How To Upload Logs Ff14

FFXIV Act Setup Guide

This guide is intended to become a FFXIV histrion setup with ACT and an overlay for parsing purposes and be able to upload logs to the FFLogs website.

Terminal updated: 2/11/2020

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Installing Deed
Configuring ACT
- Running every bit Admin
- Adding Firewall Exception
FFXIV Human action Plugin
OverlayPlugin
Calculation an Overlay
- Preset Overlays
- Custom Overlays
FFLogs Uploader
- Installing the Uploader
- Uploading a Log

Installing Human activity

Navigate to the Human action website, click on the Download folio tab, then click on the Advanced Combat Tracker - Setup link to download the ACT installation program.

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Find the ACTv3-Setup executable in your downloads and run information technology to begin the installation (If you lot get a User Account Command prompt, click yes).

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The setup program volition ask y'all for the installation location and start menu folder (You tin can leave the default options). Click Install then Close to consummate the installation.

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Configuring ACT

Running as Admin

Information technology is recommended that ACT be run as Admin. You lot can correct click on the Act shortcut and select the Run as administrator option. Y'all may get an UAC prompt, select yeah.

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Yous can too configure ACT to always run every bit admin by right clicking on the shortcut and so selecting Properties. In the Properties window, select the Compatibility tab, and so bank check the Run this program every bit an administrator option. Click Apply to save the changes. This volition ensure Deed is ever run as admin.

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Calculation Firewall Exception

Open the windows Control Panel (you can search for control panel in the taskbar search bar). Select the System and Security category and under Windows Defender Firewall click on Allow an app through Windows Firewall.

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Within the allowed apps window, click on Modify settings button, so on the Allow some other app... button. This will open up a dialog window to select an app.

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Click on the Scan... button and navigate to the Human action install binder. The default location should be in C:\Program Files (x86)\Advanced Gainsay Tracker.

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In the ACT folder, select the Avant-garde Combat Tracker application and click on Open up.

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Back in the dialog window, click on Add together to add Human action to the windows firewall exceptions.

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Advanced Combat Tracker should now appear in the list of Allowed apps and features. Click OK and go out the Command Panel.

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FFXIV Human activity Plugin

Upon first running Human action, it will prompt you with the Startup Wizard. If you forget to download a parsing plugin, Act will prompt y'all once again the next time you run it, or you lot can manually open the magician by going to Options > Miscellaneous > Show Startup Wizard.

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In the Parsing Plugin department of the startup wizard, ensure FFXIV Parsing Plugin is selected from the dropdown, then click the Download/Enable Plugin button. Yous will receive an warning when the plugin has been added to ACT. Click Ok to dismiss information technology.

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Click Next to move to the log file department. Human action volition ask if information technology will be used for Terminal Fantasy 14. Select Yes to configure Human action logs for FFXIV.

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Click Next to move to Startup Settings, then Close to have the default settings and finish the startup sorcerer.

At this betoken FFXIV_ACT_Plugin.dll should be enabled in Plugins > Plugin List.

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OverlayPlugin

From the Plugin Listing tab, click on the Get Plugins... button near the upper correct corner. This will open a window that will populate with available plugins for Deed.

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In the Go Plugins window, select the [FFXIV+others]Overlay Plugin pick and click on Download and Enable. This will add the latest ngld OverlayPlugin to Human activity (the OverlayPlugin auto-updater may likewise run during this step).

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The OverlayPlugin should now be setup. Click on the X to shut the Get Plugins window.

At this betoken it is recommended to restart ACT before standing on.

Calculation an Overlay

Preset Overlays

Ngld's OverlayPlugin comes with built-in presets for a majority of pop overlays. To setup an overlay become to Plugins > OverlayPlugin.dll and click on the New button.

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This volition open up the Create new overlay dialog. Enter a proper noun for the overlay and select a preset from the dropdown (the overlayplugin will show you a preview of each preset). Once you lot take selected your desired overlay, click on the OK button to add together your overlay.

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Your overlay should now appear in the overlays list. Select information technology from the list to view and edit its settings. You lot can move your overlay to the desired position, then bank check the Lock overlay box to lock it in place.

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You lot can add additional overlays using the same steps. Sure plugins, east.g. cactbot plugin, volition populate the preset dropdown with additional presets for their corresponding overlays.

Custom Overlays

For an overlay not available in the presets, select the Custom option from the dropdown and the desired Type. For most overlays, it will be the MiniParse blazon.

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In the overlay settings, make certain to add together the overlay URL source. It tin can exist a web url or the path to a local html file.

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FFLogs Uploader

Installing the Uploader

Navigate to the FFLogs Download page and download the FFLogs customer application for your platform.

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Discover the FFLogsUploader install awarding in your downloads and run it. The application will ask y'all whether to install for all users or just yourself. Click on the Install button after selecting your pick then End once the installation is done.

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Uploading a Log

Note: Y'all volition need to register for an FFLogs account in society to upload logs.

Run the FFlogs Uploader awarding. Enter the account information you used to sign upwards. One time you are authenticated, click on the Upload a Log button.

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Click on Choose to select the log to upload.

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In the File Explorer, navigate to the folder where the log is saved. The default location is at %APPDATA%\Advanced Combat Tracker\FFXIVLogs. Y'all can copy and paste that path in the explorer bar to go directly to the default folder.

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In the log folder, selected the desired log to upload, and click on Open. To ensure the latest log is on meridian, yous can sort past Date modified.

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Choose the desired access level for the log: Public, Private, or Unlisted. Public volition be ranked and Private and Unlisted are un-ranked. Anyone will be able to view a Public log. Private logs can only be viewed by you. Unlisted logs tin be viewed by anyone with the link to the log.

If you want to upload only a specific encounter, toggle the Select Specific Raids To Upload selection, then click on the Get! button.

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Select the specific encounter you want to upload from the list and click on the Get! button. Yous may select multiple encounters by holding Ctrl on your keyboard.

Note: this view is only available if you selected specific raids to upload.

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Once the uploader is finished uploading the encounters to the FFLogs website, click on View Report to open up the page in your default browser and view the log results.

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