RuneScape Revision 225

RuneScape revision 225 is a early / classic runescape 2 reference used when identifying the client, cache and network protocol generation a RuneScape or RSPS project is based on. RspsList treats the number as a technical compatibility label, not as proof that every file in a private server comes from one untouched Jagex build.

Archive evidence

Release/archive period: 2004-era RuneScape 2. Evidence status: Client/archive-era reference; main cache archive begins later. Where RspsList gives an exact date, it comes from a preserved OpenRS2 build record; where the evidence is weaker, the page intentionally stays at an era-level description rather than inventing precision.

Why revision 225 matters to RSPS

Revision 225 is included as a reference point in the wider RuneScape client/cache timeline. Its page is deliberately conservative until stronger revision-specific RSPS evidence is added.

What to verify in a 225 project

• Client build: confirm the client really targets this protocol family.
• Cache/data: verify the cache revision separately; mixed-revision data is common in RSPS projects.
• Server protocol: packet IDs, login flow and update masks must match the client implementation.
• Project ancestry: a source may keep an old revision label even after substantial protocol or cache changes.
• Custom content: custom items, maps and interfaces do not by themselves change the underlying protocol revision.

Revision labels are not complete specifications

Two servers using the same revision label can behave very differently. One may use the original-era cache, another may load newer maps or items, and a third may only retain the protocol family while heavily modifying the client. For development, preservation or source evaluation, record the client build, cache build and server implementation independently.

Sources and further reading

The primary archive reference for this page is OpenRS2. RSPS popularity/significance is treated separately from Jagex build evidence; community revision lists are useful for terminology but are not used to manufacture exact release dates.