Stephanie

Need to put a lot more thought into the concept..

The server is young, people will still come back.

What makes for someone's name to be released? 

And there is definitely no shortage of names, maybe a shortage in the imagination of the creator. What is a name anyway, just play the game(?) what relevance does a mediocre, repetitive name have?

Let's be pragmatic.

This will never happen - there is far more beneficial content to be worked upon, developed and implemented and this certainly does not make the cut.

Sorry - and I feel I speak for a lot of people too. 

Due to recent events, we've decided to add restrictions on player run lotteries and raffles. For an example, if there is any sort of buy in or fee in order to participate in an event, a member of staff must hold the prize pool for the duration of the event. 

Players may host and run any events as long as they follow our community guidelines.

Basic Requirements

• You may only host 1 topic during your set time of events.
• Each event must have clear rules/instructions/requirements for players to participate
• If players must pay to enter the event, you must ask a staff member to hold and overview the event.
• Rewards must be posted visually (picture/video) in order to confirm payouts if possible.
• Events must have a clear Start and finish date, in order for players to sign-up.

​Once again we apologize that we have to implement any rules, but due to the decisions of few we had to make some changes. We thank you in advance for hosting events and making Alora stronger day by day.

Hey guys,
 
Note: This is only a partial update, as the server has not yet been restarted. Keep an eye out for a server update within the next ~24 hours, which will include a bunch of bug fixes as well a few new pieces of content  :)

Today’s update brings a huge update to HD mode which we’re sure you’ll love. We’ve taken some data straight from the original 2008 HD release on RS and implemented it into Alora. The world will now look far more high-definition as everything is able to be texturized (original HD textures) and blended to look more smooth. Performance-wise, you shouldn't see too much of a difference as long as your GPU isn't ancient, but of course you may see better performance without the textures enabled.

This update will automatically be enabled once you restart your client (it should ask you to download the latest update).

You can toggle the new features using the following commands:

• ::textures
  • This will toggle the ground textures to be plain (as they were before) or high-definition textures (2008 HD release)
• ::blending
  • This will toggle blending -- which will make textures flow into each other more smoothly. This works whether the texture option is on or off.

We hope this update enhances your gameplay  :)

Enjoy!

Regards,

Omicron

Hey everyone! Many of you may know that I'll be in charge of the newspaper for the foreseeable future. We had many updates, staff updates, couple of new rules and some small other things! Hope you guys enjoy reading this!

Mystery boxes & Super Mystery boxes: The following items such as Partyhats, Grain, Bunny ears, and H'ween Masks will announce if a player has received any of these items.

New dungeons/Rework

Taverley dungeon expansion: The Taverley dungeon now has an upper level with plenty of Black dragons and Baby black dragons to slay!

Slayer Tower Basement: The Slayer Tower now has a lower level - visit the basement to find plenty of creatures to slay.

Smoke devil dungeon: The location and colors of the Smoke devil dungeon have changed, but everything else has remained the same.

The Smoke devil dungeon can now be accessed either south of Castle wars, or through the teleportation interface.

You can find more information about our recent update HERE!

The following rules were added Alora recently:

Click HERE  to follow up on our rules!

16. VPN Voting

Any use of excessively changing your IP-address to vote will not be tolerated whatsoever on Alora.

VPN voting goes against many of the Top-list's terms of service, which can result in the termination of Alora from the Top-lists.

Those who fail to comply with this rule will first receive a warning, followed by a 48 hour ban with a bank wipe issued to all accounts involved, and finally, a permanent ban.

Hey guys, Today I've decided to interview 1 staff member and 1 regular member from the community!

Our first interview was with one our newest Server moderator James

TB: Who inspires you? Who do you aspire to be like?
James: The Dalai Lama.

TB: Tell me about the best vacation you’ve ever taken.
James: When I was a kid I went to Disney World with my family. It was a lot of fun.
 

TB: What is the weirdest scar you have and how did you get it?
James: After a hurricane I decided it would be a good idea to slide in the grass next to a broken glass table. It's on my knee.

TB: If you could trade lives with one person for an entire day who would it be and why?
James:  Bill Gates, so I could write out a check to myself.

TB: How did you find Alora & what is your favorite thing about it?

James:  I was linked it in a group chat awhile back (didn't sign up until recently) and I've worked with some of  the staff members from the last server I was on.

TB: What are your hobbies in real life?

James: Don't do much anymore, but I'd like to get back into baseball. I don't see that happening anytime soon though.

TB: Do you prefer PVMING or Gambling?

James: PvMing.

TB: What your Alora experience like?

James: So far it's good and I hope it remains that way.

The next person I Interview is Jewlion The forum master

TB: Who inspires you? Who do you aspire to be like?

Jewlion: I’ve been inspired by many people over the course of my life, but above all else stood a man named Anthony Robbins, who many might have heard of. I aspire to be like him because he can touch so many lives in a profound way and in doing so, have a sense of fulfillment in his own life.

TB: Tell me about the best vacation you’ve ever taken.

Jewlion:  Ha! Anyone who has seen my videos from my trip to Cancun might expect me to answer with “MEXICO!!” but truthfully… the best trip I’ve ever went on was in March of this year to Holguin, Cuba with my mother and other family friends. It was the first time I went away with my mom as an adult, and I never had a better time! Imagine getting a chance to party with your mom like she was your best friend… In fact, I’m going to give you this photo to attach if you choose to of one of those nights @ the resort night club! A little context… Our whole group had had 1 too many “cervezas” before hitting the club, but it made for a much funnier time out!

TB: What is the weirdest scar you have and how did you get it?

Jewlion:  When I was about 10 or 11, I was riding on my bike down a gently sloped road with friends, and because we were all young and stupid we decided to do a “look ma no hands” kinda thing… That didn’t turn out well for one individual… My bike ended up momentarily snagged on a loose manhole cover and tossed me off ever-so gracefully allowing my temple to smack off the curb and the left side of my face to scrape a few inches before coming to a complete stop (or so I was told afterwards…I was out like a light). This whole incident left me with a pretty pronounced oval-shape scar under my left eye for years and years which I tried to erase with all manner of creams and natural substances. Nowadays, it’s hard to see, but I noticed it a little in Mexico when my face was getting tanned and it made me think back on those youthful days with fondness rather than the obvious pain.

TB: If you could trade lives with one person for an entire day who would it be and why?

Jewlion:  This had me thinking for quite some time… my obvious answer would be very sentimental and a little bit of a downer for this interview, so I will go with another, also true answer. I would like to trade lives (AND EXPERIENCES) with an individual by the name of Dr. Eben Alexander. The reason being, he claimed to have went through the most magnificent near death experience for an entire week while E. Coli rendered his entire higher functioning part of the brain, useless. He also claims to “remember” all the feelings, all the knowledge he had gained which would have taken lifetimes for a human to even scratch the surface of, and more importantly the experience to him was burned in his brain like a flash image. I think it’s human nature to fear and doubt the unknown, but if I could put that doubt to rest with a single day or even an hour in this man’s life (or reaffirm my doubt), it would be worth all the money in the world.

 

TB:How did you find Alora & what is your favorite thing about it?

Jewlion:  I found Alora on the banner of a website that I will not name here while I was reminiscing about my past with Runescape. My favorite thing about it is the community. Many people will tell you the same thing from past conversations I’ve had with other members. The community presence is so tangible here that you’d have to have no senses at all to not feel it. The staff blend so seamlessly with the community and everyone just seems to mesh. I like it.

TB: What are your hobbies in life?

Jewlion:  I play piano, with a preference for playing by ear rather than by sheet music. I’m very picky with what I like to practice based on how the music makes my hairs stand up on end. I read science fiction, adventure, fantasy, even teen novels sometimes. Reading is my greatest escape (even more so than video games at THIS stage in my life). Finally, I use what I read and see to write. My real passion is writing, and I’m working on an astronomy based adventure novel, trying to utilize the few astrophysics courses I took here and there in college.

TB: Do you prefer PVMING or Gambling?

Jewlion:  I’ve struggled with a gambling addiction 5 years back, so my instincts would tell you gambling is numero uno!!! I am here to tell you that I prefer PvMing. It’s something that still has RNG and still the feeling of gambling associated with it, but your hard effort pays off in the end. A perfect example of “if you play long enough, the house DOESN’T win.”

TB: What’s your Alora experience like?

Jewlion:  From when I log in to when I get off, I always have someone to talk to. Sometimes it can be around as serious a topic as depression, or we could be talking about that damned elusive -insert skilling/bossing pet here-. What I’m trying to say is… my Alorian experience is well rounded. I know from the second I come on that I will leave feeling some sense of fulfillment. People just want to belong… myself included. I’d like to believe that a lot of the people here feel the same way. I think most people get that life is tough enough when we look away from the screens in front of us, so why should we bring that tension into this wonderful community.

TB: If you could meet up with anyone in the world who would it be?

Jewlion:  Man, I would love to meet up with Anthony Robbins, but that would be redundant… In the Runescape theme of things, I’d like to meet up with a person named “Tyler” that I had met in 2009 in a little Stealing Creations clan called “Class5Clay”. He became a fast friend of mine for the following 4 years and during a dark time when I needed it most. He lived/lives in Wisconsin and I, myself, have always lived in the Toronto area in Canada so being youth it wasn’t in our financial power to meet up and go for a few drinks, or “shoot the shit”. We saw each other through some pretty rough times over the internet. It was really hard for me when his dad passed away and I couldn’t really do anything to console him like a brother would be able to do. After that our lives and struggles took us down different paths, but I would desperately like to meet him now that I’m an adult and let him know what his friendship meant for me in those days when that’s all I really needed.

"If you get a one wish, and you can wish whatever you want, what would you wish"

The person I've asked wanted to keep his identify a secret but his response was: "Wish for a happy healthy long life"

Here our winners If you like to participate in the next Community awards You can find them here:

 

Most Active In-game: Tobbo

Most Active Forums Member:Jewlion

Most Active Overall: Twist bows

 

Best Pker: Lowkey

Best GFX: Not Pato

Best Youtuber: @Frimby

Best Helper: 3rdage

Best Moderator (Including forums):Sheep

Best Administrator: Lowkey

 

Most Respected Staff Member  Lowkey

Most Respected Member: Volta

 

Best Staff Member: uTorrent / Lowkey - resulted in a tie

Most Active on Discord: Tabor

Best Ironman: Monaco

Best Hardcore Ironman: Recia

 

Best Ultimate Ironman: Nacyto

Best Skiller: Unknown

Best PvMer:Irvo

 

 

 

As many of you have been asking about what's going on with Construction well Omicron has been working hard to satisfy you guys with this update and he working very hard to please you guys! You can read up on his progress HERE!

 

 

A big shout out to @Jedzio for helping me with the titles :)