MapleStory

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MapleStory
MapleStory	2003
MapleStory 2	2018

MapleStory is a multiplayer side view action, adventure, MMORPG and platform game in the MapleStory series.

It was first launched in South Korea^{[Note 1]} on April 29, 2003. The game later launched in Japan^{[Note 2]} on December 3, 2003 followed by China^{[Note 3]} on July 23, 2004. The game also launched in North America on May 11, 2005, and Taiwan region^{[Note 4]} on June 1, 2005. South East Asia version was launched on June 23, 2005 followed by Thai version on August 16, 2005 and Europe region on April 12, 2007. Hong Kong version was launched on July 1, 2007 and Vietnam version^{[Note 5]} also launched on October 15, 2008, followed by Brazil version on June 23, 2008, and Indonesia version on June 2, 2014.

As of current, Vietnam version has ceased operation on September 14, 2010, followed by Brazil version on October 12, 2011. Although Thailand version ceased operating on June 29, 2012, it was re-released on December 6, 2017 by new Nexon office in Thailand instead of Asiasoft Thailand. However the new Thailand version also ceased operation on April 1, 2020. Indonesia version also ceased operation on December 16, 2015. For Hong Kong version, it was merged with Taiwan version on February 23, 2009, while Europe version was merged with Global version on September 28, 2016.

On September 15, 2021, Korean version client has forced upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit in order to fix the memory allocation limitation which only exists in 32-bit OS and high 64-bit utilization.^[1] This update was followed later by other region version as well.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

General information

Official MapleStory Global Forum

Steam Community Discussions (MapleStory Global only)

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		MapleStory Global (North America, Oceania and Europe)
Steam		MapleStory Global (North America, Oceania and Europe)
Official website		MapleStory Korea
Official website		MapleStory Japan
Official website		MapleStory China
Official website		MapleStorySEA (South East Asia)
Official website		MapleStory Taiwan
Official website (unavailable)		MapleStory Brazil
Official website (unavailable)		MapleStory Europe, currently migrated to MapleStory Global
Official website (unavailable)		MapleStory Hong Kong, currently migrated to MapleStory Taiwan
Official website (unavailable)		MapleStory Indonesia
Official website (unavailable)		MapleStory Thailand (Asiasoft)
Official website (unavailable)		MapleStory Thailand (Nexon)
Official website (unavailable)		MapleStory Vietnam

Version differences

There are many map and job's differences across each and every region server. For more info please visit Strategywiki's MapleStory update history article.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The game has 6 DLCs for Steam version, however it is no longer obtainable.
Free-to-play	The game is free-to-play with microtransactions in the form of currency purchases.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Boost	2x EXP coupon is available in Cash Shop which grants player to obtain more experience point in-game for a limited time after activation.
Cosmetic	Various costumes and text box designs are available in Cash Shop
Currency	Real money is used to purchase Maple Points. Maple Points are used to purchase various items from in-game Cash Shop.
Free-to-grind	Players can earn Mileage through completing daily quests, and obtaining achievements.
Infinite spend	The game has no limitation on spending.
Loot box	Random cosmetic items can be obtained through a gacha system using Gacha Coupon which is needed to be purchased from Cash Shop to rolls.
Time-limited	There is time-limited collaboration cosmetic items available to obtain via in-game events.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
MapleStory Value Pack	Steam version only. No longer available.
MapleStory Starter Pack	Steam version only. No longer available.
MapleStory Beginner Pack	Steam version only. No longer available.
MapleStory Pet Pack	Steam version only. No longer available.
MapleStory Cosmetic Pack	Steam version only. No longer available.
MapleStory Equipment Enhancement Pack	Steam version only. No longer available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 6]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/216150/pfx/^{[Note 7]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Save data is stored in regional server instead on Steam for MapleStory Global.

Video

Graphical settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Max resolution of 1920x1080. Also supports 16:10 with 1920x1200.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Borderless Window is partially supported and it will be available only if the screen's resolution is the same as the game's resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Enabled by default; toggle-able.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Input settings.

Controller settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Mouse is only used to navigate menus.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Controller options are limited to stick defaulting to movement and some game actions being rebindable to a button. An external application is recommended for better controller support.
Controller sensitivity		No pressure-sensitive gameplay.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Some newer cutscenes feature English speech, but most of the game is text only.
Simplified Chinese				Briefly available for MapleSEA.
Traditional Chinese
Indonesian
Japanese				Japanese audio only available for MapleStory Japan.
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Thai
Vietnamese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

No port information; you can edit this page to add it.

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			32-bit no longer available following MapleStory Korea update on September 15, 2021^[1] and subsequently other region's servers.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Anti-cheat	GameGuard, HackShield, XIGNCODE3	Removed GameGuard on Ver0.92 on April 28, 2009, replaced by HackShield and then replaced with XIGNCODE3 anti-plug-in software. Only in Chinese version?

System requirements

Game launch version

Windows^[7]
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Celeron 500 MHz	Intel Pentium 3 700 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	3D acceleration compatible
Sound (audio device)		16-bit compatible
Other	56kbps Modem	Internet dedicated line

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Before 64-bit update version

Windows^[8]
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.4 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 3450	Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT ATI Radeon HD 3870
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card
Other	Broadband Internet connection	Nexon recommend that you install DirectX version 9.0 or higher for the client to run smoothly.

A 64-bit operating system is required.

64-bit update version

Windows^[9]
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT ATI Radeon HD 5670 Shader model 3.0 compatible DirectX 9.0 compatible
Other	ADSL or Cable connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Known as Meipeul Seutori (Korean: 메이플스토리).
↑ Known as Meipuru Sutoorii (Japanese: メイプルストーリー).
↑ Known as Mao Xian Dao (Simplified Chinese: 冒险岛).
↑ Known as Feng Zhi Gu (Traditional Chinese: 楓之谷), later renamed to Xin Feng Zhi Gu (Traditional Chinese: 新楓之谷).
↑ Known as Nấm Lùn Phiêu Lưu Ký.
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/216150/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (216150) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 (내용추가) 64비트 클라이언트 적용 사전 안내 - last accessed on 2022-10-24
↑ 32bitOSのサポート終了のお知らせ - last accessed on 2022-10-24
↑ Another Brand New Year, A New Beginning: MapleStorySEA's Upcoming Upgrades - last accessed on 2022-10-24
↑ [Update Mar 15] MapleStory Updating to 64-bit Client with v.231 - last accessed on 2022-10-24
↑ V187更新 2月23日全区服停机维护公告 - last accessed on 2022-10-24
↑ 新楓之谷《0221(一) 新楓之谷V241更新64位元公告》 - last accessed on 2022-10-24
↑ 메이플스토리 가이드 - last accessed on 2022-10-24
↑ Official System Requirements for MapleStory - last accessed on 2022-10-24
↑ 메이플스토리 플레이 권장 사양 - last accessed on 2022-10-24

[Note-1] Known as Meipeul Seutori (Korean: 메이플스토리).

[Note1-2] Known as Meipuru Sutoorii (Japanese: メイプルストーリー).

[Note2-3] Known as Mao Xian Dao (Simplified Chinese: 冒险岛).

[Note3-4] Known as Feng Zhi Gu (Traditional Chinese: 楓之谷), later renamed to Xin Feng Zhi Gu (Traditional Chinese: 新楓之谷).

[Note4-5] Known as Nấm Lùn Phiêu Lưu Ký.

[gamedir-12] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-13] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/216150/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (216150) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[64bit-6] 1.0 ^1.1 (내용추가) 64비트 클라이언트 적용 사전 안내 - last accessed on 2022-10-24

[7] 32bitOSのサポート終了のお知らせ - last accessed on 2022-10-24

[8] Another Brand New Year, A New Beginning: MapleStorySEA's Upcoming Upgrades - last accessed on 2022-10-24

[9] [Update Mar 15] MapleStory Updating to 64-bit Client with v.231 - last accessed on 2022-10-24

[10] V187更新 2月23日全区服停机维护公告 - last accessed on 2022-10-24

[11] 新楓之谷《0221(一) 新楓之谷V241更新64位元公告》 - last accessed on 2022-10-24

[14] 메이플스토리 가이드 - last accessed on 2022-10-24

[15] Official System Requirements for MapleStory - last accessed on 2022-10-24

[16] 메이플스토리 플레이 권장 사양 - last accessed on 2022-10-24

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Developers

	Wizet
Publishers
South Korea, Global, Japan and Thailand	Nexon
China	Shanda
South East Asia	Asiasoft
Hong Kong and Taiwan	Gamania
Brazil	Level Up! Games
Indonesia	Lytogame
Vietnam	VinaGame
Release dates
Windows	April 29, 2003
Taxonomy
Monetization	Free-to-play
Microtransactions	Boost, Cosmetic, Currency, Free-to-grind, Infinite spend, Loot box, Time-limited
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, MMORPG, Platform
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Asia, China, Contemporary, Europe, Fantasy, Industrial Age, Japan, Medieval, North America, Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi, Steampunk
Series	MapleStory