#Old school runescape map legend update#

This update helped if you already have a marker on the world map, by allowing you to remove it quickly by right clicking on the globe button and selecting 'clear your marker'. However, on the 25th August 2010, JaGex released an update along-side the release of the Conquest minigame. When the marker feature was released, the only way to remove a marker is to click on the legend tab (The '?') and press 'Clear your marker' or right-click on your marker and press the clear your marker option. Double clicking a spot in the map will set a marker, and a blue arrow will appear on the minimap. Players can also set markers on the world map for easier travelling. Interface for clearing a marker placed on the world map by right-clicking on the globe button. However, if you plot an arrow to the quest start, the marker will become yellow and will be able to be centred, just like any other markers. Unlike other markers, the quest start marker does not glow and clicking on it will not centre the map to it, the text of the quest start marker uses a different font and colour. However, if you set a quest as your objective, the Quest Starting Point icon will appear on the world map. The quest name will become cyan, and the arrow is kept until logout, choosing another quest or switching it off (right-clicking quest name). The starting point of the quest (if it starts in a dungeon, the dungeon entrance) will be shown as a cyan arrow similar to the 'You are here' one. The yellow marker is also used on the advisor system when doing any of the tutorials or when plotting an arrow to a nearby enemy/quest start.Ī quest start point can be selected to be shown on the World map by right-clicking the quest name and selecting ' Show on the World map' or setting the quest as your objective. While looking at another part of the map, the 'You are here' arrow can be left-clicked to scroll automatically to the current location. It shows the location of the player on the map. The 'You are here' feature was added on 27 January 2009. With the 7 October 2009 update, players can now scroll using the arrow keys, instead of having to click and drag using the mouse though dragging the mouse can still be used to browse throughout the world map. The World map, once loaded, will show the current location of the player. This should prevent other players from assuming you are paying attention to them.Ī player reading a world map. While the map is displayed, your character will appear to be looking at a scroll of parchment, presumably containing a map on it.

The dynamic map may also be zoomed, depending on the player's preference.Īs of 9 November 2009, other players can now see that you are busy looking at the world map. Players can search it using keywords, quickly move from one location to another one, view the 'Key' list where all of the icons are explained and can be clicked to reveal all of the locations of the certain icon. World map view cannot be accessed during combat nor certain other activities. Doing this will change the game screen into the World map view. To access the World Map, the 'World Map' button located on the Minimap must be clicked.

Old school runescape map legend