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[Robinhoodrs]

One of the highlights of Runefest 2011 was the A Character Is Born insider session, where our intrepid artists collaborated with a hall full of RuneScape fans to create a new monster, the Sunfreet, to be featured in the Dominion Tower.

The beast has now manifested within the tower, and can be faced in Special Mode. This flying monstrosity rains fire from above before closing for the kill with teeth, claws and its lethal tail; at combat level 530, the Sunfreet is sure to test the toughest of you. There’s also an easier encounter, featuring a level 80 Sunfreet. This fight is an opportunity for everyone, even those without the skills or completed quests usually required, to try some hands-on Dominion Tower action.
Those defeating the high-level Sunfreet will have the achievement recorded on their dominion marker, and the marker will change visually to commemorate the victory. While there are no rewards for defeating the easier version, it's a great way for lower levelled players to see what's in store once they meet the requirements.
Since the Dominion Tower has launched, we've received a wealth of feedback from you on how to improve the content. Accordingly, we’ve made the following changes:

• You can now carry multiple sets of goliath, swift and spellcaster gloves. No more trekking back to the tower halfway through a Slayer task! The gloves also last longer before they degrade.
  
• Where a fight requires access to the standard spellbook for elemental spells, such as the dagannoth mothers, your spellbook will automatically switch to the standard book when the fight begins. It will switch back afterwards.
  
• Power-up items can now be exchanged for XP books. Have a surplus of scorpion meat or a proliferation of potions? Simply click the 'exchange' option on your reward chest to convert any unwanted consumables therein to tomes of XP.
  
• Better and more varied spectator angles are available. There are now more ways to view the action, and the camera will track the combatant by default.
  
• Adamant arrows and bolts will no longer appear as rewards, meaning better loot, more often.
  
• It's now possible to skip taunt and victory cutscenes, so you can get right into the action or straight on to your next match.
  
• We’ve upped the conversion rate of dominion factor-to-XP to a level that we feel is competitive. We’ll be keeping an eye on this in the near future and tweaking if necessary, but we hope the extra XP will be icing on the cake of the awesome combat and rewards available in the tower.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on this, so feel free to join the discussion on the forums.
Enjoy!
Mod Tim
In Other News
- A new "Total XP" tooltip has been added on the stat interface when hovering over the total level gained.
- Runecrafting essence pouches now have the left-click option dynamically switch between "Empty" and "Fill" depending on whether it has essence inside.
- Hati and Skoll have returned to their icy homes. Remember that you still have until the 17th of May 2012 to use up your XP boosts from the gloves and boots!

Edited by Robinhoodrs, 21 February 2012 - 08:08 AM.

[~ Darky ~]

never done dominion tower so not a huge deal for me atm. like the change to pouches now that i have to train rc that way.

[Robinhoodrs]

Graphical:

• A new worshipping ashes animation has been created for when demonic ashes are used on a Player Owned House altar.
  
• Only one Sergeant Grimspike is now shown when performing his special attack.
  
• The stepping stones east of Draynor Manor have been graphically updated.
  
• The Dwarven ancestor spirit from Lava Flow Mine no longer has two beards on his chathead.
  
• Ungadulu from Legends' Quest now has a fainting animation.
  
• A palm tree near the Bedabin Camp no longer has a gap in the trunk.
  
• A non-functioning "X" button has been removed from the Flash Powder Factory rewards interface.
  
• The Dorgesh-Kaan minimap and worldmap lower levels have been fixed.

Quests & Tasks:

• A typo has been fixed when speaking to Movario inside the Baneore Cave.
  
• The seagull factory bombing event in A Clockwork Syringe has been given a 5 minute time limit.
  
• Draugen from Fremennik Trials has had his combat level updated from 69 to 96 in the quest journal to reflect his recently increased combat level.
  
• The Monkey Madness final battle is now using a personalised area, and the Sigil now must be rubbed to teleport.

Skills & Minigames:

• Tomb doors in Pyramid Plunder now animate correctly.
  
• Trying to burn high-level shade remains with low-level logs now gives an appropriate feedback message.
  
• A "Check Charges" option has been added to all Stealing Creation reward items when equipped.

Other:

• A right-click trade option has been added to Simon Templeton.
  
• It is now possible to acquire rock cakes after completing Recipe for Disaster.
  
• Surge and blast boxes in Dungeoneering now have equip as the left click option.
  
• Elemental infinity robe examine messages have been updated to state what element they take after.
  
• The NPC Contact interface has been updated to use the new interface graphical standards.
  
• It is no longer possible to drop an item on "force walk" tiles.
  
• The XP counter no longer overlaps the Favour points display in Jadinko Lair.
  
• Some atmospheric sounds around the Troll Warzone area have been tweaked.
  
• Mind talismans are now displayed as requiring Runecraft level 1.
  
• Speaking to Vannaka after using a Troll Warzone recommendation system teleport to Vannaka no longer talks about the Burthorpe set of tasks.
  
• A new Smithing skill guide entry for bane bolt tips has been added.
  
• The objects the Mercenaries are wearing are no longer displayed as "Members object" on free worlds.
  
• Messages from Pauline from Lunar Farm are no longer given around the Troll Warzone area.
  
• A mining rock in the Rimmington Mine has been renamed "Clay rock" to reflect what ore it contains.
  
• The enter key now replies to the last person who private messaged the player in the lobby.
  
• Automatically refilling several watering cans from a water source now works correctly.
  
• The Agility stepping stones near the Ghosts Ahoy questing area have been reworked to act similar to other Agility shortcuts across the game.
  
• Plain-coloured origami balloons can now be lit using a tinderbox from a toolbelt.
  
• A blank bank pin screen is no longer shown after correctly entering a bank pin to enter the Members Loyalty store.
  
• The feedback message for when a pet is hungry has been shortened.

[Jublex Inc]

Runecrafting essence pouches now have the left-click option dynamically switch between "Empty" and "Fill" depending on whether it has essence inside.
10/10

Edited by Jublex Inc, 21 February 2012 - 08:05 AM.

[Ramu]

Runecrafting essence pouches now have the left-click option dynamically switch between "Empty" and "Fill" depending on whether it has essence inside.

Best part of update.

[CakesAreLies]

Easier RC and dom tower gloves are more useful. Woot!

Edited by CakesAreLies, 21 February 2012 - 08:08 AM.

[A_II_R_R_O_W]

wat about a update to the new fire cape ffs

[Skitzodan]

Great rewards for killing this new monster!
JK a fancy new banner.

[Chryzoprase]

RC update + multiple, longer lasting dominion gloves

5/5 for that alone.

Hopefully the new boss won't dissapoint

[Murdoc]

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It's now possible to skip taunt and victory cutscenes, so you can get right into the action or straight on to your next match.

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The XP counter no longer overlaps the Favour points display in Jadinko Lair.

About damn time... Bet they still haven't stopped it from covering the FPS display though, lol. New boss sounds a bit weird but anything that keeps content fresh is cool in my book.

[The Silver Tongued Brony]

now i can change my rewards to xp :D easy HP xp here i come :D

[Scoopboyx]

5/5

[Shadowandy]

Ramu, on 21 February 2012 - 08:05 AM, said:

Runecrafting essence pouches now have the left-click option dynamically switch between "Empty" and "Fill" depending on whether it has essence inside.

Best part of update.

I agree. That's something that bother me a couple of years ago while working on Runecrafting.

[pieter_1130]

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new "Total XP" tooltip has been added on the stat interface when hovering over the total level gained.

Wanted this since the day i started playing this game, 5/5 just for this :D

[Gambit]

A_II_R_R_O_W, on 21 February 2012 - 08:06 AM, said:

wat about a update to the new fire cape ffs

^ THIS

[CakesAreLies]

New sets of DT gloves take about 2 minutes per pair. The fights are just so fast with those cut scenes turned off.

[Jim Jim]

Was hoping they'd add something to the top of the tower, but this is an ok update

[Christley]

sucks that i did dominion tower thing 3 days ago lol. so i had those annoying cutscenes.
but its a decent update. nothing i really care for exept the longer lasting of the gloves.
now, would they please fix all the fps issues? i can bearly run around some areas due to low fps (1-4 fps)

[Slippy]

Shame spellcaster gloves remain unchanged in what they do and I wish jagex weren't so cryptic with the degradation times on the gloves.

[Hell_Zone000]

Pretty hard boss i have yet to beat him, seems to be xtremely resistant to magic, crush hits fairly well, my closest attempt almost got him redbarred with full gano + cmaul running back and forth for hits.