How do I know which resolutions are 32-bit which are 64-bit?
First, go to your File Explorer (commonly referred to as Windows Explorer) and click on This PC (commonly known as My Computer for Windows 7 and below). Right-click anywhere inside This PC so long as its not any of your drives or document folders, just the blank space. Click Properties and you will see what Windows version you're running at and what processor your using. Pay attention to the part where it says System Type. It will either say 32-bit or 64-bit. There is a more complicated way of finding this out but we're just looking for which bit your pc is running on so the basics should be fine.
Next you go into your ragnarok folder (wherever you installed the game) and look for Setup. When you open that there should be Resolution there with a dropdown menu. This allows you to switch your games resolution. If you're running on full screen its beneficial to use the same resolution you're using on your monitor. Going over would mean your pc has to switch resolutions every time you get into the game and when you get out of it which shouldn't be an issue for faster pc's but slower pc's usually start having problems as they struggle to keep up.
Going back to resolution, beside it should say either 32-bit or 64-bit. This is where you need to match the resolution to what your pc is actually running. For example on the list it may say 1920x1080 - 32-Bit or something like that.
If its the wrong system type and you switch it back and you have no problems, you should be all set.
If you do encounter issues on the setup screen like no resolution choices at all, this may be a result of 3 things. (1) Your graphics card does not support Ragnarok which means the game is running on an internal gpu which cant really support much given how the games engine has evolved since 2004. (2) You're running an APU which is a CPU + GPU combo like on one of my pcs i run a Ryzen 5 5600G APU so I dont use a graphics card on that one, still pretty good to game on but struggles on more demanding titles. Or (3) this happens to me a lot since I have another pc runing an Ryzen 5 5600G APU and stuck a GTX1660 super on it. Your Graphics card may have two options. One for the actual GPU and the other for the APU. Intel has a similar option to an AMD APU but the stand alone graphics card that comes with its processors are seldom generic and aren't really equipped for heavy graphics. Much like how regular Intel computers have an "office-only" persona to them. This just means that the game is using the wrong graphics card to play so you just have to switch them out and that should solve the issue.
There is a way to go into your ragnarok folder and manually set your resolution and bit but i'd try my initial suggestion first and see where it goes.
Edited by therevengeofnico, 10 October 2023 - 06:30 PM.