RuneScape France

The RuneScape homepage showed General Graardor flying the flag of France when the French version was released.

RuneScape France is the French version of RuneScape, in which all game content is translated into French. This version of RuneScape was announced on 1 December 2008 and released on 10 December 2008, though it was not announced to have been released until 11 December 2008. Jagex had announced on 1 December that it would be released some time that month.

It allows players who speak French to interact with the game and other players more easily, and is useful to residents of France and other French-speaking parts of the world, as well as people who may be learning the language and wish to practice.

French game servers

RuneScape France server list

There are two servers in RuneScape France.

Number	Members	Activity	Location or Language	LootShare
55			Français
118			Français

RuneScape France originally had worlds 63, 128, 150, and 163, though 63 and 163 were no longer available as of 13 December 2008. World 128 became World 55 and World 150 became World 118.

Translation errors

Mistranslation of "evil"

During Recipe for disaster, the word "satanique" (satanic) was used to translate the word "evil". While this translation can be acceptable in the real world, it is out of place in the context of RuneScape. The word implies that Satan exist in RuneScape universe and this is not the case as the game tend to avoid direct reference to real world religions.

Mistranslation of "dark elves"

During Plague's End, the sentence "Death to the dark elves." Was mistranslated into "Mort aux elfes noirs!" (Death to the black elves). While the translation of "dark" into "noir" can be appropriate in some contexts, it is not here as "dark elves" refer to a political faction and not skin colour or a sub-race of elves.

Spelling or grammar mistakes

No major spelling or grammar mistakes have been brought to Jagex's attention. Some people have been able to bypass the chat filter of some of the words in English RuneScape in the French Worlds.

Glitches

The tree spirit random event attacked without any affect by Defence. This random event was removed on 25 February 2009.

See also

• RuneScape French Home Page
• RuneScape French Forums

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

• patch 13 September 2021 (Update):
  • Chat messages regarding luck-increasing items are now fully localized on German, French, and Brazilian-Portuguese servers.

• patch 25 February 2009 (Update):
  • A few interfaces are now more compatible with the French game.