ImagineXI — Custom FFXI Server

ImagineXI is a custom Final Fantasy XI private-server project built on the LandSandBoat (LSB) framework. The goal of ImagineXI is to rethink classic FFXI design, remove unnecessary grind, and create a modernized, balanced, and community-driven MMORPG experience.

This repository is the complete server source tree — anyone is welcome to take it, build it, and run their own server from it. See DESIGN_PHILOSOPHY.md for the design thinking behind the project.

What's different from stock LSB / retail

• 75-cap progression — job abilities, traits, and spells are aligned to a level 75 cap; content above that is clamped or remapped rather than removed where possible.
• Full kit by 37 — abilities, traits, SMN blood pacts, and spells unlock by level 37, so a level-37 subjob grants the complete toolkit (BLU included — no mob learns).
• Always-capped combat and magic skills — weapon, ranged, defensive, and magic-school skills are kept at full cap for your stored job levels; weapon skill ranks are A+ for every job.
• Universal gear usage — weapons and armor can be equipped by any job unless explicitly restricted.
• True bidirectional level sync — party members sync up or down to the sync target's real main job level, with skills capped to match while synced.
• Trust optimizations — trusts auto-cast buffs and support abilities so mages can focus on their kits.
• Mounts, QoL changes, and faster progression throughout.

Custom behavior lives primarily in:

• modules/custom/ — Lua/C++/SQL gameplay modules
• modules/era/ — era-style tuning (exp tables, drops, cooldowns)
• scripts/ — ability, spell, mob, and zone logic
• sql/ — database schema and ImagineXI migrations
• src/ — core C++ changes (level sync, skill caps, etc.)
• documentation/ — progression tables and feature notes

Building and running

ImagineXI builds exactly like upstream LSB. Follow the LSB Quick Start Guide for prerequisites (CMake, a C++ toolchain, MariaDB) and platform setup, using this repository in place of the LSB one.

1. Clone this repository.
2. Build with CMake (cmake -B build then cmake --build build).
3. Create and populate the database from sql/.
4. Copy settings/default/ values you want to override into settings/ and configure your database credentials and server options there.
5. Start the connect, search, world, and map servers.

This repo does not include SQL credentials, keys/certificates, or private settings files. You provide your own configuration in settings/.

License

Like LandSandBoat, this project is licensed under the GNU GPL v3. It is intended for educational and non-commercial use. Final Fantasy XI and related trademarks belong to Square Enix; this project does not distribute official game assets.

Thanks

Built on the work of the LandSandBoat project and all its contributors.