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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 more.

World Information

RSC Preservation (Formerly OpenRSC)

  • 1x XP rate
  • No botting allowed
  • Actively being improved for game play accuracy
  • Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
  • Global$ PM everyone chat enabled
  • Keyboard shortcuts for dialog menus (number keys)
  • Thor's black hole and desert heat mechanics fixed
  • Playable with RSC+ (https://rsc.plus) as server is protocol 233+ compatible
  • Staff moderated (be nice to others)
  • ~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
  • Auction House Clans and parties Custom items, skills, monsters, and quests
  • Batched skilling activities Regular Ironman, Hardcore Ironman, and Ultimate Ironman modes available
  • Fatigue disabled (optional to turn off XP gain using sleep)
  • Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
  • Staff moderated (be nice to others)


RSC Uranium

  • 1x XP rate
  • Botting allowed
  • Playable with APOS and RSCIdle bots
  • Playable with RSC+ (https://rsc.plus) as server is protocol 233+ compatible
  • Actively being improved for game play accuracy
  • Global$ PM everyone chat enabled
  • Keyboard shortcuts for dialog menus (number keys)
  • Thor's black hole and desert heat mechanics fixed
  • 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

  • 2x XP rate with 30% faster in-game action speeds (skilling and fighting)
  • Botting allowed
  • Playable with APOS and RSCIdle bots
  • Auction House Clans and parties Custom items, skills, monsters, and quests
  • Batched skilling activities Regular Ironman, Hardcore Ironman, and Ultimate Ironman modes available
  • Fatigue disabled (optional to turn off XP gain using sleep)
  • Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework
  • Staff moderated (be nice to others)


2001scape (Under development)

  • 1x XP rate
  • No botting allowed
  • Recreated version of RuneScape Classic from 2001
  • Includes unfinished features (pray evil, good magic, POH)
  • Staff moderated world with no botting allowed
  • Operated using the Open RuneScape Classic framework

General FAQ

Can 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!

How often is Open RuneScape Classic updated? Updates are generally pushed once a week on Sundays, as time permits.

How can 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.