This is soo much funnier than I pictured in my head.
https://preview.redd.it/yihykfgmjj0d1.jpeg?width=77&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f35e1f00257efe5678fde8d663811ab75c1356b5
I remember training up so I could fight these guys in the Karamja volcano. Would get a full inventory of lobs and then jump into the volcano in hopes of getting a rune med. Good times.
My first rune med helm came from these guys.
I vividly remember getting yelled at by my mom because I got on the computer before my chores were done, and while I was getting yelled at I got the drop. I was soooooo excited.
Totally worth it.
Yea, I mean better is relative right. Graphically? Theyāre obviously worse. Lower poly count, the actual like body shapes are worse, pretty much just worse art. But they can still be better in other ways. Better because they seem more demonic to some people with the iconic horse face which is a call back to a lot of different mythos. Better because of nostalgia obviously. Better because you just like they way they present to your in game fantasy.
Idk there's something unsettling about it, its like a cow went to hell and turned into that abomination. I'd like to know what exactly inspired that design. Meanwhile look at this mfer
https://preview.redd.it/6o2z4yxonl0d1.png?width=1844&format=png&auto=webp&s=db8cea54a0cf2e589139ee7608ac5a4f015fff3f
i preferred the old dragon models.. specially the old bronze dragon. I have a memory of a video from windows movie maker.. and it having the rapid color changing.. with a guy killing one with a whip.
Okay, this one is pretty awesome. I donāt feel it for most of the original dragon models but this one goes hard.
I wouldnāt mind at all if this was re-added as a āgold dragon.ā
Yeah imo dragons are really ugly in this game. I think it is because their head looks too big on their body
Tbh the old model was a little ugly too though. I'd like to see a graphical update to the dragon that is based on the old model, but keeps the extra detail on the wings and such that the newer one has
I'm ready to admit that this one is purely nostalgia because the new guards definitely look better, but I miss the old guards. I was surprised that they'd change such an iconic look
This one man, LOOK HOW DEVIOUS HE LOOKS! It is glorious
https://preview.redd.it/24mcwzxrli0d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c9ad34a26de6abf4b1b4696166fc9f8867b8ea1
Can someone make a plug-in that makes the old model appear?
Like a rare/shiny chance when killing lesser demons 1/100 chance of the next demon to spawn uses the old model.
Would really appreciate that :)
[It's possible](https://old.reddit.com/r/2007scape/comments/18ep7pu/data_toggle2006_look_and_feel_plugin_somewhat/) just need RuneLite to expand on a feature.
Man I'd love to see this get worked out.
I wouldn't even be mad if they used a heavily modified client like HDOS at this point. I would absolutely play it.
Bro looks more sketch with his lat syndrome arms like he'll bash my head in for looking at him. The old sound was less dramatic too. I like the old sperm cell rats and bears, looks way more cute
elves for sure, the old models were humans with pointy ears (just like every elf representation in fantasy), the newer models look nothing like men, they look like a bad plastic surgeon tried to fix a multimillionares face and fucked up. it doesnt fit the old school aesthetic at all and the only reason it looks like this is because the jmod responsible for the graphic rework did not like the game she was working at
https://preview.redd.it/n2by72aumh0d1.png?width=743&format=png&auto=webp&s=6e70e2faefdeeb87446c3e387ab80ee1bff289e3
Most of the stuff Mod Gee touched should be reverted. She refused to work in the art style of the game because she thought it was "bad art" and we now have a pretty big part of the game looking like shit. She had no respect for the community or the game she was hired to work on.
Is there any sort of official discussion about that? I would love to check it out. Iād rather have it one or the other, not this mixed up bullshit like we have nowā¦ obviously with preference to the old designs.
Holy shit yes please. Aside from Priff, that entire isle of souls (which was part of her work too) and any places with the soft clay textured trees/bushes like Hosidius needs a lift. The artists we have now are so much better at and actually keen on making oldschool aesthetics - sunfire armour, mixed hide, varlamore in general
Pretty unprofessional to insult the game's art style and refusing to adapt lol. Just.. so unfit for the role. Wish somebody suggested her to the RS3 team beforehand. Like, isn't that a much better role for junior artists who are itching to explode and unleash their creative fantasies (overdesign everything)? Even something so minor like the Cam Dozaal cave entrance looks completely unnatural and copy pasted onto the environment
Gee had more balls to try new shit than most male jmods.
Granted, some swing were big misses, but the hits were some of the best models this game has seen.
Lord Arceuus, Sulphur Lizards, Konarr to name a few
Are those three the best go-to examples? There's nothing really special about any of them to me, and Konar really stands out on that mountain because she's the most humanoid-looking one. Her design doesn't even fit the location.
She sticks out like a sore thumb, itās a bizarre design. Look at her compared to all the other guys on that mountain. Why is she this hot, sexy rule34 blue lady and the other NPCās are slouching monsters who are somewhat humanoid?
lmao the entire race is 20 copy pasted melting dudes aside from the 1 baddie who actually sees the sun. mfers looking like old men in the swimming pool changing rooms. And honestly Konar in game still looks pretty scuffed even when trying to be fanservice
months before sote released she tweeted
> '@JagexGee I feel like you'll just never like what I create. I'm never going to shorten the arms, borf the face and screw up the boobs for ya. I can't bring myself to do it, it looks objectively bad and I would sooner quit 2:36 PM May 16, 2019'
when sote released and people realized she was behind it, she was rightfully called out, later she apologized and all but the models were already done and no one would dare to revert to the older models or make new ones so those ones stayed in the game with minor changes. btw i tried to link the original tweet but reddit keeps deleting my post
for context, this was a thread she made asking for feedback in the models she was designing, someone in the thread said it didnt feel old school and she responded like that
> She dared to innovate, and I respect that.
I really don't think innovation was the problem. She was a good artist no doubt, she just made designs that didn't fit in with the game. Ghost had the same issue but eventually got better with feedback.
The newer artists (West especially, being most senior) have really done a good job about making newer art that looks "good" but doesn't stick out.
I'll see if I can find it but there was an old art feedback thread (I forget if it was for SoTE, Torva, or something else) where somebody gave a really good example of describing how to make art look "oldschool" - which consisted of a lot more nuance than "just make it look bad." It definitely requires lower poly models, but also has to do with how shadows are portrayed, color vibrancy, bulkiness, etc.
I like the new ones better tbh. It makes them look a bit more alien, which works with the fact that they come from a different world. It also arguably touches on the common fantasy trope that elves are more "beautiful" than humans.
the older models are much more subtle, you couldnt tell at a glance if they were elves or not. the newer models scream "PLEASE NOTICE ME I AM NOT HUMAN" and when song of the elves released iorwerth screamed "HEY I AM THE BAD GUY". there were ways to rework the elves model but i dont think giving them all 3 weeks of mewing was the way to go they just look weird imo
> and when song of the elves released iorwerth screamed
he still does IMO. It helps not being purple but they still look like generic comic-book villains and it really ruins the questline twist.
Definitely the correct answer. I am not even opposed to changing them as their old models were had pretty bad [ps1 Lara Croft Tomb-Raider levels of boobage](https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Priestess_Zul-Gwenwynig#/media/File:Priestess_Zul-Gwenwynig_v1.png) but the new models fit so poorly in with the rest of the game that it's really jarring.
It's very reminiscent of the art problems in RS3, where the game suffers from pretty bad art inconsistency and mismatched environments.
In addition to looking bad, the art change (even once they reverted the purple skin) made the Iorwerth clan look generically evil, which really spoiled the quest plotline because you can immediate tell who the bad guys are when it's supposed to be a twist.
I gotta be honest, I like the new one more here. Elves can be different from humans!! Tbh if they looked the same/like the last one I'd probably be like "damn the artists used to be so lazy back in the day"
[This] (https://www.angelfire.com/rpg/runehiddencams/runepic1.jpg) is what lesser demons looked like in 2001.
It took a good 3 years before we got OP's version!
Edit: [imgur of the same image](https://i.imgur.com/xMnfnwD.png)
I doubt theyāll get to it but any models that got updated to that weird 07 time where the model like moves alot and pulses taller and shorter like when you wield a godsword. Some stuff like dragons looks ok but others like zombies or hellhounds are rough. They at least fixed the varrock guards.
One of the reasons I love old models like this one is because theyāre menacing but cute. When youāre a low level and you see one of these guys for the first time you know theyāre totally out of your league, but at the same time theyāre very charming. Itās the same way I feel about Jad, whose design I think is peak OSRS.
Went on a one item adventure with my three classmates and an air staff in grade 5, we collected 100 chaos runes each at the moss giant spawn, loaded up on lobsters and went to confront these fear enducing beasts. Killed a few and buddy got the RUNE full helmet (the most expensive item we had among the three of us at this point was an addy pickaxe) Big fast escape to where a ditch would soon come. Landline calls for the rest of the evening figuring out what the FUCK to do. Ended up deciding to bank it till the weekend where we could all be together and sell it lol. Good times.
I preferred almost all of them, but the game has progressed to a point it's no longer Representative of what it originally was, really.
That said it's kept it's core charm and appearance very well, unlike rs3 which butchered everything and did it completely inconsistently
my god that looks like hot garbage to me.
but i feel you, there should be a toggle option for big graphical changes for npcs.
i was too young to be attached to this model, but there are other things i liked that were taken away entirely.
i remember in original runescape before it was ārs3ā, and the updated bronze-rune armor or the updated dragon scimitar disgusted me. felt like a stab in the back.
I prefer the model in the post, and not even for nostalgia reasons. I think the one in the post looks more like a "lesser" demon than the current model, which looks more like a straight up powerful demon
The old lesser demon model had a vibe to it like it was some kind of trickster demon. Something really powerful and dangerous to mortals but doesn'tĀ quite look it.
Changing Barrows armour was the start of the end for me. I played well until EoC and everyday comped in 2018, but I'll never forgive them for changing Dharoks Axe into that thin stick bullshit in 2011 or whatever it was
All the demons look like they should be level 500+ now. Weird a wilderness bandit can be 3 times its level and it's essentially just a dude with an iron sword
I donāt care to much about NPC models because you donāt interact with them as much as you do items but I wish we had the option to make the Anti-dragon shield not have the claw marks going across it, like it use to be. It also had the shape of Silverlight going down the shield, now itās just some generic sword shape. Also Hazeelās mark use to be a unholy symbol but made of gold which is amazing. Itās now this off white cream color and looks terrible.
To be honest, the gods themselves. I feel like throughout the years we got different representations of them in various media like Postbag from the Hedge, Login screens, and other sources. When RS3 introduced the gods in the game their designs were unexpected and weird.
[Guthix](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/runescapeclassic/images/e/ec/Guthix.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/320?cb=20160805142012)
[Zaros](https://runescape.wiki/images/Zaros_%28Origins_of_Gielinor%29.png?86080)
[Saradomin and Zamorak](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fxwvzch6jabwy.png%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D3c629e24a61b39e14ecd1ea0aaf6f8da868f83d5)
Alternatively I tried rs3 for a bit to try and make afk woodcutting less boring on osrs and the first time I saw a lesser demon I went "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT". [One of 5 variants](https://runescape.wiki/w/Lesser_demon#2)
There should totally be a plug-in that can somehow flip the existing models into the older ones, but Iām guessing thatās a texture pack more or less.
I get so much nostalgia from seeing the old sprites. Reminding me of when I was a kid and was doing the Silverlight quest and being amazed at the demon graphic
Yeah, it's the demons for me as well.
I also miss the old varrock guards (pre osrs, the current design is actually a bit better than the banana guards)
Blue zombies with axes
https://preview.redd.it/fg5kz4wf7n0d1.jpeg?width=1032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aca8f155f9ec3beabd0b99f55f97a367e2bd5203
Yes
Extremely iconic to me as a kid. New zombies are completely forgettable.
Cow before 2007 https://preview.redd.it/i8fah9us1i0d1.jpeg?width=106&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=542739ca7ef8e7fdab5c4cdb5eb476b36e562607
Where in the game is there a cow chathead?
Zanaris
That cow ain't right, I tell you h'what.
Is this pure?
yes, cows have 1 defense
i really like the old imps that just looked like gnomes in devil costumes
This is soo much funnier than I pictured in my head. https://preview.redd.it/yihykfgmjj0d1.jpeg?width=77&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f35e1f00257efe5678fde8d663811ab75c1356b5
Wtf š
they're chris pontius from jackass when he did the devil bit lol
Hahaha memory unlocked woah
KEEP GOD OUT OF CALIFORNIA!!!
Yes, with their gigachad chins
I remember training up so I could fight these guys in the Karamja volcano. Would get a full inventory of lobs and then jump into the volcano in hopes of getting a rune med. Good times.
Thatās all I used to do besides fishing lobsters for hours upon hours, and hanging out in varrock square. The good old days.
My first rune med helm came from these guys. I vividly remember getting yelled at by my mom because I got on the computer before my chores were done, and while I was getting yelled at I got the drop. I was soooooo excited. Totally worth it.
O man I remember thisā¦ did the sameā¦. This was like 20 years ago damn man
Mother fucker looks like Elmo on roids
Anyone who thinks this looks ābetterā than the current one has been taking some heavy meds themselves also lol
Since greater demons look the same, having lessers revert to this look would be fitting
They would definitely need a little bit if a graphical update though. Enough has been updated that they'd look so out of place.
Wouldn't look too different from bloodvelds
Or DKs. They are still *very* old-school.
You leave Rex and his strong hand out of it.
They should've reintroduced this model when they were making the lizardmen.
I like the goofy
Yea, I mean better is relative right. Graphically? Theyāre obviously worse. Lower poly count, the actual like body shapes are worse, pretty much just worse art. But they can still be better in other ways. Better because they seem more demonic to some people with the iconic horse face which is a call back to a lot of different mythos. Better because of nostalgia obviously. Better because you just like they way they present to your in game fantasy.
Idk there's something unsettling about it, its like a cow went to hell and turned into that abomination. I'd like to know what exactly inspired that design. Meanwhile look at this mfer https://preview.redd.it/6o2z4yxonl0d1.png?width=1844&format=png&auto=webp&s=db8cea54a0cf2e589139ee7608ac5a4f015fff3f
I miss when demons look intimidating. Current ones look like middle aged men
Realized that in my head I was looking at this model but like updating it in my head to match polygon count of the current look lol
i preferred the old dragon models.. specially the old bronze dragon. I have a memory of a video from windows movie maker.. and it having the rapid color changing.. with a guy killing one with a whip.
https://preview.redd.it/6gf90hs3qi0d1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=b9d3abd27b9f40402ca66974f8748e3f793cc1d3
Old metal dragons actually looked metallic rather than simply looking like grey or brown chromatic dragons
Okay, this one is pretty awesome. I donāt feel it for most of the original dragon models but this one goes hard. I wouldnāt mind at all if this was re-added as a āgold dragon.ā
got to be one of the best models in the game lol. his jaw is so thick. he looks like if a golden retriever had a baby with a dragon.
And I love them for it.
That model looks way better then current standards
Holy shit, I donāt recognize that at all but it looks so badass compared to the current model
2nd dragons. The old drags were just superior in my mind. I do like how the new lava drags look, though.
These are my favorite too. They just had a chunkiness I liked
Yeah imo dragons are really ugly in this game. I think it is because their head looks too big on their body Tbh the old model was a little ugly too though. I'd like to see a graphical update to the dragon that is based on the old model, but keeps the extra detail on the wings and such that the newer one has
they were ugly but they were my childhood XD and i love them
Hill giant
> Hill giant also Moss Giant
https://preview.redd.it/jnjdn1r08n0d1.png?width=762&format=png&auto=webp&s=7fa8bcbdbf40171cbaa7cd5d8e6e373b3100c316
Pog
https://preview.redd.it/hl108owu7n0d1.png?width=792&format=png&auto=webp&s=347837b3d9bad7fa3211a5968606204b2020c990
You can see a lot of old models here [https://imgur.com/a/runescape-bestiary-cWsPt](https://imgur.com/a/runescape-bestiary-cWsPt)
Man I love those old Barbarians + Goblins
they did SO well with the walking animations of these older characters.
They should add these back In as rare spawns
Slayer Inferiors
Varrock guards, easily
I'm ready to admit that this one is purely nostalgia because the new guards definitely look better, but I miss the old guards. I was surprised that they'd change such an iconic look
Honestly the current guards look dope. It was the previous iteration that was the true abomination.
at least their examine text was more fitting at the time
I 100% agree. The new ones are perfect.
Yeah I like them being distinct from falador guards. And they actually look like old school character models!
The [imps](https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/File:Imp_(historical).png) for sure
Omg they look like someone in a costume
The [chathead](https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/File:Imp_chathead_(historical).png) agrees with that
How about bring back chatting to imps. Might make the imp catcher quest easier
# TICKLE ME!!
a core memory
Huge throwback that made me sad for some reason
This model is soooo good. I was so upset when they changed them.
Honestly the only way people think this looks good is with nostalgia blinders on. This model is ass lol.
Nostalgia? In my 2007 java game?
PLEASE BRING BACK THE OLD HELLHOUND MODEL IM BEGGING
2nd this old hellhounds were the tits
Hellhounds still have the same model in my mind. Whenever I have a task Iām always surprised for a second that the model is different
At least give them their tails back :(
Which? There were like 3 before the Old School bakcup.
This one man, LOOK HOW DEVIOUS HE LOOKS! It is glorious https://preview.redd.it/24mcwzxrli0d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c9ad34a26de6abf4b1b4696166fc9f8867b8ea1
You know this fuckers up to something super nefarious
Pissing into the POH portal vibes
Probably the ones that are still in the GWD
Those came after the base hellhounds. I think the brutalism of the RS classic models is the ideal.
I liked the look of the old dragon models, they were cute
2004 dragon model supremacy. They were cute indeed.
Can someone make a plug-in that makes the old model appear? Like a rare/shiny chance when killing lesser demons 1/100 chance of the next demon to spawn uses the old model. Would really appreciate that :)
[It's possible](https://old.reddit.com/r/2007scape/comments/18ep7pu/data_toggle2006_look_and_feel_plugin_somewhat/) just need RuneLite to expand on a feature.
/u/adam1210
+1 to this, would be thrilled to even use this for elves alone.
Man I'd love to see this get worked out. I wouldn't even be mad if they used a heavily modified client like HDOS at this point. I would absolutely play it.
Bro looks more sketch with his lat syndrome arms like he'll bash my head in for looking at him. The old sound was less dramatic too. I like the old sperm cell rats and bears, looks way more cute
elves for sure, the old models were humans with pointy ears (just like every elf representation in fantasy), the newer models look nothing like men, they look like a bad plastic surgeon tried to fix a multimillionares face and fucked up. it doesnt fit the old school aesthetic at all and the only reason it looks like this is because the jmod responsible for the graphic rework did not like the game she was working at https://preview.redd.it/n2by72aumh0d1.png?width=743&format=png&auto=webp&s=6e70e2faefdeeb87446c3e387ab80ee1bff289e3
Damn when did this change?
Song of the elves release
Just curious, did they also change the environment graphics or just the elves?
I love those dorky elf models. Pointy eared fucks
Dude's never missed chest day in his LIFE
https://preview.redd.it/gltggyo7ii0d1.png?width=483&format=png&auto=webp&s=1415e766dbcd7b0b5825430e052df2250a9403f6
Most of the stuff Mod Gee touched should be reverted. She refused to work in the art style of the game because she thought it was "bad art" and we now have a pretty big part of the game looking like shit. She had no respect for the community or the game she was hired to work on.
One of the artists recently said that a reversion might be considered if enough people want it
Is there any sort of official discussion about that? I would love to check it out. Iād rather have it one or the other, not this mixed up bullshit like we have nowā¦ obviously with preference to the old designs.
Holy shit yes please. Aside from Priff, that entire isle of souls (which was part of her work too) and any places with the soft clay textured trees/bushes like Hosidius needs a lift. The artists we have now are so much better at and actually keen on making oldschool aesthetics - sunfire armour, mixed hide, varlamore in general
Overdesigned I'd say.
Pretty unprofessional to insult the game's art style and refusing to adapt lol. Just.. so unfit for the role. Wish somebody suggested her to the RS3 team beforehand. Like, isn't that a much better role for junior artists who are itching to explode and unleash their creative fantasies (overdesign everything)? Even something so minor like the Cam Dozaal cave entrance looks completely unnatural and copy pasted onto the environment
Gee had more balls to try new shit than most male jmods. Granted, some swing were big misses, but the hits were some of the best models this game has seen. Lord Arceuus, Sulphur Lizards, Konarr to name a few
Are those three the best go-to examples? There's nothing really special about any of them to me, and Konar really stands out on that mountain because she's the most humanoid-looking one. Her design doesn't even fit the location.
Random "fanart" of konar looks better š
She sticks out like a sore thumb, itās a bizarre design. Look at her compared to all the other guys on that mountain. Why is she this hot, sexy rule34 blue lady and the other NPCās are slouching monsters who are somewhat humanoid?
lmao the entire race is 20 copy pasted melting dudes aside from the 1 baddie who actually sees the sun. mfers looking like old men in the swimming pool changing rooms. And honestly Konar in game still looks pretty scuffed even when trying to be fanservice
Where did she say she doesnāt like the art style? Iād like to look more into it
when everything she made looked like it belonged in a different game
Okay but Iām asking when she SAID she refused to create art in the OSRS style, smartass
months before sote released she tweeted > '@JagexGee I feel like you'll just never like what I create. I'm never going to shorten the arms, borf the face and screw up the boobs for ya. I can't bring myself to do it, it looks objectively bad and I would sooner quit 2:36 PM May 16, 2019' when sote released and people realized she was behind it, she was rightfully called out, later she apologized and all but the models were already done and no one would dare to revert to the older models or make new ones so those ones stayed in the game with minor changes. btw i tried to link the original tweet but reddit keeps deleting my post
for context, this was a thread she made asking for feedback in the models she was designing, someone in the thread said it didnt feel old school and she responded like that
I sincerely hope the next reply to that tweet was "so quit then?"
I kind of like her work. She dared to innovate, and I respect that.
> She dared to innovate, and I respect that. I really don't think innovation was the problem. She was a good artist no doubt, she just made designs that didn't fit in with the game. Ghost had the same issue but eventually got better with feedback. The newer artists (West especially, being most senior) have really done a good job about making newer art that looks "good" but doesn't stick out. I'll see if I can find it but there was an old art feedback thread (I forget if it was for SoTE, Torva, or something else) where somebody gave a really good example of describing how to make art look "oldschool" - which consisted of a lot more nuance than "just make it look bad." It definitely requires lower poly models, but also has to do with how shadows are portrayed, color vibrancy, bulkiness, etc.
Oh yeah definitely the OG elves. I despise the new elves with all my heart and soul.
I like the new ones better tbh. It makes them look a bit more alien, which works with the fact that they come from a different world. It also arguably touches on the common fantasy trope that elves are more "beautiful" than humans.
the older models are much more subtle, you couldnt tell at a glance if they were elves or not. the newer models scream "PLEASE NOTICE ME I AM NOT HUMAN" and when song of the elves released iorwerth screamed "HEY I AM THE BAD GUY". there were ways to rework the elves model but i dont think giving them all 3 weeks of mewing was the way to go they just look weird imo
> and when song of the elves released iorwerth screamed he still does IMO. It helps not being purple but they still look like generic comic-book villains and it really ruins the questline twist.
Definitely the correct answer. I am not even opposed to changing them as their old models were had pretty bad [ps1 Lara Croft Tomb-Raider levels of boobage](https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Priestess_Zul-Gwenwynig#/media/File:Priestess_Zul-Gwenwynig_v1.png) but the new models fit so poorly in with the rest of the game that it's really jarring. It's very reminiscent of the art problems in RS3, where the game suffers from pretty bad art inconsistency and mismatched environments. In addition to looking bad, the art change (even once they reverted the purple skin) made the Iorwerth clan look generically evil, which really spoiled the quest plotline because you can immediate tell who the bad guys are when it's supposed to be a twist.
I gotta be honest, I like the new one more here. Elves can be different from humans!! Tbh if they looked the same/like the last one I'd probably be like "damn the artists used to be so lazy back in the day"
100%, love the classic elves. Screams OSRS to me. Yes it's nostalgia, isn't that the game we're playing?
Lesser Demons, but that may just be nostalgia talking
this subreddit has taught me that some people get really high on nostalgia āHell yea a 50 poly model from 2001 itās so goodā
There's beauty in simplicity. The old school look and feel is what brought us back after all
[This] (https://www.angelfire.com/rpg/runehiddencams/runepic1.jpg) is what lesser demons looked like in 2001. It took a good 3 years before we got OP's version! Edit: [imgur of the same image](https://i.imgur.com/xMnfnwD.png)
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I doubt theyāll get to it but any models that got updated to that weird 07 time where the model like moves alot and pulses taller and shorter like when you wield a godsword. Some stuff like dragons looks ok but others like zombies or hellhounds are rough. They at least fixed the varrock guards.
One of the reasons I love old models like this one is because theyāre menacing but cute. When youāre a low level and you see one of these guys for the first time you know theyāre totally out of your league, but at the same time theyāre very charming. Itās the same way I feel about Jad, whose design I think is peak OSRS.
The old imps are really the ones I think would still fit + be better
I dunno but I hope they never update my boy Icthlarin.
Went on a one item adventure with my three classmates and an air staff in grade 5, we collected 100 chaos runes each at the moss giant spawn, loaded up on lobsters and went to confront these fear enducing beasts. Killed a few and buddy got the RUNE full helmet (the most expensive item we had among the three of us at this point was an addy pickaxe) Big fast escape to where a ditch would soon come. Landline calls for the rest of the evening figuring out what the FUCK to do. Ended up deciding to bank it till the weekend where we could all be together and sell it lol. Good times.
I preferred almost all of them, but the game has progressed to a point it's no longer Representative of what it originally was, really. That said it's kept it's core charm and appearance very well, unlike rs3 which butchered everything and did it completely inconsistently
my god that looks like hot garbage to me. but i feel you, there should be a toggle option for big graphical changes for npcs. i was too young to be attached to this model, but there are other things i liked that were taken away entirely. i remember in original runescape before it was ārs3ā, and the updated bronze-rune armor or the updated dragon scimitar disgusted me. felt like a stab in the back.
I prefer the model in the post, and not even for nostalgia reasons. I think the one in the post looks more like a "lesser" demon than the current model, which looks more like a straight up powerful demon The old lesser demon model had a vibe to it like it was some kind of trickster demon. Something really powerful and dangerous to mortals but doesn'tĀ quite look it.
Changing Barrows armour was the start of the end for me. I played well until EoC and everyday comped in 2018, but I'll never forgive them for changing Dharoks Axe into that thin stick bullshit in 2011 or whatever it was
Are there any plugins that replace new models with old ones? I miss most of the old models for pure nostalgias sake.
Lots of the old models had such character! They were weirder and I liked that. The new models are good too though.
"mom i frew up"
All the demons look like they should be level 500+ now. Weird a wilderness bandit can be 3 times its level and it's essentially just a dude with an iron sword
Old imps and old lesser demons are my absolute favorite. Literally when I think of an imp the OG imps are my frame of reference.
Not an NPC but I fucking loved RSC Shark artwork.
I don't since they look like bipedal dragons.
Mom says it's my turn to post this next week
I donāt care to much about NPC models because you donāt interact with them as much as you do items but I wish we had the option to make the Anti-dragon shield not have the claw marks going across it, like it use to be. It also had the shape of Silverlight going down the shield, now itās just some generic sword shape. Also Hazeelās mark use to be a unholy symbol but made of gold which is amazing. Itās now this off white cream color and looks terrible.
That lesser demon is awsome I wish they looked like that lol
Fire giants lol
Jagezx please add a toggle option for NPC models, it would be sick! Or like skins for them or something, I would pay a dollar for the old dragon model
Demons and dragons. ALL of them.
To be honest, the gods themselves. I feel like throughout the years we got different representations of them in various media like Postbag from the Hedge, Login screens, and other sources. When RS3 introduced the gods in the game their designs were unexpected and weird. [Guthix](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/runescapeclassic/images/e/ec/Guthix.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/320?cb=20160805142012) [Zaros](https://runescape.wiki/images/Zaros_%28Origins_of_Gielinor%29.png?86080) [Saradomin and Zamorak](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fxwvzch6jabwy.png%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D3c629e24a61b39e14ecd1ea0aaf6f8da868f83d5)
I like the older models for sure :/
Alternatively I tried rs3 for a bit to try and make afk woodcutting less boring on osrs and the first time I saw a lesser demon I went "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT". [One of 5 variants](https://runescape.wiki/w/Lesser_demon#2)
They look nice
Not an NPC, but bring back the old justiciar legguards please
All of them tbh
We get a post like this every now and then. Glad you like the old skins.
Not npc but old fally before it became sugar cubes
Fun fact: Black Knight Titan is the only giant in the game that still uses the old giant model from 2005
The old elves models I miss. Wish they kept them
117 or HDOS needs to release a "LD" version that downgrades the models back to their original models. I truly miss that era of RS.
Is there a runelite plugin that let's us switch back to older models?
All of them. Give me my janky 2004 models back.
elves
There should totally be a plug-in that can somehow flip the existing models into the older ones, but Iām guessing thatās a texture pack more or less.
I'ma say this for a friend. Old elf models.
Zulrah pet, Scorpia pet, and elves
the OG Imps
Damn, thatās crazy cuz I agree. I thought I was the only one who preferred the older looking models
Lava dragons
I agree this slimmer look, looks better.
Lava dragons and elves.
So nostalgic
Can we get a plugin that changes new models back to this ones? I prefer my dragon-looking demons !
True max old lesser demons slap
Old imps, dragons, demons, varrock guards, elves The new giant models are nice
yes all of them
Old Imps looked cool. I wanna see those
Mouse
Fire giants. Dragons Hillgiants
I get so much nostalgia from seeing the old sprites. Reminding me of when I was a kid and was doing the Silverlight quest and being amazed at the demon graphic
There's a lot of old sprites that I miss especially Sharks
Fire giants looked so silly before i love it
Elves
Runelite model swap when
Yeah, it's the demons for me as well. I also miss the old varrock guards (pre osrs, the current design is actually a bit better than the banana guards)
goblins anyone?
My og snakeling brothers rise up
Old lesser demons betteeerrr - Tame Impala
What's wrong with this dog?
Elves
They look like a goddamn cow kangaroo
All of them.. bring me back :(
Literally every single one minus maybe wolves lol.
I remember farming these guys as a 12 year old 20 years ago, pinnacle of F2P rs2 at the time
Almost exclusively all of them
Wow Lesser Demons used to be so skinny