[Yeargdribble]

The only way to get FFXI to look that good is to tweak the registry values. The biggest problem is that FFXI is a horrible emulation of the PS2 version on PC. It runs almost completely on your processor and very little on your video card. This causes quite a bottleneck.

However, if you have video card that will allow you to force AF and FSAA you can make it look even better. Tweaking certain registry values alone can give a really nice pseudo-FSAA effect.

I notice that at least some of the pics I posted are slightly editted. Mostly the last one has a blur effect added to the background and certain lighting effects enhanced in the foreground to create that ultra clear look. However, you can actually make the game look a bit like that while running. It is a matter of preference but if you tweak the 0000 value in the registry to around 6 it will make your backgrounds blur like that. Some people like it and some don't. For performance sake I usually don't run like this but when I want to I have it set to 4 instead of 6 for a nice comfortable blur on distant backgrounds.

I really should find that registry tweak thread and crosspost it here.