Configuring your client launcher (Ashita or Windower)

If you are looking for how to install or patch the client, please visit this WIKI page.

Configuring your launcher: Ashita | Windower | Custom

Note: both Ashita and Windower launchers have some pretty cool bells and whistles available to you. Use caution in enabling these as many of them will get you banned as they are basically cheats. Best rule of thumb is, when in doubt, don't do it.

A note from our Admins

Regarding plugins add-ons and other 3rd party tools: These will be judged on a case by case basis. if it seems like cheating it probably is. "I didn't know" is not a valid defense if what you are doing impacts server stability or alters the gameplay experience of others. Forcing doors open in the client is allowed with this drawback: if you sequence break you do so at your own risk. Teo will NOT assist you if the reason you are stuck is you skipped something.

---

Using Ashita

For demiurge and other private servers, you will need some way to connect to the private server. Ashita is one of these configurable game client launchers.

Where can I get it, or what is Ashita all about?

You can download the Ashita 3 client from this link..

Note: the link above will start the exe download, so if your browser doesn't like it, or if you would like more information about Ashita itself, please visit Atom0s.com or you can visit this post Bluegartr forum post by Atom0s

To configure Ashita 3 to connect to demiurge, please take these steps:

Note: Windows users, you will likely be prompted by UAC (user account controller) when you open the file. It's in your best interest to always r-click the shortcut and run as an administrator to make sure your settings are saved.

1. Click on the + icon at the bottom of the loaded Ashita window.
2. Click on the gear icon to the left to access the configuration settings.
3. Name the configuration something like Demiurge, or something that will help you remember what you are connecting to.
4. The file setting should be .\ffxi-bootmod\pol.exe
5. The Command settings should be --server demiurge.pw
6. Leave the script setting alone.
7. The checkboxes can be left unchecked
8. At the bottom locate the checkmark at the borrom to safe your settings.

Troubleshooting

If you installed Ashita into a folder outside your FFXI game folder and get an error trying to launch the loader, you will likely need to set the path for #4 above to the location where you have the game files installed, or relocate all of the Ashita 3 files from the current location to your game files folder.

Come join us in Discord for help.

---

Using Windower

For demiurge and other private servers, you will need some way to connect to the private server. Windower is one of these configurable game client launchers.

Where can I get it, or what is Windower all about?

You can download the latest Windower client from this link..

Note: the link above will start the exe download, so if your browser doesn't like it, or if you would like more information about Windower itself, please visit Windower.net

To configure Windower to connect to demiurge, please take these steps:

Note: Windows users, you will likely be prompted by UAC (User Account Controller) when you open the file. It's in your best interest to always r-click the shortcut and run as an administrator to make sure your settings are saved.

1. Open the folder that you installed Windower in and locate the settings.xml file.
2. Open it in a program such as Notepad or Notepad++ to edit it
3. Add a new profile setting with the information and then save your file.

 <profile name="Demiurge">
    <consolekey>Insert</consolekey>
    <windowmode>Window</windowmode>
    <width>1280</width>
    <height>720</height>
    <uiscale>1</uiscale>
    <args>--server demiurge.pw</args>
    <executable>..\..\xiloader\pol.exe</executable>
  </profile>

Troubleshooting

Please note that the <executable> location may be different depending on where you installed Windower. So please change path to xiloader to wherever yours is located.

Come join us in Discord for help.

Using another server's custom launcher

If you are using another launcher that was created for a specific server, please try using Ashita or Windower to connect to Demiurge. These launchers were set up and configured for the specific server and it will take more work to modify them, and we don't want you to change a setting or break your way to connect to that server by mistake.