Old School RuneScape

This page is for the re-release of the August 2007 version of RuneScape. For the updated version commonly called RuneScape 3, see RuneScape.

Old School RuneScape

Developers
	Jagex
Engines
	RuneTek 3
	Java
Release dates
Windows	February 22, 2013
macOS (OS X)	February 22, 2013
Taxonomy
Monetization	Subscription
Modes	Multiplayer
Perspectives	Third-person
Genres	MMORPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	RuneScape

RuneScape
RuneScape	2001
Old School RuneScape	2013
Chronicle: RuneScape Legends	2016
RuneScape: Idle Adventures	Cancelled

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Old School Runescape is a third-person MMORPG made by Jagex Games Studio.

General information

Official Wiki - The official wiki for Old School RuneScape.

Steam Community Discussions

Official Discord Server

Official Forum

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Steam

All versions require a RuneScape account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Old School RuneScape requires Java, which is included in the Windows Installer, however, Mac users must manually install the Java Runtime Environment from here.

Essential improvements

RuneLite Client

A third-party client approved by Jagex.

Can be launched as an alternative client to the OSRS Client on Steam.

Offers several features over official clients, such as Discord Integration, Loot Tracker, Status widgets and GPU Rendering, allowing for increased draw distance and anti-aliasing, for example.

Steam Achievements do not appear to work through RuneLite.

Installation:

Copy the file path to RuneLite's .exe Default location: "C:\Users\user's name\AppData\Local\RuneLite\RuneLite.exe" In your Steam library. Right click Old School Runescape, go to Properties Under LAUNCH OPTIONS, paste the entire url to the Runelite.exe file with quoatation marks followed by %command% Example: "C:\Users\user's name\AppData\Local\RuneLite\RuneLite.exe" %command% Image example of Launch Options settings

Monetization

Type	Notes
Free-to-play	Free-to-play accounts have access to limited skills and areas. Some content and equipment are not available.
Subscription	Can be bought with real money in 1, 3, 6 and 12 month increments. Subscription time can be earned in-game via the 'Old School Bonds'

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Free-to-grind	Bonds can be obtained by in-game trading. Bonds can be redeemed for 14 days subscription.
Infinite spend	Bonds can be purchased without limit to sell to other players for in game currency
Unlock	Membership unlocks skills, areas, minigames, skills, items and quests

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1343370/pfx/

Progress and stats are saved automatically to Runescape account.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Basic Graphics settings.

Advanced Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Game Simply runs in Window, however, by default game is set to only render within a static size of window, this can be changed with "Game Client expands to fill the window" option in Basic Video settings
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Game simply runs in Window, window size needs to be set to a ultra widescreen size for game to play in Ultra WideScren
4K Ultra HD		Game simply runs in Window, window size needs to be at, or set to 3840*2160, for 4K support
Field of view (FOV)		Possible to zoom-in or zoom-out camera with Mouse Wheel.
Windowed		Freely scalable.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16x through RuneLite.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 16x MSAA through RuneLite.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Options for Off, On and Adaptive through RuneLite.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Steam and RuneLite clients have an uncapped frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode		Options for Protanopia, Deuteranopia and Tritanopia through RuneLite.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Limited to remapping the function keys (F1, F2, F3...) and Shift.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		A mouse is required to play the game.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Only Mouse is supported.

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings for Old School RuneScape.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects, and ambient.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Majority of speech is text.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
French
Portuguese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows					Steam Client is 64-bit. The official client available from the website runs a 32-bit modified Java version that installs with Old School (cannot use other installed Java Environments)
macOS (OS X)					Based on Java Runtime Environment installed to machine. Installing Java Runtime Environment 7 or later is 64-bit, Java Runtime Environment 6 or earlier is 32-bit.
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	7 SP1
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz	Intel i3+/AMD @ 2.4+ GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	4 GB RAM
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB available space
Video card (GPU)	3D-compatible Video Card 128 MB of VRAM	GeForce 400x, Intel HD 4x, AMD Radeon 7xxx +

Steam version requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	3D-compatible Video Card 128 MB of VRAM

OS X copies requires Java Runtime Environment to be installed separately, which can be downloaded here.