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===== Section 181: Arc Developer Blog 21: XP & Chime Rates 4 (Mod Manti) =====
=== Alaea Crablet Mining ===
Base hourly XP rate: 152,350
Base hourly chime rate: 1,150
Hourly XP rate with boosts: 210,200
Hourly chime rate with boosts: 1,410

=== Tortle Hunting ===
Base hourly XP rate: 261,300
Base hourly chime rate: 890
Hourly XP rate with boosts: 290,000
Hourly chime rate with boosts: 890

=== Ornate Tortle Hunting ===
Base hourly XP rate: 665,700
Base hourly chime rate: 1,260 + chance to find chimes/taijitu
Hourly XP rate with boosts: 738,900
Hourly chime rate with boosts: 1,260

=== Waiko Fishing ===
Base hourly XP rate: 73,985
Base hourly chime rate: 650
Hourly XP rate with boosts: 116,150
Hourly chime rate with boosts: 890

=== Whale’s Maw Fishing ===
Base hourly XP rate: 73,800
Base hourly chime rate: 650
Hourly XP rate with boosts: 115,850
Hourly chime rate with boosts: 890

=== Wobbegong Fishing ===
Base hourly XP rate: 136,500
Base hourly chime rate: 1,200
Hourly XP rate with boosts: 214,300
Hourly chime rate with boosts: 1,640

=== Berries & Mushrooms Foraging (Goshima, Turtle Islands, Tuai Leit) ===
Base hourly XP rate: 28,500
Base hourly chime rate: 700
Hourly XP rate with boosts: 31,800
Hourly chime rate with boosts: 700

=== Mushroom Foraging (Uncharted Isles) ===
Base hourly XP rate: 50,000
Base hourly chime rate: 1,200
Hourly XP rate with boosts: 53,000
Hourly chime rate with boosts: 1,200

=== Divination on Cyclosis, Goshima, The Islands That Once Were Turtles ===
Base hourly XP rate: 68,000
Base hourly chime rate: 660
Hourly XP rate with boosts: 76,840
Hourly chime rate with boosts: 705

=== Uncharted Isles Divination ===
Base hourly XP rate: 107,000
Base hourly chime rate: 1,200
Hourly XP rate with boosts: 120,900
Hourly chime rate with boosts: 1,285

~Portmaster Kags

===== Section 182: Arc Developer Blog 22: XP & Chime Rates 5 (Mod Manti) =====
==== The Uncharted Isles ====
As I’ve mentioned in the opening paragraph, we’re reducing the cost of supplies and the supply cost to travel to large islands. This means that you will be able to travel to uncharted isles and bring back more chimes than you did before, and so traveling to uncharted isles will become significantly more efficient than chopping bamboo on Waiko or fishing on Whale’s Maw.

Below is a screenshot of the spreadsheet:


The above shows guaranteed minimum (0.5 rare resource per small island, 2 per medium, 3 per large) chime return from the uncharted isles, taking ‘Supply Cost Reduction’ & ‘Commodity Sell Price Increase’ upgrades into account as well.

Maximum chime return from uncharted isles of different sizes (not counting common resources):


What does this mean for chimes per hour?


Note: You will be able to stay on large islands longer compared to mediums. Medium islands can have 2 to 3 resources whilst large islands can have 3 to 5 special resources.

As you can see, the chimes per hour on uncharted isles have been buffed, the islands you claim will now have even more resources and the XP rates have been buffed as well. Not to worry if XP is not your thing – there are many other rewards coming with this update too!

Mod Manti & the Guardians

~Portmaster Kags

===== Section 184: Uncharted Isles 1: Introduction =====
The Uncharted Isles are a procedurally generated island exploration system that offers players the ability to discover new islands with unique configurations and features.

Players may set sail to the Uncharted Isles with their crew by speaking with Quartermaster Gully given they have enough supplies to venture forth.

Supplies may be purchased from Rosie on Waiko with chimes. Initially supplies cost 25 chimes each, but may eventually be reduced to 10 chimes each with Supplies Cost Reduction reward from Boni's Waiko Reward Shop.



=== Island Exploration ===
Voyages of increasing lengths require greater amounts of supplies. While longer voyages do consume more supplies, they offer larger islands to be explored.

- Uncharted island map (green color; from Deep Sea Fishing): Large islands with 4–6 special resources, cost 800,000 coins to buy at DSF
- Uncharted island map (blue color): Large islands with 3–5 special resources, randomly obtained while skilling, max 1
- Long Voyage: Large islands with 3–5 special resources, cost 20 supplies
- Median Expedition: Medium-sized islands with 2–3 special resources, cost 12 supplies
- Short Junket: Small isles with 0–1 special resources, cost 5 supplies
- Claimed Island: Return to your claimed island (place a flag on it), cost 3 supplies

If at any time the player needs to access their bank account while on an expedition, the player's rowboat, found where they spawned on the isle, can be used to resupply.

The daily special resources found on an island never change. The other features may change between visits to the island.

~Portmaster Kags

===== Section 185: Uncharted Isles 2: Combat NPCs =====
Many NPCs can be found within the Uncharted Isles. They are not aggressive, but will defend themselves if attacked. If defeated in combat, a small number of chimes will be dropped by the creatures, as well as combat experience.

The NPCs are not permanent. If you logout while on an isle, they will disappear.

*Following information assumes level 138 combat
*Combat XP does not include Constitution XP, which is an additional 33%
*Many of the NPCs drop bones on death 100% of the time
- Armored Zombies: Lv93, 10000 LP, 2800 XP, Drops 2-4 Chimes
- Crassian Scouts: Lv93, 7125 LP, 569 XP, Drops 1-6 Chimes
- Crassian Warriors: Lv93, 7125 LP, 569 XP, Drops 1-2 Chimes
- Death Lotus Rogues: Lv119, 12500 LP, 1834 XP, Drops 3-7 Chimes, Rune Platelegs

- Eastern Soldiers: Lv93, 12000 LP, 430 XP, Drops 2-3 Chimes

- Flying Jellyfish: Lv93, 10000 LP, 757 XP, Drops 1-2 Chimes
- Gu Ronins: Lv119, 12500 LP, 1378 XP, Drops 4-7 Chimes, Rune Platelegs

- Scorpions: Lv93, 10000 LP, 569 XP, Drops 1-4 Chimes
- Seasinger Priestesses: Lv119, 12500 LP, 1325 XP, Drops 3-9 Chimes, Rune Platelegs

- Skeletons: Lv93, 10000 LP, 550 XP, Drops 1-2 Chimes
- Skulls Mercenaries: Lv93, 10000 LP, 757 XP, Drops 1-5 Chimes
- Tormented Souls: Lv93, 10000 LP, 569 XP, Drops 2-5 Chimes
- Zombies: Lv93, 4950 LP, 236 XP, Drops 1-4 Chimes

~Portmaster Kags

===== Section 186: Uncharted Isles 3: Basic Resources =====
The Uncharted Isles are home to a number of basic resources found around the Wushanko Isles. If claiming an isle, basic resources may be generated randomly upon any return voyages.

=== Bamboo (Woodcutting) ===
Level 90 Woodcutting. 5 sticks of bamboo can be fletched into a bundle (Level 96 Fletching), making them stackable and increasing their value.
Base XP rate: 75K/hr

Bamboo sells for 1 chime each.
Bundle of bamboo sells for 11 chimes each (Tuai Leit) or 10 chimes each (Waiko).


=== Crablets & Salt (Mining) ===
Crablets are large crabs that have salt deposits grown on their back. Can be mined like any mining node.

Very rarely a crablet with a golden idol (Idol Crablet, Level 98 Mining) on its back can be found. Grants 5,250 Mining XP and sells for 50 chimes.

Salty crablets can be mined for sea salt at Level 91 Mining for max 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Each crablet has its own timer, which doesn't stop even if the player stops mining the crablet or starts mining another one.
Base XP rate: 100K/hr

Sea Salt sells for 4 chimes each.



=== Tortles (Hunter) ===
Tortles are harmless, turtle-like creatures. Hunted at Level 90 Hunter with a tortle trap. The shell chippings can be crafted into a bowl (requires 4 shell chippings) with Level 91 Crafting.

Base XP rate: 260K/hr

Shell chippings sell for 1 chime each.
Tortle shell bowl sells for 9 chimes each.


=== Exuberry Bush (Farming) ===
Level 86 Farming. Forage for 25 Farming XP every 3 seconds. Depletes after yielding total of 35 Exuberries or seed. Thorns cause small damage if failed forage.

Exuberries sell for 2 chimes each.
Exuberry seeds sell for 3 chimes each.


~Portmaster Kags

===== Section 187: Uncharted Isles 4: Special Resources 1 =====
The Uncharted Isles are home to a number of special resources - these resources will not deplete if the isle is left, instead they are depleted only after the player has made a number of successful harvests from them, or after a set amount of harvestable time has passed.



Median Expeditions will have 2-3 special resource present.
Long Voyages isles will have 3-5 special resources present.

=== Golden Bamboo (Woodcutting) ===
Level 96 Woodcutting to chop. A golden bamboo tree yields 100 golden bamboo (65,550 Woodcutting XP) before depleting and turning into bamboo stumps.
Base XP rate: 135K/hr

2 Golden bamboo may be fletched into a bundle of bamboo at Level 96 Fletching, selling for 11 chimes (Tuai Leit) or 10 chimes (Waiko).


=== Alaea Crablet (Mining) ===
Level 97 Mining to harvest. Each crablet can be mined for max 5 minutes and 30 seconds (20,775 base Mining XP) before depleting their salt deposit. Each crablet has its own timer which will not halt once started, even if the player stops mining the crablet to mine another.
Base XP rate: 152K/hr

Alaea Sea Salt sells for 5 chimes each.


=== Ornate Tortle (Hunter) ===
Level 96 Hunter to catch. 4 shiny shell chippings can be crafted into a shiny tortle shell bowl at Level 92 Crafting. An ornate tortle colony yields 200-215 shiny shell chippings before depleting.

Base XP rate: 420K/hr

Shiny shell chippings sell for 2 chimes each.
Shiny tortle shell bowl sell for 12 chimes each.


~Portmaster Kags

===== Section 188: Uncharted Isles 5: Special Resources 2 =====
=== Wobbegong (Fishing) ===
Uncharted Isles may contain schools of wobbegong (Level 96 Fishing to catch). They are able to be cooked into wobbegong oil at Level 96 Cooking, consuming 2 wobbegongs per oil.

A fishing spot yields 100 wobbegong (61,250 base Fishing XP) before depleting. A message will notify the player upon its depletion: "The fishing spot has been exhausted for today. The wobbegongs are wobbegone."
Base XP rate: 140K/hr

Raw wobbegong sell for 3 chimes each.
Wobbegong oil sells for 12 chimes each.


=== Items Washed Ashore ===
Items are often found washed ashore the coasts of Uncharted Isles. These items will persist as long as the player remains on the isle, and can be picked up or looted. Upon revisiting a claimed isle, the player may notice new items washed ashore, or wushrooms growing wildly.

On rare occasions, players may find a treasure chest washed ashore on an isle. Looting the chest will award the player 1-7 Taijitu, depending on the tier (1, 2, or 3) of the treasure chest.


Items that can be found washed ashore:
- Chimes
- Bamboo
- Golden bamboo
- Bundle of bamboo
- Driftwood
- Fish oil
- Wobbegong oil
- Sea salt
- Alaea sea salt
- Raw seerfish
- Raw sillago
- Raw tarpon
- Raw wobbegong
- Sea shell
- Shell chippings
- Shiny shell chippings
- Spirit dragon charm
- Taijitu
- Wushanko fishing bait
- Wushroom
- Bandana and eyepatch (blue, brown, or red)
- Big bones
- Black pearl
- Bones
- Bucket
- Casket
- Coconut
- Long bone
- Medium XP lamp
- Oyster
- Papaya fruit
- Seaweed
- Silverhawk down
- Soft clay

~Portmaster Kags

===== Section 189: Uncharted Isles 6: Special Resources 3 =====
=== Dead Moai (Divination) ===
The Uncharted Isles can contain Dead Moai whose heads are bleeding out the island's anima, creating 4 Ancestral Energy springs, requiring Level 95 Divination to siphon from. 75 ancestral energy can be obtained from each spring before exhausting their energy.


It takes ~8.5 minutes to deplete a spring, which gives ~15K XP.
Base XP rate: 110K/hr

Chronicle fragments can spawn while harvesting energy. An Arc bird, Cyansoul Kakapo, has 1/600 chance of spawning when siphoning springs. Ancestral Energy sells for 2 chimes each.

=== Mushroom Cluster (Farming) ===
The Uncharted Isles can contain mushroom clusters, requiring Level 94 Farming to forage. The cluster is depleted after obtaining 100 mushrooms from it. It cannot be foraged for the rest of the day, resetting at 00:00 (UTC). A message will notify the player upon its depletion: "The mushrooms have become exhausted for today."

7 different types of mushrooms, unique to the Uncharted Isles may be harvested from the mushroom cluster: Arc Puffballs, Blushrooms, Honeyfungus, Inky Caps, Russula, Sporcini, and Summertwirls.

Foraging from mushroom clusters yields 41.7 base Farming XP every 3 seconds.
Base XP rate: 50K/hr

An Arc Puffball, Blushroom, Honeyfungus, Inky Cap, Russula, OR Sporcini sell for 2 chimes each. A Summertwirl sells for 3 chimes each.

Mushrooms can be slice up into Sliced Mushrooms, selling for 11 chimes (Cyclosis) or 10 chimes (Waiko).



~Portmaster Kags

===== Section 190: About Me =====


Since Player Owned Ports release in December 2012, I have written guides on it, which have accumulated over the years/decade into an encyclopedia. Roughly 1 to 5 hours each week, since 2012, is devoted to improvements and maintenance for the many guides and hiscores to keep everything state-of-the-art and the highest quality. New sections and updates of outdated sections are constantly done over time.

I'm responsible directly or in part for many fixes & additions & improvements to Player Owned Ports through the years & expansions. Most notable:
- Sending ships without actually being in port - via Captain's Logbook
- Ports armor going to a charges based degradation like Nex armors
- Fleet Admiral title
- Seeing the XP needed till next crew level (XP progress bar)

I successfully pushed for the release of the Eastern Lands on the Power Player Poll of Jan 15, 2016 and received multiple Jagex comments on Reddit - it then overwhelmingly won ingame poll and became the July and October 2016 releases of the Arc region.

I successfully pushed 3 of my Runelabs ideas onto the Runescape 2017 Survey:
- Eastern Lands: Player Owned Territories (PvP Ports)
- Eastern Lands: The Skull Region
- Ports V4 Expansion
- Elite Sailing Skill (4th RuneLabs idea was rejected since Invention just released back then)



~Portmaster Kags