3rd Party Applications

3rd party applications in the world of MMORPG's are a well-known mostly black topic. Most all games officially state that the use of 3rd party applications to modify your gaming experience is expressly forbidden, and FFXIV is no exception to this rule. Yoshi-P has on many occasions asked players refrain from using DPS calculators such as ACT, or taking lude pictures of your character using mods. Needless to say, using 3rd party applications can get you into a LOT of trouble, all the way from getting talked to by a GM, to a permanent account ban. So do not use 3rd party applications, do not talk about them in game, do not mention their information in chat such as telling someone how much DPS they have, and do not install nude mods to take lude pictures.

Now that is said, there are many of you who are still curious about what 3rd party programs can do to help you hunt.

Fox Hunt Maps - How to install Fox's Hunt Maps

These hunt maps are a mod that replaces your maps with maps that contain little green icons where the hunt spawn locations are to help you find the marks you are looking for.

ACT

Advanced Combat Tracker is the main 3rd party tool used by a lot of players. It has DPS tracking capabilities with lots of customizable overlays for FFXIV. There are other plugins that can be installed such as CACTBOT that performs a lot of functions. Programs like this have “radar” which can detect when certain mobs are in your active game memory (aka its visible on your screen in some form). A simpler form of this is adding custom triggers that can make an audible announcement whenever a specified mob gets loaded into your game's active memory. Here is a list of XML triggers for hunt mobs.
Copy - Dawntrail SS and SB Ranks (not all until 7.0.5) <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Crystal Incarnation|Arch Aethereater)\:.{2}\:64\:" SD="Double S Rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Dawntrail S Ranks (not all until 7.0.5) <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Neyoozoteel|Atticus the Primogenitor|The Forecaster|Sansheya)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="S rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Dawntrail A Ranks <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Starcrier|Queen Hawk|Nechuciho|The Raintriller|Pkuucha|Rrax Yity'a|Yehehetoaua'pyo|Keheniheyamewi|Heshuala|Urna Variabilis|Sally the Sweeper|Cat's Eye)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="A rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Dawntrail B Ranks <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Mad Maguey|Chupacabra|The Slammer|Go'ozoabek'be|Leafscourge Hadoll Ja|Xty'iinbek|Nopalitender Fabuloso|Uktena|Gallowsbeak|Gargant|Jewel Bearer|13th Child)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){5}\d{6,}" SD="B rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Endwalker SS and SB Ranks <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Ker|Ker Shrouds)\:.{2}\:64\:" SD="Double S Rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Endwalker S Ranks <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Armstrong|Ruminator|Ophinoneus|Narrow-rift|Burfurlur the Canny|Sphatika)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="S rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Endwalker A Ranks <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Sugriva|Yilan|Aegeiros|Minerva|Hulder|Storsie|Lunatender Queen|Mousse Princess|Petalodus|Gurangatch|Arch-Eta|Fan Ail)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="A rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Endwalker B Ranks <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Vajrakumara|Iravati|Emperor's Rose|Warmonger|Green Archon|Ü-u-ü-u|Genesis Rock|Daphinia Magna|Shockmaw|Yumcax|Oksh Rhei|Level Cheater)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){5}\d{6,}" SD="B rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Shadowbringers SS and SB Ranks <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Forgiven Gossip|Forgiven Rebellion)\:.{2}\:64\:" SD="Double S Rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Shadowbringers S Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Aglaope|Ixtab|Gunitt|Tyger|Forgiven Pedantry|Tarchia)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="S rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Shadowbringers A Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Nariphon|Nuckelavee|O Poorest Pauldia|The Mudman|Li'l Murderer|Huracan|Maliktender|Sugaar|Grassman|Supay|Baal|Rusalka)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="A rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Shadowbringers B Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(La Velue|Itzpapalotl|Domovoi|Vulpangue|Coquecigrue|Indomitable|Worm of the Well|Juggler Hecatomb|Mindmaker|Pachamama|Deacon|Gilshs Aath Swiftclaw)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){5}\d{6,}" SD="B rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Stormblood S Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Udumbara|Gamma|Okina|Bone Crawler|Orghana|Salt and Light)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="S rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Stormblood A Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Angada|Aqrabuamelu|Erle|Funa Yurei|Gajasura|Girimekhala|Luminare|Mahisha|Oni Yumemi|Orcus|Sum|Vochstein)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="A rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Stormblood B Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Aswang|Buccaboo|Deidar|Gauki Strongblade|Guhuo Niao|Gwas-y-neidr|Gyorai Quickstrike|Kiwa|Kurma|Manes|Ouzelum|Shadow-dweller Yamini)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){5}\d{6,}" SD="B rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Heavensward S Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Kaiser Behemoth|Senmurv|Gandarewa|Bird of Paradise|The Pale Rider|Leucrotta)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="S rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Heavensward A Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Agathos|Bune|Campacti|Enkelados|Lord Of The Wyverns|Lyuba|Mirka|Pylraster|Sisiutl|Slipkinx Steeljoints|Stench Blossom|Stolas)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="A rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - Heavensward B Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Alteci|False Gigantopithecus|Gnath Cometdrone|Kreutzet|Lycidas|Omni|Pterygotus|Sanu Vali Of Dancing Wings|Scitalis|Squonk|The Scarecrow|Thextera)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){5}\d{6,}" SD="\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){5}\d{6,}" SD="B rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - A Relm Reborn S Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Croque-Mitaine|Croakadile|Bonnacon|The Garlok|Nandi|Chernobog|Brontes|Zona Seeker|Lampalagua|Nunyunuwi|Minhocao|Laideronnette|Mindflayer|Wulgaru|Thousand-cast Theda|Safat|Agrippa The Mighty)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="S rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - A Relm Reborn A Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Alectryon|Cornu|Dalvag's Final Flame|Forneus|Ghede Ti Malice|Girtab|Hellsclaw|Kurrea|Maahes|Marberry|Marraco|Melt|Nahn|Sabotender Bailarina|Unktehi|Vogaal Ja|Zanig'oh)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){6}\d{8,}" SD="A rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" /> Copy - A Relm Reborn B Rank <Trigger R="AddCombatant 03.*\:(?i)(Albin The Ashen|Barbastelle|Bloody Mary|Dark Helmet|Flame Sergeant Dalvag|Gatling|Leech King|Monarch Ogrefly|Myradrosh|Naul|Ovjang|Phecda|Sewer Syrup|Skogs Fru|Stinging Sophie|Vuokho|White Joker)\:.{2}\:64\:(.*\:){5}\d{6,}" SD="B rank, $1" ST="3" CR="F" C="Hunt" T="F" TN="" Ta="F" />