New RuneScape Downloadable Client?

[XxTearGodxX]

Yeah, can be found in the Downloads and Wallpapers section, and you have to install this onto your computer to use it. Not sure how old this is but it says you don't need to have java installed and it doesn't require administrative rights for your PC.

 

From what I can tell it doesn't provide any extra "perks" or benefits, so I won't be using it I'll just stick to my web browser.

 

http://www.runescape.com/c=7w2wWYvxfWI/kbase/guid/Downloads_and_Wallpapers

[ilya]

There's been a client since I started playing so around 2004.

It doesn't have anything useful really.

Although the fact that it doesn't require Java or admin rights is news to me

 

 

EDIT: Apparently it is open source :twisted:

[Mecakoto]

Theres been a client since I started playing so around 2004.

It doesnt have anything useful really.

Although it doesnt require Java or admin rights is news to me

 

I remember it being just a window without toolbars, etc. This "no Java required" is new to me.

 

1800+ Recent Updates on the RSOF are talking about it, so I guess it must be nice and shiny new.

[sa121]

Yup, it's new, I've been using the (now old) client recently, becuase Firefox hasn't been loading Runescape for me. Just downloaded the new one, gonna see if its anything different.

EDIT: Never mind, can't test it due to admin controls, L.

[RSBDavid]

Holy [cabbage] its open sourced! I will test it after it is finished downloading.

[Kaida23]

Wow. The installer is almost 10MB! That's a pretty big jump from the 90kb that the last client was.

[Mil]

Seems interesting...why would they open source it, basically inviting people to hide keyloggers in it and put it on their own site.

[Beloved]

Wow. The installer is almost 10MB! That's a pretty big jump from the 90kb that the last client was.

Thats probably due to the included java environment (im guessing)

 

Visually nothing has changed though, although there is now a menu bar with an options tabs, but you can only select languages.

[Kaida23]

Wow. The installer is almost 10MB! That's a pretty big jump from the 90kb that the last client was.

Thats probably due to the included java environment (im guessing)

 

Visually nothing has changed though, although there is now a menu bar with an options tabs, but you can only select languages.

That must be it, since once installed it takes up almost 30MB. Not a huge amount of space, but probably more than most people would expect.

[RSBDavid]

From the source:

 

Jagex Launcher source package README

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Copyright 2010 Jagex Limited.

 

This file is part of JagexLauncher.

 

JagexLauncher is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it

under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as

published by the Free Software Foundation.

 

JagexLauncher is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT

ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or

FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License

version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that

accompanied this code).

 

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version

2 along with this work; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>

 

This package contains:

 

The Jagex-modified OpenJDK source code (openjdk subfolder; see JagexChangeLog for details of files changed)

The JagexLauncher program (JagexLauncher subfolder)

 

So we can redistribute? Wow, the source download is 40mb and the extracted source is over 300MB. Talk about good compression.

[Dragondan_Ro]

I downloaded it today, didn't know it was shiny new xD just remembered that the client used to be at the download section, and that I could probably use better graphic with it.

[PhaperPlane]

So now this is Open Source, Tip.It could start development on its own Runescape Client based on this correct? I would imagine that Jagex could make an announcement next week. :)

[Obtaurian]

My computer wont let me install it. <_< Says I'm not granted administrator access, which doesn't make sense because I AM THE ADMINISTRATOR.

[Den]

Sounds cool, il go check it out now.

[All_Is_Great]

So, does it just let you play runescape w/o a web browser? Does that mean it'll run faster? since each of my loading screens takes like 7 seconds...

[Beloved]

So, does it just let you play runescape w/o a web browser? Does that mean it'll run faster? since each of my loading screens takes like 7 seconds...

cant hurt to try :P

 

But it will probably still use Internet explorer/safari to run on

[Dexek]

Ok.. I downloaded this 40MB badboy, but it's a ".tar" file.. what opens that? Should I change the filetype to get it to install? All that's opening it is WinZip.. in which case when I decompress it, I can't find which of the 32039 files to click to run it. Any help is appreciated. |^_^|

[Ronan]

Ok.. I downloaded this 40MB badboy, but it's a ".tar" file.. what opens that? Should I change the filetype to get it to install? All that's opening it is WinZip.. in which case when I decompress it, I can't find which of the 32039 files to click to run it. Any help is appreciated. |^_^|

You've downloaded the source-code, that's not really needed unless you are wanting to inspect it. The installer is the .msi link which you should be able to find quite easily too. (At the Click Here to Download part). If you want the direct link it's here.

 

It's interesting that Jagex have released it under the GNU, but there's nothing very interesting there - the client itself is simple enough and the majority of the source-size is due to the OpenJDK packaged with it, although partially modified by Jagex it's small fixes for the most-part.

[RSBDavid]

Ok.. I downloaded this 40MB badboy, but it's a ".tar" file.. what opens that? Should I change the filetype to get it to install? All that's opening it is WinZip.. in which case when I decompress it, I can't find which of the 32039 files to click to run it. Any help is appreciated. |^_^|

 

That is the source btw. I used peazip and had to extract it twice. It extracts to about 350MB. I will have a video up in 10 minutes or so showing how it loads up.

 

The compiled version is only 9MB or so.

[Pirkka]

Oh, and it looks like this:

 

[Dexek]

Ohh! Haha thanks a lot. Into the recycling bin she goes. I don't imagine it'll run on this computer anyways.. pretty sure the government of Canada blocks the Runescape port. |^_^|

[Sam]

So, does it just let you play runescape w/o a web browser? Does that mean it'll run faster? since each of my loading screens takes like 7 seconds...

 

I imagine it places some data on your computer so it may be faster.

 

Is the client available for Mac OSX or Linux?

[Dexek]

Hmm.. got a "loading configuration" error. Never passed 0% <_<

[Den]

Im not allowd to install it because im not an administrator on this pc even though I am...

 

It also clearly notes in the download area on the RS site you dont have to be an administrator on your computer to install it. O_o

[Sam]

Seeing as it's new, there may be a few bugs that need ironing out.