Last updated: Saturday, January 31st - 16:05 UTC

Understandably, UI changes are always a little contentious! You've all got strong muscle memory built up over the course of thousands of hours meaning sudden changes can throw you for a loop, which is why we're often cautious to roll out changes like these. In this particular instance, we made changes to the Bank UI to incorporate a feature that players have requested for ages: the 'Empty Containers' button. While it's true that we shared this intent last year and shared mockup/concept images on three separate occasions (iterating on your feedback each time), it's also true that it's been some time since we last shared anything on this and that we didn't do a great job of properly spotlighting these changes since they were often included in Game Update newsposts.

While we were looking at the Bank UI, we felt that we had an opportunity to improve the experience for new players (particularly with respect to helping them understand where bank notes come from) and mobile users at the same time, since both of these groups experience friction with what is arguably the most-used interface in Old School. UI changes - particularly to old or frequently-used interfaces - always illicit a reaction, but we want to take the time to avoid making kneejerk changes and are already starting to see sentiment among players shift, so we'll be waiting a little while before making any drastic changes. Naturally if there are considerable pain points and problems then we'll make as many improvements as we can to make sure that the finished product is meeting your expectations.

In the meantime, as we wait for the dust to settle, we do have a small number of tweaks in progress for the Bank & Empty Containers button changes from yesterday:

•In case you missed it, we deployed a hotfix that allows the 'Empty Containers' button to empty the contents of containers that are in locked Inventory slots. We said yesterday that we'd planned to develop a toggle for this, but it seems as though the behaviour that we've got now is what's best for most players. If you've got strong feelings on use-cases for those locked slots not being emptied and would like to see a toggle in the future, then let us know.
•We're working on updating the 'Empty Containers' button so that you're able to empty worn containers too, meaning equipped items like the Log Basket or the Fish Sack Barrel should be able to be emptied straight into the bank. This is also aimed to be implemented next week, pending testing.

We'll be keeping an eye on feedback for now and understand which changes might prove absolutely necessary, and will let you know ahead of making any further changes.

In next week's update, we’ll add a toggle to allow you to choose how you want the locked slots to work with this new feature.

Deadman: Annihilation drops this Friday!

•Deadman: Annihilation will drop this Friday, January the 30th, at 17:00 UTC!
•Reminder: if you have a permanent Deadman character on world 345, you'll need to reset its progress at Nigel in Lumbridge Graveyard to use that same character for Deadman: Annihilation.
•Here's a quick breakdown of what you can expect:
•Earn Deadman Points through just about any activity you can think of: PvM, Skilling, completing Quests, completing Achievement Diaries/Combat Achievements, completing Clue scrolls... Then trade those points for exclusive (tradeable) cosmetics in the main game including the Wilderness POH Kit, a new Home teleport animation, and recolours for the Toxic Staff of the Dead, Bow of Faerdhinen and Crystal Armour!
•Bank keys are no more! You'll only risk what you've got on you, but there's no use hiding expensive gear in your inventory because your risked wealth will be symbolised by coloured skulls above your character, similar to Bounty Hunter.
•While killing NPCs, you might stumble across a Deadman's Chest as a rare drop. This chest takes 60 seconds (30 seconds in multi-combat) to open, so you'll need to stand your ground to claim your treasure, but stand to be handsomely rewarded with powerful items - including tweaked versions of the Dogsword and the Thunder Khopesh.
•Sigils are no longer RNG drops to be bought and sold on the Grand Exchange. Instead, use the Deadman's Skull to pull up a shop UI where you can spend your hard-earned Deadman points to buy whichever Sigils you'd like.
•Non-combat Sigils no longer require attuning, meaning you can unlock them with points and enjoy their benefits forever, regardless of your setup.
•The Ruinous Powers are back! Take the forbidden knowledge of the Fallen Empire for a test drive as you put this all-out offense Prayer book to use against other players in fast-paced PvP combat.
•Combat bracket worlds are making a return with revamped level ranges to keep worlds active while letting you play any build you'd like and always find a fair fight!
•Breaches are sticking around, with new bosses, adjustments to existing bosses, readjusted loot rarity and more. Find consistent action at set times while you try to earn powerful items, rack up Deadman points, or perhaps just pick off the lucky players getting all of the cool breach drops...
•Breaches will start at: 2am UTC, 10am UTC, 7pm UTC
•Remember: if you still have PvP Protection, you can do damage to Breach NPCs at single-combat breaches, but you can't do damage to Breach NPCs at multi-combat breaches.
•Experience full-on carnage in a revamped multi-combat Finale, which sees competitors split into two factions for a time before the remaining players are left to fight amongst themselves in a free for all.

Move Your Built-in Facilities Around in Your Boat

•Introducing: Facility Bottles!
•By using Facility Bottles, you can now store your facilities as an object that goes to your inventory.
•You can then use the bottled-up facility to build its contents at any other suitable hotspot on board!
•Facility Bottles can be found in various types of salvage such as Large, Pirate, Mercenary and Fremennik shipwreck salvages.

Bank UI Changes & 'Empty Containers' Button

•After consulting the community for feedback on the bank interface, we've now tweaked the Bank UI, featuring a new 'Empty Containers' button!
•Clicking this button will empty any containers from your inventory. Essence pouches, Coal bags, Herb sacks, Meat pouches, Log baskets, Reagent pouches, Fish barrels, Plank sacks, Fur pouches and even Looting bags - all of them emptied in an instant!
•Opted for diagrams instead of text, unifying the UI by reducing the blend of 'old' text (e.g. Swap/Insert, Note) and 'modern' images (e.g. Search, Placeholders, Deposit Inventory).
•The 'quantity' buttons have been sized up a little, which should be a nice helping hand for mobile players.
•To make space, the 'View worn items' button has been shifted to the top right, and we've moved some features to the left-hand side. If toggled on, the Incinerator will appear on the left-hand side, which is also where Potion Storage and the Group Storage (for Group Iron players) are housed. Players who have both Group Storage and Potion Storage available can collapse them using the drop-down arrow shown in the screenshot above, which should help them see a handful of extra Bank Tag Tabs if they have any set up via third-party clients like RuneLite!
•The unfortunate piece of news here is that we're not yet at a point where we can configure what you deposit via custom toggles, as we mentioned in the poll question, but will revisit this feature if we feel able to confidently deliver this in the future.
•All of the above UI elements are plugged into the bank tutorial too, which sits at the top left to prevent you from misclicking it quite as much while you're trying to close the bank. If you run into any problems or have any feedback for us then make sure to let us know, even if you're a UIM and aren't really sure what all of this means!
•Coffins from the Shades of Mort'ton minigame now have a right-click "Empty" option while you're in the banking interface. Note that this coffin is excluded from the "Empty Containers" button we spoke about above, since players tend to want to keep their shade remains in here rather than the bank.
•Clicking the "Empty" option deposits all Shade remains in the Coffin into your bank, as long as there's enough bank space for them.
•If there isn't enough bank space for all Shade remains, as many remains as possible will be deposited.

•Devout Boots can now be dismantled back into Holy Sandals, giving Irons a way to create Holy Moleys without starting the grind over, if they wish to!
•The Holy Moleys icon is now correctly centered in the Worn Equipment interface.
•We've made various Wilderness adjustments to combat unscrupulous sorts and give those playing by the rules a fairer experience:
•Entering the lairs of Callisto, Venenatis and Vet'ion now requires completion of the Medium Wilderness Diary. If you're no longer eligible to complete an existing Slayer task targeting those bosses, speak to a Slayer Master to get a new assignment. This does not reset your streak.
•Entering the lairs of Artio, Spindel and Calvar'ion now requires completion of the Hard Wilderness Diary, instead of the Medium Wilderness Diary.
•Irons are now eligible for loot from Undead Pirates even if another player has damaged them, but the loot obtained will be proportional to the damage dealt. This number always rounds down, meaning alchables that drop as a single item won't appear, but things like runes, coins or blighted supplies will still drop.
•Chests at the Rogues Castle now provide no loot without completion of the Medium Wilderness Diary. The existing behaviour is that the loot scales down for players without this diary completed, but it's still too strong for how easily accessible it is. You'll still receive XP from the chests even if you're not eligible for loot.
•The floor mural and the tiles at the Gauntlet now render in the correct order.
•Razmire's Building Supplies Shop is now completely separate for Irons and Mains.
•Fixed a bug where the Oddskull couldn't be picked up by the opposing team after it's dropped on the ground in Clan Wars.
•Added Monkey Bars in the Yanille Dungeon which requires Level 57 Agility to the Agility skill guide.
•The Monkey Bars under Edgeville that require Level 15 Agility now have the correct icon instead of a jump one.

Deadman: Annihilation is launching this week! Here's a quick reminder of the important times to keep in mind:

That's right, it's almost time to dive into an alternate Gielinor, one on the brink of certain annihilation. PvP's enabled almost everywhere, XP and drop rates are boosted, powerful sigils are available to supercharge your progression and combat potency, and there are some fearsome cosmetic rewards up for grabs!

One important thing for you to keep in mind (so important that we'll say it again later): if you have a permanent Deadman character on world 345, you'll need to reset its progress at Nigel in Lumbridge Graveyard to use that same character for Deadman: Annihilation.

We've released a number of blogs going over the specifics at this point, so rather than bombarding you with more reams of text, we'd encourage you to check out the following:

•Top-level overview blog, detailing the most significant system changes and laying out what makes Deadman: Annihilation different from previous Deadman modes: Click !
•Information-dense blog, detailing how many points various activities award, the point costs of unlocks and Sigils, the specific effects of all of the Sigils, and a whole host of small gameplay tweaks: Click !

If you're not in the mood for reading and would rather hear about Deadman: Annihilation from somebody who's been here for every single Deadman Mode event, then check out this video from PureSpam and editor jonmp4 for a crash course on everything you need to know, with the occasional helpful hint thrown in the mix!

If you can’t see the video above, click !

Still not rapidfire enough? Here's a quick breakdown of the most important bits, and why we believe Deadman: Annihilation is our most approachable yet - if you've never participated in a Deadman mode event before, there's no better time than this coming Friday!

•Earn Deadman Points through just about any activity you can think of: PvM, Skilling, completing Quests, completing Achievement Diaries/Combat Achievements, completing Clue scrolls, you name it! Then trade those points for exclusive (tradeable) cosmetics in the main game including the Wilderness POH Kit, a new Home teleport animation, and recolours for the Toxic Staff of the Dead, Bow of Faerdhinen and Crystal Armour!
•Bank keys are no more! This time around, you'll only risk what you've got on you, but there's no use hiding expensive gear in your inventory because your risked wealth will be symbolised by coloured skulls above your character, similar to Bounty Hunter.
•While killing NPCs, you might stumble across a Deadman's Chest as a rare drop. This chest takes 60 seconds (30 seconds in multi-combat) to open, so you'll need to stand your ground to claim your treasure, but stand to be handsomely rewarded with powerful items - including tweaked versions of the Dogsword and the Thunder Khopesh.
•Sigils are no longer RNG drops to be bought and sold on the Grand Exchange. Instead, use the Deadman's Skull to pull up a shop UI where you can spend your hard-earned Deadman points to buy whichever Sigils you'd like.
•Non-combat Sigils no longer require attuning, meaning you can unlock them with points and enjoy their benefits forever, regardless of your setup. This means you're free to rock your chosen Combat Sigils at all times and shouldn't ever be massively disadvantaged for a fight.
•The Ruinous Powers are back! Take the forbidden knowledge of the Fallen Empire for a test drive as you put this all-out offense Prayer book to use against other players in fast-paced PvP combat.
•Combat bracket worlds are making a return with revamped level ranges to keep worlds active while letting you play any build you'd like and always find a fair fight!
•Breaches are sticking around, with new bosses, adjustments to existing bosses, readjusted loot rarity and more. Find consistent action at set times while you try to earn powerful items, rack up Deadman points, or perhaps just pick off the lucky players getting all of the cool breach drops...
•Breaches will start at: 2am UTC, 10am UTC, 7pm UTC
•Remember: if you still have PvP Protection, you can do damage to Breach NPCs at single-combat breaches, but you can't do damage to Breach NPCs at multi-combat breaches.
•Experience full-on carnage in a revamped multi-combat Finale, which sees competitors split into two factions for a time before the remaining players are left to fight amongst themselves in a free for all - can your alliances be trusted?

Despite all of that, we do have a few more things to share that we missed in our most recent blog.

First up, you had questions around the specific stat bonuses of the new Ancient Warrior equipment variants, which we said would be less defensive than before but still pack an offensive punch, this approach should result in BiS from more conventional content still being worthwhile!

In April last year, we asked an innocuous question as part of Poll 84: "Should we add an "Empty Containers" button to banks and deposit boxes, allowing you to quickly empty things like Coal Bags, Essence Pouches, Herb Sacks, and more - with custom toggles to control exactly what gets emptied?"

Naturally you were thrilled about this one and it seemed like a simple addition at the time. It's been 9 months since then and is perhaps evident that this was not, in fact, a simple addition...

Our bank UI has been cramped for some time, meaning just adding an extra button wasn't an option and we needed to move some bits around to make things fit, which has the added benefit of making the UI more intuitive for new players and easier to interact with for mobile players. We've showed off screenshots in the past and had a lot of feedback to take on board, so today we feel confident in launching this tweaked Bank UI, featuring a swanky new 'Empty Containers' button!

As you can see, we're not exactly reinventing the wheel here. We've opted for diagrams instead of text which should help new players identify what Swap/Insert actually do, or perhaps learn where bank notes come from without embarrassing themselves at the Grand Exchange, this also unifies the UI by reducing the blend of 'old' text (e.g. Swap/Insert, Note) and 'modern' images (e.g. Search, Placeholders, Deposit Inventory). The 'quantity' buttons remain but have been sized up a little, which should be a nice helping hand for mobile players. You can still search your bank and toggle placeholders as before, but just to the right of those is a brand new 'Empty Containers' button.

Clicking the 'Empty Containers' button will - you guessed it - empty any containers from your inventory. The future is now: Essence pouches, Coal bags, Herb sacks, Meat pouches, Log baskets, Reagent pouches, Fish barrels, Plank sacks, Fur pouches and even Looting bags - all of them emptied in an instant! Note that if you have a container in a 'locked' slot (meaning it isn't deposited when using the 'Deposit Inventory' button) then its contents will not be emptied when using the 'Empty Containers' button.

To make space, the 'View worn items' button has been shifted to the top right, and we've moved some features to the left-hand side. If toggled on, the Incinerator will appear on the left-hand side, which is also where Potion Storage and the Group Storage (for Group Iron players) are housed. Players who have both Group Storage and Potion Storage available can collapse them using the drop-down arrow shown in the screenshot above, which should help them see a handful of extra Bank Tag Tabs if they have any set up via third-party clients like RuneLite!

The unfortunate piece of news here is that we're not yet at a point where we can configure what you deposit via custom toggles, as we mentioned in the poll question, but will revisit this feature if we feel able to confidently deliver this in the future.

All of the above UI elements are plugged into the bank tutorial too, which sits at the top left to prevent you from misclicking it quite as much while you're trying to close the bank. If you run into any problems or have any feedback for us then make sure to let us know, even if you're a UIM and aren't really sure what all of this means!

Finally, Coffins from the Shades of Mort'ton minigame now have a right-click "Empty" option while you're in the banking interface. Note that this coffin is excluded from the "Empty Containers" button we spoke about above, since players tend to want to keep their shade remains in here rather than the bank.

•Clicking the "Empty" option deposits all Shade remains in the Coffin into your bank, as long as there's enough bank space for them.
•If there isn't enough bank space for all Shade remains, as many remains as possible will be deposited.

•Last week, a community favourite made its way into the game: Holy Moleys. One frustration for Ironman players who’d already upgraded to Devout Boots was needing to regrind Holy Sandals to make them. To address this, Devout Boots can now be dismantled back into Holy Sandals, giving Irons a way to create Holy Moleys without starting the grind over, if they wish to!
•On that note, the Holy Moleys icon is now correctly centered in the Worn Equipment interface.
•We've made various Wilderness adjustments to combat unscrupulous sorts and give those playing by the rules a fairer experience:
•Entering the lairs of Callisto, Venenatis and Vet'ion now requires completion of the Medium Wilderness Diary. If you're no longer eligible to complete an existing Slayer task targeting those bosses, speak to a Slayer Master to get a new assignment. This does not reset your streak.
•Entering the lairs of Artio, Spindel and Calvar'ion now requires completion of the Hard Wilderness Diary, instead of the Medium Wilderness Diary.
•Irons are now eligible for loot from Undead Pirates even if another player has damaged them, but the loot obtained will be proportional to the damage dealt. This number always rounds down, meaning alchables that drop as a single item won't appear, but things like runes, coins or blighted supplies will still drop.
•Chests at the Rogues Castle now provide no loot without completion of the Medium Wilderness Diary. The existing behaviour is that the loot scales down for players without this diary completed, but it's still too strong for how easily accessible it is. You'll still receive XP from the chests even if you're not eligible for loot.
•The floor mural and the tiles at the Gauntlet now render in the correct order.
•Razmire's Building Supplies Shop is now completely separate for Irons and Mains.
•Fixed a bug where the Oddskull couldn't be picked up by the opposing team after it's dropped on the ground in Clan Wars.
•Added Monkey Bars in the Yanille Dungeon which requires Level 57 Agility to the Agility skill guide.
•The Monkey Bars under Edgeville that requires Level 15 Agility now have the correct icon instead of a jump one.

Deadman: Annihilation Drops This Friday!