RuneScape Graphics Settings
Game versions: 
This article will help you find and understand RuneScape's graphics settings.
Change graphics settings
To find the graphics settings tab either:
- Choose the "Option" tab on the lobby menu,
or - 1. Login and connect to a world
2. Press "Esc" and choose "Settings"
3. Select the "Graphics" tab
You will see this screen:
This interface allows you to manage the graphics quality of:
- game models
- game environment
- light effects
- gameplay effects
You can also enable or disable some in-game effects such as character shadows.
Overall graphics settings
Across the top of the graphics settings tab, there are several buttons that will change your overall graphical settings:
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GRAPHIC DETAIL |
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Min |
Minimum settings for exceptionally low-end devices |
Low |
Minimum levels of detail |
Mid |
Medium levels of detail |
High |
High levels of detail |
Ultra |
Super-high levels of detail |
Custom |
Manually adjust the level of detail from your selected level |
In the right-hand column of the graphics tab, there are two screen sizing options for you to choose from:
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SCREEN SIZE |
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Windowed |
Allows you to resize the game screen by resizing your client window. If you make the window smaller or larger, the game will expand or contract with it. |
Fullscreen |
Your entire monitor size in the resolution you pick from the drop-down box (set this to match your monitor's resolution for the best results). You won't be able to interact with any of the other applications that your computer may be running. |
Custom Graphics Settings
If you want to get a bit more adventurous with your graphics settings, then the "Custom" button is what you're looking for!
You can also use the 'Advanced' settings tab on any of the above detail settings to turn on additional features.
There are two Display Modes to pick from, OpenGL and DirectX. These display modes change which technology is used to render your graphics and will slightly change the appearance of the game.
The table below shows all the graphical options that are available in the "advanced" section.
| Option | Choice | Description |
Brightness |
0 - 100% | Increase or decrease the brightness of the game to match your screen. |
Remove Roofs |
Never Always Selectively All |
Never - Never removes roofs. Always - Always removes roofs regardless of location or camera. Selectively - Only removes roofs between the camera and the player. All - Removes all roofs depending on the location of the camera and the player. |
Draw Distance |
Low - Ultra | This will affect the the maximum distance objects will render from the camera. The lower, the closer. |
VSync |
Adaptive Off On Half Quarter |
VSync controls the game's frame rate by synchronising it with your monitor's refresh rate. This can improve your game play experience by reducing screen tearing, but may also affect your FPS. Adaptive - Enables VSync when the FPS is greater than your refresh rate. Off - Always disables VSync. On - Always enables VSync Half - Synchronises frame rate to half the monitor's refresh rate. Quarter - Synchronises frame rate to a quarter the monitor's refresh rate. |
Shadow Quality |
Low - Ultra | Higher settings will improve the fidelity of shadows being cast in the game |
Anti-Aliasing Mode |
Off FXAA MSAA FXAA + MSAA |
Anti-Aliasing will smooth out a jagged/pixelated image. May affect performance. Off - Disable all anti-aliasing FXAA - Lower quality aliasing, but could improve performance. MSAA - Higher quality. FXAA+MSAA - Combines both techniques. |
Anti-aliasing Quality |
Low to Ultra | Higher settings will improve the fidelity of anti-aliasing and visual quality - but could lower your frame rate. |
Water |
Low to Ultra | Controls how realistic water looks including ripple effects and reflections. |
Lighting Detail |
Low to Ultra | This will affect the level of light in the game. Particularly things like sources of light and specular highlights on smooth, shiny or reflective surfaces. |
Ambient Occlusion |
Off |
Higher settings will improve the degree of lighting/shading of smaller and more complex objects. |
Bloom |
Low to High | Higher settings will improve the quality of lighting/glowing effects. |
Textures |
Off |
Higher settings will improve the quality of textures in the game. |
Anisotropic Filtering |
Off - x16 | Higher settings will improve the appearance of certain textures when viewed from extreme angles and distances. |
Volumetric Lighting |
Off - Ultra | Higher settings will improve additional lighting effects like sunbeams and glowing. |
Background FPS |
5 - 300 | Set the maximum FPS when the game is the an unfocused window. |
Flickering |
On |
Turn on or off flickering in certain effects - particularly flames. |
Shadows |
On Off |
Turn on or off the ability to cast shadows. This includes the player character, non-player characters and scenery. |
Custom Cursors |
On Off |
Use the game's custom mouse cursor or use your operating system's default cursor. |
Loading Screens |
On Off |
Turn on or off loading screens between content in-game. This may affect your performance. |
Ground Decoration |
On Off |
Affects small ground details like stones and long grass. |
Terrain Blending |
On Off |
Affects the quality of blending between different ground/terrain textures. |