New to Graal?
Standard controls on Unholy Nation
Move: Arrow keys
Talk: Tab
Pause: P
Attack: S or Space
Grab: A
Use: D
Inventory: Q
Emotes: ctrl + letter
Actions: shift + letter
Worlds window: F1, F8
Game messages & engine log: F2
Game Options: F3
Playerlist: F7
Move: Arrow keys
Talk: Tab
Pause: P
Attack: S or Space
Grab: A
Use: D
Inventory: Q
Emotes: ctrl + letter
Actions: shift + letter
Worlds window: F1, F8
Game messages & engine log: F2
Game Options: F3
Playerlist: F7
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is *Navigation?
A: *Navigation aids you in navigating to important locations around the overworld. If you select a location, it will guide you using arrows on your screen in the direction of your destination. Press 'Alt+N' to fire it up.
Q: What are the forums?
A: The Unholy Nation forums are an in-game discussion board for the servers players to converse and express their opinions. To view the forums say '/forums' in chat and click the Forums tab at the top.
Q: How do I send a forum PM?
A: There is a built-in mailing feature in the forums that allows you to send private messages to players even when they are offline. To send a forum message, say '/forums' and click the Mail tab at the top of the window. Now click on the Compose button. Then type in the recipients community name, as well as a subject and message body.
Q: How do I get a hold of staff?
A: Say 'showadmins' to view the current staff list. If you need to get in contact with a staff member that is not online, use the forum mailing system mentioned above.
Q: How do you get married?
A: There is a church inside the first house to the left of the Towncenter warp. Go inside and enter the door on the left. The priest will tell you the marriage commands.
Q: What is AP?
A: AP, or alignment points, are a measurement of how good or bad you are. Players who do not carry out evil deeds will eventually reach 100 alignment points, and this turns your character into a saint. Saints have gold names and can not be killed using a sword. Players with low alignment points will not be able to heal and will revive with fewer hearts. You can check your alignment points by saying 'showap' or checking the top meter at the left of your screen.
Q: How do I disable seasonal tilesets?
A: Seasonal tilesets adjust the tileset according to the current season. Say /disable seasonal tilesets to return the tileset to normal.
Q: How do I disable the time in the left corner?
A: Select *Weather-System from your inventory. Fire it up to adjust the weather options. To disable the time, uncheck the box next to clock.
Q: How do I disable the swear filter, and what is LOVE?
A: When enabled, the swear filter censors curse words and replaces them with the word LOVE. Say "/filter off" to disable the swear filter.
Q: How do I drop hats?
A: Press Q to bring up your inventory. Then move to the Extras bag using your arrow keys and press enter to view inside. Select 'New Hat' and fire it up by pressing down your D key. Scroll through your hat selection using the arrow keys and locate the hat you wish to drop. Hold down D+A when the hat is directly over your head. If you make a mistake, you have 15 seconds to pick the hat back up.
Q: How do I trade items?
A: *Navigation aids you in navigating to important locations around the overworld. If you select a location, it will guide you using arrows on your screen in the direction of your destination. Press 'Alt+N' to fire it up.
Q: What are the forums?
A: The Unholy Nation forums are an in-game discussion board for the servers players to converse and express their opinions. To view the forums say '/forums' in chat and click the Forums tab at the top.
Q: How do I send a forum PM?
A: There is a built-in mailing feature in the forums that allows you to send private messages to players even when they are offline. To send a forum message, say '/forums' and click the Mail tab at the top of the window. Now click on the Compose button. Then type in the recipients community name, as well as a subject and message body.
Q: How do I get a hold of staff?
A: Say 'showadmins' to view the current staff list. If you need to get in contact with a staff member that is not online, use the forum mailing system mentioned above.
Q: How do you get married?
A: There is a church inside the first house to the left of the Towncenter warp. Go inside and enter the door on the left. The priest will tell you the marriage commands.
Q: What is AP?
A: AP, or alignment points, are a measurement of how good or bad you are. Players who do not carry out evil deeds will eventually reach 100 alignment points, and this turns your character into a saint. Saints have gold names and can not be killed using a sword. Players with low alignment points will not be able to heal and will revive with fewer hearts. You can check your alignment points by saying 'showap' or checking the top meter at the left of your screen.
Q: How do I disable seasonal tilesets?
A: Seasonal tilesets adjust the tileset according to the current season. Say /disable seasonal tilesets to return the tileset to normal.
Q: How do I disable the time in the left corner?
A: Select *Weather-System from your inventory. Fire it up to adjust the weather options. To disable the time, uncheck the box next to clock.
Q: How do I disable the swear filter, and what is LOVE?
A: When enabled, the swear filter censors curse words and replaces them with the word LOVE. Say "/filter off" to disable the swear filter.
Q: How do I drop hats?
A: Press Q to bring up your inventory. Then move to the Extras bag using your arrow keys and press enter to view inside. Select 'New Hat' and fire it up by pressing down your D key. Scroll through your hat selection using the arrow keys and locate the hat you wish to drop. Hold down D+A when the hat is directly over your head. If you make a mistake, you have 15 seconds to pick the hat back up.
Q: How do I trade items?
How do I fix my lag problems?
Here are just a few ways to help cut down your lag
(Credit to geneticfrog for submitting techniques 1 to 4 and RosesLove for techniques 5 to 10.)
Technique 1 - disable OpenGL:
1. Press F3.
2. Select the general tab.
3. Make sure "Use OpenGL for graphics" is unchecked.
Technique 2 - Full screening:
1. Press F3. Go to the general tab and select full screen resolution.
2. To activate full screen press ALT + enter, and use the same to exit out of it.
Technique 3 - Resources:
1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to start your window's Task Manager
2. Click the processes tab and find the graal.exe.
3. Right click it and change the priority to High.
Technique 4 - Power settings:
1. Right click the power icon on the bottom right task bar. If the icon isn't there, you can either search your computer for "Power Options" or find it manually by going to Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Power Options.
2. Select power options and choose high performance for power settings. If the high performance option isn't available, select "Create a power plan" instead. In the new power plan, set it to take power from the outlet as much as possible instead of using the battery for power. Although you save more energy using power from the battery, it reduces performance greatly.
Technique 5 - Close bandwidth intensive programs:
1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to start your window's Task Manager
2. Click on the Performance tab
3. Click the "Resource Monitor..." button
4. Check out the Network tab to see which programs are using up your bandwidth.
5. Go back to your window's Task Manager and find these programs in the Processes tab.
6. Right click the program and select "End process". Don't close anything out if you're unsure what the program is.
Technique 6 - Allow graal through your firewall options:
1. Go to your start menu and access the Control Panel
2. Click on System and Security
3. Click on Windows Firewall
4. Select "Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall" on the left pane
5. Click on the Change Settings button
7. Scroll through your list of allowed programs and check the box next to graal.exe. Also make sure to check the box under Home/Private and uncheck the box under Public.
Technique 7 - Restart your network hardware:
1. Unplug your modem and router for at least 30 minutes.
2. Reboot your modem before starting your router.
3. Reboot your computer.
Technique 8 - Wired connection:
1. A wired connection can greatly improve your lag. If you're currently using wireless purchase an ethernet cable.
2. After connecting your ethernet cable, disable your wireless adapter.
Steps for disabling your wireless adapter:
1. Access the Control Panel through the start menu
2. Click on Networking and Internet
3. Click on Network and Sharing Center
3. Select "Change adapter settings" on the left pane
4. Right click on your wireless adapter and select Disable
Technique 9 - Check for packet loss:
1. Click on "Run" in your start menu
2. Type cmd and press Enter
3. Type: ping www.yahoo.com -t
4. Press Enter
5. Wait for a few minutes then press Ctrl + C for an end summary
6. If your packet loss is greater than 0% for a wired connection or 1% for a wireless connection, contact your ISP and tell them that your connection is dropping packets.
Technique 10 - Contact your ISP:
You may need to contact your ISP after trying these techniques. Use the following method to determine if you have an ISP issue.
1. Go to http://speedtest.net/ to run a speed test.
2. Choose the server closest to you
3. Compare your speed results to the internet plan you have with your ISP.
4. If your results are lower than your plan, call your ISP and let them know that you are not receiving the correct speed.
(Credit to geneticfrog for submitting techniques 1 to 4 and RosesLove for techniques 5 to 10.)
Technique 1 - disable OpenGL:
1. Press F3.
2. Select the general tab.
3. Make sure "Use OpenGL for graphics" is unchecked.
Technique 2 - Full screening:
1. Press F3. Go to the general tab and select full screen resolution.
2. To activate full screen press ALT + enter, and use the same to exit out of it.
Technique 3 - Resources:
1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to start your window's Task Manager
2. Click the processes tab and find the graal.exe.
3. Right click it and change the priority to High.
Technique 4 - Power settings:
1. Right click the power icon on the bottom right task bar. If the icon isn't there, you can either search your computer for "Power Options" or find it manually by going to Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Power Options.
2. Select power options and choose high performance for power settings. If the high performance option isn't available, select "Create a power plan" instead. In the new power plan, set it to take power from the outlet as much as possible instead of using the battery for power. Although you save more energy using power from the battery, it reduces performance greatly.
Technique 5 - Close bandwidth intensive programs:
1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to start your window's Task Manager
2. Click on the Performance tab
3. Click the "Resource Monitor..." button
4. Check out the Network tab to see which programs are using up your bandwidth.
5. Go back to your window's Task Manager and find these programs in the Processes tab.
6. Right click the program and select "End process". Don't close anything out if you're unsure what the program is.
Technique 6 - Allow graal through your firewall options:
1. Go to your start menu and access the Control Panel
2. Click on System and Security
3. Click on Windows Firewall
4. Select "Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall" on the left pane
5. Click on the Change Settings button
7. Scroll through your list of allowed programs and check the box next to graal.exe. Also make sure to check the box under Home/Private and uncheck the box under Public.
Technique 7 - Restart your network hardware:
1. Unplug your modem and router for at least 30 minutes.
2. Reboot your modem before starting your router.
3. Reboot your computer.
Technique 8 - Wired connection:
1. A wired connection can greatly improve your lag. If you're currently using wireless purchase an ethernet cable.
2. After connecting your ethernet cable, disable your wireless adapter.
Steps for disabling your wireless adapter:
1. Access the Control Panel through the start menu
2. Click on Networking and Internet
3. Click on Network and Sharing Center
3. Select "Change adapter settings" on the left pane
4. Right click on your wireless adapter and select Disable
Technique 9 - Check for packet loss:
1. Click on "Run" in your start menu
2. Type cmd and press Enter
3. Type: ping www.yahoo.com -t
4. Press Enter
5. Wait for a few minutes then press Ctrl + C for an end summary
6. If your packet loss is greater than 0% for a wired connection or 1% for a wireless connection, contact your ISP and tell them that your connection is dropping packets.
Technique 10 - Contact your ISP:
You may need to contact your ISP after trying these techniques. Use the following method to determine if you have an ISP issue.
1. Go to http://speedtest.net/ to run a speed test.
2. Choose the server closest to you
3. Compare your speed results to the internet plan you have with your ISP.
4. If your results are lower than your plan, call your ISP and let them know that you are not receiving the correct speed.