Magic carpet
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The Magic Carpet is a transportation in the Kharidian Desert. They all start at Shantay Pass, and require 200 coins to use, but falls to 100 coins after doing the Rogue Trader minigame (desert section - Blackjack or Clothes). With a Ring of Charos (a), you can reduce the price to 75 coins. (If the ring of charos (a) is used without completing the Feud quest, the price is 100 coins.)
Due to a previous incident, the right hand must be free (no weapons wielded) in order to hold on to the carpet when flying. However, currently the players do not need to free their hands anymore. Also, because of another accident, no pets or familiars are allowed on a magic carpet ride.
One interesting fact about the Magic Carpet, it that it travels at the same rate as when a player runs; meaning that many players chose to run the distance instead of using the magic carpet. Still, most players see the Magic Carpet as a much easier way across the desert, due to less clicks and no water skins required. The ability to fly in a straight line, especially between Shantay and Uzer saves significant time and energy over running.
If many players are using the magic carpet service at a time, they will be let free at a set interval, so that players are at least one screen length away from each other at all times. This is in place possibly to prevent potential bugs, although what the nature of the bugs are have not been revealed. Below is a chart of the locations you can go to;
| From Shantay Pass | |
|---|---|
| Location | Quest Required |
| Pollnivneach | None |
| Bedabin Camp | The Tourist Trap |
| Uzer | The Golem |
| From south of Pollnivneach | |
| Nardah | None |
| Sophanem | Icthlarin's Little Helper |
| Menaphos | None |
[edit] Trivia
- Previously, players would ride the magic carpet in a 'rollercoaster style', with the player lying down on the carpet and holding on to the front. The animation was changed to a more traditional-looking pose, with the player standing up and crossing their arms.
- Previously, players couldn't purchase carpet rides if they were wielding a weapon. this was changed during a hidden update
- If you attempt to access the world map whilst in flight, it says "It would be unwise to open the world map during combat"
- On the 4th of November 2009 a glitch was discovered (After the penguins had updated) were people were able to ride the magic carpets out of the desert. These players would appear to still be using the carpet while walking/standing, and when they walked, they would float like you do on a carpet. This glitch has not been fixed.
The glitch as shown above.
