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The Mega Pack has now been updated to include the most recent mods as well as everything else completed. You will need 1.42GB of free space to install the complete pack.
https://tinyurl.com/ffxi-megapack

Looks like that plugin has been broken since earlier this year. No word on a fix.

According to a user in this thread a program called AutoSizer helped.

You can use this site to notify you when the price drops to what you want to pay: http://isthereanydeal.com/#/page:game/info?plain=finalfantasyxiultimatecollectionseekersedition

For whatever reason, Amazon base price is $10 less than Square-Enix's own site...

It hasn't been below $20 in a long time it seems, but it was $20 on Amazon just 32 days ago.

Personally, I'm expecting a server merge sometime before the end of the year, along with another freeweek + sale to bring more people back for the finale.

Windows shouldn't repeatedly sync on its own, though. It looks like Virtualbox has it's own time sync built into the guest additions if installed, and by default syncs every 10 seconds. That could be the culprit.

It's a bit more work to disable virtualbox time sync. In the command line/terminal of your host OS, enter the following. Replace "VM name".

VBoxManage setextradata "VM name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/VMMDev/0/Config/GetHostTimeDisabled" 1 and restart the VM. If you alter the clock, it shouldn't change back.

Download: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.9.1.html

Once installed open the program, you should have a blank window open. Copy/paste the code into it. Go to save, when it asks save it as "Sparks" and to the right of where you name it you should get to choose the type of file, choose LUA.

Make a new folder in your Windower4/Addons folder titled "Sparks", and drag and drop your Sparks.lua into it. Then you can type //lua load Sparks in game to load the addon.

A friend of mine who was in mainland China until recently used ExpressVPN if I recall correctly. It's a paid VPN which sucks, but supposedly it works well for gaming.

Windscribe might be a free alternative that could work, too.

Decided to upload a video of the mod I made for mog garden (keep in mind it's not 100% finished since I don't sitll have access to 2nd area), shows before and after (mithra not included!)

Installing is just replacing one file (the mog garden data file)

https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/51963/ffxi-hd-mods/

Direct link to mod:

https://tinyurl.com/y9o5nn4v

To install you just go into the ffxi folder, goto rom/309/ and change the name of 10.dat to 10old.dat, copy the file from the download zip and copy the one in the mod folder in it's place (not from the "original folder" in this zip, this is the normal file backup). When you zone out and back into the mog garden the HD version will show.

To go back to old version just delete the new file and rename 10old.dat to 10.dat again.

For those interested, here's the link - it cost me about $56 total between buying it and having it shipped. It only took about 3 days for it to get here.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E7%9A%86%E5%B7%9D-%E5%8F%B2%E7%94%9F/dp/4047333697/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BCxi&qid=1619166747&sr=8-1

Just buy it on Amazon for $30 instead of $40, download, install, and add the codes to your SE account if required.

I personally see no reason to use steam for this game, it is a needless middleman.

So I travel a lot and use VPN in US hotels and at airports. My VPN server is in a colo with very nice internet speeds so it's not a problem.

My family did a 3 year stint in Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan, and South Korea); so I bought my sister a HideMyAss account. She watched Netflix, Hulu and Youtube and played Wii of that account with no problems what so ever.

I'm one of the posters in that BlueGartr thread, I've been playing FFXI off and on in Korea for years now. Until recently I needed to use a VPN to connect through SE's region block (back in 2008 they blocked nearly all of China and Korea from access to FFXI and FFXIV, to try to prevent RMT). The best service I found was WiTopia, and they now have a 3 month plan available instead of a full year. If I remember correctly, there was still a problem with adding payments while on the VPN (their 3rd party biller flagged it as fraud because of the proxy), but I cleared that up by doing remote desktop to my parents PC back in the states and adding my payment there...

Now that I read your post again, if you're even able to get to the part where it's asking you for billing, perhaps the VPN isn't needed where you are after all. You're being flagged because of your location when trying to make a payment, but you might be able to play the game with no problem once payment is set up. Having someone add the payment information for you and set up to auto-renew and you might be good to go.

I Just find the picture of the box in Amazon :

https://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-Special-Japan-playstation-2/dp/B00006H1SS

Was thinking something like this. IDK if it would work

https://www.amazon.com/Koolertron-Single-Handed-Programmable-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B076LRJ528/ref=sr\_1\_1\_sspa?crid=1WNB3NNK99ATJ&keywords=windows+10+programmable+keypads&qid=1665527222&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI...

Sad the series of artworks has ended, but glad they were made.

For anyone that enjoyed these, the artist is Fumio Minagawa and he has a FFXI art book that's been available for some time.

I bought it a few months ago from Amazon.jp, and it arrived in about a week.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E7%9A%86%E5%B7%9D-%E5%8F%B2%E7%94%9F/dp/4047333697/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=4047333697&qid=1664399958&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sr=8-1

They also sell it on Amazon US but it's much more expensive, and still imported I believe. If you want to try buy it somewhere else the ISBN you can use is 4047333697

video i found showing it off a bit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7_TVi6_u-M

I got a Cricut and you can just <em>buy</em> holographic vinyl sticker sheets you can print out at home with an inkjet or laser printer. It's a lot of power, and I'm not going to responsible with it. Everything I own is getting an FFXI sticker.

I'm afraid I'm not selling them, I'm gonna be giving them away to people in my LS who want one.

I wrestled with Xbox and PS4 controllers for years. Ones that were suppose to work but don't. A myriad of 3rd party programs and editing files. DS4 program randomly shutting down disconnecting my controller and having to restart my comp for it to work again.

I recently bought this one and wish I had years ago. 8bitdo

Plug and play, comfortable, durable, can turn on and off without hassle. I love it.

http://isthereanydeal.com/#/page:game/info?plain=finalfantasyxiultimatecollectionseekersedition

It's been $10 on Gamersgate and SE store, as well as $12 on Amazon.

http://isthereanydeal.com/#/page:game/info?plain=finalfantasyxiultimatecollectionseekerseditionna

Lowest on Steam was ~~$13.39~~ $13.59.

I use wine to run the game on my MacBook Air, runs great. It's got a platinum rating from wine community forums for compatibility on OS X. You just need the game files downloaded from the website or original cd.

I used wine bottler also which helped make the installation of wine a breeze.

I ran with Wine, and crossover, playonlinux is pretty much a free version of crossover. Both use Wine underneath.

I played FFXI for years in Ubuntu and with gamepad working w/o issues with one of the above depending on the year.

Where did you get your installer? Was is downloaded from http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/download/media/install_win.html? or is it from another source? My Amazon download doesn't run for some reason.

You could also use Wine from http://www.winehq.org thats what I use to run mine on Mac.

The best is BCE Premium TV. We are using it for a long time. Watch legally all the "England Premier League - England League Championship - Spain La Liga - Italy Serie A - France Ligue1 - UEFA Champions League, ..." matches live streaming on the "BCE PREMIUM TV" in FULL HD QUALITY with +100 premium sports channels like beIN Sports, Sky Sports, BT Sport, Fox Sports, NBA, ESPN, WWE, UFC, ... only $15/month or $70/year , just search "BCE Premium TV" on Google and you will find it easily.

Official website: https://premium.b-c-e.us

I'm not playing but would liek to return. When I was playing the game I decided if I could get up to $10 for my patreon my gaming channel/site I would return. Still hasn't happened but if I do make it I'll add you. https://www.twitch.tv/greasyjoystick

Maybe look 9nto something like Shadow

It isn't free, but you would be able to play any steam, or other gaming services games from your note 9 Dex setup.

Paying with a proxy enabled, like Hola http://hola.org , might solve it. They are detecting the location of your computer to be in a different country than the nation of your billing address. China being a suspect nation for hacking attacks to fraudulently charge a stolen card number, a lot of banks will deny online transactions from IP addresses in that country.

Ive been using parsec with great results. I have the game running on my pc, and can hop on through my phone or laptop anywhere i have good internet.

The only problem ive ran into is having to disconnect any controller (game pad) from your PC in order for parsec to recognize another controller from wherever you're streaming.

Hope this helps!

Bummer. Was hoping it'd be that easy lol.

Okay, the program that you can use to help narrow down the issue is called Dependency Walker (http://www.dependencywalker.com/). Download the x86 version (since FFXI is a 32 bit program) and Unzip it, run it with admin privilage -> file -> open -> select pol.exe. Then profile -> start profiling -> OK

When it's done (give it a min) look for stuff that has red, not yellow, in the upper left hand box.. The red things are the major issues that are keeping it from loading. Then you can google some of the dlls it returns to see what it's a part of. I'd almost bet money it has something to do with DirectX 8 but this will help narrow it down for sure.

I've gone through the whole ordeal with finding different drivers and tools to get console remotes to work on my PC. In the end, this little dongle has been by far the best and most foolproof option for almost any console controller.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079B5KHWQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_WP73NC15ZAK0YX6P31QT?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

GPD Win Max website

Amazon Link

I pre-ordered mine from Indigogo for $779.00 USD, I think you can get them on Aliexpress for $899.00 USD but I've never dealt with that site.

It’s $9.99 right now, so now would be perfect. Just know the install might take all day. I have 100 mb/s connection, and it still took me 8 hours to download every patch and xpac (and they’re not large). Also, depending on your ISP, you might need a VPN to download. It acts really weird for me. For instance, with Spectrum, I don’t need a VPN if I’m using a wired connection, but if I do it over WiFi, my internet shuts down for a few minutes, because of the way it downloads and it thinks I’m pirating. At my parents house, with AT&T, you need a VPN or else it’ll only download like 100 mb before shutting down. I recommend Private Internet Access, since it’s slowed my internet the least out of all the VPN’s I’ve tried. It does have a subscription, but I think you can get a two week trial. Any patch after that should be small enough to download before your ISP freaks out. I only had to use it download the full game when I got it.

I'm not in China,also I don't have Chinese friend currently,(I had one really long ago,also said he had to go back to China from U.S.back then he somehow logged in,but I don't know how.it was more than 10 years ago.)

I only have twitter and Quora friends,They are using VPN.He says his VPN has sometime good connection,sometime bad.

I once used "StrongVPN"to use American IP,It was not free but worked well,at least from japan.

I use NordVPN and it seems out of all of them this gives me the best speed. I average around 300-500 miles away from my PC. The subscription is very reasonable. Speeds stay around 180-240 out of 300 down

Dammit, made a typo on her name, it's Minagawa, not Managawa.

Anyway, handy links:

How cheap is cheap?

Can't really provide good links without a price range, but I can give you a bit of important advice:

Get something with an AMD/ATI card, do NOT get a laptop with an nVidia card for FFXI. nVidia cards don't support the older directx that ffxi uses, so you'll have to either run it on the onboard graphics or use something like dgvoodoo to force it to run on the nvidia and then there's still conversion issues.

This seems like a decent option, but at 4gigs of ram you're definitely not going to want to have it multitasking much: https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-80XV009CUS-A9-9420-AMD-GRAPHICS/dp/B0772VN88B

I've heard Magic-NS works very well for many controllers including PS4. But I haven't tested it myself. I'd check some reviews before ordering. Though it's quite cheap.

XI and controller on PC has always had a interesting relationship. I've had a ton of issues ever since I moved on from PS2 with a standard adapter. PS3 was a nightmare with motioninjoy and CE360. I got it working but I was plagued with issues. PS4 took me a while to get going but once I did I only had problems with my USB cable dying on me.

I have never gotten the PS4 wireless to work for a damn. I had delays and similar issues to your multiple commands going off at once which is odd since you had that happen wired.

To combat the disconnect issue I buy these thin USB cables that are light so they don't pull on the controller as much and unless I drop them they don't disconnect.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PG6NQO0

I wish there was a nice thin wire one that had a smaller plug. I don't like how much this one sticks out but it worked fairly well for me.

1st try the different premade configurations in the configuration tool, for some reason it’s REALLY funky but some work and some won't even after adjusting the settings.

If that doesn't work try this: Sony DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adaptor https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KWLKKQU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_R5ehzb5C14DPH

It's an adapter made by sony specifically for Dualshock 4 controllers to connect to PC, no emulation software needed.

Here's the controller/adapter kit for those interested: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-dualshock-4-wireless-controller-starter-kit-for-playstation-4-black/5623686.p?skuId=5623686

I wrote a post a while back asking for a book or place to read up on both the development of FFXI and the ingame story. The game was so overwhelming that I a book explaining the game and it's history would be very beneficial. I highly suggest you try a kickstarter, there are plenty of FFXI fans who would love a well produced and detailed book about this insanely large game. I feel like this MMO has had a lot of it's history lost through the old internet and without a modern community making documentary like videos detailing its changes so I say go for it! I do recommend you try contacting people at Square for interviews and former employees. Also I am guessing any of the founders and heavy contributors to those FFXI faqs sites would be a great for interviews.

There was a book written about the crazy history of the factions of online players in EVE online and reminds me of what you are trying to do here. You don't have to be someone who played the game to enjoy reading about it. https://www.amazon.com/Empires-EVE-History-Great-Online/dp/0990972402/ref=pd_cp_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=H9H2SG4YGS3FGXPJD8J1

I read your first three pages, I think it's great, I like the writing style. The only suggestion is changing WoW to Warcraft after its first mention. WoW on a page too many times looks really odd. I hope to see updates on this project.

It's @$29.99 on Amazon right now. Amazon price adjusts within 30 days of purchase, and most credit cards have price adjustment policies for 60 - 90 days after purchase.

I'm risking sounding like an idiot with this question because it may be an obvious answer, but, would a basic modern PC (purchased summer of 2016) with integrated graphics play FFXI? Something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BGT69OE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I know the majority of specs are way above what was even conceived in 2004 or whatever, but I'm asking about the integrated graphics.

Does she cook in game and irl? I saw this ad right below the clock:

https://www.amazon.com/CafePress-Cooking-Kitchen-Pockets-Grilling/dp/B00ZAJ3UAI/ref=pd_sbs_63_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=6EC8MB2ART055YZC0HRD

It's available on this CD, Track 1.

You can also just buy the song individually, if you'd like. That CD is full of PlayOnline music that'll bring the memories rushing back.

The xbox one has it's own usb dongle separate from the 360 one. I have been using this one since I came back that came out late last year and it has been great.

PS2 controller via a Super JoyBox 5 Pro. Mouse should absolutely not be used with this game. It is keyboard-only or controller+keyboard, and if you set keyboard in-game to Compact, you can customize your controls.

http://www.play-asia.com/super-joybox-5-pro/13/70qc4

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DU25UO/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1

FFXI launched on Steam with the Abyssea Collection, which had the first 4 expansions and all 6 add-ons. Seekers Collection updated later, and is automatically half price for anyone with the Abyssea Collection on their account. There was no edition on Steam that just went to Shantotto Ascension.

Tried Amazon.jp?

EDIT: Just did and all I can find is the 10th anniversary from a few years ago

http://www.amazon.co.jp/FANTASY-ANNIVERSARY-OFFICIAL-MEMORIAL-Vanadiel-/dp/4757536186/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447307712&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=FINAL+FANTASY+XI%E3%80%80OFFICIAL+MEMORIAL+BOOK%E3%80%80%EF%BD%9E%E8%A8%98%E6%86%B6%E3%...

Your best bet is gonna be ebay or Amazon. They don't produce the 360 version of the discs anymore so it'll likely be used.

If you're just looking for Seekers I found this: http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-XI-Seekers-Adoulin-Xbox/dp/B00B23MO9Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1436588981&sr=1-1&keywords=seekers+of+adoulin+360

If you're looking for the Ultimate Collector's Edition I found this: http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-XI-Ultimate-Collection-Seekers/dp/B00B23MODA/ref=sr_1_2?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1436589081&sr=1-2&keywords=ffxi+ultimate+collection+seekers+edition+360

But it's quite a lot more.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DU25UO/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.play-asia.com/super-joybox-5-pro-paOS-13-49-en-70-qc4.html

Why not just use that and some real PS2 controllers? It works on Mac OS and Windows XP or newer.

FFXI Seekers of Adoulin Xbox 360 - http://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-Ultimate-Collection-Seekers-Xbox-360/dp/B00B23MODA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1361810886&sr=8-4&keywords=ffxi

Seems to be all that is available on Amazon.