Game Installation & Connecting to the server.

Game Installation Gobrin FFXI Manual Installation Guide To play with us, just follow this step-by-step guide for a full installation of everything you need, and to avoid problems later down the line. Most installation problems occur as a result of a missed step. Installing and updating FFXI 1- Download and install the installation files located at PlayOnline.com Run PlayOnline and let it update. 2- After the update for POL is done and restarted it will ask you if you're a New User or Existing User. 3-Choose Existing User using 12345678 as username/pass/account id etc. Exit PlayOnline 4-Prepare FFXI by downloading the patch files located here Extract contents and copy to your FFXI directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\ 5- Update FFXI Run PlayOnline. On the left side of the screen click Check Files If you get a separate popup window that says it's launching the FFXI installer or asks for install discs you can just close it. 6- On the next screen where it says "PlayOnlineViewer" click the two arrows and change it to "Final Fantasy XI". The "version" should be "UNKNOWN" Click on the Check Files button. 7- 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. You should then choose to fix the errors. 8- PlayOnline will then automatically start checking and updating files. This takes around 5-10hrs. 9- Post update Once you're done updating, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer Right-click the "data" folder and click copy Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI, right click an empty space in the folder and click paste. You should now have the "data" folder inside your /FINAL FANTASY XI/ folder. ============================================ Connecting to Gobrin Download the xiloader.exe file located here Place the xiloader.exe in your POL folder (SquareEnix/PlayOnlineViewer) Set pol.exe and xiloader.exe to run as administrator by right-clicking on them and going Properties, opening the Compatibility tab and clicking the Run as Administrator checkbox at the bottom of the window. Download and install MSVC 2015 Runtimes x86 version. Optional: Delete vulgar2.dic from PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\data\dic to disable swear filters, as the setting does not get saved. Download and install Windower Create a profile, highlight your new profile, and click on the pencil icon to adjust your desired settings. Click the pin icon to create a desktop shortcut Exit Windower Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windower4 and edit the settings.xml file with notepad Note: If you have issues with your settings.xml file changes sticking, then copy the file elsewhere, edit it there, and copy it back to the original location. Somewhere between the tags <profile name="YourProfile"> and </profile>, (where YourProfile is what you named the profile you created) include the following code:

<args>–server gobrin.com –hairpin –user 12345678</args> <executable>xiloader.exe</executable>

Launch Windower with your chosen profile The xiloader window will open, where you can log in and register a new account. To create a new account, enter 2 and hit enter, then enter your username and password and confirm your password. To log in, enter 1 and enter your username and password. If you want the program to remember your username and password, you can put them into the <args> section of the settings.xml file as below:

<args>–server gobrin.com –hairpin –user (yourusernamehere) –password (yourpasswordhere)</args> <executable>xiloader.exe</executable>

Where your_username is your username and your_password is your password. Once you log in, Final Fantasy will start and you can create your character, choose your starting town, and get playing!

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