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# RuneScape

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From Wikipedia:

  RuneScape is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Jagex, released in January 2001. RuneScape was originally a browser game built with the Java programming language; it was largely replaced by a standalone C++ client in 2016. The game has had over 300 million accounts created and was recognised by the Guinness World Records as the largest and most-updated free MMORPG.

From Wikipedia:

  Old School RuneScape is a separate incarnation of RuneScape released on 22 February 2013, based on a copy of the game from August 2007. Old School RuneScape receives regular content updates, which must be voted on by its players before they can be added to the game.

## Installation

The installation alternatives offer different features to make a choice on, and may use different dependencies.

Note: Independent of the chosen client, it may be necessary to separately open an account with the game publisher Jagex in order to access the multi-player game. An exception is #Steam.

### Jagex Launcher

The Jagex Launcher offers installation and shortcuts to each game client Executable and does not Linux support on release.

#### Unofficial client

jagex-launcher-linux is a repository that "contains community projects to install the Jagex Launcher and use Jagex Accounts in Linux" as recommended by Jagex Support.

Bolt is a third-party launcher. Install with the bolt-launcherAUR package or with Flatpak as `com.adamcake.Bolt` from Flathub.

### RuneScape

#### Official client

Install the official RuneScape NXT client with the runescape-launcherAUR package. The official client can also be installed with Flatpak as `com.jagex.RuneScape` from Flathub.

### Old School RuneScape (OSRS)

#### RuneLite

RuneLite is an open-source alternative to other third-party Old School RuneScape clients. It is available on the AUR: runeliteAUR.

To enable the GPU feature within RuneLite, ensure you meet the requirements and have updated to the latest version of mesa.

#### OSRS-Launcher

osrs-launcher is a repackaging of the mac version of the official Old School RuneScape launcher. It is available for installation from the AUR, osrs-launcherAUR.

### Steam

It is worth mentioning that RuneScape and OSRS are individually available on Steam, which offers its own Compatibility layer Proton. Steam is a separate program, and not recommended if unfamiliar. The Steam releases predate the official #Jagex Launcher release by around three years, and lack support for Jagex Account features such as multiple characters.

## Troubleshooting

### Audio issues

The Java client (jagexappletviewer.jar) requires pulseaudio-alsa to be installed for sound to work properly. Otherwise there will be no in-game sound or other applications will not be able to play audio due to the client claiming direct access to `/dev/snd/*` devices. For more details, see PulseAudio#ALSA.

### SSL errors

If you receive an error like this (with RuneLite or otherwise):

    javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Received fatal alert: handshake_failure

This error may be due to Java's new TLSv1.3 implementation. Try adding `-Djdk.tls.client.protocols=TLSv1.2` to your client's launch options. For example:

    $ java -Djdk.tls.client.protocols=TLSv1.2 -jar RuneLite.jar

## See also

- The RuneScape Wiki
- Jagex Support

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