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<h3>What is Classic?</h3><divclass="imgleft"><divclass="topbord"><divclass="bottombord"><divclass="leftbord"><divclass="rightbord"><divclass="toplcorn"><divclass="toprcorn"><divclass="bottomlcorn"><divclass="bottomrcorn"><ahref="images/classic/classic_bank.jpg"><imgsrc="images/classic/classic_bank_thumb.jpg"alt="RSC's bank interface"/></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><ahref="images/classic/classic_bank.jpg">RSC's bank interface</a></div><divclass="content"><p></p><p>For those who do not know, RuneScape Classic is the name we now use to refer to the very first version of RuneScape, the original basis for RuneScape as it is today. As discussed in the RuneTek 5 blog, RuneScape Classic was RuneTek 2. When we upgraded the game engine to RuneTek 3, we renamed the first game to RuneScape Classic, and the RT3 engine took over the RuneScape moniker.</p><p>That RT3 engine has long since evolved, through RT4 (High Details) and the now all-encompassing RT5 (the version of RuneScape we all play today). But we do still run a version of RuneScape Classic on our servers for those people who have continued to play it over the years. We<57>re currently working on a project to revamp RuneScape Classic and open it up again to everyone who wants to play.</p><p></p></div><divclass="hr"></div><h3>Introduction from Mod Mark</h3><divclass="imgright"><divclass="topbord"><divclass="bottombord"><divclass="leftbord"><divclass="rightbord"><divclass="toplcorn"><divclass="toprcorn"><divclass="bottomlcorn"><divclass="bottomrcorn"><ahref="images/classic/classic_baxtorian.jpg"><imgsrc="images/classic/classic_baxtorian_thumb.jpg"alt="Baxtorian Falls, Classic-style"/></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><ahref="images/classic/classic_baxtorian.jpg">Baxtorian Falls, Classic-style</a></div><divclass="content"><p></p><p><spanclass="strong">Mod Mark:</span> When <spanclass="strong">Mod MMG</span> joined the company, the first thing he and I spoke about was RuneScape Classic (often just called <20>Classic<69>). He wanted to know more about this "retro" version of RuneScape, and was surprised when I told him we had closed account creation, but that the game was still running. Despite the fact we had not supported the product for years (with updates), we still had an active player base. He was keen for me to liaise with the other Classic fans in the company to work out what needed to be fixed in order for us to relaunch it. </p><p>This was the best news I had heard in ages, because Classic has always been very important to us as a company, and as individual players of the game. Without Classic, the current versions of RuneScape simply would not exist. It made us who we are today. Not supporting it was really quite painful for us, but it had just become impossible to support due to the movement in technologies in the new version of the game. I<>ll hand you over to <spanclass="strong">Mod Jack H</span>, the developer for this project, to give some more details.</p><p></p></div><divclass="hr"></div><h3>Over to the developer</h3><divclass="imgleft"><divclass="topbord"><divclass="bottombord"><divclass="leftbord"><divclass="rightbord"><divclass="toplcorn"><divclass="toprcorn"><divclass="bottomlcorn"><divclass="bottomrcorn"><ahref="images/classic/classic_clawsofguthix.jpg"><imgsrc="images/classic/classic_clawsofguthix_thumb.jpg"alt="Classic 'Claws of Guthix'"/></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><ahref="images/classic/classic_clawsofguthix.jpg">Classic 'Claws of Guthix'</a></div><divclass="content"><p></p><p>I have to admit it was a bit of a surprise when I was told that I would now be working on RuneScape Classic! The game had not been updated for years, only a few people who had worked on it were still with the company, and nobody could really remember the details of how it worked. But Classic was about to become the basis for a totally new idea for Jagex: player-owned virtual servers. But I<>m getting ahead of myself...</p><p>My first job was to get Classic into a st
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