I sincerely apologise for this late announcement, I really do. We have been having some technical issues with our server which started with a DDoS attack. We are glad to say we are back online.
As you will all have undoubtedly heard, RuneScape has been updated in a way that they have said will break reflection bots forever. After looking at their update it has became seemingly clear that this was more than we expected from Jagex, and we praise them on their work. However, we would also like to add that this won’t have any long term effect on any current botting client. Whilst other sites can be passing this off as a ‘publicity stunt’ on Jagex’s part, it is apparent that Jagex merely underestimated the time, dedication and effort bot developers put into their software. We are happy to say thanks to our highly talented updater, the bot will be back online, ETA at the bottom.
The RuneScape update has indeed been interesting. In order to play the game it is now a requirement to have a relatively recent version of Java. Most of you will have this, if you experience any difficulties trying to load the game, Java is free and you can easily google it and download the latest version. (
http://www.java.com/...erRedirect1.jsp)
We are in a way glad that RuneScape have decided to do this as they are currently offering a lot of fun activities in game along with some relatively substantial rewards such as XP or tokens. We here at RSBot do not want to ruin your game experience in any way and we to a point support Jagex. However, we don’t see you using bots to progress in game as a bad thing. During our bot updating, we hope you will explore RuneScape without a bot, join in some events and even have fun playing legitimately!
Now onto what you want to hear (or maybe not!). The software we use to update the bot needs to be recoded massively due to the update. This is because the RuneScape client has gone from object orientated code to large arrays. Whilst this in no way stops us from being able to update, we do wish to take our time updating to give you a chance to explore the game and even do things you would usually just bot. We suspect the update to take 14-28days and during this time, we will be working with Gold4Fun to try and get some nice give-a-ways and competitions solely to the powerbot community. Please note this is just an estimated time and may change at any time. We have to give our self room for error and such. From this update, RSBot will grow stronger for it was Ralph Emerson that said 'We acquire the strength we have overcome.'
It may also comfort you to know that we will be working hard during this time on our new project, RSBot 3. We believe RSBot 3 will set a new standard in the botting industry and will be the bot all others are compared to. This does not mean RSBot 3 will be released when our bot is back, but it does mean we will be able to make far more progress than we would usually make in that amount of time. As always, RSBot 3 is open-source.
For instant updates and progress on the bot, please follow our Twitter page and/or Facebook page! We wish the best of luck to all other bot clients, and we hope we will see you on the other side.
