Newcomer map

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Newcomer map
Release																				29 March 2004 (Update)
Members																				No
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				Yes
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				Yes
Noteable																				Yes
Destroy																				Drop
Examine																				Issued by the Gielinorian Council to all new citizens.
Options
Backpack																				Read
Values
Value																				1 coin
High alch																				1 coin
Low alch																				1 coin
On death																				Reclaimable Value: 342 Reclaim: 100
Weight																				0.51 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange																				342 coins (info)
Buy limit																				100
Volume																				676
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Advanced data
Item ID																				550
Links																				MRID • recipe

A newcomer map is a map sold at many general stores for one coin. It is also sold by Rasolo for one coin and Trader Crewmembers for 3 coins.

The map helps new players of the game find their way around the Gielinor. The map does not give clear directions, but shows a general view of eastern Asgarnia and western Misthalin, the main free-to-play area of the game. Before the new world map was introduced, this used to be used more often because of its ability to show your position. However, now, the new world map can do the same, but in more detail, and has a larger range, making the newcomer map almost useless. The only upside to using this map instead of the world map is the fact that it loads up almost instantly, whereas the world map takes time to load and takes up the whole screen.

The world, as shown by a newcomer map

Item sources

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Shop locations

Seller	Location	Number in stock	Price sold at	Price bought at	Members
Shopkeeper Shop: Al Kharid General Store	Al Kharid	10	1	1
Shopkeeper Shop: Edgeville General Store	Edgeville	10	1	1
Shopkeeper Shop: Falador General Store	Falador	10	1	1
Shopkeeper, Shop assistant Shop: Lumbridge General Store	Lumbridge	10	1	1
Rasolo Shop: Rasolo the Wandering Merchant	South of Baxtorian Falls	10	1	1
Shopkeeper Shop: Rimmington General Store	Rimmington	10	1	1
Trader Stan's Trading Post	Menaphos, Catherby, Oo'glog, Shipyard, Mos Le'Harmless, Port Tyras, Brimhaven, Port Phasmatys, Port Sarim, Port Khazard, Musa Point	10	1	1
Shopkeeper Shop: Varrock General Store	Varrock	10	1	1
Fairy shopkeeper Shop: Zanaris General Store	Zanaris	10	1	1

Disassembly

Newcomer map
Disassembly category					Default
Disassembly XP					0.1
Item quantity required					1
Material chance
Base junk chance					?  98.9% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 98.9% 1 34 98.0% 2 49 96.0% 3 64 94.0% 4 69 92.0% 5 78 90.0% 6 83 87.1% 7 91 85.1% 8 95 82.1% 9 105 79.2%
Material count					1
Simple parts					99/100
Variable components					1/100
Advanced data
Raw category					default
Item level (for junk chance)					1
Estimated cost
Parsed					342
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Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

• patch 21 April 2009 (Update):
  • The colour of the labels on the newcomer map has been changed to make them easier to read.

• patch 25 February 2009 (Update):
  • It is now easier to read the names of towns on the newcomer map.

• update 29 March 2004 (Update):
  • The item became available with the launch of RuneScape 2.

• update 25 February 2004 (Update):
  • The item was added to the RuneScape 2 beta.

Trivia

• This item was once used to scam other players, as it looked remotely similar to Christmas crackers. It was also used in scams claiming it was a treasure map, but both scams were stopped with a trade update.
• Despite the examine text, players are not given newcomer maps after starting the game.