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THE RSPS REFERENCE LIBRARY

The RuneScape
Private Server
Guide.

New worlds. Familiar memories.
Understand private servers, explore their history, and find the adventure that feels like yours.

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FOR THE CURIOUS. THE RETURNING. THE STILL-PLAYING.

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01 / FIND YOUR FOOTING

Start here.

All beginner guides ↗
I.

What is an RSPS?

The idea behind private servers, without the jargon.

Get the essentials →II.

Find your kind of server.

Rates, communities, combat and the choices that matter.

Choose your adventure →III.

Know where it began.

Explore the people, projects and ideas behind RSPS.

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02 / MANY WAYS TO PLAY

Different worlds.
Different kinds of adventure.

A revision tells part of the story.
A server’s style tells you how it plays.

OSRS

The familiar old-school feel

317

A classic RSPS starting point

Pre-EOC

Before Evolution of Combat

718

A later client generation

Custom

New ideas and unexpected content

Economy

Earn, trade and build your bank

PvP

Player-versus-player competition

Spawn

Less preparation, more action

Original illustration of a quiet fantasy coastline and castleTHE WORLDS WE REMEMBER

03 / THE RSPS ARCHIVE

More than servers.
A shared history.

Old forums. Familiar names. Projects that became the starting point for something new. We’re building a reference that separates surviving evidence from later recollection.

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FOLLOW THE THREAD

The RSPS timeline

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From early experiments to today’s communities, the archive follows the changes in clients, source projects and server design.

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04 / UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERS

317. 508. 718.
What do they mean?

Explore client revisions, learn how they relate to a server’s content, and understand why the number alone never tells the whole story.

RuneScape revisions explained →
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05 / THE LANGUAGE OF RSPS

A little less jargon.

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STORIES WORTH KEEPING

Every community has a story.

Our stories section is a home for sourced recollections, technical journeys and the people behind the projects.

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KNOW THE WORLD. NOW STEP INTO IT.

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