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Proper UI Scaling with Windows

By Espionage724

When using a scaling level above 100% in Windows, applications without an explicit setting may scale non-ideally. In OSRS's case, this stretches everything larger, and this makes the game blurry, compared to using the game's native UI scaling. This is an easy fix that works with other games and applications too!

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Category: Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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16 Feb, 2022 @ 9:37pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Find OSRS's Executable

Override HiDPI Scaling Behavior

In-game Settings

Caveats

Comments

Find OSRS's Executable

Short version:

Find osclient.exe and go to Properties

Long version:

Find OSRS in Steam
Right-click it -> Manage -> Browse local files
Go into the bin folder, followed by the win64 folder
Find osclient.exe
Right-click osclient.exe -> Properties

Override HiDPI Scaling Behavior

Short version:

Override high DPI scaling behavior -> Scaling performed by -> Application

Long version:

Right-click osclient.exe -> Properties
Compatibility -> Change high DPI settings
High DPI scaling override -> Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: Application
OK -> Apply -> OK

In-game Settings

Short version:

Settings -> Interfaces -> Interface scaling

Long version:

Run OSRS and log-in
Click the Settings wrench -> All Settings
Click Interfaces on the left side
Find the Interface scaling bar towards the top of the Settings window
Adjust the scaling to whatever you want

Caveats

This only works from the C++ OSRS client available on Steam at the time of writing
Thus, this isn't applicable on mobile, RuneLite, or any Java client
This also doesn't seemingly apply to macOS or Linux operating systems
This is only necessary if you use a system-wide scaling level above 100%
For a 55" 4K TV, I found both an OS and OSRS scaling level of 200% to be ideal at monitor-distance, and 300% at TV-distance
These same instructions apply to RuneScape/RS3 as well (it has the same scaling oddity and fix), and probably other unrelated games too

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🅾️rder💲 7 Feb, 2023 @ 3:41am

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Lowcanrihl 1 Apr, 2022 @ 5:28pm

This helped me so much. Thank you.

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