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Setting up Wizard Tools for Nightmare Zone

Please follow every step in this guide before your first session. Most detection problems come from a skipped setting.

A player tanking damage in NMZ with 1 HP
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Before you start

Check that the images are in the right directory

Before starting the tool for the first time, click Check images. It tells you whether all images are found in the right directory.

The download folder contains two items, the NMZ Tool and the images folder. They must always stay in the same directory because the tool uses the images to detect objects in the OSRS client window. Create a shortcut and put it on your desktop for easy access.

Open full-size image: The NMZ Tool and images folder side by side (opens in a new tab)

Windows and game settings

1. Windows settings: resolution and screen scaling

  • The tool works on any resolution, but scaling must be 100%. The lower the resolution, the faster the tool runs.
  • Screen scaling: the tool and its images were optimized for 100% scaling. On any other scaling, the tool can't find inventory objects and interface elements.
  • Windows resolution: performance is best at 1920 x 1080 and lower. Higher resolutions still work (with 100% scaling), but the tool runs slower.
  • Faster runs: if your monitor is above 1920 x 1080, for example 4K (3840 x 2160), lower it to 1920 x 1080 in Windows settings and keep scaling at 100%.

2. In-game brightness

  • In-game brightness must be at the highest level so inventory objects are detected. The tool's images were taken with these settings.
  • Windows brightness does not affect detection.
Open full-size image: OSRS brightness slider at maximum (opens in a new tab)

3. Resizable mode: chat box and side panel

  • Turn off transparency for the chat box and side panels in resizable mode, otherwise inventory objects and chat messages will not be detected.
  • The tool uses two checks to know your character left Nightmare Zone: full HP, and the message “you wake up feeling refreshed”. In resizable mode, keep the chat box open rather than minimized.
  • Game chat on is recommended but not required.
Open full-size image: Resizable mode settings with transparency off (opens in a new tab)

4. Recommended: remove F9, F10 and F11 from your keybindings

A future version will let you choose your own pause and stop keys.

Open full-size image: OSRS keybinding settings without F9, F10 and F11 (opens in a new tab)

Additional steps for RuneLite users

5. RuneLite: Guzzle on top

  • On RuneLite the tool performs a one-time check on the rock cake to see whether Guzzle is on top. If it is, the next guzzles are direct left clicks; otherwise it uses the regular right-click menu.
  • In RuneLite, turn on Menu Entry Swapper. To bring Guzzle on top, hold Shift, right-click the rock cake, choose Swap left click and pick Guzzle.
Open full-size image: Menu Entry Swapper plugin enabled in RuneLite (opens in a new tab)

6. RuneLite: client window detection

In the RuneLite settings, search for RuneLite, open its settings and untick Show display name in title. This hides your in-game name from the title bar so the tool can detect the client window.

Open full-size image: RuneLite setting: show display name in title unticked (opens in a new tab)

7. RuneLite: NMZ overlays and other overlays

  • RuneLite has its own NMZ overlays. Turn the whole plugin off.
  • Make sure no overlay sits behind the original Absorption points overlay, otherwise the tool has trouble reading it.
  • Turn off Mouse Tooltips. A tooltip can cover inventory items: for example, if your cursor is on an absorption potion and the tooltip covers the rock cake, the rock cake won't be found and the tool stops.
Open full-size image: RuneLite Nightmare Zone plugin turned off (opens in a new tab)
Open full-size image: Mouse Tooltips plugin turned off (opens in a new tab)

The NMZ tool

How it works

  1. 1

    Choose a client

    Pick the official OSRS client or RuneLite.

  2. 2

    Set account(s) to 1 HP

    Sets every account to 1 HP before going into NMZ. If you enter with full HP the tool assumes you are out of NMZ and stops, so always get low HP first.

  3. 3

    Choose a potion type

    Overload isn't available yet (it's not worth it in my opinion, but I'm still working on it).

  4. 4

    Start program

    Starts the main tool. Begin with low HP: if you start with full HP it stops, assuming you are out of NMZ.

Open full-size image: The Wizard Tools NMZ window (opens in a new tab)

1 defence pures

The best setup I found: a full inventory of absorption potions for melee (40k to 60k+ xp/h depending on weapon and strength level), and 5 super ranging potions with a blowpipe for ranged (70k to 80k xp/h).

Zerkers, piety meds and mains

With higher defence you can AFK for 4 to 6 hours. At around 80 to 85 defence you can AFK the full 6 hours.

Enjoy the AFK XP!

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