Howdy and welcome to this month in Updates! Before I get started, I'd like to say that if this goes down pretty well, I will produce another one for the following months.

What is "This month in Updates"?
This month in Updates is basically a brief history of updates that appeared in September. Ranging from the current game, all the way towards the beginning of Runescape!


19th September 2005 - Bank PIN
The Bank of RuneScape is launching its new Bank PIN system. Players may ask for a 4-digit security number to be set on their bank accounts. If they do, they will be required to enter this number before they can remove items from their banks (but they shouldn't have to enter it more than once in each login session). This is intended to provide a little extra protection for players' items if their RuneScape accounts get stolen.


27^th September 2007 - Area Sounds!
The way we use sound in the free and members' worlds gets its well deserved update this week with the inclusion of Area Sounds. These ambient effects add a new level of immersion into our game world, with waterfalls growing louder as you walk towards them, trees with birds and animal sounds in them, bubbling fountains, wind whistling through the mountains, the sound of the sea lapping against the shore and mysterious howls haunting the peaks of the Wilderness.
As well as new ambient sounds, you'll also notice you can hear a lot more of what other people are doing around you, especially when they're fighting.

14^th September 2011 – Ritual of the Mahjarrat
Released back in 2011, this was Runescape's third Grandmaster quest, the first one being While Guthix Sleeps and the second Nomads Requiem . In order to start this quest players would need to speak to Sir Tiffy Cashien in Falador park.
Released with this update were the new 'bosses' named Glacors. Players could kill Glacors in order to receive a chance of getting a rare T80 pair of boots. The boots include Steadfast boots, Ragefire boots and Glaiven boots!
For completing Ritual of the Mahjarrat players would receive the following reward:



5^th September 2012 - Godwars Dungeon Remastered!
The first thing that hardened God Wars veterans among you will notice is the graphical overhaul. Almost every NPC in the dungeon had been reworked including some particularly fine work on the bosses themselves.
Also added with this update were some fancy new items which were seen in the Beta for the Evolution of Combat. Some of the items which were added were the Saradomin's Murmur, Whisper and hiss. Some new shield such as the Bandos Warshield, Armadyl buckler and lets not forget the brand new T70 Subjugation!




10^th September 2013 - Daemonheim Task Set!
A brand new task set was released in the form of the Daemonheim achievement diaries! In order to complete this achievement diary, you would need to carry out various tasks centred in Daemonheim. The rewards for completing the Daemonheim task sets are:

• Daemonheim aura 1

• Daemonheim aura 2

• Daemonheim aura 3

• Daemonheim aura 4



8^th Septmeber 2014 - Expert Skillcapes!
The expert skill capes are released! Four new expert skillcapes were released in the form of an Artisan's, Combatant's, Gatherer's and Support capes. In order to achieve these brand-dangle new capes, you would first need a level 99 in one of the skills. For example, in order to receive the Support Skillcape, you would need the following 99s
• Agility
• Dungeoneering
• Slayer
• Thieving


29^th September 2014 - Prifddinas
Does this one really need a description? Prifddinas was released on the 29^th of September, 2014, with it, it brought many new training methods that would make you want to never leave Prifddinas! Some of the updates included with the releases of Prifddinas were:
• Seren Stones - A new way to train mining (Requires level 89 Mining)
• Smelting Corrupt Ore - A new way to train smithing by smelting corrupt gathered from Seren stones/other options (Requires 89 Smithing)
• New level 85 Slayer Master - A new slayer master with certain tasks removed that Kuradel would assign. (Requires 85 Slayer & 120 Combat)
• Two Skilling Portals/Max Guild - Skilling portals could be found within the Max Guild's garden which would allow you to tune them to a colony for divination, active crystal tree and others. The max guild included a bossing portal which when tuned, can teleport you to whichever boss you have active. Such as the Dagannoth Kings, Kalphite King and Nex.

So, what did you think of This Month in Updates? Did you learn anything that you previously didn't know, such as the Area sounds?
As always, feedback is highly appreciated! Thanks for taking the time to read this thread.

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This is a brilliant idea and really well presented. Well done

Could we use this as a video?

This is a brilliant idea and really well presented. Well done

Thank you!

Could we use this as a video?

Of course! As long as someone would be happy enough to do so

Any feedback would be nice! Was it too much too read? Weren't even information on the updates? Weren't enough updates? Things I could improve on etc, would be appreciated

This was a nice read the information was offered in an easy to digest format. My only point of criticism would be that the focus on recent years significantly outweighed more historical updates - a more even mix would be greatly welcomed!

Thanks for the thread.

I really like this idea, although I started having an existential crisis halfway through, because I remember these updates coming out like 8 years ago >.<

Looks great, it's interesting to see older updates and when they came in. Things like bank pin and area sounds etc. Surprising how old they are ha!