Blame
| 9abecf | Nathalie | 2024-02-11 20:09 | 1 | # How to play |
| ac6f99 | Nathalie | 2024-01-01 04:52 | 2 | |
| 3 | niceRO is fairly easy to setup, but because this is a legacy game there are still a few steps involved before you can start crawling the sewers: | |||
| 4 | ||||
| cb52cd | Nathalie | 2024-01-08 05:01 | 5 | --- |
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ## 1. Create your account | |||
| ac6f99 | Nathalie | 2024-01-01 04:52 | 8 | |
| 9 | First, you need to sign up for an account to log on to the server. | |||
| 10 | ||||
| a02905 | Nathalie | 2024-01-08 04:57 | 11 | 1. Visit the control panel at [account.ragnarok.gay](https://account.ragnarok.gay) or [109.107.175.98:8000](http://109.107.175.98:8000). |
| ac6f99 | Nathalie | 2024-01-01 04:52 | 12 | 2. Click "Login" in the top nav bar, and then "Register" under the input fields. |
| 13 | 3. Add a name (you'll choose a character name later, so just enter something easy to remember). | |||
| 14 | 4. Add a password (make sure to write it down or save it). | |||
| 15 | 5. Enter a recovery word (this will be used if you need to reset your password. | |||
| 16 | 6. Read the rules. | |||
| 17 | 7. Click "Register account." | |||
| 18 | ||||
| 19 | You're account is now ready to use! You can close this page now if you want, or check out [[Using the control panel]] for other things you can learn here. | |||
| 20 | ||||
| cb52cd | Nathalie | 2024-01-08 05:01 | 21 | ## 2. Setting up the client |
| ac6f99 | Nathalie | 2024-01-01 04:52 | 22 | |
| 23 | To actually play niceRO you will need to use the specific Ragnarok Online client setup for this server. | |||
| 24 | ||||
| 25 | **Downloading and extracting the client** | |||
| a02905 | Nathalie | 2024-01-08 04:57 | 26 | 1. Download the latest version of the client from [download.ragnarok.gay](https://download.ragnarok.gay) or the [niceRO cohost page](https://cohost.org/niceRO/post/3887235-welcome-to-nice-ro). |
| ac6f99 | Nathalie | 2024-01-01 04:52 | 27 | 2. Extract the zip file somewhere (I recommend creating a /games folder in Program Files (x86), but anywhere you can easily access the folder is fine). |
| 28 | ||||
| 29 | **Configuring compatibility mode** | |||
| fd90a1 | venera-program | 2024-02-10 07:02 | 30 | 1. Open the `niceRO_client` folder, right click on `Setup.exe`, click "Properties", and navigate to the "Compatibility" tab. |
| ac6f99 | Nathalie | 2024-01-01 04:52 | 31 | 2. Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)." |
| 32 | 3. Check "Run this program as an administrator." | |||
| fd90a1 | venera-program | 2024-02-10 07:02 | 33 | 4. Click "Change high DPI settings," check both boxes, and click "OK" to close the DPI settings window. |
| 34 | 5. Click "OK" to close the Properties window. | |||
| 696028 | Yaffle | 2024-11-20 23:37 | 35 | 6. Complete steps 1-5 for `Ragnarok.exe` and `Ragexe.exe`. |
| ac6f99 | Nathalie | 2024-01-01 04:52 | 36 | |
| 37 | **Adjusting your video settings** | |||
| 38 | 1. Open `Setup.exe` (if the first two dropdown menus are blank, close the window, rename `dbghelp.dll` to `dgbhelp_old.dll` and try again). | |||
| 39 | 2. Select your video card and set your resolution (note: the UI will not resize based on your resolution, so if it's too small I recommend setting a smaller resolution and then enlarging the window using a tool like [Borderless Gaming](https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases) or [Shift Window](http://grismar.net/shiftwindow/) | |||
| 40 | 3. Click "OK." | |||
| 41 | ||||
| cb52cd | Nathalie | 2024-01-08 05:01 | 42 | ## 3. Launching the game |
| ac6f99 | Nathalie | 2024-01-01 04:52 | 43 | |
| 44 | Now that you've completed all the above steps you are (hopefully) finally ready to actually launch the game! | |||
| 45 | ||||
| 46 | 1. Open `Ragnarok.exe`. | |||
| 1f60c4 | venera-program | 2024-02-10 17:09 | 47 | 2. Click "OK"/"확인" to select niceRO from the server list (the only option). |
| 48 | 3. Enter the username and password of the account you created from the "Create your account" step and click "login"/"접속" to log on to niceRO. | |||
| 49 | 5. Click "OK"/"확인" to select the niceRO server again (the number represents how many players are currently online). | |||
| 50 | 6. Click "make"/"만들기" to create a new character (if you need help choosing stats for your character [[Choosing starter stats]] for recommendations for each job). | |||
| 51 | 7. Click "OK"/"확인" to finalize your creation choices and "Confirm"/"확인" again to log-in with your new character. | |||
| ac6f99 | Nathalie | 2024-01-01 04:52 | 52 | |
| fd90a1 | venera-program | 2024-02-10 07:02 | 53 | Congratulations! You are now officially playing niceRO. |