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The Open RuneScape Classic project was officially begun in June 2018, though has roots spanning as far back as 2009 with the release of Open RSCD v25. The Open RuneScape Classic project has been a non-profit, community driven, open source initiative to build as close of a replica RSC game experience as possible, to allow custom features to be enabled with simple configuration file edits, and to keep the memory alive of what is now considered to be an abandonware game, RuneScape Classic (2001-2018). For over a decade, many private servers have come and gone and nearly all have operated for monetary profits from donations, subscriptions, micro transactions, backroom deals, and bribery. Education, open source, and information sharing were spurned in the interest of "leech proofing" code, shameless money grabs, toxic individuals, leveraging booter services against rival servers, and forms of various deception. We strongly condemn those behaviors and instead see this as a hobby worth volunteering our personal time to work on for the enjoyment of others, personal learning, making new friends, and the nostalgia of years past. The Open RuneScape Classic core team consists of real life professional software developers, security consultants, Dev Ops managers, and more.
=== What is Open RuneScape Classic? ===
 
The project was officially begun in June 2018, though has roots spanning as far back as 2009 with "Open RSCD v25." The Open RuneScape Classic project has been a non-profit, community driven, open source initiative to build as close of a replica RSC game experience as possible, to allow custom features to be enabled with simple configuration file edits, and to keep the memory alive of what is now considered to be an abandon-ware game, RuneScape Classic (2001-2018). For over a decade, many private servers have come and gone and nearly all have had profit from donations, subscriptions, micro-transactions, and bribery as their sole interest. Education, open source, and information sharing were spurned in the interest of "leech proofing" code, money grabs, toxic individuals, DDoS attacks, and deception. The Open RuneScape Classic core team consists of real life professional developers, security consultants, dev ops managers, and wild animals.


=== World Information ===
=== World Information ===


- [[RSC Preservation]] provides a near-authentic RuneScape Classic experience at the 1x experience rate with only a few minor quality of life improvements consisting of: dialog menu number key shortcuts, non-intrusive global chat, gnome cooking badges, and fixed authentic things that were broken like desert heat and Thor's black hole. RSC+ (https://rsc.plus) is an authentic RSC client that supports game client recordings from a network level, replaying of recordings, world switching, and various overlays for information display. RSC+ was first released in January of 2016 during the last official reopening of RuneScape Classic. The RSC Preservation server is now authentic enough that the RSC+ client can connect to the server and play the game again! More information on how to use it to connect may be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4aD-PL6WK0
'''[[RSC Preservation]]''' (Formerly OpenRSC)
* 1x XP rate
* '''No botting allowed'''
* Traditional market certificates and ability to opt out of them
* Global$ PM everyone chat enabled
* Thordur's black hole and desert heat mechanics fixed
* Playable with RSC+ (https://rsc.plus) and WinRune
* Staff moderated (be nice to others)
* Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
* ~98% authentic replica of RSC based on RSC+ replay data
 
 
'''[[RSC Cabbage]]'''
* 1x or 5x XP rate with 30% faster in-game action speeds (skilling and fighting)
* '''No botting allowed'''
* Improved trading with bank certificates instead of old market certificates
* Ability to uncert market certificates directly in bank
* Auction House
* Clans and parties
* Custom items, sceneries, skills, monsters, and quests
* Graphical reworks
* Batched skilling activities & Regular Ironman, Hardcore Ironman, and Ultimate Ironman modes available
* Fatigue disabled (optional to turn off XP gain using sleep)
* Global$ PM everyone chat enabled
* Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
* Staff moderated (be nice to others)
 
 
'''[[2001scape]]'''
* 1x XP rate
* '''No botting allowed'''
* Recreated version of RuneScape Classic from May 8 2001
* No bank or market certificates
* Includes retro features (hiding, influence, pray evil, good magic)
* POH Area accessible only
* Global PM everyone chat enabled
* Playable with RSC× (https://rsc.plus) and Mudclient38
* Staff moderated (be nice to others)
* Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
* ~95% authentic replica of retro RSC based on old cache data, fansites & newsposts
 
 
'''[[RSC Uranium]]'''
* 1x XP rate
* '''Botting is allowed'''
* Playable with [[APOS]] and [[IdleRSC]] bots
* Playable with RSC+ (https://rsc.plus)
* Thordur's black hole and desert heat mechanics fixed
* Global$ PM everyone chat enabled
* Keyboard shortcuts for dialog menus (number keys)
* Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
* Staff moderated (be nice to others)
* ~98% authentic replica of RSC based on RSC+ replay data
 
 
'''[[RSC Coleslaw]]'''
* 1x or 2x XP rate with 30% faster in-game action speeds (skilling and fighting)
* '''Botting is allowed'''
* Playable with [[IdleRSC]] bots
* Improved trading with bank certificates instead of old market certificates
* Ability to uncert market certificates directly in bank
* Auction House
* Custom items, sceneries, skills, monsters, and quests
* Graphical reworks
* Batched skilling activities & Regular Ironman, Hardcore Ironman, and Ultimate Ironman modes available
* Fatigue disabled (optional to turn off XP gain using sleep)
* Global$ PM everyone chat enabled
* Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
* Staff moderated (be nice to others)
 


- [[RSC Cabbage]] operates at a 5x experience rate, game speed is 30% faster, has custom sprites, batched skills, new abilities, added items, and more. This wiki is here to help players learn more about all of the features that RSC Cabbage has to offer. Unless stated explicitly, it is safe to assume that the wiki is only valid for RSC Cabbage and not the Open RSC world.
'''[[Open PK]]''' (Under development)
* Stork-style point system and dedicated to F2P player killing
* '''No botting allowed'''
* Staff moderated (be nice to others)
* Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework


- RSC Uranium


- RSC Coleslaw
'''[[RSC Kale]]''' (Under development)
* 1x or 3x XP rate
* '''No botting allowed'''
* Expansion of RuneScape Classic post May 8 2001 (wilderness, dueling, teleport spells, etc)
* No bank or market certificates
* Implementation of retro features (hiding, pray evil, tailoring, herblaw, etc)
* Summoning spells
* POH release
* Global PM everyone chat enabled
* Staff moderated (be nice to others)
* Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework


=== General FAQ ===
=== General FAQ ===


'''Can I donate or subscribe for perks?'''
'''May I donate or subscribe for perks?'''
No donations or subscriptions are accepted. We don't want any money. We also don't believe that dumping player money into ads will make any difference for long term player growth and retention. The best way to help the team is to help with submitting bug reports, fixing bugs, and spreading the word to your friends about us so they will want to come be a part of this too!
No donations nor subscriptions are accepted. We don't want any money. We also don't believe that dumping player money into ads will make any difference for long term player growth and retention. The best way to help the team is to help with submitting bug reports, submitting GitLab merge requests, and spreading the word about us to your friends so they will want to be a part of this too!  


'''How often is Open RuneScape Classic updated?'''
'''How often is Open RuneScape Classic updated?'''
Updates are generally pushed once a week on Sundays, as time permits.
The development team is constantly working on updates. Code releases generally occur weekly on Sundays and the public worlds are restarted with updates shortly after the posting of patch notes.  


'''How can I help?'''
'''How may I help?'''
Join the Discord chat and come talk to us! Word of mouth recommendations, YouTube videos, and Twitch streams are welcomed for recruiting more players. There are many GitLab issue bug reports that need fixes too!
Join the Discord chat and come talk to us! Word of mouth recommendations, YouTube videos, and Twitch streams are welcomed for recruiting more players. There are many GitLab issue bug reports that need fixes too!


'''How do I run my own copy?'''
'''How do I run my own copy?'''
Visit the Open RuneScape Classic game repository and follow the instructions. Open RuneScape Classic is Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible! There is an Android client as well, though no way to run a MySQL server, the game server, and game client at the same time on Android to allow an Android single player instance at this time. Feel free to join our Discord if you have questions.
Visit the Open RuneScape Classic game repository and follow the instructions. Open RuneScape Classic is Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible! There is an Android client as well, though no way to run a MySQL server, the game server, and game client at the same time on Android to allow an Android single player instance at this time. Feel free to join our Discord if you have questions.

Latest revision as of 14:53, 8 March 2022

What is Open RuneScape Classic?

The project was officially begun in June 2018, though has roots spanning as far back as 2009 with "Open RSCD v25." The Open RuneScape Classic project has been a non-profit, community driven, open source initiative to build as close of a replica RSC game experience as possible, to allow custom features to be enabled with simple configuration file edits, and to keep the memory alive of what is now considered to be an abandon-ware game, RuneScape Classic (2001-2018). For over a decade, many private servers have come and gone and nearly all have had profit from donations, subscriptions, micro-transactions, and bribery as their sole interest. Education, open source, and information sharing were spurned in the interest of "leech proofing" code, money grabs, toxic individuals, DDoS attacks, and deception. The Open RuneScape Classic core team consists of real life professional developers, security consultants, dev ops managers, and wild animals.

World Information

RSC Preservation (Formerly OpenRSC)

  • 1x XP rate
  • No botting allowed
  • Traditional market certificates and ability to opt out of them
  • Global$ PM everyone chat enabled
  • Thordur's black hole and desert heat mechanics fixed
  • Playable with RSC+ (https://rsc.plus) and WinRune
  • Staff moderated (be nice to others)
  • Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
  • ~98% authentic replica of RSC based on RSC+ replay data


RSC Cabbage

  • 1x or 5x XP rate with 30% faster in-game action speeds (skilling and fighting)
  • No botting allowed
  • Improved trading with bank certificates instead of old market certificates
  • Ability to uncert market certificates directly in bank
  • Auction House
  • Clans and parties
  • Custom items, sceneries, skills, monsters, and quests
  • Graphical reworks
  • Batched skilling activities & Regular Ironman, Hardcore Ironman, and Ultimate Ironman modes available
  • Fatigue disabled (optional to turn off XP gain using sleep)
  • Global$ PM everyone chat enabled
  • Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
  • Staff moderated (be nice to others)


2001scape

  • 1x XP rate
  • No botting allowed
  • Recreated version of RuneScape Classic from May 8 2001
  • No bank or market certificates
  • Includes retro features (hiding, influence, pray evil, good magic)
  • POH Area accessible only
  • Global PM everyone chat enabled
  • Playable with RSC× (https://rsc.plus) and Mudclient38
  • Staff moderated (be nice to others)
  • Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
  • ~95% authentic replica of retro RSC based on old cache data, fansites & newsposts


RSC Uranium

  • 1x XP rate
  • Botting is allowed
  • Playable with APOS and IdleRSC bots
  • Playable with RSC+ (https://rsc.plus)
  • Thordur's black hole and desert heat mechanics fixed
  • Global$ PM everyone chat enabled
  • Keyboard shortcuts for dialog menus (number keys)
  • Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
  • Staff moderated (be nice to others)
  • ~98% authentic replica of RSC based on RSC+ replay data


RSC Coleslaw

  • 1x or 2x XP rate with 30% faster in-game action speeds (skilling and fighting)
  • Botting is allowed
  • Playable with IdleRSC bots
  • Improved trading with bank certificates instead of old market certificates
  • Ability to uncert market certificates directly in bank
  • Auction House
  • Custom items, sceneries, skills, monsters, and quests
  • Graphical reworks
  • Batched skilling activities & Regular Ironman, Hardcore Ironman, and Ultimate Ironman modes available
  • Fatigue disabled (optional to turn off XP gain using sleep)
  • Global$ PM everyone chat enabled
  • Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
  • Staff moderated (be nice to others)


Open PK (Under development)

  • Stork-style point system and dedicated to F2P player killing
  • No botting allowed
  • Staff moderated (be nice to others)
  • Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework


RSC Kale (Under development)

  • 1x or 3x XP rate
  • No botting allowed
  • Expansion of RuneScape Classic post May 8 2001 (wilderness, dueling, teleport spells, etc)
  • No bank or market certificates
  • Implementation of retro features (hiding, pray evil, tailoring, herblaw, etc)
  • Summoning spells
  • POH release
  • Global PM everyone chat enabled
  • Staff moderated (be nice to others)
  • Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework

General FAQ

May I donate or subscribe for perks? No donations nor subscriptions are accepted. We don't want any money. We also don't believe that dumping player money into ads will make any difference for long term player growth and retention. The best way to help the team is to help with submitting bug reports, submitting GitLab merge requests, and spreading the word about us to your friends so they will want to be a part of this too!

How often is Open RuneScape Classic updated? The development team is constantly working on updates. Code releases generally occur weekly on Sundays and the public worlds are restarted with updates shortly after the posting of patch notes.

How may I help? Join the Discord chat and come talk to us! Word of mouth recommendations, YouTube videos, and Twitch streams are welcomed for recruiting more players. There are many GitLab issue bug reports that need fixes too!

How do I run my own copy? Visit the Open RuneScape Classic game repository and follow the instructions. Open RuneScape Classic is Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible! There is an Android client as well, though no way to run a MySQL server, the game server, and game client at the same time on Android to allow an Android single player instance at this time. Feel free to join our Discord if you have questions.