Final Fantasy XIV BETA

Peveus · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:41 pm�� Post subject: Final Fantasy XIV BETA

Thread for FFXIV beta discussion. This first post provides instructions on signing up and fixing the updater speed issue.

First of all, to apply for the open beta follow the instructions here: http://entry.ffxiv.com/eu/index.html

If/when you get accepted, you might get an email from the US version like I did - your login details will be rejected. Change https://dev-na.ffxiv.com/ to https://dev-eu.ffxiv.com/ and it will work.

As for updating the game when it first runs, the installer uses torrent protocol and it is configured HORRIBLY. You will be lucky to get 30kb/s and the first file is 5GB. Yeah.

Here is what you do (If you are up to the huge patch skip to 5):

1) Run the updater. When it starts downloading, cancel it and quit.

2) Navigate to your FFXIV patch folder. On windows 7, for me this C:\Users\MYUSERNAME\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version\downloads\ffxiv-beta

3) Double click the bca2a8ae folder then metainfo. You'll find two torrent files. Download them in Vuze, uTorrent or any other torrent program. I got up to 2mb/s this way.

4) Keep a backup somewhere of the downloaded files, then copy them into the bca2a8ae under the subfolder "patch"

5) Open the updater again and wait till it starts downloading the next patch. Close it again.

6) This time open folder d96437e6, meta info. Download all torrents.

7) Copy downloaded files to d96437e6, patch folder.

8) Run the updater, it should install the updates you downloaded. At this point they will disappear from the patch folder (which is why I told you to make a backup in case you need to install FFXIV again another day).

Now play!!!

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ittekimasu · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:43 pm�� Post subject:

What world are you playing in?
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hilman · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:50 pm�� Post subject:

Cheers for this

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mantra79 · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 2:13 pm�� Post subject:

Downloading at 500kb/s now

, should be up and playing in two hours. Post up your toons name's and ill see you all in game.
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Steam: mantra79

ittekimasu · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 2:15 pm�� Post subject:

Character:Rokusaburo Michiba
World: Lindblum
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Shadow Wave · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 2:16 pm�� Post subject:

I got an invite to this last week... but really basted on my experience with FF11 I don't think ill bother with it .
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ittekimasu · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:04 pm�� Post subject:

I didn't get much of a chance on FF11 having gotten it too late into it's lifecycle.

Guess, thats why the eagerness for me to participate. I'd like to see how the game plays when everyone is fresh and new again.
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Pagan's Mind · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:45 pm�� Post subject:

Thanks a lot for this Peveus. I couldn't even get the installer to download anything and I didn't want to bother opening a bunch of ports

I got it all downloaded in 30 minutes via utorrent =)

Peveus · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:02 pm�� Post subject:

Character: Peveus Altana
World: Rabanastre
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mantra79 · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:35 pm�� Post subject:

Character: Mantras Wench
World: Rabanastre
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360: mantra79
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Pagan's Mind · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:39 pm�� Post subject:

Is there any reason why you guys chose Rabanastre? More Aussies there?

extremisjae · Status: Offline Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 11 $poons: 1.40

Thanks Peveus for this its a big help!
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Peveus · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:37 pm�� Post subject:

Ciel · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:46 am�� Post subject:

Character: Ciel Vermillion
World: Rabanastre
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ittekimasu · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:15 pm�� Post subject:

Character: Takeshi Kaga
World: Rabanastre
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Ciel · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:33 pm�� Post subject:

Here's my low level character I just created.

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extremisjae · Status: Offline Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 11 $poons: 1.40

Extremis Jae in Rabanastre

I'll add u folks. Any other aussies playing?
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shadeslayer · Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:17 pm�� Post subject:

Shad Drake, Rabanastre

Yeah, I couldn't really think of a name

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ittekimasu · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:10 am�� Post subject:

is anyone using a gamepad? I've heard it's easier so was curious to hear whether anyone here has used one. I might look into getting a wired 360 pad or just look into having a ps3 controller work for it.

also has anyone seen or know where to find a page which details what every key does?
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Cyph · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 2:56 pm�� Post subject:

Hmm, I can't download the files via utorrent, tracker reads that the download is unauthorised with this tracker. Any ideas?

Cyph · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:11 pm�� Post subject:

Bumpy bump, anyone have any ideas how to get that torrent downloading?

Peveus · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:28 pm�� Post subject:

Use Azureus / Vuze

The tracker will not authorise a torrent program you need to be able to use the UDP user group.
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Cyph · Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:46 pm�� Post subject:

Thanks Peveus, I'll try that out today. I'm really wanting to try this out because I'm fence sitting on picking it up.

Cyph · Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:17 pm�� Post subject:

Woot, that did the trick, thanks Peveus

Cyph · Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:53 pm�� Post subject:

Any impressions people? How do we all feel about it in its current state (I'm still waiting for my download to complete)?

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