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Tempest XI Launcher

One click and you are in. Create your account, sign in, and play without leaving the app. Windowed mode and graphics settings are built in, and there's nothing to edit by hand.

One-click login and play
Create an account in the app
Windowed mode and settings
Server news built in

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Version 0.1.5 · Windows 10/11 · ~50 MB · one-click updates when a new version ships.

Windows shows a blue “protected your PC” warning?

That is expected. The installer is brand new and not yet code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen is cautious about it. Click More info, then Run anyway to continue.

or set it up yourself

Prefer not to install the launcher?

Ashita and Windower both work. Install either from its own site as usual, then point it at our server with the connection info below.

Server address: tempestxi.com

Ashita v3

Install Ashita and add xiloader to your Ashita\ffxi-bootmod folder. Then create a profile with:

File:

.\ffxi-bootmod\xiloader.exe

Command/Server:

--server tempestxi.com

Windower

Install Windower and create a profile. Then edit that profile's section of settings.xml:

<args>--server tempestxi.com</args>
<executable>xiloader.exe</executable>

If your changes don't stick, edit the file on your Desktop and copy it back to the Windower folder afterward.

Ashita v4 (Beta)

Install Ashita v4 beta and put xiloader.exe in Ashita-v4beta\bootloader. In your boot config's [ashita.boot] section, set:

file        = .\bootloader\xiloader.exe
command     = --server tempestxi.com
gamemodule  = ffximain.dll

No GUI yet for v4 — launch with ashita-cli.exe yourconfig.ini.