SwiftKit
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SwiftKit (abbreviated SK, formerly SwiftSwitch) is a program created and released by Jason Fah.[1] The program has many extra features, including integration with guides including quest, area, and treasure trails guides, a built-in IRC client, instant hiscores lookup table, and other tools including timers and counters.
Since Swiftkit is programmed in Visual Basic 6, it will only work on Windows.
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[edit] About
The main features include a skill lookup and calculators, an integrated IRC client, custom timers, built in mini-notepad, lightweight browser, atlas and instant access to zybez databases.
Swiftkit also includes features that are used simply to make playing RuneScape more personalised. These features include an mp3 player, clocks, a customisable link window and a way to take, crop and save screenshots with one click. [2]
[edit] Does SwiftKit Break the Rules
There has been much controversy about whether or not playing RuneScape with SwiftKit was allowed. Before then, SwiftSwitch covered the ads for free users, as well as allowing users to automatically attempt to get into a game world, which bypassed the main page and subsequent pages. In SwiftKit, the new version of SwiftSwitch, ads cannot be hidden for free players and only the main RuneScape page can be loaded. The most recent versions of SwiftKit complies with all rules set by Jagex, and is therefore within rules to use for all players.
Before Jagex added the official world switching feature, it was not easy for players to switch to a full world. There were many conflicting answers as to whether SwiftSwitch was allowed. In fact, some Jagex staff members stated that it violated Rule 7 while others said it didn't. Users also frequently debated on whether the ability to switch to a full world was unfair or not.
SwiftSwitch was controversial even before Rule 15 was added. In early 2006, Andrew Gower in talks with Strider, informed him that their advertisers were complaining about ads being hidden from view. He later sent a complaint in regard to the automatic world loading feature, which caused severe bandwidth usage. Which led to the inclusion of Rule 15 which prevented users from bypassing navigation of the normal site, as well as making repeat automated responses.
Jagex later added a lite version of their hi-score page, for clients/programs to parse for display to lesser their bandwidth still.
[edit] Impact
Many of SwiftSwitch's features that were called unfair have since been incorporated into the game. For example, an in game world switching feature has been added to the main game, and the tabs at the top of the screen have made it easier to work with the high scores. Although there is no IRC client, this has been competed with by the addition of the in game clan chat system.
[edit] Gallery
 SwiftKit's load screen. |
 SwiftKit profiles. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ SwiftKit Team. SwiftKit.net. Retrieved on 24-11-2009.
- ^ SwiftKit. SwiftKit.net. Retrieved on 24-11-2009.
