Getting Started with TempestXI
Choose your preferred connection method below
1. Install the Game
Download the official Final Fantasy XI client from PlayOnline:
2. Update to the Latest Version
Make sure the game is fully updated. We require the latest retail version.
3. Download and Install Ashita
Get Ashita from:
Run it once to let it create its files and directories, then close it.
4. Add Xiloader
Download xiloader from:
Place xiloader.exe in your Ashita\ffxi-bootmod folder.
5. Create a New Ashita Profile
In the Ashita Launcher, create a new profile by copying a default private server configuration file (e.g., example-privateserver.ini).
Open the Configuration Editor (or edit the .ini manually).
6. Configure the Profile
Set the following configuration:
7. Launch the Game
Select your new profile in the Ashita launcher and click Launch.
You'll connect directly to the server and can begin your adventure!
1. Download and Install Windower
Get Windower from:
NOTE: Windower will install into whatever directory you place the downloaded executable from.
Start Windower after installation.
2. Create a Profile
Create a profile, highlight your new profile, and click on the pencil icon to adjust your desired settings.
Click the pin icon to create a desktop shortcut.
Exit Windower.
3. Edit Settings File
Navigate to your Windower installation folder and edit the settings.xml file with notepad.
Note: If you have issues with your settings.xml file changes sticking, then copy the file elsewhere (like the Desktop), edit it there, and copy it back to the original location (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Windower4).
4. Add Server Configuration
Add the following code to the section for the profile you created:
5. Launch Windower
Launch Windower with your chosen profile.
Optional: Save Username and Password
If you want the program to remember your username and password, you can put them into the args section of the settings.xml file as below:
Where your_username is your username and your_password is your password.
1. Download Ashita v4 Beta
Get Ashita v4 beta from:
2. Add Xiloader
Put xiloader.exe in Ashita-v4beta\bootloader
3. Configure Boot Settings
In Ashita-v4beta\config\boot, create a copy of example-privateserver.ini or edit it directly.
Find the [ashita.boot] section and change these lines:
; Private Server Usage
file = .\\bootloader\\pol.exe
command = --server homepointxi.com
gamemodule = ffximain.dll
script = default.txt
args =
To:
; Private Server Usage
file = .\\bootloader\\xiloader.exe
command = --server tempestxi.com
gamemodule = ffximain.dll
script = default.txt
args =
4. Launch via Command Line
There currently is no graphical user interface for Ashita v4.
Use the command line to directly launch Ashita v4. Simply pass the name of the boot configuration file you wish to run to ashita-cli.exe.
For example: