Oculus orb

Oculus orb
Released							12 April 2018 (Update)
Members							No
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Scry, Destroy
Destroy							See Diango in Draynor Village for a replacement.
Examine							For seeing things that are there.
Values
Value							40 coins
High alch							24 coins
Low alch							16 coins
Weight							0.001 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							22364

The oculus orb is an item which allows players to have total control over the camera, an ability which is useful for content creators. The orb can be purchased from Diango's Toy Store in Draynor Village for 60 coins.

It has a Scry option that lets the player more freely control the viewpoint of game client, making it possible to not have it centred on the player character as it does normally. However, players cannot use it while in combat, and can only see as far as the game has loaded, meaning the orb cannot see players and non-player characters beyond their normal field of vision. In addition, interface elements and all environmental overlays (such as the water overlay that appears when players travel underwater) are removed when players use the orb.

By using the oculus orb, players can view the interior of the barracks in the Drill Demon random event area, which cannot normally be seen by players.

Not only can the oculus orb be used for making videos and taking screenshots, it can also be used for taking a closer look at areas which players either cannot access, could formerly access but can no longer do so (the former King Black Dragon Lair, which is in the Temple of Ikov), or ones which are unrelated to the area the player is currently standing in and are only visited via completely different methods (the Mime random event area, which can be seen with the orb if scrying from Iban's throne room after completing Underground Pass).

The orb cannot be used on Old School RuneScape Mobile. Attempting to do so results in the chat message Scrying is not available on this platform.

Controls

The controls help interface which appears after using the Scry option on the orb.

The orb can be used by selecting the "Scry" option. This will temporarily remove the user interfaces and make the player invisible to themselves; others will see the player's character looking at a scroll, an animation shared with viewing the fullscreen world map. An interface will appear on the centre of the screen showing the keys to control the orb, which can be toggled by pressing the F1 key.

If the player is attacked, they will exit the orb camera mode and return to normal gameplay. The usage of the orb around aggressive non-player characters may require some form of a safespot.

Key	Effect
F1	Toggles the help interface.
W A S D	Move the camera forward, backwards, strafe left, or strafe right, respectively.
R F	Move the camera up or down, respectively.
Middle mouse (hold) or ↑ ↓ ← →	Rotate the camera by holding the middle mouse button/mouse wheel down and dragging with the mouse. Alternatively, use the arrow keys.
Esc	Exit the orb and return to normal gameplay.
Space	Returns the camera to the starting point.
Page Up/Page Down	Causes the camera movement to go faster or slower, respectively.
Shift ↑(hold)	Moving the camera while holding the shift key causes the camera to move very slowly.

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:18 May 2022| |0}} {{#explode:18 May 2022| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:18 May 2022| |2}}]] (update)	The orb now works when used within the New Official Client.
[[{{#explode:19 May 2021| |0}} {{#explode:19 May 2021| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:19 May 2021| |2}}]] (update)	The orb can now be bought from Diango. The item's value was increased from 1 to 40.

Trivia

• Before an update on 19 May 2021, the orb was only available to Jagex Moderators and select players, particularly content creators for streaming and video creation, and was given to players manually in-game. This was because the engine features it uses were not yet meant for wide scale use, and could lead to crashes due to its instability.