Install Guide

This guide assumes 64bit Windows is installed on your computer.

## Files needed

1.  Final Fantasy XI Installer: http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/download/media/install\_win.html
2.  Roll-up/Patches from tehkrizz:

      a. Roll-up - http://tehkrizz.net/FFXI/patches/20160223.rar
      b. Patch 1 - http://tehkrizz.net/FFXI/patches/20160406.rar
      c. Patch 2 - http://tehkrizz.net/FFXI/patches/20171229.rar
3.  Microsoft C++ Runtimes (x86 versions):
a. 2012 - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679
b. 2013 - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784
c. 2015 - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145
d. 2017 - https://aka.ms/vs/15/release/vc\_redist.x86.exe
4.  Final Fantasy XI Update Patch Enabler: http://www.dspt.info/FFXI-UpdatePatch.zip
5.  XI Loader: https://github.com/DarkstarProject/xiloader/releases/download/v1.0.4/xiloader.exe
6.  Windower: http://windower.net/Windower4Setup.exe
7.  7zip:
      a. 64bit - http://www.7-zip.org/a/7z920-x64.msi
      b. 32bit - http://www.7-zip.org/a/7z920.msi
8.  OpenVPN Client: (URL TBD)

9.  Notepad++: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.5.6.html
## Preparation

1.  Disable UAC (Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10)
a. Click Start b. In the search field type "Disable UAC"
c. You should now see "Change User Account Control settings"
d. On the next screen that appears, Drag the slider to the bottom "Never Notify"
e. Click Ok f. Reboot your Computer
2.  Install all 4 Microsoft C++ Runtimes (Installers 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d above).
3.  Make file extensions visible
a. Launch windows explorer (right click on the start menu, choose explore)
b. In the window that pops up, hit (Alt + T), then Folder Options
c. Click "View"
d. Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types"
e. Click Ok
## Installing the base install of FFXI

1.  Download the US FFXI Ultimate Seekers package from Square-Enix:
a. http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/download/media/install\_win.html
b. http://gdl.square-enix.com/ffxi/download/us/FFXISETUP.exe
c. http://gdl.square-enix.com/ffxi/download/us/FINALFANTASYXI.Data.001
d. http://gdl.square-enix.com/ffxi/download/us/FINALFANTASYXI.Data.002
e. http://gdl.square-enix.com/ffxi/download/us/FINALFANTASYXI.Data.003
2.  Download the roll-up and subsequent patches from tehkrizz.net:
a. Roll-up - http://tehkrizz.net/FFXI/patches/20160223.rar
b. Patch 1 - http://tehkrizz.net/FFXI/patches/20160406.rar
c. Patch 2 - http://tehkrizz.net/FFXI/patches/20171229.rar
3.  Launch the FFXI Ultimate Seekers installation package (FFXISETUP.EXE).
4.  Follow the default prompts to install FFXI Seekers which will install the following (in order):
a. Playonline/Tetra-Master
b. Final Fantasy XI
c. Rise of the Zilart
d. Chains of Promathia
e. Treasures of Aht Urghan
f. Wings of the Goddess
g. Seekers of Adoulin
5.  After the installs are complete, launce PlayOnline for the first time.
a. Playonline will prompt you to update it, go ahead and update.
b. After the files are updated it will prompt you to restart Playonline, do it.
6.  Upon re-launching, it will ask you if you are a new or existing user, choose existing
a. Use 123456 as the Username/Password/etc
7.  Once you have created your bogus account, close PlayOnline
8.  Next, navigate to your Final Fantasy XI Installation Folder:
a. (For 64-bit systems, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\)
b. (For 32-bit systems, navigate to C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\)
9.  If you don't already have it installed, install 7zip (Preliminary Leg Work Item 7 above)
10.  Extract each of the roll-up patches to the folder in step 8 (Preliminary Leg Work Item 2 above). You will be overwriting files when doing this.
a. Roll-up - 20160223.rar
b. Patch 1 - 20160406.rar
c. Patch 2 - 20171229.rar
11.  Extract the contents of the Final Fantasy Patch Enabler to the folder in step 8 (Preliminary Legwork Item 4 above). You will be overwriting files when doing this.
12.  Navigate to your PlayOnline Viewer Folder
a. (For 64-bit systems, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer\)
b. (For 32-bit systems, navigate to C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer\)
13.  Right click the "data" folder, and choose COPY
14.  Navigate to your Final Fantasy XI Folder (the same folder as step 08, above)
a. Right click into an empty space, and click paste.
b. You should now have a folder called data in your Final Fantasy XI folder
15.  Launch PlayOnline.
16.  From the User list, on the left hand side, click "Check Files"
17.  On the next screen that appears, click the double arrow, and change it to Final Fantasy XI.
a. The Version should be "UNKNOWN"
18.  Click on Check Files
19.  PlayOnline will then check all the FINAL FANTASY XI files (usually takes about 15-20 minutes) and prompt you on what to do because it found errors.
20.  Choose to fix the errors, this will update your client.
21.  PlayOnline will then automatically start checking and updating files.
a. This takes a while. Once it starts downloading you can leave it unattentended if you wish to do so.
22.  (MUCH LATER) Once you are done updating, you may want to launch Final Fantasy XI config to setup your resolution/controller/etc (You'll find it in the start menu).
## Setting up Windower to launch FFXI

1.  Install Windower (Perliminary Leg Work Item 6, above)
2.  Once installed, you will have a desktop shortcut
3.  Right click, choose properties
4.  Click Compatibility
5.  Click Run this program as an administrator
6.  Launch Windower
7.  Click Addons, and install the following:
a. cancel
b. distance
c. enemybar
d. enternity
e. gearswap
f. pointwatch
g. send
h. shortcuts
i. silence
j. text
k. tparty
l. update
m. zonetimer
n. treasury
8.  Click Plugins and install the following:
a. ffxidb
b. infobar
c. timers
9.  **\*\*IMPORTANT\*\*** - If you have used Windower Before, be sure to DISABLE Light Luggage, it crashes the server if it is used.
10.  Click Profiles
11.  Click the (+) Button
12.  Click "New Profile 1" and replace the name with Legion FFXI
13.  Click the Back Arrow
14.  Click Legion FFXI, and click the "Push Pin" Icon
15.  You should now have a "Windower (Legion FFXI)" Shortcut on your desktop.
16.  Right click, and choose "Open File Location"
17.  In the window that appears, right click and create a new folder, call it launchers
18.  Copy xiloader.exe (Preliminary Leg Work, Item 5 above) into the launchers folder
19.  Rename xiloader.exe to pol.exe
20.  Navigate back to the Windoer Folder, right click on settings.xml, and choose Open with > Notepad
21.  At the bottom of the page you will find </profile> and </settings>. Open a new line above </profile>
22.  Add the following:
a. <args>--hide --server legiondark.com</args>
b. <executable>c:\Program Files (x86)\Windower4\launchers\pol.exe</executable>
23.  Click File, Click Save.
24.  Close the notepad window.
## Creating your account

1.  Launch Windower (Legion FFXI) from your desktop
2.  A colorful text window will appear
3.  Choose selection 2.) Create New Account a. type 2, hit enter
4.  Choose a username
a. This is your ACCOUNT name, not your character name, and is needed everytime you log in.
5.  Choose a password
a. This is your **ACCOUNT** password. **DO NOT SHARE IT WITH ANYONE, KEEP IT SAFE. DO NOT USE PASSWORDS YOU USE ELSEWHERE**.
6.  Confirm your password
7.  Final Fantasy XI will now launch.
## Logging in

1. Launch Windower (Legion FFXI) from your desktop
2. A colorful text window will appear
3. Choose selection 1.) Login a. type 1, hit enter
4. Type your username, hit enter.
5. Type your password, hit enter.
6. Final Fantasy XI will now launch.

## Modifying your profile to log-in automatically

1. Additional details are available here: https://wiki.dspt.info/index.php/Configuring\_Your\_Client#xiloader