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Hello everyone,

 

Christmas is almost here! And on Alora, if you’re not already in the Christmas spirit, you definitely will be with this update. If you were here last year, you’ll remember the Alora Christmas giveaway, and you’ll be happy to hear that it’s back again this year! You’ll be able to purchase tickets for the giveaway for a chance to win 1 of 10 IRL prizes. Additionally, Santa’s in need of some help to deliver presents this Christmas and has some enticing rewards if you’re willing to help him.

 

 

 

• Christmas giveaway:
  • As our way of getting into the Holiday spirit, and to show our gratitude to all of your continued support over the past 2 years, we’ve decided to host another giveaway with IRL prizes this holiday season!
    • You can enter in-game by purchasing tickets from Haris at home (leaning on Well of Goodwill). 
      • Tickets cost 25m GP each, and each player (or household if multiple people play from your house) can only have 25 tickets at most. This is very important, if your name is drawn and we find that you’ve purchased more than 25 tickets on multiple accounts you will be disqualified. 
      • The drawing will be on January 1st, 2019 at 09:00 EST.
      • Prizes are unlocked as everyone collectively hits milestones.
    • Prizes:
      • Guaranteed prizes: 7 different Alora hoodies will be given out!
      • 5b milestone: HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset
      • 10b milestone: GTRacing Gaming Chair
      • 30b milestone: Nintendo Switch
  • FAQ:
    • How many people will win?
      • Assuming the full 30b gets donated, there are 10 prizes for 10 players. 3 top prizes listed above, and then the 7 hoodies.
    • Can the same person win multiple items?
      • To make it fair for everyone, if the drawing lands on the same person twice, there will be a re-roll. To make this fair, the top 3 prizes will be drawn first, and then the hoodies drawn afterwards.
    • Can anyone enter?
      • Yes, anyone can enter, including staff.
    • If it reaches 30b for the Nintendo Switch, can the other prizes still be won?
      • Yes, if the 30b is reached, all 3 prizes are rewarded, as well as the 7 sweaters. If only 10b is reached, the first two prizes and the sweaters will be rewarded.
    • What if I win but do not want the prize?
      • You can also take the cash equivalent of the prize(via PayPal), or 1.5x the equivalent in Alora tokens.
    • I have a brother/sister who also plays, can we each enter 25 times?
      • Unfortunately, there is a cap on the number of tickets and it is set at 25 per household. This is to ensure everyone gets a fair chance and that nobody is cheating. We will be looking into the winners to make sure that they fairly purchased their tickets.
    • How will the winner be picked?
      • A random number will be picked, which will correlate to an entry on a list of names. Your name will appear on the list as many times as you’ve purchased tickets, meaning the more tickets you purchase the more likely it is to land on your name.

 

 

 

• Christmas updates:
  • With Christmas approaching, we’ve set up a nice big Christmas tree at home!
    • Additionally, we’ve added falling snow around Edgeville.
  • Christmas event:
    • A heavy snowfall has hit this year, and Santa is in need of some help delivering gifts! Speak to Santa north-east of Edgeville by the Christmas tree to find out exactly what he needs from you.
      • After aiding Santa with the present deliveries, you’ll be awarded with a few new holiday cosmetics! These items will go to the Lost items manager if they are lost on death.
      • This event will last until January 1st, at the same time that the Christmas Giveaway is removed. Make sure to complete it before then!

 

 

• Miscellaneous:
  • When attempting to click the “Show XP drops” button, the bugged “Look North” button would overlap it. This will no longer happen, and both button boundaries have been fixed.
  • Fixed some Ornament kits which were equippable.
  • Beach boxing gloves are now tradable.
  • Classics will no longer receive reduced GP from money caskets.
  • 3rd Age has been removed from all Mystery boxes, but has been made slightly easier to obtain from Clue scrolls.
• Banking fixes:
  • A bug which would randomly pull an item from the next bank tab when you are withdrawing the final item in your current tab has been fixed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best of luck to those who enter the giveaway! Happy Holidays :)

 

Regards,

Omicron

I was forced to change my name because it was too similar to ragragrag46’s name and apparently that’s against the rules?

Anyways, I picked this at random because I like raccoons and thought it was a funny sounding name

Hello Alora adventurers! When I originally created this guide, my intentions were to create a basic starter guide for newcomers. After receiving support and a lot of thank you messages from you guys, I have decided to expand this guide. I plan to create the Ultimate Alora guide covering everything that you can do on this wonderful game. I make daily/weekly updates to the thread so keep checking in! Appreciate the support, continue being awesome!   :)

 

 

Voting

A server relies on it's players to keep it alive and growing, and Alora has simplified the voting process into a few easy steps. In addition to increasing server traffic, you will receive a vote book (Currently worth about 4m GP) for helping out!

 

It's extremely simple, type ;;vote in-game and you will be directed to their voting link. Vote on at least 5/6 toplists (why not just do the 6th    ) and you will be given a code. It can be redeemed at the Vote booth at the Edgeville bank on the south wall.

 

Also, if you enable 2 Factor Authentication on your account, your vote books also grant 50% bonus experience upon use for 1 hour! Enabling this features keeps your account well-guarded against hacking. Database leaks happen. Luckily, a database can't keep record of a randomly generated number making your account impossible to hack unless you let them in. Keep your account safe and make dem gainz :)

 

Speak to the account guardian at Edgeville bank to get started.

 

 

Part I

 

 

Part I - The Teleportation Wizard/Traveling:

The main method of travel on Alora is the teleport wizard. He is located in Edgeville next to the bank. There are also a few commands for travel, but not many. 

 

 

 

Part I - The Basics:

 

Players apart of the RSPS community will tell you that regardless of the eco server you choose, the start for normal players is somewhat the same. There's no way around this, and thankfully it goes by pretty quick.

 

Alright, so you've registered your forum account (which is linked to in-game) and you're ready to go. You've been given a hardy starter kit including the essentials you will need for training.

To begin training, you can just type ::train and it will teleport you to rock crabs.

 

Recommended Stats before advancing:

- 75 Attack

- 75 Strength

- 75 Defence

- Bury bones!

 

As you level up, head over to the ::shops to upgrade your gear. If you feel the need to train range/magic, or level up more, go for it! Make sure you're burying bones.

 

Part I - Pest Control:

 

Ten minutes later, you're ready to get some pretty essential starter gear. Pest Control is an easy and somewhat fun way to obtain void, fighter, and range equipment that you will/can use for a good majority of your stay on Alora. Pest Control rewards 3 points per game.

 

However, donating increases the points you get per game decreasing the amount of runs and time spent exponentially. Donating isn't a requirement by any means, just a recommendation. I didn't donate until I was wishing that I had earlier. Below I will list the shop rewards that we're after for completing PC:

 

https://imgur.com/a/M0XVud0

Part I - Warriors Guild/Dragon Defender:

 

Congratulations! Aside from farming bosses for hours, you've completed the most tedious activity on all of RS and emerged with a brand new set of gear. Now it's time for some more free items. Let's talk about what's next.

 

For this part of the guide, you will need:                         Alternative:

- Rune Full Helm                                                          - Adamant Full Helm

- Rune Platebody                                                          - Adamant Platebody

- Rune Platelegs                                                          - Adamant Platelegs  

- Special Attack Weapon

 

Rune Set rewards 40 tokens, adamant rewards 30 tokens. (Ty Wreckage   )

 

Bring some food as well as Super Restores or Prayer Potions.

 

Getting there:

Teleport Wizard -> Minigames -> Warriors Guild

 

Head inside and go into the Animator room to your left. Right click your Rune Platebody, click "use" and then use it on the platform in the animator room. An animated warrior will spawn. Kill him, pick up your armor as well as the tokens that he drops. Rinse and repeat this process until you've accumulated 400 tokens.

 

Find Shanomi, trade him and purchase the Rune Defender.

 

Now, kill your animated warrior again until you have 400 more tokens. You're ready to go upstairs and enter the Cyclops room!

Pray melee, and start killing! More than likely, you will get your Dragon Defender with those 400 tokens. Pay attention to the drops. If not, simply get more tokens and return!

 

Part I - Spiritual Mages:

 

You emerge from the Warriors Guild looking and feeling like Zaros in your Elite Void, wielding a dragon defender. You look down at your ugly, unclipped, green toenails and realize you need some kicks. 

 

Inventory:

- Special Attack Weapon (dragon dagger works great)

- Super Restores or Prayer Potions

- Food

 

Getting there:

Teleport Wizard -> Bosses -> Godwars

 

Head southeast until you reach the Spiritual Mages. Pray Magic and start slaying. The droprate for Dragon Boots is pretty high. Turn on some music/netflix, pick up some money caskets, and enjoy the start of your PvM career on Alora.

 

Hint: I spent a little more time than needed here, accumulated 10-11 dragon boots and at the time sold them for 4m a piece! If the RNG Gods are with you, you can make some good GP off of this.

 

 

Part II

 

 

Part II - Quests:

 

There you have it, you are almost fully geared. Alora has working quests that have been shortened (approximately 5 minute quests, still a neat touch to this amazing server). There are two quests that I will recommend in this guide for now:

 

- Desert Treasure: Gives you access to a shop containing the Book of Law

 

Desert Treasure is extremely simple, you're slaying instanced bosses one by one. There isn't too much explaining to do for this quest other than what to pray against for each boss.

 

Getting there:

Teleport to the Duel Arena via Teleport Wizard or by typing ;;duel. Run to the back right of the building and speak to Eblis to begin.

 

Bosses and what to pray:

1. Protect Magic
2. Protect Melee
3. Protect Melee
4. Protect Melee
5. Surprise, Protect Melee

Very easy. You've completed the quest in five minutes of your time. Eblis now offers his goods to you which include:

The Ghostly Robes, Mystic Staff, Book of Darkness, Book of Law, and Book of War.

 

 

 

- Recipe for Disaster: Gives you access to a shop containing Barrows Gloves

 

RFD is an extremely easy quest. It is a few boss fights one after the other. They aren't "bosses", though. They're pretty easy to beat. If I were you, I'd bring a Special Attack Weapon, level boost potions, and fill the rest of your inventory with food. I only used melee for this quest. If you'd like to use more than just melee, make sure to read below. You will need runes/magic gear/ranged gear.

 

Location:

Talk to the Gypsy at the building next to the bank where the thieving stalls are and she will ask if you're ready to go. If you say yes, you will be teleported to start the quest.

 

Strategy:

Start killing the bosses spawning in front of you. There will be six. you cannot use prayer in this quest, so super restores and prayer potions are useless. Now, there is a correct way to do this quest which involves using magic/range. However, I completed the quest with melee only. For those of you who will want to do it the correct way, I will provide the information needed.

 

Five of the six bosses can be killed pretty easily with any of the 3 combats. The Dagannoth Mother is the only boss you will fight in this quest that you "need" more than melee to kill.

 

Dagannoth Mother (DM): She changes colors, prompting you to change combats to deal damage during each phase.

White - DM will take damage from air spells

Blue - DM will take damage from water spells

Brown - DM will take damage from earth spells

Red - DM will take damage from fire spells

Orange -This is the phase that you can deal melee damage to the DM

Green - This is the phase that you can deal ranged damage to the DM

 

If you choose to complete the quest the correct way, be prepared to sacrifice some inventory space for runes, magic gear, and ranged gear. If you choose to complete the quest the way I did it, just wait until the Dagannoth Mother is orange to attack.

 

And there you have it! Finish off the Dagannoth Mother and you will unlock the chest next to the Gypsy, containing different types of gloves including Barrows Gloves.

 

 

Part III

 

 

Part III - Bossing:

 

A popular starter boss is an instanced monster known as Zulrah. The only thing you'll be competing against here is good ol' RNG. He is an easy boss for starters to kill, as well as a pretty decent list of drops. You can view the drop table of every npc in Alora on your quest tab. Simply type in the name of the NPC and boom, you have every item he drops as well as the percentages for each.

 

Gearing up:

https://imgur.com/a/MtgLoSU or https://imgur.com/a/tF4xn7q

 

If you spent the time to get your Elite Void, this is where you'll really want to use it as a starter. Great magic defense as well as a 2.5% dmg boost for the full set. Add some ruby bolts (e) into play and you've got some pretty quick Zulrah runs.

 

It has been brought to my attention that Ruby bolts (e) are a rather expensive purchase. Dragon/Runite/Diamond Bolts can be substituted with similar Zulrah results :)

 

Inventory:

https://imgur.com/a/GoI8ci3

 

Strategy:

 

Zulrah has three different phases:

- Ranged (when he's green)

- Magic (when he's blue)

- Melee (when he's red)

 

Pray accordingly, along with Eagle Eye prayer to boost your ranged. When he is in his melee form, shoot and move, shoot and move, shoot and move. He will more than likely never even hit on you during this part of the fight.

 

When he is in his magic form, pray magic the entire time. He will hit ranged attacks on you as well, but continue praying magic and watch your health. There is no indication to when he is changing attacks and trying to prayer switch will do nothing but allow him to hit even higher on you. 

 

Some players get drops on their first kill, some get them on their 100th kill. It is complete RNG. Farming is the name of the game, don't give up after a few kills.

 

 

Part III - Slayer:

 

Another great way to make some money is slayer. More than likely, you're not going to get any drops worth millions on these tasks at first. However, slayer monsters drop ensouled heads, as well as tons of money caskets.

 

You can sell the heads to the slayer master (who is located right outside of the shops). Casket money along with ensouled heads can make you millions within hours. I've made 5m+ on hard tasks that take maybe 30 minutes.

 

In addition to leveling up slayer and making some starter cash, higher slayer level unlocks new bosses and monsters that are easily killed with proper gear.

Some examples would be:

Kraken - Level 87 Slayer (Kraken Tentacle, Trident)

Abyssal Demons - Level 85 Slayer (Abyssal Whip, you need a new melee weapon at this point!)

Cerberus - Level 91 Slayer (Primordial Crystal, Pegasian Crystal, Eternal Crystal, Smouldering Stone).

 

 

Part III - Barrows:

 

Getting there:

Teleport Wizard -> Minigames -> Barrows

 

Inventory:

- Spade

- Special Attack Weapon

- Super Restores or Prayer Potions

- Food

 

Barrows isn't really a necessity for making money. Yes, there are certain drops that reward some decent cash. I am not doubting the fact that one can make some cash off of barrows, it's just not the best way. 

 

Completing Barrows runs rewards potential barrows items as well as barrows points. Earn 15,000 barrows points and you get a full barrows set. In addition, the last brother of each run has the potential to drop a barrows item.

 

https://imgur.com/a/tOsZPZX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Guide for Starters

 

Still tuned in? Great! I'm going to start explaining the different bosses of Alora and the most effective ways to slay them. Unlike other popular money making methods RSPS-wide, PvM is a risk-free way to make bank and at the same time meet some friends!

 

I will be adding more bosses as time goes on. I plan on turning this into quite the guide, so I'm putting a lot of work into it!

 

 

 

Advanced - Godwars:

 

General Graardor and Bandos:

 

By far my favorite Godwars boss to farm. I love the Bandos set look, and obviously the glorious gains your player feels when wearing this powerful gear.

 

Getting there:

 

Teleport Wizard -> Bosses -> Godwars

When you arrive, run NW until you reach the doorway. Run through the dungeon to the end and you will arrive at General Graardor.

 

Strategy:

 

Solo:

The ultimate goal here is to only have to deal with one or two of Graardor's minions. They all do different types of damage. Sergeant Grimspike does ranged damage, Sergeant Steelwill does magic damage, and Sergeant Strongstack does melee damage. If you eliminate either the ranged or magic damage, your gear will more than likely tank the melee minion and you will only have to kill either the ranged or the magic minion.

 

After you enter, immediately kill Sergeant Steelwill (Pray Magic) If the boss starts to attack you, pray range and kill Steelwill as fast as you can! You will take more damage praying magic and getting hit by Graardor's ranged attack.

 

After he is dead, immediately run up the right side of the room Northeast. If Graardor is in reaching distance he will melee you. If not, he will slam his fists into the ground and deal range damage (60+ HP if you aren't praying against them).

 

At this point, Graardor should be all yours. If the ranged minion somehow starts attacking you, start praying range and take him out. Return to Graardor and pray melee to finish the run!

 

From there on out it is rinse and repeat. Sometimes the minions and Graardor will spawn in slightly different locations messing up your rotation. As you get better at it you will learn what you need to prioritize in each scenario and emerge victorious :)

 

Team/Duo:

If you're lucky enough to have a pal along for the trip, it will make the runs a lot smoother and easier. Two of you means one person per minion (minus the melee minion who will deal minimal damage if you are geared correctly.) Upon entering, one of you take Mr Steelwill out, while the other grabs the boss, melee minion, AND range minion.

 

Sometimes, the first guy in will aggro all of the NPCs in the room, which obviously comes with some nasty damage. This player should go for the boss and two other minons, while the second in grabs the mage dealing minion.

 

Gearing:

   

 

Serpentine Helm > Void Melee Helmet > Nezzy Helm > Verac Helm

Max Cape > Inferno Cape > Fire Cape > Strength Cape

Amulet of Torture > Amulet of Fury > Amulet of Glory

Bandos Chestplate > Elite Void Chest > Fighter Torso

Bandos Tassets > Elite Void bottoms > Verac's Plateskirt > Dragon Platelegs

Dragon Defender > Dragonfire Shield

Tentacle Whip > Zamorakian Hasta > Abyssal Whip

Barrows Gloves > Void Gloves

Primordial Boots > Dragon Boots > Bandos Boots

Berserker Ring > Ring of Wealth

 

I only recommend the Void if:

1. You have ELITE Void
2. You are wearing the full set               

Inventory:

https://imgur.com/a/adO6BqN

 

If you don't have a Crystal Halberd (get one), then you can use a dragon dagger.

 

 

 

Advanced - Kraken ( Level 87 Slayer):

Kraken is a very easy boss to kill. In no way am I saying he isn't going to pepper you with annoying hits that make you stop to eat, because he is *sigh*. 

 

Getting there:

Teleport Wizard -> Bosses -> Kraken (Instanced)

 

When you arrive, walk straight forward. Go around the pool with the whirls in it and to the right until you come across the crevice on the wall, which is the entrance.

 

There are two ways to kill Kraken:

 

Range:                                                                                      Mage:

https://imgur.com/a/WGC7igO                                     https://imgur.com/a/ABvuG1v

 

For Range:

Armadyl Helmet > Void Range Helmet > Karil's Coif > Archer's Helm

Ava's Accumulator = Ranged Max Cape (I wear the cape for the defence bonus, however Ava's is probably better.)

Necklace of Anguish > Amulet of Fury > Amulet of Glory

Armadyl Chestplate > Elite Void Chest > Karil's Leathertop > Black Dhide

Armadyl Chainskirt > Elite Void bottoms > Karil's leatherskirt > Black Dhide

Barrows Gloves > Barrows Gloves > Barrows Gloves

Pegasian Boots > Ranger Boots > Dragon Boots

Toxic Blowpipe > Armadyl Crossbow > Rune Crossbow > Karil's Crossbow

Archer's Ring > Ring of Wealth

If you are wielding a crossbow, also wear the Book of Law

 

I only recommend the Void if:

1. You have ELITE Void
2. You are wearing the full set         

 

For Mage:

Ahrim's Hood > Farseer Helm > Nezzy Helm

Any of the God capes will suffice

Ahrim's Robetop > Infinity top > Mystic Robetop

Ahrim's Robeskirt > Infinity bottoms > Mystic Robebottom

Trident of the Swamp > Toxic Staff of the Dead > Mystic Staff

Infinity Gloves > Barrows Gloves

Eternal Boots > Infinity Boots > Dragon Boots

Mage's Book > Unholy Book

Seer's Ring > Ring of Wealth

 

Strategy:

 

The strategy is very straightforward; run into the boss room and get in range (I stand on the dock). Pray Magic and start attacking Kraken. Nothing more, nothing less. Simple and easy, enjoy your loots.

 

 

 

 

 

That is all for now, I am currently working on this thread. Please leave feedback as well as what I'm missing/how to make this guide even better (Credit will be given  ) Thanks for reading and I hope that this guide helps some of you out!

 

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