FFXI Targeting Glitch

I've only verified this on PC,



First some points:



<tab> selects the first valid target (Player, NPC, Mob, or object) in your first person field of view (the 180 degree arc in front of you, on your radar)

Pressing <tab> again selects the next valid target, and cycles clockwise.

You can only target something that is drawn on your screen (or will be drawn when lag clears)

Only targets within your radar range are drawn on screen. (According to distance.dll from azaril's windower, this is a distance of 25)

Once a valid target is selected, you can keep it targeted, and it will remain drawn on screen up to a distance of 50.





Now for some interesting stuff:



If you put the camera into 3rd person mode and select a valid target, then rotate the camera so that you're looking behind yourself, <tab> will select the next target clockwise, behind you. This is kind of handy for targeting things that you would normally be unable to target.

That's handy, but not amazing.

Now here's the glitch I've discovered:

If you select a normal valid target in 3rd person view, then rotate your camera as fast as you can in one direction (I go to the right, but maybe it works to the left too!), and start tapping <tab>, you will be able to 'outrun' the normal targeting aperature, and target things in any direction, through walls, and up to a distance of 50!

Simple application: hold the right arrow key (not the dpad one), and tap <tab> as fast as you can. Watch the target indicator until you spot the thing you're looking for. Stop pressing <tab>, yay!





Test case, and example of a practical use for this:

Temple of Uggalepih, looking for Uggalepih Offering to spawn Carbuncle Mitts NM. According to ffxi-atlas.com, there are 6 spawn points for the offering, each behind a door with a tonberry inside. For a BLM soloing, this can be a bit of a problem. You have to drop invis to open the door to check if the ??? is inside the room.

So: using my technique, while still invisible, stand outside each possible room, spin your camera, tap <tab> until you find ??? as your target. Keep it selected, and walk around a bit to make sure it's in the room. Cancel Invis, open the door, sleep the tonberry inside, grab the ???, and warp! (It worked for me!)

Some ideas for using this technique:



Check for ??? through walls!

Spy on people!

/poke people, where they can't /poke you back!

Annoy your neighbors!