Overview
- Sailing went live today, becoming OSRS’s first new skill since the game’s 2013 revival and the first addition of this kind since 2006.
- Within hours, Jagex said the item known as Daddy’s Special Water was granting more XP than intended, with player reports showing gains around 10,000 XP.
- A hotfix rolled out a few hours after release, curbing the XP payout and leaving only early players with the brief head start that some community members criticized as an advantage in the race to 99.
- The skill opens sea travel and shipbuilding across Gielinor with trials and multi-skill training, which developers say preserves the game’s Old School feel.
- Early play produced a standout moment when a player obtained the ultra-rare Soup turtle pet after just 131 XP.