SRL Archive - Gaming

Here is the much anticipated trailer for the server known as 2006scape.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX_sMN3Pja4&list=UU8yzCmJaCPwl_nObVSorD2Q&index=0&feature=plcp
I wish them luck in making it successful and in 2 weeks, Alpha will be out where everyone can play for free.

I played the pre-alpha and it was nostalgia at it's finest to say the least. The community is great - which should not be a surprise because IMO the most mature fanbase that Runescape had was through 2004-2007.

I know to some it may never be the same. Back in 2006 we were all young, so of course we saw Runescape differently. But honestly, when Jagex removed the best aspects of the game in late 2007 … It kind of traumatized me. I know it's just a game but I was so used to playing this game and enjoying it and to see it destroyed was crazy.

Hope to see everyone there on at some point. They will have a lot of players (well into the thousands) so expect some lag at first.

inb4 they make bots for 06 scape and sell the rsgp for real money

^No-one will ever sell 06scape GP, it will never be worth more than RS2 GP.

From: Footy
^No-one will ever sell 06scape GP, it will never be worth more than RS2 GP.

But it will eventually be some worth something.

This server is gonna be pretty amazing..

I remember the good old days when Runescape was amazing before the death of wild and loss of free trade. But I no longer no-life Runescape and as far as I know a lot of old school players have moved on in life. Not sure how how successful 2006scape will be but if people want that old raw feel of Runescape it look pretty neat.

Edit: I can't see people selling gold from 2006scape but I can see people exchanging it in certain ratio's for rsgp.

True that, i mean its amazing to see rs back in its original days of glory but nooo way to i want to start all over again.. all that grinding.. wasted hours of my life.. Yea :/

It will be!

And I doubt they will sell in game currency.

Imagine how hard 2SGP will be to make versus RSGP. I've been playing since 2007. There weren't a whole lot of ways to make money back then.
The exchange rate (2SGP / RSGP) will be colossal at first, then fall rapidly, as with any new product that is introduced into a market.

Following thread btw.

OMG, cant wait for this. BTW, do you have to donate to play, at least currently?

Anyway, loaded up on some very nice 3 letter names. (7 in fact)
Not gonna do any more, see how much they are worth later on ;)

From: JoeyGupta
OMG, cant wait for this. BTW, do you have to donate to play, at least currently?

Anyway, loaded up on some very nice 3 letter names. (7 in fact)
Not gonna do any more, see how much they are worth later on ;)

You had to donate to play Pre-Alpha (which is now done) but Alpha (the version that's coming out) will be free for all.

You should still donate though.

I only have one account (Donator status pending for 3 more days) named Keepbotting.

Trailer looks pretty cool and brings back some good memories! Always forget how much the graphics have changed over the years.

I think people enjoyed the gameplay of Runescape so much back then that no one cared how the game looked like.

Now days its looks > gameplay.

From: kingarabian
I think people enjoyed the gameplay of Runescape so much back then that no one cared how the game looked like.

Now days its looks > gameplay.

I totally agree with this.
The early graphics were part of the games charm.

Looks pretty cool, will definitely bot it

From: kingarabian
I think people enjoyed the gameplay of Runescape so much back then that no one cared how the game looked like.

Now days its looks > gameplay.

yea it's unfortunate that, that's the case in almost every genre of game.. when graphics are pretty much the only part of the game that doesn't matter.

Finally! I have long been awaiting alpha for this! I have been following this project for some time since I loved the good ol' days, 2006… Gah. Nostalgia. <_<

-Chris!

From: Ashaman88
Trailer looks pretty cool and brings back some good memories! Always forget how much the graphics have changed over the years.

How can you forget? There are numerous 317-based private servers out there.

From: kingarabian
I think people enjoyed the gameplay of Runescape so much back then that no one cared how the game looked like.

Now days its looks > gameplay.

I agree 100%.

From: Solar
I totally agree with this.
The early graphics were part of the games charm.

From: grats
Looks pretty cool, will definitely bot it.

I dunno about that, tbh.

From: Chris!
Finally! I have long been awaiting alpha for this! I have been following this project for some time since I loved the good ol' days, 2006… Gah. Nostalgia. <_<

-Chris!

Same with me. Really brings back memories of the noob days.

Will it get close down by jagex at any moment? I've seen a lot of PS being closed down.

From: Rio
Will it get close down by jagex at any moment? I've seen a lot of PS being closed down.

No, because Jagex no longer owns any of the models/animations/sounds/etc used in 2006Scape.

From: KeepBotting
No, because Jagex no longer owns any of the models/animations/sounds/etc used in 2006Scape.

That's good to hear actually, didn't think this would be the case.

From: Solar
That's good to hear actually, didn't think this would be the case.

I believe they only own 508+ (I'm assuming you're familiar with Runescape client revisions here) content.
Current revision is somewhere in the 730-750 range I believe.

That's what I am afraid of… Jagex attempting to shut them down. They used to be called rs2006, but they changed it to 2006scape instead. Jagex owns that 'rs' name. Hopefully they leave it alone.

KeepBotting, why don't they own 317-508 anymore?

From: kingarabian
That's what I am afraid of… Jagex attempting to shut them down. They used to be called rs2006, but they changed it to 2006scape instead. Jagex owns that 'rs' name. Hopefully they leave it alone.

KeepBotting, why don't they own 317-508 anymore?

I don't honestly know why they did it, but…you're familiar with the concept of "abandonware", correct? That's what it's like with older Runescape client revisions.

It's still on shaky legal ground, but I seriously doubt Vault will get into any trouble for it.
Look at SoulSplit, Near Reality, BattleScape, RecklessPk and the other successful Runescape private servers out there.
They all have one thing in common: they use the abandoned content. In SoulSplit's case, they actually created many of their own sounds.

And personally I think the "RS" thing is complete bullshit. Nowhere on their website does it say that "RS" is a trademark of Jagex.

So nobody gets to play it till the alpha comes out?

I believe only the people who donated get to play the pre-alpha

and then everyone can play it in alpha

From: grats
I believe only the people who donated get to play the pre-alpha

and then everyone can play it in alpha

I donated a few months and played for a little bit, but now when I try to play I just get redirected to a forum thread

hmm, maybe they shut down pre-alpha to roll out their alpha code and then everyone gets to start?

From: Bobarkinator
I donated a few months and played for a little bit, but now when I try to play I just get redirected to a forum thread

From: grats
hmm, maybe they shut down pre-alpha to roll out their alpha code and then everyone gets to start?

Pre-Alpha is finished. Alpha will be out in a few weeks. They are just finishing some last minute things and working out the login server to handle multiple worlds.

I'm excited for some old school Pest Control!!!

yeahhh boi! Ill be counting down. ;)

From: kingarabian
That's what I am afraid of… Jagex attempting to shut them down. They used to be called rs2006, but they changed it to 2006scape instead. Jagex owns that 'rs' name. Hopefully they leave it alone.

KeepBotting, why don't they own 317-508 anymore?

A fair few private servers load different revisions through the cache, so for example:

• 317 loading 562.
• 317 loading 617.
• 508 loading 7??

The list goes on.

317 loading 562 means it looks like a 317 but has 562 models, NPC's, items etc.

Jagex mainly shuts down the servers that have a high(ish) revision, say, 617+. My guess is because it's much like the current game compared to 317's.

-Chris.

From: Chris!
A fair few private servers load different revisions through the cache, so for example:

• 317 loading 562.
• 317 loading 617.
• 508 loading 7??

The list goes on.

317 loading 562 means it looks like a 317 but has 562 models, NPC's, items etc.

Jagex mainly shuts down the servers that have a high(ish) revision, say, 617+. My guess is because it's much like the current game compared to 317's.

-Chris.

Ur not the real Chris :O

From: Sirenia
Ur not the real Chris :O

I'm a different Chris, but I am a real Chris. :norris:

From: Chris!
I'm a different Chris, but I am a real Chris. :norris:

lol, He thought you was trying to impersonate him.

From: Bobarkinator
So nobody gets to play it till the alpha comes out?

From: Chris!
A fair few private servers load different revisions through the cache, so for example:

• 317 loading 562.
• 317 loading 617.
• 508 loading 7??

The list goes on.

317 loading 562 means it looks like a 317 but has 562 models, NPC's, items etc.

Jagex mainly shuts down the servers that have a high(ish) revision, say, 617+. My guess is because it's much like the current game compared to 317's.

-Chris.

I have a 474 loading 562 source. It's pretty badass.

I happen to know that 2006Scape uses a 377 cache.

From: KeepBotting
I have a 474 loading 562 source. It's pretty badass.

I happen to know that 2006Scape uses a 377 cache.

Always was a fan of 474's. I can imagine it's badass. :D

Never really had any experience with a 377 loading cache, will be interesting! :D

What was the problem with the Lava not showing on the minimap that had to relate with the 377 cache?

From: kingarabian
What was the problem with the Lava not showing on the minimap that had to relate with the 377 cache?

Not sure. I have 2006Scape's cache and lava seems to display fine using it.
Maybe they fixed the issue. At any rate I've never heard of it.

Have to say this looks pretty groovy if you ask me!

When is the release date for the alpha?
And, what's everyones opinion on how safe it will be, not just when it starts but throughout its time online?

From: Solar
When is the release date for the alpha?
And, what's everyones opinion on how safe it will be, not just when it starts but throughout its time online?

Safe as in…?

If you mean safe as in files are not malicious; I doubt they will ruin all the time spent to try and hack people, unless they're idiots.

If you mean safe from Jagex, then they should be fine. As long as they don't introduce updated items. :)

-Chris.

Safe as in files and not malicious. When they first went online they got hacked by some guy didn't they?

From: -Benny
Have to say this looks pretty groovy if you ask me!

From: Solar
When is the release date for the alpha?
And, what's everyones opinion on how safe it will be, not just when it starts but throughout its time online?

It will be perfectly safe, 100k+ people have already played Pre-Alpha.

From: Solar
Safe as in files and not malicious. When they first went online they got hacked by some guy didn't they?

Not exactly. Toil hacked 2006Scape.com, not the actual client.

From: KeepBotting

It will be perfectly safe, 100k+ people have already played Pre-Alpha.

Not exactly. Toil hacked 2006Scape.com, not the actual client.

Didn't realise there were THAT many, wow. ;)

From: KeepBotting
It will be perfectly safe, 100k+ people have already played Pre-Alpha.

Not exactly. Toil hacked 2006Scape.com, not the actual client.

So what have 2006scape.com done to prevent this happening again? As I recall, if you clicked to allow the client to run after he'd hacked it would run a RAT. (Did I term that right?)

From: Chris!
Didn't realise there were THAT many, wow. ;)

Not all at the same time.

From: Solar
So what have 2006scape.com done to prevent this happening again? As I recall, if you clicked to allow the client to run after he'd hacked it would run a RAT. (Did I term that right?)

Well yes he did replace the webclient (which is part of the website) with a RAT (yes you did it right) but the actual client (which was from a mirrored source) remained untouched as far as I know.
There was a fake link put up.

Have 2006scape commented on what they have done to increase their security to stop something like that happening in the future?

From: Solar
Have 2006scape commented on what they have done to increase their security to stop something like that happening in the future?

Yeah they've learned from their mistakes.

This is going to be awesome. Brings back to many memories seeing those items, and the wildy.. the fighting styles. Cant wait to make a new pure!! :)

So is this a private server? Or is it a private server by Jagex?
Is it even allowed? Because I heard that a lot of other private are in a lot of legal trouble.

I'm creating an account on rs2006 and I plan on only using supplies I have obtained myself. Would be nice to bring back the idea of self reliance that runescape was built on

Iv'e already made 25+ account with one word names and i'll be selling them..lol..

From: Ucantseemebot
Iv'e already made 25+ account with one word names and i'll be selling them..lol..

I'll buy one.