• Jagex Launcher ¹⁾
• RuneScape ²⁾ (for Old School RuneScape/OSRS, see these notes instead)
• NXT Client

• This allows running the Jagex Launcher with Wine, and the NXT RS3 client natively
• Jagex Launcher can be closed after pressing Play and the RuneScape client window appears ³⁾

• Fedora Workstation
• Wine

• Be sure the cache is fully-downloaded, and ideally toggle Options → Textures between Compressed and Uncompressed for both caches

• You need to supply your own Jagex Launcher files as the installer doesn't work ⁴⁾
• Google Drive link to a clean Jagex Launcher folder with SHA256 below

mkdir -p ~/'.wine' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/RuneScape' WINEARCH='win64' wineboot && sync

sha256sum ~/'Downloads/20230810 Jagex Launcher.zip' | grep '60d8ce5ccfab7e3d0aab9048db8664d9795aab7e90a9ae69ac78a97ed968e15e' > '/dev/null' && unzip -b -o -qq ~/'Downloads/20230810 Jagex Launcher.zip' -d ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/Program Files' && sync

gio open ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/Program Files'

• 2023/07/23: The installer didn't appear to launch or show any GUI
• See Jagex Launcher Installer notes for testing

• Update launcher if prompted, log-in, select RuneScape → Install
• Fully-exit Jagex Launcher after installation

cd ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/RuneScape' wine ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/JagexLauncher.exe' --disable-gpu --disable-software-rasterizer

• Version-check occasionally, as this currently expects runescape-launcher_2.2.11_amd64.deb

cd ~ && rm -Rf ~/'.runescape' ~/'.wine/RuneScape/Jagex/launcher' ~/'.wine/RuneScape/Jagex/updater' ~/'.wine/RuneScape/Jagex/RuneScape/GlobalSettings.jcache' ~/'.wine/RuneScape/Jagex/RuneScape/Settings.jcache' ~/'.wine/RuneScape/Jagex/RuneScape/ShaderManager.jcache' ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/'*'/apps/runescape.png' ~/'.local/share/applications/RuneScape.desktop' '/tmp/runescape' && mkdir -p ~/'.wine/RuneScape/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' ~/'.wine/RuneScape/Jagex/updater' && cp -R '/tmp/runescape/data/usr/share/icons' ~/'.local/share' && ls ~/'.wine/RuneScape/Jagex/updater/runescape' ~/'.wine/RuneScape/Jagex/updater/runescape-launcher' > '/dev/null' && rm -Rf '/tmp/runescape' && ln --backup --symbolic --force ~/'.wine/RuneScape/Jagex/updater/runescape-launcher' ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/Games/RuneScape/RuneScape.exe' && sync

• This puts logs into the user's /run folder which in Fedora's case is tmpfs

rm -Rf ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/users/'$USER'/AppData/Local/Jagex Launcher/logs' && ln --force --symbolic '/run/user/'"$(id --user)" ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/users/'$USER'/AppData/Local/Jagex Launcher/logs'

rm -Rf ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/users/'$USER'/AppData/Local/Jagex Launcher/logs' && mkdir -p ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/users/'$USER'/AppData/Local/Jagex Launcher/logs'

• See RuneScape for other graphics cards, notes, and more environment variables

nano ~/'.wine/RuneScape/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"

# Audio
#export SDL_AUDIODRIVER='pipewire'
export PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC='400'
export SDL_AUDIODRIVER='pulseaudio'
export PULSE_PROP_OVERRIDE="application.name='RuneScape' application.icon_name='runescape' media.role='game'"

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

# Custom

# Modern Open/Mesa Graphics
export MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/RuneScape'
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'

unset XMODIFIERS
~/'.wine/RuneScape/Jagex/updater/runescape' --configURI $configURI $@

• If Jagex Launcher doesn't render or acts differently than when it was ran above, add --disable-gpu --disable-software-rasterize ⁵⁾

mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Jagex' && nano ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Jagex/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='/bin/bash' -c "cd ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/RuneScape' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/RuneScape' wine ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/JagexLauncher.exe'"
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Icon=runescape
StartupWMClass=RuneScape
Actions=Kill;Cache;Notes;

[Desktop Action Kill]
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/RuneScape' wineserver --kill && killall -9 'rs2client' 'runescape' 'runescape-launcher'"
Name=Force-close

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

[Desktop Action Notes]
StartupNotify=false
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "gio open 'https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/games:wine:runescape_jagex_launcher'"
Name=Installation Notes

# End

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/RuneScape' winecfg

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/RuneScape' winetricks

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/RuneScape' regedit

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/RuneScape' wineserver --kill && killall' -9 'rs2client' 'runescape' 'runescape-launcher'

cd ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher' && 

MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/RuneScape' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/RuneScape' wine ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/JagexLauncher.exe'

• Wine's virtual desktop may be necessary with certain desktop/window managers and with Wayland

WINEDEBUG=''

explorer /desktop='Jagex-Launcher','1280x720'

--disable-gpu --disable-software-rasterizer

gio open ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/'

• All the .jcache files can be backed-up and restored, but ideally exclude GlobalSettings.jcache, ObjCache.jcache, and ShaderManager.jcache ⁶⁾

gio open ~/'.wine/RuneScape/drive_c/ProgramData/Jagex/RuneScape/'