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A couple of years ago now when we upgraded the forums, and got a nice pretty new skin for them, some of you probably wondered why the forum skin didn't match the website design. It generally looked (and still does look) a lot more polished and up to date than our aging website.
The reason for this was simple, the skin designer didn't pull this out of his head, he designed it from an early website redesign put together by us.
That was quite some time ago, and we decided that if we were going to create a fresh new look for the website, we should also probably code everything from scratch as well, and get rid of many of the unnecessary files and code snippets we have hanging around on the current website. We wanted to do lots of other things too, like making the URLs more friendly, and introducing more social networking aspects.
So the information you're actually probably reading this post for... the URL, and here it is:
http://open.tip.it.
With the "open" being for our "Open Beta" which is what we're calling this stage of the launch. We'd like you, our users, to test drive the site, reporting to us any bugs you find, along with your feedback on newer features or changes.
You can report bugs to us in The Tracker. This allows us to easily keep track of your bug as it progresses through to being fixed. There is also a new forum in which you can discuss the website. You should avoid using the Tracker for this, as it is strictly for bugs only.
Also, I can't possibly post this without giving credit where it's due:
Designer
Coding Team
- Cowman_133
- Dudecrush8
- MageUK
- Tecmaster
- Xena_Dragon
- All of the Tip.It Staff for random bug testing and such we forced them to do against their will.
Soon you'll also be seeing some Developer Blogs/Behind The Scenes posts revealing how and why things were done the way they were! Please check out This Forum Thread to discuss the update.
Have fun on the new website!
Dudecrush8 has kindly written a riddle for us. The importance of it may not be immediately obvious, but it's important.
The first person to Private Message the correct answer to the riddle to MageUK on the forum gets a custom member title of their choosing, and then the answer will be revealed to all...
Click here to see the riddle and Click here to view the forum topic!
If you found a hatch in the floor,
or stumbled across a dark wooden door.
What would you do to said thing
if the desired result was merely a swing?
A point, a pinprick in space
A thing you wouldn't want on your face.
The buggy little princess that feels,
And crawls all over your banana peels.
A friendly piece of advice,
Sought by those of great avarice,
The words given and meant to aid,
With absolutly no price to be paid.
The thing we had in stanza two,
we need another one in here too,
The earth appears like it in pale blue,
From six billion kilometers from you.
The word that could refer to a king,
A person, a place, or a thing,
It's pro at it to you see,
And cannot be heard by those who say 'ni!'
A new issue of the Tip.It Times is available.
Our main Editorial this week is called "How RuneScape Ruined Your Life." Ts_Stormrage talks about how someone might progress through RuneScape and how playing the game might affect his/her life. Makoto_the_Phoenix was kind enough to write a Guest Editorial for us this week called Under-Served. This article is about F2P and how they often get the short end of the stick when it comes to game updates! We also have an interesting interview with a well-known RuneScape artist, Teezkut. Learn a bit about him and check out some of his artwork! Maybe you even saw him at RuneFest? And finally, our fictional series by sacker3 continues yet again with the final chapter, The Mages' Downfall.
There are also two new changes to the Tip.It Times that we would like to discuss!
First, we have changed our article names around a bit. "Featured Articles" are now called "Editorials" and "Guest Articles" are now called "Guest Editorials." Our second piece of news is a bit more exciting ;)
Second, we have begun implementing a tagging system. At the bottom of each article you will see two kinds of tags: author tags and regular tags. The author tags display the author of the article as a link. If you click on the author's name you will be taken to a list of all articles written by that same author. The regular tag category will show a selection of keywords that describe the contents of the article. Examples of keywords include "PKing," "skilling," "bots," "interview," or "fiction." Clicking on the keyword will take you to a list of all the articles that are tagged with that keyword. We are still slowly working on tagging all the articles with keywords so while many don't exist yet, stay tuned and they will hopefully be fully implemented in the coming weeks!!
The Tip.It Times is now accepting artwork and comics! If you would like to submit your artwork to be displayed in the Tip.It Times, please submit them to tripsis via private message on the Tip.It Forum.
After taking a read through the articles, don't forget to discuss, debate and share opinions about them on the forum topic!
The Website Crew is happy to announce its newest member, Saradomin_Mage!
If you see him around on the forums or in game, be sure to congratulate him.
The Tip.It Crew is proud to present our new Dominion Tower Guide. Are you up for the challenge? Then check it out to be prepared for the monsters that await you!
If fighting quest monsters isn't your cup of tea, you may want to check our Bandos Godwars Guide or our Tzhaar Caves Guide. They have both been completely revamped to meet up-to-date set-ups and strategies.
A big thank you to BloodAngel, Evaluate, Ezkaton, Octarine19, and Quyneax for all their effort to make this possible.
It's time for the ultimate showdown: black knights versus white knights! Choose your side and join the battles in the clan wars arena of world 42 to determine the outcome of the war.
You are welcome to choose any side you want, but we would like to encourage Tip.It'ers to fight for the black knights!
Here is some important information regarding the event:
- This event is ongoing. It begins Thursday November 10th and ends Sunday November 13th.
- There will be multiple battles, each beginning at specific times. The times are listed below (NOTE: all times are GMT):
- The battles take place in the Clan Wars arena in world 42 (P2P).
For more information, including other time zones, the current kill counts, and FAQ, visit the RuneScape Official Forum thread (Quick find code: 199-200-482-63356178).
May the best knights win!
We are very pleased to announce the release of our quest guide for One Piercing Note. A big thank you to Warriormonkx for his work on this guide. Although this quest is a simple novice quest, it has been beautifully accompanied with great music and completely voice acted. This makes for a great questing atmosphere. It is highly recommended to check this quest out!
As always, we have also updated our Quest Experience Guide with the release of this new quest. If you spot anything off or have anything to add to any of our quest guides, we invite you to contribute to the maintenance of the website in our Quests Submission Forum. In addition, we are looking for more information on obtaining the cithara after the quest is complete. If you have anything to contribute on the topic, check out this forum topic. We appreciate your help in keeping our website completely up to date!
A new issue of the Tip.It Times is available for your reading pleasure.
We have more articles than usual this week! In our featured article, A Tour of RuneFest you can read about my experience at RuneFest 2011! There are also plenty of pictures! So if you were unable to attend the event or just want to read a recap of someone else's experience, check it out! We also have an accompanying article written by a_local_guy called What if... Easier Resources. It talks about a fictional, hypothetical scenario involving RuneScape resources, goldfarming, bots, and speculative future updates.
Finally, we have three fictional articles that continue from previous weeks. You can read part two of sacker3's guest fictional article titled The Fall of Lumbridge, part four of a series written by an anonymous author: When you Stare into an Abyss, the Abyss Stares Back, and finally, check out chapter 1 of ForsakenMage's series called, The Last Night.
After taking a read through the articles, don't forget to discuss, debate and share opinions about them on the forum topic!
This week we are also pleased to announce the release of an author tagging system for the Tip.It Times! All articles will now be tagged by author at the bottom of the article and you can quickly search for all articles written by a particular author. Click here to find articles by your favorite author!
Come join TET for our boss hunt of the month: Dagannoth Kings! We will be meeting at 9PM UK time at Waterbirth Isle on server 40. Visit our forum thread for more information.
Be there or be square!
The Tip.It Crew is proud to announce that we have completely revamped our Iron and Steel Dragons Guide with up-to-date set-ups and strategies. If you plan on slaying some dragons, check it out!
Special mention to Octarine19 and BloodAngel for all their hard work on this guide.
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