Rune scape 3 update#

The original Runescape (top) doesn't let you see far into the distance, there's no sky and the water looks rather flat Runescape 3 (bottom) completely changes that With Runescape 3's HTML5 engine, you get far superior draw distances that bring the game's world of Gielinor to life. With the current Java-based Runescape client, draw distances are rather poor, with constant feeling that your character is running through a foggy landscape. Testing the game in Google Chrome on PCs running Nvidia graphics cards, the changes are obvious and immediate. In short, it means that a computer's graphics card can be tapped to render and accelerate 3D graphics without the use of plug-ins. The most important part about the change to HTML5, is support for WebGL, which is a 3D graphics API based on OpenGL. Of all the changes, it's the move to HTML5 that's the most noticeable. 'Our game world never shuts off,' said Mark Ogilvie, design director at Jagex, Runescape's publisher. As the game's played in a browser, the new version will simply roll out to all players at the same time, without having to download a new client or gigabytes of updates. We were on hand at the official launch of the game, dubbed Runescape 3, to find out what changes are in store.įirst, although the new title is called Runescape 3, it doesn't do away with the existing game world and is more an evolution of the 12-year-old title.

Rune scape 3 update#

Runescape, the popular freemium, browser-based MMORPG, is poised to get an update that will completely redefine its gameplay, audio and graphics.