Monkey Madness I

01Before you start

Monkey Madness is long, and most of its length is travel. Knowing the shape of it in advance — gnome politics, then an island you cannot walk around as yourself, then a demon — makes it far less bewildering.

1. 1

   Bring a way back to the Gnome Stronghold. A ring of dueling to the Al Kharid arena and then the Al Kharid gnome glider is the usual route, and you will use it more than once.

   • Ring of dueling(8)
2. 2

   Expect to leave and return to Ape Atoll several times. Plan trips rather than trying to do it all in one inventory.

02The missing 10th Squad

1. 1

   Talk to King Narnode Shareen at the Grand Tree. He sends you to look into Glough's old shipyard for what happened to the 10th Squad.

2. 2

   Find G.L.O. Caranock near the southern fence of the shipyard and question him.

3. 3

   Report back to Narnode, who points you at Daero on the first floor of the Grand Tree.

4. 4

   Talk to Daero. You are blindfolded and taken to an underground hangar, where you meet Waydar.

03The sliding puzzle

1. 1

   Solve the tile puzzle to repair the glider. Work the top-left corner first — get tiles one, two and three home and the rest follows.

2. 2

   If it is not worth your evening, Glough will do it for 200,000 coins, leaving a single tile to slide.

3. 3

   Talk to Daero and Waydar to fly to Crash Island, then talk to Lumdo, who will now ferry you to Ape Atoll.

04Ape Atoll and the greegree

On Ape Atoll you are a human in a monkey city, and everything on the island knows it. The greegree fixes that, and getting it is the core of the quest.

1. 1

   Get to Zooknock in the Ape Atoll dungeon. Follow the yellow path west and climb down the ladder.

2. 2

   Run the dungeon rather than fighting it. Protect from Melee, ignore the hazards, eat as you go — nothing down there is worth stopping for.

   If the guards are called on you above ground, log out or hop worlds immediately. Getting caught means jail and a long walk back.

3. 3

   Give Zooknock a monkey talisman and monkey bones. He makes you a monkey greegree.

   • Monkey bones
4. 4

   Equip the greegree. You are now a Karamja monkey, the island stops attacking you, and the rest of the quest opens up.

05The Jungle Demon

1. 1

   The 10th Squad gnomes fight alongside you, which is the only reason this is survivable at the level most people attempt it.

2. 2

   Use Protect from Magic. The demon's magic attack is what kills people, not its melee.

3. 3

   Lure the demon towards the gnomes and attack from range while they hold its attention.

4. 4

   You must land the killing blow yourself. If a gnome finishes it, the demon recovers a quarter of its health and you start that stretch again.

   This is the single most common way to lose this fight. Watch its health and make sure the last hit is yours.