![]() Resizeable game window, available to all players although the actual fullscreen mode is Members only. ![]() Improved Character Portraits (Came in updates after, but were made possible with RT4).Fullscreen mode (Members Only) with support for very high monitor resolutions of upto 1920x1200.The ground had a lot of added textures which made the game look a lot more realistic than it did beforehand. Paths which did look jagged before now looked like they smoothly integrated with the nearby terrain. Texture blending was improved tenfold.RuneTek 4 and the RuneScape High Detail update brought many significant graphical changes to the game including such things as: Released on 1 July 2008, first as a Members only feature but then becoming available to all players 2 weeks later. Furthermore.Magic users could now autocast their spells.Īfter many minor graphical and engine updates which were implemented over the years, RuneTek 3 got phased out for RuneTek 5 (As RT4 ran alongside RT3 as it was a separate detail mode.) Ranged users and Magic users could use their abilities in Melee range, and the concept of the Combat Triangle was further developed through stat rebalances. The camera also has a bit more freedom with the ability to view overhead or an almost side-on view, unlike RSC's camera which could only turn in a circle or be at a fixed angle in certain areas through settings.Ĭombat was also given a major overhaul. Dynamic animations were also implemented which were also improved upon over the years. Everything in the game was also in 3D as well, including NPCs, characters, monsters and everything else which was previously just a 2D sprite. Two detail settings, Low detail which added next to no textures, basic shapes and was ideal for slow computers, and high detail which added basic textures, and more foliage were implemented. Players were also given the option to transfer characters to the new version from Runescape Classic, or keep those characters in RSC. Released in 2003 - 2004 after a brief closed beta period open only to Members, this entirely new version of Runescape had many major overhauls. ![]() Support for basic in-game sounds was added, but was only made available to Members (before Runescape Classic was closed to non-subscribers of course) Non-combat skills often had "animations" that involved a thought bubble with the skill icon appearing above the player's head as they were doing an action. There were no animations apart from the weapon swinging that 2D sprites did. Camera angles could either be fixed or could rotate around the player in a circle. Range and Magic worked vastly differently as well in the way that Ranged projectiles could only be fired at other enemies out of combat and that Magic was not autocasted. The combat system was also vastly different as well in the way that combat was initiated by walking into the enemy's location and attacking, and that you could not retreat from a battle until at least 3 attacks have been made. Released in 2001, RuneScape Classic had a 3D camera, but the 3D graphics were basic, the textures were also very basic, and characters/NPCs were just 2D sprites. Not very much is known about DeviousMUD apart from the fact that it was available briefly and that it had a pseudo-3D view ingame, and graphics similar to Runescape Classic. This was the first incarnation of the RuneTek game engine, used in a game considered the predecessor to RuneScape. History of RuneTek RuneTek 1 - DeviousMUD/Games Domain RuneScape Classic (also known as RSC, RS1 or RS Classic) was the first official release of RuneScape ( DeviousMUD being the precursor).RuneTek is a game engine developed by Jagex Games Studio, which is currently used on RuneScape and Runescape Classic, and will soon be used with the upcoming Jagex MMO, Stellar Dawn. RuneScape Classic was publicly released on 4 January 2001. It was later replaced on 29 March 2004, with what was then known as RuneScape 2. On, Jagex announced that RuneScape Classic would be permanently closing on 6 August 2018 due to numerous unfixable problems with the game.ĭeviousMUD (the first original name of RuneScape) was the forerunner of RuneScape Classic, created by Andrew Gower (one of the founders of Jagex) in 1998. DeviousMud was created using Java and 2D graphics. Although never officially released, Andrew Gower re-wrote it and opened a beta the beta was open for one week before removing. After great success, on the 4th of January 2001, RuneScape (known as RuneScape Classic today) was opened to everyone. Later that year, Andrew Gower, Paul Gower and Constant Tedder formed the company, Jagex. On the 27th of February 2002, the members expansion was released. RuneScape Classic was then replaced by RuneScape 2 on the 29th of March 2004. RuneScape 2 was then the live version of the game. On the 4th of August 2005, Jagex stopped and closed down the free version of RuneScape Classic and so it remained the same.
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