Game modes

These game modes are not to be confused with Ironman Modes

Game Modes

August has 4 different game modes to choose from:

Skiller Game Mode

Choose this mode if you plan to focus primarily on Skilling.

• The Skiller game mode has a 20x multiplier for all XP gains.
• The Skiller game mode gains 20% more Talent Points in Non-Combat Skills.
• Max Prestige in any trainable skill is 7

Non-Combat Skills
Mining, Smithing, Fishing, Cooking, Woodcutting, Farming, Slayer, Fletching, Crafting, Thieving, Herblore, Runecrafting, Firemaking

PvMer Game Mode

Choose this mode if you plan to focus primarily on PvM.

• The PvMer game mode has a 20x multiplier for all XP gains.
• The PvMer game mode earns 20% more Talent Points in Combat Skills.
• Max Prestige in any trainable skill is 7

Combat Skills
Attack, Strength, Hitpoints, Defence, Ranged, Prayer, Magic

Masochist Game Mode

Choose this mode if only you want to experience the game in a more challenging way.

• The Masochist game has a 5x multiplier for all XP gains.
• The Masochist game mode earns 10% more Talent Points in all Skills.
• Max Prestige in any trainable skill is 10

Slayer Locked Game Mode

Left Test your game knowledge, limiting yourself to only killing NPCs on Slayer tasks!

Slayer Locked Features

• The Slayer Locked game mode has a 10x multiplier for all XP gains.
• The Slayer Locked game mode earns 20% more Talent points in combat skills.
• The max prestige in any trainable skill is 9.
• Superior monster variants spawn 2x more often.
• 5% extra drop rate vs bosses per Slayer prestige rank, for a maximum of 45% increased drop rate.
• Every claimed Runelocus vote awards an extra talent point orb, up to 100 times.
• Access to Talents of all tiers in the Skilling talent tree without needing to unlock prior amount of talents in previous tiers.
  • i.e. You can spend 4 of your first Skilling Talent Points unlocking Boss Slayer, a Tier 4 talent.

End-game unlocks

Slayer Locked accounts gain access to the following instances at various Slayer prestiges:

• Prestige 1: Olympian Raids (unlocks task)
• Prestige 2: ToA (unlocks task)
• Prestige 3: Nex & Azrael (unlocks task)
• Prestige 4: Ignis
• Prestige 5: Danger Snek

Accessible shops:

• Slayer Masters shops
• Donator/Vote shops
• Skilling token shops
• Prestige Master shop

Slayer Locked Restrictions

The Slayer Locked game mode is heavily restricted, and must be played in conjunction with one of the various ironman modes.

Combat Restrictions

Slayer Locked accounts can only attack NPCs that are assigned to them as a slayer task.

• Turael tasks have a cooldown that scales with your total Slayer levels gained. Before level 40, there is no cooldown.

NPC exceptions

Slayer Locked accounts can kill the following NPCs off-task:

• Treasure Goblins
• Vote bosses

Skilling Restrictions

• Slayer Locked accounts are unable to gain experience in any gathering skill other than Farming by using seeds obtained as drops.

Gathering Skills
Mining/Fishing/Woodcutting/Thieving

• Slayer Locked accounts can train any production skills by utilizing resources obtained as drops, or from opening the crystal chest.

Productions Skills
Cooking/Crafting/Fletching/Herblore/Runecrafting/Smithing

Economic Restrictions

• Cannot interact with the main-game economy. All items dropped are treated as untradeable items, never becoming public to other players.
  • All Slayer Locked players must explicitly acknowledge this before they can drop anything without warnings.
• Can only party or GIM with other Slayer Locked players.
• Upon exiting and completing the tutorial, all levels/talents/items are wiped, and you are awarded the base talents for completion + starter items, minus the starter weapons.
• Cannot receive or give gifts (e.g. bonds, community mystery boxes).
• Cannot receive rank transfers.
• Cannot rank up the Utility Talents Equilibrium or Sage's Greaves.
• Cannot rank up the PvM Talent Unnatural Selection.
• Cannot access the Say Your Prayers minigame.
• Cannot access the AFK zone.
• Cannot de-iron.

There is a frequently asked questions page here and also in discord regarding the latest August game mode.