How to Avoid Getting Banned for Botting OSRS
As RuneScape players, it’s no secret that the constant struggle to keep ahead of the game is frustrating, especially when faced with botters who make quick profits without putting in any real effort. While bots are against the community’s rules, we want to help you navigate these grey areas and stay undetected. Here, we’ll provide a guide on how to avert getting banned for botting OSRS:
Diversify your activities
Macro Users often stick to one type of botting or playing, making it easy to spot and ban. Expand your horizons and alternate between different activities to conceal your botting.
| Macros | Activity/Server | Bot detection? |
|---|---|---|
| Vorkath | PVK/Skillers | Potential |
| Barbarian Assault | PvM/Partying | Unlikely |
| Gaining | Skilling/Xp | Low-Risk |
Private Proxies for Gaming
Use virtual private networks (VPNs) to mask your original IP address. This tactic allows you to:
VPN Types
• P2P Peer-to-Peer: Connects to network users, hiding your traffic
• F2P Free: Limited bandwidth and lower anonymity
• VPS Virtual Private Servers: Rent private servers for increased anonymity
• DNS Encryption: Obfuscates DNS queries from snooping
Software Choices
Choose softwares that are frequently updated, and test-run different options before scaling. Avoid using bots publicly advertised as "safe". Regularly monitor Jagex’s updates and fix potential vulnerabilities in the bots you use.
- List of Software You Should Avoid
- Keep software updated and adapt rapidly
Client Feature Controls
Ensure your macros don’t interfere with game mechanics and abide by Jagex’s client feature rules.
Approved Client lists and updates
Check periodic client updates for compatibility adjustments.
Client Compatibility
Compatibility updates for:
- New clients
- Macross updates
- Improved reliability
IP spoofing and VPN combinations for safe botting
The correct combination of VPN/IP masking will help maintain discretion while botting. Practice VPN selection and setup variations.
VPN & Macro Limitations
Some IPs, servers, and platforms restrict bot activity, some are more prone. Familiarize yourself with restrictions and stay patient. Keep in mind it may take time for bugs and limitations to be exploited. Be cautious about exploits being fixed.
Averting Ban Detection
Regular Activity/Rotation
- Multi-partite rotation: Use rotations in 3+ separate clients, ensuring consistent actions without alerting moderators to suspect botting
Ensure consistency in all roles:
Bot-dedicated clients: Reserve resources, reducing server footprint from a single client, potentially.
Client Switch-up Rotation
- Random 10-15 min transitions, creating a non-viral activity pattern, makes bots less detectable (with 3-15 switches).
Account Mgt. and Sharing/Streaming
Stream-avoiding: Hide streamed client sessions, masking streams’ real-time info & macros’ presence, rendering account tracking less possible by mods.
Server Juggling and Switching
Fast rotations, between 10 – 15 minutes for IP/IP switching, client changing.
Account Hives for Safety
Account divisions per bot-type activities: Ensure no suspicious action occurs within a specific sub-client (bot account/ group). bot-groups or clusters in their unique, isolated domains allow quick recovery from suspected IPs/IP-switching while you test other options
Jagex’s policies don’t condone real-life money trading, either offline or online. Trading risks the entire account if flagged as an "undertaken illegal activity."
| Unreported Botting Activities and Client-Server Info Gathering | Account-Safeguarding |
|---|---|
| **Risk-Taker | High-Binary Risk |
Runicbot, Open-Source alternatives
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