For those of you that love Diablo 3 and the nostalgia of the original game from many years ago, you’re in for a treat thanks to the Darkening of Tristram event. Here’s how to make the most out of it.

Only once a year around the time Diablo first terrified gamers across the globe back in December of 1996 can gamers indulge in some incredible nostalgia. From its anniversary date on December 31st all the way until January 30, Diablo 3 will feature an amazing event that not only includes some awesome achievements and vanity items but will make you relive some incredible gaming memories. The Darkening of Tristram event is officially live and lives up to be quite the amazing event. How do you make the most out of it?

Right from the start, make sure to let your friends know what the plans are for enjoying and earning some new achievements, loot, and vanity items in Diablo 3. The best thing to do is to set up a date and timeframe that everyone can log in and play with the max of four players together in a party.

After you get all that sorted out, the actual portal to the Darkening of Tristram event is in Act I on the map, right in the Old Ruins. Look for the classic Diablo pentagram logo next to it and once you teleport there, go south and look for the special portal to the Cathedral. Once there, you’ll enter the original Diablo labyrinth as the graphics will instantly change to how it once was many moons ago.

You’ll find some original loot, monsters, areas, and even a few easter eggs as you continue working through each lair. Now, it’s best to clear it at least once, maybe even twice with your main high-leveled characters just to get a feel for it and earn some pretty easy achievements along the way as it would take about 30 minutes or less to completely finish. You will earn easy achievements for killing all the different monsters and finding bosses by exploring and looting everything and everyone you encounter. If you want to get the best experience of this limited time event, let your friends know to make a Level 1 character and even though you can’t play together at the same time, you can chat and share memories as you see who can clear it first for the best achievement in the game.

That achievement is called “An Eerie Red Glow Blurs Your Vision” and is undoubtedly worth the time invested. You have to make sure it’s done in Adventure Mode so the portal comes up and you can do the event.

That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, if you want the best achievement in the game worth 40 points added to your achievements score and an in-game Diablo 3 pet of the Butcher for your collection, you have to run the entire event on your own and kill the Dark Lord and it’ll unlock.

This is why it’s important to run it first with your main character several times and save making a new one for that specific achievement. Considering that everyone has until the end of January to get it done, it’s more than enough time to truly make the most out of this fun and nostalgic event. Don’t waste any time and enjoy as much as you can before the event is over until next year!