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[GM-Pandora]

New installers, full with bgm, full no bgm, mini & bgm pack.

All the installers include 4 clients, regular default purple main one, a client with purple main and "no death" by default, a client with blue main and a no death with blue main. All other color clients are discontinued.

Full-Installer (with Background Music) (made by GM-Lassander)
Last update: October 2013
Size: ~2.25 GB
Download here: http://pandoraonline.net/installers/hero...07+BGM.zip
Instructions:
- Download the file
- Once it's fully downloaded unzip the 3 files in the same folder
- Run the .exe file to install.
- If it slows down, be patient, it's extracting a large file.
- Once installed click on the heRO shortcut on your desktop and let it patch completely.
Note: This contains everything you need to play in 1 download!



Full-Installer (no BGM) (made by GM-Lassander)
Last update: October 2013
Size: ~1.99 GB
Download here: http://pandoraonline.net/installers/hero...130906.zip
Instructions:
- Download the file
- Once it's fully downloaded unzip the 3 files in the same folder
- Run the .exe file to install.
- Once installed click on the heRO shortcut on your desktop and let it patch completely.
- If it slows down, be patient, it's extracting a large file.
Note: This contains everything you need to play in 1 download!



Mini-Installer (made by GM-Lassander)
Last update: October 2013
Size: ~172 MB
Download here: http://pandoraonline.net/installers/hero...130915.exe
Instructions:
- Download & Run the file
- Follow the instructions on the screen, if your RO files are installed in a different path than the default one go select the folder that contains your RO files, then delete the "/RO" subfolder added in the path by default.
- Once installed click on the heRO shortcut on your desktop and let it patch completely.
Note: This is for players who already have RO installed, if you don't have the game already see above for our Full-Installer.


Background Music Pack (made by GM-Pandora)
Last update: October 2013
Size: ~ 274 MB
Download here: http://pandoraonline.net/installers/BGM.zip
Instructions:
- Download the file
- Extract in the RO folder.
Note: you only need this if you previously downloaded the full installer with no BGM and now you would like to have the background music.


RMS has links to the kro files (to combine with the mini-installer):
http://ratemyserver.net/index.php?page=d...d_kROLinks

[GM-Pandora]

October 2015: New installers. Thanks to GM-Garr for taking the time to make them!

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Note by GM-Ciar: The links below are outdated as of January 2020 and kept only for historical purposes.

Full-Installer (with Background Music) (made by GM-Garr)
Last update: October 2015
Size: ~2.48 GB
Download here: http://pandoraonline.net/installers/heRO...151011.zip
Instructions:
- Download the file
- Once it's fully downloaded unzip the 3 files in the same folder
- Run the .exe file to install.
- Follow the installation instructions on your screen.
- Once installed click on the heRO Patcher shortcut on your desktop and let it patch completely.
Note: This contains everything you need to play in 1 download!



Full-Installer (no BGM) (made by GM-Garr)
Last update: October 2015
Size: ~2.2 GB
Download here: http://pandoraonline.net/installers/heRO...151011.zip
Instructions:
- Download the file
- Once it's fully downloaded unzip the 3 files in the same folder
- Run the .exe file to install.
- Follow the installation instructions on your screen.
- Once installed click on the heRO Patcher shortcut on your desktop and let it patch completely.
Note: This contains everything you need to play in 1 download!



Lite Installer (made by GM-Garr)
Last update: October 2015
Size: ~333 MB
Download here: http://pandoraonline.net/installers/heRO...151011.exe
Instructions:
- Download & Run the file
- Follow the instructions on the screen, if your RO files are installed in a different path than the default one go select the folder that contains your RO files.
- Once installed click on the heRO Patcher shortcut on your desktop and let it patch completely.
Note: This is for players who already have RO installed, if you don't have the game already see above for our Full-Installer.


Background Music Pack (made by GM-Garr)
Last update: October 2013
Size: ~ 289 MB
Download here: http://pandoraonline.net/installers/BGM.zip
Instructions:
- Download the file
- Extract in the RO folder.
Note: you only need this if you previously downloaded the full installer with no BGM and now you would like to have the background music.


RMS has links to the kro files (to combine with the mini-installer):
http://ratemyserver.net/index.php?page=d...d_kROLinks


Register
You can register an account on the Control Panel:
http://pandoraonline.net/cp/

[GM-Ciar]

Starting the game should now be faster than ever, thanks to our new Installer!

Changelog
• Players that use this installer will no longer have to sit through patches from 2015 to 2019.
  
  
• The file size of rdata.grf was reduced from 250mb to 420kb (lol).
  
  
• Content from data.grf that was customized and therefore already in heRO.grf has been removed to lower file size. Examples: Old Nightmare Pyramid map, old veins field 06, Lutie town, etc.
  
  
• The file size of heRO.grf has been reduced from ~730 MB to ~560 MB by removing un-customized content that was already in data.grf. Example: Geffen Town, some Geffen Field maps, Brasilis and Bifrost 3D models, etc.
  
  
• Old and unused content has been removed from heRO.grf. Examples: Eudoxie's Kaldheim Siege Map, Christmas Quest 2018 Instance, Dream Realm Event Maps, etc.
  
  
• Content accidentally patched into the wrong folder has been removed from heRO.grf.
  
  
• Unused content from the "RO" folder has been removed or cleaned up. Examples: The AI folder, TipOfTheDay, etc.
  
  
• kRO patchers have been removed to prevent data.grf from reaching 2.1 GB which can cause the game client to be unable to read them.
  

In the end, our Installer sits at 2.1 GB. The 2015 installer sits at 2.2 GB, which makes it not seem like much of an improvement, until you consider the latest installer is patched up to the very beginning of 2020, while the 2015 one will wind up far heavier after patching. For context, in 2018 alone we patched over 300 MB worth of content (Lutia & Faeheim releases, etc).

For simplicity's sake, we now only offer two main downloads: Full Installer and a BGM Pack.

Lite Install packs have been discontinued as these often wound up causing issues for inexperienced players, due to using other servers' incompatible files.

The Full Installer will not contain any BGM in order to keep the download as lightweight as possible. To obtain the game's music, simply download it separately from the first post of this thread and extract the contents in your RO folder.

Last but not least, the BGM pack has been updated! It now includes all the latest Ragnarok Online music up until the very beginning of 2020, plus for the first time ever, now contains music not from official servers! They'll be used starting next patch, so if you enjoy playing with the game's music on, we recommend you download the BGM pack from the first post of this thread, as these won't be patched to avoid having every player sit through nearly 150 MB worth of music. Song credits and links to them can be found on the wiki.

[GM-Ciar]

The upload links were updated! It's the same installer as before, but the pandoraonline installer is in a .zip for those who have trouble with 7z files.

[GM-Ciar]

Updated download links!

[GM-Ciar]

Slithering out of the shadows to announce that we have new installers! See the first post for the download links!

Changelog:

File Changes
- Fully patched up to June 2021.

Fixes
- The installer can now run the patcher without showing a file path error.
- The desktop shortcut for the patcher created by the installer now works properly.

BGM
- Missing official songs have been added to the BGM Pack.

Other Changes
- The Nvidia Graphic Fix has been moved from the main folder to the RO's "System" folder. This change was made because the 3 files tended to cause trouble to people who didn't need them more than they helped those that required the fix.

Those who see extremely pixelated sprites and black squares on the map, and those that receive a "d3d" error when running the game, must move D3DImm.dll, DDraw.dll and dgVoodoo.conf from RO's "System" folder back to the main folder (where the patcher and Exes are).

[GM-Ciar]

Changelog:

BGM Changes
- Updated BGM Pack with official tracks released in January 2022.

[GM-Ciar]

Updated BGM Pack with tracks from the recent original game updates.