Getting around the world of RuneScape

Travelling around RuneScape can be hard if you do not know the map well, or are new to the game. In this article, I hope to outline some of the main issues when travelling around RuneScape, and hopefully it will help you if you are new to the game or become lost in your adventures.

A key part of finding your way around RuneScape is the world map (link found adjacent to the mini-map). The World Map lets you see the entire RuneScape world, allowing you to search for a particular place, shops/landmarks (drop down menu), and lets you search the entire map yourself, using a click and drag system, just click where you are, and drag any direction, the map will know focus on the place you have just dragged your cursor to. The Mini-Map is a smaller map, allowing you to click to move, and the space around you, the Mini-Map is vital for movement over long distances, and can you show you essential landmark icons, for example, the $ symbol, is a bank.

What methods can your use to get around RuneScape? –

• Teleport – By using the magic skill, and certain Runes, teleporting is great when trying to get to a particular place, quickly. For example – Ardougne is a members city, and takes a while to get there by foot, but by harnessing the power of the required runes (2 law runes, and 2 waters) and provided you have the required Magic level (Level 51), your player can teleport to a city which can take up to an hour to get to!
• By Foot – Walking and running, are the most common form of transporting your player around RuneScape. Walking is done most of the time, and running works on a percentage basis, 100% is full run energy, and 0% requires you to stop. A recent update to RuneScape, allows your player to sit down and rest, which is great for long journeys. Also Jagex created Musicians, where you can sit down, relax and listen, and your run energy can restore a lot faster.
• Boats – Overseas, great way for making your way to an Island, that you cannot teleport to.
• Dwarven Mine Carts – Requires The Giant Dwarf quest to be completed, on completion, you can use the carts to get to Keldagrim, a city which can take a long time to get to.

The best way to increase your knowledge of the RuneScape world, is to simply explore the map, and familiarise yourself with some of the major cities, like Varrock, Lumbridge, Falador, and Camelot. By increasing your magic level, you are also decreasing the amount of time you spend walking/running to a place.

Remember, RuneScape is a vast landscape, even the most experienced players get lost so don’t worry about simply asking for directions.