Magically Enhancing Your Skillups of your Enhancing Magic Skill

If you've played through missions of any home nation, then you're familiar with the above scene. You know why this galka was being emo? Because he didn't level his enhancing magic, that's why!

Is YOUR enhancing magic skill under par like this melancholy galka? Was it too much level syncing? Didn't your parents warn you about that! Too lazy for casting Shell and Barstonra on your party members? Bah! Well, your bus pass to easy street is finally here.

Here's the easiest way to level your enhancing magic:

Get the latest version of Windower and download the latest version plugins for AutoExec and Cancel. If you don't know where/how to get this stuff, then shame on you!

Now create open up Notepad, copy/paste the following text below and save the file as skillup_enhance.xml in your \Windower\Plugins\AutoExec directory.

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<autoexec>
<register event="gainbuff_Barfire" >wait 4; input /ma "Barblizzara" <me></register>
<register event="gainbuff_Barblizzard">wait 4; input /ma "Baraera" <me></register>
<register event="gainbuff_Baraero" >wait 4; input /ma "Barstonra" <me></register>
<register event="gainbuff_Barstone" >wait 4; input /ma "Barthundra" <me></register>
<register event="gainbuff_Barthunder" >wait 4; input /ma "Barwatera" <me></register>
<register event="gainbuff_Barwater" >wait 4; input /ma "Barfira" <me></register>
<register event="mpp_100">wait 5; input /heal off; wait 5; input /ma "Barblizzara" <me></register>
<register event="criticalmp">cancel 100; cancel 101; cancel 102; cancel 103; cancel 104; cancel 105; cancel 107; input /heal on</register>
</autoexec>

Now start FFXI and jump on your WHM or a job high enough to sub WHM and cast most or all of the bar elemental spells. Now type //ae load skillup_enhance.xml to load up the skillup file. Now go to a remote corner of Vanadiel (don't you dare do this in Whitegate/Jeuno/any busy area because I'll slap you in the face with a fat slimy fish if you do). If you have the SpellCast plugin enabled, unload it and just equip all your healing MP gear that you can. Cast any bar elemental spell on yourself such as Barfira and don't move your character.

Now, watch in awe as your enhancing magic skill miraculously raise 112 levels in only 3 minutes. NOT. It's gonna take waaaaaay longer than that.

WinControl! Three modes that come in handy...

I don't know how I've done it all the times before: Sitting in front of my computer desk in a semi-comfortable leather office chair while staring at my 19" LCD monitor two feet away. Retired are those jaded days as now I am a fully fledged couch potato while engaging in all my FFXI endeavors.

Before:
- 19" LCD Monitor from Newegg.com (1280 x 960)
- 2 Desktop Speakers that kept giving me problems from Best Buy
- Some cramped up desk I bought from Office Depot
- Leather office chair from Staples

After:
- 65" 1080P DLP TV (1920 x 1080)
- 5.1 surround sound (Yes, it's old school. Shut up.)
- My lap and a blanket (Yay, winter is coming!)
- Leather couch with the most comfy cushions ever


With the help of some long USB, HDMI, AV cables, watching YouTube vids...oops, I mean...playing FFXI has brought on a new level of fun! With the screen now bigger yet farther away, I find it best to play in full mode and always on top so that I can read the chat log. However, there are times when I need to resize and slightly nudge Windower/FFXI upwards so I can view my Windows taskbar to view/access other applications that I have running. And when using Ventrilo, I like seeing the list of connected users while they talk.

After downloading the WinControl plugin, add the following binds to your Windower init.txt file if you would like to mirror how I use this plugin. Then, tinker with the settings to fit your screen's resolution.

My Three Windowed Modes
Fullscreen and Always on Top (Alt+C)
This is how gaming should be done...free yourself from desk/chair mode!
bind !c wincontrol alwaysontop true; wincontrol move 0 -7; wincontrol resize reset

Fullscreen with Windows Taskbar (Alt+X)
Just because alt-tabbing is sometimes a pain.
bind !x wincontrol alwaysontop false; wincontrol move 0 -17; wincontrol resize reset

Windowed Mode with Partial View of Desktop (Alt+Z)
Moves FFXI to top/right corner while Ventrilo is in top/left corner
bind !z wincontrol alwaysontop false; wincontrol move 235 -7; wincontrol resize 1600 900

With a small motion of my left hand, I can switch modes rather easily and quickly. Enjoy!