.dat race change?

[Arien20]

OK, i heard it was possible to change your race, (the way you see it, weaponskills the same race as well). .dat switching is aparently what needs to be done, sorry if its been asked before.. anyone have any idea's how its done. A program is supposedly able to do this.. thanks.

[neighbortaru]

search for race converter. there was a thread about it here somewhere.

[Arien20]

having some trouble finding it.. :(

[Nicolette]

This page has the program in a zip : http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood-Studio/6415/

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on to website, it's on the top right.

Unzip these files to the Final Fantasy XI folder inside the Playonline/SquareEnix folder, then run the .exe file from there

--READ BEFORE USAGE-- PC VERSION ONRY

This is a nice program I found on a Japanese website that allows you to change one race to another or switch heads. Please note, changes that this program makes is seen by YOU only. Basically, this program will tell your computer which files to load for which character. It does NOT switch .dat files, but it alters the Ftable.dat and Vtable.dat files instead. Right now, I changed my Hume into a Tarutaru, so now most hume males I see are now Tarutaru, but those who were already Tarutaru are still Tarutaru. Also, if you are already in game when making these changes, exit out to POL then start FFXI again.

Usage

The drop down menu on the first tab is what you will change a race into, if you see only ???? then it follows the order that you see on the character creation screen. From top down: Male Hume, Female Hume, Male Elvaan, Female Elvaan, Male Tarutaru, Female Taruaru, Mithra, Galka.

The list right underneath the drop down menu is what you want to change, in the same order, but missing Female Tarutaru (they are combined into one). So Male Hume, Female Hume, Male Elvaan, Female Elvaan, Taruaru, Mithra, Galka.

So first select a race to turn into from the drop down menu, then pick which one you are changing, then hit the button underneath to apply the change.

The button all the way on the bottom restores everything that you changed.

Also, the second tab will let you change heads only, in case you're not happy with yours, but remember everyone else sees you with your regular head and body.



if get error make a notepad file put this code in it and rename the file to something like poop.reg and run the registry file if you get an error the first time u run the program

Code Sample <- dont copy/paste this bit.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PlayOnline\InstallFold er]
"1000"="C:\\Program Files\\PlayOnline\\SquareEnix\\PlayOnlineViewer"

End quote.

(its the link in the upper right hand corner.)

[Arien20]

Thanks for the info, i try to run it, and it flashes an error i think, all in japanese, and the program shows up for like half a second and vanishes. Gives me a Yes or No option..

How do i run that text, after saving it as that file. (poop.reg) Do i have to have POL running while using the program.?

[neighbortaru]

just save the contents of the file as a .reg so you can import that into the registry. and no, you don't need to have POL running (that'll probably crap the program out too).

[Arien20]

Importing a file into the registry is dangerous is it not, this seems like a complicated process... Wish i could read japanese. Still will not let me run the program, it just pops up for a second, and vanishes.

[Myrix]

It's dangerous if you don't know what changes the file will make to the registry, or if it's from an unknown source you do not trust.

In this case no harm will be done. All you need to do is save the file as a .reg and double click it to apply it, POL doesn't need to be open.

Edit: Also make sure you followed the installation instructions. The program must be unzipped into the Final Fantasy XI folder. Otherwise, you'll recieve an error when opening it.

[neighbortaru]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PlayOnline\InstallFold er]
"1000"="C:\\Program Files\\PlayOnline\\SquareEnix\\PlayOnlineViewer"
btw if your FFXI is not installed in C:\\Program Files, please be sure to change it. ;)
edit: dunno why there is whitespace in between 'InstallFold' and 'er' but it should not be there.

[aegina]

ok, computer n00b question: how do i import this to the registry?

i have the files unzipped and saved in the ffxi folder. i made a notepad, copied that text to the notepad, and saved it a poop.reg. when i click on my poop.reg note it says "this file is not registry script, you can only import binary files to the registry" as an error message.

please don't laugh at my computer illiteracy :P. what did i do wrong?

[neighbortaru]

when saving in Notepad, make sure to "Save as type:" "All Files"

[aegina]

that worked^^ thanks

[Vhaan]

I cant really get this to work. I have unzipped it (i think) to the FFXI folder. I have made the notepad document with "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PlayOnline\InstallFold er]
"1000"="C:\\Program Files\\PlayOnline\\SquareEnix\\PlayOnlineViewer"
and i have saved it in FFXI folder under "poop.reg" and All Files. However it says i cant import binary stuff into the registry, and whenever i try to launch the face changer i get a japenese error message. Help me out plz, i wanna be a taru

[Paquin]

import the .reg file by double clicking on it

[Lidda]

I was wondering if you could give me a little extra help on setting up this program to change races. I am thinking that I did something wrong when doing the .reg part. I unzipped the folder in the "C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI" and then i made the .reg file in note pad, i copied it from the forum and pasted it into notepad (and corrected the space after "fold er"). When i saved the file i saved as a .reg and all file types. then when i double clicked it, it said that it successfully added it to the registry. However, when I went to try the program again, it gave me the same errors. So i have a couple questions, is ther a special place the .reg needs to be saved, am i missing something when i copy it, and could there something different i need to do for .reg. I am also open for any other ideas, thank you.

[Paquin]

is ther a special place the .reg needs to be saved, am i missing something when i copy it, and could there something different i need to do for .reg. I am also open for any other ideas, thank you.

I dunno if it makes a difference, but my .reg is just in C:\

[Lidda]

just to make sure, this is what needs to be in the .reg?


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PlayOnline\InstallFold er]
"1000"="C:\\Program Files\\PlayOnline\\SquareEnix\\PlayOnlineViewer"


And in any case would the "C:\\Program Files\\PlayOnline\\SquareEnix\\PlayOnlineViewer" part ever change, depending on difference computers (my FFXI is loaded in normal place)

[Paquin]

this is exactly what i have in my .reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PlayOnline\InstallFold er]
"1000"="C:\\Program Files\\PlayOnline\\SquareEnix\\PlayOnlineViewer"

[neighbortaru]

And in any case would the "C:\\Program Files\\PlayOnline\\SquareEnix\\PlayOnlineViewer" part ever change, depending on difference computers (my FFXI is loaded in normal place)yes it would change if you installed playonline+ffxi in a different folder. btw the program assumes your ffxi and playonline are all under the SquareEnix folder. If you installed them in seperate places, it won't work.

[Lidda]

I just wanna check a few more things:

i have FFXI in C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI, and the actual raceconverter is in C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI, is this the right folder? (it is in the Final Fantasy XI folder)

the .reg file says:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PlayOnline\InstallFold er]
"1000"="C:\\Program Files\\PlayOnline\\SquareEnix\\PlayOnlineViewer"
Does this mean that i have the converter in the wrong place?or does .reg have nothing to do with where the converter is?

if these are both correct as is, im stumped again :worry:



Also, when saving the .reg file, notepad has options for the type of file encoding "ANSI," "Unicode," "Unicode big endian," and "UTF-8." Do these have anything to do with it?

Another thing i just found, the error message i get after hitting yes on the first part is mostly in random characters and stuff, except one part. That part is "VTABLE.DAT," which i found in C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI, though it is just out in the open, is this the right place for this aswell? Try finding where yours is, and tell me if i need to maybe move that. Then after i hit ok on that error, what seems to be the program flashes on the screne for maybe 2 tenths of a second, then disapears.

Double Post Edited:
LOLOLOL ZOMG I MIGHT HAVE MADE IT WORK!!!!!!!

after finding a website to translate the japanese from the DL page, i had a random idea. on the website it says something about VTABLE.DAT and FTABLE.DAT being the directory for what face or something. so then i copied those 2 .dat files into the raceconv file. however, when i pasted and came back to folder, it had created a backup file within the raceconv file (maybe this is what did it.)

the text from the Japanese site is this (these are the 2 colums on the right hand side)

The table file which is referred to the occasion where FFXI searches the data file (FTABLE.DAT,
VTABLE.DAT) File of direct rewriting and another race another sex another face
By the fact that it makes FFXI READ, it is the tool which makes the respective replacement possible.

2004/07/25 version 1.3.2004.725
Adding - saving load performance
At the time of −FFXI version upgrade cancelling the problem which has the possibility of happening
−GUI fine control






Under that, on the page is:

[soraneyo] up to of version 1.2.2004.715 to errand

With [soraneyo], the job backup file is designated as the master file when replacement unconditionally
It is to be operation, but in the future with the version upgrade of FFXI FTABLE.DAT and VTABLE.DAT
It is renewed with both when not be able to recognize that on [soraneyo] side, the job backup file
The file which on the basis of the data which while it is old state exists, as a result is old, is renewed
The problem that was found it superscribes.

With present version upgrade as for the table file we are not renewed from [soraneyo] release,
As for actual damage it is not with you think under present conditions, but acknowledgment.
Because measure to the above-mentioned problem was administered in version 1.3.2004.725,
Please do not use old version if possible.
(As for backup restoration operation before the upgrading it is necessary sort to do until recently)

Before upgrading FFXI as a measure when it continues to use with v1.2,
1. Backup restoration is done with [soraneyo]
2. It ends [soraneyo]
3. The job backup file (FTABLE.BACKUP and VTABLE.BACKUP) it deletes
It upgrades 4.FFXI
Problem is the expectation which does not happen now.



[soraneyo] is the name of the program for yalls information

Double Post Edited:
ok i have figured everything out except one thing, can someone give specific instructions on how the changing of faces works for me, thank you. this is ALL i need to know now