FFXIVstuff, aka monster hunter XIV |
FFXIVstuff, aka monster hunter XIV |
Aug 4 2009, 03:05 PM
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#201
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Monk Princess Group: Paragon Caste Posts: 888 Joined: 29-December 02 Member No.: 11 |
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/04/final-fa...new-job-system/
The latest edition of Famitsu Wave recently hit newsstands in Japan, bringing with it a DVD which contains an 8-minute exposé on Square Enix's second stab at the MMO genre, Final Fantasy XIV. The whole video is posted after the break. Fret not -- it sports convenient English subtitles. Here's some of the more titillating excerpts: The game features a reinvented character progression system which does not include experience points or leveling up. The job system from XI will make an appearance, but in a heavily altered form -- an interview with the game's director, Nobuaki Komoto, revealed that the game will place a focus on the weapons players use, explaining that your armaments will determine "the way you play" and "the way you grow." Sounds reminiscent of Final Fantasy IX. (That's a very good thing.) In addition, FFXIV producer Hiromichi Tanaka explained that the game takes place in a new region with a more "modern" feel to it -- the mysterious Eorzea which was mentioned in the trailer. The new world features familiar races (albeit with new names), and plays host to a "deep story," which is told through cut-scenes and quests. For more FFXIV info than you can possibly handle, check the video after the jump. sounds similar to monster hunter no? Race Scans QUOTE Someone translated the text on BG Forums regarding the characters:
"When you make your character, aside from choosing the race, you will also be able to customize their appearance. Head, skin color, hair type etc, there will be multiple factors. Just how exact we will be able to customize their appearance is still unknown, but we mean it in a good way when we say that it seems like it will become a worry to many players." -------------------- |
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Sep 16 2010, 11:49 PM
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#202
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Grand Armor Group: AT Certified Posts: 510 Joined: 23-October 03 Member No.: 71 |
Open better actually has improved performance on my PC.
The lower settings are not necessarily optimized though. I've gotten worse performance with certain settings on low. Main thing to turn off is ambient occlusion. And make sure drivers are up to date. But, performance seems to be all over the place for different systems at the moment. It is hard to say what will work. They is lower end systems running the game better than some people with high end systems. I expect performance to be better at retail, especially with hardware mouse finally being added. -------------------- |
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Sep 17 2010, 06:15 AM
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DAT ASS. Group: AT Certified Posts: 338 Joined: 29-November 03 From: Pensacola, Florida. Member No.: 103 |
I expect performance to be better at retail, especially with hardware mouse finally being added. Good god. I remember all the bitching about that in the beta reviews I've read. I'd of thought this was a no brainer. -------------------- Skype: Afroforce |
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Sep 17 2010, 08:09 AM
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Pray for Mojo. Group: Paragon Caste Posts: 379 Joined: 25-June 04 Member No.: 165 |
Sad thing is 'hacks' enable the hardware mouse. Windowerxiv is still as good as the old windower for ffxi.
What it does: - It enables you to play FFXIV in pseudo full screen mode (no window borders), just like any other game nowadays - You can use alt-tab in the full screen mode without FFXIV crashing due to the DirectX error message - No more crashes due to UAC, ctrl+alt+del or anything else that lets you lose the DirectX device (exception: driver crash) - FFXIV runs a bit faster (about 5%) than in the built in window mode - Enables hardware mouse without patching any game files - Easy to use and configure through built in launcher and settings application - This is NOT just a simple borderless window maker like the other windowers for FFXIV out there With newest ver adding: # Multi monitor support. Set the window position offset in the launcher and play it on any monitor you want. # Alternative injection method (optional). It does not inject into ffxivboot and ffxivlogon. # The launcher will now inform you about updates. # The launcher now features tooltip help that explains every option and how to use it. # Priority boost. Sets the priority of the ffxivgame process to high when it is in focus and decreases the priority to low when it is minimized. I used windower the entirety of my ffxi time, and I foresee using windowerxiv all the time as well for ffxiv. |
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