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Vana'diel as you remember it.
Play at your own pace, with everyone, and come back from every bad pull.
Olympus XI
Vana'diel, the way you remember it. Mostly.
Online · 0 adventurers in Vana'diel · up 3h 55m
What's waiting for you
Olympus XI is a private Final Fantasy XI server set in the 75 era: classic Vana'diel up through Treasures of Aht Urhgan, with a few tweaks we think you'll like.
The 75 era
Classic Vana'diel up through Aht Urhgan, with a few tweaks we think you'll like.
Ballista
Jump into PvP whenever enough players are up for it. Sign up in Ru'Lude Gardens and earn rewards along the way.
Any size group
A full linkshell or just a couple of friends. Both work here.
A warm welcome
Say hi to your Mog House Moogle when you arrive. He has a few things to get you started.
Your setup
One launcher for the game, addons made for this server, HD textures and maps, and controller support.
How brave are you?
Right after you arrive in Vana'diel, you choose how your new character plays. There's no going back.
Titan Mode
For the brave.
You level faster, find more and keep moving, and a golden laurel shines beside your name.
Die to a monster and that job starts over at level 1. The whole server hears how you fell.
Hardcore
One life.
Self-found: you party, trade and mail only with other Hardcore adventurers, and a flaming laurel burns beside your name.
Die to a monster and the character is gone for good. The fallen are remembered.
New monsters, old stories
A bard on the dunes, a warmage in the marsh, a light under the pier, an arbiter in the sky. Read their stories, then go and find them.
Astraea The MeasureThe Last Arbiter of Tu'Lia
The Drowned LanternA Light Beneath the Selbina Pier
Vaudun The UnspokenThe Warmage Who Never Finished His Spell
Nanaa FuegoThe Bard of the Valkurm Mirage
More to do
Ballista
Talk to the Pursuivant in Ru'Lude Gardens to queue. A match starts as soon as both sides have players. Every match pays out points, and the point exchange has leveling gear for every job, plus spells and titles.
The Selbina Fishing Tournament
Every Saturday at 9 AM Pacific, the Fishermen's Guild takes over the pier. Talk to Chenon to get certified, fish for an hour and compete in your own division. And on crowded mornings, keep an eye on the water under the pier.
Beastiary
Every monster in Vana'diel has a card, and some are harder to come by than others. Play on our Discord against friends or Zeus, and now and then the monsters your character brings down leave a card behind.
One launcher
Your setup, done for you
The Olympus XI launcher finds your game or downloads it from Square Enix, keeps it up to date, and comes with addons made for this server.
- A map and minimap with pins and routes you can share
- A Party Finder that reaches the launcher and Discord
- Enmity meters and a skillchain helper
- A crafting book and a fishing HUD
- Controller support, with an Olympus menu on R1
- HD textures and labelled HD maps, set up for you
Latest news
Hardcore: one life
A new character can now choose true Hardcore right after arriving in Vana'diel. No boosts at all: era EXP from everything, base crafting and fishing skill-ups. You party, trade and mail only with other Hardcore adventurers, and the Auction House is closed to you. Die to a monster and the character is gone for good. A flaming laurel marks the brave. The fallen are remembered in #the-fallen on our Discord.
Titan Mode
Brave enough? A new character can choose Titan Mode right after arriving in Vana'diel: five times the EXP, better finds, faster recovery and a golden laurel beside your name. But die to a monster and that job starts over at level 1, and the whole server hears how you fell. (Titan Mode was called Hardcore until today.)
Beastiary, Vana'diel's monster card game
Collect monster cards and play them on Discord: type /beastiary play in the Olympus Discord. Monsters you slay sometimes leave a card behind, and the launcher now shows a toast when they do. Link your character with /link so the cards find you; #beastiary has the setup guide.
Checking who's looking for a group...
Join us in Vana'diel
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Get the launcher
It finds Final Fantasy XI on your PC, or downloads it from Square Enix for you, and gets it ready for Olympus.
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Make an account
Choose Create account in the launcher, pick a username and a password, and sign in.
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Press Play
Visit your Mog House Moogle first. He has a few things to get you started.
Questions
What era is Olympus XI?
The 75 cap, up through Treasures of Aht Urhgan. Some later quality-of-life changes are in, where they make the game better without changing what it is.
Do I need to own Final Fantasy XI?
The launcher can find a copy you already have, or download the official game from Square Enix for you (about 7.7 GB). Either way it brings the game up to date for this server; you don't need PlayOnline.
Can I use addons?
Yes. The launcher comes with our own addons already switched on, and many more are a click away. A few that would spoil the game, like ones that show hidden monsters or skip travel, are not allowed.
Can I play with a controller?
Yes. Xbox and PlayStation controllers are picked up automatically, and our addons work with a controller too: press R1 for the Olympus menu.
Windows says it protected my PC. Is the launcher safe?
The launcher isn't code-signed yet, so Windows warns about it. Click More info, then Run anyway.
How do I find a group?
Use the Party Finder in game (/oparty), or post in our Discord. Listings show up in both places, and right here on the home page.