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---
title: "libxiv"
date: 2022-01-05
draft: false
layout: "project"
projtags:
- FFXIV
- Reverse Engineering
- CPlusPlus
aliases:
- /projects/libxiv
license: GPLv3
source: "https://github.com/redstrate/libxiv"
summary: "Unmaintained FFXIV modding framework."
---

I originally wrote this in C++, but eventually rewrote it in Rust and that turned into
[Physis]({{< ref "physis" >}}).

## Goals
* Easily integratable into other FFXIV launchers so they can have update/install support without having to write it themselves.
* Can export Penumbra/Lumina format mods, I have no interest in exporting in TexTools's format.
* Can export/edit some formats such as models, and metadata/exl files.
* Can be used on Windows/Linux/macOS and doesn't pull in a huge runtime (C#) or run in Wine.

## Features
* Easily extract game files and view excel sheets by name. See [gamedata.h](include/gamedata.h) for usage.
* Install patches (right now it's limited to boot patches). See [patch.h](include/patch.h) for usage.
* Install FFXIV by emulating the official installer, bypassing Wine and InstallShield. You can see how to use this in [installextract.h](include/installextract.h).
* Parse some game data:
  * [EXD](include/exdparser.h)
  * [EXH](include/exhparser.h)
  * [EXL](include/exlparser.h)
  * [FIIN](include/fiinparser.h)
  * [INDEX/INDEX2](include/indexparser.h)
  * [MDL](include/mdlparser.h)
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			`I originally wrote this in C++, but eventually rewrote it in Rust and that turned into`
Add new software, add old silica viewer content, add alises 2022-10-27 10:30:16 -04:00			`[Physis]({{< ref "physis" >}}).`
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			`## Goals`
			`* Easily integratable into other FFXIV launchers so they can have update/install support without having to write it themselves.`
			`* Can export Penumbra/Lumina format mods, I have no interest in exporting in TexTools's format.`
			`* Can export/edit some formats such as models, and metadata/exl files.`
			`* Can be used on Windows/Linux/macOS and doesn't pull in a huge runtime (C#) or run in Wine.`

			`## Features`
			`* Easily extract game files and view excel sheets by name. See [gamedata.h](include/gamedata.h) for usage.`
			`* Install patches (right now it's limited to boot patches). See [patch.h](include/patch.h) for usage.`
			`* Install FFXIV by emulating the official installer, bypassing Wine and InstallShield. You can see how to use this in [installextract.h](include/installextract.h).`
			`* Parse some game data:`
			`* [EXD](include/exdparser.h)`
			`* [EXH](include/exhparser.h)`
			`* [EXL](include/exlparser.h)`
			`* [FIIN](include/fiinparser.h)`
			`* [INDEX/INDEX2](include/indexparser.h)`
			`* [MDL](include/mdlparser.h)`