1999

DeviousMUD homepage in November 1999.

The following is a list of updates and events that happened in RuneScape in 1999.

• DeviousMUD was made accessible for a brief period.
• RuneScape Classic was likely only in the planning stage, due for a release early in 2001. Due to the RuneScape copyright beginning in 1999, it is often assumed that the game was released then, and many players even claim to have been playing since 1999, but this is false.
• Andrew Gower ported his 3D engine from C to Java for the GamesDomain Castle. Later, this would become the basis for the RuneScape Classic game engine.
• Jagex begins to be used as a trading name.

March

• 28 March
  • Fixed some more bugs. I've not got as much done as I would have liked but I'm putting it online anyway...
• 25 March
  • Finished designing a wood/forest to the left of the starting zone
• 22 March
  • Finish identikit system. You can now choose your player's appearance! System can also be used for human NPCs
• 19 March
  • Started updating player 'Identikit' system.
• 18 March
  • Wrote auto bug reporting system for client
  • Spent ages debugging game - Fixed 11 (fairly minor) bugs!
• 17 March
  • Finished quest compiler! Although it doesn't support many commands yet.
• 16 March
  • Started writing quest compiler. This is amazing, it runs everything from magic, to professions, to quests!
  • Improved player-2-player conversation system.
• 15 March
  • Important background scenary can now be named, and manipulated by the player!
  • Finished player-2-npc conversation system.
• 14 March
  • Continue work on conversation system
• 13 March
  • Started work on a player-2-npc multiple choice style conversation system.
• 12 March
  • Fixed some nasty duplicate login bugs, and various other bugs...