New Windows Version User Interface

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

Does this mean we will soon be moving towards Direct X 11 in order to meet modern pc demands and get a graphic Characther/lanscape update later ?

UI overhaul =/= engine overhaul. They may take this in a direction of allowing legitimate third-party add-ons (and/or making them redundant), but nothing so far suggests "shiny new renderings."

[Lastranger]

UI overhaul =/= engine overhaul. They may take this in a direction of allowing legitimate third-party add-ons (and/or making them redundant), but nothing so far suggests "shiny new renderings."

Yeah , but i think the game indeed deserves a overhaul in code, isnt the graphics still on dx8 wrapped over to 9 making it a bit of monkey coding.

As for full graphics revamp, i dont expect that but some new shades and effects if updated over time as long as it is posible within windows client code.

The game has held up good for 10 years but it's starting to show some age and definetivly deserves the coming ui updates, and i definetivly like that they no longer hold back windows side on client because of Ps2/3 & xbox360.

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

Official info says the game is still DirectX 8.1:

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/env...tml?pageID=win

[Siviard]

The quote below is the one I am most intrigued with.

• Multiple Log Windows
  Users will be able to open multiple log windows and apply different filters for each one.

But I am wondering, will this give us the option to play multiple characters from the same account? Or will I still need to have a 2nd account in order to use the multiple windows?

Or am I mis-interpreting the "multiple windows" thing totally and it's in reference to the chat logs?

[Arcon]

Or am I mis-interpreting the "multiple windows" thing totally and it's in reference to the chat logs?

It says "log windows" so I assume chat log.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

The quote below is the one I am most intrigued with.




But I am wondering, will this give us the option to play multiple characters from the same account? Or will I still need to have a 2nd account in order to use the multiple windows?

Or am I mis-interpreting the "multiple windows" thing totally and it's in reference to the chat logs?

They mean the chat windows so you can do

one For Tells/Parties etcetera and another for the battle etcetera, I believe.

[Siviard]

They mean the chat windows so you can do

one For Tells/Parties etcetera and another for the battle etcetera, I believe.

That's lame. I would have loved to have had the option to open up another FFXI window and log on another character from my 1 account so that I can PL myself, etc. etc., as I do not have the luxury of having a 2nd account.

[Bulrogg]

That's lame. I would have loved to have had the option to open up another FFXI window and log on another character from my 1 account so that I can PL myself, etc. etc., as I do not have the luxury of having a 2nd account.

That would be quite interesting <.< One could almost have a full alliance by themselves that way.

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

Or am I mis-interpreting the "multiple windows" thing totally and it's in reference to the chat logs?

This.

Basically, think of two separate log windows, each with their own independent set of chat filters. Say, one log for battle info, one for everything else (a/k/a the current default XIV setup).

Seriously, someone with PhotoShop skillz just needs to make a mock-up of the XIV interface on XI, to hold people over until Vana'fest.

[Xilk]

I can't wait to see the UI changes.
This is exciting!