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Final Fantasy XI

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Final Fantasy XI is a MMORPG developed and published by Square (now SquareEnix), originally released in Japan in 2002 and 2004 in the US. The game is available on the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 2. It is a cross-platform and cross-region game, where any platform in any country can play on any server. The game typically remains in the top 10 MMOs in terms of subscription base[1].

System Requirements

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Graphical Tweaks

Windowed mode

Since 2007, an official windowed mode has been available. This can be turned on by opening the FINAL FANTASY XI Config Tool and checking the "Run in Windowed Mode" in the General Tab. There is also an unofficial windowed mode using a 3rd party program called Windower; which does a lot more than just a windowed mode as well.

Borderless windowed mode

Using Windower with "Hide Border" and the resolution matching your desktop resolution will run the game in a borderless windowed mode.

Oversampling

It is possible to improve the graphics further beyond what is allowed by editing the "Background resolution" registry setting. For more details, see http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Graphics#Background_Resolution

Improved UI

There are various 3rd-party tools used to improve the UI.

Increased Draw Distance

The normal way to change draw distance is the /localsettings command in-game. It is possible to increase the draw distance beyond the max using this Windower plugin: http://wiki.windower.net/plugins/drawdistance

Change max number of displayed characters on-screen

This can be changed by using the /localsettings command. Syntax: /localsettings charanum [number] (25-50)

Performance Improvements

Framerate

The max framerate for the game is 30 FPS. If you are not finding your framerate near that, it can help to turn off shadows in the in-game options.

Crashes

The game typically does not stay open if another program is in fullscreen mode. If something opens in fullscreen mode, FFXI will most likely close/crash.

Will not run on Vista/Win7

The Vista/Win7 version must be downloaded: http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/download/media/vista01.html?pageID=media

Where To Buy

Physical copies

The "Final Fantasy XI: Ultimate Collection" version is available for $20 or less in various electronic sellers such as GameStop, BestBuy, Target or WalMart. Individual expansions or older packs are no longer sold as new, and Xbox 360 or PlayStation 2 version may not longer be available in stores.

Digital copies

The Ultimate Abyssea Collection is available on many digital platforms.