The Foundation

Zanera is a project based on 7.72. Do you remember RealOTS? The server where the gameplay and journey carried a strong sense of nostalgia. However the technical limitation of that time made it exceptionally difficult to maintain, address issues or adapt to the demands of the community.

With Zanera, we aim to bring that feeling back. Not as a simple copy of the past, but as a stronger and more flexible foundation that preserves the spirit of 7.72.

Why 7.72

Many successful servers are built on version 7.4, and we have great respect for what that community has achieved. Zanera, however, was created with a different vision.

Our goal is to faithfully recreate the original 7.72 experience while preserving the mechanics, atmosphere, and gameplay that made it so memorable. Zanera is built on the original engine - the reverse engineer files, providing an authentic foundation rather than an imitation.

Version 7.72 represents a unique moment in Tibia's history. Combat remains entirely manual, there are no hotkeys for runes or mana fluids. Every action in PvP depends on precision, timing, and player skill, creating a level of intensity and immersion that later versions gradually moved away from.

At the same time, Zanera offers a richer world than earlier versions. Port Hope, wands, and rods are already part of the game, expanding gameplay without compromising its classic identity.

Rather than changing what made this version special, our focus is on careful balancing, stability, and long-term improvements. Every custom adjustment is made with one goal in mind: to preserve the original experience while ensuring it remains fair, competitive, and enjoyable for years to come.

Why Play Zanera

Zanera is built around meaningful progression. Every level, skill, item, house, and guild achievement should represent time, effort, and real player accomplishment. Nothing is designed to feel disposable, rushed, or artificially inflated.

For that reason, all experience, skill, loot, and related progression rates will remain at 1x. These rates preserve the value of every achievement, protect the long-term economy, and ensure that progression feels rewarding rather than temporary. Reaching a milestone should matter because it was earned, not accelerated.

Zanera follows a strict anti-cheating policy with zero tolerance for bots, automation, multi-clienting, and other forms of unfair advantage, all accounts ever connected to the offender will be permanently banished.

Whatever you achieve on Zanera is earned under the same conditions as everyone else and there will never be any pay-to-win features.

We are committed to being transparent with our players. Important decisions, balance changes, rule updates, and developments that affect the community will be communicated openly and clearly.

Our Commitment

Our commitment is to long-term gameplay. There will be no pay-to-win options, and no changes made for the sake of change. Where quality of life improvements have been introduced, they are minimal and considered carefully against the experience we are trying to preserve. The goal is not to modernize Zanera — it is to let it exist, properly, in the present.

Zanera is being developed as a long-term project with a clear and consistent direction. Our responsibility is to maintain a stable server, address problems carefully, and make decisions that support the future of the game and its community.

We will communicate important developments openly, listen to player feedback, and explain the reasoning behind significant changes. Not every suggestion will be implemented, but feedback will always be considered seriously.

Updates and quality-of-life improvements will only be introduced when they provide clear value and remain consistent with the experience we are working to preserve.

Current Status

Zanera is currently in active testing. We invite everyone to join our Discord community to follow development progress, receive the latest updates, and participate in testing.

The official launch date has not yet been announced. We will only release Zanera when we are confident it delivers the quality and experience our players deserve.