Pest Control Minigame Guide
Welcome to the newest minigame in RuneScape right now. And the most fun. You may be asking some questions like:
Q- Is it Members only?
A- What do you think?
Q- Where do I start?
A- Head off to Port Sarim and catch the new boat right opposite the Lumbridge Lady.
Q- How do I play!?
A- That is what this guide is for.
Q- What does the Void Knight Mace do?
A- The mace is able autocast crumble undead, claws of Guthix, and air-fire wave. Sounds useful.
Q- What are the bonuses for the clothing and mace?
A- Void Knight Mace
Attack, Defense Bonuses
Stab: +19, +0
Slash: -2, +0
Crush: +37, +0
Magic: +8, +0
Ranged: +0, +0
Strength: +34
Prayer: +3
Void Knight Top
Attack, Defense Bonuses
Stab: +0, +40
Slash: +0, +40
Crush: +0, +40
Magic: +0, +40
Ranged: +0, +40
Strength: +0
Prayer: +0
Void Knight Bottoms
Attack, Defense Bonuses
Stab: +0, +28
Slash: +0, +28
Crush: +0, +28
Magic: +0, +28
Ranged: +0, +28
Strength: +0
Prayer: +0
Void Knight Gloves
Attack, Defense Bonuses
Stab: +0, +4
Slash: +0, +4
Crush: +0, +4
Magic: +0, +4
Ranged: +0, +4
Strength: +0
Prayer: +0
Part 1: Starting Out
When you board this ship, you will be taken to an island in the middle of the ocean. This island has a few shops, and a bank, and a dropboat.
Void Knights on the island can turn "commondation points" into combat experiance. More on that soon.
Part 2: Monsters
Seven new monsters are on the island! Here's a list. I'll include pics soon!
-Splatters: They explode when they die, and explode to ruin your barricades. Careful around these, I've seen people hit for 16+.
-Defilers: Attack with a ranged dart.
-Torchers: Shoot magical fire equal to fire blast's power (a 16).
-Shifters: Can teleport, attacks with melee.
-Brawlers: They look like elephants. They attach with brutal, blunt melee attacks. They mostly stay near the portals to defend them.
-Spinners: They try to heal the portals. You can keep them busy by attacking them. No, weapon specials DO NOT summon them!
-Ravagers: Spin around and mostly attack barricades with their bladed hands.
Part 3: The Minigame
Upon entering the drop boat, you will wait for a number of people to enter. After they enter, you will be combat-dropped on another island.
Here is how this works:
In the center, there is a platform. A lone Void Knight is on it. There are walls and gates around the center. Monsters from the outer areas of the island want in. If the Void Knight dies, game over. On the outer edges of the island, there are four portals that you have to destroy before the monsters overpower the Void Knight and his Player guardians. Here is a picture of the interface.
There are three basic things for you to do:
Attacker
These people charge the portals, and destroy them and the monsters around them. It's quite simple. Each portal destroyed heals the Void Knight some. There is a rumor that using weapon specials on the portals spawns Spinners. That is UNTRUE! My weapons will tell you that!
Defender:
They stand in the center platform around the Knight, defending him from any monsters that have broken through. Note, Shifters will pop up, DO NOT KILL the Shifter to the SOUTH of the knight! It blocks the magic and ranged attacks coming over the wall!
Rebuilder:
These guys cut down trees to rebuild walls and gates to impeed the progress of the monsters. This is a hardly-used position. Participants get 10 damage for each barricade fixed. Careful of the Splatters and Ravagers!
Part 4: Winning
Once all four portals are destroyed without the Void Knight dying, you win the game! You will be taken back to the Outpost Island. In return for your help, you will recieve a "commondation point" which can be traded for combat training, void knight armor, a VK staff, mineral packs, herbs, etc.. Note you cannot have more than 250 points at a time. You can't continue playing the minigame without spending them. The amount of money you get is your combat *10. For instance I would get 720 coins each time.
*NOTE: Jagex has added in a feature recently, making it impossible for people to just do nothing and get free money and experiance. You now have to deal 50 points of damage over the course of the game to claim the rewards.*
These points can be used to advance a cambat skill above level 25. Just find a Void Knight and select 'Exchange Void Knight'. You will see this screen. This is how the points go. They are your current level multiplied times itself, and the product is divided by 6 (or 12 if it's prayer). For example: My attack is 60. 60*60=3600/6= 600!
Here is my guide, I hope you have as much fun in this minigame as I did!
Other Credits: trekkie, Crio3mo, by_who_the_ethereal, dknifton2004, Southrend. Thanks for the suggestions!
Note: I used the skills I had at the time of writing this as an example; your experiance will change.
They explode when the die, and explode to ruin your barricades.
Attack with range.
Mages with a spell that can hit 16
Can teleport, attacks with melee.
They look like elephants. They attack with crushing attacks, and mostly stay near the portal to defend it.
Focus mainly on destroying your barricade. Melee, rarely hit.
Focus on healing the portals. Attack them and they will stop, however, you do not have to kill them.
