Amundogus2 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 A new, localised version of the Windows downloadable client is available. The Windows downloadable client is a lightweight application designed specifically for RuneScape. It uses less memory and desktop screen space than a conventional browser, and is therefore ideal for low-end machines. The latest version includes the following enhancements: Language Aware will choose the correct language region based on your computers settings Better compatibility with low-end machines Features a smart new icon You can find a link to the Windows downloadable client in the Downloads & Wallpapers section of the RuneScape website. Mod Stuart RuneScape Tools Developer "There are only two strategies in war. Move forward or change. The victor is the first to realise that when he cannot move forward he must change." ~ Mod Mark H ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phrost Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Very nice, I just hope that they make a OS X one too eventually :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 If it's still built off of IE and not Chrome, it's not worth using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollerz Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 If it's still built off of IE and not Chrome, it's not worth using. Correct, it is still built off IE (5.5) Click my signature for my blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkjab Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I was thinking w00t! Finally! And I happily downloaded it - the hope: I would never have to resize the window ever again (I always had to crop it to get rid of all the spare black space). Load it up...and I STILL got to resize it and not only that, it opens a little off-centre of the screen rather than centre like it used to. So, more work for me -.- How lame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J35u5_M4 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 The icon looks good though :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Looks good :) "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amundogus2 Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 If it's still built off of IE and not Chrome, it's not worth using. Whats wrong with IE? "There are only two strategies in war. Move forward or change. The victor is the first to realise that when he cannot move forward he must change." ~ Mod Mark H ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjon123 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Whats wrong with IE? fail 1,000 F2P Total Level Reached 10/8/10 ! [hide=Guides]Magic & Summoning Profit Spreadsheets! *UPDATES EVERY HOUR* (includes: High alch, Superheat, and Enchanting)4 BETTER alternatives to flesh crawlers[/hide] WOT WOT! ☉.☉☂ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_mumm_ra Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 why don't we get an actual useful client, with actual features, like stat lookup, and ge lookup, and all that stuff? that would actually be useful. this update was pretty much unnecessary imo. i still downloaded it though, and i'm still gonna use it, cause RS doesn't like chrome so much, plus i'm sure RS will run a bit better on the client while i browse with chrome, rather than doing it all on chrome anyway. [hide=WOO TEXT! updated Jan 19, 2009 (last quote)] And Evil you mad bastard. You are definately bringing TET back up to it's glory. No doubt about it. Keep it going champ.24,485th to 99 defence on 7-23-08I always forget you're 20 too. I always think you're 25 or something. o.oYa think that I'm insane, Its not sane... its not saneobligitory devart link: http://evil-mumm-ra.deviantart.com/Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.She isn't naked so it's legal.I'm a porn star.[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racheya Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 If it's still built off of IE and not Chrome, it's not worth using. Whats wrong with IE? What is RIGHT with it? I'll stick to Firefox tyvm. I edit for the [Tip.It Times]. I rarely write in [My Blog]. I am an [Ex-Moderator]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mylez Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Same, Firefox for me. :P Never use the downloadable client anyway - despite having it in my quick-launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riptide Mage Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 These were the best clients: You make it sound like running through a few level 87 monsters is hard which it really shouldn't be at your level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximusa Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Eh I cant see the difference in all honesty. Reinstating a rant forum that already existed. Reinventing the runescape client that to all purposes is the same as before. "Better compatibility with low-end machines" Uha.. "Features a smart new icon" Whats this 'icon' they talking about? The sword? lol... It belongs in the patch notes. Its like having an announcement "We have changed the way ogres look in dialogue when talking" "We have just adjusted our seats for better compatibility with our [wagon]" (Sorry if wrong about icon but its my best guess... I downloaded it and cant figure it out what they meant unless it was that sword icon lol!!! I have to admit.. These updates make me laugh alot more than they used to.) VMeh BlogV >Miscellaneous Goals< http://www.rsbandb.com/sigs/sig108/bazzaminxer.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Other then the new file icon it has, I see no difference whatsoever. :? ........::::: Rainy's YouTube Channel - Rainy's Twitter - Rainy's Facebook - Rainy's DeviantArt - Rainy's Tumblr - Rainy's Tip.It Profile :::::......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaaps1 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 why don't we get an actual useful client, with actual features, like stat lookup, and ge lookup, and all that stuff? that would actually be useful. this update was pretty much unnecessary imo. i still downloaded it though, and i'm still gonna use it, cause RS doesn't like chrome so much, plus i'm sure RS will run a bit better on the client while i browse with chrome, rather than doing it all on chrome anyway. That would be nice, but the purpose is to support low-end machine. Although buy all means, Jagex should make one of those. And base it off the default web browser as well. ~It's Super Effective! (The Zaaps Blog)~My YouTube Channel, where you get to watch me go around and make a fool out of myself and all comp capersGuides:~Yeah I wrote them once~Suggestions:~Yeah I made those once~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordKing Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Err.. I'm kinda confused by this, I still use, and have for many years used the original RS downloadable client... Works just fine for me, what's the difference, and why are they announcing it as something brand new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeWelshGuy Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 My computer isn't the best for HD, and I do find it faster in HD using the new client than the old one. Even so, I was expecting a big update, with a few tools and so on, but anything that makes playing just that little bit faster is good in my books. Retired Tip.It Crew Mapper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSayin16 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 jagex has been milking the game for more than it's worth these past few months with useless updates and things like this new client. with the staff they have and resources now they could easily be pumping out 2 USEFUL updates a week, instead they wait 2 months and give us a new desktop image for "their" client... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omali Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 jagex has been milking the game for more than it's worth these past few months with useless updates and things like this new client. with the staff they have and resources now they could easily be pumping out 2 USEFUL updates a week, instead they wait 2 months and give us a new desktop image for "their" client... YEA, because we all know there hasn't been an update in two months. Silly Jagex, not updating for two..Oh wait. :wall: ITQ: Someone who should have a clue, doesn't. Yea, two useful updates a week. Because this week is over on Monday and that was our only update. hurf durf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormveritas Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 People expected a chrome or firefox client BEFORE an IE one? Are you serious? Just because it's "cool" to go with one of the secondaries doesn't mean it makes business sense to skip the primarily accepted web browser. FWIW, I use IE over Firefox because Firefox is incredibly glitchy, faults on startup all the time, and just has generally gone downhill quickly over the last 6-12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSayin16 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 jagex has been milking the game for more than it's worth these past few months with useless updates and things like this new client. with the staff they have and resources now they could easily be pumping out 2 USEFUL updates a week, instead they wait 2 months and give us a new desktop image for "their" client... YEA, because we all know there hasn't been an update in two months. Silly Jagex, not updating for two..Oh wait. :wall: ITQ: Someone who should have a clue, doesn't. Yea, two useful updates a week. Because this week is over on Monday and that was our only update. hurf durf. clearly you simply wanted to flame for no reason whatsoever. i was giving an exaggerated example on purpose. the meaning is in there, you just need to be smarter than the average bear to understand it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mylez Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Funny you should say that, Stormveritas. I've found the exact opposite with IE. :P I think it's more down to personal preferance. The browser are all very similar and different people on different computers have different problems. :_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omali Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 jagex has been milking the game for more than it's worth these past few months with useless updates and things like this new client. with the staff they have and resources now they could easily be pumping out 2 USEFUL updates a week, instead they wait 2 months and give us a new desktop image for "their" client... YEA, because we all know there hasn't been an update in two months. Silly Jagex, not updating for two..Oh wait. :wall: ITQ: Someone who should have a clue, doesn't. Yea, two useful updates a week. Because this week is over on Monday and that was our only update. hurf durf. clearly you simply wanted to flame for no reason whatsoever. i was giving an exaggerated example on purpose. the meaning is in there, you just need to be smarter than the average bear to understand it... Exaggeration and sarcasm in text = undetectable unless you make it obvious. The only thing separating your post and that of a whiny kid is that you said it was sarcasm after being called out on it. Thanks for playing the internet, please deposit an extra quarter. =D> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 If it's still built off of IE and not Chrome, it's not worth using. Whats wrong with IE? What is RIGHT with it? I'll stick to Firefox tyvm. I don't see how it would be a security risk only using it for the RuneScape page. It's not like you're downloading torrents on there, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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