Ashenfall is where RS4 begins. It is a landmass to the north-east of Gielinor, first explored in RuneScape: Dragonwilds. RS4 is set in the Sixth Age, years after Dragonwilds, and Jagex says the adventure will grow far beyond Ashenfall over time.
In Gielinor, in the Sixth Age. It begins in Ashenfall, a landmass north-east of Gielinor first explored in RuneScape: Dragonwilds, years after the destruction of the Dragon Queen Kuldra. Jagex says the adventure will grow beyond Ashenfall over time.
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"RS4 will be set in Gielinor, in the Sixth Age. But we're beginning somewhere that RuneScape players have only recently started to discover - and that is Ashenfall."
Ashenfall is RS4's starting point, not its whole map. Jagex says the adventure will grow beyond Ashenfall into familiar places and new stories across Gielinor.
Expect more about the world in Jagex's 2027 update. Dragonwilds is the best existing look at Ashenfall itself.
RS4 is a separate game that begins in Ashenfall, the region first explored in Dragonwilds, years after Dragonwilds' events. Jagex says it builds on the technology lessons it learned making Dragonwilds.
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RS4 is a fourth RuneScape game, not a sequel that replaces the others. Here is how it relates to RuneScape, Old School, Dragonwilds and Reignited.
Jagex has confirmed an entirely new RuneScape MMORPG, working title RS4, built in Unreal Engine and beginning in Ashenfall. It is still a few years away.
