Final Fantasy XI

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Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy VII	1998
Final Fantasy VIII	2000
Final Fantasy XI	2003
Final Fantasy XIV	2010
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Final Fantasy VIII (2013)	2013
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Final Fantasy IV	2014
Final Fantasy XIII	2014
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Final Fantasy IV: The After Years	2015
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD‎	2015
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Final Fantasy VI	2015
Final Fantasy IX	2016
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster	2016
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Dissidia Final Fantasy NT	2019
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Final Fantasy Awakening	TBA

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS; use Windower with the Unlimited plugin to run at higher frame rates.

General information

Official site

Official media site

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website		Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition.
Steam		Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition.

All versions require a Square Enix Account.

The Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition is the newest and most complete edition.

Pay-per-month MMO. First 30 days free for new accounts.

Essential improvements[edit]

Oversampling[edit]

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[edit]

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

XI View: http://forums.windower.net/index.php?/topic/8-xi-view-v225-mar-28th-2015-user-interface/

Increased Draw Distance[edit]

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[edit]

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

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/230330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Defaults to 4:3, change in Config menu in game.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Reducing/increasing camera distance affects the FOV.
Windowed	Set in Config Tool on the General tab.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Set in Configuration Tool.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS	30 FPS cap; use Windower with the Unlimited plugin to run at higher frame rates.
120+ FPS	Use Windower with the Unlimited plugin.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings[edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		Log information during dialogues.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		The game is Online only.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	25, 80, 110, 443, 50000-65535
UDP	50000-65535

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues unresolved[edit]

Frame rate[edit]

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

Also try removing all USB devices. In the past, it was found that certain USB devices would cause a frame rate drop.^[1]

Issues fixed[edit]

Crashes[edit]

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 Windows Vista and later[edit]

Download updated client

Download the updated client.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements[edit]

Windows^[2]
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8	7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or faster	Intel Core i3 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce series ATI Radeon 9000 series 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GT 740 DirectX 8.1 compatible

Notes

↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/230330/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (230330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/230330/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (230330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] A different fix for the lag problem! May help some people :) :: Final Fantasy XI :: ZAM

[3] ttp://www.playonline.com/ff11us/envi/win/win01.html

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

Developers

	Square Enix
Release dates
Windows	November 7, 2002

Final Fantasy XI

Contents

Availability[edit]

Essential improvements[edit]

Oversampling[edit]

Improved UI[edit]

Increased Draw Distance[edit]

Change max number of displayed characters on-screen[edit]

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video settings[edit]

Input settings[edit]

Audio settings[edit]

Localizations

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Ports

Issues unresolved[edit]

Frame rate[edit]

Issues fixed[edit]

Crashes[edit]

Will not run on Windows Vista and later[edit]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

System requirements[edit]

Notes

References