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What is Darknestia?
Darknestia is a free old school Tibia 7.4 OTS (open Tibia server) and a custom retro project: the classic 7.4 world, monsters, spells and combat formulas are the base, and custom content plus modern quality-of-life (a dedicated client with hotkeys, a loot channel, an NPC trade window) are built on top. It opened in August 2026 and is still being shaped.
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Which Tibia version does Darknestia use?
Tibia 7.4 - the classic 2004 era client, map and content as the foundation. The world address is darknestia.com; download the Darknestia client from the Downloads page.
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What are the rates and experience stages?
Not final yet. Darknestia is a young project and the exact rates and experience stages will be announced before the official start - watch the news. The current test configuration is always shown on the Server Info page.
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Is Darknestia free to play?
Yes. Creating an account and playing is completely free. A premium account is optional and only unlocks the classic premium content of 7.4: houses and guildhalls, vocation promotion, ship travel and premium areas, premium outfits and more VIP and depot slots.
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What is the PvP and skull system?
Darknestia is an open PvP world with the classic skull and frag system: unjustified kills (frags) expire on their own after a set time, several active frags give a red skull and too many mean a temporary account ban. There are no daily, weekly or monthly limits and no experience from killing players. The current values are listed on the Server Info page.
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What makes Darknestia a custom retro project?
The 7.4 base stays recognisable, but on top of it we add what players missed back then and custom content of our own: a dedicated Darknestia client with configurable hotkeys (Ctrl+K), a colour-coded loot channel, an NPC trade window, walk-through in protection zones, remembered open backpacks and character saves every 10 minutes. New features are announced in the news as they land.
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When is the server save?
Once a day (time on the Server Info page). The server restarts itself and is back within a minute; characters are additionally saved every 10 minutes, so progress is never lost.
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How do I start playing?
Create a free account on darknestia.com, create a character (Knight, Paladin, Sorcerer or Druid), download the Darknestia client from the Downloads page and log in to the world darknestia.com.
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Can I play more than one character at once?
One character per account can be online at a time.
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Is the project finished?
No - Darknestia is young and actively developed. Rates, stages and features may still change before the official start; everything current is on the Server Info page and every change is posted in the news.
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