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A Final Fantasy XI server, rebuilt by hand

Vana'diel remembers you

The ferry still leaves Selbina at dusk, and every mission still reads as it was written. Around them we rebuilt the light and every window, gave the beastmen homes and wits, tuned the fights to stay worth having, and added the small mercies the original never had.

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What changed

Five roads back into Vana'diel

Each one has its own page. Pick the one you missed most.

  1. West Ronfaure The world, relit Repainted textures, real light and shadow, a sky with depth, grass and trees in the wind, and water you want to swim in. Enter
  2. Sauromugue Champaign A world that lives Beastmen with homes, routines and wits, camps with games and feasts, darkness that means it, and a Blood Moon every second full moon. Enter
  3. East Ronfaure Tuned, not tamed Weapon skills and abilities that grow with use, monsters that sharpen as you level, trusts that fight like players, and new spells. The rates stay at 1x. Enter
  4. The interface Every window, remade From the title screen to the item cards, every menu redrawn in one style, readable at any size and at home with a controller. Enter
  5. East Sarutabaruta A hundred small mercies Wayfinder trails, sprint, tools in their own slots, zone lines that glow, and the conveniences the original never had. Enter

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What we kept, and what we changed

Kept

  • Every zone at its true size, every road as long as you remember
  • Every mission and quest, as written
  • Experience, skill-ups and gil at the original 1x
  • Your jobs, and their place in a party

Changed

  • Light, sky, water and every texture
  • Beastmen with homes, fear and wits
  • Monsters that sharpen as you level
  • Weapon skills and abilities that level up
  • Trusts that fight like players
  • Every window, and a hundred small mercies

The whole ledger, number by numberWhy we did it

Then and now

Ronfaure, in new light

Drag the crystal. The same frame from the game, taken twice from the same camera.

A Ronfaure meadow with the original look: flat, blurry ground
The same meadow in Lotusreach: tall grass that moves, trees and shadows
A Ronfaure meadow at midday, the same frame twice: the flat ground you remember, and the grass, trees and shadows of Lotusreach.

More of the world, relit

Tonight in Vana'diel

The town crier's board

The server

Checking the server

Windsday, 22:57 in Vana'diel.

Server status

The next Blood Moon rises in

Oct 21, 21:28 UTC

Earth time Wed Oct 21, 21:28 UTC

What the moon brings

Oct 16, 2026announcement

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