XIVLauncher FAQ

Table of Contents

How do I disable autologin?
Are XIVLauncher, Dalamud, and Dalamud Plugins safe to use?
I get an error saying XIVLauncher failed to check for updates when I open the program
I'm on Linux and I keep getting "XIVLauncher failed to update" errors
How come the in-game addon (Dalamud) doesn't work and/or plugins don't display?
How do I uninstall XIV Launcher?
How do I fix plugins that rely on Dalamud provided opcodes?
How do I whitelist XIVLauncher and Dalamud so my Antivirus leaves them alone
XIV isn't saving my new password / how do I clear my saved password?
I think XIVLauncher is giving me a Blue Screen of Death. What information would help narrow this down?
How can I fix crashes on startup?
Do not expect Dalamud and/or Plugins to work on updates/patch day releases.
CAN I LOGIN EARLY TO TITLESCREEN BEFORE PATCH LIVE????
XL Environment Variables
Outdated Plugins List
The launcher shows a red world icon and an error message when trying to log in, and the official launcher doesn't open
The Official Launcher isn't working / XIVLauncher failed to check for updates / Patch files could not be verified
WTFast Config
NVIDIA Driver issue (7th of January)
How to set an injection delay in rivaTuner/RTSS
Where can I find my FFXIV Installation?
How do I migrate ffxiv and/or xivlauncher files from an old Wine prefix to a new one? [Linux]
How do I migrate ffxiv and\or xivlauncher files from an old installation to a new one? [Windows]
Why do people keep asking about Steam so much?
Can I repair my FFXIV installation?
How do I fix a version check error when trying to update FFXIV?
How can I stop GShade or ReShade shaders from affecting plugin windows?
I updated my game with TexTools mods installed. How do I fix crashes?

Q: How do I disable autologin?

Keep the shift key held down while you open XIVLauncher. Keep it held down until the main window appears.

Q: Are XIVLauncher, Dalamud, and Dalamud Plugins safe to use?

Yes! Here at Goatcorp, we take security extremely seriously. Using our software should never put you in a situation where another player can detect you're using third party modifications. At this time, we have no reason to believe that Square Enix does anything to detect client modifications in any form. Compare to using ReShade/GShade, ACT, Teamcraft, and other community projects.

General Disclaimer

You shouldn't mention using XIVLauncher or plugins in-game, just like you shouldn't admit to using any third party modifications, as it is technically against the FFXIV Terms of Service. We have no reported cases of a user being banned for using XIVLauncher, Dalamud, or Dalamud Plugins, but you should still exercise caution. All officially supported plugins go through code review to ensure that they are not exploiting the game or doing anything in such a manner that would result in your game client sending invalid data to the game servers. We cannot endorse any unofficial plugins from third party plugin repositories. You use those at your own risk.

Additionally, XIVLauncher is entirely a hobby project. We do this because it's fun to us, and not because we get paid for it. This means that we always try our best to be professional and responsive, but it also means that everything we do provide to you is on a "best effort" basis - maintaining software like this takes a lot of time and we're just human as well :)

If you have any questions about XIVLauncher, Dalamud, or Dalamud Plugins, please feel free to ask questions in our support discord. We are a primarily English-speaking community and support in other languages may be limited.

XIVLauncher Security Specifics

Here are some additional details about XIVLauncher itself.

  1. XIVLauncher is open source. You can audit the code in the main XIVLauncher GitHub Repo.
  2. XIVLauncher releases are now built directly on GitHub, anything you download, you can be sure that it is from the version of the open source code that is listed on the GitHub repository. In the event that the launcher has been modified, or you are running a version intended for development, it will clearly denote that it is a debug build or otherwise a test/unsupported release. unsupported xivlauncher build
  3. XIVLauncher uses the Windows Credential Manager to safely store your account credentials, if you choose to save them. Your passwords are encrypted and can only be accessed by authorized programs. However, that does mean if someone manages to gain access to your computer, they can technically extract your password. (But at that point, you likely have bigger issues)
  4. XIVLauncher only communicates with GitHub and official FFXIV websites.
  5. XIVLauncher has been designed to fully replicate the same login and authorization process as the official launcher. Steps have been taken to ensure that it will always match retail, down to experiencing the same login issues. Patch downloads are obtained from the same patchlist that SE provides the retail launcher, and all patch files are verified to be correct before they are applied.

Dalamud Security Specifics

Here are some additional details about Dalamud.

  1. Dalamud is a code injection framework. By definition, it's going to look and act like a virus-like program. Your antivirus might even consider it harmful or potentially harmful software! You can read more about whitelisting Dalamud elsewhere on the FAQ. We recommend whitelisting for the best experience, but your computing environment may not require it.
  2. Dalamud allows you to read game memory and read incoming game packets. Compare this to using ACT or Teamcraft Desktop.
  3. Dalamud's framework comes with the ability for modifying game memory/hooking into game client memory and functions that plugins can choose to use. We however only provide safe read-only(where it applies) access to game data in the official Dalamud game data APIs.

Plugin Security Specifics

Here are some additional details about Dalamud Plugins.

  1. Dalamud Plugins on our official plugin repository have been deemed "safe to use" by us.
  2. Officially supported plugins should always be downloaded/installed directly in game from the /xlplugins plugin installer. You don't need to download them manually or install them manually.
  3. Dalamud does support third party plugin repositories, with limited support
    • We cannot provide support for unofficial plugins
    • While many unofficial plugins are safe to use, others may do things that exploit the game or create unsafe conditions that could send invalid data to the game servers or could result in bans. Please exercise caution before using an unsupported plugin. We cannot take any responsibility for them.
    • Unsupported plugin troubleshooting should be taken to the plugin developer or their relevant communities. Please do not ask for support on the XIVLauncher support discord for these plugins, even if they don't have proper support channels elsewhere.

Q: I get an error saying XIVLauncher failed to check for updates when I open the program

There are a few different reasons that XIVLauncher will fail to open. Here are a few common ones.

XIVLauncher is being blocked by my antivirus/firewall

See the main Antivirus FAQ post for information on how to whitelist XIVLauncher.

GitHub Rate Limits

If you've made a lot of queries to github recently, it's possible they may have rate-limited you. This is usually a combined effort of XIVLauncher, Dalamud, Dalamud plugin updates, Gshade, etc all being done in rapid succession, which shouldn't happen under normal circumstances.

  1. Try to visit https://api.github.com/rate_limit and see if the post loads (or downloads a json file)
  2. Look for resources.core.remaining. If it's 0, you've hit GitHub's rate limit
  3. If you've hit the limit, grab the timestamp number from resources.core.reset and convert the UTC timestamp into a human-readable date. https://www.unixtimestamp.com/ works great for this.
  4. Wait the alloted time before launching again, or the timeout period could be extended (if you absolutely need to get in game, use the official launcher during this time)

Not sure?

For the fastest support, head over to the XIVLauncher Discord and post into the #xivlauncher-issues channel with the error you're getting, a screenshot (if possible), and your output.log file which can be found in %appdata%\xivlauncher (Use f!faq logxl in the XIVLauncher discord for more details there).

Q: I'm on Linux and I keep getting "XIVLauncher failed to update" errors

On some more recent Linux distributions, TLS 1.0 and 1.1 has been disabled. This causes an issue with Wine and FFXIV/XIVLauncher because it may not always negotiate TLS correctly.

You can fix this by setting your dssenh DLL override to native if it isn't already. (dssenh=n as an environment variable or in Lutris)

This has also been added to the xivlauncher Lutris script as well.

Thank you to kainz0r for this tip! Example

On Fedora? You will need to run sudo update-crypto-policies --set DEFAULT:FEDORA32 in order to lighten up the security policies as Fedora 33 and later have stricter SSL/TLS settings. FEDORA32 didn't work? Try instead: sudo update-crypto-policies --set LEGACY

Q: How come the in-game addon (Dalamud) doesn't work and/or plugins don't display?

Like many other game tools, Dalamud works by injecting into the FFXIV process and hooking DirectX. Occasionally, it conflicts with other tools or can't work because of them.

Some of the more common ones that may cause issues are:

  • Common Third-Party Antivirus programs. See the dedicated FAQ for this using f!faq av
  • FRAPS please make sure FRAPS is closed when opening FFXIV. It hooks directx for the FPS display and/or recording. You can open it for those features after the game is running.
  • Logitech GHub We don't know why this is a problem application, but it is. THis program may cause Dalamud to crash when exiting the game leaving you on a black screen that's stuck and has to be closed uncleanly.
  • MacType makes no changes to FFXIV because it doesn't use normal fonts anyways. Block it from hooking to FFXIV and you'll be fine.
  • MSI Afterburner contains RTSS. See below.
  • OBS Some of the streaming modes involve hooking directx for better capture. This can cause plugins to render in streams or to not render at all. You may need to change your capture methods.
  • RivaTuner/RTSS Either blacklist FFXIV from automatic hooking or set a RTSS load delay. RTSS can be used after Dalamud loads without issues.
  • SpecialK This also injects into DirectX and can mess things up for Dalamud's injection. It's not consistent, but you probably shouldn't use it unless you have a way of making it hook after Dalamud has loaded.

Q: How do I uninstall XIV Launcher?

You can uninstall XIVLauncher like any normal windows program though the control panel or windows 10 setting app. If you want to purge any trace of it, check for and remove these folders.

Program installation and old versions: %localappdata%\XIVLauncher %localappdata%\goatsoft (if it exists)

Settings/plugins and other user config %appdata%\XIVLauncher

Q: How do I fix plugins that rely on Dalamud provided opcodes?

Certain plugins and features (Universalis updates, PennyPincher, and more), require knowing about the FFXIV client's current opcodes. These change every patch and can sometimes take more time to sort out before a Dalamud update for a new patch is ready.

If you need to refresh your opcode information after it was updated, please relaunch the game. Dalamud will check for updated definitions when it is launched.

Q: How do I whitelist XIVLauncher and Dalamud so my Antivirus leaves them alone?

Please make exceptions (or whitelist) the following folders:

  • %localappdata%\XIVLauncher
  • %appdata%\XIVLauncher
  • Your FFXIV game installation folder

Please also restart your computer afterwards

You may also need to reset Dalamud (the plugin system)

To reset dalamud, remove your %appdata%\XIVLauncher\addon\Hooks folder. Or type f!faq delete dalamud in the XIVLauncher discord and Franzbot will guide you through.

You should also try to whitelist the following files if possible:

  1. <your ffxiv installation>\game\ffxiv_dx11.exe and
  2. %localappdata%\XIVLauncher\XIVLauncher.exe
  3. %localappdata%\XIVLauncher\app-X.Y.Z\XIVLauncher.exe NOTE: replace X.Y.Z with the latest version available. This changes with every launcher update
  4. %appdata%\XIVLauncher\addon\Hooks\W.X.Y.Z\Dalamud.Injector.exe NOTE: replace W.X.Y.Z with the latest version available. This changes with every dalamud update
  5. %appdata%\XIVLauncher\addon\Hooks\W.X.Y.Z\Dalamud.dll NOTE: replace W.X.Y.Z with the latest version available. This changes with every dalamud update
  6. %appdata%\XIVLauncher\runtime

Instructions for individual AV

Avast:

https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Antivirus-scan-exclusions

AVG:

https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlname=AVG-Antivirus-scan-exclusions

Bitdefender:

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/13427/
NOTE: BitDefender users will also need to whitelist xivlauncher's program files (local appdata stuff) through the BitDefender firewall. Otherwise, XIVLauncher will fail to check for updates, possibly fail to apply patches, and won't be able to download plugins.

Kaspersky Internet Security

https://usa.kaspersky.com/blog/kaspersky-add-exclusion/11075/
NOTE 1: Please add file and folder exclusion in the Threats and Exclusions section for the Antivirus component. See the lists above for all details. You may also need to explicitly manager which AV scanners need to be disabled.

Example screenshot of AV settings ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10376708/131000436-35097d20-f186-4942-ab43-73e51ff77609.png)

NOTE 2: You may need to whitelist xivlauncher's program files in the Kaspersky firewall Application Rules as well. You'll know if you need to do this if you receive error messages related to checking for updates, applying patches, or downloading plugins and your logs indicate an access permission issue.

McAfee:

https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102056
NOTE: McAfee doesn't allow you to whitelist folders. Instead, you'll need to whitelist files, which is more annoying and also version-specific. See the list above.

Norton:

https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v3672136
or https://www.lifewire.com/exclude-files-from-norton-antivirus-scans-153348
NOTE: You may also need to make exclusions from active detection or another similarly named feature.

Windows Defender:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028485/windows-10-add-an-exclusion-to-windows-security

(PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION. If you're installing dev plugins, third-party plugins, or something outside of the normal /xlplugins method, we cannot be sure that the plugins will work, be undetected in-game, and not cause harm to your computer)

Q: XIV isn't saving my new password / how do I clear my saved password?

XIV Launcher saves user credentials in the Windows Credential Manager. They will be appropriately labelled so you can find the exact one you want to edit/remove.

  1. Open the Windows Credential Manager application. The fastest method is to just start typing its name in the start menu.
  2. Select button for Windows Credentials
  3. Scroll down until you see an entry like FINAL FANTASY XIV-username and expand the entry
  4. Delete the entry. XIVLauncher will no longer be able to load it.
  5. Now open xivlauncher and try to login.

If you need more help, a basic guide can be found on https://pureinfotech.com/credential-manager-windows-10/

Q: I think XIVLauncher is giving me a Blue Screen of Death. What information would help narrow this down?

(NOTE: It's probably not XIV Launcher, but the following information will help us verify that)

  1. What stop code are you getting?
  2. What is the faulting application or driver?
  3. When did this start happening for you?
  4. Which plugins do you have installed? Does it still happen if you disable them and selectively re-enable them one by one?
  5. Have you done a full uninstall of XIVLauncher and reinstall? (see a few posts above for details)

If unsure about some of those details or if the Windows Event Viewer doesn't tell you, Bluescreenview can read the memory dump (please let the computer finish it without hitting the reset button while it dumps your memory to hard drive)

Q: How can I fix crashes on startup?

Please try to install the VC Redist from Microsoft at https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist/releases/latest, as well as the .NET 4.8 Runtime https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net48-web-installer. If you are still facing issues, please message us in #xivlauncher_issues

Q: Do not expect Dalamud and/or Plugins to work on updates/patch day releases.

Please remember that many of the developers have school/jobs/both and live across a variety of time zones. Things will be updated when they can be. The notion that "XL could be gone at any time" still exists.

XIVLauncher:

  • Users do not need to take any preemptive actions for XIVLauncher compatibility with a new patch.
  • Unless SE decides to completely change how authentication or patch download/updating works, the launcher will work just fine on patch days.

Dalamud:

  • Dalamud has an internal mechanism that checks the client version and a whitelisted compatibility file.
  • If the client version does not match what's whitelisted, Dalamud will not load.
  • Once Dalamud has been whitelisted, it will load the next time you launch with XIVLauncher. (We'll also make an announcement on Discord)
  • Dalamud may or may not require updates to be made compatible with the current client. This ultimately depends on how much changed internally and we cannot provide any estimates on how long it may take to whitelist as compatible.

Plugins:

  • Expect all plugins to stop working every patch.
  • Once Dalamud has been whitelisted for a new patch, it will try to load plugins.
  • It's entirely possible that a patch will be fine for Dalamud, but break a plugin. (If this happens, you'll want to disable/remove the plugin until it's updated)

Q: CAN I LOGIN EARLY TO TITLESCREEN BEFORE PATCH LIVE????

In theory, yes. But you'll probably have expired authorization and have to login again anyways.

Like every patch maintenance, the lobby server will likely be taken offline as usual. Even assuming you get the patch downloaded and applied mid-maintenance, your authorization will almost assuredly be expired before things are back up. Especially for housing patches as SE never ends those early.

You can make use of XL's "wait for maintenance to be over" features to sit and check for boot patches (no login required) and then prompt you to login for game patches as soon as they are generally available.

The "wait for maintenance to be over" feature can also check for servers to be live every ~15 seconds to get you logged in as soon as things are live.

As with any patch, in-game addons will be automatically disabled until Dalamud is updated for new patch content. Do not manually inject Dalamud as a startup application unless you'd like to crash your client

Q: XL Environment Variables

You can set XL_PRERELEASE=true for testing a new release of xivlauncher if applicable.

If you set this on without knowing what it does, we will not help you if something breaks

Don't use the wine env var anymore. Just use the properly working Lutris scripts that work with SquirrelSetup.

Support will not be provided if you are not on the current version of XL, Dalamud, and plugins. Use with caution as outdated versions will likely crash.

Q: Outdated Plugins List

Between patches breaking them, time, and/or interest, these plugins are not currently updated and the developers are aware. If you'd like to help maintain a plugin, we can help you find their repo and contact if they're still active.

Chat Extender:

Broken in: 5.4 Status: Being split into multiple separate plugins that can be maintained separately. (ChatBubbles and Chat Translator are two of these plugins)

Q: The launcher shows a red world icon and an error message when trying to log in, and the official launcher doesn't open

This is an issue with Square Enix servers that has been affecting players in the US for a while now, being caused by the login servers being hosted directly by SE in Japan and not taking care of their routes to players.

To remedy it, you can either wait a while and try again then, or set your VPN to Japan until you are on the title screen. Then you should be able to play normally without a VPN. DNS changes have also been said to help.

We can recommend mudfish as a VPN for playing FFXIV as it's cheap and seems to work reliably. If you get errors when patching, we recommend ProtonVPN or CloudFlare with Warp.

To troubleshoot, you can ping frontier.ffxiv.com, SE's Japanese login server.

Q: The Official Launcher isn't working / XIVLauncher failed to check for updates / Patch files could not be verified

Most likely, there's an issue with your network connection or the route it's taken to Square Enix's servers and/or GitHub. The only information XIVLauncher really gets from this is "something went wrong" though.

While this usually is a per-household kinda thing, there's no guarantee that multiple computers in the same location would get load balanced onto the same servers (which is why one computer worked and another didn't).

If you're sure this isn't a firewall issue or a rate limit, here are some things you can try.

  1. Reboot the computer
  2. Reboot the network equipment (modem and router)
  3. Try different DNS
    • Google offers 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
    • CloudFlare offers 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1
    • Level3 offers 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.2.4
  4. Try a VPN
    • If you already connect using a VPN, try disconnecting it first
    • If you want to try a free VPN service, CloudFlare offers one at https://1.1.1.1/ or you can try ProtonVPN for more control.
    • If you want to try a paid VPN service (still no guarantee) we've recommended MudFish in the past.
  5. Copy a working FFXIV install from another computer
    • The easiest method is to just copy the folder onto a large flash drive or external HD
    • If you're familiar with setting up Windows Sharing, you can also share the drive/folder from a working computer and copy it over your network

Q: WTFast Config

wtfast config settings

Q: NVIDIA Driver issue (7th of January)

If you experience crashes with the Nvidia driver from the 7th of January, please try rolling back to the last release before the holidays from the 15th of December.

The release from the 7th seemingly introduced a change or bug that will cause FFXIV to crash under certain conditions when XL is loaded.

We are still looking into this.

Q: How to set an injection delay in RivaTuner/RTSS

  1. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\RivaTuner Statistics Server\Profiles\\
  2. Open the ffxiv_dx11.exe.cfg file in your text editor of choice.
  3. Find the [Hooking] section and change 2 parameters there: 
                    InjectionDelay=15000 InjectionDelayTriggers=KERNEL32.dll,USER32.dll

    If they are not present, add them

Q: Where can I find my FFXIV Installation?

(AKA: What does XIVLauncher mean by GamePath?)

FFXIV installs to a few different locations depending on whether you used the official installer or steam, when you installed it, and potentially if you installed the free trial or not. Here are some of the common paths.

Whatever you do, DO NOT SELECT THE BOOT OR GAME FOLDER. But if you already have a copy of FFXIV installed, you'll want the folder that contains them.

Official Launcher: C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn

Steam: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIV Online C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn NOTE: If your steam library is on another drive, it will have a different, but similar structure.
Example

Q: How do I migrate ffxiv and\/or xivlauncher files from an old Wine prefix to a new one? [Linux]

Once you've made your new xivlauncher-based prefix, you can copy files from your old ffxiv prefix for the following:

Copy a FFXIV Install from one prefix to another (or move/symlink as desired)

from: ~/Games/<old prefix>/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn
to: ~/Games/<new prefix>/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn

Copy your user/character settings:

from: ~/Games/<old prefix>/drive_c/users/<username>/My Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn
to:

  • (Wine 5) ~/Games/<new prefix>/drive_c/users/<username>/My Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn
  • (Wine 6) ~/Games/<new prefix>/drive_c/users/<username>/Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn

Copy XIV Launcher config (please reinstall plugins):

from: ~/Games/<old prefix>/drive_c/users/<username>/Application Data/XIVLauncher/pluginConfigs
to:

  • (Wine 5) ~/Games/<new prefix>/drive_c/users/<username>/Application Data/XIVLauncher/pluginConfigs
  • (Wine 6) ~/Games/<new prefix>/drive_c/users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/XIVLauncher/pluginConfigs

Q: How do I migrate ffxiv and\/or xivlauncher files from an old installation to a new one? [Windows]

Copy a FFXIV Install For the most part, FFXIV is portable. You just need to make sure you've installed DirectX as needed. I recommend installing the launcher with SE's installer first, and then replacing the files with a backup if you don't want to patch. NOTE: You shouldn't do this if you had Textools installed. Or at least, make sure to restore indexes first as it probably broke your client.

Copy your user\character settings: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn

Copy XIV Launcher config (please reinstall plugins): NOTE: do not copy other config or folders as those are unique to that particular computer. You should set them up per machine. %appdata%\XIVLauncher\pluginConfigs

Q: Why do people keep asking about Steam so much?

Steam Integration = "I want the steam program to see I'm playing FFXIV and do the overlay thing"

Use Steam service account = "I bought FFXIV through Steam, which is not the same as the Windows platform."

How to override your FFXIV steam entry to open XIVLauncher instead

  1. Right Click on your game
  2. Go to Properties
  3. Set Launch Options…
    Set the launch option to "C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME_HERE\AppData\Local\XIVLauncher\XIVLauncher.exe" %command% (the quotes are important). If you're one of those monsters with your userprofile in a nonstandard location, you will be expected to adjust the full path accordingly.

Q: Can I repair my FFXIV installation?

Short answer: No, not without reinstalling the game.

General steps to reinstall the entire game

  1. Go to your ffxiv installation folder (refer to your gamepath)
  2. Delete the boot and game folders
  3. Open xivlauncher and login. It should ask to patch

Fun answer: XIVLauncher can assist you in selectively reinstalling only certain portions of the FFXIV game client if needed. Or the entire game.

General steps to reinstall just ARR:

  1. Go to your ffxiv installation folder (refer to your gamepath)
  2. Go to the game folder
  3. Select all the files except the sqpack folder
  4. If you have reshade/reshade, unselect those files to preserve them (gshade-presets, gshade-shaders, GShade.ini, dxgi/d3d11)
  5. Delete the selected files so only the sqpack folder remains (and reshade/gshade files if applicable)
  6. Go to the sqpack folder now
  7. Delete the ffxiv folder there
  8. Open xivlauncher and login. It should ask to patch

General steps to reinstall one or more expansions:

  1. Go to your ffxiv installation folder (refer to your gamepath)
  2. Go to the game folder
  3. Go to the sqpack folder now
  4. Delete the corresponding expac folder[s] you want to reinstall. 4a. ex1 = heavensward 4b. ex2 = stormblood 4c. ex3 = shadowbringers
  5. Open xivlauncher and login. It should ask to patch

Q: How do I fix a version check error when trying to update FFXIV?

  1. Go to <your user folder>\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn
  2. Open the FFXIV_BOOT.cfg file in your text editor of choice.
  3. Change BootVersionCheckMode to 1
  4. Relaunch.

Q: How can I stop GShade or ReShade shaders from affecting plugin windows?

  1. Go to <your game installation folder>\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\game
  2. Make sure the game is closed
  3. If there is a file called d3d11.dll or dinput8.dll rename it to dxgi.dll
  4. Relaunch.

Q: I updated my game with TexTools mods installed. How do I fix crashes?

You'll know if you're affected by this because the official launcher will crash the game too. This issue is not caused by XIVLauncher.

While the last few game patches have been relatively fine to keep your Textools mods enabled as it will do minor adjustments to fix things up, please refer to the Textools Discord for best practices.

To fix the crash, open Textools, click on the Help menu, and select "Download Index Backups" and then "Start Over" to repair files broken from updating with Textools modifications.

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