DirectX 11 client download link.

[Fenseven]

Have they said when we are getting this link? They have said it's a completely different client so it's going to be the full game download plus the data for Heavensward. I have a pretty good internet connection that caps out their download speed for the game, but my SSD has limited space. I don't want to prematurely remove the current client to make room for the new one if it's not avail for early access.

[Rona]

They haven't released it yet.

[Sylve]

They haven't released it yet.

Pretty sure he's asking if the DX11 Client will be available during the Early Access Period, not whether its out now.

For those with more limited download limits and HDD limitations, It would suck pretty hard to to delete the current client to make way for the DX11 one, only to find out that the DX11 Client is coming on the 23rd rather than the 20th.

Thats a pretty fair question, IMO>

[Fenseven]

Pretty sure he's asking if the DX11 Client will be available during the Early Access Period, not whether its out now.

For those with more limited download limits and HDD limitations, It would suck pretty hard to to delete the current client to make way for the DX11 one, only to find out that the DX11 Client is coming on the 23rd rather than the 20th.

Thats a pretty fair question, IMO>

Ya that's exactly what i'm getting at. Steam and Battle.net max out my dl speed(10MBps) but FF14 only ever goes to 4MBps. So anyone who wants the DX11 client will have to dl the entire game over again plus the exp on top of everyone else trying to dl the exp. I wonder if they will open the DX11 and Heavensward client to dl on the Tuesday before the 19th so that once early access goes live you just log(try)in and play.

[DracotheDragon]

Ya that's exactly what i'm getting at. Steam and Battle.net max out my dl speed(10MBps) but FF14 only ever goes to 4MBps. So anyone who wants the DX11 client will have to dl the entire game over again plus the exp on top of everyone else trying to dl the exp. I wonder if they will open the DX11 and Heavensward client to dl on the Tuesday before the 19th so that once early access goes live you just log(try)in and play.

I think the DX 11 was said to be released just before official launch which could mean (with the rate of steam and psn) june 22nd a day before official launch while EA is on DX 9 launchers.

[Saccharin]

Have they said when we are getting this link? They have said it's a completely different client so it's going to be the full game download plus the data for Heavensward. I have a pretty good internet connection that caps out their download speed for the game, but my SSD has limited space. I don't want to prematurely remove the current client to make room for the new one if it's not avail for early access.

The DX11 client only changes the game engine at that currently is 18MB in size so expect the DX11 version around the same size. There's no change to the assets and those are the things that take up more space.

I expect the DX11 client to be released at the same time as the 3.0 one goes live. The Dx11 client will probably be a checkbox in the launcher.

[Fenseven]

The DX11 client only changes the game engine at that currently is 18MB in size so expect the DX11 version around the same size. There's no change to the assets and those are the things that take up more space.

I expect the DX11 client to be released at the same time as the 3.0 one goes live. The Dx11 client will probably be a checkbox in the launcher.

I thought it would just be a check box like what WoW has, but they keep saying it's a completely different client which leads you to believe that the full game will need to be downloaded for it.

[kyuven]

I thought it would just be a check box like what WoW has, but they keep saying it's a completely different client which leads you to believe that the full game will need to be downloaded for it.

And as mentioned, the client is just an engine.
Having to redownload the entire game for an engine alteration is ludicrous, especially since most of those files (such as sound files, of which the game has a TON of) have absolutely nothing to do with graphics.
It's in SE's best interest to NOT do so.

[Sylve]

I thought it would just be a check box like what WoW has, but they keep saying it's a completely different client which leads you to believe that the full game will need to be downloaded for it.

When you check that box, you need to restart the entire client in WoW.
The DX9 and DX11 there are actually two different clients, it just loads the appropriate one to the state of the checkbox.
The DX11 in WoW came with a patch, So we never really need to download it as a separate thing.
I'm fairly sure the 3.0 patch that gives us the Expansion content will include the Dx11 client.

[Saccharin]

I thought it would just be a check box like what WoW has, but they keep saying it's a completely different client which leads you to believe that the full game will need to be downloaded for it.

The DX version is in the same executable, it's the 32 and 64 bit versions of WoW that have separate files.