Well, it’s finally here folks. Those of us F2P Runescape junkies at last have available High Detail ( Runescape HD…) Runescape. And it is well worth the waiting we endured. A sad note is that at this time unless you are a member you cannot enjoy the splendid full screen version of the game. But rest assured you will enjoy the wonderful souped-up graphics and …well high detail, of the complete Runescape world. I am quite impressed and at this writing have actually only seen a few bits of the improved landscape and character/monster detail.

The areas where I usually train are all that I have checked out so far (Lesser Demon area above for one)  besides the major city teleportation sites like Varrock and Falador. I think they have done a really nice job and am looking forward to exploring further. I have mentally plotted out waiting until I am Combat level 110 before I join Members for the rest of my Runescape career and am sure that by then things will look even better.

I am sorry to all of you who do not have computers that are up to speed and cannot enjoy the HD mode, BUT- all of the graphical improvements to the characters, buildings, landscapes and just about everything in the RS universe still look better, so no one loses. Whether you are playing in HD or  the standard Runescape mode, your character now enjoys a new look, with completely re-vamped emotes and sweet new spell effects.

    Here is an example of the new look given to spells. These shots of me coming through the teleportation matrix are on standard- NOT HD. So you can see that all of us have scored on some level and next we will take a look at some of the sweet mega-coolness of the high detail stuff (I know-I’m corny, but I am digging this shit, lol)

The lighting and water effects are superb, and brings the game to a new level of enjoyment for me. Those of us who have been around since the beginning and stayed despite the cheese-o-rama 2d graphics of the original game ( See the June 21 ‘08 Post to see a history of Runescape Graphics ) are hyped that our long lived characters have truly come of age.

I’m off to look around our new surroundings and will see you next time.