Update 2023-10-01 - latest versions can be found there:
https://discord.gg/p2kvabm
https://ragnarokservice.top/
Download Links (~4.5GB):
Download from Mirror #1
or Download from Mirror #2
or Download from Mirror #3
Important: Please make someone mirror these files. Or make a donation to me and I will make a mirror by myself.
What is that?
This is a newbie package that contains 1 click solution for launching Hercules emulator with a single click.
This package only for education. Do not use this package anywhere in production.
This package good demonstration of how everything should be configured by yourself to make it work.
We can find here a good guide on how to configure everything by yourself:
http://herc.ws/board/topic/16521-how-to-setup-offline-server-for-personal-development-use/
What inside the package?
You have 7 folders:
01_emulator = here emulators (pre-compiled and pre-configured) for RENEWAL or classic PRERE mechanics
02_client_side = here is your client-side what need to copy-paste to your clean kRO client
03_openserver = here is Open Server (MySQL server where stored your game database and which required by the emulator)
04_useful_tools = here are different useful tools that you usually will need when will work with the emulator or databases
05_misc_repos = here are repositories from which it has built the client-side, and exe patched.
06_cmder = this is a tool will be good for you to update the emulator to the latest version (and other files in misc_repos)
07_clean_kRO_client = this is a clean kRO client (2018 somewhere in march updated), need for you to run your own RO copy.
How to use all of this?
extract files inside 01_emulator, 02_client_side, 03_openserver, 07_clean_kRO_client
Now, what emulator version do you need? Latest (current official servers) (renewal mechanic (suras, dorams, etc classes)) or classic PRE-re (champion, high wizard, high priest)?
Now if for example, you use PRERE mechanic (where is high wizard class, paladin, lord knights, and no 3rd classes) your steps are next:
a.) go to 02_client_side\FOR_PRERE_EMULATOR\
b.) select all files in this folder (FOR_PRERE_EMULATOR) and copy (CTLR+C)
c.) now go to 07_clean_kRO_client/clean_kRO_client/ folder and copy files here (overwrite if windows explorer will ask to do that).
d.) now you need to run OpenServer (it's a server that stores all your player's data inside the database, required by the emulator) and run it.
e.) Click on Red Flag -> Run the server, make sure in your tray you got Green Flag.
f.) Now go to 01_emulator\hercules_PRERE\ and run: run-server.bat
g.) Now go to your 07_clean_kRO_client/clean_kRO_client/ and run: 2018-04-18bRagexeRE_patched.exe
Your emulator, your database, and the client are running. Now you can try to login into the game.
About Accounts:
How to make a GM account or how to access the database?
For that, you need to click on Green Flag -> Advanced -> PHPMYADMIN
In the login field of PHPMyAdmin enter: "root", in the password field enter nothing. (no password)
Press enter or login, and you will be in the database.
Databases well structured, so mostly always you need not edit too much there.
How to make a GM account?
You opened PHPMYADMIN.
Now select your database, and find in this database table called: "login"
Open this table, and find your account name, and you will see column "group_id".
Edit number in this column (group_id) to 99.
0-99 = your GM level. 99 = super admin with all privilegies, 0 = simple player with no privieleges.
Okay, everything working for me, what can I do next?
My short answer: http://herc.ws/board/
Read all topics, read different guides, read info about NPCs
Read info how to add NPCs, how to enable them, how to disable them
Read /doc/ folder files inside your emulator folder
Read wiki pages: https://herc.ws/wiki/Main_Page
Do experiments and do not afraid to destroy everything or remove them.
Just do mistakes and errors, it's how people learning something new, through mistakes.
DO not afraid to do a lot of mistakes and ask questions.
People will help you if you will try to help yourself first and will make good questions with some research before posting messages.
What tools can I use for making everything much easier for me?
Tools that you MUST have:
- Grf Editor
- Server Database Editor
- VSCode / Notepad++ / Sublime Text / Atom (any of these editors and select always C syntax highlight for opened files)
I want to play with my friends on my server
The solution that you will find by the link below is a terrible solution.
But usable for a small group of people who for education only want to launch their server ONLINE (for others).
This is SUPER bad, and never do that, (it's weird, after the only time you will understand why).
But if you still asking here is the link: https://gist.github.com/anacondaq/3eae8e4afb5d3c3880d08b95b2c54b78
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I want make a donation as a gesture of goodwill:
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Ask administrators here: http://herc.ws/board/
If they accept donations or not, I found no donation link.
Optionally you can always support the next guys:
4144 for massive help to the current RO scene at all by his hard work.
AnnieRuru for a lot of scripts, helping newbies on the forums
http://herc.ws/board/staff/ - all these guys
zackdreaver for a lot of efforts on a translation project
and to all guys, scripters, mappers, etc players who spend their time, their efforts just for you to make everything free what you see here.
Sorry if I didn’t mention someone.
I need help with <something>
There are a lot of talented developers, software developers, scripters, mappers, spriters, and many other people in this community.
Check the link: https://herc.ws/board/forum/49-paid-services/
Also, I accept all questions related to the basic newbie stuff on the topic.
Do not hesitate to ask even super stupid questions.
But before asking something, try to do a very simple thing:
Open google, in the search bar enter: "site:herc.ws"
Then write your question or problem
Hit enter and check all links that you see, maybe someone already solved your problem earlier.
Alternatively: if you will not be annoying, and will be respectful, I can help with some newbie stuff in the discord channel about the package: https://discord.gg/p2kvabm
Changelog:
- 2021-04-10 - build from scratch new version with everything new (2020 game client, latest translation, fixed bugs, tons of features and improvements)
- 20200419 - upgraded emulators, fixed problems with emulators, SQL files, and so on, upgraded full kRO, tools, misc Repos, client-files not touched. Added Discord channel for newbies support.
- 20200307 - updated emulator, recompiled, uploaded to google drive. Client or db-server files not changed.
- 20200203 - updated emulator, rest files not touched, if you want to upgrade your emulator, just download the 01_emulator.rar folder, and use it instead of your old one.
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Probably my most ambitious and personal project. I often met on my way
interesting places in the world of RO, to which it was impossible to get.
Then I began to find such places with the help of the BrowEdit program
and make them available for visiting. As the project expanded,
I decided to allow shooting and use skills from the hills on the maps,
where this feature was disabled (or Gravity was too lazy busy),
add plants and trees, create comfortable climbs and so on.
I suggest you watch a promo video that clearly explains my idea.
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At the moment, almost ready the locations of the Schwartzwald and Arunafeltz for the release,
there is a reserve for many other locations. Since the appearance of the video, there have been
some changes, so the final result may be different. Below I attach screenshots from BrowEdit
"before" and "after" and gif files with changes of territories on the finished mini-maps.
Some screenshots of my work:
From the important places are opened: the airport in Veins, the left exit from Einbroch, the northern Einbroch railway station on Ein_Field04, the industrial zone on Ein_Field02, the border post between Ein_Field04 and Ein_Field05, the fortress on the map of Yuno_Field12, the entrance to the tower of Thanatos on Hu_Field01, the arch with a fountain on Ein_Fild09, the bridge in Lhz_Field02, the road from Ra_Fild06 to Ein_Field03 and more.
Mini-maps changes (if any map is missing, it means everything is fine with it):
