Hi,

I've got some important updates ready for today. I'll start off with a client update that should increase the overall performance for fixed screen client versions. Multi core processors (which 99% of you have anyway) should also run the emps client faster now. There are also some minor bugfixes in the client.

The other updates are about the server:

• Normal magic spellbook has received a buff. All spells are hitting higher. Fire wave has the same maxhit as ice barrage now.
• God staves now autocast their spells. (Zamorak staff: Flames of Zamorak, ... )
• Overall accuracy has received a buff. You should find yourself hitting more often now. (In our tests we found that this has buffed magic enormously, you might give it a try now! )
• WildyWyrm's defence level was lowered. It should now be beatable without a huge team.
• Overall autocasting code reworked. It's now behaving the same as melee and range. Autocasting has the same speed as a shortbow and eating will now delay autocasts too.
• Higher level staves now give you the chance to preserve all runes when casting a combat spell. The chance to preserve runes depends on the staff's magic requirement. For an ahrim's staff, which requires level 70 magic, it would be 35%. (It's just level / 2 and you got the chance in %)
• Ahrim's staff, Rod of Ivandis, void knight mace and Dragon staff do no longer require Attack levels to be worn. They can be equipped with 1 Attack.
• Barbarian village has received some noob assistance. This includes findable items on the ground and the ability to fish trouts at level 1 now. (Originally they required level 10 fishing)
• The trade requirement for new accounts was removed. They can now immediately trade others without having to complete Barbarian Assistance quest or have 200 total.
• Crafting bowstrings now requires level 1 Crafting and thus can be done by anyone.
• A bug was fixed where you couldn't see dropped items when logging in next to them. (Providing the items were seen globally by everyone)
• A lot of invisible, unpassable spots are now passable. A famous example would be invisible blockades in Edgeville before entering the wilderness or in the middle of Barbarian Village.
• The dragon pickaxe special attack now requires 25% instead of 20%.
• Highway mans are no longer aggressive.
• Dragon pickaxe now mines gem rocks faster than rune pickaxe.
• Dragon claws max hit buffed a little bit.
• Berserker necklace can now be enchanted by using the onyx enchant spell on an onyx necklace. A berserker necklace increases hits of every obsidian weapon by 10%.
• Ancient freezing spell bind durations changed to 5-10-12-15, ice barrage having 15 seconds bind.
• The Grim Reaper has left us, along with random Skull drops.

All the best,
Thomy