RS4 and Dragonwilds share a world but are separate games. RS4 begins in Ashenfall, the region first explored in RuneScape: Dragonwilds, years after the destruction of the Dragon Queen Kuldra, and Jagex says it builds on what it learned making Dragonwilds.
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 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."
"We want to build on the best of the tech development we've learned on Dragonwilds…"
Dragonwilds introduced Ashenfall; RS4 returns to it years later in the story. Jagex also carries technology lessons from Dragonwilds into RS4, but they are separate games.
Dragonwilds' own updates may add to what is known about Ashenfall. We will connect them to RS4 only when Jagex does.
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 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.
