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An FAQ to everything you wanted to know about commands |___/ VER. 2.0


Written by: Nalyr
FAQ Copyright 2003 Amanda Dean
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__Version History______________________________________________________________
11/9/03 - Added /localsettings and /volunteer.
Added additional information to /equip and /wait.
Included information about /[Emote Name] text.
11/23/03 - Added more to the Targetting Tags section.
Added additional information to /search.
Added additional information to /nominate.
Clarified issues with /item and /assist.
Thanks to those who pointed out format errors.
01/08/04 - Added /storage.
Added additional information to /search.
Added tone descriptions.
02/25/04 - Added to the Targetting Tags section.
Updated /localsettings
Currently reflects 2/25/04 update.


__Table of Contents____________________________________________________________
1] Main Menu Commands
2] Attacks
3] Parties, Alliances, and Linkshells
-Parties & Alliances
-Linkshells
4] Mog House
5] Chatting
6] Actions and Emotions
-Emotions
-Actions
-Sit Command
7] Friend Lists and Blacklists
-Friend Lists
-Blacklists
8] Searches
-Search Terms
-Search Examples
9] Miscellaneous Commands
10] Targeting Tags and More
11] Legal Information



1] Main Menu Commands ______________________________________________________

Anything in the main menus can be accessed through typed commands. Not sure of
where to find that one menu? Just type in its command instead!

/mission Brings up your mission menus.

/quest Brings up your quest menus.

/keyitem Brings up your key items menu.

/map Brings up the map for your current area (if you have
a map for the current area).

/regionmap (/rmap) Brings up the regional map which displays conquest
points and territorial information.

/playtime (/playlog) Shows your total playtime in Final Fantasy XI for
your current character. This is displayed in your
chat log window.

/clock Toggles the Vana'diel clock in the lower left corner
of the screen as well as displays the current date,
time, and moon phase for Vana'diel in your chat log.
Also displays the current day and time for Earth.

/pol Temporarily logs you out to Playonline. Your
character stays in FFXI, though, so you can still be
attacked, etc. if you do not choose a safe area to
temporarily log. Anyone searching for you through the
search feature will see a blue icon by your name.
Anyone who sees your character will notice a circular
icon by your name with three blue dots. These icons
will disappear once you log back into the game.

/supportdesk (/sd) Brings up the Help Desk menu.

/helpdesk Brings up the Help Desk menu.

/localsettings [Command] This command is only available for PC users. It deals
with various game settings.

shadows high/normal/off Turns character shadows off or sets their
detail to normal or high.
charnum [Number] Number of characters displayed at one time.
Must be between 25-50.
distance [Number] Sets the draw distance. Must be between 1-10.
footeffect on/off Turns footstep sound effects on or off.

/logout Logs you out of Final Fantasy XI.


2] Attacks ________________________________________________________________

The following commands can be very helpful for macros or just when you are not
in the mood to get into the various menus and submenus that can sometimes pop
up in the fray of things.

/attack (/a) [Target] You will begin to Auto-attack whatever you are
currently targeting. If you are targeting an
invalid target or no target at all, you will
receive an error message. On/Off can also be added
before specifying a target to start or end fighting,
but it is not necessary.

/attackoff If you are Auto-attacking something, you will
disengage from fighting it.

/autotarget on/off Toggles auto-targeting for battles. Auto-target
will automatically shift your battle target to the
next attacking enemy if you are fighting many enemies
at once and your current enemy dies.

/lockon [Target] You will 'Lock On' to the specified target. Your
character will follow this target if you have
/automove engaged at the time. Typing the command
again will take you out of 'Lock On' mode.

/target (/ta) Targets the closest item, person, enemy, etc. to you.

/targetpc Targets the closest player character to you.

/targetnpc Targets the closest non-player character to you.

/help (/h) If your enemy turns out to be too much for you to
handle on your own, use this command to call for help
from people in the area. You will continue to fight
the enemy, but others can join in to help you. No
experience can be gained if you call for help.

/assist (/as) [Target] If someone has called for help in a fight, this will
auto-target their enemy for you to help fight it. If
you are not in range of the enemy, nothing will
happen. You can also use this to target an enemy that
a party member has begun to attack.

/item ''[Item]'' [Target] Allows you to use a consumable item in your inventory
on yourself.

/equip [Area] ''[Item]'' Allows you to equip an item such as weapons, armor,
etc. Not specifying an item unequips the current
weapon in that area. Area names are as follows:
main sub range ammo
head neck L.ear R.ear
body hands L.ring R.ring
back waist legs feet

/magic (/ma) ''[Spell]'' [Target] Allows you to cast a magic spell if you
are a mage of any type. The spell name
must be in double quotes and properly
spelled and capitalized. This can be used
for any spell type including ninjutsu and
songs.

/weaponskill (/ws) ''[Skill]'' [Target] Allows you to use a weapon skill
provided that you have enough TP and
you know the skill. The weapon skill
name must be in double quotes and
properly spelled and capitalized.

/ninjutsu (/nin) ''[Spell]'' [Target] Allows you to cast a Ninjutsu spell if
you are a Ninja. The spell name must be
in double quotes and properly spelled and
capitalized.

/song (/so) ''[Song]'' [Target] Allows you to cast a Song spell if you
are a Bard. The spell name must be in
double quotes and properly spelled and
capitalized.

/jobability (/ja) ''[Job Ability]'' [Target] Allows you to use a job ability
provided that you know the
ability and that it is not in
'cool down' mode. The job ability
must be in double quotes and
properly spelled and capitalized.

/pet ''[Pet Command]'' [Target] Allows you to give your pet a command if
you have one. The command must be in
double quotes and properly spelled and
capitalized.

/range (/ra) [Target] Allows you to use a ranged attack provided
that you have any ranged weapon equipped.

/shoot [Target] Allows you to use a ranged attack provided
that you have a ranged weapon that can
shoot (Gun, Bow, Crossbow, etc. with
proper ammo) equipped.

/throw [Target] Allows you to use a ranged attack provided
that you have a ranged weapon that can
be thrown (Pebbles, Darts, Boomerang,
etc.) equipped.

/check (/c) [Target] Allows you to check a target. If you are checking an
enemy, you will receive a message in your chat log
telling you roughly how difficult the enemy would be
for you to fight. If you are checking another player,
a screen will come up showing you their equipment,
title, level(s) (if not anonymous), their bazaar
message, and if they have a bazaar of items for sale
or not.

/fish Allows your character to go fishing if they have a
fishing rod equipped with bait and are near a body of
water.

/dig Allows you to command your chocobo to dig provided
that you are on a chocobo and you have Gyshal Greens
in your inventory. (One Gyshal Green per dig)

/dismount Allows you to dismount from your chocobo if you are
riding one.

/heal Your character will kneel down and go into healing
mode. You will regain more health and magic the
longer you stay down. Type the command again to stand
up from healing or just move your character. This
command also has an on/off subcommand.


3] Parties, Alliances, and Linkshells _______________________________________

Managing a party or linkshell can be a lot of work. These quick commands should
help lessen the burden.

---Parties & Alliances---

/partycmd (/pcmd) The main party command. This has a few
special subcommands depending on whether
or not you are a party leader:

leave Leave current party. (Anyone)
add [Player] Invites a player to join your party. (Leader only)