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Info/Comma separation bug
Overview[edit]
The comma separation bug is a bug with RuneScape Classic's server. Several items, NPCs and locations had their examine text cut short due to them containing a comma, which acts as a field separator in the internal data format used by the server[1], which did not pack data correctly in the cache as result (which is used by the game to pull the examine)[2].
Known full examines[edit]
Items[edit]
| Subject | Packed examine | Server-side examine |
|---|---|---|
| Ardrigal (ID 818) | An interesting[3] | An interesting, but rare species of herb usually found in the jungle[4] |
| Bad wine (ID 180) | Oh dear[5] | Oh dear, this wine is terrible![6] |
| burntmeat (ID 134) | Oh dear[7] | Oh dear, it's totally burnt![8] |
| burntpie (ID 260) | Oops[9] | Oops, I can't eat that[10] |
The item Book (ID 30) was previously thought have this bug as the game displayed no examine, but Mod Nin confirmed that the server side examine for this item is na (alternate form of N/A) which is used as null string; meaning the lack of any examine is fully intentional[11].
NPCs[edit]
| Subject | Packed examine | Server-side examine |
|---|---|---|
| Karamja Wolf (ID 775) | A hungry[12] | A hungry, prowling jungle beast, looking for his next meal.[13] |
| Shantay (ID 549) | human[14] | He looks very officious and seems to be offering services.[15] |
Locs[edit]
There are no known full examines for locations[16]. Although one might think that this bug applies for Soil (ID 1065), Soil (ID 1066) and Soil (ID 1067), their examines really is just soil[17].
References[edit]
- ↑ https://classic.runescape.wiki/w/Ardrigal and https://classic.runescape.wiki/w/Category:Comma_separation_bug
- ↑ See https://chisel.weirdgloop.org/rsc/config/config85.jag/items.html
- ↑ https://chisel.weirdgloop.org/rsc/config/config85.jag/items.html
- ↑ Mod Lykos in the RuneScape Wiki Discord in #wiki-rsc on 2025-05-04
- ↑ https://chisel.weirdgloop.org/rsc/config/config85.jag/items.html
- ↑ https://classic.runescape.wiki/w/Bad_wine
- ↑ https://chisel.weirdgloop.org/rsc/config/config85.jag/items.html
- ↑ https://classic.runescape.wiki/w/Burntmeat
- ↑ https://chisel.weirdgloop.org/rsc/config/config85.jag/items.html
- ↑ https://classic.runescape.wiki/w/Burntpie
- ↑ Mod Nin (Discord username: Ninji) in the RuneScape Wiki Discord in #wiki-risc on 2025-06-01
- ↑ https://chisel.weirdgloop.org/rsc/config/config85.jag/npcs.html
- ↑ Mod Lykos in the RuneScape Wiki Discord in #wiki-rsc on 2025-05-04
- ↑ https://chisel.weirdgloop.org/rsc/config/config85.jag/npcs.html
- ↑ Mod Nin (Discord username: Ninji) in the RuneScape Wiki Discord in #wiki-risc on 2025-06-01
- ↑ Data directly entered in RuneLibris by manpaint on 2025-05-05
- ↑ Mod Lykos in the RuneScape Wiki Discord in #wiki-rsc on 2025-05-04
