This article is about the grappling shortcut. For Treasure Trails storage units, see Hidey-holes (Treasure Trails).
Hidey-holes, introduced on 15 February 2011, are buildable storage spots found near some grapple shortcuts where a crossbow and grapple may be kept, eliminating the need to carry them for future use of the shortcut. Alternatively, one can create an enhanced grappling hook which performs the same function but can be placed on the tool belt. To build a hidey-hole, right click the shortcut and select the build option.
There are currently seven hidey-holes available to build, which cover all grapple spots except the poison waste shortcut, the Bandos Agility Course, and the Dorgesh-Kaan Agility Course. When you build a hidey-hole, the materials required to create it will be permanently stored inside of it. A saw and a hammer are required along with the listed materials in order to build one. Bonus experience will be used if the player has any. A crystal saw may be used, but will not grant a +3 bonus as usual, and a charge will be lost as with regular construction. Remember, the items must be in your backpack. If you have the grapple equipped, for example, you will not be able to build the hidey-hole.
A hidey-hole need only be built on one side of a 2-way shortcut as the spot on the opposite side will be filled automatically. A 2-way shortcut may also be used repeatedly in a single direction and the hidey-hole will remain stocked on both sides. One-way shortcuts like the Obelisk of Water shortcut must be built from the originating side, and will remain 1-way. To build the Catherby cliff hidey-hole, you must right click the rock at the top of the cliff, but be standing at the bottom.
To use the hidey-hole, simply choose the "Grapple" option on your obstacle, and the player will automatically access it and replace it back in the hidey-hole after they're done grappling. No backpack or equipment space is required to use a shortcut with a completed hidey-hole.
The saw and hammer on your tool belt will work, planks stored in a plank box however do not and must be removed from the box to build the hidey-hole.
| Location | Level | Materials required | Experience gained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falador Wall | 29 , 11 , 37 , 19 | 4 planks, bronze crossbow, mithril grapple, 4 nails | 408 |
| Yanille Wall | 31 , 39 , 38 , 21 | 4 planks, bronze crossbow, mithril grapple, 4 nails | 528 |
| Catherby rock | 45 , 32 , 35 , 35 | 4 oak planks, iron crossbow, mithril grapple | 984 |
| Convenient rocks on the sides of River Lum between Lumbridge and Al Kharid | 47 , 8 , 19 , 37 | 4 oak planks, steel crossbow, mithril grapple | 1,044 |
| Convenient rock near Obelisk of Water | 49 , 36 , 22 , 39 | 4 teak planks, mithril crossbow, mithril grapple | 1,464 |
| Convenient rocks on Karamja | 52 , 53 , 21 , 42 | 4 mahogany planks, mithril crossbow, mithril grapple | 1,872 |
| Convenient rock south of Prifddinas Waterfall | 75 , 90 , 90 , 90 | 4 mahogany planks, rune crossbow, mithril grapple | 2,059 |
| Total | 8 planks, 8 oak planks, 4 teak planks, 8 mahogany planks, 8 nails, 2 bronze crossbows, 1 iron crossbow, 1 steel crossbow, 2 mithril crossbows, 1 rune crossbow, 7 mithril grapples | 8,359 | |
- While you only gain construction experience for making a Hidey-hole, Hidey-holes cannot be made until the player has the appropriate Strength, Ranged, and Agility levels needed to grapple at each Hidey-holes' respective location.
- In the 15 March 2011 update, the dock for the Dungeoneering ship was extended from Al Kharid to the Lumbridge Swamp. This update made the River Lum agility shortcut useless. The hidey-hole can still be built for experience. Players who built the hole before this update can retrieve 25 noted teak planks and a note the next time it is searched. The planks and note were left by 'The Bridger' Burt.
- Off-hand versions of any of the crossbows willnot work for the crossbow requirement.
- Protean planks can not be used to replace any other plank.
Update history[edit | edit source]
This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!
- ninja 26 November 2018(Update):
- Can now be filled while the objects to store are being worn.
- patch 24 October 2012(Update):
- A grapple hidey-hole now has an updated animation.
- patch 12 April 2011(Update):
- Using a crossbow shortcut with a hidey-hole no longer gives messages about broken grapples.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- There was once a bug where you could not unlock the Sandy's Secret Getaway task if using the hidey-hole to scale the wall. This is now fixed.
- Occasionally, as before, the player will get a message stating that the grapple has broken. However, this is a bug and the hidey-hole will not require restocking.
- The Assist System does not work when building the hidey-hole on the water obelisk island.
- In every shortcut you use, the player used to appear to be using a steel crossbow instead of the one that your character was actually using. The Prifddinas location, as it was added in a later update, uses the correctly-coloured rune crossbow.
- If the player does not have the required levels to grapple the agility shortcut, they will receive a message telling them that they cannot think of a reason to build a hidey hole there... yet.
- If the player has a hidey-hole constructed as well as having the enhanced grappling hook on their tool belt, the player will use the hook from the tool belt.
Retrieved from ‘https://runescape.wiki/w/Hidey-holes_(Grapple)?oldid=36308057’
