FFXI Beginners Guide

[Daemon]

Windurst Nation

Welcome to Windurst. Upon completing the intro Cutscenes, a Mithra name Semih Lafihna approaches.
She will give you the item "Adventurer Coupon" instructing you to find the Jack of Clubs. You are now starting off in Port Windurst.

Please Note that my instructions will be based on PC.

PORT WINDURST
ADVENTURER STATUS
Note: At this point you will see your character standing with a red "?" question mark above your head. There are two ways to remove this.

Option I: Wait for a duration of your time playing the game which allows other people to see that you are new.

Option II: On the right screen bring up Menu by pressing the 'Minus "-" Key" on your keyboard. You will see a list of options starting with Status, Equipment, Magic, Items and so on. Turning the page will list another set of options beginning with Missions, Quests, Key Items etc.

Scroll down to "Help Desk" and click. You will now see Q&A, Mentor Search, Help Desk, Config and Back. Click on "Config." 3 options will appear however the first 2 Enable Mentor Status and Disable Mentor status will be grayed out.

The 3rd option however "Cancel New Adventurer Status" is the one we want to click next. After selecting "Yes" now the red "?" Question Mark will no longer appear.

EQUIPMENT MENU
By hitting the Minus Key again, the first menu should appear. First on the list is Status. The second on the list is "Equipment." click on it and your Equipment window will now appear.

Starting out whichever job you have chosen, you will have 4 pieces of armor already geared. However your weapon and ring "Windurstian Ring" will not be equipped.

By scrolling over to the top left box is your "Main" weapon slot. Click on it and equip the starter weapon that was given to you.

Next scroll over to the right bottom column 2nd row up and select the Ring 1 box and equip your "Windurstian Ring."

Congratulation you now have learned the basics of equipping armor and weapons.

ITEMS MENU
Now that you know the basics of how to open your menu, bring up "Items" and click on it.

For those of you who started off as a mage job such as White Mage, Red Mage or Black Mage, one of the starting items given for your class is a magic scroll.

White Mage starts off with the scroll "Cure." Upon opening your "Items" you should see the scroll appear in your list. Click on it.
Congratulations you have now learned the basics of using your Items menu. And now have a new spell.

ADVENTURER COUPON
Now it's time to do your first Quest. Open your menu and scroll down to "Map."
Upon opening map you will see on the top of the list "Markers." Click on it.

Next you will see an empty list. Using "←Left" or "Right →" key will change the markers menu. On the too of the list you should see the name "Jack." Clicking on the name will zoom you closer to show you where the NPC is located.

Walk forward until you are standing in front of the NPC "Jack of Clubs."

TRADE
First Select the NPC "Jack of Clubs" then open the menu and scroll down to "Trade" the Trade box will now appear. By selecting any of the empty boxes your browser will now move into your inventory. Scroll down to "Adventurer Cpn." and select it. Now your item will appear inside the trade box. Scroll over to the right and click OK.

You have now traded the quest item to the NPC and should receive a reward of 50 gil.

CRAFTING GUILD 101
At this point you should be standing at E-6 on the map in front of the "Jack of Clubs."
Lets take a quick look at your map and see where the nearest Craftsman Guild is located.

FISHERMAN'S GUILD
After observing your map, the Fishermans Guild can be seen close by at C-8. Walk over to the guild. Upon arriving you will see a Mithra NPC name Thubu Paohren. Speak with her and she will as if you want to Join the Fisherman's Guild. Select "Sign Up."

Congratulations you have no unlocked the ability to fish.

Note: Although at this moment you do not have enough gil to buy any items, we will come back to this topic later.

MOG HOUSE
Now lets head over to your "Mog House." By pulling up your map again, we can see that our mog house is located L-3 also known as "Residential Area."

Upon arriving to the Residential Area head straight and enter. You will now be inside your new home with a moogle hovering in front of you. By selecting the Moogle, you will now receive a Cut Scene.

Congratulations now you are able to change jobs, receive deliveries, garden and much more.

Upon switching jobs and exiting your Mog House, you will be given the option to save your Homepoint at your Mog House.