117 said that they offered Jagex as a compromise in shape of taking their project off the market in the event that Jagex released their own version, as well as giving Jagex "collaborative influence" over OSRS gold visual design.

"They rejected the project outright," 117 said. "I am extremely dissatisfied and angry with Jagex and regret that, after this long journey it's not possible to reveal this project to you. The mod seems to violate Jagex's rules that apply to third-party clients. However, the Runescape developer says it's updating those guidelines next week to include references to initiatives that impact the appearance of the game.

Original Runelite developer Adam1210 shared his thoughts on Reddit in which he said that the ability to allow Runelite HD to continue would be a net benefit for the future updates that are made by Jagex.

"I also have a strong disagreement with adding it to the "third group guidelines,"" Adam1210 said. "Most of those guidelines are trying to determine where the line between "quality of life] and cheap OSRS GP - and I think most players agree that the current guidelines provide a clear example of this, and it is a good way to keep sic the game integrity.