Information MapleLegends General Features

Last update: October 2025

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Here you will find a general guide to MapleLegends, and its most relevant custom features.






「 Supported Operating Systems 」

MapleLegends is an old-school MapleStory server.
As such, native support is guaranteed only for Windows OS, while Mac and Linux environments require additional configuration for the game to correctly work.

Windows

To install the game, simply download the installer for the latest version, which you can find in our Announcements page.
You can then launch the installer, and follow the instructions on screen to proceed.

Mac

We officially support installations specifically tailored to different Mac versions.
You can find an exhaustive Mac guide here.

Linux

We do not officially support Linux builds; however, an unofficial guide to set-up MapleLegends on Linux can be found here.


「 Useful Links 」

Here is a list of useful guides, tutorials and information posts to help you navigate our server and its unique features.

• Getting Started in MapleLegends
  An exhaustive beginner-friendly guide to move your first steps, and a source of extensive knowledge to understand our server.

• Jump Start your Adventure!
  An (unofficial) charity system to help funding the beginning of your journey.
  Credits to the charity owner bibbie, and to all the donators that keep it running!

• OwlRepo Guide
  A useful resource to consult for market prices information.

• Traveling Guide
  A quick reference guide to travel to various points of interests in MapleLegends.

• Give us your Feedback
  Have you been playing for some time? Would you like to share your experiences with us? Let us know what you think of MapleLegends!

MapleLegends is based on GMS v0.62. In this version, the game only included the 5 main classes (Warrior, Magician, Archer, Thief, and the recent Pirate addition), and as such, those are the only classes you will find in our server.
When it comes to content and features, however, we offer a much wider selection, both in terms of imports from future versions, and additions from different game regions.

Our server is a non-Pay2Win one. Donation points can only be used for cosmetics, or for other features that do not interfere with your gameplay.


「 Server Rates 」

MapleLegends base rates are as follows:
2x Experience
1x Mesos
3x Quest Experience

We believe that a 2x exp rate offers a slow and authentic old-school grind, while still maintaining a sense of meaningful progression even on shorter play sessions.
As we do not offer rate-changing Coupons, the only cases where the experience rate changes are the Maple Island area (more about it later), Event bonuses, and player buffs.

Experience obtained from Quests has been improved from the vanilla amounts, in order to promote them as valid means of progression, as opposed to pure and tiring grind.

You may have noticed that we didn't mention a defined drop rate.
While we could consider it to be akin to the original 1x rate, the amount of custom changes implemented (new items, different quantities, special bonuses/penalties) make it meaningless and misleading, in our opinion, to focus on a specific rate.

Please note that some monsters and/or quests may offer a completely custom set of rewards. Websites and resources for the classic game version may not be correct, when applied to MapleLegends.

Channels

Currently, MapleLegends offers you 6 channels to choose, all with identical characteristics and content.
We consider this to be a balanced amount, in relation to the amount of players and the content (area bosses, farming locations) that can be found in each channel.
The number of available channels may vary depending on population fluctuation.






We provide a wide variety of content, ranging from new regions to explore, to revamped Party Quests, and to powerful bosses to challenge.


「 Imported Areas and Maps 」

Aside from the classic v0.62 areas, we have imported and rebalanced content that you may know from other versions, or ones you may enjoy exploring for the first time.

Regions from later game versions

• Magatia
• Ellin Forest
• Temple of Time
• Malaysia (MapleSEA version)
• Ninja Castle (MapleSEA version)
• Ulu City

Regions from non-GMS versions

• Coke Town (Korean MapleStory)
• Shanghai (MapleSEA)
• Thailand (MapleSEA)
• Ximending (Taiwan MapleStory)
• Taipei 101 (Taiwan MapleStory)
• Neo Tokyo (Japan/MapleSEA MapleStory)
• Night Market (Taiwan MapleStory)
• Shaolin Temple (Chinese MapleStory & Japanese MapleStory)

「 Available Party Quests 」

Follows a list of the Party Quests available in MapleLegends, including information such as the entrance requirements, and the most prominent rewards of each.

• Henesys Party Quest (HPQ)
  Open to a party of 3 to 6 players, between levels 10 and 200.
  Reward: Rice Cake On Top of My Head

• Kerning City Party Quest (KPQ)
  Open to a party of 3 to 6 players, between levels 21 and 30.
  Reward: Squishy Shoes

• Ludibrium Party Quest (LPQ)
  Open to a party of 5 to 6 players, between levels 35 and 50.
  Reward: Broken Glasses

• Ellin Forest Party Quest (EPQ) *
  Open to a party of 3 to 6 players, between levels 45 and 55.
  Reward: Altaire Earrings, Glittering Altaire Earrings

• Ludibrium Maze Party Quest (LMPQ)
  Open to a party of 3 to 6 players, between levels 51 and 70.

• Orbis Party Quest (OPQ)
  Open to a party of 5 to 6 players, between levels 51 and 70.
  Reward: Goddess Wristband

• Pirate Party Quest (PPQ)
  Open to a party of 3 to 6 players, between levels 55 and 100.
  Reward: Lord Pirate Hat

• Romeo and Juliet (Magatia) Party Quest (MPQ)
  Open to a party of 4 players, between levels 71 and 85.
  Reward: Horus' Eye

• Amoria Party Quest (APQ) *
  Open to a party of 6 players, married, between levels 40 and 200.
  Reward: Onyx Apple

• Crimsonwood Keep Party Quest (CWKPQ) *
  Open to a group of 5 to 20 players, between levels 90 and 200.
  Reward: Mark of Naricain

• Sharenian Ruins (GPQ)
  Open to a group of at least 6 players, from the same Guild.

* Some Party Quest make use of our PQ Captain system.
As they do not require a party to progress, tasks that must be performed by a specific leader (like completing stages, bringing collected items) will be assigned to the current Captain.

Upon entrance, the elected Captain is the leader of the party, and will stay regardless of whether the party is altered or disbanded inside.
Much like a party leader, if the captain disconnects then another player will be assigned the title.

The current captain can use the !captain <name> command to assign the role to another player in the event.
Every player can use the command !captain (without names) to view information on who the current captain is.

「 Available Boss Fights 」

In addition to explorable areas and Party Quests, MapleLegends offers many bosses that can be faced at different stages of a character's progression, some with a team, and some also by yourself.

Bosses

This list includes boss fights that don't have specific party requirements.

• Captain Latanica (level 100)
• Chao (level 105)
• Ephenia (level 110)
• Ravana (level 120)
• Papulatus (level 125)
• Krexel (level 140)
• Jiaoceng (level 150)
• The Boss (level 175)
• Castellan Toad (level 180)

Expeditions

This list includes boss fights that require a specific party composition.

• Zakum
  Open to a group of 6 to 30 players, between levels 50 and 200.
  Reward: Zakum Helmet

• Scarlion and Targa
  Open to a group of 3 to 30 players, between levels 90 and 200.
  Rewards: Scarlion Hat and Targa Hat

• Crimsonwood Keep Party Quest (CWKPQ)
  Open to a group of 5 to 20 players, between levels 90 and 200.
  Reward: Mark of Naricain

• Horntail
  Open to a group of 6 to 30 players, between levels 80 and 200.
  Reward: Horntail Necklace

• Neo Tokyo Expeditions
  The following is a list of raids that, despite being part of the Neo Tokyo questline, can also be faced as standalone content.
  They are all open to a group of 1 to 6 players.
  The minimum level depends on the questline (apart from Aufheben).
  • Bergamot
  • Park PQ
  • Dunas v1
  • Nibelung
  • Nameless Magic Monster
  • Dunas v2
  • Core Blaze
  • Aufheben (level: 175 to 200; reward: Aufheben Circlet)

• Pink Bean
  Open to a group of 6 to 30 players, between levels 175 and 200.
  Reward: Timeless equipment

Aside from the Core Blaze fight, all the expeditions make use of our Buff Log feature.



While forming and recruiting for a squad, the expedition leader can choose to enable or disable the feature: if enabled, a chat message will be broadcast to every squad members whenever someone uses an item that gives at least 60 physical or magic attack.
Toggling this feature on and off will alert every squad member. Additionally, squad members can see the current feature status when browsing the expedition information.

Individual players can turn on or off the broadcasting for their own client via the !bufflog command.
Note that this will only toggle the display of chat messages; if the leader enabled the logging, the player's own usage will still broadcast to whoever did not toggle their own display off.




In addition to the listed content, MapleLegends enhances a lot of preexisting systems and features, and provides new ones specially made by us for you.


「 Basic Features 」

We will list here feature changes that don't deviate enough from the originals, or are not big enough, to require their own unique sections.

Maple Island

• Maple Island is the only part of the game where the Experience rates, both for monsters and quests, are 1x.
• Should you prefer becoming a part of our permanent Maple Island residents, the Islander playstyle is supported:
  • Experience rates on Maple Island return to normal once you reach level 10.
  • We provide a custom quest for Islanders to change their hairstyle, face style or skin tone.
  • The island community is always included in the celebrations for our seasonal Events.

Buddy List and Guild

• The maximum number of players in a buddy list has been raised to 250.
  • Buddy list capacity can be increased in-game for a price.
• The maximum number of players in a guild has been raised to 255.
  • Guild capacity can be increased in-game by the guild master, for a price.
  • Note: currently, we do not support alliances full of guilds at max capacity.

Minigames

• Omok and Matching Cards are fully working.
• All the necessary items to create them can be farmed from monsters.
• We implemented custom Omok sets in the past. Keep an eye out for more of them potentially being introduced!

Hired Merchants

• You can obtain Hired Merchants either as a permanent purchase from the Cash Shop, or sometimes as a prize from our Events.
• A hired merchant will sell your items for up to 24 hours since its opening.
  Once the timer expires, unsold items will be sent to Fredrick, an NPC found in the Free Market Entrance.
  • Unlike the original game, mesos left in Fredrick will not automatically deplete over time.
• Store Permits are currently not available in MapleLegends.

Gachapon Tickets

• Gachapon tickets are a rare drop from monsters all over the game.
• They come in two forms: Common Gachapon Ticket and Rare Gachapon Ticket.
• You may find more detailed information about our Gachapon system here.

Marriage

• Weddings in MapleLegends are fully functional; you can choose to marry in the Cathedral or in the Chapel.
• Same-sex marriage is supported.
• Married players are eligible to participate in the Amoria Party Quest.

Market Button

• MapleLegends does not feature the Maple Trading System (MTS) that was available in official version.
• The button that would serve that function has been repurposed, and now allows you to instantly warp to the Freemarket Entrance.
• More info on this feature here.

Map Ownership

• To prevent the issue where players could steal kills and loots from other players in the same map, MapleLegends makes use of a map ownership system.
• The first player to kill a monster in a map will become "owner" of it.
  This player is entitled to the drops and kills of that particular map, as long as the ownership is kept.
• More info on this feature here.

Skill Changes

• We made a lot of changes and rebalancing of the vanilla skillset.
• Our changes include both simple number tweaks, and more complex mechanical updates.
• You may find an extensive list of our skill changes here.

「 Cash Shop 」

The Cash Shop is fully functional, and allows you to purchase items via the use of different currencies.

• Legends Vote Points
  Can be obtained by voting for MapleLegends, via the main website links, or as a rare drop from monsters in game.
  Used to purchase regular cosmetics, consumables, pets and other basic goods.
• Legends Game Cash
  Can be obtained by participating in GM-hosted events in game, or in seasonal Community Events hosted on our forum.
  Provides the same usage as the Vote Points, but additionally it can be used to fund gifts to other players.
• Legends Donor Cash
  Can be obtained by donating to our server, or by participating in seasonal Community Events hosted on our forum.
  Used to purchase permanent donor-exclusive cosmetics, or to purchase permanent versions of regular cosmetics.
  Cannot be used to purchase special equipment, such as Pet functions (HP/MP Pouch) or AP Resets.

General Notes

Regular Cash Shop items (like cosmetics or consumables) have an expiration date.
Exceptions to this rule:

• AP Resets and Pet Equipment are permanent.
• Cosmetics purchased via Donor Points are permanent.

Expired pets can be revived via the Water of Life, as they do not disappear from the inventory.

Cash Shop items cannot be traded with other players. They can however be traded within the same account, as every character of one account shares the same Cash Shop inventory.

Hired Merchants can only be set up once you reach level 16.

Inventory Slots

You can expand the capacity of your inventory, by purchasing them from the Cash Shop.
Each purchase will expand a specific inventory type by 4 slots.
Additionally, some extra slots may be given to you as a bonus for your Job Advancements.

Depending on your class and your job, your inventories will have different maximum capacities; here is a list of the absolute maximum number of slots per inventory type, for every class.

• Warrior: 120 Equipment, 56 Use, 120 Set-up, 124 Etc, 116 Cash.
• Magician: 120 Equipment, 48 Use, 116 Set-up, 120 Etc, 116 Cash.
• Archer, Thief, Pirate: 120 Equipment, 52 Use, 116 Set-up, 120 Etc, 116 Cash.

Note: the Cash inventory does not include the Cash Shop inventory.


「 Monster Book 」

The Monster Book is a feature from later game versions that we fully imported.
Monsters around the MapleLegends maps drop Monster Book Cards, that you can collect in order to fill your book. Collect 5 cards of a monster to complete its set.

Monster Book Ring

In addition to forming a collection, the cards are also part of a custom feature of ours: the Monster Book Ring.
Rino in Lith Harbor will offer you a basic version of the ring, that you can upgrade by completing more and more card sets.
Once completed, the Monster Book Ring will boosts your stats, your HP, and your MP.


「 Player Commands 」

MapleLegends offers a list of useful commands that you can use to assist or enhance your gameplay.
Here you will find a description of our custom ones. To view a list of the regular commands that exist in addition to these, simply type /help in-game.

Spoiler

In order to run the following commands, simply type them in the game chat
You may start the command with !, @, ~ or / , based on your preference.

• !bosslog
  Opens a window that displays your daily/weekly entries for bosses that have a limit.
  More information on this feature can be found later.

• !bufflog
  During certain types of content, allows you to toggle visibility of potion usage notifications by other participants.
  More information on this feature can be found later.

• !captain
  During certain Party Quests, allows you to pass the title of PQ Captain to another player.
  Please read the "Available Party Quests" section for more information.

• !challenges
  Opens a window for you to view and manage your current HP Challenges.
  More information on this feature can be found later.

• !changeign
  If you own Legends Donor Cash, this command will let you change your character name to another available one.

• !checkstats or !charstats
  Displays general information about your character.

• !commands
  Opens a window for you to browse a complete list of available commands, featuring a command searching tool.

• !dispose
  Albeit mostly deprecated, this command can free your character, in case you suddenly find yourself unable to talk with NPCs or enter portals.

• !dpm
  Starts recording your damage per minute, for the specified amount of minutes.
  The result will be printed in chat once the time has elapsed.

• !epm
  Starts recording your experience gain per minute, for the specified amount of minutes.
  The result will be printed in chat once the time has elapsed.

• !fame
  Lets you choose whether your character can be famed, defamed, or a combination of both or none.

• !gm
  Opens the gm support interface, from which you can contact Staff in case of need.

• !help
  Prints a list of available commands.

• !itemexp
  Prints information on the experience and level of your equipped Reverse and Timeless items.

• !mapowner
  Shows information on the current map owner.
  Please read the "Map Ownership" section for more information.

• !megaphone
  Opens a window for you to manage your megaphone display settings.
  You can choose whether to hide all megaphones, or view a chosen combination of regular, avatar (with or without the corner popup), and item megaphones.

• !music
  Allows you to change the music played in the current map for your client.
  You can choose any track from the selection of available game music.

• !online
  Displays the number of current online players.

• !points
  Opens a window for you to view information on your progress on the current Event.
  Only relevant while a seasonal Event is ongoing.

• !roll
  Rolls a dice of the specified amount of faces, and displays the result for players in the map to see.

• !servertime
  Displays the current server date and time.

• !uptime
  Displays the server uptime since the latest restart.

「 Events 」

We try our best to keep the server fresh and entertaining, by providing players with Events.
These can be either GM-hosted events, or seasonal celebration events.

GM-hosted Events

Every now and then, a Staff member will notify the players that an event is about to take place.
By taking part in these activities, not only you will enjoy a break from your regular gameplay, but you may also manage to win interesting prizes, so make sure to keep an eye out for them!
Additionally, Staff will often cast special buffs for players, after a GM Event has taken place.

Seasonal Events

MapleLegends celebrates seasonal events various times every year.
Our main events are the following, in order of appearance:

• Lunar New Year and Valentines
  We usually merge the two celebrations, by offering an event that features custom content for both.
• Anniversary
  MapleLegends' anniversary date is the 1st of April; during that month, or slightly after, you can expect our biggest event of the year to take place.
• Summer
  Anytime between July and September, we celebrate the summer holidays with themed content.
• Halloween
  Between October and November, our spookiest seasonal event makes its appearance.
• Christmas
  The end of the year is the time for our winter celebrations, featuring shiny presents.

Depending on the year, and on our schedule, we may offer additional events, such as Thanksgiving (around November) or Spring celebrations (around March).
Our announcements will let you know what special event is about to come, so make sure to stay informed!


The next section of this guide will highlight some of the most important custom features of MapleLegends.




While HP washing is an available mechanic to gain extra HP in MapleLegends, we offer various other methods, to improve your character's HP pool, that effectively render washing not relevant, at least for your first character adventures.

Theoretically, with the features and equipment listed below, you will be able to participate in every content in MapleLegends.
Some end-game fights, like Pink Bean, however, will be much more challenging, and you may find yourself at a disadvantage.

The purpose of the content described below is to enable you to enjoy a first run of our server without needing to worry about technicalities or calculations.
In any case, make sure to take your time to read some of our guides, to figure out what playstyle and progression you prefer!

Special Equipment

A feature we already introduced in this thread, the Monster Book Ring allows you to expand your HP and MP pool by up to, respectively, 1000 and 500.
The ring must be evolved by farming Monster Cards, and has multiple intermediate steps.

Ephenia's Ring is another unique ring, that, when scrolled with its special upgrade item, grants 250 HP and MP.
To obtain it, you must complete the Ellin Forest questline in its entirety.

Due to the amount of game progress required, these are not immediate achievements, and will require some time investment to obtain.

Event Equipment

Our seasonal Events always come with event equipment, that must be obtained by participating in the celebrations.
This equipment is meant to provide a smaller and temporary, but easier to obtain, bonus in HP (among other stats, depending on the event). Equipment can come in the form of rings, pendants, or other accessories; it's often meant to be worn on top of your regular accessories, much like cosmetics, to avoid forcing the loss of regular equipment stats.

While these equipment pieces are always temporary, their duration makes it so that, if you keep participating in our seasonal Events, you will always have at least one of them active at any given time.

Challenges System

The biggest custom feature of MapleLegends is the Challenges System.
Talk with Rosa in Lith Harbor, then clear special tasks and complete custom questlines, in order for your HP pool (and MP, if you're a Magician) to be permanently increased.

Keep in mind though, that by accessing this feature you will no longer be able to manually assign points to your HP and MP. It is meant as a full alternative to washing, trading the extra comfort of maxed HP/MP in favor of a gameplay free from the burden of stats resetting, that's still enjoyable in its entirety.

A full guide on the Challenges System is available here.


Participating in Party Quests can often require the player to make a choice: either spend time in the PQ area, betting on finding groups at a reasonable time, or play in areas that are farther away, that may be more enticing due to the the level of content, but will make it impossible for them to reach potential PQ recruiting in time.

This may damage PQ participation overall; the less players hang around PQ areas, the less likely groups are to form, the less worth it is to take part into PQs to begin with.

Our solution to this is the Adventure Scroll. You can obtain it by completing the quest by Rosa in Lith Harbor (the quest notification will appear above your head, while in any Victoria Island town).

The Adventure Scroll



The Adventure Scroll gives you access to our PQ Teleport feature: while you're in a location from which teleportation is allowed, you can choose any of the PQ locations shown in the interface, and instantly warp to its lobby map. This teleport has no cost.

Currently, the Scroll allows you to move to the following locations:

• Henesys PQ
• Kerning City PQ
• Ludibrium PQ
• Ellin Forest PQ
• Orbis PQ
• Ludibrium Maze PQ
• Magatia PQ (Romeo's side)
• Magatia PQ (Juliet's side)
• Pirate PQ
• Amoria PQ

To prevent this feature from giving too much mobility, there are some limitations to its usage:

• You may only teleport to PQs that you have completed at least once, since obtaining the Scroll.
• The teleport is one-way: you will have to travel back to your original location, should you wish to move back there.
• You may teleport only once to any PQ you have completed.
  Completing the PQ again will refresh this.
  Note that both Magatia PQ options act as one, in regards to this limitation.

Most major bosses in MapleLegends can be faced only a limited amount of times per day.
Keeping track of the ones you've already fought, and how many times you defeated them, can quickly become a memory exercise that we believe has no place in this game.

For this reason, we introduced the Boss Log, a window that tracks all those counters for you.



You can access it by simply typing the command !bosslog in chat, wherever you are.
The counters will automatically update on a new day (or a new week, for weekly content limits).

In the future, this window will be expanded to include new bosses, and potentially other content that still works with daily/weekly limits.



Some of our biggest challenges and achievements come from implementing complex features that a v0.62 client would normally not support.
We will highlight a few of them that we consider big milestones of ours.

Unique ability effects

Aside from simply implementing new skills, we successfully introduced mechanics that are completely new, or that require the development of new buff types.
Here is a list of some of them.

Spoiler

• Berserk charging mechanic
  We updated the Dark Knight's Berserk skill to include an active effect.
  Because of our completely customizable formulas and damage curves, we were able to empower the skill under unique conditions (successfully attacking enemies a set amount of times in a short timeframe).
• Stat bonuses, stacking buffs
  Our game allows buffs to increase a player's basic stats such as STR, DEX, INT and LUK, as well as flat HP and MP, none of which was possible in the original game.
  Additionally, we expanded the list of available buffs to enable stacking effects of the same type, like physical damage.
• Conditional damage multipliers
  Some buffs allow fixed damage against monsters, which normally would be always constant, to be multiplied.
• Assassinate charging mechanic
  Although we have removed the requirement of Dark Sight to be active when casting Assassinate, it's still a useful tool, as it unlocks the ability to ignore a high portion of enemy defense.

Buff timers and icon movement

In MapleLegends, buffs are distributed in two rows instead of just one.
The goal of this design choice is to try and help against the cluttering, and potential confusion, that can come from having to keep track of a lot of icons in a single line.

In the same vein, we introduced two extra features: buff timers displayed on the icons themselves, and the ability for the player to move the buff rows around the game window, which is a completely unique design.

• White digits represent how many minutes of a buff are still available.
  • Buffs with more than 10 minutes of duration left will not display any digit.
• Red digits represent how many seconds of a buff are still available.
  • Digits will turn red once the buff time left is under a minute.
• Blue digits are used to display special buff effects.
  • An example is the remaining Battleship HP percentage.

Both the buff rows can be moved independently, and will retain their new position upon map and channel changes.

Special Chair features

We implemented various Chair features that come from later game versions: two-layered Chairs, the option for the player to sit higher than ground level (based on the chair design), and the ability for Chairs to display a random effect among a set.



More of these features may be added in the future, as there's no shortage of ways to make chair designs even more unique.

Jumping on Springs

Springs as an interactable map feature is something that came later than v0.62, but we successfully imported it.
MapleLegends content can use three types of spring:

• Basic springs, with a default pushing force.
• Custom springs, where horizontal and vertical forces are set at custom values.
• Conditional springs, that must be activated by interacting with other map elements.
  This last type is a unique design by us.

There are many more client-side features that we include in our game, but listing everything here would not be feasible.
Keep exploring our world and interacting with our community, and you will find out more and more about our tweaks and perks!


「 Thank you! 」

We appreciate your interest in our server, and you're more than welcomed to interact with our community to get to know more about us and about what we can offer you.

Thank you for spending your time with us!

The MapleLegends Team