RuneScape: Dragonwilds Patch Adds Cloud Saves, Fixes Beards, and More—But No New Content Yet

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As a dedicated gamer diving headfirst into RuneScape’s Dragonwilds since its sudden Early Access debut, I can attest to the swift pace at which many of us have plowed through its current offerings. This has left quite a few of us eagerly awaiting the first update, with Jagex being rather tight-lipped about what we might anticipate thus far, aside from the occasional player surveys soliciting feedback. However, today, that silence has been broken! Jagex has finally unveiled early details for the next RuneScape: Dragonwilds update, scheduled to drop later this week. This upcoming Update 0.7.3 will introduce Cloud Saves, rectify Velgar Meters issues, and much more.

If you’re eagerly anticipating a wealth of fresh content with the upcoming RuneScape: Dragonwilds update, we regret to inform you that our expectations may not be met. While we are introducing the Cloud Saves feature, this next release primarily focuses on resolving bugs and enhancing existing features for optimal performance in the latest RuneScape version (0.7.3).

Looking ahead, gamers can anticipate more information about the future of Dragonwilds as the upcoming monthly video update series, provisionally titled “This Month in Ashenfell,” begins in a few weeks. This, coupled with the Early Access Roadmap for the game, will offer an idea of what fresh content is on its way. However, it’s important to note that the roadmap does not provide specific timelines, so we’ll need to keep updated for those details. For now, let’s look forward to the fixes and enhancements in this latest patch.

Early Patch Notes for RuneScape: Dragonwilds Update v.0.7.3

To get an overview of enhancements and troubleshooting changes introduced in the recent update for RuneScape Dragonwilds, check out the early Patch Notes released by Jagex.

Cloud Saves!

Great news! You’ve been waiting for this, and we’re thrilled to announce that the new feature is live as we speak! Now, you won’t need to save local copies anymore for any mischief. Enjoy!

Velgar Meteor Fix

If you’re securely positioned with shields above, meteor showers from the Scaly Scourge shouldn’t cause too much trouble anymore. Otherwise, we might need to invent a protective shield or shelter of some kind.

And the rest!

  • Better fix for completing quests with a full inventory.
    • No more chucking your materials before talking to Zanik!
  • The Goblin in the Vertentis Kara Vault will be more noticeable
    • I know that Goblins aren’t famously talkative but Spitfoot is important, so we can’t have you missing them.
  • AI Status Effect immunities have all been checked & should be working correctly.
  • Fix for ash log duplication in the Shattered Plains
    • Whenever you see something like this, a wizard did it.
  • Fixes to a few areas in the world where players can get stuck.
  • Improvements to reduce client desync which means that ranged combat in multiplayer worlds should feel extra nice.
  • Respawned bloodwood sap can now be gathered.
    • This one’s got us feeling all sappy.
  • Controller – “LB” works correctly in the crafting menu.
  • Continued localisation fixes for missing translations and cut-off text.
  • A couple of typo fixes in quests and journal entries.
  • Chests you are interacting with when you die are no longer locked forever.
    • Listen, we know that Death has agreed to overlook your mortality while you’re here, but there’s clearly some things we didn’t iron out with Ol’ Boney first.
  • XP balancing for Splinter.
    • We saw some hair-raising numbers coming through from usage on this so we’re tweaking to bring this down to a more reasonable place
  • Beards no longer clip through helmets.
    • Turns out our helmets can contain the mightiest beard!
  • Blood VFX will be in the right place on smaller AI.
    • Kebbits may seem cute but their teleporting blood was a little offputting.
  • Your own gravestone VFX should be a different colour to everyone else’s.
  • More crash fixes.

The upcoming expansion for RuneScape titled “Dragonwilds” is anticipated to go live during the week commencing on May 1st. However, the specific release time remains undisclosed at this point.

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2025-05-01 18:46