Game Client

While an official downloadable client does not yet exist for DarkScape, it is still possible to play without the use of your browser. Following these steps will allow you to create your own personal DarkScape Game Client.

Launching from the Browser
This method involves your browser prompting the Game Client to load DarkScape. It is the easiest method, but will not allow you to load DarkScape from your desktop.

Step 1: Install version 1.2.7 of the downloadable client (released August 2015) Step 2: Visit the DarkScape webpage Step 3: Click "Play Now" Step 4: Your browser may prompt you about opening an external application. Click "Launch Application" or "Allow" to start playing.

1. Old Client
This method will allow you to boot DarkScape from your Desktop, but is very tricky to set up initially. This works very well with older versions of the client.

Step 1: Find runescape.prm. Edit “jav_config.ws” to “jav_config_beta.ws” Step 2: To do this, right click on your RS client icon. Step 3: Select Properties Step 4: Select Open File Location Step 5: Go Up one folder Step 6: Select Runescape Step 7: Right click Runescape.prm and edit in notepad or something similar Or just copy the below OVER the relevant text. -Dcom.jagex.config=http://world200.runescape.com/k=3/l=$(Language:0)/jav_config_beta.ws NOTE: You will need to revert these changes to return to normal Runescape.

2. Alternative Method
Alternatively, you can create your own DarkScape client that will not require you to revert your changes to return to Runescape3.

1. Go to the jagexlauncher folder, located in the jagexcache folder of the PC's personal folder. Start menu -> Personal folder (likely your name, top right of the start menu) -> jagexcache -> jagexlauncher. You can also simply right-click your current RuneScape client shortcut, click the "Open file location" button, and then go back one folder (from bin to jagexlauncher). 2. Copy the "runescape" folder and immediately paste it. Rename the new folder "dark­scape" or something similar. You will need this folder name later. 3. Go into the new "dark­scape" folder. Rename the "runescape.prm" file to "dark­scape.prm" or whatever you named this folder in the previous step. The file name must match the folder name. 4. Open the "dark­scape.prm" file with Notepad. You must change only the end of line 3, changing jav_config to jav_config_beta. Dark­Scape uses the beta servers. Save and close the file. 5. Go to your desktop and copy the RuneScape client shortcut and immediately paste it. Rename the new shortcut "Dark­Scape" or whatever you like. 6. Right-click the new shortcut and go to properties. Go to the end of the target parameter and change "runescape" to "dark­scape" or whatever you named the folder in step 2. It's important that nothing else in the target parameter is changed. Apply the changes, and then close the properties window. 7. Launch the new client and everything should work fine!

3. Simplified version
This is a watered-down version that is much more simple to follow.

1. Right-click the desktop, select New -> Shortcut 2. Enter the address jagex-jav://runescape.com/jav_config_beta.ws

3. Press Next, enter 'Dark­Scape'

Mac Users
For Mac Users, do the following steps;

1. Option 1
1. Click on Applications (via Finder) 2. Click on the Runescape icon 3. Right-click on the icon to 'duplicate' (I recommend doing this so you don't have to keep changing the configurations) 4. Another Runescape file will appear as 'Runescape copy' (you may rename this to Beta if you want) 5. Right click on the copied file, 'Show Packaging Contents' 6. Click on 'Contents' 7. Click on 'Info.plist' 8. Then, locate http://www.runescape.com/k=3/l=$(Language:0)/jav_config.ws and replace it with http://www.world200.runescape.com/jav_config.ws

2. Option 2
1. Create a copy of the RuneScape client. 2. Show the package contents and go into the contents. You should see a list of files and folders. 3. Open the "info.plist" file. Scroll down until you find the string that is for the RuneScape website. It should be near the bottom and easy to find. Change jav_config to jav_config_beta, and ensure you change nothing else. Save the file. 4. Launch the new client.