FFXI Players Guide

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(WARNING)

It is strongly advised to simply use the BGwiki page instead of this guide.

Keeping up with both guides is proving extremely time consuming and unfruitful.

This guide is outdated, and after testing has proven to have quite a few errors.

The current BGwiki page is the most up-to-date, and is nearly, if not entirely, free of any errors.

https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/User:Mi..._Mission_Guide










Hello. please read the following:

This is the:

Final Fantasy XI Simple Mission Guide

This guide is designed to be clean, comprehensible and to the point.

If one follows the guide in order, collecting home points, and survival guides along the way, it will naturally create a smooth and sensible flow in gameplay.

*Note: It is crucial that you follow the guide in order, including reading the level 1-18 section. Even if you've already achieved a level beyond level 18, as it contains crucial starting information.
**Note: Steps within this guide listed as "Fight:" will require you to interact with the listed feature, to initiate the fight.
**Note: There are two types of "hidden" targets in FFXI. "???" and "Blank Target" (Blank targets are ??? with no text.) You must "tab" or press right/left on gamepad to find them.
**Note: This is not a complete guide to FFXI. Join a linkshell, refer to other wiki pages, reddit and other sources to fulfill your needs. This guide is a focus on only missions.
**Note: Finally, this is a guide. It will provide you information on a sensible course, but deviating from the course to unlock an additional job, or other activities is encouraged. "Following it in order" refers to ensuring you follow the steps, and quest layout order to optimize your mission progress. It does not indicate you must play the game the way the guide suggests.

'''Story and Rhapsodies of Vana'diel information:'''

The choice is yours if you prefer to enjoy the story, or focus on RoV missions to unlock Key items. This guide provides both options, to allow the player to focus on "just the story" or "finishing Rhapsodies of Vana'diel to unlock Key items" via footnotes in the associated missions.


(WARNING)
*Utilizing mods such as 60-fps, and other visual mods interferes with "Cutscenes" in FFXI. It is a violation of the FFXI Terms of Service aggrement and should be not utilized, especially while watching cutscenes as it will cause crashing and other issues, including the risk of being banned from FFXI.

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Links:

Switching between mobile/desktop versions:

-Mobile:
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/t...uide?styleid=9

-Desktop:
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/t...ide?styleid=-1

BGwiki:
bg-wiki

FFXIclopedia:
ffxiclopedia


Other guides on the forums:
FFXI-Beginners-Guide

Revelations-Strategy-Guide-FFXI


(The following are "quick links" to the rest of the guide, simply to reduce scrolling.)

Level 1-75 Era Missions:
(Nations: Bastok, Windurst, San d'Oria, and Rhapsodies of Vana'diel)

Nations, and Rhapsodies of Vana'diel Part 1.

Level 50-75 Era Missions:
(RotZ, CoP, ToAU)

Rise of the Zilart, Chains of Promathia, and Treasures of Aht Urhgan

Level 99 Missions WotG, SoA, and RoV Part 2.:

Wings of the Goddess, Seekers of Adoulin, Rhapsodies of Vana'diel. Part 2.

Endgame Content:

Endgame/REMA content guides.

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Starting Guide:

Welcome to Vana'diel!

FFXI is a massive free choice MMORPG.

You decide what you want to do.
-Fight/level
-Quest
-Farm rare items
-Discover secret enemies or treasure
-Etc.

the choice is yours.

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To start:

Open your,

Menu: Select "Equipment"
Now equip all your available gear.
(Weapon, Body, Gloves, Pants, Feet, etc.)

Menu: Press "right" to view a second menu
Select > Quests > Objective List > Tutorial > Basics > First Step Forward.

Complete "First Step Forward"

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'''Home Points'''

Find a home point (flashing/glowing blue icons on maps) and "Set your home point" upon interacting with the first one.
*(Note: A flashing icon indicates it has not been "collected" collect all home points/survival guides/etc.)

You may also set multiple "Favorite" home points for quick selection.

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Obtain Signet:
-Talk:

Bastok Citizen:
Rabid Wolf, I.M. -Bastok Markets (E-11)
"Would you cast Signet on me?"

San d"Oria Citizen:
Arpevion, T.K. -Southern San d'Oria (L-10)
"Would you cast Signet on me?"

Windurst Citizen:
Harara, W.W. -Windurst Woods (K-10)
"Would you cast Signet on me?!"


*Signet is used to obtain crystals and conquest points.
**Conquest points can be converted to gil once reaching rank 3, and purchasing the rank 3 weapon (any nation) > Selling to any NPC.
**Conquest points can also be used to obtain EXP accessories, as well as other options. See the Simple FFXI complete guide for more details. (Simple FFXI complete guide is a work in progress. Until it is available, utilze other sources.)
**Conquest Points may also be used to purchase a "Warp Ring" which will allow teleporting to a home point every 10 minutes. Vital for doing missions.
**Conquest Points may also be used to purchase Instant Warp scroll, and Instant Reraise scrolls.


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Learn about "Records of Eminence"


-Open Menu > Press Right > Quests > Objective List > Combat (Wide Area) > Combat (Spoils) 1
Set the following "Records of Eminence" or "RoE" Objectives:
-Spoils (Fire Crystal)
-Spoils (Ice Crystal)
-Spoils (Wind Crystal)
-Spoils (Earth Crystal)
-Spoils (Lightning Crystal)
-Spoils (Water Crystal)

-Open Menu > Press Right > Quests > Objective List > Combat (Wide Area) > Combat (Spoils) 2
Set the following "Records of Eminence" or "RoE" Objectives:
-Spoils (Bat Wing)
-Spoils (Flint Stone)
-Spoils (Rabbit Hide)
-Spoils (Honey)
-Spoils (Three-leaf Mandragora Bud)
-Spoils (Beehive Chip)

(Note: Records of Eminence objectives should be reguarly updated by the player to fit their current activities to maximize sparks and accolades acquisition. The above are generic "RoE" that would apply to a beginning player.)


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First Battle:

-Travel:
"Gustaberg, Sarutabaruta, or Ronfaure"

Select the enemy > Select Attack > Make sure you're facing/standing close to the enemy.

Achieve level 5 or above by attacking enemies very close to the city gates.
*Be mindful of enemies that "check" as "Impossible to Gauge" as these are powerful Notorious Monsters.
*When targeting an enemy, the "Attack, Magic ... Check" options menu will open.
*(Note: Making use of "Check" determines an enemies level against yours.)
**Too weak to be worthwhile (Grants no EXP.)
**Incredibly Easy Prey (Grants low EXP, player is 11-19 levels above enemy.)
**Easy Prey (Grants slightly low EXP, player is 3-6 levels above enmey.)
**Decent Challenge (Grants reasonable EXP, player is 1-2 levels above enemy.)
**Even Match (Player is the same level as enemy.)
**Tough (Grants a small bonus to EXP, player is 1-4 levels below enemy.)
**Very Tough (Grants a larger bonus to EXP, player is 5 levels below enemy.)
**Incredibly Tough (Grants maximum bonus to EXP, player is 6+ levels below enemy.)

(Note: To further increase your EXP amounts earned per kill, it is strongly recommended you familiarize yourself with both of the following:)
*[[Fields of Valor]]
*[[Grounds of Valor]]
**(Note: FoV refers to tomes in the open world, GoV refers to tomes in dungeons.)


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Unlock Trusts

Unlock Trusts: (Requires level 5 or above.)


Complete the following "Records of Eminence" or "RoE" objectives:
-Call Forth an Alter Ego (Must be level 5)
-Alter Ego: Valaineral
-Alter Ego: Mihli Alipoh
-Alter Ego Tenzen
-Alter Ego: Adelheid
-Alter Ego: Joachim
(Note: Completing the first "Call Forth an Alter Ego" requires talking to the first listed NPC, a second NPC, then a sumoning the trust in the open world, > talking to second NPC once again.)

(Note: To complete additional RoE objectives after the first, simply trade your new Cipher to one of the following NPC's.)
* [[Gondebaud]] -[[Southern San d'Oria]] HP#3 > (L-6)
* [[Clarion Star]] -[[Port Bastok]] HP#1 > (K-7)
* [[Wetata]] -[[Windurst Woods]] HP#3 > (G-10)


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Join a Unity:

-All for One (Must complete 10+ RoE)
_____Apururu and Yoran Oran are useful healer trust unity's.


Unity Warp:
To teleport: Talk:
Urbiolaine -Southern San d'Oria (G-10)
Igsli -Bastok Markets (E-11)
Teldro-Kesdrodo -Windurst Woods (J-10)

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'''Unity Warp:'''

To teleport: Talk: to one of the following NPC's.
*Urbiolaine -Southern San d'Oria (G-10)
*Igsli -Bastok Markets (E-11)
*Teldro-Kesdrodo -Windurst Woods (J-10)

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'''Making Gil (Money):'''

Sparks:
*Purchase: level 75 Acheron Shield > Sell to NPC
**(Note: Limit of 100,000 per week.)
**(Note: Sparks are also used for "leveling equipment" so keep this in mind.)

Accolades:
*Purchase: Prize Powder > Sell to NPC
**(Note: Limit of 100,000 per week.)
**(Note: Accolades are also used for teleporting, so keep this in mind.)

There are also multiple other ways to earn gil, refer to other guides/pages for more information.*

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