Solomon's General Store

Solomon's General Store is a microtransaction store released on 17 July 2012. The store is run by a genie known as Solomon Madini.

Solomon's General Store was updated on 3 September 2013 following the merge with the Members Loyalty Programme, allowing certain items from both stores to be purchased with each others' currency.

Overview

Inside of the store

Solomon's General Store sells a variety of unique personalisations and items that is applied to the player avatar in the form of a cosmetic override, or otherwise enhances gameplay in many different ways. Most transactions in the store are done with RuneCoins, which can be purchased with real world money, or redeemed with Bonds. Since the merge of the Members Loyalty Programme, a handful of merchandise were given the option to be purchased using Loyalty points. However, items that were once a part of the programme remained Loyalty points exclusive (except most titles). Members are given a permanent 10% discount applied only on the RuneCoins cost of every item in the store.

Solomon Madini outside his General Store.

Solomon's emporium, located south of the Grand Exchange in Varrock, is carved flamboyantly after an elephant in wood. The entrance is furnished with four mannequins, bearing two male and two female, which is used to display newly released commodities. The main hut in the centre leads to the main store itself, while the doors on the both sides lead to the Pets (yellow paw symbol) and Customisation (cyan shirt symbol) interfaces respectively.

Alternatively, the General Store itself can be accessed from the Extras tab, distinguishable by the mark of a gold pendant with a ruby embedded. The Pets and Customisation tabs may also be opened through the Hero and Gear tabs respectively, rendering the General Store functions useless.

Recolouring

Many of the outfit and accessory overrides offered at the General Store have recolourable sections on them. The available colours for most outfits (unless stated otherwise) are:

Dim grey Goldenrod Blue/violet Teal

Slate grey Orange Navy blue Lawn green

Silver Hot pink Royal blue Forest green

Ivory white Crimson Sky blue Saddle brown

On top of that, 4 outfits (TokHaar Brute, TokHaar Veteran, TokHaar Warlord and the Dragon Wolf outfit) out of all the available have a unique set of 16 colours. This mainly corresponds to parts of the outfit embedded with gemstone materials that are capable of being recoloured throughout the outfit. These colours consist of various minerals:

Onyx Basalt blue Earthy red Malachite green

Igneous blue Lava red Sandstone yellow Indigo quartz

Cerulean lodestone Burnt orange Emerald green Ametrine

Blue flame Limestone yellow Moss Agate Amethyst

Note that the in-game colour selection for both Igneous blue and Blue flame have the exact same colour value, only differing in colours when in used on an override, with Blue flame appearing a tint lighter as seen.

The Replica Metal Plate Armour uses another separate set of 7 colours. Each corresponds to the standard metal equipment (excluding white) available in RuneScape. Replica trimmed armours are only compatible with black, adamant and rune. Likewise, bronze, iron, steel and mithril do not have a trimmed counterpart.

Bronze Mithril

Iron Adamant

Steel Rune

Black

Shop stock

The shop provides a selection of merchandise ranging from cosmetic overrides, pets and physical items that have specific functionalities. The accessories, combat gear and outfits provide unique skins, known as cosmetic overrides that overlay the player's equipment when activated. Packs also come with cosmetic overrides, though also include other wares such as unique animations and emotes when purchased. Animations are also cosmetic overrides, differing in the overlay of a default animation rather than the avatar character itself.

Aside from the cosmetic overrides, unique Emotes, Hairstyles and Titles are also available from Solomon's General Store. Equipment and Services are also provided to enhance a player's gameplay in many ways, such as providing entertainment for special occasions, extra bank spaces, player wealth tally and more. Exclusive pets are also sold at the General Store, existing as companion, follower or legendary pets. Legendary pets have special abilities that provide a range of capabilities when activated.

Solomon's General Store is regularly updated with new stock as time passes. Moreover on selected occasions, certain stocks will be sold at a discounted price as well.

On 3 September 2013 auras and colour changes for selected physical items were made available via Solomon's General Store. Previusly they were available through the Members Loyalty Programme and they're bought exclusively with Loyalty Points.

An update on 3 May 2016 made each item available only with either Loyalty Points or RuneCoins; no items are now available to be bought with both currencies.

The following pages contain information on the stock available in the store:

• Packs
• Wardrobe
  • Outfits
  • Accessories
  • Combat Gear
  • Effects
• Animations
  • Skills
  • Spells
  • Kills
  • Walks
• Emotes
• Equipment
• Titles
• Services
  • Re-colours
• Hairstyles
  • Female Hair
  • Male Hair
• Pets
  • Legendary
  • Companions
  • Followers
  • Treats
• Auras

Current freebies

Each month since February 2013, Solomon's General Store offers selected wares at a free price throughout the month. The free product can only be claimed by players with membership subscription (i.e. members). However, title [Name] the Thrifty can be claimed by both free players and members alike.

Indefinitely free

• 4 Bank Booster +50
• Golden Chinchompa
• [Name] the Thrifty title
• Zen Resting

Temporarily free

• Firebrand Bow

Past freebies

2020

Month	Merchandise
July	The Awesome [Name]
June	Untamed Magic Weapon Pack
May	Serene Gaze
April	Divine Power
March	Gemstone Wings
February	The Professor
January	Death by Fire

2019

Month	Merchandise
December	Armadyl Wings
November	Crystal Singer Teleport
October	TokHaar (Veteran)
September	Wushanko Warrior Resting
August	Manticore Magic Weapon Pack
July	Repentant horror
June	Griffin
May	Crowd Serf
April	Arcane Smelting
March	Human Cannonball Teleport
February	Shipwrecker Trident
January	Dwarven Wings

2018

Month	Merchandise
December	Frostwalker
November	Gemstone Wings
October	Depth Charge Fishing
September	Fae Magic Weapon Pack
August	Enhanced Potion Making
July	Demonic Claw and Ornate Odango
June	Death by Air
May	Lightning Blast
April	Dragonfly Wings
March	Vestments of Sorrow outfit
February	Magician Teleport
January	Executioner Axe

2017

There were two freebies in February as compensation for omitting one in January.

Month	Merchandise
December	Glad tidings outfit, Frostwalker outfit and Reindeer-terrorbird mount
November	The Burning Truth
October	Wildfire
September	Drakefire warship
August	Beachwear outfit
July	Armchair Warrior
June	Sky-Jump Teleport
May	Nex outfit
April	Bunny Tail
March	Strongarm Teleport
February	Zamorak Wings and Samurai Cooking
January	N/A

2016

There were two freebies in June as compensation for omitting one in May.

Month	Merchandise
December	KGP Teleport and Reindeer-terrorbird mount
November	Flameheart armour
October	Werewolf Transformation
September	Deep-Sea Fishing
August	Kick Sand
July	Windswept Quiff
June	Ring of Fire (emote) and Xenia Braids
May	N/A
April	Terrorbird mount and Woodland crown
March	Sneaky Bunny
February	Firestorm blade
January	Runescape through the Ages

2015

Month	Merchandise
December	Warm winter outfit
November–December	Brutal whip
October–November	Scarecrow mask
September–December	Guthixian Teleport
August–September	Shatterstorm wand and The Outrageous [Name] title
July	N/A
June	Water Dance
May	Enhanced high alchemy
April	Cute Bunny
March	Kick Sand
February	[Name] the Handsome / the Beautiful title
January	Iron-Fist Smithing

2014

There were multiple freebies in March as compensation for omitted ones in January and February.

Month	Merchandise
December	Elvis Pressie
November	Lumberjack Woodcutting
October	Spiffing 'tache and Zanaris fringe
September	Headbutt Mining
August	Wardrobe Malfunction
July	Fox Outfit
June	Strongarm Resting
May	Dragged Under Teleport
April	[Name] the Skilful title
March	Breakdance, Strongarm Burial and Explosive Firemaking
February	N/A
January	N/A

2013

Month	Merchandise
December	Gnome Air Teleport
November	Revolutionary Mask and Hat
October	Full Manchu and Feathered Witch
September	[Name] the Wild title
August	Kalphite Greathelm
July	Parasol 2H Sword
June	Squid Tentacle Cape and Seaweed Hair
May	[Name] Esquire / Ms [Name] title
April	Frog Transformation
March	Brutal Club
February	Romeo Curtains and Jagged Topknot
January	N/A

2012

Both months were in conjunction with the Sizzling Summer promotion.

Month	Merchandise
September	Squid Tentacle Cape, [Name] the Tanned title and Seaweed Hair
August	Tropical Islander Outfit and Crab Transformation

Controversy

The store itself caused a great deal of controversy at launch as the items are only obtained by using real world money. Many players voiced concerns over further microtransactions following the addition of the Squeal of Fortune earlier in the year. Nonetheless, many others were pleased knowing that this store offered purely cosmetic merchandise, unlike the Squeal of Fortune at its time.

As time passes with the introduction of various Solomon's Pets and Bank Boosters, some players argue that these items give an in-game advantage, and are not purely cosmetic as they provide functionalities. Other merchandise that caused controversies, thus supporting this notion over time, included services like the keepsake key, wicked pouch and the wealth evaluator. 

Gallery

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  Skill-Fu concept art.

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  Ingame ad for the Skill Fu update.

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  Solomon's General Store Grand Opening banner.

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  Ingame ad for the loyalty point revamp.

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  The Extras interface.

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  Lobby banner showing recommendations.

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  Background studies by Mod DBarker.

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  Artwork idea 1 by Mod DBarker.

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  Artwork idea 2 by Mod DBarker.

Update history

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• patch 21 May 2018 (Update):
  • Prevented lighting a fire in front of Solomon's store removing it.

• patch 26 March 2018 (Update):
  • The cancel button on the Solomon's Store purchase interface now closes the interface.

• hotfix 1 December 2016 (Update):
  • 12:00 UTC: Reindeer terrorbird mounts are now delivered on login to players who may have not received them from SGS.

• patch 29 March 2016 (Update):
  • Members now have access to another bank booster for free from Solomon’s General Store.

• patch 8 February 2016 (Update):
  • The lobby notification pop-up to continue playing after completing a transaction will now appear quicker.

• patch 5 May 2015 (Update):
  • Added a mouse-over effect to the clickable link in the Solomon's in-game purchase interface.

• patch 23 June 2014 (Update):
  • The Frostwalker, Glad Tidings, Drakewing and Ogre Infiltrator outfits now open to the correct place in Solomon's Store when using the "Open Shop" button from the Wardrobe interface.

• patch 3 March 2014 (Update):
  • Purchasing an animation or pet from Solomon's General Store now highlights the correct tab instead of the Wardrobe.
  • A selection of Solomon's Store pets have had their previews moved further down on the preview interface.

• patch 13 January 2014 (Update):
  • Players who purchase the Athlete title from Solomon's General Store will now be able to activate it.

• patch 2 April 2013 (Update):
  • The fairy wand is now customisable with wand cosmetic overrides from Solomon's General Store.

Trivia

• After 9 October 2012, Jagex made it so that teleportation spells will have a random animation, chosen from those a player has bought, played when he or she chooses to teleport as suggested on the RuneScape Forums. This was later changed to a cyclical system to prevent the random order being used for gambling.
• While Water Dance was meant to be the freebie in June 2015, it was initially mispriced at 83 RuneCoins.
• On 15 June 2015 two extra permanently free Bank Boosters were added to Solomon's General Store.
• Solomon's General Store may have been named after a store in Toni Morrison's novel Song of Solomon which shares the same name.

See also

• Deal of the day
• Deal of the day/2014
• January Sales
• Black Friday
• Weekly Sales
• July Sale

External links

• Solomon's Store