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:

First, you need to sign up for an account to log on to the server.

2. Click "Login" in the top nav bar, and then "Register" under the input fields.

3. Add a name (you'll choose a character name later, so just enter something easy to remember).

4. Add a password (make sure to write it down or save it).

5. Enter a recovery word (this will be used if you need to reset your password.

6. Read the rules.

7. Click "Register account."

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.

To actually play niceRO you will need to use the specific Ragnarok Online client setup for this server.

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).

2. Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)."

3. Check "Run this program as an administrator."

6. Complete steps 1-5 for `Ragnarok.exe`.

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).

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/)

3. Click "OK."

Now that you've completed all the above steps you are (hopefully) finally ready to actually launch the game!

1. Open `Ragnarok.exe`.