Woodcutting|woodcut]] their way out. The player is rewarded 1 [[Quest point]], level 4 [[Mining]]/[[Woodcutting]] (depends on which way you escaped the cellar), the ability to chat freely, the ability to explore RuneScape, and the services of an [[Roddeck|advisor]].

[[File:Dragon Sleep.png|300px|thumb|centre|The dragon, sound asleep under a soon-to-be caved-in roof.]]

An update occurred in May [[2011]] that skips the quest Unstable Foundations when creating an account, and players can speak to Explorer Jack in Lumbridge about the new [[Introductory tasks|Tutorial Task System]].

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