Start Your OSRS Mobile the Right Way

How to get started playing OSRS Mobile

Take your Gielinor adventures anywhere (within your home) with OSRS Mobile. Here's what you need to prepare for installation, as well as some worthwhile beginner activities to do. Have fun adventuring, skilling, leveling, or farming OSRS gold!

Device Requirements

The OSRS Mobile app requires Android 5 and above or iOS 10 and above. Its store page requires 6.7MB on Android devices and 118MB on Apple ones. However, free up at least 1 or 2 GB on your device storage, as the app may download additional files upon first opening it.

Generally, a majority of the current-gen phones will be enough to play the app. Some at the lower end may have a little trouble. Lowering or changing the settings of the game will make it smoother on those. Since the app is optimized for phones, it may not work as well for tablets. Sometimes it may not appear in the app stores of that device.

The game has an FAQ that lists the devices that have a problem with running the game. Please check it to see if your device is on the list.

Some Settings to Set

Get the most out of your device's battery life by using or changing these settings.

Lower your phone screen's brightness. It's one of the biggest drains on the battery charge. If you don't have to look so much or see what's happening in the game, dim it to prolong your phone's life.

Close apps running in the background. Even if you've pressed the home button, apps don't close. If they don't close, they're still using up the battery charge. Exit them by using the task manager to close them completely.

Use a battery saving mode. This is a setting most newer phones have. They optimize battery usage by restricting some apps from running in the background. It also manipulates some settings that eat up the battery.

Turn off the network setting you're not using. If you're using WiFi, turn off data. If you're using data, turn off WiFi. They use up charges by searching for a signal. Turn them off to keep them from leeching power from the battery.

Starting the Game

Now that you've downloaded the game, it's time to play! There are many things to do in Gielinor. But first, you should choose what you want to do. Certain servers (also called worlds) have special restrictions to challenge their players. Some are members only, others are PvP worlds, and a special few are for annual/seasonal game modes.

At any rate, whichever world you choose, you'll start out in Tutorial Island. Create your character avatar carefully, since it can be costly to change later. An NPC on the island called Paul can give restrictions on your account if you choose to.

Choosing to do so is choosing the 'Ironman Mode' where you cannot trade with other players or use the Grand Exchange. Some might choose to go a step further (Ultimate Ironman) and choose to restrict banking. Another variation, Hardcore Ironman, is when players only have one life. If they die, they get booted to Standard Ironman.

If you mistakenly or accidentally imposed those restrictions on yourself, talk to Adam in Lumbridge. He'll let you downgrade to an easier mode of play, albeit with a 7-day delay.

Other than that, you have the freedom to choose what to do! You can explore Gielinor, complete quests, challenge others in PvP, hunt all kinds of monsters, or choose calmer pursuits. Examples of calmer pursuits are farming, mixing potions, crafting or constructing things, and even fishing! Get used to the basics, and soon you can start farming OSRS gold. It'll open more doors as you gain more, from allowing you to buy better equipment to buying bonds. 

The world of Gielinor is open, all you have to do is enter it. Have fun!

An Easy Guide to OSRS Flipping

What flipping really means and how you can do it

Many OSRS money-making guides recommend OSRS flipping. However, if you're new to the game and its terminology, you might be at a loss as to where to start. To remedy that, here's a quick guide to making OSRS gold from flipping!

What Is OSRS Flipping All About?

Flipping is defined as the act of buying an item with the intent to sell it immediately for a profit. When you buy an item to sell for a later date, that's considered 'merching' and has a different set of rules.

How Do You Earn Money with OSRS Flipping?

First, pick an item to flip. You can do this by choosing an item (criteria explained in a later section), and checking its margin. To do that, buy one and then sell it instantly. When you check the history, you'll see the price you bought and sold it. The difference between those two is the margin.

Higher margins do yield more profit, but you can't discount those with a lower margin. You could still get some profit from them, though it'll be smaller. It's your choice. Once you've calculated the margins, buy the item at the cost of the lower end of the margin, and sell them for the higher end. That's all you do!

With the buy limit in the Grand Exchange though, you'll be limited with how many you can buy of an item. When you reach that limit, it's time to change items to flip. Start by calculating margins again, then buying and selling it in bulk.

Item Criteria

Here are the characteristics of a good item to flip in Old School Runescape.

First, it's in demand.

Players are always trading for it, whether for leveling or skilling.

Second, its margin is in the acceptable range.

Good judgment comes from experience. Don't be afraid to experiment when you're starting out. High volume items are good to start with, as they won't put a dent in your wallet if a sale goes wrong. The process of flipping these items also won't take too much time. There are many ways to find an item to flip. One is to check out the wiki. Look for herbs, runes, or items that are relatively cheap, but important to players. They're the ones that are going to be in demand and traded often. Another resource to look at for flipping items is the game's site itself. It has a page that lists all the top traded items on the Grand Exchange.

Of course, other players looking to do the same would also look to these resources for items. It's no different for video and other kinds of guides. If they used an item as an example, you'll see comments that flipping is ruined for that item. As they were used as an example, followers of the guides might use that same item.

Additional Tips

Don't spend all your money on trying to flip one item. If the sale goes bad, you'll have nothing left. Set an initial flipping budget, and keep some savings to tide things over when losses deplete your capital.

You might want to make a spreadsheet to keep track of your sales, margins, and profits. Generally, what you've found as profitable today will be profitable again sometime in the future. It'll also help you compare the relative profitability of an item to the others you've tried.

Sometimes, things happen in the OSRS GE. Maybe someone just happened to drop a bulk sale of the item you wanted to flip. As a result, you lost money or just barely broke even. All you can do is to move on and try again. Success isn't 100%.

Flipping margins fluctuate with the number of players actively flipping the same items. Because of that, you might find that items have different margins depending on the time. You might want to find a time when you can get a reasonable profit.

You can also use the OSRS GE Tracker for all kinds of trading needs. It keeps track of the OSRS trading history of items, your profits, and can even notify you of price fluctuations. It's a great resource and tool to use for all your trading needs.

As you flip, you gain experience and OSRS gold. Your judgment also gets better, so you'll have higher and higher profits. Don't stop practicing and keep the money rolling into your hands.

Enjoy Old School Runescape!

Connecting Before Connecting: Does VPN Affect Speed While Playing OSRS?

As an MMO player, aside from knowing basic fixes on connectivity issues, you also need to know connection-related utility programs.  And if you are an Old School Runescape (OSRS) player that wants to try OSRS gold trading, there’s one you might be interested in: VPNs. Yes, the one that, in layman’s terms, lets you connect to another country’s internet. But there’s more to it than just that, especially when it comes to gaming!

To help you come up with an informed decision on whether you should use one or not, here’s more vital info about this popular tool, how it affects your gaming, and which one you should use if you decide to.

Connecting the Basics

VPN is shorthand for Virtual Private Network, a kind of connection that allows people in a private connection to join a private network. Those joining the private network in question benefit by having the security and access that private network has. Most of the time, those connecting to a VPN are looking for a way to get past the restrictions of their country’s internet. This is because those connecting assume the same location as that of the private connection, thus allowing them to bypass their country’s restriction, and have access to the websites available in the VPN’s location.

Other than the private connection’s location, you also get the connection’s IP address. In fact, a lot of OSRS players use VPNs for that very reason, as they use it to hide their location. Using bots to farm and sell OSRS gold that will be traded later on is illegal behavior, thus the use of VPNs. While their reasons for using VPN may be different, the principle is the same: the player’s connection assumes the location of the VPN’s, effectively hiding his whereabouts from IP tracers.

Finally, there are players that use a VPN for encryption. There are varying levels of encryption. The higher the better, but the slower the connection will likely be.

Never Faster, A Little Slower

Now that we’ve answered what a VPN is and why OSRS players use it, let’s now answer the question we’ve been waiting for: does VPN affect gaming speed? The answer is yes. The general notion is that it slows down internet speed, while the truth is that it’s not always the case and that there are many factors as to how a VPN affects internet speed.

The first would be the physical distance between you and the VPN you’re connecting to. It should go without saying that the longer the distance is, the slower the connection will be. Another would be the quality of the server, as well as if the server you’re connecting to have bandwidth limitations. The better the server is, the more easily it can process encryption and web traffic, which in turn means a faster connection.

Your firewall and CPU power can also have an effect on your VPN speed. While the former is self-explanatory, the latter determines speed because it affects encryption speed. Lastly, your physical setup can also be a factor in how fast your internet speed is while you’re connected to a VPN. According to some users, being connected to a LAN cable is better than a Wi-Fi connection. This is more of a general rule as, VPN or no VPN, this can apply to your setup. However, such a setup is only applicable to PCs, as a lot of laptops no longer have the need for a LAN cable for obvious reasons.

Hopefully, with everything we’ve mentioned, you’ll now be able to decide whether you should go for a VPN or not. Whatever your answer may be, the important thing is that you’re having fun in Gielinor.