Realitea

I'd probably take part, if I can find a team

I really like the idea of these sort of events - or any non PvP event really! Thanks, Mack.

Very frustrated. I botched my run so I don't think I'll make it as high as I hoped since I'm super busy this week and don't have time for a second bash.

I guess I'll finish up and see where I land.

Hello everyone,

 

I just thought I'd make a quick post to share my most recent achievement, reaching 2,000 total level on the Realism game mode.

 

 

I'm slowly spending a little less time playing and a little more time being active outdoors and working, so I suspect I will be overtaken soon enough. @I Iz Realz and @Realism mode are both excellent, efficient players so it's only a matter of time.

 

It's been great so far, I've held the position of #1 on the High Scores since around 300 total level and hope that the last 277 are just as fun (should I choose to pursue that goal).

 

Thanks for your time, see you in game

 

~Realitea

I love how quickly you've been pumping out updates. Great to see!

Hi there,

 

I regularly see new players unsure of where to start on their Realism adventure. Really there's no right answer to this, however I thought I would write a guide that gives some direction for those who want to pursue the Slayer/Combat path rather than skilling. The reason for this is that skilling is, for the most part, not really too different from other game modes - the route to take for it is also far more diverse.

 

So without further ado...

 

The Beginning

If you've not made an account on Alora before then you should be given a starter pack which will include a few coins and basic equipment - if this is the case then I would skip forward to heading to the ::shops (in game command).

If you're starting with nothing then type in ::thieve for a good way to start making some money. Thieve from the stalls and sell what you get to Ali Morrisane until you have around 20-30k.

 

 

Once you've thieved some cash (or if you already had some from the start) head to ::shops. I'd recommend you have a look around what all the shops sell, it's different to other game modes so even if you're familiar with Alora you might find something suddenly missing.

 

 

 

For now I would head to Bob to pick up some basic equipment such as an Axe, a Pickaxe, a Hammer, and a Tinderbox.

You'll also want to head to Aubury for some Magic supplies. Buy the Magic Robe, Magic Amulet, Staff of Air, and a good lot of Mind Runes (start with around 1k).

 

The next thing will be to get a Tome of Fire from the Achievement shop. This item will be invaluable - not only will it provide you with an unlimited source of Fire runes, it will also increase the damage of Fire spells by 50%. It can be purchased from the Achievement Shop for 60 points, an amazing price for such a key item.

 

Start racking up some Achievement Points. Have a look at any that appeal to you, I recommend a lot of the earlier ones such as "Chop Chop", "The Caveman", and "The Resurrected". I'd also recommend getting 13 Magic for Fire Strike while doing "Manslaughter".

Click here for an excellent guide to Achievements.

 

 

Once you have your Tome of Fire it's time to get 43 Prayer. In my opinion the best route for this is to kill Green Dragons on a Wilderness Slayer task. Head to the Wilderness Slayer Master to the East of ::thieve and take an assignment. If it's not Green Dragons you can simply cancel it by Right Clicking her, then take a new assignment. Cancelling tasks is free throughout the earlier levels so you can really take advantage of this.

 

 

Head to the Green Dragon location of your choosing. My preference is ::grave and then heading North, though obviously there's the normal options. Just make sure you can safe spot them and start killing them with Magic. The Green Dragonhide should fetch a fair price for a new player and the bones will be excellent experience. It should also be good Magic and Slayer experience - killing many birds with a single stone.

 

Once you've finished your first task it's time to get Protection Prayers using the Wilderness Chaos Altar. I'd recommend using this excellent guide.

As you can see, we have access to an Altar in just level 13 Wilderness which is far safer - you can also unnote the bones on the Elder Chaos Druids for a small fee (though watch out, they're aggressive).

This method should get you in to the game with a little starting money, some Slayer levels, some Magic levels, and of course Protection Prayers. From here I would say the game really opens up but I'd like to make some points of consideration as you progress your character.

 

 

Equipment

There's lots of equipment you'll want to pick up as you go, and due to the low experience rates you'll almost certainly want to get it as soon as you can. Here's the really key pieces of gear you'll want to go for:

 

Elite Void

You'll want this as soon as you have 42 in all combat stats (22 Prayer) - it's a giant boost to Melee, Ranged, and Magic depending on what helm you're using and will remain relevant well in to end game content such as Raiding. You can get started by heading to ::pc.

For a full guide to Pest Control click here.

 

Realism Rapier

A unique weapon to Realism players, it has a required Attack level of 50 and provides stats slightly better than a Dragon Scimitar. It costs 500k from Paul in the hut to the West of Edge bank and is well worth every penny. It'll remain the best Strength training weapon until you get something like a Saradomin Sword.

 

 

Barrows Gloves

Another very key piece of equipment. The fight isn't easy and will require you to be a reasonably high level, however if you're clever it can be done surprisingly early. I managed to do it around level 65 combat using Entangle to farcast most of the bosses.

As with most things, someone has already written a basic guide on the ins and outs of completing Recipe for Disaster. Click here to take a look.

 

Dragon Defender

Another very key piece of equipment which will be invaluable for a long long time. You can get it for a few hundred Vote Points however it's not too inefficient to earn yourself so I would recommend keeping those points for Crystal Chests and earning it yourself.

You don't need to have a total Attack and Strength level of 130 so I would recommend at least getting a Rune defender as soon as you can equip it - it'll help a bunch with the leveling speed and can be purchased from Shanomi in the Armour Animator room for 400 Warrior Guild Tokens.

 

 

Once you have the Rune Defender you can start farming for the Dragon Defender from the Cyclops upstairs. You'll have a 50% chance for the defender drop to be Rune instead of Dragon so don't panic if that happens.

A more detailed explanation of the Dragon Defender grind can be found here.

 

Neitznot Helm

I wouldn't say it's a high priority piece as you'll normally either be using Void or a Black Mask/Slayer Helm, but there are still times where you might want to use it. It can be earned fairly easily by completing Lunar Diplomacy which at first glance seems like it would be tough as you can't use Prayer, however you can activate Prayer beforehand and it will not disable it. Bring a few prayer potions if you're a low level and you will have no problem at all.

Click here for a more detailed guide that also provides an alternative to the Prayer trick.

 

Additional Notable Guides

I could go on forever about all the intricacies of each skill and the best way to train them, but to save us both time I wanted to end by just providing a condensed list of some of the most helpful skill guides for those who might not want to fish their way through the forums themselves.

 

Obtaining a Fire Cape

Obtaining an Infernal Cape - if you're better than me

Herblore Guide - Intended for Ironmen, however as a new player you'll probably find it's more affordable to gather things yourself

Runecrafting Guide - As you can only buy Mind Runes from the NPCs as a Realism player it can be very worth while to make some runes yourself.

Slayer Guide - An incredibly detailed guide to all aspects of Slayer. Can't recommend this enough if you're unfamiliar with the skill.

 

These are just a few that I'd recommend, there's always excellent new guides coming out so if you're ever unsure I'd recommend heading to https://www.alora.io...forum/9-guides/

You'll get a far more complete and detailed response than you can find in game, as well as being able to return to it whenever you need to.

 

I'd like to add a Money Making section to this guide in the future, with some recommended levels for each method. Keep an eye out if that interests you.

 

Please feel free to provide any feedback on this guide, I'm more than happy to update it. Also shout if there's any errors - I'm a little careless so there's probably one or two.

 

Hope this helps someone.

 

~Realitea

Hello,

 

I've been working on my crafting which as a Realism player is quite a grind. I'm fortunate enough to have had help from others but even so, one of the most tedious parts is collecting buckets of sand. It's quite time consuming and unsatisfying. I accept  the whole process is going to take time regardless, as you have to acquire the Battlestaves and run the Air Orbs, etc. but the sand running is just... ugh

 

I'd like to see a Sand Pit added to the Donator Zone within reasonable proximity to the bank. Reducing the grind for thousands upon thousands of buckets of sand would be really great, plus it's only a convenience so doesn't grant a massive advantage to donators.

 

I'd be equally happy with an alternative way of acquiring Buckets of Sand being added too. You can just buy them from a vendor on OSRS, even as an Ironman. Typically private servers accelerate progress so to have to slowly gather them yourself here on Alora seems a bit out of character.

Hello,

 

I think it's excellent the Thieving Skillcape has an effect now (for those who don't know, it now reduced the chance of being caught while pickpocketing), however as you typically want to use the Ardougne Cloak for the bonus experience I'm finding that the new skillcape effect is not that much help.

I could understand if this idea isn't looked upon favorably as maybe it's better to have to choose between one or the other, but I wondered if perhaps the thieving cape could count as an Ardougne cloak as well.

 

If there were concerns over people then not buying the Ardougne cloak then perhaps you would have to use one on the other to merge them or something of the like?

Hello there,

 

Not much to say on the topic so I'll keep it brief.

 

I really like the introduction of the new Rogue armour. That said, I feel the cost is far too great for the bonus it provides. I would suggest either increasing the effect or decreasing the cost.

 

Personally I would rather see the effect kept as it is and have the cost lowered to roughly a third of the current cost. Increasing the effect would probably allow for some obnoxiously fast income for the small number of people that get hold of it.

 

If you consider that some account types are limited in how many vote points they can acquire, it could take almost a month of vote points to just get the small bonus offered.

 

Eager to hear what others thoughts are :)

First 1800

 

If possible, please put points on Quester Rin

 

 

When Realism mode was first announced there was mention of a sword that would be released after the tournament which would hold slightly better stats than an Abyssal Whip.

I've not seen anything on this since (you may have discussed it further internally or I may have missed an update on it), however if this is still the intention to introduce this I would like to suggest the strength is reduced significantly.

I'm assuming the intention is to have a weapon with no requirements that will help with the early melee grind which is fine, however I would suggest the strength of the weapon be reduced to being perhaps slightly worse than a Dragon Scimitar instead. This would serve the same purpose as the original proposal, while still allowing a feel of meaningful progression as you complete monkey madness and continue the slayer grind for the whip.

I've spoken to a few other people that felt a similar way so thought I'd put it out there.

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750 tokens pls sir!
 
First combat 99.

Nice one. Sorry for Dabs, he was aiming for that with Prayer I think.

Hi all,

I thought I'd make a quick post noting a few observations of what I've enjoyed and what I think could be worked on from the perspective of a new player on a low exp account.

Positive Features:
Increased harvesting for Fishing and Woodcutting really improve the pace of the server. Seems like thieving NPCs may have a higher success rate as well which I really appreciate.

On Realism mode I feel like you've done a great job on handling what items are and are not available from shops.

The server is generally well polished with minimal bugs.

Blast Furnace works! Smithing is my favourite skill so this makes me rather happy :)

The Alora team hold excellent events. Both this Realism tournament and KOTS have been a real thrill so far.

Staff have always been very present and communicative when I've had questions.


As for issues that I've encountered, there's only really one that I'd like to raise. You're probably aware of it anyway:
The lack of alternate options during the early levels of Agility and Hunter make it feel like much more of a grind than it needs to - especially on a low experience game mode. I'd really like to see a few extra Roof Top Courses and additional Hunter options (even just an extra type of bird like tropical wagtails would help a lot).

Restriction locked accounts are always interesting. Best of luck!

Isn't Elite Void a prayer bonus armour?

 

Welcome to Alora! Saw you in my stream 

 

Good luck with your goals & don't forget to enjoy it, even if it's a bit intense during the tournament period!

 

Thanks, I really liked your stream. It was super Chill.

And believe me, I am doing nothing but enjoying the server :)

It's cool to see a realism skiller. If I wasn't trying to hoover up the first to 1200 and first to 1800 achievements I probably would have too.