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Free discussion / RSgoldfast RuneScape: How to M...
Last post by Lilidala - Today at 08:48:20 AM
In the world of RuneScape, few bosses inspire as much awe and RuneScape gold challenge as Nex, the Ancient Summoner. Introduced in the God Wars Dungeon, Nex stands as one of the most demanding endgame PvE encounters, requiring skill, preparation, and teamwork. Whether you are an aspiring soloist or a group raider, mastering Nex offers some of the best rewards and one of the most thrilling experiences in RuneScape.

This guide will walk you through everything you need to conquer Nex — from understanding her mechanics and phases to choosing the best gear, tactics, and strategies for success.

Understanding Nex: Lore and Encounter Overview
Nex is a powerful Zarosian general who commands the forces of the Zaros faction in the God Wars Dungeon. Players face Nex in a multi-phase fight inside her chamber, each phase requiring quick reflexes and strategic adaptation.

The fight involves four distinct phases, each with its own abilities and minions. Your ability to recognize and counter her moves will decide your success or failure.

Preparing for the Fight: Gear and Inventory Setup
To stand a chance against Nex's deadly arsenal, you must enter the fight with optimal gear and supplies.

Recommended Gear
Weapon: A strong melee weapon such as the Abyssal Bludgeon or Noxious Scythe for high damage output.

Armor: High defense sets like Torva (melee) or Seasinger (magic) depending on your combat style.

Cape: Fire cape, Infernal cape, or Max cape with offensive perks.

Amulet: Amulet of Torture (melee) or Amulet of Fury.

Ring: Ring of Vigour or Berserker ring (imbued if possible).

Boots: Dragon boots or Primordial boots.

Inventory
Super combat potions or equivalent stat-boosting flasks.

Prayer renewal potions or Saradomin brews for healing.

Food like Sharks or Rocktails for sustain.

Antifire potions and stamina potions.

Weapon poison or bleed weapons to boost damage over time.

The Four Phases of Nex: Mechanics Breakdown
Phase 1: Smoke Phase
Nex summons smoke clouds that explode if you step inside them, dealing heavy damage.

Use ranged or magic attacks to hit Nex while avoiding the smoke.

She casts Smoke Tendrils — avoid the pools that damage over time.

Strategy: Stay mobile, kite her around the arena, and use abilities that allow safe damage.

Phase 2: Shadow Phase
Nex summons shadow minions that drain your stats.

She uses Shadow Tendrils — they latch onto players, requiring quick removal.

Prioritize killing minions quickly and stay aware of your stat drains.

Use Antipoison and stat-boosting prayers as necessary.

Phase 3: Blood Phase
Nex heals herself by draining blood from the arena.

She attacks with Blood Tendrils, which you must sever quickly or suffer damage.

Avoid pools of blood that can immobilize you.

Team coordination is crucial here to cut tendrils and avoid AoE damage.

Phase 4: Ice Phase
Nex freezes players in place with Ice Tendrils.

Players must quickly destroy tendrils or free frozen teammates.

Nex becomes more aggressive and uses freezing attacks.

Stay alert, use freedom or break free abilities, and focus on tendril destruction.

Combat Tips and Strategy
Prayer and Abilities
Use Protect from Melee during Nex's melee attacks and switch to Protect from Magic or Protect from Ranged depending on the phase.

Utilize offensive prayers like Piety (melee) or Augury (magic) to increase damage.

Abilities like Debilitate reduce Nex's damage, improving survivability.

Use Freedom or Anticipation to break free from tendrils.

Positioning
Positioning is vital to avoid smoke, shadow, blood, and ice pools.

Use safe spots to maximize damage while minimizing incoming attacks.

Always be ready to move quickly to sever tendrils or avoid AoEs.

Team Coordination
When fighting in groups, assign roles such as tendril destroyers, crowd control, and DPS.

Communicate about tendril status and health to optimize healing and focus.

Keep track of Nex's health and prepare for phase transitions.

Rewards and Progression
Defeating Nex yields some of the most coveted loot in RuneScape, including:

Zaryte bow

Nex set pieces

Torva, Pernix, and Virtus armor parts

God Wars Dungeon unique drops

These rewards can significantly boost your combat power and allow you to tackle even tougher content.

Conclusion
Mastering Nex, the Ancient Summoner, is a milestone achievement in RuneScape. By understanding her phases, preparing the right gear, and executing careful strategies, you can overcome this formidable boss and claim its legendary rewards. Whether you choose to fight solo or with a team, Nex offers a challenging and rewarding test of your PvE skills.

Prepare well, stay focused, and  cheap RuneScape gold  face the wrath of Nex with confidence!
#2
Features / Re: PDF Export Profiles
Last post by NathanUp - March 11, 2026, 05:18:04 PM
How cool! Thanks for the script. 

QuoteI do agree it would be great to have easy access to multiple profiles in the pdf export window.
Yea, it would be a standout feature for Scribus. So useful. 
#3
Code / Unable to set the margin of th...
Last post by itchka - March 11, 2026, 10:54:34 AM
I have noticed that in 1.7svn having created a bulleted list withing the style manager and applying it to a list it does not seem to be possible to change the left margin of the actual bullet. It's possible to add space or tabs in front of the @ sign (which denotes the tab in the story editor) but this does not move the bullet nor does any manipulation of the margins/indents in the typography tab of the style manager. Any changes made are applied to the text and not to the bullet. I cannot find a way around this. Is it possible to fix this in the code?
#4
Linux / Re: Scribus 1.7.2 Imported Col...
Last post by Portreve - March 10, 2026, 12:15:50 AM
Quote from: Lynn on March 07, 2026, 01:52:05 AMOh that is weird. I tested it on my computer in 1.7.2 and while my custom color selection persists when there isn't a file open even if I relaunch Scribus, when a new file is made it doesn't inherit my custom color scheme.

When I did the exact same thing in 1.6.4 (set a color scheme with no file open, then made a new document) the new file automatically was given that default color scheme. It feels like this is a file creation bug.

It's actually more than a file creation bug: the program itself doesn't retain colors you import, at least in my experience.
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Linux / Re: Scribus 1.7.2 Imported Col...
Last post by Lynn - March 07, 2026, 01:52:05 AM
Oh that is weird. I tested it on my computer in 1.7.2 and while my custom color selection persists when there isn't a file open even if I relaunch Scribus, when a new file is made it doesn't inherit my custom color scheme.

When I did the exact same thing in 1.6.4 (set a color scheme with no file open, then made a new document) the new file automatically was given that default color scheme. It feels like this is a file creation bug.
#6
Features / Re: PDF Export Profiles
Last post by Lynn - March 07, 2026, 01:32:27 AM
You can do something like this currently with the built-in scripter and the pdfFile object - https://impagina.org/scribus-scripter-api/pdf-export/. You can even write a script that does all three exports in one go (see below).

You'd probably need to customize it to fit your use-case - the scripter lets you set lots of pdf export settings by adding more lines of the format pdf.[variablename] = value. I assume the rest of the values are pulled from your defaults set within Preferences -> PDF Export.

I do agree it would be great to have easy access to multiple profiles in the pdf export window.


import os.path
import string

try:
import scribus
except ImportError:
pass

def main():
try:
scribus # pylint: disable=pointless-statement
except NameError:
return

#get base filename and subdirectory so we save to the right folder
fileName = scribus.getDocName()
entry = fileName.rsplit('.sla', 1)[0]

#make pdf file object, set any PDF export settings here
pdf = scribus.PDFfile()
pdf.info = "Invitation"
pdf.version = 14

#example exporting three times with different page ranges
pdf.pages = [1,4]
pdf.file = entry+'Attendees.pdf'
pdf.save()

pdf.pages = [2,4]
pdf.file = entry+'Virtual.pdf'
pdf.save()

pdf.pages = [3,4]
pdf.file = entry+'VIP.pdf'
pdf.save()

return

if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
#7
Tutorials, Tips and How-Tos / Re: How do I change the defaul...
Last post by Lynn - March 07, 2026, 01:07:58 AM
It doesn't change where the file dialogue opens by default, but you can click and drag any folder to the sidebar on the left to save it as a favorite folder & use that as a shortcut.
#8
Linux / Re: Scribus 1.7.2 Imported Col...
Last post by Portreve - March 06, 2026, 11:13:47 PM
Quote from: a.l.e on March 05, 2026, 08:47:51 AMI gave it a try:

  • I've created a Scribus document.
  • In "Edit > Colors and Fills", I've removed the unused colors.
  • I've created a couple of colors.
  • Saved the .sla document as "colors.sla" and closed it.
  • I've created another new document
  • In "Edit > Colors and Fills", I've removed the unused colors, then used the "Import" button to select the "colors.sla" file I've previously saved and imported the colors.
  • Now I have the colors I've defined in the first few steps in the second document.

On the other hand, I could not get the "Colors Sets" feature in the "Colors and Fills" dialog to work.
Are you using this one?
Yep, that's exactly the one. I can import colors as many times as I want, and they just won't stay. They'll be there in that moment, when I try to access them in a document, or when I open the program again, they're gone.

EDIT: Ok, I just tried what you did, @a.l.e, and all the colors showed up then disappeared again.
#9
Tutorials, Tips and How-Tos / Re: How do I change the defaul...
Last post by AdmFubar - March 06, 2026, 07:42:51 PM
There isnt a direct path to set. But there is a work around. The collect for output option to save a document creates a directory for images, If you have at least one image in your document  the path for getting an image is set to this directory. This path is unique to the document only. It might help the issue you are having.
#10
Features / PDF Export Profiles
Last post by NathanUp - March 06, 2026, 04:49:07 PM
I regularly work on event invitations that have three versions: one for normal attendees, one for virtual attendees, and another for VIP attendees. My file consists of four pages: one for each type of attendee, and a "thanking our sponsors" page including sponsor logos that will be attached to each invitation type. To export these invitations, as I do every time a new sponsor logo is added, I currently have to export three times: page 1 and 4, 2 and 4, and finally 3 and 4. This got me thinking. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to save each export configuration as an "export profile," and then execute them all at once? I don't recall seeing this feature in any other software, so it may be unique. This would also be handy for people who export files for both print and web, or who need different levels of compression for different applications. Here's how I envisage it working:

Profile Creation Workflow
===================

  • User clicks File > Export > Export as PDF
  • User chooses export configuration as usual: output path and filename, crop marks, bleed, max image resolution, et cetera. A new text input field would be available to complete: "Profile Name"
  • Buttons on the bottom of the export dialog consist of "Export," "Save Export Profile," and "Cancel." User clicks "Save Export Profile."
  • User repeats 2 and 3 as necessary.
  • When all profiles are specified and saved, the user clicks "Export" and an export is automatically executed for each profile, abiding by the configuration specified in that profile. 
  • The profiles should automatically be saved as a part of the document.

Profile Management Workflow
=======================

  • To manage profiles, a new tab could be added to the export dialog: "Profiles." 
  • Under this tab, there would be a list of profiles, each with "Edit" and "Delete" buttons. 
  • When the user clicks "Edit," the relevant profile name should be appended to the the title displayed on titlebar: ( | Profile: Profile Name), the "General" tab should open, and the export dialog should be populated with settings as specified during the creation of the profile.
  • After adjusting the settings, the user should click "Save Export Profile." The profile name should then be cleared from the title bar and the "Profile Name" field. If the user clicks "Save Export Profile," a new profile should be created.

Errors and Exceptions
=================

  • If the user ignores the "Profile Name" field and exports, the export is carried out as usual.
  • If the user ignores the "Profile Name" field and attempts to save a profile, they should receive an error message highlighting the "Profile Name" field.

I think that this would a useful and exciting feature for many. Thanks for your time!