Jagex closes down Old School RuneScape HD mod

Sep-27-2021 PST News

Jagex has turned around its choice after fights from the OSRS Gold people group. In an assertion, the studio said it's "investigating choices" with Runelite HD makers to have the mod running until its own variant of the refreshed visuals is prepared.


"Recently we planned to explain our position on outsider HD customers and different activities that look to fundamentally change the visual appearance of the game," the assertion read. "We hear your criticism uproarious and clear and we've been talking about that input the entire day and, while conversations proceed, we totally mean to follow up on it.


"Our discussions today have likewise included 117Scape and Adam from RuneLite and we are effectively investigating alternatives on how we can cooperate to offer 117Scape's module as a scaffold until our own form is prepared for discharge.


"We impeccably comprehend that all of you have a voice in Old School, and that voice, now and again, can be one of disappointment in regards to the choices we make. Be guaranteed that we generally welcome your criticism, regardless of whether fortunate or unfortunate. We don't generally hit the nail on the head, we are just human, and presently we are amending our methodology."


To challenge the studio's choice, players organized an in-game dissent, which has been transferred on Twitter by means of the hashtag #Free117.