Installation.md

Installation Guide

Download ACTWebSocket Plugin

Download ACTWebSocket Plugin and unzip.

If you use windows defender, you may need to unblock files. See this link

Install ACTWebSocket Plugin To Advanced Combat Tracker v3

Add "ACTWebSocket.DLL" to Advanced Combat Tracker.

Turn on ACTWebSocket

• Recommended Settings

  • Auto Server Start. Check

  • Server Address 127.0.0.1 Use "Loopback IPV6([::1])" or FFXIV_ACT_Plugin throws of error messages

  • "Any IPV6([::])" or "Any (0.0.0.0)"

    • If you do not understand this, do not use this. This opens the port to the outside.

  • Server Port 10501

  • Use MiniParse Only

    • BeforeLogLineRead and OnLogLineRead transfer the ACT's logs. If you do not use this option, use loopback (localhost) and uncheck options for privacy. There is an option to decide whether to send chat log, but it does not work properly. At this time it is recommended that you turn off the option unless you intend to use it.

  • And turn on.

Install Overlay to app

• Recommended Settings

  • Select type (DX9 32bit/64bit, DX11 32bit/64bit)
  • Select executable file (*.exe)
  • Install
  • It shows installed version

TroubleShooting

FFXIV_ACT_Plugin throws a lot of error messages problem.

It throws a lot of error messages like the following.

MEMORY ERROR: 254|2017-05-26T00:14:01.8760000+09:00|Bad Packet header: 81012E81012E81012E81012E81012E81012E81012E81012E MEMORY ERROR: 254|2017-05-26T00:14:01.8760000+09:00|Correcting network buffer, Discarding [30] of [30] bytes from Connection 127.0.0.1:10501 -> 127.0.0.1:4234: 81012E81012E81012E81012E81012E81012E81012E81012E81012E81012E

1. Use IP V6

   • FFXIV_ACT_Plugin use IPv4 only, so this works well.
   • "Loopback IPV6([::1])" recommended.

2. Local IP Address setting in FFXIV Settings.

   • Choose Local IP other than 127.0.0.1 where the ACT will work.
   • ACTWebsocket will works on 127.0.0.1

3. Use WinPCAP

   • WinPCAP is a windows packet capture library that FFXIV_ACT_Plugin supported.