This update introduces several major activities, progression systems, rewards, and client improvements.

## Weekend Wars

• Added Weekend Wars competitions with Total XP, Skilling XP, and Boss Kill categories.

• Added persistent competition progress that remains saved across server restarts.

• Added server-wide announcements and commands for checking the active competition.

## Boss Contracts

• Added the Contract Master, Mandrith, at home.

• Players can choose Easy, Medium, or Hard boss contracts.

• Completing contracts awards Contract Points and reward crates.

• Consecutive completions build a streak that increases the number of points earned.

• Abandoning an active contract resets the player’s streak.

• Every tenth completed contract awards an additional elite reward.

• Added a Contract Store containing equipment, supplies, and other rewards.

• Added the ::contracts command for checking progress and managing contracts.

## Invasions, Hotspots & The Smuggler

• Added server-wide invasions with different bosses and locations.

• Added Invasion Points and a dedicated Invasion Store.

• Added rotating Wilderness Hotspots to encourage activity in different PvP areas.

• Added the Smuggler with rotating locations and changing stock.

• Added persistent storage for Contract Points and Invasion Points.

## The Emberforge

• Added Thurgo and the new Emberforge system at home.

• Unwanted tradeable equipment can be disassembled into Volcanic Ash.

• Volcanic Ash can be used to upgrade an Abyssal Whip through three Emberforged tiers.

• Failed upgrades consume the required ash but do not destroy the weapon.

• Added improved combat stats and special-attack support for every Emberforged Whip tier.

• Final-tier Emberforge upgrades are announced to the entire server.

## Additional Improvements

• Added several colored Abyssal Whips with unique appearances, attributes, and values.

• Redesigned the login screen with new artwork, account selection, and improved message panels.

• Improved the client splash screen and Clamperz branding.

• Added RuneList and TopG to the in-game voting menu.

• Improved voting links and removed outdated cooldown handling.

• Fixed duel acceptance not resetting after a player changes the duel rules.

• Fixed an issue when emptying vials of water.

• Improved player-position recovery when logging out inside an instanced area.

• Improved game-text color handling to prevent malformed text from causing client errors.

• The Game Information panel now refreshes for everyone when players log in or out.