At present, Jagex has introduced that it is bringing the world of RuneScape into a brand new style: survival. The developer revealed RuneScape: Dragonwilds, a cooperative open world survival recreation coming to early entry this spring.
Dragonwilds takes place in Ashenfall, a brand new continent inside the RuneScape universe, the place one to 4 gamers can work collectively to study new expertise, construct camps, develop stronger, and survive in opposition to highly effective enemies, together with tons and plenty of dragons. Ashenfall has two areas, with 5 distinctive biomes, and the potential for extra to be added later post-launch. Although Ashenfall will not be the similar continent most of RuneScape correct takes place on, RuneScape followers will discover a number of familiarity in the world, together with some areas which will resemble acquainted locations from RuneScape itself, like a wizard’s tower, or a sure fortress…
Monsters might also look acquainted, however include a twist. Whilst you’ll nonetheless see rats, dragons, trolls, cows, and different creatures you will recall from RuneScape, Ashenfall’s wild magic has warped these creatures into unusual, nature-fied variations of themselves with new appearances and fusions with vegetation, thorns, and different wild bits.
Core to survival in Dragonwilds is growth of expertise, and sure, they embody traditional RuneScape actions like cooking and woodcutting. These expertise let you work together with the world in numerous methods – once I noticed just a few clips of the recreation at the Recreation Builders’ Convention earlier this month, I used to be proven clips of a participant utilizing wind runes to realize the potential to glide by the air throughout distances. Much more nostalgic was a woodcutting ability that enables gamers to line up a row of timber and throw a spectral axe to cut all of them down without delay. It is a transfer I used to be advised was referred to as “ax-tral projection.”
RuneScape: Dragonwilds is getting into early entry on PC someday this spring, with hopes for a wider launch (together with console) someday in 2026. Jagex will host a deep-dive reveal of the recreation on Twitch on April 15 at 9:00 AM PT.
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