Getting Started
New to Graal?
Interested in checking out Unholy Nation? Check out this guide to get you started, everything you need to know to get setup and play can be found below. If you have any additional questions please find a staff member within the server and they would be happy to help.
Downloading the Game
The best place to currently download the game is to access the download link directly from our discord server. There is an official channel there with a direct link to download, you'll be logged in within minutes.
Getting Started
Once downloaded, you'll want to create a new account and get verified. Open up the GraalOnline Worlds client from your computer and click on become a new member. Enter your e-mail in twice (e-mail & verify) then create your account. Check your e-mail right away, there will be an e-mail containing your password. Keep this safe as it will be your password going forward. Login and find the Unholy Nation Player Server, and hit connect. From here you are good to go! Start heart quests, explore the map, work a job for gralats, attend events, spar, and make some friends along the way,
If you'd like to follow a detailed walkthrough of recommendations for first time players, keep reading into the walkthrough section of this guide.
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
Walkthrough
You'll start off right in town center, first you'll want to enable some settings and change your clothes. Hit escape, and under general check "Beta Program" to get an enhanced UI and item menu.
Then double click on your character and select a new tailor tool to get started customizing your character.
Once you've got something you like, head out and check out town center. Town Center is the place to meet people, play events, and hang out. We highly recommend you join any events that may be happening while you play, winners will be receive valuable EP that can be used to purchase cool NPCs. There is also a Plane global event that spawns two hours after the last plane has been defeated, be sure to keep a look out for a pop up message the top of the screen, you can instantly warp to the plane from anywhere on the map.
When you first walk into town, Open you inventory with Q, head to the default folder, and select the *EP Gift NPC. Walk up to some players in town and press D to pass some EP around in town, this is a great way to potentially get some coming back your way, and as you use this skill it will level up and you'll be able to give out more per day. Remember, you can't give the same player EP twice within a single day.
First thing you'll want to do is explore the map and grab some warp scrolls, hearts, and tools so you can start building up your character. There is a maximum of 13 hearts once you complete all of the heart quests and you'll want to get maximum hearts as quickly as possible. Press M to open up your map at any time.
First head east of town center and start the first part of the the Save the Fairy Quest, by entering the cave pictured below.
Then head north of town center, enter the UN Mine Shop, and grab the free drill. You'll want this to grab some easy early gralats. Q will open up your inventory when you want to switch, but lets run up into the mines and grab at least 200 G so we can also pick up the Lumber Axe soon, and a few things later.
Enter the mines and start drilling, you'll only be able to mine tin for now, the whiter rocks, drill at least 40 and then head back to the mining shop to sell. Before you leave head left and enter riddle cave,
you'll want to follow the riddle cave quest guide to quickly grab your first heart. Head south then east to find Jack, the lumbering vendor.
Buy the lumbering axe and knock down a few trees to get acquainted. Lumbering starts slow but once you get to the mid-tier available trees, its the best way to make money currently in the game. As quickly as possible start building up EP. Once you get 100, you'll want to pick up the lumbering chainsaw as this will significantly speed up your ability to get Gralats and level up lumbering as quickly as possible.
Grab the warp scroll south in Conner.
Head north to noobville, and then grab the noobville warp scroll. You can also get another heart piece here at the chicken shooting game quest, just west of the warp scroll.
Talk to the guy inside and then say "yes" to begin. You'll want to get to level 5 which is 12 chickens hit. Once completed you'll get your 2nd heart.
Head west to Dispora to grab the warp scroll.
Then jump in the water, and continue west and grab the Water World warp scroll, then enter the whistle shop to do the next part of the save the fairy quest.
Get your Warp Scroll NPC out and head back to town center. You'll want to follow the Acid Ice Heart Quest guide to get your next heart.
Then head south to Delta, grab the warp scroll and also do the puzzle externalist quest.
Head south past the roman clock and through the cave, kill or run past the baddies and pick up the trent warp scroll.
If you've got enough gralat (at least 100) head over to the forbidden judgement building to complete the Sword Level 2 Quest, and get access to the level 2 sword which does 1 full point of damage instead of two.
Then head east to grab the Seaport Scroll.
then Continue East and complete the Samoo Gang Heart Quest
Then head into tumantra and grab the warp scroll. Then find the fairys house to complete the Save the Fairy Quest.
Head north and grab the Evendale warp scroll.
Head northwest and grab the Tarran Warp Scroll.
Head northwest again and grab the Riverway Warp Scroll.
Then head east and complete the doom cave heart quest,
Once this is complete you'll have 10 hearts and the level 2 Shield, which lets you move faster and get block fireballs, and meets the prerequisites to warp to Dispora and complete the Abandoned Mansion quest which will reward another heart and the level 3 shield, which allows you to move even faster.
Now that you are moving quick, warp to conner head east towards the castle wars fortress and complete the castle garden quest. You need to have a very good run in order to complete this. If you are getting frustrated you can always come back with a friend who can run ahead of you and clear out some of the bushes to make it easier.
From this point play as you wish.
You can complete the trent mage quest to get the full 13 hearts and level 3 sword. Take a look at the NPC or Shops page and see what NPCs you want to work towards. Look at the Ring Quests to unlock powerful ring abilities, Dojo Quests to unlock skills that can be used during combat, and other Miscellaneous quests.
Start to build up your lumbering and work towards access to the redwood trees at 16,000 experience. Start your fishing professions for a fun and relaxing way to get some extra cash as well. Build up your mining profession as there are several prerequisites to other mini-quests that require mining experience and materials, and it still provides a good amount of gralats. Participate in events, start sparring, and join a guild.
Make sure you grab the final two warp scrolls at the isle of bane and neotown.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask the staff, we are here to help you!
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?
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.