Aspects/Music

Overview

This page documents how music works in RuneScape.

Todo

Mentions play areas

Check RS Wiki Discord for some interesting conversation related to "trackset" (Melzer's maze thing)

Investigate claims made on User:2023 archive/REWRITE-TMP/RS/Music

Cache information

RuneScape 2

Prior to the release of RuneScape 3, music was stored in Index 6 in the cache. Related enums in this era were 1345, 1349 and 1351

It is possible to dump the "cache order" music IDs by combining data found in enums 1351 and 1345. See archive section for a code snippet that can dump those.

RuneScape 3

In RuneScape 3's cache, music (listed or not) is stored in Index 40. The cache also has the following enum tables:

Enum	Enum name	Chisel link	Notes
1345	music_track_names	Link	Can be used to to ID to name conversion
1346	unk_music_track_ints	Link	Trackset definition; see below.
1347	music_track_sort_strings	Link	None
1350	unlisted_music_player_tracks	Link	None
1351	music_track_id_jaga_map	Link	None

Unlisted music tracks

Unlisted music tracks are songs not listed in the music player. In the cache, they are technically the same thing as regular music caches, except they typically do not have a name

In RuneScape, some (but not all) Internal names for unlisted music track can be found in the cache in enum #1347.

In-game implementation

Base system

By default, Jagex assign a music track to a mapsquare ("coordinate check"). They can also "paint" an overlay area ("area check") that supercedes the default mapsquare area (visual example)

It is also possible for Jagex to manually trigger the unlock song script.

Tracksets

On 05 February 2008, Jagex added a new "trackset" system into the game:

The New Music System:

The bards of Runescape have been handed the task of creating a music player that is simpler to use, offering more advanced options. Well, they have certainly managed it, and this week sees its release!

Previously, travelling across the world of RuneScape meant frequent changes of music, often playing only the early parts of songs. Now, our new music system plays songs all the way to the end, at which point a new song is chosen that is appropriate to your area - provided you have unlocked it of course!

There are a couple of exceptions to this rule: if you unlock a track by entering a new area, the system will interrupt your current song in favour of the new tune, ensuring that you hear all new songs. Also, if you encounter a boss NPC or start a cutscene with added music, the system will, of course, interrupt your current song to play the appropriate tune to accompany the action.

You still have the ability to manually choose your tunes by clicking on the song name. This will, of course, interrupt the current song to play your chosen tune, as it always has. We have also kept the 'loop song on/off' button (which now looks a little like a recycle symbol) so you can listen to your favourite song repeatedly. 

Tracksets definition can be found in the cache in enums 1346. The data is formatted as "music_ID": trackset_ID,

Add info about Ian map (see RPU chat)

Archives

• Modified version of ClientScriptMap.java from Matrix 876 that can dump RSHD music IDs (cache order)