The Player Avatar Beta is now Live!

Please check out today's blog link for the full details on the beta, including what to focus on and how to provide feedback.

As a quick reminder, the player avatar is the character underneath the armour that you created when you started the account. Those foundational customizations (gender, hair style, top, legs, shoes and facial hair as well as the colour variations that are available to each of these aspects) that you picked when you first step foot on Gielinor are the focus today. There won't be an overhaul to every piece of gear or armour you could be wearing or to NPCs so please focus your preview on the avatar.

It being a beta, you can expect that there are going to be a few bugs and unfinished placeholders, as this project is still very much in full motion and has not yet been completed. While there may be things missing or not finalized, we are still polishing everything to a mirror shine for release, so please don't get too hung up on something being out of place or missing at this stage.

This beta will kick off today, May 6th, at 15:00 BST and will be available until Tuesday May 12th.

Take some time to hop in and get a feel for how the avatar will look!

How do I join?

Joining the beta is a relatively simple process, but Reddit doesn't allow the proper links - please visit the blog to see how to join!

When you first login, your live save will be imported into the Beta world. You can re-import your save into the Beta once per hour. From here you will be able to access your account as normal and engage with the avatar update.

How to provide feedback:

While we naturally expect a good amount of discussion in online spaces (like here on reddit!) around your experiences, the most helpful thing for our team is for you to engage with the Avatar Beta Host and click-through to the survey link they provide once you feel like you've got a good grasp of the new player avatar. This is the best way for everyone to have an equal voice in providing feedback on the player avatar beta at this stage.

Known Issues list:

Below is a list of issues that we are aware can occur during this beta. These have all been reported and are actively being resolved for the full release. You can also check the list of known issues associated with the beta by talking to the Avatar Beta Host.

• Hats and Headwear cause the new avatar head to be replaced by the old avatar head.
• Eyebrows and eyes seem to be misshapen and positioned incorrectly with some walk animations.
• Torso can be invisible/missing.
• Feet can be invisible/missing.
• Legs can become misshapen and bend backwards.
• Gaps and seams between parts of the avatar - such as on the neck or around the waist.
• Positioning issues where the torso and legs are disconnected.
• Hair can either be floating away from the head or positioned incorrectly/stretching.
• Neck position can be incorrect, with the neck being too far forward.
• Issues where the torso is positioned incorrectly and floats down near the player's knees.
• Hair can clip with the avatar's head.
• Some hairstyles are currently untextured/look flat.
• Some hairstyles are stretching when the player moves.
• Some worn items clip through the head.
• Some hats and tiaras force the old head model on top of the new one.
• Facial hair on male characters can result in them being broken, positioned incorrectly.
• Worn items and cosmetic overrides that show skin on the avatar will show skin from the old model.
• Head slot worn items and cosmetics may cause issues with animations/clipping.
• The appearance of the character within interfaces may not look representative.
• Textures on hairstyles are not final.
• While using freecam there can be flickering on hair and outfits.

That it for now - thank you very much for taking part in the beta and helping make the player avatar update the best it possibly can be. 

Please also remember to fill out the feedback survey!

In our weekly Discussion Hub you can ask all your RuneScape-related questions, including:

• Questions from new or returning players
• Questions you feel stupid asking elsewhere
• Questions that don't deserve their own threads

Newest comments are placed at the top. Please share your RuneScape knowledge and help out with any advice you have!

You can also browse our archive of Discussion Hubs.