How to log into Final Fantasy XIV with your Steam installation but no Steam features.

[Rhomagus]

I've seen a few people concerned that they can't log into the game now or that they would need to make another installation taking up valuable hard drive space.

In order to circumvent this you can create a shortcut directly from the ffxiv_dx11.exe boot in your Steam folder.

While your installation destination may be different a typical location is as follows:

C: > Program Files (x86) > Steam > Steamapps > Common > Final Fantasy XIV Online > boot > ffxivboot64

You can then create a shortcut from here if you'd like by right-clicking the ffxivboot64 icon and choosing create shortcut.

Unfortunately you will not be able to access your overlay, have your Steam streams show up on the broadcast page, track your time, share it on your Steam profile, and your steam controller will no longer be functional.

If you want some of these Steam functions, you'll have to add ffxiv_dx11.exe as a Non-Steam Game. Even then, your broadcasts won't show up under the XIV community page, you'll have to start your game time tracker over, and many other things.

Bad move SE.

A lot of legitimate purchasers bought the game twice for this specific functionality. Refunds will be expected if this isn't dealt with properly. There are many ways you can do deal with this in an amenable manner.

1. Revert functionality so that folks can run the Windows version through Steam. This does not apply to fraudulent accounts running the Steam Version outside of Steam, in fact it's the exact opposite.
   
2. You can add the Steam Platform onto the Mogstation as an actual platform. As it is right now, You can't register both a Windows version and a Steam version. That's ridiculous since you can register a Windows Version and a Mac Version. A Windows Version and a PlayStation 4 Version. A Mac Version and a PlayStation 4 Version. A Steam Version and a Mac Version. A Steam Version and a PlayStation 4 Version. But you can't register a Windows Version and a Steam Version. I've got keys for both, but I can't register my Steam keys because I've already registered the Windows Version. If you're going to lock people out like this, you need to allow us to launch both by registering both on the Mogstation.
   
3. Let folks who have previously registered under their Windows Version re-register under their Steam Version with their Steam keys. Right now I'm locked out of Steam functionality and that's not cool as it's specifically why I purchased the game again on the Steam platform.

As it is, it's unacceptable and I'll expect a refund if it isn't dealt with in one of the above three manners.

[Nora_of_Mira]

for 5 months people have petitioned to be able to use the Steam version w/o Steam, and now people want to use the Windows version in Steam...

idk what anything is anymore, perhaps they just need to throw wide the gates on PC...

[Rhomagus]

for 5 months people have petitioned to be able to use the Steam version w/o Steam, and now people want to use the Windows version in Steam...

idk what anything is anymore, perhaps they just need to throw wide the gates on PC...

As should have always been the case from the start.

Also, people can still use the Steam version without Steam by adding "-issteam" to the launcher properties of the shortcut.

Since both are arbitrarily locked, except the intended target of these changes has a workaround, they should just add "Steam" as an independent platform you can use on the Mogstation, just how Windows, Mac, and PS4 can all have access to the same account. They should just extend that functionality to Steam by making it Steam, Windows, Mac, and PS4 as listed supportable platforms. The Windows / Steam exclusivity was ridiculous from the outset.

[Izekyu]

I as many others uninstalled the SE store version of the game and bought it again on Steam for the chat overlay, screenshot and ''all games in one place'' benefits. But those are gone now unless I add the game in steam as a ''non steam game'' as you mentioned...

This is horrible