How to play

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:

Create your account

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

1. Visit the control panel at [account.ragnarok.gay] or 109.107.175.98:8000.
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.

Setting up the client

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

Downloading and extracting the client

1. Download the latest version of the client from download.ragnarok.gay or the niceRO cohost page.
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).

Configuring compatibility mode

1. Open the niceRO_client folder, right click on Setup.exe, click "Properties," and navigate to the "Compatibility" tab.
2. Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)."
3. Check "Run this program as an administrator."
4. Click "Change high DPI settings," check box boxes, and click "OK."
5. Click "OK" to close the properties window.
6. Complete steps 1-5 for Ragnarok.exe.

Adjusting your video settings

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 or Shift Window
3. Click "OK."

Launching the game

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

1. Open Ragnarok.exe.
2. Click "OK" to select niceRO from the server list (the only option).
3. Enter the name and password you of the account you created from the "Create your account" step.
4. Click "OK" to log on the niceRO (there will now be a number showing how many players are online).
5. Click "Make" to create a new character.

Congratulations! You are now officially playing niceRO. If you need help choosing stats for your character Choosing starter stats for recommendations for each job.