RuneScape: Dragonwilds aims to be more ‘Runescapey’ with anniversary celebration update

It’s been one year since RuneScape: Dragonwilds launched into early access, and the developers have delivered us an anniversary update.

In the months since Dragonwilds was released, Jagex has stayed hard at work expanding the survival game. There have been consistent patches, fresh content, and map expansions to keep the player base invested. However, some players felt that Dragonwilds was moving too far away from its RuneScape roots with some of the previous updates, especially as the developers added new areas to the Ashenfall map.

In an effort to address that, today’s anniversary update in Dragonwilds aims to make the game feel more “RuneScapey” by adding more content to the starting area. In a video posted to YouTube, the Dragonwilds development team goes over everything that the anniversary update includes, starting with the addition of the first-ever RuneScape quest, “Cook’s Assistant.”

Cook’s Assistant doesn’t go exactly like in the MMO versions of RuneScape, but you can access it right from the start of the game. You’ll help some goblins fulfill a food order by gathering ingredients from around the starting region, giving you some decent XP and knowledge for an early playthrough.

If you’re a seasoned Dragonwilds player, though, you’re likely more interested in the more advanced content. Fortunately, Jagex has also added the “Animal Magnetism” quest, which can be started in the Fractured Plains region. Just like in traditional RuneScape, this quest rewards you with the recipe to craft the Ava’s Accumulator, which helps you save arrows when training the Ranged skill.

Finally, you can now also complete the “A Room With Garou” quest, which is brand new in the world of RuneScape, and helps train your Construction skill.

Speaking of skills, the anniversary update adds the Fishing skill at long last. Not only is this a new skill you can train in Dragonwilds, but you can train your Cooking skill and earn some much-needed food along with it.

You can unlock the Fishing skill by speaking to the Wise Old Man, which equips you with some beginner fishing gear. As you progress the skill, you’ll unlock new gear and new fish to catch, which can be caught in higher-tier areas of the map. Currently, there are 12 fish types you can catch in Dragonwilds, along with three new spells specific to the skill.

To round out the update, Jagex has made several quality-of-life fixes and added some smaller-scale content. Here’s a quick rundown of those changes now available in Ashenfall:

• More Buried Treasure and better rewards
• Scarecrow Scavenging
• Two new Special Attacks for Masterwork weapons
• Display Fish trophies in your base
• Can now toggle on auto-run
• Open menus while sleeping
• Lower-tier enemies like kebbits and cows aren’t aggressive unless provoked
• Runes stack to 9,999 in the inventory
• Increased Zamorakian Warrior Pact drop rates from Elite Black Knights

That covers the entire anniversary update in RuneScape: Dragonwilds, but Jagex has stated it is planning more content drops in the near future.

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Tanned Leather is one of the more important resources in Windrose, and it has different purposes. Obtaining this leather isn’t too difficult, but you’ll need to clear a fair bit of in-game content and build an additional item.

Let’s find out how you can get a steady supply of Tanned Leather in the game.

How to get Tanned Leather in Windrose

Tanned Leather can be crafted in Windrose. For starters, you’ll need to collect raw hides. Raw hide can be obtained quite easily, but you’ll need to hunt. If you’re in the early game stage, either wolves or deer work. They’re not so dangerous, and you can kill them quite easily. You’ll also need your skinning knife in hand to get the hide.

Now that you have your hide, you’ll need to get a Tanning Rack. This item has to be unlocked via its recipe, and it allows you to dry raw hide. This process is necessary when you want to convert raw hide into Tanned Leather.

You can make Clay Bottles from the Alchemy Table. Once it’s done, you can now make Tannin with Hardwood Bark and a Clay Bottle. You’ll need this item for the production of Tanned Leather.

Once you have built and placed your Tanning Rack, add the raw hide to one of its slots. Add either a tanning agent or a source of fuel that will be consumed during the process. If you have Tannin, it will work just fine.

You’ll need to wait for some time for the process to complete. Once done, you’ll have your Tanned Leather.

How to use Tanned Leather in Windrose

Tanned Leather has plenty of use when it comes to crafting armor. Almost every mid and end-game item will need Tanned Leather. The demand for it goes up once you unlock Foothills, which is the second biome in the game.

However, you can start collecting the required materials like Clay and Rough Hides early to make things easier when you’ll actually need Tanned Leather in your inventory.

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