Windower 4 - Discussion and Support

**Marootsoobutsu** · 2016-12-13 04:11

I just can't get it to start at all with Windower. It gets to the point of launching XI after the warning about family, job, etc... and then just "POL stopped working".

**Byrthnoth** · 2016-12-13 08:08

I just pushed new resources. Let me know if anything goes wrong.

Also, the Follow windower error will require a LuaCore update to fix. It is likely propagating from DressUp because that's the only addon I know of that uses windower.ffxi.get_mob_by_target('ft')

Maro, how long does it take your FFXI to crash in that case? Do you see a new window pop up that's all white?

If not or it is very brief before the crash, perhaps try method #3 from this list: http://www.drivethelife.com/windows-...-xp-vista.html

**Fallyn** · 2016-12-13 11:11

Originally Posted by Byrthnoth

I just pushed new resources. Let me know if anything goes wrong.

Also, the Follow windower error will require a LuaCore update to fix. It is likely propagating from DressUp because that's the only addon I know of that uses windower.ffxi.get_mob_by_target('ft')

Maro, how long does it take your FFXI to crash in that case? Do you see a new window pop up that's all white?

If not or it is very brief before the crash, perhaps try method #3 from this list: http://www.drivethelife.com/windows-...-xp-vista.html

The error doesn't actually cause any issues right now, so not important.

**Marootsoobutsu** · 2016-12-13 11:21

Originally Posted by Byrthnoth

I just pushed new resources. Let me know if anything goes wrong.

Also, the Follow windower error will require a LuaCore update to fix. It is likely propagating from DressUp because that's the only addon I know of that uses windower.ffxi.get_mob_by_target('ft')

Maro, how long does it take your FFXI to crash in that case? Do you see a new window pop up that's all white?

If not or it is very brief before the crash, perhaps try method #3 from this list: http://www.drivethelife.com/windows-...-xp-vista.html

It crashes immediately on transition from PoL to FFXI. If I try it in a bordered window, I get a pop that's all white; if I try borderless, then there's brief black-- less than half a second-- and the POL stopped working error comes up. Tried the fix from method #3; made no difference.

It will open w/o Windower if I go vanilla, but that makes Maroo a sad panda.

**Trumpy** · 2016-12-13 16:27

There was bout 4 times that windower crashed when i was loading addons. I load like 10-15 addons alphabetically and its somewhere bout findall or gearswap when the crash would happen. But sometimes i was also just clickin a character to log in as so I wasnt sure what exactly caused it. But that was last night so I will try loggin in today and see if i get it.

Also for a good while now I get an error for cancel when I am loggin between my mules two characters (usualy as they kneel down and just before it goes to the character menu) it ONLY happens on my mule's account, and not always when I have both main and mule logged in (so sometimes I just have mule logged in and sometimes both). And it doesnt happen 100%. I will try to take note of it next time it happens and post it here but i think it references line 49 (from memory). It doesnt crash anything, it just an error that has been popping up in my console for prolly over a year now at least.

**Trumpy** · 2016-12-13 18:05

Well, went back into my room and turned on my monitor to see a black screen with "Press F1 to retry boot, Press F2 to enter Setup." Rebooting just leads to same screen. Setup seems to just show me stuff, and doesnt let me alter anything, not that I know what I'd be doin on that screen. So looks like Ill be installin on this Windows 10 PC or a Win 10 Laptop and starting from scratch. So unless I get that cancel error again, I guess we will never know what it was.

**Trumpy** · 2016-12-13 18:28

Originally Posted by Kenshi

For the mountup addon you could just use the packet to check if you have the ki directly:

Code:

_addon.name = 'MountUp'
_addon.version = '1.00'
_addon.author = 'Whoever (Shiva)'
_addon.command = 'mu'

require 'luau'
packets = require('packets')
mountarray = T{} -- mount table

function random_mount() --randomly selects mount
    local select_mount = 0
    while select_mount < 1 do
        select_mount = math.ceil(math.random(0,#mountarray))
    end
    return mountarray[select_mount]
end
windower.register_event('incoming chunk', function(id, data) --builds mount list
    if id == 0x055 then
        mountarray:clear()
        local packet = packets.parse('incoming', data)
        if packet['Type'] == 6 then
            local ki_mask = string.format('%08d',(data:unpack('b8', 5)):binary())
            if string.match(ki_mask, '%d+(%d)') == '1' then
                mountarray:append("Chocobo")
            end
            if string.match(ki_mask, '%d+(%d)%d') == '1' then
                mountarray:append("Raptor")
            end
            if string.match(ki_mask, '%d+(%d)%d%d') == '1' then
                mountarray:append("Tiger")
            end
            if string.match(ki_mask, '%d+(%d)%d%d%d') == '1' then
                mountarray:append("Crab")
            end
            if string.match(ki_mask, '%d+(%d)%d%d%d%d') == '1' then
                mountarray:append("Red Crab")
            end
        end
    end
end)
function UseMount() --main function
    if #mountarray >= 1 then --varifies you have at lest one mount
        windower.send_command('input /mount "'..random_mount()..'"')
    end
end
windower.register_event('addon command', function()
        UseMount()
end)

This should work, but I have all the mount ki and I'm not sure if the binary order is the correct one, but I think it is.

Kenshi, did this code update the key items as you got them or would you have to add them manually everytime you got a new mount? (sorry such an old comment)

**Marootsoobutsu** · 2016-12-14 00:39

I've tried everything I can think of. Fresh install of game and of Windower, tried various settings of Windower itself, disabled all plug-ins and add-ons, and still, PoL crashes on the transition to FFXI. I've tried full screen res, and then several at smaller res. The only difference, is if I go borderless windowed, the screen goes black; if I go full screen or bordered window, it goes white, and instantly pops up the PoL crash notice and closes.

**Trumpy** · 2016-12-14 06:21

did you enable direct play ? Maroot?

ok now that i am installed on this pc still getting
CRITICAL ERROR: FAILED TO FIND Follow
but now i see
dressup.lua:130 attempt to index local 'player' (a nil value)
and also
libs/file.lua:187 attempt to index local 'fh' (a nil value)

not sure if anyone mentioned those yet.

**Kenshi** · 2016-12-14 06:46

It need to be updated to add mounts

**Marootsoobutsu** · 2016-12-14 14:28

Originally Posted by Trumpy

did you enable direct play ? Maroot?

ok now that i am installed on this pc still getting
CRITICAL ERROR: FAILED TO FIND Follow
but now i see
dressup.lua:130 attempt to index local 'player' (a nil value)
and also
libs/file.lua:187 attempt to index local 'fh' (a nil value)

not sure if anyone mentioned those yet.

Yep. It had been working just fine, until this update, and now white screen/black screen on shift to XI from PoL.

**Byrthnoth** · 2016-12-14 14:33

That problem has spontaneous arisen following updates or windows updates and we don't know what causes it. I was hoping it was some driver issue, but doesn't look like it.

**Marootsoobutsu** · 2016-12-14 15:20

Originally Posted by Byrthnoth

That problem has spontaneous arisen following updates or windows updates and we don't know what causes it. I was hoping it was some driver issue, but doesn't look like it.

So just kind of out of luck with Windower on this machine?

**Byrthnoth** · 2016-12-14 15:50

Originally Posted by Marootsoobutsu

So just kind of out of luck with Windower on this machine?

**theo** · 2016-12-14 21:34

Originally Posted by Trumpy

CRITICAL ERROR: FAILED TO FIND Follow

I see this error several times in a row on login. Everything else seems to be working fine however.

(edit) Ah, looks like a fix is on the way. Disregard.

http://forums.windower.net/index.php...o-find-follow/

**Dracaris** · 2016-12-20 13:58

Looks like something changed in Some zones to Brown treasure chests. zones i've notice dthat have broken the Add-on "Boxdestroyer" Dunes and Buburimu Peninsula, (wont giveactuall possible combos, and will spout a Lua error in console , but alot of zones sofar still work w/ it.

**Zhane** · 2016-12-20 17:07

Is there an easy way to convert Spellcast to GearSwap? Been a long time since I've used these tools. If not, is Spellcast still functional until I switch all my sets to GS?

Thanks.

**IceSylph** · 2016-12-20 17:13

Originally Posted by Zhane

Is there an easy way to convert Spellcast to GearSwap? Been a long time since I've used these tools. If not, is Spellcast still functional until I switch all my sets to GS?

Thanks.

No and no. The below thread should get you started with a template.
https://www.bluegartr.com/threads/11...ap-Shop-Thread

**Zhane** · 2016-12-20 17:17

Thanks for the quick reply, Ice.

**Sechs** · 2016-12-20 17:33

This is likely not a strictly Windower4 related issue, but posting here hoping someone can make some suggestions.
I recently swapped my GTX 670 for a new Strix GTX 1070.
Now that I have multiple HDMI input I decided to connect my 1080p Plasma TV to the PC as well, together with my 1080p monitor.
Atm I have the multimonitor Windows 10 mode in "clone screen".
Basically whenever someone turns on (or turns off) the TV, Windows "detects" a new peripheral, and when that happens POL crashes for some reason.

Anybody got a clue how I could solve this? Other than the obvious "unplug the HDMI cable when playing FFXI!" or "turn the TV on before logging in!" suggestions

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