yestarone/ffxiv-extended

A guide to the basics of setting up plugins, mods, and poses in Final Fantasy XIV

FFXIV: Extended

This collection of guides is intended to help beginners with setting up a variety of extensions to Final Fantasy XIV. It originated as a setup guide for XIVLauncher and Penumbra, and has since expanded to include additional content.

At the time of this writing, these guides are still being written. However, even once finished, all guides will continue to be updated with reader feedback and changes to the content they cover.

FAQ

Which guide do I want?

• Setting up XIVLauncher, in-game plugins, and texture mods with Penumbra
• My personal plugin recommendations
• ConceptMatrix and posing (INCOMPLETE, PROBABLY OUTDATED)

There's also a new section that's not actually about any third-party tools at all, just things in the game itself that are poorly (or, more often, not) explained.

• Things XIV doesn't tell you

Are these things allowed?

That's a bit of a complicated matter. The super-short answer is "no" - third party tools are forbidden by the ToS. That includes plugins, mods, parsers, and anything that affects or observes the game's memory and network communication to the server, like Teamcraft.

The slightly-longer answer is "no, but..." - Square Enix has admitted that they don't have the means in place to monitor for such things, and that doing so would actually be a violation of multiple privacy laws. They can't tell if you're doing that kind of thing unless you outright tell them you are.

The full answer, then, is something like this:

All third-party tools and modifications are against the official ToS, but as long as you don't mention them on official channels or use them to harass (or enable harassment of) other players, not only does SE not know, they also don't actually care.

While I wouldn't advise publicly streaming a modded game or the use of plugins, and you should never talk about using third party tools on official channels, it's perfectly safe to use them and discuss them with your friends.

Or even to write a collection of guides on github to help beginners get started with them.

I found a mistake/typo/etc!

Let me know and I'll see about fixing it! These guides are still live and being improved with feedback from readers.

This isn't very clear, I don't understand what you're saying!

Same as above: let me know and I'll see what I can do to fix it.

Can you write a guide for _____?

Probably! Let me know what you're looking for and I'll see what I can do.