Private Server Install Guide

**Ashita Guide**

Please follow these instructions as closely as possible. It's very easy to miss a step or overlook something, and then nothing will work.
Pre-requisites:

Bit Torrent: http://www.bittorrent.com/compare/bittorrent-pro  (needed to download Final Fantasy XI Installer)

Step 1:
Download the Final Fantasy XI Installer as a torrent here. http://nasomi.com/download.php

Step 2:
[[32-bit]] Users launch FFXISETUP.exe and install everything.

[[64-bit]] Windows users launch 64bit POL, then launch FFXISETUP.exe and install everything EXCEPT Playonline After the install then go to the address below and download Playonline viewer.
Download 64bit Playonline viewer here:
http://dl.square-enix.co.jp/polus/setup.exe?\_ga=1.37101796.518216956.1444580181

Step 3:
Open the "update files" folder, and select all the files and copy them

Step 4:
Open the directory you installed into, for example:
C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\Final Fantasy XI\
Step 5:
Paste the update files you just copied into this folder. Click overwrite on any duplicates.

Step 6:
Launch PlayOnline, it will briefly update, and then restart.

Step 7 [[Part 1]]:
Click "Existing Members" and enter POL ID ABCD1234 and click register, then click login

Step 7 [[Part 2]]:
On the left side click "Check Files" and CHANGE THE DROPDOWN to read FINAL FANTASY XI.

Step 8:
 Click "Check Now", this process will take some time. Eventually it will come up with "Repair". Select that. This can take a few hours.

Step 9:
Open your install directory and find Playonline\SquareEnix\PlayonlineViewer\ to find and copy the 'data' folder.

Step 10:
Back out and open Playonline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\ and paste the data folder into this directory.

Step 11:
Open the "Visual C++ Runtimes" folder and install ALL 3 files in the folder.
[[Also Download]] Visual C++ 2015 Redistrubutable (x86) at this link:  http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Components-Libraries/Microsoft-Visual-C-Redistributable-Package.shtml

Step 12:
Open the "Ashita" folder(dont use the one that came with the download please use this one at the link below) and right click Ashita and run as administrator.
http://delvl.ffevo.net/atom0s/ashita-v2/repository/archive.zip
http://delvl.ffevo.net/atom0s/launcher-v2/repository/archive.zip

Step 13:
Once you have placed Ashita.exe where you want it, simply run it. (Double-click it.)
Note: On some machines you will have to run Ashita as an administrator!
To do that, right-click Ashita.exe and choose 'Run As Administrator'.  ALSO Norton antivirus will delete the program if you have it protecting turn it off while playing FFXI Private server!

Once you run Ashita.exe it will download all the needed files for you to get started.
Start Ashita.exe again and click the appropriate profile and click "EDIT CONFIG"
Within, on the Boot Command line edit account and password to reflect the appropriate values.
ChaosDS Server information: --server chaosds.ddns.net
Tweak your window size and other options as you like and hit "SAVE CONFIG". You do not need to check Test Server.
You will also need to download and place xiloader in the Playonline folder next to pol.exe (  C:\\ProgramFiles (x86)\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer )

Download link: https://github.com/DarkstarProject/xiloader/releases/tag/v1.0.1

Double-click the profile you edited in Ashita to launch from now on!

Step 14:
Follow the instructions on the black screen.

Step 15:
See you in game!

**Windower 4 Guide**

Please follow these instructions as closely as possible. It's very easy to miss a step or overlook something, and then nothing will work.
Pre-requisites:

Bit Torrent: http://www.bittorrent.com/compare/bittorrent-pro  (needed to download Final Fantasy XI Installer)

Step 1:
Download the Final Fantasy XI Installer as a torrent here. http://nasomi.com/download.php

Step 2:
[[32-bit]] Users launch FFXISETUP.exe and install everything.

[[64-bit]] Windows users launch 64bit POL, then launch FFXISETUP.exe and install everything EXCEPT Playonline After the install then go to the address below and download Playonline viewer.
Download 64bit Playonline viewer here:
http://dl.square-enix.co.jp/polus/setup.exe?\_ga=1.37101796.518216956.1444580181

Step 3:
Open the "update files" folder, and select all the files and copy them

Step 4:
Open the directory you installed into, for example:
C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\Final Fantasy XI\

Step 5:
Paste the update files you just copied into this folder. Click overwrite on any duplicates.

Step 6:
Launch PlayOnline, it will briefly update, and then restart.

Step 7 [[Part 1]]:
Click "Existing Members" and enter POL ID ABCD1234 and click register, then click login

Step 7 [[Part 2]]:
On the left side click "Check Files" and CHANGE THE DROPDOWN to read FINAL FANTASY XI.

Step 8:
 Click "Check Now", this process will take some time. Eventually it will come up with "Repair". Select that. This can take a few hours.

Step 9:
Open your install directory and find Playonline\SquareEnix\PlayonlineViewer\ to find and copy the 'data' folder.

Step 10:
Back out and open Playonline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\ and paste the data folder into this directory.

Step 11:
Open the "Visual C++ Runtimes" folder and install ALL 3 files in the folder.
[[Also Download]] Visual C++ 2015 Redistrubutable (x86) at this link:  http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Components-Libraries/Microsoft-Visual-C-Redistributable-Package.shtml

Step 12:
Download Windower from the windower website link below.  ALSO Norton antivirus may delete the program if you have it protecting turn it off while playing FFXI Private server!
http://www.windower.net/
After you are done run windower and have it update, then shut it down.
Xiloader
Now you will need to download and place xiloader in the Playonline folder next to pol.exe (  C:\\ProgramFiles (x86)\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer )
Download link: https://github.com/DarkstarProject/xiloader/releases/tag/v1.0.1

Step 13:
Open Windower and create a profile for your server. After you create it, close Windower, and open settings.xml in Windower's folder with a text editor. You need to add

<executable>xiloader.exe</executable> to your profile, and any arguments (such as --server) into <args>(arguments)</args>.
<profile name="myserver">
<consolekey>Insert</consolekey>
<mipmaplevel>6</mipmaplevel>
<uiscale>1</uiscale>
<supersampling>2</supersampling>
<bumpmapping>true</bumpmapping>
<args>--server chaosds.ddns.net </args>
<executable>xiloader.exe</executable>
</profile>

After you are done editing your profile, save the settings.xml file, launch windower, and running your profile should connect you to your target server.

Step 14:
Follow the instructions on the black screen.

Step 15:
See you in game!