• RuneScape ¹⁾
• NXT ²⁾

sudo dnf install 'openssl1.1' && sync

• https://github.com/flathub/com.jagex.RuneScape/blob/master/com.jagex.RuneScape.json#L77

• https://content.runescape.com/downloads/ubuntu/pool/non-free/r/runescape-launcher/runescape-launcher_2.2.12_amd64.deb

• This extracts the necessary files out of the latest official runescape-launcher-amd64.deb package, and should work fine on most Linux distros
• This currently expects the launcher package to be version 2.2.11, and may need a URL update for updated packages

• Last tested: 2023/06/07 on Fedora 38
• TODO: restorecon

cd ~ && rm -Rf ~/'.runescape' ~/'Jagex/launcher' ~/'Jagex/updater' ~/'Jagex/RuneScape/GlobalSettings.jcache' ~/'Jagex/RuneScape/Settings.jcache' ~/'Jagex/RuneScape/ShaderManager.jcache' ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/'*'/apps/runescape.png' ~/'.local/share/applications/RuneScape.desktop' '/tmp/runescape' && mkdir -p ~/'Jagex/updater' '/tmp/runescape' && wget -O '/tmp/runescape/runescape-launcher-amd64.deb' 'https://content.runescape.com/downloads/ubuntu/pool/non-free/r/runescape-launcher/runescape-launcher_2.2.11_amd64.deb' && unar -o '/tmp/runescape' '/tmp/runescape/runescape-launcher-amd64.deb' && unar -o '/tmp/runescape' '/tmp/runescape/runescape-launcher-amd64/data.tar.xz' && cp '/tmp/runescape/data/usr/bin/runescape-launcher' '/tmp/runescape/data/usr/share/games/runescape-launcher/runescape' ~/'Jagex/updater' && cp -R '/tmp/runescape/data/usr/share/icons' ~/'.local/share' && ls ~/'Jagex/updater/runescape' ~/'Jagex/updater/runescape-launcher' > '/dev/null' && rm -Rf '/tmp/runescape' && sync

• Minor changes to the current runescape-launcher from 2.2.10 ³⁾
• If PipeWire doesn't work, change the config to PulseAudio ⁴⁾
• 2023/02/22: SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland caused the launcher to crash on Wayland, but using x11 on Wayland works fine

nano ~/'Jagex/updater/runescape-launcher'

#!/bin/sh

if [ -z $1 ]; then
    configURI=http://www.runescape.com/k=5/l=\$\(Language:0\)/jav_config.ws
else
    configURI=$1
    shift
fi

export SDL_VIDEO_X11_WMCLASS="RuneScape"
export PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC='100'

# PulseAudio
#export SDL_AUDIODRIVER='pulseaudio'
#export PULSE_PROP_OVERRIDE="application.name='RuneScape' application.icon_name='runescape' media.role='game'"

# PipeWire
export SDL_AUDIODRIVER='pipewire'

# Display Server
#export SDL_VIDEODRIVER='wayland'
export SDL_VIDEODRIVER='x11'

# Custom



unset XMODIFIERS
~/Jagex/updater/runescape --configURI $configURI $@

• AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
• Intel UHD Graphics 630
• Add under # Custom but above unset XMODIFIERS

• TODO: Test 4.6FC

# Modern Open/Mesa Graphics
export MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'Jagex'
export MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE='4.6COMPAT'
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'
export mesa_glthread='true'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='1'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='1'

• https://docs.mesa3d.org/drivers/zink.html
• Add under # Custom but above unset XMODIFIERS

# Zink
export MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'Jagex'
export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE='zink'
export GALLIUM_DRIVER='zink'

• Intel GMA 4500MHD
• Add under # Custom but above unset XMODIFIERS

• This hasn't been tested since 2019
• The graphics-related environment variables are for a Intel GMA 4500MHD GPU that barely reports OpenGL 2.0
• MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE is required, and 130 is the lowest NXT will allow
• MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE can be 2.1, but renderer in dev console doesn't expose GL extensions ⁵⁾
• This computer required graphics settings to be Low for any kind of playable FPS

# Old Intel Graphics
export MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'Jagex'
export MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE='130'
export MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE='3.0'
export mesa_glthread='true'

• Expects use of the NVIDIA proprietary driver, and not nouveau
• Add under # Custom but above unset XMODIFIERS

# NVIDIA Proprietary
export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_PATH=~/'Jagex'
export __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS='1'

• Add under # Custom but above unset XMODIFIERS

export MESA_DEBUG='1'

export LIBGL_DEBUG='verbose'

• See wine
• https://docs.mesa3d.org/envvars.html

• See Jagex Launcher

ln --backup --symbolic --force ~/'Jagex/updater/runescape-launcher' ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/Games/RuneScape/RuneScape.exe'

• See RuneScape Music

• https://old.reddit.com/r/runescape/comments/b5ga9y/resetdefault_camera_zoom_possible/ejdplsy/
• https://sqlitebrowser.org/dl/

• DB Browser for SQLite → Settings.jcache
• Browse Data → Table: vt-varc → KEY 1971 → DATA
• Set DATA for KEY 1971 to NULL and restart client to have default camera distance ⁶⁾
• In-game → Settings → Gameplay → General → Game Interaction → [x] Lock zoom to prevent accidental changes

sudo dnf install 'sqlitebrowser' -y

sqlitebrowser ~/'Jagex/RuneScape/Settings.jcache'

• Press Alt + ~ to access the console in-game
• This needs ran with GNOME since it binds Alt + ~ by-default

gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings' 'switch-group' "['disabled']"

gsettings reset 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings' 'switch-group'

• Type help to see commands
• displayfps being displayed lowers performance noticeably, and it may be better to use GALLIUM_HUD if possible for performance statistics

help

displayfps

renderer

• Runescape's volume was lower than average with PulseAudio
• The following commands boosts RS's volume past 100%
• This expects PulseAudio to be used ⁷⁾
• 2023/08/24: This was required on openSUSE TW

• If playing audio from another source, remove grep, and Properties will present Runescape for the correct sink

pactl list sink-inputs | grep '#'

pactl set-sink-input-volume 'x' '155%'

nano '/tmp/rs3-ping.sh' && chmod +x '/tmp/rs3-ping.sh' && '/tmp/rs3-ping.sh'

for world in {1..141};
do
    res=$(ping world${world}.runescape.com -c 1 2>&0 | grep "time=" | cut -d' ' -f 8,9 | cut -d'=' -f 2) && echo World ${world}: ${res};
done

• Should likely be using Jagex Launcher instead

nano ~/'.local/share/applications/RuneScape.desktop'

[Desktop Entry]
Name=RuneScape
Comment=A unique MMO set in the vast, fantasy world of Gielinor, brimming with diverse races, guilds and ancient gods battling for dominion. RuneScape now features more ways to play, brand new skills and over 200 gripping story-driven quests.
Categories=Game;AdventureGame;RolePlaying
Exec='/home/CHANGEME/Jagex/updater/runescape-launcher'
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false
Path=/home/CHANGEME/Jagex/updater
Icon=runescape
StartupWMClass=RuneScape
Actions=Kill;Cache;

[Desktop Action Kill]
Exec='/bin/killall' -9 'rs2client' 'runescape' 'runescape-launcher'
Name=Force-close

[Desktop Action Cache]
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "rm -Rf ~/'.runescape' ~/'Jagex/mesa_shader_cache' ~/'Jagex'/GLCache' ~/'Jagex/launcher/instance.lock' ~/'Jagex/RuneScape/ShaderManager.jcache' '/tmp/runescape' && sync && notify-send 'The RuneScape cache has been cleaned.'"
Name=Cache Clean-up

sed -i 's/'CHANGEME'/'$USER'/g' ~/'.local/share/applications/RuneScape.desktop'

cd ~/'Jagex/updater' && ~/'Jagex/updater/runescape-launcher'

gio open ~/'Jagex'