Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

Developers
	Square Enix
Release dates
Windows	August 27, 2013

Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy VII	1998
Final Fantasy VIII	2000
Final Fantasy XI	2003
Final Fantasy XIV	2010
Final Fantasy VII (2012)	2012
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	2013
Final Fantasy VIII (2013)	2013
Final Fantasy III	2014
Final Fantasy IV	2014
Final Fantasy XIII	2014
Final Fantasy XIII-2	2014
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years	2015
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD‎	2015
Final Fantasy V	2015
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	2015
Final Fantasy VI	2015
Final Fantasy IX	2016
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster	2016
Mobius Final Fantasy	2016
Final Fantasy Type-0 Online	2016

Key points

Being an MMORPG, a constant internet connection is required to play.

Originally released as Final Fantasy XIV on September 22, 2010.

Cross-platform play with PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 players.

General information

Technical Support forum

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		For original release install the client and use Mog Station.
Developer website
Gamesplanet
Steam

The NA version requires a North American Square Enix Account.

The PAL version requires a European & other Regions Square Enix Account.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use replacement 00004.bk2 Apply the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn intro skip.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn

The files stored in this location are not synced to the game server, so it is recommended that you back them up.

• FFXIV.cfg - Config file with various graphics/game options
• FFXIV_BOOT.cfg - Config file to track stuff like whether or not you've read the EULA
• FFXIV_CHARA_##.dat - These files contain the character creation data for characters you've created on this game client
• downloads/ - Temporary patch download location
• screenshots/ - Any screenshots you have taken with prntscrn will go here
• FFXIV_CHR################/ - This folder contains settings specific to your character

• log/ - Folder containing combat logs for your character
• ACQ.DAT - The list of recent tell contacts.
• ADDON.DAT - UI settings such as HUD layouts and window sizes.
• COMMON.DAT - Character Settings.
• CONTROL0.DAT - Keyboard/Mouse Settings
• CONTROL1.DAT - Gameplay Settings
• GEARSET.DAT - Saved gearsets
• HOTBAR.DAT - contents of your Hotbars, but not their positions or such
• ITEMFDR.DAT - unknown
• ITEMODR.DAT - Inventory and Retainer item sort positions
• KEYBIND.DAT - Keybindings
• LOGFLTR.DAT - Chat filters
• MACRO.DAT - Custom macros
• UISAVE.DAT - timers such as the retainer venture timer, possibly other stuff

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Requires 1280x720 resolution or higher.
Multi-monitor			AMD Eyefinity doesn't work with DX11.
Ultra-widescreen
Field of view (FOV)		Use FFXIV FOV Changer.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		2x, 4x, 8x, 16x. Bilinear and Trilinear filtering modes are also available.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS		Can be locked to 60fps (independently from vsync)
120+ FPS

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Must input Username and Password with Keyboard.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback

Audio settings

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 5.1 supported.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn v1.0 W.I.P.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Dedicated

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound)	80, 443, 8080, 55296-55551
UDP (outbound)	55296-55551

UPNP support status is unknown.

Issues unresolved

Error 90000

This is a generic error code for disconnection from the game server. This issue may have something to do with your local network configuration, or ISP packet shaping/throttling.

Issues fixed

Stuck at loading screen before character selection

Stuck at loading screen before character selection Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn Edit FFXIV.cfg Change CutsceneMovieOpening from 0 to 1 Save the file and restart the game.

Other information

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11	DirectX 11 added alongside the Heavensward expansion.
64-bit executable		Native Support added alongside the Heavensward expansion

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA Geforce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 4770	NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7950

Requires 1280x720 resolution or higher.