Nakara: How to Access the New Area?

What you need to know

The new area isn’t appearing through the normal dialogue options, even after patching and verifying the game files. The only known way to force the game to generate the correct maze is to reset your progress files. By removing the local save data and, if you prefer, editing the configuration file, you can make the game treat your next playthrough as fresh and eventually present the new area.

Step by step

1. Close the game and Steam – Make sure Nakara is not running and Steam is closed to avoid file‑locking issues.

2. Delete the GZDoom save file

   • Open the folder where Nakara is installed (usually …\Steam\steamapps\common\Nakara).
   • Locate the file that starts with gzdoom- followed by your Windows username (e.g., gzdoom‑JohnDoe).
   • Delete this file. It stores the current save slot and prevents the game from resetting the maze.

3. Remove the Nakara save file in Documents

   • Navigate to your Documents folder → My Games → Nakara.
   • Find the file simply named nakara (no extension).
   • Delete this file as well. It contains the overall game progress, including which labyrinths have been cleared.

4. (Optional) Edit the configuration file to unlock everything

   • In the same My Games\Nakara folder, open nakara.ini with a text editor such as Notepad.
   • Locate the section [Nakara.LocalServerInfo.Mod].
   • Change the values for each Cleared… entry to a high number (e.g., ClearedAnylabyrinth=4, ClearedChaosRealm=3, etc.) or set them all to 0 if you want the game to think nothing has been cleared.
   • Ensure CutSceneviewed is set to false if you want the introductory cutscenes to play again.
   • Save the file and close the editor.

5. Launch the game – Start Steam, run Nakara, and play through the early sections. Because the save data has been cleared, the game will generate a new random maze when you reach the point where the new area should appear.

6. Verify the new area – Continue playing until you encounter the dialogue with Victor. The previously blank option should now lead to the new area instead of shuffling old endings.

Tips

• Back up before you delete – Copy the gzdoom‑*username* and nakara files to another folder in case you want to restore your progress later.
• Editing the INI is optional – If you only delete the save files, the game will eventually present the new area, but editing the INI can speed up the process by marking all labyrinths as cleared.
• Do not edit other sections – Changing unrelated settings in nakara.ini can cause unexpected behavior or crashes.
• Run as administrator if you encounter permission errors when deleting or editing files.
• Keep Steam offline while you perform the file operations to prevent automatic cloud sync from restoring the deleted saves.

By following these steps you reset Nakara’s progress data, forcing the game to generate the new area on your next playthrough. This is currently the only practical workaround reported by players.