Table of Contents

Information

Prerequisites

Notes

Install

sudo dnf install java-11-openjdk wmctrl && sync
sudo apt install openjdk-11-jre wmctrl && sync

Show Java Paths

sudo update-alternatives --config 'java'

Old School RuneScape

rm -Rf ~/'runescape/oldschool' '/tmp/oldschool' && mkdir -p ~/'runescape/oldschool' '/tmp/oldschool' && wget -O '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool.msi' 'https://www.runescape.com/downloads/oldschool.msi' && 7z e -o'/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool-msi' -y '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool.msi' && 7z e -o'/tmp/oldschool/rslauncher-cab' -y '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool-msi/rslauncher.cab' && cp '/tmp/oldschool/rslauncher-cab/JagexAppletViewerJarFile'* ~/'runescape/oldschool/jagexappletviewer.jar' && cp '/tmp/oldschool/rslauncher-cab/JagexAppletViewerPngFile' ~/'runescape/oldschool/jagexappletviewer.png' && rm -Rf '/tmp/oldschool' && sync

Desktop Launcher

Old School RuneScape

mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications' && nano ~/'.local/share/applications/Old School RuneScape.desktop'
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Old School RuneScape
Comment=Relive the challenging levelling system and risk-it-all PvP of the biggest retro styled MMO. Play with millions of other players in this piece of online gaming heritage where the community controls the development so the game is truly what you want it to be!
Categories=Game;Java;AdventureGame;RolePlaying
Exec='/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java' -Xms256M -Xmx2G -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -Duser.home='/home/CHANGEME/runescape/oldschool' -Djava.class.path='/home/CHANGEME/runescape/oldschool/jagexappletviewer.jar' -Dcom.jagex.config='http://oldschool.runescape.com/k=3/l=$(Language:0)/jav_config.ws' -Djdk.tls.client.protocols='TLSv1.3' -Dhttps.protocols='TLSv1.3' -Dsun.java2d.opengl='false' -Dsun.java2d.uiScale='1' 'jagexappletviewer' 'oldschool'
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Path=/home/CHANGEME/runescape/oldschool
Icon=/home/CHANGEME/runescape/oldschool/OSRS.icns
StartupWMClass=jagexappletviewer
Actions=Screen;Cache;Notes;

[Desktop Action Screen]
StartupNotify=false
Exec='/usr/bin/wmctrl' -r 'jagexappletviewer.jagexappletviewer' -x -b 'toggle,fullscreen'
Name=Toggle Fullscreen/Windowed

[Desktop Action Cache]
StartupNotify=false
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "rm -Rf '/home/CHANGEME/runescape/oldschool/jagexcache' '/home/CHANGEME/runescape/oldschool/jagexappletviewer.preferences' '/home/CHANGEME/runescape/oldschool/jagex_cl_oldschool_LIVE.dat' '/home/CHANGEME/runescape/oldschool/random.dat' '/home/CHANGEME/runescape/oldschool/'*'.log' '/home/CHANGEME/runescape/oldschool/.java' '/tmp/oldschool' && sync && notify-send 'The Old School RuneScape cache has been cleaned.'"
Name=Cache Cleanup

[Desktop Action Notes]
StartupNotify=false
Exec=gio open 'https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/games:old_school_runescape'
Name=Installation Notes
sed -i 's/'CHANGEME'/'$USER'/g' ~/'.local/share/applications/Old School RuneScape.desktop'

Icon

rm -Rf '/tmp/oldschool' && mkdir -p '/tmp/oldschool' && wget -O '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool.dmg' 'https://www.runescape.com/downloads/OldSchool.dmg' && 7z e -o'/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool-dmg' -y '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool.dmg' && cp '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool-dmg/OSRS.icns' ~/'runescape/oldschool/OSRS.icns' && rm -Rf '/tmp/oldschool' && sync

Quick Commands

Clear Cache

rm -Rf ~/'runescape/oldschool/jagexcache' ~/'runescape/oldschool/jagexappletviewer.preferences' ~/'runescape/oldschool/jagex_cl_oldschool_LIVE.dat' ~/'runescape/oldschool/random.dat' '/tmp/oldschool' && sync

Execute

Old School RuneScape

cd ~/'runescape/oldschool' && java -Duser.home='.' -Djava.class.path='jagexappletviewer.jar' -Dcom.jagex.config='http://oldschool.runescape.com/jav_config.ws' -Dhttps.protocols='TLSv1.2' -Dsun.java2d.opengl='false' -Dsun.java2d.uiScale='1' 'jagexappletviewer' 'oldschool'
-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch -Xms'512M' -Xmx'512M' -XX:-UseBiasedLocking -XX:+DisableExplicitGC
-XX:+UseNUMA

File Manager

Root

gio open ~/'runescape/oldschool'

Testing

jagexappletviewer.jar

Windows

rm -Rf '/tmp/oldschool' && mkdir -p '/tmp/oldschool' && wget -O '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool.msi' 'https://www.runescape.com/downloads/oldschool.msi' && 7z e -o'/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool-msi' -y '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool.msi' && 7z e -o'/tmp/oldschool/rslauncher-cab' -y '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool-msi/rslauncher.cab' && cp '/tmp/oldschool/rslauncher-cab/JagexAppletViewerJarFile'* ~/'Downloads/windows-jagexappletviewer.jar' && rm -Rf '/tmp/oldschool' && sync

macOS

rm -Rf '/tmp/oldschool' && mkdir -p '/tmp/oldschool' && wget -O '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool.dmg' 'https://www.runescape.com/downloads/OldSchool.dmg' && 7z e -o'/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool-dmg' -y '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool.dmg' && cp '/tmp/oldschool/OldSchool-dmg/jagexappletviewer.jar' ~/'Downloads/macos-jagexappletviewer.jar' && rm -Rf '/tmp/oldschool' && sync

Android

am start -n 'com.jagex.oldscape.android/.AndroidLauncher'
am force-stop 'com.jagex.oldscape.android'

Windows

Create Directory

if not exist %UserProfile%"\runescape\oldschool" mkdir %UserProfile%"\runescape\oldschool"
start %UserProfile%"\runescape"

Java

jagexappletviewer.jar

Batch File

cd "jdk-"*"\bin"

start javaw.exe -Djava.system.class.loader="app.systemclassloader" -Duser.home="..\..\oldschool" -Djava.class.path="..\..\oldschool\jagexappletviewer.jar" -Dcom.jagex.config="http://oldschool.runescape.com/jav_config.ws" -Dhttps.protocols="TLSv1.2" -Xms"768M" -Xmx"768M" -Dsun.java2d.uiScale="1" "jagexappletviewer" "oldschool"

macOS

rm -Rf ~/'runescape/oldschool' && mkdir -p ~/'runescape/oldschool' && curl 'http://oldschool.runescape.com/downloads/jagexappletviewer.jar' -o ~/'runescape/oldschool/jagexappletviewer.jar' && curl 'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WLvp10q8TwtyVgMsYL7gW0c7NVG5vnFcRNS7oQtTnSyWbM9kgo_MS8QZa3bsylNgZDba' -o ~/'runescape/oldschool/jagexappletviewer.png' && sync
#!/usr/bin/env zsh

cd ~/'runescape/oldschool'
~/'runescape/jdk-13.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java' -Djava.system.class.loader='app.systemclassloader' -Duser.home='.' -Djava.class.path='jagexappletviewer.jar' -Dcom.jagex.config='http://oldschool.runescape.com/jav_config.ws' -Dhttps.protocols='TLSv1.2' -Xms'768M' -Xmx'768M' -Dsun.java2d.opengl='false' -Dsun.java2d.uiScale='1' 'jagexappletviewer' 'oldschool'

Legacy Java Client

notepad "%UserProfile%\jagexcache\jagexlauncher\oldschool\oldschool.prm"
-Djava.class.path=jagexappletviewer.jar
-Dsun.java2d.opengl=true
-Dsun.java2d.accthreshold=0
-Dcom.jagex.config=http://oldschool116.runescape.com/k=3/l=$(Language:0)/jav_config.ws
-Xmx512m
-Xms256M
-Dhttps.protocols=TLSv1.3
-XX:+UseSerialGC
jagexappletviewer

Jagex Launcher Flags

--disable-gpu --disable-software-rasterizer --single-process --launch=osrs --silent
3)
the previously used direct-link jagexappletviewer.jar can be found here
4)
last tested 2019/10/22
5)
only 7z can do this properly and not 7za, cabextract, nor unar
6)
this is expected to already be installed from the Fedora prerequisite