RuneFest 2019

RuneFest 2019 was the ninth annual RuneScape convention. It took place again at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre on the 4 and 5 October 2019, and was announced on 24 May 2019. The theme for this year's RuneFest was Anachronia, and Old School's Fossil Island.

Introduction

Venue

RuneFest 2019 was held in Farnborough, at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre (Show Centre, ETPS Road, Farnborough, GU14 6FD). The venue offered 3,500 on-site parking spaces.

Tickets

Tickets went on sale on 31 May. A limited number of reduced price early bird tickets were available. The ticket gave holders access to the main event and the Golden Gnome ceremony the night before.

Type	Price
Early Bird	£135 plus booking fee
Standard	£150 plus booking fee

Ticket holders had the opportunity to purchase RuneFest 2019 t-shirts and hoodies in advance, with the option of getting it personalised with a name on the back.

T-shirt and hoodie designs

Item	Price
RuneFest 2019 t-shirt - Black	£20
RuneFest 2019 t-shirt - Dark Grey	£20
RuneFest 2019 hoodie	£40
Personalised RuneFest 2019 t-shirt - Black	£25
Personalised RuneFest 2019 t-shirt - Dark Grey	£25

Golden Gnomes

The Night Before RuneFest event this year was the ceremony for the Golden Gnome Awards. It took place on the 4 October, with doors opening at 18:00 and closing at approximately 23:30.

Main event

The main event took place on 5 October, with doors opening at 10:00, and closing at approximately midnight. Both the main stage and panels were streamed live.

Goodie bag

The goodie bag contents.

Lanyard details.

Player, VIP, and Influencer wristbands.

Upon arrival, attendees received:

• RuneFest 2019 lanyard
• RuneFest 2019 notebook
• RuneFest 2019 canteen
• RuneFest 2019 bone pen
• RuneFest 2019 lapel pin
• Monty the dinosaur duck
• RuneFest marker pen
• Code to unlock the Adventurer's Hat, Adventurer's Whip, and golden mattock
• RuneFest drink token
• RuneFest dinner token
• Hunt the JMod booklet

Revealed future updates

RuneScape

• Archaeology
• Desperate Measures
• The Ranch out of Time
• 120 Farming and Herblore
• New pets associated with Player-owned ports, minigame, clue scrolls, etc.
• City of Senntisten quest
• Elder God Wars Dungeon
• Managing Miscellania rework
• Azzanadra quest
• NXT optimisations from mobile build
• New rendering systems, allowing more detailed models
• Canopy cutout
• Character silhouette behind walls
• Interaction highlights
• Movement smoothing

The next two are extremely experimental and it is possibly they will never have a release date.

• Movement prediction
• Faster tick rate, from 0.6s/tick to 0.1s/tick

Old School RuneScape

• Sins of the Father quest
• Darkmeyer
• Hallowed Sepulchre
• Nightmare of Ashihama
• Clan system
• Group Ironman
• A Kingdom Divided

Schedule

All times are written in British Summer Time (BST).

Main stage

Time	Event		Description	Hosts
10:30 – 11:00		Time to Set Sail!	Join us as we set sail to shores old and new, and take an in-depth look at Fossil Island and the Land Out of Time.	Mod Osborne, Mod Mark, Mod John C, Mod Rich
11:00 - 11:45		The Great Gielinorian Cook-off	Watch our star bakers compete to produce a three-course RuneScape meal from scratch in 45 minutes. Doable? Not really. Entertaining? Definitely.	Mod Dio, Mod Gee, Mod Shogun, Mod Vulcan vs Knightenator, Will Miss It, Realscaperz, Skill Specs
12:00 - 12:45		The Cosplay Show & Cosplay Golden Gnome Awards	After the cosplay parade at 11:30, join us live as the best cosplayers in the RuneScape and Old School Communities compete for their chance to take home a Golden Gnome Award. Log into your RuneFest App to cast your vote in the 'Best Cosplay' category!	Mod Luna, Mod Rich, Teezkut
13:00 - 13:45		Lore Q&A	It's back, and this year, it's lore-ier than ever! Join Mod Raven and co for an intensive session covering everything you could possibly want to know about the Lore of RuneScape. It's gonna be - wait for it - loresome.	Mod Chaose, Mod Jack, Mod Raven, Mod Rowley, Mod Stu
14:00 - 14;45		Old School Creators Q&A	Join some Old School RuneScape content creators on-stage as they answer all your burning questions, from life as a content creator to their favourite pizza topping.	Mod Archie, B0aty, Settled, MmorpgRS, Faux, Torvesta, Sick Nerd
15:00 - 15:45		Mythbusters	Mod Osborne and Mod John C are here to reveal the truth behind some of the biggest (and funniest) misconceptions from the community. Got a myth you'd like us to bust? Post it in the official forum thread!	Mod Mark, Mod Osborne, Mod Timbo, Mod Mac, Mod Stevew, Mod John C
16:00 - 16:45		Ron Plays Games	Everyone's favourite gameshow host and sheep enthusiast takes to the stage to bring you an hour of unadulterated, (possibly) family-friendly quiz show fun.	Ron Plays Games
17:00 - 17:45		RuneScape Keynote	The big one. Join us to find out what you can expect from the next 12 months in RuneScape!	Mod Osborne, Mod Timbo, Mod Raven, Mod Orion, Mod Mark, Mod Pips
18:15 - 19:00		Old School RuneScape Keynote	The other big one. Join us to find out all the biggest updates coming to Old School next year!	Mod Kieren, Mod Sween, Mod Husky, Mod Ash

Panel room

Time	Event		Description	Hosts
12:00 - 12:45		Another Slice of W.I.K.I	Ever wondered how our fantastic wiki editors corral info from across our games and collate it into one, awesome resource? Wonder no more! We'll discuss new and hidden features, how to harness the wiki's trove of data for your creative use, and briefly talk about why editing the wiki is so valuable.	Cook Me Plox, Elessar2, Spineweilder, Starieeena
13:00 - 13:45		Bringing a Creature to Life!	Join our art team as they take you on an adventure to find out how they breathe life into the creatures and peoples of Gielinor.	Darryl, Ashton, Jamie, Simon, Mod Alec, Mike, Paul
14:00 - 14:45		The Making of Old School RuneScape Mobile	How do you port a 17 year old game to a whole new platform? Join us on a retrospective tour of Old School Mobile, as we reminisce about the successes, thrills, and spills along the way.	Mod Boko, Mod Samy, Mod Jenesis, Mod Titus
15:00 - 15:45		So, you want to be a streamer?	Join some of our up-and-coming content creators as they answer all your burning questions about the subtle art of streaming.	Mod Bolton, Mr Mammal, The RS Guy, KashStack, PureSpam
16:00 - 16:45		RuneScape Annual Survey Results	Find out the results of the RuneScape Annual Survey and see how the community's answers will be used to shape the future of the game.	Mod Timbo, Mod Osborne, Mod Jack
17:00 - 17:45		A Day in the life of a JMod	What's it really like to work for Jagex? In this panel, you'll have the opportunity to ask JMods from all across the company about their roles.	Mod JZ, Mod Mohawk, Mod Gee, Mod Ali G, Mod Illy
18:00 - 18:45		RS Reveal Q&A	The RuneScape Keynote will be full of surprises - like the ████ █████ and that amazing ███████! This panel is your chance to get your immediate questions answered.	Mod Osborne, Mod Timbo, Mod Raven, Mod Ryan, Mod Pips, Mod Iago

Skilling chips

Chip	Activity
Agility	Dinosaur Agility Participate in a game of skee-ball.
Dungeoneering	Swamp Maze Navigate the maze.
Construction	Enriched Puzzle Complete a wooden puzzle.
Penguin	Penguin Hunt Find the 10 penguins around the venue, and unscramble the letters for a word. The word was MOLTEN ROCK. Hand in at the Event Information Desk.
Hunter	Hunt the JMod Collect 10 JMod signatures in the Hunt the JMod booklet, and hand in at Event Information Desk.
Ranged	Ranged Shoot down cans with a nerf bow and arrow.
Crafting	Catch a little fishie Either craft a dinosaur out of card, or design a boss.
Chatboxes	Have Your Say Either give a suggestion for Old School content, or have a go at voice-acting lines for RS3.
RuneFest 2019 logo	Show the other eight skilling chips at the Merch Store.

• 

  Hunt the JMod.

• 

  Skilling chips.

Activities

There were various other activities and areas around the venue, including:

• Photobooth
• LAN area
• Art area
• Dinosaur mini golf
• RuneScape mobile
• Archaeology playtesting
• Charity area (wellbeing room)

Player Moderators

Player and Forum Moderators could receive a cap at the Player Moderator meeting.

The Player and Forum Moderator caps.

References

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