Old School RuneScape has released the first part of the Forestry update today: “The Way of the Forester - Part One”. The new content expands options for the Woodcutting skill, new trees, items, social bonuses, and additional adjustments.
This update is primarily a skill expansion for Woodcutting, but in looking to bring that about, the OSRS team has built around it. So if you haven’t gotten your Woodcutting up yet, now’s your chance. If players are chopping the same tree, they get an XP bonus to Woodcutting for every person at the same tree, and this means players aren’t competing for the same resources.
Turning the woods into a space that not only lets you get resources and skill up, but get bonuses for doing so with social value is a good way to start. It helps to get people out there if you know that you're not going to be struggling for resources if there are other people around also trying to level up their skills. trees are also despawning on a timer that will start after it is cut for the first time, but if you stop cutting that tree before it is fully chopped, the timer will regenerate.
Expect some new items, including the Lumberjack outfit, craftables, and even a time-saving log basket. There's more to discover, including random event spawns that can occur when you chop down trees while carrying a Forestry kit. If a tree falls and an event starts, all players nearby can participate, and the events will scale in XP and difficulty based on the number of players.
Among the events include Rising Roots, where toots will spawn trying to protect the trees and you'll have to cut them down for XP and more. Events have other prerequisites. Flowering Tree, asks you to guide some bees to the right two flowers so they can pollinate. You can even spawn a remote leprechaun banker, and they can take your woodcutting resources straight to the bank.
This is the first part of the update, which was supposed to have a beta a couple of weeks ago, before it was scrapped due to issues. The team announced the launch of part one for the 28th, and here we are. Part two is currently scheduled for August.
See more details over at Old School RuneScape.
