RuneScape Classic (abbreviated RSC, RS1 or RS Classic), publicly released as a beta on 4 January 2001, is the second version of RuneScape (DeviousMUD being the precursor). It was replaced on 29 March 2004, with what was then known as RuneScape 2.

Contents History(the first original name of ) is the forerunner of RuneScape Classic, created by (one of the founders of ) in 1998. DeviousMud was created using Java and 2D graphics. Although never officially released, Andrew Gower re-wrote it and opened a beta; the beta was open for one week before removing.

After great success, on the 4th of January 2001, RuneScape (known as RuneScape Classic today) was opened to everyone. Later that year, Andrew Gower, and formed the company, Jagex. On the 27th of February 2002, the expansion was released.Log-in screen for RuneScape ClassicRuneScape Classic was then replaced by RuneScape 2 on the 29th of March 2004. RuneScape 2 was then the live version of the game.On the 4th of August 2005, Jagex stopped and closed down the of RuneScape Classic and so it remained the same.

RuneScape Classic was still open to those who had access. Although it received little attention in regards to support, such as content, it still received minor bug-fixes found within the game. The same user was used for all three games ( RuneScape Classic, and ), but, and progress on each were separate.On the 15 of January 2006, players who had logged into Classic during the 4th of August 2005 and the 15th of January 2006 could access and play RuneScape Classic. There were numerous reasons why—one being the cost of running the Classic servers.Jagex had since occasionally re-opened RuneScape Classic to members only with an update on the 11th of November 2009. After the first re-opening of Classic, Jagex decided to re-open the servers to members, old and new every six months. However, RuneScape Classic was then discontinued in 2011; no new members were able to gain access to the servers until RuneScape's in January 2016.

The only way to access the servers was from logging into RuneScape Classic during the opening weeks.RuneScape Classic mapOn the 27th of November 2007, Jagex made the decision to close down the RuneScape Classic forums for non- RuneScape Classic players. Although the forums were closed down, there was a thread running in the for those who wished to sign if they wanted to keep on using the forums. After many suggestions and complaints by those who missed the opportunity to sign, Stevew added a new sticky thread to the Forum Feedback forum for others to sign, provided their account was a RuneScape Classic account.Skills WoodcuttingInitially in RuneScape Classic, the only way to train was with regular, and the only tool available was the. When were introduced into the game, were added. However, later updated the game and introduced many more once they created the skill. Players could still only chop regular trees, though.Unlike RuneScape 2, in RuneScape Classic, chopping trees took more time, as you could 'slip and fall' and failed to cut the tree and had to try to cut it again.

However, you could continue to cut with a full. Excess logs would be automatically dropped on the ground. In very early days, player had to use the axe on a tree to cut it, requiring a lot of clicks.FiremakingOnly the logs of normal trees could be burnt, and you could burn logs anywhere, even.

You had to drop the logs before you could burn them. Experience allocated per log depended on the level itself. It was the only skill to work this way, meaning experience was gained more quickly as levels were gained.

Before was added, Woodcutting worked the same way. After the update, some players (especially users) complained that regular logs didn't give as much experience as they used to.MiningBefore the introduction of of different materials, there was only one type of pickaxe. Pickaxes couldn't be used as. In originally, rocks wouldn't change colour when there was present. Thus, players had to prospect each rock, which led to repetitive clicking.

It wasn't until the introduction of that rocks began to show when they had ore in them. Furthermore, you didn't automatically hit the rock; you had to click every individual hit. Before even that, player had to use pickaxe on a rock instead of just clicking on a rock. New pickaxes of all kinds came out that could hit multiple times per click. Prospecting rocks remained a part of RuneScape 2 for a long time after taking over, requiring players to prospect each rock to find out what type of ore it contained, despite of the colour showing the type of ore.Smithingused to be one of the hardest skills in RuneScape Classic.

Often, players would have to make the themselves or buy the and uncert them. Then, they would have to go through a few options to decide which item to make.

This made Smithing a tedious and concentrating skill in RuneScape Classic.PrayerFor a long time, and were the only forms of experience for, which made it very hard to train. It wasn't until someone suggested making that there was anything better, and those were the only three bones available until RuneScape 2, besides, but they were very rarely used. There were two types of that time: ', which would work the same way as ' but wouldn't work against players, and ', which would completely protect the player from used by other players. Enemy monsters did not have an ability to use or Ranged.In the very early days of RuneScape Classic, prayer was divided into two parts: PrayGood and PrayEvil.MagicAn old RuneScape Classic skills interface depicting Tailoring, Influence, and good and evil versions of Prayer and Magic., like, was divided into two parts: GoodMagic and EvilMagic in the earlier days. The evil magic were, Shock Bolt, Elemental Bolt and, and the good magic spells were Chill Bolt,. All magic spells, including non-combat magic, could be 'failed' - the player would keep their runes but be unable to cast spells for 20 seconds.

It was less likely for the player to fail spells at a higher level. Did not exist back then. Because were less common on RuneScape Classic, they gave far more experience.The Magic skill within RuneScape Classic determined what spells players could cast; to see all your spells, players clicked on the icon, and the magic menu would be brought up. From there, players could select spells to cast. The colour of the spell name told you if you could cast it or not.

If the spell appeared black, then your Magic level was not high enough to use it. If the spell name appeared in white, this means you were proficient enough to use this but had not gotten the required runes to cast it. If a spell name appeared in yellow, then you had everything you needed to cast that spell. When you wanted to cast a spell, you had to just click on the spell name, and then click onto a target.Prior to the introduction of RuneScape 2, in the 2-D game, most spells were represented by a simple, flying blue star, which proved difficult to distinguish from, which were green stars.

Also, in RuneScape Classic, wearing full did not have a penalty on magic accuracy.A player using Ranged to kill another in RuneScape Classic.In RuneScape Classic, each spell gave the fixed experience using the formula 2. spell level + 20. Explained that the reduction of Magic experience in RuneScape 2 was due to the fact that runes were easier to obtain on the new version.RangedIn RuneScape Classic, players could not use when engaged in.