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kuluu-ffxi

A faithful reimplementation of the Final Fantasy XI retail client (~0.9:1) that eliminates the original's performance jank and cruft while adding cross-platform support, with a plugin system and hackable source code that lets players layer on optional quality-of-life, graphical, and UI/UX improvements or build entirely new experiences across various private servers.

Last shared For Players of Final Fantasy XI on private servers, from those wanting a drop-in modern client replacement to those building entirely new experiences.
01 / The problem

What it addresses

The original Final Fantasy XI retail client has significant performance jank and cruft.

02 / Source history

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  1. kuluu-ffxi

    A faithful reimplementation of the Final Fantasy XI retail client (~0.9:1) that eliminates the original's performance jank and cruft while adding cross-platform support, with a plugin system and hackable source code that lets players layer on optional quality-of-life, graphical, and UI/UX improvements or build entirely new experiences across various private servers.

    Problem: The original Final Fantasy XI retail client has significant performance jank and cruft.

    Audience: Players of Final Fantasy XI on private servers, from those wanting a drop-in modern client replacement to those building entirely new experiences.

    Posted by @jondwillis · Original comment ↗

    “Remaking the Final Fantasy XI client. The idea is to have a ~0.9:1 faithful reimplementation of the retail client without a lot of the performance jank and cruft that the original has, and then layer optional improvements, QoL, graphical improvements, UI/UX improvements etc., on top with a plugin system and hackable source code for players across various private servers.”