Basically what you're going to do is allocate more RAM to Java which will let your RS run smoother.
First thing you should do is download the official rs client from http://www.runescape.com/kbase/guid/Downloads_and_Wallpapers (http://www.runescape.com/kbase/guid/Downloads_and_Wallpapers)
After installing, hit start and search for 'runescape.prm' , this should only give 1 result (http://puu.sh/7WZk (http://puu.sh/7WZk))
Open the file with notepad, you should get this:
http://puu.sh/7WZN (http://puu.sh/7WZN)
Now what you want to do is change the '128' in the 2nd line from the bottom to a higher number; this is the MB of RAM allocated to Runescape on your pc. I personally advise not allocating more than 1/3rd of your total RAM if you have 2GB+ RAM, or not more than 1/4th if you have below 2GB. I personally use 1gb out of 4 for RS and my scape runs perfectly smooth on maxed settings (with 1 second loading screens).
Assuming 1 gb, change the 128 to 1024 giving this:
http://puu.sh/7X0V (http://puu.sh/7X0V)
Save the file, close it, and re-load the official rs client.
Enjoy smooth scaping.
lag..RS...what?
Quote from: Colinwarrior on December 18, 2011, 05:04:37 PM
lag..RS...what?
Try warring in the wilderness, every 10 steps you get a loading screen nowadays
Quote from: Panda|Vulcan on December 18, 2011, 05:37:01 PM
Quote from: Colinwarrior on December 18, 2011, 05:04:37 PM
lag..RS...what?
Try warring in the wilderness, every 10 steps you get a loading screen nowadays
Oh, I've never warred in the wilderness. Thanks. :fp:
Quote from: Colinwarrior on December 19, 2011, 04:15:18 AM
Quote from: Panda|Vulcan on December 18, 2011, 05:37:01 PM
Quote from: Colinwarrior on December 18, 2011, 05:04:37 PM
lag..RS...what?
Try warring in the wilderness, every 10 steps you get a loading screen nowadays
Oh, I've never warred in the wilderness. Thanks. :fp:
I think he means since they did the Graphics Update a week or so back, which has fucked stuff up :3
Quote from: JC on December 19, 2011, 05:05:26 AM
Quote from: Colinwarrior on December 19, 2011, 04:15:18 AM
Quote from: Panda|Vulcan on December 18, 2011, 05:37:01 PM
Quote from: Colinwarrior on December 18, 2011, 05:04:37 PM
lag..RS...what?
Try warring in the wilderness, every 10 steps you get a loading screen nowadays
Oh, I've never warred in the wilderness. Thanks. :fp:
I think he means since they did the Graphics Update a week or so back, which has fucked stuff up :3
It's been since the new wildy update back in january tbh. But yes, i'm talking about more recently.
I have 6gb of DDR3 ram, should i allocate 1GB to Runescape?
Quote from: James on December 22, 2011, 05:14:35 PM
I have 6gb of DDR3 ram, should i allocate 1GB to Runescape?
No more than 2 in your case i believe.
Thanks mate =]
hah, my new comp runs fine on rs, but this helped my older one :D thanks.
Do I save it as runescape.prm and have it open with notepad or do i have to have it open with the compressor?
what happens if you allocate more RAM onto runescape? like in james 00's example he has 6, what would happen if he used 5?
Quote from: Al on May 16, 2012, 02:07:58 AM
what happens if you allocate more RAM onto runescape? like in james 00's example he has 6, what would happen if he used 5?
Believe it or not, your computer actually requires RAM to run the operating system. If you happen to allocate to much RAM onto RS, the computer won't have enough RAM to function properly.
Also, usually RS shouldn't take up a huge amount of RAM to begin with, so allocating 2GB would really be the most anyone should use.
Note: I'm not a computer expert, but im working to be one!
so should i play rs in the official client, on the web, or via swift kit?
Quote from: davidcu96 on August 15, 2012, 09:01:28 PM
so should i play rs in the official client, on the web, or via swift kit?
this really only applies if you are getting lots of lag using swiftkit or a normal browser. I'd stick to swiftkit unless it's making you lag.
Just turn all your porn off and it should be fine mate. Hope this helped.
whats the min i can give it and still have it run? i want to have lag free not runescape stuff if im afking at my computer with stuff like armored zombies
Quote from: davidcu96 on August 20, 2012, 04:32:43 AM
whats the min i can give it and still have it run? i want to have lag free not runescape stuff if im afking at my computer with stuff like armored zombies
You want to give it more RAM to reduce lag, not less. You could go up to your computers limit but as the guide says, going up to 1/3 or 1/4 of your limit is better.
Quote from: Mojohaza1 on August 20, 2012, 04:44:15 AM
Quote from: davidcu96 on August 20, 2012, 04:32:43 AM
whats the min i can give it and still have it run? i want to have lag free not runescape stuff if im afking at my computer with stuff like armored zombies
You want to give it more RAM to reduce lag, not less. You could go up to your computers limit but as the guide says, going up to 1/3 or 1/4 of your limit is better.
That wasn't the question, Derp. He wanted to know, what is the lowest RAM runescape needed to run so that he could run "lag free not runescape stuff" while he's afking. From what I can tell, runescape allocates 128MB of Ram to the game. I don't think it would be wise to drop it any lower then that, since it was runescape that set it in the first place. You could always experiment and see if it runs at a lower setting, but I would just keep it that way.
It also depends on what your non runescape stuff is as well, you might have to allocate more RAM to respectful places depending on that.
i was wondering because sometimes i have to use a slow computer. i mean really slow. like it can barely have rs, the irc and reddit open at once.
Quote from: davidcu96 on August 21, 2012, 03:18:30 AM
i was wondering because sometimes i have to use a slow computer. i mean really slow. like it can barely have rs, the irc and reddit open at once.
Try this: http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER (http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER)
and this: http://www.combofix.org/ (http://www.combofix.org/)
They should both do a little bit to speed your computer up. What are the specs on your machine? Also, I think the lowest I'd go is 64MB if I were you. Then again, I doubt some experimental values would hurt anything so you could try even lower, but RS might have some sort of override if it finds it doesn't have nearly enough to use.
thanks
army, thanks for this guide dude. did this today before the war and had no lag at all. was piled and actually managed to tank for more than 2 seconds! :>
This is a good little guide to help runescape use more of your resources, however i would like to point out that since the runescape client is 32 bit, allocating more than 1600mb will cause errors, in my experience the client won't even open.
For anyone who was thinking of allocating about half their ram that has 4gb+
:woeh: Thanks for this! I did as you suggested and allocated 1GB of my 4GB DDR3 memory and Runescape is running quite smoothly now. Many thanks for the advice! :)
Pls: Allocating more ram to java whilst using SwiftKits' Runescape?
Sweet tips, I'll make sure to give this a shot.
So I've got 16gb DDR3 and I've tried to allocate 2gb and it saved but wouldn't load the client after (even using Run as Admin) so I swapped it to the 1gb you've got shown here and it works. Whats the deal. I want to drop 4gb onto scape pls.
I don't think you need 4gb lol
doesnt help when i did this tho
oh well
I'll run you through the way to do this using java without the client.
1. Go to control panel and search Java
2. Open the java console and go to the java tab
3. click view
4. in the runtime parameters box enter "Xmx-???"
The question marks should be the amount of RAM you want to allocate to Java usage. This should be MAX half your ram. Keep in mind that you should enter the number in mb not gb and 1 gb = 1024 mb
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