Author: Arieh @ Bahamut, with suggestions from AzureSkies and Reverie LS’s

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This guide provides a list of available plugins and addons for the addon launcher Ashita v4 used to extend functionality for Final Fantasy XI. This guide does not cover multiboxing or private server-specific addons in any amount of detail.

A ⭐ by the plugin’s name denotes that a plugin is strongly recommended or very helpful.

What plugins exist?

Plugins are separately loaded to addons, as they are pre-compiled dll files stored in the plugin folder. Configurations for these plugins can usually be found in the config folder.

If there is not a link on the plugin name itself, it is already included in v4 repository that you downloaded in order to use Ashita.

  • Bellhop
    • A tool to manage inventory using chat commands
    • Be extremely careful with this tool, as you can remove/sell all of your items with this if you are not careful.
  • FindAll ⭐
    • Helps you find things all of your inventories, both accessible from mog house and while you’re in the field
  • Lootwhore
    • Automate handling loot that comes into treasure menu.
  • Minimap
    • Adds a minimap to your screen. Configs for this are stored in config folder.
  • Multisend
    • A plugin for sending commands between characters when multiboxing.
  • Nameplate
    • Corrects the nameplate aspect ratio for XI so they look less stretched
  • Packer ⭐
    • Helps with rearranging validating that gear you have/need is in your inventory/wardrobe when you change jobs.
  • PacketFlow ⭐
    • Adjusts the ratio at which the client and server exchange information leading to less dropped packets especially in instances. It also removes the packet delay upon zoning, allowing zone and inventory data to populate very quickly. Safe to use on retail.
  • Screenshot
    • Takes a screenshot when you hit printscreen and saves it to screenshots folder in the Ashita directory.
  • Sequencer ⭐
    • Changes the sequence id on equipment change packets specifically in conjunction with Luashitacast/Ashitacast to prevent the server from having to process the same action twice in laggy situations. Used in conjunction with Luashitacast, safe to use on retail.
  • Shorthand ⭐
    • Shorthand lets you write shortcuts for casting spells/ja’s/ws’s and so on.
  • Uberwarp ⭐
    • Use warp systems with the command line.

In polplugins folder, these 2 addons also exist which handle interactions in the PlayOnline Launcher itself.

  • quicky
    • Boots up FFXI automatically after logging into PlayOnline. Will not let you use the PlayOnline interface after you login while this is active.
  • sandbox
    • Used for sandboxing instances of Ashita, required when you are running multiple instances of FFXI.

What addons exist?

Addons should be extracted to a folder which is stored within addons folder.

If there’s no link for the addon, then it is already included in the main Ashita repo that you downloaded. Or I forgot to link it, so please tell me and I’ll add the link in.

  • ahcolors
    • Changes the auction house listing colors for better readability
  • aspect
    • Fixes aspect ratio automatically based on screen resolution.
  • auctioneer
    • An Auction House UI tool to make it easier to check AH prices etc. This has been checked by the devs and Thorny to make sure it is safe but read the disclaimer and use this one at your own risk.
  • autohide ⭐
    • Hides elements which are placed onto screen by Ashita during certain menus/states of the game.
  • autologin
    • Automatically logs you into a specific character. Needs to be used as part of a startup script.
  • autotrans
    • Will watch for anything written in [[ ]] brackets and then look for (and use) the in game Auto Translate equivalent. Only supports English input currently.
  • balloon
    • Add FFXIV style cutscene dialog windows for NPC dialogue in quests
  • boussole
    • Map replacement addon for Ashita v4 with useful overlays and simple customization
  • blucheck / blumon / blusets
    • Makes managing spells/spell sets for blue mage much easier
  • cbind
    • Bind controller buttons to ingame commands. Does not support combo buttons like how can be done in the gamepad configuration tool currently.
  • chains ⭐
    • Displays a text object containing skillchain elements resonating on current target, timer for skillchain window and a list of weapon skills that can skillchain based on the weapon you have currently equipped.
    • It’s based on the skillchains addon by Ivaar for Ashita-v3.
    • An updated version was created by Lumaro (Eierkeule @ Bahamut) which includes the Prime/Bonanza Weaponskills that are missing from the initial repository. It also fixes a packet duplication issue present.
  • checker ⭐
    • Gives more information when you check information for a mob
  • cleancs ⭐
    • Removes elements drawn by ashita from cutscenes. This will not remove all elements, only elements from addons/plugins which use ImgUI specifically.
  • colure
    • A way to quickly select/cast indi/geo spells with a mouse UI
    • included in the xitools repository
  • drawdistance
    • Change the render draw distance with a text command
  • Emotes
    • Places a button on screen which opens an Emote menu that can be navigated with your mouse (like in FF14).
  • enternity
    • It will press enter automatically during npc dialog/cutscenes
  • equipmon ⭐
    • Shows currently equipped items in a box you can move around the window, helpful when you are swapping gearsets for macros or using luashitacast
  • find
    • A port of the find addon from Ashita V3.
  • filterscan
    • filter out enemies from widescan list to make it easier to track specific monsters.
  • Focuser
    • Swap between different open FFXI windows using text commands. Requires configuration and an extra DLL included with the repo when setting up.
  • fps ⭐
    • Configure the fps limit from here, and also show/hide the fps on screen
  • gearfinder
    • Helps you find gear based on specific criteria, can also look in storage slips
  • XIUI (formerly HXUI) ⭐
    • Full UI replacement, xitools is also ok but hasn’t been updated in a while
  • invmon
    • Show remaining slots for any inventories you specify in a positionable window
  • instantah ⭐
    • See results from any auction house bids you make much quicker than default
  • instantchat ⭐
    • Removes the delay from messages adding into chat window, so it makes it easier to parse
  • ime
    • Lets you type in japanese without needing to use the Japanese client.
  • itemwatch ⭐
    • This will let you track item counts ingame based on what is in your inventory
  • links
    • Retrieves URLs from ingame chat window and creates a new window to enable user to open the links in a browser.
  • Luashitacast ⭐
    • It’s the gearswap addon for Ashita, written in lua. Very customisable, click here for link to the documentation on how to write lua gearswap scripts
  • macrofix ⭐
    • Removes the delay in showing macro bar window when pressing a macro bar key on your keyboard or controller.
  • metrics
    • Tracks metrics in combat, there’s a lot here that can be tracked, but main things are DPS and Accuracy. Read the readme for more info, haven’t used this one myself personally.
  • minimap-helper
    • A different minimap configuration tool
    • it’s included in the xitools repository
  • minimapcontrol
    • Also a different minimap conifguration tool
  • minimapmon
    • Configure settings for the minimap plugin.
  • mobdb
    • Show information for currently targeted mob/npc/player. Includes a simple and advanced mode, so can be helpful for tracking down Placeholder NM’s in lottery pop farming.
  • namecolors
    • Allows you to change colors of nameplates for basically every type of PC/NPC in the game, helpful for accesibility purposes.
  • nocombat
    • Disables combat music when engaged in combat, so you hear zone music instead.
  • nomount ⭐
    • This is similar to the MountMuzzle addon available for Windower but for Ashita. It blocks default mount music when using a mount.
  • OnKey
    • Handles keypresses from valid keys that bind (F13 etc).
  • omen
    • omen objective tracker
    • included in the xitools repository.
  • oseem ⭐
    • A UI tool to automate the daily trading of items to Oseem for better augments.
  • partybuffs ⭐
    • Show party buffs and distance to party member next to the main party window.
  • petinfo
    • Displays information about the players current pet in a draggable window.
  • points
    • Adds a very customisable UI bar to your screen which can help track lots of objectives/timers and also XP/CP/JP gain rates per hour.
  • porter
    • Makes managing items stored in porter moogles easier, almost entirely script based.
  • pupsets
    • Manage pup attachments with slash commands.
  • relicge
    • helps you track statistics for farming currencies for relic weapon
    • included in the xitools repository
  • rolltracker
    • Let’s you track corsair rolls
    • An updated version was created by Lumaro (Eierkeule @ Bahamut) which fixes some bugs thats exist in this version.
  • repeater ⭐
    • Lets you repeat commands multiple times (helpful for skill books)
  • skillchain
    • Track skillchains with a UI
  • simplelog ⭐
    • Condenses the battle messages into something more readable. Filtering can be kind of a pain for other parties trusts. The latest commit has a fix for the duplicated messages bug which exists in the latest release.
  • Smart.LAC
    • An extension for LuAshitacast allowing for declarative management of sets to make lac files easier to manage.
    • Warning: If you use this and have issues do not send support requests into in the ashita discord, make an issue on this github instead.
  • statustimers
    • A very configurable replacement for status icons
  • tCrossBar
    • Similar to tHotBar but aimed at controller players and uses a crossbar interface similar to what controller players can use in FFXIV.
  • tHotBar
    • Displays a hotbar on screen for binding and more importantly, visualising macros.
  • trials
    • track weaponskill points for ws trials
    • included in the xitools repository
  • tparty
    • shows tp next to party members, useful when you don’t want to use a full UI
  • ttimers
    • Track recast timers. This will not hide when addons like autohide are used, so I tend to enable it as/when I need it.
  • trustcheck
    • Outputs a file with what trusts you have/don’t have, handy for the 86 Trust RoE requirment
  • trustme
    • UI for summoning/managing trust sets. Let’s you queue trust calls and will tell you what trusts you do/don’t have.
  • watchdog
    • Let’s you track basically anything in widescan with text commands
  • wheel
    • A wheel for people who play ninja to show cooldowns for skills on it.
    • included in the xitools repository
  • XIPivot
    • A DAT file replacement mod, so you don’t have to replace your actual XI files for HD mod packs / UI replacements etc
    • You should really use the large aware address patch if you intend to use this.
  • xitools
    • Another UI replacement (like HXUI)
    • Personally I’ve had a few issues with this UI replacement personally so I swapped to HXUI, but I prefer the look of this one
    • This repository also includes a looot of other addons which may be useful that I’ve described above as well.
  • whereisdi ⭐
    • It is https://whereisdi.com in addon form, replicates functionality of the site ingame. For the truly lazy among us (or for those who cannot alt tab out of the game).

Special mention

This one kinda straddles the line of plugin/addon because it is a completely separate program and does require some more setup than any other plugins or addons for Ashita, but I think this could be quite useful so I will add it here.

  • Electron-FFXI-Atlas
    • Displays zone maps from FFXI and tracks your character position in real time in a separate window.

What addons should you not run on Retail?

You could be banned permanently if you enable these on retail, so use them at your own risk.

Also I’m not going to link to these directly, since they are not necessary for playing on retail.

  • ahgo
    • It let’s you move around while having auction house window open
  • casper
    • it’s a noclip mod.
  • chatfix
    • Private server specific fix for fixing an issue with chat.
  • fastswap
    • fixes a bug with job change packets, but can also DDoS a server if used improperly
  • gateway
    • Forces all doors to be always open
  • nokb
    • Disables knockback effects to local player
  • nomad
    • Enables mog house functionality in any zone
  • peekaboo
    • Forces all entities the client obtains data for to be visible.
  • Scenthound
    • Addon that can help with tracking monsters that spawn. This isn’t inherently risky by itself, but enabling the Packet Search function in this addon puts your account at a much higher risk than using the other features in it.

Shoutouts and Thanks

  • Eierkuhle @ Bahamut for the explanation of Sequencer/PacketFlow plugins + fix for the chains plugin.
  • arkervorhat @ Bahamut for Smart.LAC
  • Raithewall @ Bahamut, Kyane @ Bahamut, Ellisine @ Bahamut for addon suggestions