Client Setup

Installing FFXI

In this section we will install and update Final Fantasy XI from Retail Discs.
For users on Windows Vista or newer, download the Vista PlayOnline client from the PlayOnline Support Site and install that instead of the version on the retail discs.
Install PlayOnline, Final Fantasy XI, and then ALL of the expansions up to and including Wings of the Goddess. You do not need to have the mini-addon packs installed.

Btw if you are Installing the SoA you will want to do that after you Install other Expansions and before patching.

For SoA you can go here https://forums.dspt.info/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1056

Run PlayOnline and let it update.

Close PlayOnline viewer.
Download the following file: FFXI Patch Found Here https://code.google.com/p/onetimexi/downloads/detail?name=FFXI-UpdatePatch.zip
Extract its contents to your PlayOnline/Squareenix/Final Fantasy XI directory.
Run PlayOnline again and choose For PlayOnline Members
At the Add Member page enter anything you like for the Member Name.
Enter ABCD1234 for the PlayOnline ID
Select Register, Yes, OK.
Select Check Files on the left of the screen.
Updating FFXI via the PlayOnline Viewer
This option is safer and is the one supported by Dark Star Project
Go back to your Check Files screen and select Final Fantasy XI from the drop-down menu.
After 7 hours or so of updating, FFXI should be up to date.
Close the PlayOnline Viewer.

Updating FFXI via manual patch download:

This option isn't supported by Dark Star Project, but may be faster than updating through PlayOnline
If you don't have something that can extract RAR archives, download and install 7zip.
Close the PlayOnline Viewer
Go to tehkrizz's FFXI Patch Download Page
Download the MOV, ROM, and Sound archives. Extract the files into your FFXI install folder. Usually C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI on 64-bit Windows or C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI on 32-bit Windows Extract the contents of the FFXI Patch you downloaded earlier into the FFXI install folder again, overwriting all files. If you skip this step, your client probably will not update properly.
Run the PlayOnline Viewer
Select Check Files on the left of the screen.
Click on PlayOnline Viewer then select Final Fantasy XI from the drop down, then Check Files. If there have been any updates since the archives posted on tehkrizz's site, this may take an hour or more.
Close the PlayOnline Viewer

After updating:

Copy the data folder at PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer\data to the Final Fantasy XI directory at PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI.
Afterwards you should have the directory PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\data.
Setting up the Launcher

In this section you will configure FFXI to connect to a DarkStar Server
You can use either FFXI-Boot or mXI to connect to a Dark Star server. mXI has more features, but is harder to configure. FFXI-Boot usually works with minimal configuration. Both can co-exist on your system, so if in doubt, try both!

FFXI-Boot
Download FFXI-Boot Found Here https://code.google.com/p/onetimexi/downloads/detail?name=FFXI-Boot(DarkStar%20Version).zip&can=2&q=
Extract the FFXI-Boot files (ffxi-boot.exe & ffxi-boot.ini) into the PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI directory.
Open ffxi-boot.ini in a text editor.
Change SERVIP to the IP address to
An example ffxi-boot.ini is below. Send Message for Ip
SERVIP = 0.0.0.0
AUTOLOGIN = 1
USERNAME = username
PASSWORD = password

If this does not help you can try here https://wiki.dspt.info/index.php/Configuring_Your_Client