docs.xiv.zone

ffxivlauncher.exe

Arguments

Note: Just like the other executables, it requires you to pass these using the SqexArg format.

• ExecuteArg

  • This is a strange argument. This appears to be a random gibberish of numbers:

  /T =1000000 /ExecuteArg =14431503 /UserPath =C:/users/yourname/Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn

  In reality, decompiling the launcher reveals that they are literally sprintf’ing in this format:

  %02d%02d%02d%02d

  • 1st arg - current month + 1
  • 2nd arg - current day
  • 3rd arg - current hour
  • 4th arg - current minute

• UserPath

  • Your usual path to your FFXIV data folder in Documents.

Alternative Implementations

• XIVQuickLauncher (C#)
• Astra (C++)
• XIV-on-Mac (Swift)
• microlaunch (Rust)