brandson ([info]brandson) wrote,
@ 2007-11-20 22:28:00
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FFXI Maps 1.4
It's been a while, but while waiting for FFXI to patch today, I decided to update some map dats. I added dats for Alzadaal Ruins and all the Remnants, as well as added some more directions to sky maps, and a few other small things. The maps are largely based on maps in Sean's map pack and ffxiclopedia, so if the info is wrong, it's not my fault.

If any of these maps crash the game, please let me know and I'll try to fix the problem. I don't play FFXI anymore so it's hard for me to throughly test this.

You can download the DATs from filefront.com, or savefile.com.

To install the files, make sure you are fully logged out of FFXI and PlayOnline, then simply unzip the zip file to your PlayOnline\SquareEnix\Final Fantasy XI directory.

DO NOT INSTALL WHILE LOGGED INTO FFXI or POL or the game may crash or behave strangely.

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[info]thistle_chaser
2007-11-21 04:02 am UTC (link)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Especially since you don't play anymore! Your work makes all the difference. :)

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[info]salute77
2007-11-21 05:14 am UTC (link)
It really does, I'd say you have no idea how much we appreciate this stuff, but from all these damn comments in the UI+maps posts, I bet you do :D take care!

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[info]kurokikaze01
2007-11-21 05:35 am UTC (link)
You sir are the man. Come back and let's do that crazy new job static. Lv42 in 2 days!

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[info]brandson
2007-11-21 05:50 am UTC (link)
Hey Kuro! New job statics were awesome! Unfortunately, I'm working on a new job in real life right now and don't have that kind of time anymore. Are the new ffxi jobs cool or useful? I haven't been following the ffxi news at all.

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[info]kurokikaze01
2007-11-21 06:56 am UTC (link)
Heh cool. I dunno actually. I just recently reactivated FFXI and wasn't keeping up with news myself.

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[info]thaesuspo
2007-11-21 07:23 am UTC (link)
I just reactivated too after a year off. The jobs look cool. So far so good on the maps and UI.

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[info]jowy10
2007-11-21 08:12 am UTC (link)
Thank youuuuuuuuuu
You saved my eyes, and my wedding D: Ty brandsonnnnn!

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(Anonymous)
2007-11-21 08:36 am UTC (link)
Thankyou for all ur nice work to make the life in FF better :D
Really great work!!

just a short sidequestion.
is it also possible to add the nyzul isle maps for the assaults there ?

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[info]da1x
2007-11-21 11:43 am UTC (link)
I want to have your babies.

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(Anonymous)
2007-11-21 03:24 pm UTC (link)
thanks a ton for all the update's even though u dont play anymore. makes the game so much nicer :D

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(Anonymous)
2007-11-21 06:49 pm UTC (link)
Thanks so much!!

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(Anonymous)
2007-11-21 07:22 pm UTC (link)
Thank you, Brandson!!!!

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[info]neoxianwu
2007-11-21 11:59 pm UTC (link)
you are truly a god amongst men, sir.

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Light Blue Macro Palette
(Anonymous)
2007-11-24 01:48 am UTC (link)
I figured this might be a decent place to post. Since most of you are familiar with .dat files, do you know which .dat is the new light blue palette background that SE made? Somehow mine was reverted back to the same color background as my text box =\

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Thanks, Brandson!
(Anonymous)
2007-11-24 05:08 pm UTC (link)
Thank you very much for this, and the UI. It makes playing FFXI so much more enjoyable.

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Thanks again
(Anonymous)
2007-11-25 03:27 am UTC (link)
Thanks again for another great gui and map pack

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(Anonymous)
2007-11-25 11:28 pm UTC (link)
Hey, really appreciate the map pack and GUI update. However, I was curious about the process you go through to update the maps dats. I can't seem to find a list of the new map dats anywhere, and I have no idea which tools are used to say, convert a BMP from ffxi-atlas into a map dat usable ingame.

If you could point me towards a tutorial on how to do this, and possibly an updated list of the WoTG dats, I would be very thankful.

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[info]brandson
2007-11-27 03:48 am UTC (link)
I have a guide on how to use changetex somewhere in the archives of my livejournal. You can search for it if you want. Just so you know, some maps are stored as DXT3 files (which you can save in Photoshop with the Nvidia DDS plugin) and some maps are BMP files. If the game expects one type of map but you saved a map in the other format, the game will crash when you try to load it. Generally, maps that were created pre-Zilart are BMP, and all the rest are DXT3, but there are a few exceptions. It's pretty easy to tell which is which since the BMP and DXT3 maps have different file sizes.

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WoTG maps
(Anonymous)
2007-11-27 12:15 am UTC (link)
Brandson
Will you be adding maps for WotG? I love your map pack, but I'd like to be able to navigate these new areas better.

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Re: WoTG maps
[info]brandson
2007-11-27 03:50 am UTC (link)
I can add WOTG maps whenever someone makes them. I don't have WOTG and don't plan on getting it so it would be difficult for me to create maps for zones I've never seen.

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Re: WoTG maps
(Anonymous)
2007-11-27 11:30 am UTC (link)
There are new ones up on FFXI-atlas.com, they arent marked very well and in the case of Pashhow Marshlands [S] its marked wrong, for Grauberg entrance.

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Re: WoTG maps
[info]brandson
2007-11-27 04:38 pm UTC (link)
I'll just wait a few months then. When there's enough good maps out there next year, I'll see about updating my map pack.

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Re: WoTG maps
(Anonymous)
2008-02-17 11:12 am UTC (link)
THANK YOU so much for the DAT editing tutorial. I created these WOTG map DATS a few days ago and today just saw that someone else already did it too. Arrrggg... oh well. I haven't checked out the other person's but mine are recent as of today (I checked the websites to see if anybody added new content to them) and I made sure to include the logging, mining, and harvesting points on the few that had them. I pulled my maps from ffxi-atlas.com with the exception of Jugner Forest [S] which came from wiki.ffxiclopedia.org because it has more stuff. Now all the world needs is for someone on ffxi-atlas.com to add in the Campaign outposts for each map and the Cavernous Maw locations on the present day maps. Feel free to add these to your next map pack version, as I'm sure most people are too lazy to read the comments for updates from others (like I was). Enjoy and thank you again! :-) http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/7/18/1277606/ffxi-wotg-maps.zip

Brynden
Fenrir World

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Re: WoTG maps
(Anonymous)
2008-12-09 03:55 pm UTC (link)
WoTG is crashing... anyone have a clue if it's the maps?

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WotG MapPack
[info]tehgeekguy.wordpress.com
2007-11-27 11:00 pm UTC (link)
Hey guys, I've been wondering the same thing about the maps, and thanks to Brandson's tutorial about ChangeTex, I compiled the new maps together and made a map pack for them. I also changed a few of the things with some of the maps, as someone said Pashhow had the wrong location from Grauberg, and a few other locations were changed/added. It's working fine on my pc and my wife's, but this is my first attempt with changing the maps. Anyways, if you'd like to try it out, I have it on my site http://repository.sharpfire.net/patches/ffxi-atlas.WotG.A.zip . Let me know if it's working for you guys!

Also, a HUGE thanks to Brandson for putting that tutorial up and for making these amazing mods. It's such an improvement to an already great game. If it wasn't for him, I would've been waiting months before someone else did it. Thanks a TON Brandson!

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Re: WotG MapPack
(Anonymous)
2007-11-30 12:37 am UTC (link)
works great for me ^^ great job and as always Brandson u da man

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(Anonymous)
2007-11-28 07:42 pm UTC (link)
Anyone know if Brandons update to the recent patch will work with todays update. SE screwed it up again......

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UI Interface
(Anonymous)
2007-11-28 11:41 pm UTC (link)
WHY did SE have to go ahead and screw up the dats....AGAIN!?!?!?!?! >.<

ARGH! I can't stand the regular interface we are forced to deal with. Brandson please please please fix your dats and update from today's patch! You will make hundreds-thousands of players happy!

*~Bellemithra, Bismarck~*

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Re: UI Interface
(Anonymous)
2007-11-29 05:29 pm UTC (link)
the ui dats work just fine, SE didnt change anything to break em

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Re: UI Interface
(Anonymous)
2007-11-29 06:43 pm UTC (link)
you just have to reinstall brandsons UI/maps whatever post update and it'll work fine.

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(Anonymous)
2007-12-07 08:27 pm UTC (link)
some maps are not modified anymore for now I found north gustaberg and xarcabard which are blank like the SE original now (they were not before this version) would be cool if you can change that

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Awesome!
[info]http://openid.blogs.es/Zeioth
2007-12-16 05:05 pm UTC (link)
This aplitacion is the best! thank you for your job!

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(Anonymous)
2007-12-31 10:20 am UTC (link)
Thanks Brandson,
FFXI MAPS is very good. ;-)

I found absence file of ffxi-maps-1.4.zip.
>>ROM4\5\65.DAT: Alzadaal Undersea Ruins (to Caedarva Mire x2)
This file is written in file list of readme.txt.
But it isnot in archive.

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Maps - a bannable offense?
(Anonymous)
2008-02-07 08:01 pm UTC (link)
These are fantastic - thanks so much!

On a similar note, someone from my LS just got banned (not suspended) for "using modified maps" as he put it. Has anyone heard anything similar? It is troubling to me that SE would ban someone for using modified maps, as the level of offense, I would think, would be much lower than botting, use of cheets, or other violations of the Terms & Conditions. I love these maps, but don't want to endanger my account. Anyone else have any thoughts?

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Re: Maps - a bannable offense?
(Anonymous)
2008-02-20 10:47 am UTC (link)
Your LS buddy must have been using something else or isn't giving you 100% of the story truthfully. Modifying .dat files doesn't break POL terms and conditions nor give you an edge over anyone else and doesn't change the gameplay for you or others. Using this map pack is no different from someone using windower and opening up ffxiclopedia or ffxi-atlas.

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Correct me if I'm wrong...
(Anonymous)
2008-02-19 03:46 am UTC (link)
but i just put all the files where they are supposed to go, now when i check the /map i should see the map right? Cuz it's still saying I don't own that map. What am I doing wrong?

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Re: Correct me if I'm wrong...
(Anonymous)
2008-02-20 10:41 am UTC (link)
This doesn't give you maps you haven't obtained just modifies what maps you have/obtain.

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Re: Correct me if I'm wrong...
(Anonymous)
2008-02-25 05:36 am UTC (link)
Correct, it just replaces the in game data files with new ones, but you still need to unlock them the same way. The new maps put in have info such as tunnels in the Jungles (easier to navigate), NM positions, mining/logging/harvesting points, and other extra information, like you see on the Vanadiel Atlas webpages.

If you want maps even when not quested/bought, use an external program like ApRadar.

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Greatest Taru ever
(Anonymous)
2008-03-13 04:36 pm UTC (link)
From Banderdragon from Odin (don't have a live id),
You are the greatest Taru ever.
Your icons make the game playable. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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err
(Anonymous)
2009-06-02 12:06 pm UTC (link)
Cant download from both link ; ; anybody upload it please

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Re: err
(Anonymous)
2009-06-11 12:47 pm UTC (link)
lLinks down work, please reupload or someone post a link to them!

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Re: err
(Anonymous)
2009-06-17 08:14 am UTC (link)
Someone please help!!!! :( the links are broken

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Re: err
(Anonymous)
2009-06-19 11:54 pm UTC (link)
Links doesnt work :/

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Re: err
(Anonymous)
2009-06-25 05:53 pm UTC (link)
Please :(

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Download FFXI-Maps 1.4+ Again :D
(Anonymous)
2009-06-27 07:05 am UTC (link)
Hi ^^
After few min.s my compressed folder will be uploaded then u can download it again I'll post URL when it's ready :D.

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Re: Download FFXI-Maps 1.4+ Again :D
(Anonymous)
2009-06-27 07:31 am UTC (link)
"All Right" here it is ...

http://www.4shared.com/file/114402161/ea7ce764/ffxi-maps-14.html

Copy and paste link to ur browser URL search bar.

And GL to u All \(^_^)/

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Re: Download FFXI-Maps 1.4+ Again :D
(Anonymous)
2009-06-27 09:15 am UTC (link)
Yet another link...

http://www.zshare.net/download/61918156fdbae0e7/

Copy and paste on URL search bar. \(^_^)/

Ragnarok :)

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Re: Download FFXI-Maps 1.4+ Again :D
(Anonymous)
2009-06-27 07:42 pm UTC (link)
Thanks alot <3<3<3<3

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Re: Download FFXI-Maps 1.4+ Again :D
(Anonymous)
2009-07-04 11:23 am UTC (link)
You welcome, it's really my pleasure to help ffxi mates. (b^_^)b

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