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== Starting out == | == Starting out == | ||
First you need to do some basic melee combat to get some combat levels and cash for a first skill. Equip your {{ItemIcon|Bronze Sword}} and {{ItemIcon|Shrimp}} and start whacking some {{MonsterIcon|Plant|Plants}}. Remember to press the collect loot button to keep your potatoes! Change styles to keep your stats somewhat equal. | First you need to do some basic melee combat to get some combat levels and cash for a first skill. Equip your {{ItemIcon|Bronze Sword}} and {{ItemIcon|Shrimp}} and start whacking some {{MonsterIcon|Plant|Plants}}. Remember to press the collect loot button to keep your potatoes! Change styles to keep your stats somewhat equal. With a sack of potatoes, you can branch out to other monsters to earn new gear. | ||
'''Read the [[HCCO/Guide]]''' to learn which mobs drop gear, but note that some mobs require you to unlock slayer first. | |||
=== Early money making === | === Early money making === | ||
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Early game: skill unlock 1-3. | Early game: skill unlock 1-3. | ||
Mid game: 4-8. | Mid game: 4-8. | ||
Late game: 9- | Late game: 9-13. | ||
End game: | End game: 14-18 | ||
==== {{Skill|Attack}}, {{Skill|Strength}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Attack}}, {{Skill|Strength}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Unlocked at start. No ammo needed to train. Can get starter weapon/armor quickly. Will need to use it for a while at the start. Fishing lets you train strength afk. Melee is the easiest way to idle the first two difficult dungeons. | '''Pros:''' Unlocked at start. No ammo needed to train. Can get starter weapon/armor quickly. Will need to use it for a while at the start. Fishing lets you train strength afk with [[Barbarian Fishing]]. Melee is the easiest way to idle the first two difficult dungeons, [[Volcanic Cave]] and [[Air God Dungeon]]. Strong against ranged enemies. | ||
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' Not as strong as magic late game. Only contributes to combat level if higher level than other combat styles. Need to train two skills instead of one. Weak to magic enemies. | ||
==== {{Skill|Defence}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Defence}} ==== | ||
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'''Pros:''' Fairly easy to get weapon/armor drops from enemies. Frozen arrows are strong and relatively quick to gather with melee. Great against magic enemies. | '''Pros:''' Fairly easy to get weapon/armor drops from enemies. Frozen arrows are strong and relatively quick to gather with melee. Great against magic enemies. | ||
'''Cons:''' Need to farm ammo, which is much slower if you don’t have mining + smithing for knives, and additionally | '''Cons:''' Need to farm ammo, which is much slower if you don’t have mining + smithing for bolts/knives, and additionally wood + fletching for arrows. Less needed than other forms of combat. Not as strong as magic late game. Only contributes to combat level if higher level than other combat styles. Bad against melee enemies, most enemies are melee. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Late game | Recommended to unlock: Late game, when fighting the [[Water God Dungeon]]. | ||
==== {{Skill|Magic}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Magic}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Very strong, especially in the end game. Great for killing hard enemies and dungeons. Many enemies are melee so you have advantage. Alt magic lets you gain prayer points easily, plus some offline xp. Can craft good weapons/armor with runecrafting easily. | '''Pros:''' Very strong, especially in the end game. Great for killing hard enemies and dungeons. Ancient magic is high damage and perfect accuracy. Many enemies are melee so you have advantage. Alt magic lets you gain prayer points easily, plus some offline xp. Can craft good weapons/armor with runecrafting easily. | ||
'''Cons:''' Need mining + runecrafting before you can start. Takes time to craft runes, best runes are locked behind a high runecrafting level. You need woodcutting or thieving to make basic elemental staves, otherwise they are monster drops. Prayer points can come from fishing instead. Needs ancient magic to reach full potential. Only contributes to combat level if higher level than other combat styles. | '''Cons:''' Need mining + runecrafting before you can start. Takes time to craft runes, best runes are locked behind a high runecrafting level. You need woodcutting or thieving to make basic elemental staves, otherwise they are monster drops. Prayer points can come from fishing instead. Needs ancient magic to reach full potential. Only contributes to combat level if higher level than other combat styles. Bad against ranged enemies. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Mid | Recommended to unlock: Mid to Late game, when you already have [[Mining]] and [[Runecrafting]] unlocked. | ||
==== {{Skill|Prayer}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Prayer}} ==== | ||
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'''Cons:''' Needs a supply of prayer points, bone drops aren’t enough. Best ways for that are [[Raw Skeleton Fish]] from fishing or [[Blessed Offering]] from alt magic. | '''Cons:''' Needs a supply of prayer points, bone drops aren’t enough. Best ways for that are [[Raw Skeleton Fish]] from fishing or [[Blessed Offering]] from alt magic. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Mid game | Recommended to unlock: Mid game, when you have a good source of prayer points. | ||
==== {{Skill|Slayer}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Slayer}} ==== | ||
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'''Cons:''' Acquiring slayer coins requires you to manually reroll tasks, or at least switch to your current task, which is inconvenient for mostly idling/afk players until you get 150k for auto slayer. You can still earn some slayer xp by fighting in a slayer area. Takes a while to earn up coins to buy anything. Does not contribute to combat level! | '''Cons:''' Acquiring slayer coins requires you to manually reroll tasks, or at least switch to your current task, which is inconvenient for mostly idling/afk players until you get 150k for auto slayer. You can still earn some slayer xp by fighting in a slayer area. Takes a while to earn up coins to buy anything. Does not contribute to combat level! | ||
Recommended to unlock: Early | Recommended to unlock: Early to Mid game, when you are doing combat and can fight monsters on task. | ||
==== {{Skill|Woodcutting}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Woodcutting}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Easy to train afk, can make decent gp/hr at higher levels. Get logs for magic staves, arrows. | '''Pros:''' Easy to train afk, can make decent gp/hr at higher levels. Get logs for magic staves, arrows. [[Bird Nest]] are a decent source of seeds. Level 99 needed to efficiently create [[Dragon Javelin]], one of the best end game [[Money Making]] strategies. | ||
'''Cons:''' Everything you can get here you can get from thieving, and the gp/hr is worse than gem gloves until a high level. | '''Cons:''' Everything you can get here you can get from thieving, and the gp/hr is worse than gem gloves until a high level. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Late | Recommended to unlock: Late to end game, when you are planning to train [[Firemaking]] or [[Fletching]]. | ||
==== {{Skill|Fishing}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Fishing}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' With cooking, easy and afk food supply. Get [[ARoS]] if you are lucky. Chance to get [[Message in a Bottle]], which unlocks [[Raw Skeleton Fish]] which are a great source of prayer points. Train strength afk with | '''Pros:''' With cooking, easy and afk food supply. Get [[ARoS]] if you are lucky. Chance to get [[Message in a Bottle]], which unlocks [[Raw Skeleton Fish]] which are a great source of prayer points. Train strength afk with [[Barbarian Fishing]]. Can make some decent money offline at higher levels. Note you dont require cooking to gain food from fishing, at level 75 you can fish [[Raw Magic Fish]] which don't need to be cooked and heal 1700 hp. | ||
'''Cons:''' You can get food from farming or combat. Prayer points can come from alt magic. The gp/hr is worse than gem gloves until high levels, can’t get that sweet | '''Cons:''' You can get food from farming or combat. Prayer points can come from alt magic. The gp/hr is worse than gem gloves until high levels, can’t get that sweet [[Whale]]+[[Fishing Skillcape]] gp/hr for a long time. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Early | Recommended to unlock: Early to Late game, depending on if your food/prayer source comes from here or from [[Farming]] and [[Alternative Magic]]. | ||
==== {{Skill|Firemaking}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Firemaking}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' The cape gives you xp bonus.. Eventually. Cooking xp bonus with fires. If you are going for max cape, might want to get | '''Pros:''' The cape gives you xp bonus.. Eventually. Cooking xp bonus with fires. If you are going for max cape, might want to get the [[Firemaking Skillcape]] and [[Pyro]] before completing some other skills. | ||
'''Cons:''' Need 99 combat level to get skill cape, at which point the grind will not be as worth it compared to normal modes. Need to get logs from woodcutting. | '''Cons:''' Need 99 combat level to get skill cape, at which point the grind will not be as worth it compared to normal modes. Need to get logs from woodcutting. Need [[Herblore]] for [[Controlled Heat Potion]] for effective training. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Late | Recommended to unlock: Late to End game, when you have [[Woodcutting]] and [[Herblore]] and want to grind the [[Firemaking Skillcape]] for bonus xp. | ||
==== {{Skill|Cooking}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Cooking}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Easy and quick afk food with | '''Pros:''' Easy and quick afk food with [[Fishing]]. If you aren't able to actively play, it is hard to get food from collecting monster drops or from farming. | ||
'''Cons:''' You can get food and lots of other items from | '''Cons:''' You can get food and lots of other items from [[Farming]] or [[Combat]]. Farming can provide enough food without spending ingame time collecting it. Does not give any advantage besides food. | ||
Recommended to unlock: | Recommended to unlock: Early or Late to End game, depending if you take fishing and put off farming. | ||
==== {{Skill|Mining}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Mining}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Mining with | '''Pros:''' Mining with [[Gem Gloves]] is the best money making strat early on, plus it's mostly afk. Can earn some offline gp before gem gloves. Need [[Rune Essence]] for [[Runecrafting]] and [[Weird Gloop]] for [[Farming]]. With [[Smithing]], you can get bars for armor trimming, melee armor and weapons, and ranged ammo. Level 99 needed to efficiently create [[Dragon Javelin]], one of the best end game [[Money Making]] strategies. | ||
'''Cons:''' Need 500k for first pair of gem gloves. | '''Cons:''' Need 500k for first pair of gem gloves. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Early game | Recommended to unlock: Early game, since gem glove mining is so strong early on in this mode. | ||
==== {{Skill|Smithing}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Smithing}} ==== | ||
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'''Cons:''' You can kill knights for melee weapons/armor far sooner than you unlock with smithing (except gloves). You can earn gold and silver bars from monster drops, although smithing is far quicker. Can get ranged ammo from mob drops. | '''Cons:''' You can kill knights for melee weapons/armor far sooner than you unlock with smithing (except gloves). You can earn gold and silver bars from monster drops, although smithing is far quicker. Can get ranged ammo from mob drops. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Mid | Recommended to unlock: Mid to Late game, when you want better melee gear. | ||
==== {{Skill|Thieving}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Thieving}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Get decent | '''Pros:''' Get decent gp/hr while getting other materials like food and logs and ore. Pickpocketing the [[Farmer]] is the best source of [[Seeds]]. Can get [[Chapeau Noir]] to earn more drops from combat. | ||
Cons: Hard to get started, will want to be naked before getting auto eat. You can get everything here from other places. | Cons: Hard to get started, will want to be naked before getting auto eat. You can get everything here from other places. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Mid | Recommended to unlock: Mid to Late game, depending on when you think the drops will be useful. | ||
==== {{Skill|Farming}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Farming}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Food with no in game time spent. After a few days you make a ton of food every few hours. Only viable way to get herbs. Get most types of logs. Earn some decent gp with no in game time spent if you sell herbs/logs | '''Pros:''' Food with no in game time spent. After a few days you make a ton of food every few hours. Only viable way to get herbs for [[Herblore]]. Get most types of logs. Earn some decent gp with no in game time spent if you sell herbs/logs. | ||
'''Cons:''' Need to open the game every so often to get the most food. Need to buy [[Compost]] or kill farmers for it. Need mining to get [[Weird Gloop]] for best xp and food rate. Thieving or woodcutting is required to get [[Carrot Seeds]]. | '''Cons:''' Need to open the game every so often to get the most food. Get seeds from [[Thieving]], [[Combat]] or [[Woodcutting]]. Need to buy [[Compost]] or kill farmers for it. Need mining to get [[Weird Gloop]] for best xp and food rate. Thieving or woodcutting is required to get [[Carrot Seeds]]. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Early | Recommended to unlock: Early to Mid game, depending if you take fishing and cooking first. | ||
==== {{Skill|Fletching}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Fletching}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Needed | '''Pros:''' Needed to craft [[Arrows]] and bows for [[Ranged]] combat. Level 99 needed to fletch [[Dragon Javelin]], one of the best end game [[Money Making]] strategies. | ||
'''Cons:''' Ranged is not the strongest, and you can get most arrows and bows from drops. Fletching djavs for money is not viable until combat level 99. | '''Cons:''' Ranged is not the strongest combat style, and you can get most arrows and bows from combat drops. Fletching djavs for money is not viable until combat level 99. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Late | Recommended to unlock: Late to End game, when you are planning to train ranged and don't want to farm ammo from combat. | ||
==== {{Skill|Crafting}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Crafting}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Makes ranged armor and jewelry. | '''Pros:''' Makes ranged armor and jewelry. | ||
'''Cons:''' Ranged armor and jewelry drop from combat. Not a | '''Cons:''' Ranged armor and jewelry drop from combat. Not a useful skill. | ||
Recommended to unlock: End game | Recommended to unlock: End game when you have nothing else to unlock. | ||
==== {{Skill|Runecrafting}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Runecrafting}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Lets you use | '''Pros:''' Lets you use [[Magic]], the strongest end game combat style. Also required for [[Alternative Magic]] to gain prayer points. Curses and auras make you stronger until you become OP with ancient magic. | ||
'''Cons:''' Need | '''Cons:''' Need [[Mining]] first. Doesn’t do anything before unlocking magic. Higher tier runes require a high level, which means a high combat level. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Mid | Recommended to unlock: Mid to Late game, when you plan to start training magic. | ||
==== {{Skill|Herblore}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Herblore}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Makes other skills more efficient. Combat potions provide a boost, but [[Diamond Luck Potion]] and [[Damage Reduction Potion]] are essential for late game combat. Level 53 needed to efficiently create [[Dragon Javelin]], one of the best end game [[Money Making]] strategies. | '''Pros:''' Makes other skills more efficient. Combat potions provide a boost, but [[Diamond Luck Potion]] and [[Damage Reduction Potion]] are essential for late game combat. Level 53 needed to efficiently create [[Dragon Javelin]], one of the best end game [[Money Making]] strategies. | ||
'''Cons:''' Needs | '''Cons:''' Needs [[Farming]] for herbs, some secondary materials are hard to get depending on you available skills. Need a high combat level and a huge number of ingredients to get the best combat potions. Slow to train. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Mid | Recommended to unlock: Mid to Late game, when you have plenty of herbs and want some efficiency on your other skills. | ||
==== {{Skill|Agility}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Agility}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Provides small buffs to other skills, increasing XP, mastery, item preservation, combat buffs, etc. Easy afk way to make | '''Pros:''' Provides small buffs to other skills, increasing XP, mastery, item preservation, combat buffs, etc. Easy afk way to make good gp/hr at higher levels. | ||
'''Cons:''' Many obstacles require skills or items you have not unlocked yet. Obstacles become increasingly expensive, and some have large debuffs. | '''Cons:''' Many obstacles require skills or items you have not unlocked yet. Obstacles become increasingly expensive, and some have large debuffs. Gp/hr Does not surpass gem gloves until at least level 70, unless you have [[Aorpheat's Signet Ring]]. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Mid | Recommended to unlock: Mid to End game, when you have enough money, skills and items to create a useful course. | ||
==== {{Skill|Summoning}} ==== | ==== {{Skill|Summoning}} ==== | ||
'''Pros:''' Provides small buffs to other skills, and helps in combat. Some synergies provide big boosts. | |||
''' | '''Cons:''' Needs other skills unlocked to unlock more familiars and synergies. Getting materials for some marks may be tricky, and shards are expensive. Need an [[Agility]] course and spend slayer coins on gear to train efficiently. | ||
Recommended to unlock: Late to End game, when you have the skills to unlock useful familiars and the money to burn on shards. | |||
== Potential Skill Order == | |||
== Potential Skill Order | |||
Choosing a skill order will greatly change your path through Adventure Mode. Many skills are interconnected, and you will be limited by items you can't get and your combat level. Read the Skills Pros and Cons list above for a more in depth look at each skill. Plan ahead what skills you will buy next! | Choosing a skill order will greatly change your path through Adventure Mode. Many skills are interconnected, and you will be limited by items you can't get and your combat level. Read the Skills Pros and Cons list above for a more in depth look at each skill. Plan ahead what skills you will buy next! | ||
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'''Slayer > Farming > Mining > Gem Gloves > Auto Eat - Tier 1''' | '''Slayer > Farming > Mining > Gem Gloves > Auto Eat - Tier 1''' | ||
With slayer, reroll easy tasks until you get the creature you want to fight, usually plants, cows, or farmers. Save slayer coins for auto slayer | With slayer, reroll easy tasks for free until you get the creature you want to fight, usually plants, cows, or farmers. Save slayer coins for auto slayer. | ||
Once you have the money for farming, buy it and start farming. Kill farmers for seeds. It is slow at first, but soon will give you more food than you need. Harvest and plant new seeds whenever you can. Herbs and trees are less important for now, but are still good for xp. | Once you have the money for farming, buy it and start farming. Kill farmers for seeds. It is slow at first, but soon will give you more food than you need. Harvest and plant new seeds whenever you can. Herbs and trees are less important for now, but are still good for xp. | ||
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After you kill enough cows to unlock mining, you can start earning some gp offline, buy you will be greatly restricted by combat level. Work towards earning 500k so you can start earning good gp/hr offline. Then get fishing, cooking, and [[Auto Eat - Tier I]] so you can afk combat. When you get the drops, you can train strength through barbarian fishing and get prayer points from bone fish. | After you kill enough cows to unlock mining, you can start earning some gp offline, buy you will be greatly restricted by combat level. Work towards earning 500k so you can start earning good gp/hr offline. Then get fishing, cooking, and [[Auto Eat - Tier I]] so you can afk combat. When you get the drops, you can train strength through barbarian fishing and get prayer points from bone fish. | ||
You will still want to buy slayer and farming soon! | |||
==== Mid Game: Melee ==== | ==== Mid Game: Melee ==== | ||
