[Inaaca]

This little gadget will allow you to alt tab FFXIV while in fullscreen mode. Extremely handy and works great!
Just follow the steps below:

Download and install autohotkey:
http://www.autohotke...tkeyInstall.exe


Open Notepad and paste this into it:

    SetTitleMatchMode 1         ; Window Titles only have to begin with __

    Run, %ffpath%            ; Run FFXIV

    Loop
    {
       IfWinExist FINAL FANTASY XIV Login   ; If it gets past the patcher and is now at Login Screen
       {
          loginshowed = 1         ; Make note we've seen the login screen before
       }               ; this is because patcher's window title is same as game
       if loginshowed = 1
       {
          SetTitleMatchMode 3      ; Match Window Titles exactly (i.e. don't make Login window fullscreen)
          IfWinExist FINAL FANTASY XIV
          {                                    ; We found the game, and know it's the game not the patcher
             WinSet, Style, -0xC00000,FINAL FANTASY XIV      ; remove the titlebar and border(s)
             WinMove, FINAL FANTASY XIV, , 0, 0, %xres%, %yres%   ; move the window to 0,0 and resize it to xres x yres

             ExitApp         ; don't need this script anymore
          }
       }
    }

Change %ffpath% to where FFXIV is located. (Default is "C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV\ffxivboot.exe")
Change "%xres%, %yres%" to your screen's native, maximum resolution.


Save the file as ffxiv.ahk (or whatever your preference is). Double click it and it will launch the game.

The game will automatically go to fullscreen "windowed" mode at the appropriate time. You will then have full screen and can alt tab out and do whatever you want without it crashing.

Enjoy!


One note, a small glitch as quoted by a forum poster in case you come across it:

Quote

There is one small bug: If you get to the login window and close it, then run the game (or the script), you'll get a fullscreen patch window. Soon as the patcher goes away, my script will exit, and you'll be normal again. Avoid this by right clicking on the taskbar icon and exiting the script before loading the game again.

[Bloodangels]

Thanks Inaa, will try this tongith when i get home.

I woulda tried last night when you reported it but i was trying soo hard to get more ranks so i could semi-catch up to the core of ya's so i could try to part of the party ya's have going around doing leve's, quests and generally killing stuff.

[Anera]

Don't forget to go in to you FFXIV Config and change it to 'Window'.

[Bishop]

Thanks a bunch, a little trial and error and it's working. I named my notepad file FFXIV.ahk, then I had to right click it, go to properties, then change what it opens with to open with "Autohotkey", applied that.

When I tried to launch it before changing that file to open with "Autohotkey" nothing happened. Might have to add that step in your description. Thanks a lot Inacca, that saves me one hell of a headache man. Much appreciated.