How to install ACT FFXIV Mini Parse #
1 - Install Advanced Combat Tracker (ACT) and FFXIV plugin #
Go to this page: https://advancedcombattracker.com/download.php and download the latest version of ACT and the FFXIV plugin.
Once both files are downloaded, start the ACT installation by running ACTv3-Setup.exe and validating each step.
You can extract the archive FFXIV_ACT_Plugin_2.6.3.3.zip (right click => extract all => extract).
Copy the extracted folder to a safe directory that you wouldn't accidentally delete or, in the default plugin folder
ACT: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Advanced Combat TrackerPlugins
2 - Download the OverlayPlugin #
Go to this page : https://github.com/RainbowMage/OverlayPlugin/releases and download the version corresponding to your operating system :
- x86 for a 32 bits system
- x64 for a 64 bits system
You can extract the archive and copy it to the same place as the FFXIV plugin.
3 - Download the MiniParse #
Go to this page: https://github.com/Jericho1060/ffxiv-miniparse/releases and download the archive of the latest version.
As for the two previous archives, extract the content and copy it in the same folder.
4 - Activate plugins in ACT #
Start ACT and go to the Plugins tab and then to the Plugin Listing tab.
Then click on the Browse button and go to the folder where you copied all the folders.
Open the FFXIV_ACT_Plugin_x.x.x.x folder (the x's here refer to the version of the plugin, the numbers may change depending on the current version when you install plugin),
select the file FFXIV_ACT_Plugin.dll and validate by clicking on the Open button.
Back on ACT, click on the Add/Enable Plugin button.
Do this again with the OverlayPlugin-0.3.3.9-x64-full folder (the name may also change depending on the version) and select the OverlayPlugin.dll file, be careful, there are
several dll files in this folder, make sure you select the right one. Click Add/Enable Plugin again to activate it.
You should now see both plugins in the list below with the Enabled box selected.
FFXIV Plugin Settings #
Click on the FFXIV ACT Plugin tab and then select the language your game is set to.
You can also change the value of the Parse Filter list to Party to display only the members of your group. Showing everyone in a 2-player raid is not always easy to read.
You can also check the Disable Combine Pets with Owner box to display pet information (such as summonses) separately from those to whom they are linked. linked to.
OverlayPlugin settings and miniparse skin activation #
Now click on the OverlayPlugin.dll tab and then on the Mini Parse sub-tab.
Check that the Show Overlay box is checked (you can also enable the Enable clickthru option so that the mini parse is not clickable, your clicks will go through in this case
and the overlay will not be displayed). in this case and the overlay will not interfere with your game).
Then click on the ... button at the end of the line next to the URL option and open the folder where you copied everything again, go to the ffxiv-miniparse folder and select
the file Torgan.MiniParse.html and click the Open button.