Before you start
You need an approved account. If you don't have one yet, join the Discord and register on this site with your account name and password (how it works).
Install (Windows)
- Download SolRO3Launcher.exe (about 64 MB) and save it in a folder you can write to, such as
C:\Games\SolRO3. - Open the launcher. It finds an existing Ragnarok Online 3 installation, or offers to download the game from the official servers (about 24 GB). You can choose the folder in Settings.
- Click Install or Update and wait for the check and download to finish. Then click Launch: the launcher applies the Sol RO3 fixes and English text for you.
- Log in with the account name and password you registered.
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Every time after: open the Sol RO3 Launcher and click Launch. It checks for launcher and game updates when it starts. Close the game before updating or repairing it. Your characters stay on the server.
The launcher uses Microsoft Edge WebView2, included on most Windows PCs. If it is missing, the launcher offers Microsoft's download page. The launcher is currently unsigned, so Windows may show an unknown-publisher warning. Download it only from the link above.
For the older command-line installer and diagnostic tools, see the community releases.
Your first day
- Follow the story quests. They introduce the game's systems, and every finished story chapter pays 500 Pass EXP.
- Type
/passin chat to see today's three challenges. Each pays 20 Crystals./pass weekshows the seven weekly challenges, worth 80 Crystals each. - Join MVP fights. Your first three a day pay 20 Crystals each, and every fight can drop refine materials and Blessed Ores.
- Party up. Several challenges count monsters defeated in a party. Use #party-finder on the Discord.
- Pick a build path when you change jobs. The classes page lists what each path learns.
House rules on Sol RO3
- A base level-up refills your HP and SP, like classic RO.
- Crystals cannot be bought. See Crystals and shops for how to earn them.
- The Crystal Shop's power items have weekly limits, so nobody can skip the grind.
Stuck?
- Card tutorial: the quest "Complete the Commission" asks you to socket an armor card. If you have none, ask a GM in #help and you get a Card: Poring.
- Something broken? Run
RO3Emu.exe diagand post the zip it makes in #bug-reports. - Forgot your password? Ask in #help. An admin resets it and your next login sets a new one.