A Guide for New OldSchool RuneScape Players (Full Beginner Guide)

[@Theoatrix]

Join the "Theoatrix" friend's chat in-game for OSRS tips & tricks

[@PortalsnPhysics]

Tbh I'm surprised I've never seen such a good guide for new players until now! Good stuff.

[@thearchivespon4176]

If possible can u includr a written script?

[@TheGummybears101]

Theoatrix OSRS can you play with other people on old school runescape? Is it free?

[@zoinks_9154]

Hey I'm having trouble with the display name is it supposed to take a long time for the game to see if the name is uniqe?

[@dirtmonkey_14h2]

I would be overly grateful for a video for returning osrs players about things that have changed in the game and are new. I just learned yesterday that monsters dont drop limpwurts anymore and almost had a stroke

[@David-zp9ej]

I am a 62 year old grandpa, I haven't played since around 2007 and thanks to my very bad memory I've almost forgotten everything about runescape. So I just wanted to thank you a lot for this guide, I can now finally start playing again and hopefully have as much fun as I did many years ago. Again, thank you Sir.

[@pip6612]

do u have children?

[@sakitsakinabuhi6851]

The OG David

[@Dennis-ni9vo]

@@pip6612 He said he's a grandpa. Idk about you but im pretty sure a grandpa has children kek

[@FaithLuvUnbroken]

We love u david

[@apollyanna]

hi david

[@Kreachure]

"this is my beginner guide... ...And so that's how you get a cape from the hardest thing in the game"

[@rcgreen238]

hah lel.

[@Ghostly-00]

kek

[@HauntedOath]

The one a level 3 did? :p

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@HauntedOath "a" not multiple, lol

[@HauntedOath]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 what?

[@major_awesome7253]

One time I accidentally typed “M” and everyone started spamming “M” it’s my proudest achievement

[@danielbush]

M

[@abzdeman3]

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[@tsoonda3326]

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[@youraverageperson624]

Major_Awesome72 M

[@cyberspino6277]

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[@johnsanford346]

Incredibly comprehensive video. I played for a few years back in the early 2000s and am thinking about diving back in. This was a great refresher video. Very well done!

[@Theoatrix]

Thanks!

[@shawnlytle357]

Hey John how's your game going so far?

[@JoeyPaone]

This is cool man, I wish I had this video 2 years ago when I started... I was so lost having not played since very early ‘06... but this is great for anyone that’s about to have their life ruined.... I mean start the game.

[@chevywilliams958]

Same here..stopped in 2006...just got back into it because of mobile and was lost ass hell😂

[@OSRS16]

Theo! Thank you for making this video. My brother is getting into OSRS. I couldn’t have asked for anything better than this. Thank you for making it MUCH easier for my brother to stay and enjoy this game with me!!

[@WildMudkip]

DON'T PLAY OSRS IT'S A TRAP

[@bayareacutty1161]

WildMudkip So Freaking Trueee

[@batfat4667]

WildMudkip Shut the up nerd

[@joshkilluminadi7158]

The first hit is free

[@kevinfeng6700]

WildMudkip I will give you my dlong

[@nikohelin7181]

WildMudkip no u

[@oofus5129]

I’ve been playing RuneScape since 2005, and while watching this, I cleared my mind as if I was a brand new player. I understood everything you mentioned and was intrigued to play! Good job brother!

[@IronHusky]

Great guide man! I consider myself an experienced player but it can be very difficult to explain to a friend how the game functions without giving them information overload or just plain confusing them lol. Definitely gunna share this to some friends I’ve been wanting to introduce to the game! Appreciate it man!

[@SternLobster43]

@Theoatrix OSRS - @ 20:40 you say that a regular ironman cannot use a bank by mistake. Edit: Glad someone made this. Good job.

[@nikukhattra5103]

Free to play weapon training.15:12 combat training, 15:41 melee weapons , 16:32 range weapons , 16:53 magic weapons

[@Neva9999]

Thank you, honestly this was the first newb friendly guide I have watched. It is hard to find runescape content out there that does not either rely on you having previous knowledge, or is TOO vague and basic.

[@Black-Dawg-Jesus]

Instructions unclear, social life deleted. Please send help.

[@k7casca982]

Everything is according to plan

[@genericuser7924]

He forgot to mention that part..

[@jarehelt]

No no, that's how you know you're doing it right

[@B.McMillan93]

2 L8 M8 Yer'A gonner

[@Amnesia1998]

Yeah that's supposed to happen. It just wasn't mentioned... Sorry Black Jesus.

[@newnamesameperson397]

I use to play this back in 2007 or so with my brother. We use to walk to the library just to play runescape on the weekends. When I learned that osrs was playable on phones that blew my mind and I decided to start playing it again. Yeah I completely forgot everything and only vaguely remember locations. Glad this guide exists tho

[@9vayta9]

I just got the game and have no clue what I’m doing Update: I have completely given up

[@trenchhez]

same

[@luizastellaria]

Same

[@ikickslayer5851]

Same

[@Dananite]

Same

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

Same

[@VidyaAntics]

I'm primarily a RS3 player, but I recently started playing some OS on my phone because I want to check out some of the original OS content. Think I just found the main OS content creator I'll be watching. A lot of effort went into this video and it's clear to see.

[@Camelotsmoon]

I wish there was a tutorial like this for life, nice video!

[@NoSteps]

as a completely new player who is really into the game even though I wasn’t even alive when it first came out, this is rlly helpful! Thanks!

[@Shorkshire]

I cant even beat goblin diplomacy on Osrs mobile yet my 11 year old self could at release. Wtf

[@axiaty2806]

Maybe your kid self was fully focused and ready to beat the goblin diplomacy raise your defense

[@doctadrey3000]

Pc>Mobile

[@btdpro752]

@@doctadrey3000 no 11 years old>taxes and 10 hour shifts

[@uziXwraith]

THEY UPPED THE AI SINCE 1997 BUUUUUUUUUUUUDDY

[@uziXwraith]

seriously tho that's the magic of pc gaming. ever evolving. pubg today wasn't pubg 2017 etc... anyone else wondering why pc doesn't have a hand held portable system yet? #microsoft needs to hire me

[@toastycakes5560]

Quick correction for anyone still watching: Your Agility level does not affect how quickly your run energy depletes. This is determined by your weight. Your Agility level only affects how quickly your run energy restores while you're not running.

[@GhostOO9]

What determines weight? Just what your are wearing or your inventory as well?

[@tristshun]

Thank you for making this. It's good to come back and brush up on the basics before starting my account! I'm back to playing again after about a year.

[@hesaidthefollowing]

Played rs 2004-2009, sort of starting again now. I did NOT know about the mouse wheel tip 2:22. This was super helpful. Thank you

[@hesaidthefollowing]

That tab key tip at 9:41 - didn't know that either. Wow.

[@notavailable8201]

This game I remember playing it when I was like 9 fun times. Much more entertaining then WoW it's like everything a Mmorpg should be crafting cooking killing random mobs. First thing after school poured me a glass of grape soda and enjoyed some RuneScape.

[@tdlkorbt666]

Are you black?

[@jrg305]

Grape soda?

[@tdlkorbt666]

@@jrg305 Did I stutter?

[@LukeJamesL]

lmao man the "bag" in the bottom right in the equipment tab is a picture of a ring lmfao

[@xchx544]

lol video came on when i read this comment x D

[@notlandyn7677]

Hahaha I thought the same thing.... He knows it's the ring slot but still said it's a bag hahahaha

[@Vinyl_DjPon3]

12:16 Higher agility does NOT make your energy run out slower, it ONLY makes it restore quicker. Only weight is factored for drain rate. 16:48 Mithril arrows for some reason are cheaper than Steel arrows, making Iron and Mithril arrows the primary training arrows for F2p. 20:41 You said Regular ironmen can't use a bank, simple mistake I think.

[@8scamz230]

@@tunod- bro is just putting the correct info lmfao, hes doing nothing wrong

[@MrAtlasjc]

I’ve been playing old school for years, using this guide I finally managed to get 6 combat at chickens, thanks! 🐓

[@sideways6087]

I wanna get started with this game but it looks so damn complicated and over welming

[@sakitsakinabuhi6851]

It’s not too bad

[@chesterpanda]

That’s the Fun part about it, the unknown. There’s decades worth of content in it to discover.

[@sideways6087]

@@chesterpanda not realy, id like to know how to play the game right, where to grind and level up at each level, where to get good loot, where are the bosses, its just way too many small thing to know, kinda the problem with MMORPG games, there is way to much shit to learn.

[@reddead0514]

@@sideways6087 Same Even thought I know the basic of the game. I still wonder am I doing the right thing?

[@sideways6087]

@ll im sorry smart ass, maybe you should play some DCS world with me then we will see who is stupid

[@ShennyIsLive]

Thanks for the video! I haven't played Runescape since the OG days, back when it was just javascript on your browser. All I did was run around and chop down trees though. I'm surprised Fletching was added to member's only. I remember working on that for a good while. No idea what's compelling me to give the game another try, but oh well. Let's do this. Wish me luck.

[@Theoatrix]

Good luck!

[@thebananarama5186]

cheers for this man nice refresher :) speedy recovery on your surgery :)

[@Theoatrix]

Thanks mate

[@FlashmanVC]

I used to play as a kid in like 2004-2005 and am getting back into it. This was helpful, the game is really overwhelming haha

[@simonbuysse8559]

"This video is for total beginners", so guys kill zad and you get the best melee cape in the game...

[@cringeman4199]

Where is he?

[@EMre___64]

He said one of the best capes and that part is there to show some of the endgame stuff so that you get a better pic of the total game b r u h dude

[@Elroy_BTW]

@theoatrix OSRS, guide looks amazing. New players will actually learn from this. Apart from the typos ( that idont mind ). Theres one thing that might need looking into, at the end of the f2p skills u never mentioned that Rune mysteries is needed to craft runes.

[@echo5172]

So basically I learned: A lot of useful things for getting started Have a lot of free time or die Get a membership or you’re basically playing a third of the game

[@microtoaster6966]

Thank God bonds can be brought for about 3 million coins

[@hi28]

@@microtoaster6966 do you still have the membership weapons even after the membership is over ?

[@lysergiicuk133]

I have been playing for over 10 years, but I still found this very helpful and learnt a few things

[@Tommy-su9tb]

Started this game again in 2015, played for a year and had no social life and was depressed. Its a trap this game takes too much time get outta here right now don't look back pls

[@haikat4]

Don't blame the game for your lack of self control

[@chhyminyreach8715]

haikat4 I think he was joking?

[@tdlkorbt666]

@@haikat4 Haikat4 doesnt know what a joke or sarcasm is

[@oglostingaming]

watching this as a now experienced member. love you buddy. this is where it began for me

[@Montereyjames]

look mum im on the internet, snuggle quest is also a very good person to use for quest guides

[@Vijajax]

Slayermusiq1 is better for noobs couse he walk all the way with you and dont cut it out of the Video.

[@danieldotson7031]

Dude! This video is awesome. Super high quality stuff!

[@solosalvador]

So I ended up within the first hour, die to a level 2 goblin.....3 times

[@Theoatrix]

Nice try 😂

[@GILTHETHRIL]

I'm a grown man, 33 to be exact. Started playing back in 2002, back when it was just Classic. The rune 2 hander was the best weapon at that time, and the party hats were only worth like something around 100k maybe less -- I remember Ardougne was just being worked on and they were just about to release dragon items -- I remember first exploring Lumby and meeting friends from school in the Cemetery "Our meet up spot". With our little group was a player named TKS. TKS eventually became one of the greatest and earliest forerunners and players of the game until the Zezima takeover. I've played this game on and off over the years never really resulting in any great achievments besides maxing out one or two levels, attempting to make a pure and a lucky instance where I somehow managed to catfish someone into giving me a white party hat back in 2006. I held onto this party hat and still have it to this day. I'm keeping it there in the hopes that it will be so rare in my 90s in real life. I'm about to seth forth on a new adventure on old school. WISH ME LUCK

[@ProbablyTed]

"Osrs beginners guide" Step one - go outside Step two - find some grass Step three - look at said grass for 4 hours Step four - ask yourself if you enjoyed that, and if you did Step five - tutorial island

[@hi28]

because you'll never do it again

[@Sidoxenized]

okay I just have to say. I really appreciate u showing stats all being 73 except for herblore and runecrafting. having lvl 2 herblore was only an option back in the day from boosting with botanical pies and Rc is legitimately the worst skill to train hahaha

[@EMre___64]

Rune and agil is the worst in my opinion

[@Christopher-cd7jy]

Long time vet but I still watched anyway. Love your content as always Theo. Hope you get better soon!

[@junpinox1574]

great video! i remember playing this as a kid! i hope everyone has a great day!

[@KubikSS]

Played this around 2008, just now saw that its comming to steam in 2 weeks. So looked it up just to refresh my memory. Thanks!

[@traffys_wife17]

I am TOTALLY new to this game and I just started two days ago.... and the first time I played I had no idea what I was doing but I got around and watching this I understand what to do.... kind of

[@kathrynedarby1791]

I havent played since i was 6. Im re learning everything

[@DoodleObv]

Welcome back !

[@scrubfive9239]

I'm 30 years old and just getting into OSRS. It's the ultimate "2nd screen" game. And very good to play when stoned.

[@posvibration21]

Got to level 78...dragon armor etc than quit. Felt like work 😳😳

[@diceforpop]

Tim Schultz you shouldn’t quit. You’re just now getting to the good parts!

[@l.alaker3569]

Thanks man I played wow for 13years trying osrs and jesus I had no idea what to do, this helped a lot

[@jakeglassman634]

I’ve got 1600 total skill and did not know the that holding the scroller on the mouse did that... this is why I’m always watching as many OSRS guides as possible

[@burns0100]

Still not sure if I should start this again... use to play ages ago and eventually went P2P but after amassing quite a wealth and some of the rarest items in the game and climbing the ladder on the leader boards I was hacked and lost it all. Now the game I knew has split and changes in both versions. I hate the new version with my account tied to it and im still overwhelmed by everything after being out of the loop for so long that starting over seems to much. Honestly think im better off staying away forever even if I think of coming back. Good video though, the mobile version spiked my interest but the screen is too small to truly get into the game and the rest I just mentioned.

[@bradyg4122]

burns0100 lmao who cares

[@thanost6630]

U know ull play it.. im making my ranger pure for f2p pking i see you there bro

[@burns0100]

I was a defence main in F2P. One of the more dedicated skills, after that I had fishing. So when I became a member I had quite the good combat level and a fair bit of money from selling lobsters. Still thinking about doing it all over but will probably never go member again after being hacked.

[@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441]

+ burns0100 there is a way to avoid being hacked, really good password, pin, and RuneScape Authenticator... last and not least... don't give out your password nor go to any fake sites... and also there is one way u can get membership without a credit card, u can spend 4m on bonds which u can get it from ge and use it for membership. also another tip? before u finish rs for good, put all your stuff in bank so no one can steal it.

[@burns0100]

Ex Friend hacked me. We use to play at each others house, he must of set save password or something. Generally you wouldn't expect a friend to hack you but this one did had nothing of worth left on the account, don't think they had pins or authenticators at the time. Might look into the bonds thing if I get back into the game, 4m is nothing if I get back to my level and skills.

[@TrySensei]

When I was in the mainworld i was so confused; so much stuff and colors hahaha; i don't know what to do and this video made it easier for me.

[@alexholloway4135]

I remember when i had NO IDEA how to lvl str and def. The good ol days

[@DrDirkruggz]

been runescapin since 05 this is a good video

[@Kurasai56]

6 adds in a well done 30m video, I can respect that, carry on good sir!

[@miked.6107]

Thanks for making such a comprehensive guide,as a new player I found it extremely helpful.

[@SpudNug69]

Great vid. Never played before and got it on my phone. Feels pretty great so far, been looking for an RPG on my phone and this is definitely the one

[@vidskrlec6162]

Why do I think that this will be a famous runescape vid?

[@aggroknight4259]

EG Phreak Because mobile may introduce a huge stream of new players into the game, and existing players advertise the game via word of mouth?

[@gandeldalf]

@@aggroknight4259 like me lol

[@aggroknight4259]

Gandeldalf New to the game, you tell people about the game, or both?

[@gandeldalf]

@@aggroknight4259 I'm new

[@notlandyn7677]

I'm new too but idk if this is gonna blow up on mobile. It's too hard to move around to grind to high lvl. IMP That doesn't mean I'm not playing though lol

[@hfw2253]

Thanks, I first started runescape in year 7 of highschool, so in 2004! them days were the best

[@-azhar-8998]

You should watch snuggle quest

[@shrek6528]

Azy Plays no Slayer musiq1 is god

[@cam9759]

Unfortunately snuggle quest hasn't uploaded in a while so eventually you'll have to switch to slayermusiq1

[@kingkrankSPW]

oh yeah yeah

[@Henvag]

Azy Plays She should make more guides though. She haven’t made on in like 7 months

[@foolishkiwi4546]

Her guides are fastforwarded in weird spots so you constantly have to pause to catch up, and she never tells you the best teleport to use to get where you're going. She just says "Go here", on the UPSIDE, she actually summarizes what you and the NPC's talk about so you get the lore still. It's a weird balance, but I still prefer slayermusiq1. It feels like I'm doing the quest with some friendly foreigner I met in the varrock bank. lol

[@xUdieToox]

I love the info- oh, and the trap remix runscape tracks are fire 🔥

[@KitKat-nn6qv]

This video has saved my life, I no longer have to ask ridiculous questions about this game....for now! XD haha.

[@GungaGingster1215]

Thanks I just got it on mobile

[@mire873]

I remember back in 2007 I went to someone's house and their son was playing runescape. At that time i wasn't allowed to play RS or use a computer . I'm 23 now and I guess it's never too late to learn how to play.

[@remcohamersma6436]

6:48 bag... are you kidding me? Its a picture of a ring

[@matthewtuttle1137]

at least now we know he smokes weed

[@nathanvaughn4503]

Still better than a Soup quest guide.

[@dannywaider]

Hey some people think it’s a bag so he cleared it up so shhhhhh

[@ibufalt]

shit looks like a bag ok

[@notlandyn7677]

According to the responses I dont think he's kidding lol

[@djwaters22]

I have never played runescape before. Grinded Diablo 2 my whole life. I am thinking of trying OSRS. Some say try the newer one? I think I'll start here though

[@mattychrist]

I was made a beta tester to old school runescape mobile since I haven't played it before this is nice thanks.

[@Don-xy8yr]

Been a year now since ive come to this game and sadly, even though now that im a high level player and this guide looks good for a new player, this video really confused me on osrs so much when i started osrs so that i started to doubt if its actually a game for me, i dont think its well made for someone who has never ever played runescape, i wish you could redo it, we want new players!!!

[@doncoskanal2820]

Did I understood correct? The only way to stack wood and metal is put it in the bank and get it out of the bank?

[@MegaChickenfish]

while I was looking for "I'm an rs3 player and am looking to start OSRS, what's new and what's changed as far as how I progress?" there's still good info in here for sure. I can TELEPORT to minigames? Huge for early getting around! And they changed the items staying on the ground to 1 hour? Back when I played I thought it was 5 minutes. That is huuuuge to know.

[@GeorgeTheGamerBotGTGB]

Us freetoplay players get screwed over so much

[@suprememe2314]

just stop being poor bro

[@mrchocolatebean8878]

just stop being poor bro

[@alexw7640]

Just stop beeing poor bro

[@lunarninja11]

@@alexw7640 just stop being poor bro

[@pepsidoggo1598]

Commit poorn't

[@curvedhorn]

You can also hold down the alt and and hold down the left mouse button to rotate the screen as well

[@tjxsavage6836]

Really cool guide man, been playing for like 10yrs but I can still apply this to any new accs I make

[@Joeharden92]

iOS isn’t out yet

[@Theoatrix]

thinkin about the long term :)

[@zin.nesis1]

Theoatrix OSRS damn man. I already tought I missed the update 😬

[@marcelo2727]

Ive been waiting for the android release to return to RS after like 10 years but I was just wondering now... is the android client going to be just a client or a new server/version for mobile? Cuz I could start my account and play a little on pc while its not released if I wont have to start all over again on mobile (I dont have too much time to stay on pc).

[@ysaelperez8027]

@@marcelo2727 im pretty sure its cross progression so u wouldnt have to start over and progress will transfer. It will soon support cross play as well!

[@nuisynth9098]

Ysael Delgado sick!!

[@caitolent]

lol @ all the comments pissing about how he's mentioning end game content in a beginner's guide. He's showing you goals, he's showing you what you can look forward to, he's showing you how far you could go. smh. idk about you, but I like knowing what I'm looking forward to.

[@forgottenemail2447]

Wow you took a ton of time into this and effort. LIKED IT UP!

[@coreywakefield1502]

I remember playing this when it was newly released way way back when, brings back memories

[@MrEldiabloloco]

20:40 You said Regular iron man Cannot use a bank which isnt Right, but that is easily figured out.

[@fearmelee]

Hope you get the views you deserve on this video. keep it up man and nice video.

[@aarizbit7811]

Very helpful tutorial. Also for people who are looking for a max in skilling, you should look at the wiki

[@huntermaier1909]

Has anyone else played RS for over 10 years (don't know why i'm watching this video), and never knew it was called Gielinor?... lmao...

[@willzowns3137]

Your video is on jagexs old school runescapes playlist... Nice man :)

[@NextBeack]

Who`s here cuz of TheLazyPeon???

[@Randeth]

Me. :)

[@TheRilai]

Yee

[@lukasschon4841]

OMG These memories... played this 10 years ago.

[@Xristoforos41493]

Touch Grass. End of guide.

[@foolishkiwi4546]

Thieving Allows you to disarm tracks. Someone was in a bit of a hurry. lol. Guide is still appreciated

[@Grungehead1993]

Has an intel i7 7000k Geforce gtx 970 8 gb's of ram Plays runescape old school.

[@1311-v7h]

So what? Is he supposed to play fortshit? Lmao.

[@Grungehead1993]

I Meant me.

[@RexandHoney117]

Why am I watching this? I am a seasoned vet, and I still watched the whole thing!

[@adriansvensson2652]

dang boomers lemme in

[@crislegendgt]

Great content thank you this helped majorly definitely showing to my friends and subscribing

[@blobfish_plays6548]

Please replace Tutorial Island now

[@tormstorm]

Why would you want that?

[@danfromau]

Great work theo. Very informative 10/10

[@Theoatrix]

Cheers

[@ironleegaming8227]

Ty for this man. My girlfriend and my co worker both wanted to start playing

[@danhall5761]

Everyone laughs at me because I'm 101 combat and 8 qp 😢

[@barfy6661]

W

[@MarshallSambell]

Botter

[@wiizzle1390]

Dan Hall what the fuck is your account

[@cp3417]

How is this even possible Do MM for Dscim, DSlayer for Rune platebody (Unless you have a fighter torso), DT for Ancients. You're telling me you have none of this?

[@danhall5761]

@@cp3417 just been playing mobile not pc, just doing sandcrabs afk at work 😂

[@Arcteus19]

Havent played since i was a kid but i've been thinking of trying it again. Anyone interested in throwing ourselves into the world that is OSRS and learning together? lol

[@qirkyninenine3525]

Being a new player in 2018 LUL

[@DeliciousXBL]

Qirky ninenine I'm a new player.

[@lucas-9840]

Qirky ninenine what's wrong with that?

[@gtamonkey3061]

Lmao it’s like saying “ha that baby was born in 2018 NOOB”

[@miles6421]

Qirky ninenine Having a Minecraft picture and banner after 2015 OMEGALUL. Banner aside, what's wrong with people starting OSRS? All it does is grow the game and allow more players to enjoy the experience

[@incongruous4]

If you're not maxed now by 2018 you might as well uninstall

[@ALeotar]

very good guide !!! started osrs yesterday and this helped me alot ! :)

[@jamescordinel6639]

Checked to see iOS, not out. Unsubbed

[@cathyberubenoel526]

what are you saying? i'm playing on my ipad atm, sucks to be you.

[@braydenmolina9262]

Cathy Berube noel yo for real? What’s the app called?