World map/History
The following is an archive of official world maps released by Jagex on their website and prior to that, the web client.
Map | Date of release | Notes |
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24 July 2007 | The map closest in date to the August 2007 Archive of RuneScape, this map was used for the launch of Old School RuneScape. The officially released lower quality version can be seen here. | |
3 April 2014 | Released in a newspost, the map was created by a player named Oyuu and was sent to Jagex, which they adopted as the official map. A label named "Map by Oyuu" can be seen north of the Necromancer Tower. | |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | June 2014 | The map was made larger in size. Clan Wars was added to the Giants' Plateau, and a pen was added north of the Tree Gnome Stronghold for community streams.
A dungeon icon leading to the Poison Waste Slayer Dungeon, which never existed in Old School RuneScape, was removed. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | August 2014 | Poll booths were added to every bank. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 8 January 2015 | Zul-Andra was added. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | February 2015 | The Grand Exchange was added north-west of Varrock. As a result, Varrock's western walls were opened up, and Lucien's house and the Outlaw Camp were relocated. Also, the Lumbridge farmlands were changed. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | April 2015 | Achievement Diaries were released, alongside an expansion of the Cooks' Guild and a new furnace in Edgeville as potential rewards. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 7 January 2016 | The map now includes Great Kourend and completes the north-west corner of Prifddinas. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 14 January 2016 | The centre of Great Kourend has roads added, and a stray rare tree icon was removed. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 21 January 2016 | An area was added west of the Lizardman Canyon, containing lizardman shamans. The Mermaid storage unit was also removed. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 25 February 2016 | A clothes shop icon was added where Osten is, and the Vinery is properly labelled now that it is accessible. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 3 March 2016 | In Great Kourend, more pathways and roads were added, and the centre has been redesigned from a large clear field with the statue in the centre to a large, tall monument. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 12 May 2016 | In Great Kourend, several shop and mining site icons were added, while some map icons were added to Ape Atoll with the release of Monkey Madness II. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 1 June 2016 | The Woodcutting Guild was added, and transportation icons were added for the Lovakengj Minecart Network. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 8 September 2016 | The Wintertodt Camp was added. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 17 November 2016 | A major rework of Great Kourend was released, and an island in the shape of an easter egg was added, which would later be the location of the 2017 Easter event. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 7 January 2017 | Mount Quidamortem was added. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 27 April 2017 | Various dungeon entrances were added to relocate monsters that were once found in the Stronghold Slayer Cave. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 6 September 2017 | The map was brightened and sees the addition of Fossil Island. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 23 November 2017 | The entrance to the Revenant Caves was added, the map was cropped, and much of the Western Sea was blacked out. Labels on Fossil Island were removed. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 5 December 2017 | The Corsair Cove and Myths' Guild was added, though the latter was not yet accessible. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 25 January 2018 | Ungael was added, map icons were added to the Myths' Guild, and Fossil Island's labels were restored. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 22 May 2018 | The Sanguinesti region sees the release of Slepe and Ver Sinhaza. Darkmeyer was now labelled on the map, though not yet accessible.
Some labels were changed in Great Kourend as well; namely, "Zeah" was removed from usage and the Kebos Lowlands was named. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 6 September 2018 | The font size of the map labels were reduced, and Weiss was added to the map. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 10 January 2019 | The Kebos Lowlands was added, Wester Island was removed, and changes to the map label's font size were reverted. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 23 May 2019 | Hosidius was graphically reworked. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 18 July 2019 | Prifddinas was updated, adding a new area north of the city. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 27 May 2020 | The Island of Stone was added, and an updated Darkmeyer was released. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 14 July 2020 | Ferox Enclave was added, and the old Clan Wars area is replaced by the Giants' Plateau. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 7 December 2020 | The Isle of Souls was added. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 27 January 2021 | Some new wheat fields were added. The Ruins of Unkah and the Sea Spirit Dock, the place were players will travel to fight Tempoross, were added, though it does not yet appear in game. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 3 June 2021 | The Isle of Souls has had map icons added to it, the Games Zone and the Clan Hub have been added, and Shayzien has been reworked entirely. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 27 April 2022 | The south-eastern Kharidian Desert has been filled in with the ruins of Ullek and the Necropolis. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 11 January 2023 | The eastern Kharidian Desert has been filled in with the Uzer Oasis and Ancient Vault. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 26 July 2023 | Daimon's Crater and the Stranglewood was added. The eastern edge of the map was also slightly expanded. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 20 March 2024 | Varlamore was added, in addition to various map changes that occurred between the last revision, such as the changes to Great Kourend, the Poison Waste Dungeon entrance area, and Zemouregal's Fortress. |
Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | 1 October 2024 | Varlamore was expanded, adding Aldarin, The Darkfrost, and adjusting existing areas of Varlamore like the Colossal Wyrm Remains. |