Miney's General Configuration Guide

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This guide focuses on configurations for Windows users. We all know that real gamers use Windows. If you play on other operating systems, you may still be able to follow some parts of this guide or find suitable alternatives.

★★★ Decrease Keyboard Repeat Delay/Rate
Increase responsiveness of skill casts, looting, whatever you do. Makes you a better player.

Spoiler

For some reason, this old ass game registers inputs based on when keys are repeated, not when they are held like any other game would. Decreasing your keyboard repeat rate will increase the frequency of inputs that the game reads, therefore making everything you do in game more responsive.

1. Go to Windows -> Control Panel -> Keyboard
2. Set Repeat delay, Repeat rate all the way to the right (Short, Fast)

3. Click Apply, then OK.

You should feel changes immediately.

★★★ Decrease Keyboard Repeat Delay/Rate+ (Registry Editor)
Makes you an even better player. Needs getting used to, or you'll type like ttthhhiiiss.

Spoiler

First, do the steps from Decrease Keyboard Repeat Delay/Rate. These next steps are extra, but impactful nonetheless.

This involves changing the Registry Editor. Make sure you know what you're doing. Making a backup of the registry can be a good idea.

1. Press Win+R, type and enter regedit.
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\Keyboard Response
3. Update your values for the following. You can double click them to edit their values. If some of these do not exist, right click an empty area and add a New String Value.
AutoRepeatDelay = 200
AutoRepeatRate = 6
DelayBeforeAcceptance = 0
Flags = 59
BounceTime = 0



The value for AutoRepeatDelay denotes the ms before your inputs start repeating, and is subjective. Start with higher, try different numbers, and see which one you can work with.

Restart to see effects.

You may now see the FilterKeys icon on your taskbar upon restarting. Turning this off will disable the changes made here.

If you struggle to type, increase your AutoRepeatDelay.

★★★ VPN for long distance players
Use a VPN to make your gameplay less laggy. If your latency is <100ms, skip this step. See spoiler for how to check your latency.

Spoiler

The server is located on or close to NA East. Go to https://awsspeedtest.com/latency and Select All for US East. Observe the Average Lantecy (ms) below to estimate your lantecy. If this value is higher than 100ms, you should use a VPN.

Using a VPN can improve behavior of client-side skills and actions. These include:

• Looting
• Taking damage and using Potions
• Logging in/Changing Channels/Setting up FM Shops/Chatting etc.
• Dark Sight, Monster Riding, Battleship, Oak Barrel/Barrel Cancelling etc.

Different VPNs will have different ways of setting up. This guide won't vouch for a specific VPN. Paid VPNs work better than Free VPNs.

★★☆ Rivatuner Statistics Server (RTSS)
Decrease resource usage of your game client. Helps with multiclienting.

Spoiler

The game runs on uncapped FPS by default. Regardless of the refresh rate of your monitor, the game tries to output as many frames as it can. This wastes resources, and can make your PC laggy especially on lower-end devices or multlcient shenanigans. Use RTSS to limit the framerate of the client.

1. Go to https://www.guru3d.com/download/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download/ and download and install the latest version.
2. Open the installed application, Rivatuner Statistics Server.
3. Press Add, and select the game client exe file, or its shortcut. Both works.
4. Select the added profile, and set Application detection level to Low.
5. Set Framerate limit to your preferred amount. I recommend having this value to be equal or lower than your monitor's refresh rate setting. Your monitor's refresh rate can be found in Settings -> Display -> Advanced display settings -> Refresh Rate.

6 (optional): Set On-Screen Display support to On, and Show Own statistics to On. This displays the client's framerate on the game itself.

As long as RTSS is running, your clients should use less resources to run. This will help with performance tremendously when multiclienting.

★☆☆ AltSnap (or similar applications)
Reposition your client(s) with ease. Resize them too.

Spoiler

If you find yourself dragging your client(s) to preferred locations on your screen, AltSnap can make this more convenient and precise. The application lets you reposition applications better, by snapping them to nearby windows or borders. It also lets you resize the game client when windowed.

1. Download AltSnap from https://github.com/RamonUnch/AltSnap/releases
2. Open AltSnap

Hold Alt, and hold the left mouse button to move your clients.
Hold Alt, and hold the right mouse button to resize your clients.

To disable this behavior, press the AltSnap Icon (or close the application). Press it again to Enable.

★☆☆ Turn off Mouse Acceleration
For consistent mouse movement.

Spoiler

This setting is on by default to allegedly help with users with low sensitivity trackpads or mouses, but will mess with your muscle memory due to inconsistent cursor movement. If you struggle to accurately click things in game, try turning this setting off.

1. Go to Windows -> Control Panel -> Mouse
2. Select Pointer Options
3. Turn off Enhance pointer precision

4. Press Apply and OK.

★★☆ Remap Any Keyboard Key (SharpKeys)
Remap your keyboard layout (especially the arrow keys), if your keyboard sucks.

Spoiler

Some keyboards may jam due to limitations to hardware, and won't let you do certain combinations of inputs with your default arrow keys. Other keyboards (laptops!) have this real shitty up and down arrow button that are half the size of a normal button. The game on its own doesn't let you rebind certain keys, most notably the arrow keys. If you prefer, try playing around with SharpKeys to rebind what your buttons do, like shifting your arrow keys to a different set of normal-sized keys on the keyboard.

SharpKeys modifies the Registry. Make sure you know what you're doing.

1. Download and install SharpKeys from https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys/releases/
2. Open SharpKeys.
3. Press Add to change a specific key to another key.
4. Once all the keys are selected, press Write to Registry.
5. Restart to see changes.

To revert your changes, press Delete All then Write to Registry. Restart afterwards.

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