Bugged NPC Names!

[Alhanelem]

They reverted the fix for the sunbreeze festival not working correctly in certain areas to address this problem


Side note, windows 7 is no longer supported, so you won't get any official help from support with any issues you may have.

You also really shouldn't use it anymore because it is no longer supported by Microsoft, even for security updates.

[Ultimoore]

They reverted the fix for the sunbreeze festival not working correctly in certain areas to address this problem


Side note, windows 7 is no longer supported, so you won't get any official help from support with any issues you may have.

You also really shouldn't use it anymore because it is no longer supported by Microsoft, even for security updates.

So I switched my version of windows on my W.I.N.E configuration to windows 10. I am still getting the same issue. I am thinking it doesn't having anything to do with the windows version. I think they implemented something new to the game that affects dialogue and NPC's specifically. Like right now my character in stuck in the Monstrosity Hub with no way of exiting the area.

[Alhanelem]

So I switched my version of windows on my W.I.N.E configuration to windows 10. I am still getting the same issue. I am thinking it doesn't having anything to do with the windows version. I think they implemented something new to the game that affects dialogue and NPC's specifically. Like right now my character in stuck in the Monstrosity Hub with no way of exiting the area.

I wasn't really saying that it did, I"m just pointing out that you're running an officially obsolete windows version. That's why I said "side note."

Generally, the game will work fine regardless, but Square Enix won't provide any official support if you contact them about technical issues, or they will offer no guarantee their help will work.

Your issue is almost certainly being caused by one or more add-ons you are using. Since you are clearly using some from your screenshot.

Load the game without any third party tools, and see if you are able to leave then.

Complete nonsense.

It's a fact, regardless of what words you choose to say in response. The only exception is corporations/businesses can pay money to get extended support, but even that will end in 2023.

[Ultimoore]

I wasn't really saying that it did, I"m just pointing out that you're running an officially obsolete windows version. That's why I said "side note."

Generally, the game will work fine regardless, but Square Enix won't provide any official support if you contact them about technical issues, or they will offer no guarantee their help will work.

Your issue is almost certainly being caused by one or more add-ons you are using. Since you are clearly using some from your screenshot.

Load the game without any third party tools, and see if you are able to leave then.


It's a fact, regardless of what words you choose to say in response. The only exception is corporations/businesses can pay money to get extended support, but even that will end in 2023.

1. I am running the game from Linux via Wine (Which I might add runs FFXI far better than Winblows). I have been since 2011. The game has run fine up until this last update.
2. Now the NPC's either have no name, or the name "NPC" . When you interact with them any options you would have had are now missing as I showed in the screenshot.
3. Visual effect addon to affect the actual game files what I have there is visual overlays and they again do not affect the game functionality.
4. This issue persists on the base game as well as it does on Windower. That was the very first thing I tested.

[Pixela]

They reverted the fix for the sunbreeze festival not working correctly in certain areas to address this problem


Side note, windows 7 is no longer supported, so you won't get any official help from support with any issues you may have.

You also really shouldn't use it anymore because it is no longer supported by Microsoft, even for security updates.

Complete nonsense.

[Kjara]

They reverted the fix for the sunbreeze festival not working correctly in certain areas to address this problem


Side note, windows 7 is no longer supported, so you won't get any official help from support with any issues you may have.

You also really shouldn't use it anymore because it is no longer supported by Microsoft, even for security updates.

I'm already aware that windows 7 is not supported, but the bug was not dependant on my Operating System, as many other players in my group had the same issue.

With that aside, at present I cannot afford a new machine that can run Windows 10. So I'll be sticking to what I've got.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that as of the Sunbreeze music fix, this issue has been solved on my end. I don't use any third party tools, so maybe uninstalling those until a compatible patch is out might be a solution for those who still are running into issues.