With a little client trickery to call in a function that opens binkw32.dll, the client can be made to display the startup video labeled openning.bik although it will display rather oddly with abnormal scaling. Thanks to Jordán Craw from the RO Preservation Project, it was discovered that the code exists and is still prevalent to the client, but since there is no registry key set it will skip directly to the login screen. It must be included in order for the program to open. It isn’t used, but trying to remove it creates a bizarre error. binkw32.dll is an unusual file to be incorporated in the folder as Ragnarok Online utilizes no video playback. When extracting the assets, a filename in particular stands out from the rest of the.
It was ultimately disposed of when the majority of testers thought it was too tedious to sit through it every time they opened the game client. This opening sequence originated from the alpha phase period. Lost items spread thinly around various clients like butter.Īncient sounds, now with 100% more moaning upon death.
