Random Question Thread (FFXI Related)

Anyone know what would cause my FF screen to constantly lighten/darken by itself? It's like someones sitting there hitting F11 on and off. It only happens with my FF screen and nothing else, so pretty sure it's not anything with my monitor. Sometimes it randomly goes so dark it's really hard to even see anything :(

(Using windower 4)

Pretty sure it's plugin/addon related, as it doesn't show up in screenshots.

Hi.
Due to in my farm in aby uleguerand i often get isgebind popset in gold pyxie and my dualbox having some millions in cruor, i was thinking in poping the dragon after i get 2 pops and brew (as blm) 2 isgebing at same time. Didnt work last time because my dual is blm and isgebind is strong against magic (my ajas were doing 4k, impossible to finish in 3 mins). So, i was wondering if there is any way of reliable killing 2 isgebind before a brew wore off (my dual just have sch, whm, blm, bst and geo at 99).
Thanks in advance.

Magic based
Casting magic in general is a bad way to use a brew. Try using a magic based weapon skill, like Earth Crusher, with proper atmas to give Magic Damage+ to that element. You should be able to kill 2 using this method.

Hi.
Is there a cap for defense reduction status? And the multiples way to inflict that, they all add or multiply?
As an example, if in a fight we use dia iii (15%), acid bolts (12,5%), geo-frailty (13%) and angon (20%), the total reduction will be (15+12,5+13+20=) 60,5% or (0,85*0,875*0,87*0,8=) 51,765% ?
Also, the delve nm can resist any form of def reduction stats?
Thanks.

They add and there is no known cap. You cannot stack Acid Bolts and Angon because they both give Defense Down.

Different forms of defense reduction are more reliable than others. There are 4 forms right now:
* Geo-Frailty: 100% Reliable
* Box Step (Sluggish Daze): 100% Reliable
* Dia III (Dia): 100% Reliable
* Defense Down: Reliability varies by source. Angon is 100% reliable.

The sum is more like this:
Geo-Frailty (13%) + Box Step Lv.5 (13%) + Angon (25% with AF2+2) + Dia III (24% with one Light Shot, or Dia II with two light shots) = 75% Defense reduction

Has anyone got a map.ini for the new areas that include the Delve/Skirmish areas ?

I updated mine with the outside SoA areas and uses the marked map files. but not been able to find any info on inside.

or Alternativly. Know how to generate the lines for the related areas and I'll just do it :)

This happens to me with Timers addon. Not always but sometimes, I find it happens more when I have timers in text mode (when dual-boxing and i have smaller windows i put it in text mode)

Usually //reload timers fixes it (for me) but sometimes it just comes right back and I have to wait till whichever ja/spell is causing it to time out

Cataclism will rip them apart with the right atma setup.

Are you really just complaining about the bg link?
The picture can be found in ffxi wikia though bg provides the info of enhanced effect of augmented piece.

As far as I can tell it actually is timers. anyone know if this is a known bug? Or if there's anywhere I can go to report it? Or if there's anyway other than //reloading to fix it? (reloading is a little impractical because I lose everything I was tracking)

BST question: I recently acquired Kerehcatl axe, and will obviously main-hand that. My next best axe is Brethren axe, which has significantly lower DPS than Kere. For maximum DPS, am I better off going Kere/shield, or dual wielding Kere/Brethren? This question is for solo play, so /WAR is not an option...I will be /DNC either way. I'm not sure if the delay reduction from dual-wield II makes up for the lower dmg off-hand hits. Math ppl, help me out?

DW delay is mainhand delay + offhand delay / DW tier. /DNC is DW2 or 15% reduction.

Unless you're offhanding a seriously low damage or high delay weapon, dual wielding will almost always increase your DPS.

Also, is there a way to extend the length of graphical timers in Windower 4 so the text isn't overlapping itself?

Anyone who is overly familiar with SSR2.. is all the crap leading up to the nq boss on the 4th floor worth farming for alex?

Because of how fast mobs die in there now, you will most likely finish the run with a lot of time still left on the clock, so you might as well just go ahead and farm everything you can. It was different when you had to prioritize what to kill and what to skip because of time restraints, but now you can just slaughter everything.

Just finished souls for Daurdabla and was wondering if I will still need to worry about Apademak leveling up. Can I just power it down with Oat mnk, Thf, and whm or should I still focus on stunning spells and what not? Have not fought him for a good while so unsure how Delve gear has changed strat.

He still has an awful lot of hit points. Stunning spells is really the way to go, even if it's just to avoid Fulmination.

"The room which connects both the east and west paths at H-9 contains one additional Archaic Rampart which spawns Dvergr (NM). The condition for the presence of this rampart is likely linked to the time taken between teleporting to F4 and opening the Gilded Doors to the central connecting room, so you should proceed immediately to the unlocking this door before tackling the rest of the floor. Verification Needed"

That's what BGWiki says and im sure its 10mins as I used to spam that zone and we missed the nq boss once by taking too long having a relaxed farm and didn't think it not spawning would be possible. So its just best to get the door open at the end first before farming floor 4 so you can make sure the nq boss rampart pops.

For that floor with a trio setup dd thf and mage I would recommend clearing first 3 ramparts quickly to avoid backtracking then you arrive at the big middle room with the three chariots that pop off the central rampart. I would have the thf sack using either this rampart or one of the gears that pop from the side two ramparts in this room and use it to link-agro the remaining 5 ramparts to pop the 5 acroliths meanwhile have the dd start clearing the big room. After the thf has done popping all gears and acroliths he needs to open the door to pop the nq boss then flee back to the middle room again and help there. Pre seekers a full clear ssr2 even with a full floor 4 would be around 65-90mins max.

As for apademak with a thf, dd and mage have the thf sub a job which can stun drk or blm it really isnt hard and it never resisted with no gear on really to help land the spell. Pre seekers I did the whole stage fine thf/blm lol with a monk friend and a scholar. I used to like this setup esp pre brava nerf. But with 2 melee on it dd and a thf the fight should never be long enough for the thf to see any resists and now with seekers gear having all stats on all pieces i wouldn't be supprised if the best thf tp gear now has 200macc on it also.

(razed/apoc/ultimate) as thf/blm so one macc atma. Hope this info helps you both somewhat.

https://github.com/Windower/Issues/issues/98

one of the reports is mine from a while ago. I still get it now and again, it seemed to go away for ages and now its back

Ok, SOA has been out for several months already and I still don't know the answer to this one--so why does the Anomaly Expert have a mannequin head? ;_;



Is that like a requirement to be an expert in anomalies? To be anomalous oneself? :p

What's even weirder is she talks about how pretty she is, and if you sit and watch her, her mannequin eyes actually blink. @_@;;

Are there any spells/abilities in the game that can be used on Alliance members but cannot be used on people outside of alliance?

I am not talking about spells that are restricted to your current party.

Embrava?

It's quite possible she follows the same idea as the monstrosity NPCs and is actually a simple body being controlled by a Corpselight or another such being.

i came back to the game after ppl were clearing 1-5 boss in delve already so it's hard for me to get any voidwatch clears..
if i buy the pulse cells can i trade them for items no problem? or do i need some KI's or something to be eligible?

Nope, you can cast Embrava on anyone.

You must defeat the monster associated with the item at least once (just need its title) to be able to trade the pulse cell for its respective item.

Ah fair enough, to be honest I`ve never even tried to cast it on anyone outside of party/alliance. I have no idea then.