Game modes and XP modes
Standard, Ironman, Hardcore, Ultimate: what each game mode means, and how XP modes change your pace.
You choose a game mode and an XP mode in the Mode Setup window that opens the first time a new character logs in. Open it again at any time with ::modes to see your modes. They show next to your name on the highscores and on your profile.
Game modes
| Mode | Summary |
|---|---|
| Standard (None) | The normal game. You can trade, use the Grand Exchange and fight other players where allowed. |
| Ironman | You play alone: no trading, no Grand Exchange, no picking up other players' drops and no player kill loot. |
| Hardcore Ironman | Ironman rules, but dying in the open world turns you into a normal Ironman. Deaths in minigames, bosses and raids are safe and keep your status. |
| Ultimate Ironman | Ironman rules and no bank. Death's storage is not a bank: you can only collect from it. |
| Group Ironman and Hardcore Group Ironman | Coming later: play ironman with a group of friends. They are in the setup window but greyed out. See Coming soon. |
Ironmen cannot trade, but they get the same starter pack as everyone else. The game mode is permanent. The only change you can make yourself is a Hardcore Ironman downgrading to a regular Ironman: open ::modes and press Downgrade twice (it cannot be undone). Everything else needs staff.
XP modes
Every XP mode is a plain multiple of the experience you would get in Old School RuneScape for the same action. Hard is exactly the original rate.
| XP mode | Rate | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | 15x | A relaxed pace. |
| Normal | 10x | The default and the recommended pace. |
| Medium | 5x | A longer journey. |
| Hard | 1x | Exactly the OSRS experience rate. |
There are no extra per-skill changes on top, so the same action gives the same multiple in every skill. XP mode is independent of game mode: an ironman can be any XP mode. It is shown as a badge on your character and on the highscores (which can be filtered by XP mode), and only staff can change it afterwards.
Characters and accounts
One account holds up to 10 characters, each with its own game mode and XP mode. You may have at most 3 characters online at once, and feeding or boosting between your own characters is not allowed (see the rules).