Pest Control – The RuneScape Wiki

This article is about the minigame. For the area, see Pest Control Island. For the music track, see Pest Control (music track). For the tool, see Price Checker.

Map of the Void Knight's outpost with the Mini-games "Pest Control" and "Conquest"

A screenshot of the dock where players enter and exit the island

This minigame is played in the name of Guthix to retain balance in the world, which may be disrupted by an influx of monsters invading islands in the south of the world. It is run by an order of Guthix known as the Void Knights. Players board landers, which transport them to islands under invasion. The minigame is divided into three landers; access to each lander is determined by combat level. Having played at least one game of Pest Control is a requirement to complete the quest Quiet Before the Swarm.

This is a 'safe' minigame. Players who die keep their items, respawn on the lander, and can rejoin combat immediately. In addition, Life points, Prayer points, and run Energy are fully restored at the end of each game (Note: arrows and runes are NOT returned to you at the end of the game). All stats are restored to their normal levels at the end of each game. This means that stats boosts of various Potions like Super sets do not carry over from game to game. This makes using these potions somewhat expensive, as each game will require a new dose from each potion. It is highly recommended not to bring any food or potions, just due to the fact of cost. The only time to consider bringing them is if you're playing with a small group or you're doing a Veteran game; even then, it really is not needed.

The only requirement to participate in a game of Pest Control is to have a combat level of 50 or above. A minimum level of 50 is required to use the novice lander. To use the intermediate lander, a player must have a combat level of 100 or higher, and to use the veteran lander, a player must have a combat level of 150 or higher.

Some players attempt to recruit Pest Control players into their clans, in the hopes that high level players will join the clan and help to win a higher percentage of games in a short amount of time. These players state the clan name to join.

Game of Pest Control.

Other players try to get high level players to switch to a world where a clan of high level players play Pest Control, again in the hopes that high level players will help to win a higher percentage of games in a short amount of time. These players announce their intentions by saying things like, 'Trade for a 150 plus world'. By opening the trading interface (no items need be exchanged), the advertising player can verify the trading player's combat level and, if it is high enough, will then disclose the world that the clan is playing Pest Control on. The world is disclosed by the number of items (usually coins) the advertising player places in the trading interface. For example, if the advertising player places 150 coins in the interface, then the clan is on World 150. This procedure keeps the world number private and thus prevents its disclosure to anyone below the clan's desired combat levels.

In order to receive commendations, a player must inflict 5000 points of damage before the end of the game. Repairing a barricade or gate on the island acts as 50 points of damage on a monster, allowing players who may not be able to get the required points in the time allotted or players who do not want to train a combat-related skill to receive points. Therefore, if a player did no combat at all during a game of Pest Control, he/she would have to repair 100 barricades or gates - an impossibility in normal game duration (before EoC only 500 points damage were required). You can get 50 points of damage from repairing gates on any level boat.

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