Getting Started
Install, get support fast, and start progressing immediately — without wasting your early drops.
Early progress is about access + baseline gear. Save duplicates, convert to shards, and keep moving.
Download & Install
- Download: nightmare317.com/download
- Install the game client and run it.
Support & help
- Urgent in-game help:
::help(alerts staff via Discord) - General support: ask on Discord for faster visibility
Discord
- Join: nightmare317.com/discord
- Events, polls, and development updates live there.
Your first session (fast plan)
1) Realms
Use Ctrl + Z or ::realms. It’s the cleanest early progression ladder.
2) Starter potion
Use it early to smooth the grind. Hoarding slows you down.
3) Save duplicates
Duplicates become shards. Shards become tiers. This is the core loop.
4) Check drop rate
Use ::dr to see what upgrades actually changed your setup.
Commands worth memorizing
| Command | Use |
|---|---|
::realms | Realm teleport menu |
::bosses | Boss tier teleport menu |
::dr | Drop rate breakdown |
::afkzone | AFK skill training |
::showupgradeditems | Find old upgrades for shard returns |
::help | Urgent staff assistance |
Welcome to Nightmare
Choosing your starter poke. These all have the same stats so pick your favorite!
Starter "tasks" to help along the way
The first thing you will want to do, is ::vote and ::claim this will jumpstart your journey with a few bonds and a ricochet potion,

Before starting progression, grab yourself a ::cannon.

for easy remote pickup, right-click the cannon symbol next to minimap,

To unlock AoE, you will need to talk to ::marcus and complete the 1st quest.

After completing the quest AoE will be available to use with any weapon in the mage book tab showing demonology skills.

To get prayer levels early on, you can get soul orbs from the thieving stalls at ::home and take them to the alter just east of the stalls, or by clicking on the prayer skill

clicking the alter will let you "Merge All Soul Orbs Into The Best Type" which will drastically increase prayer Xp

For food/potions and all other shops you can easily find them in the ::shops tab

Starter Progression
::realms / ctrl+z will open the teleports for the starter mobs, to progress through this list you will need to finish the Kill Count requirement shown in the top left.

::slayer will open the teleport options for slayer mobs,

On Nightmare we do not have a slayer master, instead slayer xp is given for killing the monsters in each zone.
When progress starts to slow down, its time to upgrade your gear at the Item Upgrader located just in front of the bank at ::home

Almost all gear on Nightmare can be upgraded with nightmare shards by "useing" the item you want to upgrade on the machine

Gear can be upgraded to T20 with nightmare shards and again from T20-T50 with power shards,
Any old gear that has been upgraded but no longer needed, can be refunded for 50% of the shards spent on its upgrades. simply by clicking on the same upgrade machine and selecting "Refund Upgrades"

A good way to get nightmare shards is by deconstructing items dropped from realm monsters/crystal keys/nightmare chests, This can be done at the Item Deconstructor opposite the Item Upgrader,

If you have collected a lot of items, "using" 1 item on the machine will let you deconstruct all of the same item from your bank.

After realms have been completed you can move onto the Boss monsters. These work in the same way realms do, each boss has a Kill Count requirement to move on. The only difference there are 3 different boss monsters per tier.

All boss monsters you can choose to fight one at a time, or create an instance of up to 32 bosses, for a set price per spawn.

Quests
(Demonology Trial)
Requirements: None
Talk to ::marcus > Kill 50 of any mob.
Reward: Unlocks Demonology skills
(Gypsy's Curse)
Requirements: 50 Demonology / 50 Slayer
Talk to ::gypsy > Enter portal > Kill 500 mobs.
Reward
(Circle of Hell I: Limbo)
Requirements: 70 Demonology / 70 Slayer
Talk to ::marcus > Teleport to ::banetree/cut 1500 logs > Teleport to ::rift/kill 1500 mobs
Reward: Access to ::banetree for AFK essence farming
Access to ::rift to unlock Angelic Prayers/Banished Bane Demonology skill
Potions
Starter Potion:(not positive)
Superior Melee/Range/Magic: 2x stats in that style
Djin: (Larger stat boost?)
Liquid Luck: Gives an increase to Drop rate, Can be used until you reach 100% bonus
Double Drop Potion: Gives an increase to get double drop chance, Can be used until you reach 100% chance
Double Hit Potion: Gives a % chance for 1 attack to hit twice, Can be used until you reach 100% chance
Ricochet Potion: Attacks will bounce between enemies.
AoE Potion: Gives 10 minutes of AoE effect for all attacks, (Might be able to sip forever?)
Regent Potion: (gives +1k to combat stats?)
Specialty Potion: Gives 10 minutes of aoe, loot collection, and ricochet, (Might be able to sip forever?)
Loot Banker Potion: Sends all Drops to the bank for 20 minutes, Can be used until you reach 120 minutes
Boss-only Aggression Potion: Boss Tier monsters will automatically attack you, Can be used until you reach 35 minutes of aggro