QoL Tweaks & Fixes | January 7th

We’re kicking off 2026 in Gielinor with our first game update of the year!

Changelog - January 7th

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Sailing Fixes

Many thanks to the thousands of you who shared your thoughts in the Sailing Opinion Poll! We're still analysing the results so we won't be sharing them today, however, we'll aim to give you a broad update on what we've learned sometime during the Winter Summit, which is happening on the 25th January.

For now though, we'd like to acknowledge that Ship Combat needs changes. We're aiming for this work to happen as soon as possible, ideally within this month or next.

Additionally, we fixed the following bugs before the team headed off for the holidays:

• Previously, some facilities had different requirements on different types of boats. We've corrected these facility requirements to be consistent across the board. For example:

• • Linen trawling nets now all require level 65 Sailing to build and use on any boat.

  • Hemp trawling nets now all require level 76 Sailing and 65 Construction to build and use on any boat.

• Players now require a Sailing level to trim sails, which is the same level required as to build the sail.

• Crewmates now operate facilities such as the helm, trawler net and salvaging hook only if the player has the required level for them - not based on crewmate stats.

• Resolved an issue where weeds would be shown on the Anglers' Retreat island's hardwood tree patch, when the rosewood tree was growing on it.

• Likewise, resolved an issue where players couldn't summon their boat after opening and exiting the "Replace" menu on the Teleport Focus.

Lastly, here's a hotfix we rolled out before the break that's worth highlighting, in case you missed it:

• If you receive multiple drops from sea creatures and don’t have enough inventory space, any excess items will now be dropped on the floor.

Slayer Rewards UI Update

• To easily differentiate the functional Slayer unlocks and cosmetic Slayer rewards, we’ve updated the Slayer Rewards Interface with an additional tab. Now, all cosmetic Slayer rewards live in their own dedicated Cosmetics tab, including Slayer helm recolours. Whereas functional Slayer unlocks will remain Unlocks tab.

Other Changes

• With the festive season now behind us, the Christmas 2025 Event has been removed from the game.

• The special attack of Burning Claws now applies the burn to Olm's melee hand in Chambers of Xeric.

• Added Leagues V: Raging Echoes Top 100 rankings to the League Accomplishment Scroll in POH.

• Watson's notice board now lists the three STASH units added with Sailing.

• The quest can now proceed if an NPC deals the final blow on Gadderanks during In Aid of the Myreque, instead of the player doing it.

• Soulreaper Axe special attack and Moth Mixes will no longer heal the player if they are at 0 HP.

• Fixed a bug where Monster Inspect was marked as a members-only spell in the spellbook interface even though it is available to non-members.

• The extended Metal Dragons Slayer task now correctly requires 150–200 kills instead of 90–120.

• Updated the clue helper box to show the missing information for certain clue scrolls:

• • The NPC the player needs to talk to is now displayed for the Mus Kil Reader master clue scroll: Radimus Erkle.

  • The solution is now shown for the EEK ZERO OP medium scroll.

• Fixed a bunch of graphical issues:

• • The cursed banana animation no longer causes glitching if Ahrim's Robe Top and Mystic Robe Skirt are equipped.

  • Prospector and Golden