OSRS Forestry Open Beta Will be Live on the 5th of June

Forestry: The Way of the Forester is a social-focused expansion to the OSRS skill - Woodcutting. The open beta will be live on the 5th of June.

Then you can log into the beta worlds (highlighted in blue on the World Selection Interface) and try it.

Please Note:

You must close your client and open it again if you are in the game and want to access the beta worlds.

For a better Forestry beta experience, please go to the Woodcutting spot in Draynor Village, where you can find the Freaky Forester. Speak to him to learn more about the expansion and the new events. He will also give you some free Anima-Infused Bark (the new currency used for Forestry) to spend at the shop.

New Tree Mechanics

Trees now will despawn and regenerate based on the timer: it activates after you start chopping it and regenerates if you stop cutting the tree before it’s chopped down. Different types of trees will last for various times.

You will get an invisible Woodcutting bonus while more players are chopping the same tree, scales with the number of players, up to a maximum of 10.

Forestry Kit and New Currency

Speak to the Freaky Forester to get the Forestry Kit, a wearable back-slot item that would hold all materials needed for Forestry. Then you can upgrade it using existing materials obtained from Forestry and Freaky Forester's shop.

Please note that you must use Anima-Infused Bark to purchase the items from Freaky Forester's shop. You can earn more Anima-Infused Bark by taking part in events of Forestry.

New Events

There will be four events to test in the beta:

Rising Roots: Roots suddenly rise from the ground. Cutting them down will award you Woodcutting experience and Anima Infused Bark.

Flowering Tree: Some flowers and bees will appear. Move pollen between the two right flowers for some Woodcutting experience, Anima Infused Bark, and some seeds or treats!

Struggling Sapling: A sapling will appear. Feed it with the right combination of Mulch to help it grow. You will get some Woodcutting experience and Anima Infused Bark.

Leprechaun: Ask him to take your Woodcutting resources straight to the Bank.

Leaves, Campfires, and Tea Brewing

You will get leaves as well as Logs while chopping. Different types of leaves have various associated buffs. There are two ways to use the leaves: campfires and Tea brewing.

Campfires - Light a log and use the leaf on the campfire to activate the following buffs:

Production: Boosts production skill level.

Gathering: Boosts gathering skill level.

Power: Boosts the power of other leaf effects. Adds no power to empty categories.

Duration: Increases duration of the boost effect.

Tea brewing - Brew a cup of tea with the leaf. Then you can add Tree Roots to it to make the tea has one of these special tertiary bonuses:

Increased Clue drop chance from monsters and skilling.

Chance to save Ranged ammo and Magic Runes.

Boosted minigame reward points.

Boosted Slayer Points and superior monster spawn chance.

Forester's Reward Shop

You can spend your Anima-Infused Bark at The Freaky Forester's shop for the following items in the beta:

Log Basket

Log Brace

Forestry Outfit

Lumberjack Outfit

Funky-Shaped Log

Many players love this expansion and hope that this beta can satisfy them.

The RSBee Team