Jmod says there is no actual "nuke"
I didn't believe it at first, but there's no actual nuke. a JMOD states it's an on-going battle and optimus was implemented in may to improve performance and help them in the battle against bots.
take a look for yourselves..
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if you're too lazy too look at the quick find code:
Unfortunately there isn't a bot nuke eta I can give you as it's an ongoing process/battle that is being fought everyday. Our platform 'Optimus', that was released in may, has been improving in-game performance as well as combating existing bots.
edit: another post by "mod mat"
Hey guys,
We completely understand the negative impact on the game bots are having for us all, and I assure you we are working on removing them from our game. However this is a lengthy war between both bot developers and ourselves and takes a considerable amount of development time to change our engine and implement measures to prevent botting.
We could tackle this on a day to day basis, but this would essentially have no real impact on the bots in game, and although it may not seem as though we are doing anything we are working away in the background to implement measures which don't just ban or stop players who are botting, but instead preventing bots from being able to run in the game, period.
As a last note, the Technical Help forums is not a place to rant about bots in game. We all know they exist and posting your opinions on what you think Jagex is or isn't doing about them will not help the process any further. If you have any technical issues or cannot get into the game then please don't hesitate to ask as we will help you as much as we can, however when it comes to bots it all turns into a big rant thread, when there are forums specifically allocated for this.
Thanks,