Getting started
Play Vanai
Free, and it runs in your browser. Here is what you need and what happens first.
Requirements
What you need
A current Google Chrome, and friends if you have them. That is the whole list.
| Browser | Google Chrome, a current versionThe game plays in Chrome. Other browsers are told so when they open it. |
|---|---|
| Download | NoneEverything runs in the browser tab. |
| Price | FreeNo subscription, no shop. |
| Account | Register in the gameMake an account in the game itself, then make your character. |
Your first hour
Six steps from the door
Step 4
Take your first steps
Walk out into your city’s fields. Solo play is tuned to about level 10; past that, find a party of up to six.
Step 5
Change job
Visit a city’s sanctuary to change job. One character can learn all six, and levels run to 50.
Step 6
Touch the crystals
Teleport crystals in every city and field zone set your home point and carry you between the ones you have touched.
Controls
The keys that matter
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
| WASD | Move |
| Mouse drag / wheel | Orbit and zoom the camera |
| Click | Target a monster or player, talk to an NPC |
| Tab | Cycle nearby enemies |
| F | Engage (auto-attack) your target |
| 1–9 | Hotbar abilities; weaponskills glow gold at 100 TP |
| E | Interact: NPCs, crystals, portals |
| R | Autorun |
| Enter | Chat: /p party, /invite Name, >> Name for a tell |
| I / C / J / M | Bags, character sheet, journal, map |
| K / L / O | Crafting, the courts, friends |
Questions
Asked at the halfway inn
Is it free?
Yes. There is no price, no subscription and no shop.
Is it open source?
Yes, under the MIT licence: the code, the original art and music, and the game data. Third-party models, textures and fonts keep their own licences, listed with their authors in the repository.
Do I download anything?
No. The game runs in a Google Chrome tab.
Why only Chrome?
The game draws a full 3D world in the browser and is built for Chrome. Other browsers are told so when they open it.
Can I play alone?
Up to about level 10, comfortably. After that the world is tuned for parties of up to six.
Can I run my own server?
Yes. The source is public: a Rails 8 server, a Babylon.js client and PostgreSQL. The repository explains how to run it locally and how to deploy it to a single server. One catch for now: the character models come from a separate folder that is not published yet, so a fresh copy cannot draw characters until it is.
The source and the setup guide · one rule: run exactly one Rails web process, because the world lives in that process’s memory.
The gates open at dawn.
Three cities, three doors. Pick one.
Google Chrome · nothing to download · getting started