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[Tekki]

lowring

[Evelyn]

coincidentally, modding equipment to make it look all the same on your character doesn't work, you'll still blink

I think it has something to do with each dat being linked to others like it, not sure though

[Codernaut]

coincidentally, modding equipment to make it look all the same on your character doesn't work, you'll still blink

I think it has something to do with each dat being linked to others like it, not sure though

That's lame but doesn't surprise me. I had been told through someone else that they did this to avoid blinking when they swapped staves... I'm guessing that this was faulty 2nd-hand information.

Certain other tricks WILL reduce graphics load times though.

[Evelyn]

no doubt, but the blinking thing doesn't work, I've tried. Even if it looks exactly the same, if they're supposed to look different you'll still blink.

[Mifaco]

dear taj,

what the fuck is the game doing when a character blinks?

is it possible to hack FFXI so that blinking is forever eliminated?

[Evelyn]

dear taj,

what the fuck is the game doing when a character blinks?

is it possible to hack FFXI so that blinking is forever eliminated?

I second this motion

[theo]

reloading / rendering the character model?

I thought that was kinda obvious... but maybe taj will prove me wrong.

[shihei]

but if i don't blink out when i hit flee macro, then people like deathmetalsquaz won't accuse me of mr.argus'ing and telehacking
(yea right even if i had a bot or played on pc even, like i would jeopardize getting banned on mee degi...)

[Evelyn]

but if i don't blink out when i hit flee macro, then people like deathmetalsquaz won't accuse me of mr.argus'ing and telehacking
(yea right even if i had a bot or played on pc even, like i would jeopardize getting banned on mee degi...)

I think blinking out is completely client side, much like the rest of dats. even if you change RSE to look like DRK AF, people will still see you in RSE.

Same kinda deal I'd think

[Jeryhn]

dear taj,

what the fuck is the game doing when a character blinks?

is it possible to hack FFXI so that blinking is forever eliminated?

Change all visible armor to look like the same piece in the DAT files on your own client.

Definitely possible, but then everyone would look like Lemmings or some shit.

[shihei]

but if i don't blink out when i hit flee macro, then people like deathmetalsquaz won't accuse me of mr.argus'ing and telehacking
(yea right even if i had a bot or played on pc even, like i would jeopardize getting banned on mee degi...)

I think blinking out is completely client side, much like the rest of dats. even if you change RSE to look like DRK AF, people will still see you in RSE.

Same kinda deal I'd think

sorry that was just a small rant about the people who scream botbotbot when they dont claim stuff. I don't play on pc so ya..no modded dats for me anyway.

[shihei]

dear taj,

what the fuck is the game doing when a character blinks?

is it possible to hack FFXI so that blinking is forever eliminated?

Change all visible armor to look like the same piece in the DAT files on your own client.

Definitely possible, but then everyone would look like Lemmings or some shit.

So you wouldn't blink but to everyone else you still would?

[Evelyn]

dear taj,

what the fuck is the game doing when a character blinks?

is it possible to hack FFXI so that blinking is forever eliminated?

Change all visible armor to look like the same piece in the DAT files on your own client.

Definitely possible, but then everyone would look like Lemmings or some shit.

Read up, that doesn't work.

[Codernaut]

In addition to loading new graphics or whatever, there's probably some "stat" verification that occurs with the server.

For example, you won't get 5mp/tick auto-refresh unless the server tells you that you can get it.

That part would happen even if you don't blink though. I wouldn't be surprised if the stat verification is required to finish before the character is displayed again though (extra lame).




(And are you sure about the blinking and armor thing? I swear I've switched to armor with identical models as what I was previous wearing and *not* blinked)

[Jeryhn]

dear taj,

what the fuck is the game doing when a character blinks?

is it possible to hack FFXI so that blinking is forever eliminated?

Change all visible armor to look like the same piece in the DAT files on your own client.

Definitely possible, but then everyone would look like Lemmings or some shit.

Read up, that doesn't work.

From a mage curing a blinking tank perspective, it does work.
Switching a PLD's Homam feet into Gallant feet prevents them from blinking when they stack Shield skill when casting Utsusemi because the game doesn't just decide to reload the same .DAT that's already loaded.

I don't think many other people would care otherwise.

The point is, you wouldn't see other people blinking, but people who do not mod their .DAT files still would.

[Kerberoz]

Leaping Lizzy uses the exact same .dat as its placeholders

How'd you know? Im kiddin. Dude, not every pc user edits dats or uses whatever interface mods, etc.

A shit ton do, though.

'cause I make stuff like this, heh