ffxiv-datamining/README.md

# XIV-Datamining
This repository is to serve as a place to share data mining information related to Final Fantasy XIV. All findings and knowledge that each member discovers will be provided here for all in the FFXIV Community to read, learn and use.

Huge thanks to the community team members involved:
- [Ioncannon](https://www.reddit.com/user/Ioncannon) from [FFXIV Explorer](http://ffxivexplorer.fragmenterworks.com)
- [Clorifex](https://www.reddit.com/user/Clorifex) from [GarlandTools](http://www.garlandtools.org/db/)
- [Hezkezl](https://www.reddit.com/user/Hezkezl) for being awesome

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## Helping out
If you want to help with mapping data, click **Download ZIP** to download the repository (about 45mb), there are a lot of CSV files. You can open these and begin to match columns. It is a bit tedious and I hope to make a tool that will make the whole process simplier!

## Data Mining Tools
### FFXIV Explorer
- Built by: https://www.reddit.com/user/Ioncannon
- Download: http://ffxivexplorer.fragmenterworks.com/

This is one of the best applications to just get stuck in with and get going somewhere. It is very well polished, has an excellent 3D model viewer.

### Saint Coinach
- Written by: Rogueadyn
- GitHub: https://github.com/Rogueadyn/SaintCoinach
- Updates by: Clorifex
- GitHub: https://github.com/ufx/SaintCoinach

A great tool showing really impressive results, it will allow you to view and export a lot of data. The source is all open for your luxery.

### XIVDB Tool
- Original Developer: [Ahom](https://github.com/ahom)
- GitHub: https://github.com/viion/XIVDB-Dat-Tool

This tool is highly expiremental, built in Python, it is broken in some areas.

### FFXIV Reverse
- Written by: [Ahom](https://github.com/ahom)
- Forked: https://github.com/viion/ffxiv_reverse
- Github: https://github.com/ahom/ffxiv_reverse


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### APIs
The XIVDB website has an API here: http://v2.xivdb.com/api