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Cactbot is a free, open-source raiding overlay for Final Fantasy XIV that provides real-time mechanic alerts, fight timelines, death reports, and job gauges. Built for Advanced Combat Tracker (ACT) and OverlayPlugin, it helps players track combat mechanics and understand mistakes. Explore setup instructions, features, and troubleshooting guides.
I'm excited to introduce Cactbot, a free, open-source raiding overlay for Final Fantasy XIV.
Cactbot helps players follow fight timelines, receive on-screen alerts for incoming mechanics, review deaths and mistakes after a wipe, and track important job resources and cooldowns.
We've also created a dedicated website to help players understand Cactbot's features, set it up with ACT and OverlayPlugin, and troubleshoot common issues.
I'd love to hear from fellow FFXIV players: What feature do you find most useful when learning or progressing through challenging raids?
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“Cactbot – Simple Tools to Make Life Easier”
cactbot was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #297 on the daily leaderboard. Cactbot is a free, open-source raiding overlay for Final Fantasy XIV that provides real-time mechanic alerts, fight timelines, death reports, and job gauges. Built for Advanced Combat Tracker (ACT) and OverlayPlugin, it helps players track combat mechanics and understand mistakes. Explore setup instructions, features, and troubleshooting guides.
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Malik Mehran
Hey Product Hunt community! 👋
I'm excited to introduce Cactbot, a free, open-source raiding overlay for Final Fantasy XIV.
Cactbot helps players follow fight timelines, receive on-screen alerts for incoming mechanics, review deaths and mistakes after a wipe, and track important job resources and cooldowns.
We've also created a dedicated website to help players understand Cactbot's features, set it up with ACT and OverlayPlugin, and troubleshoot common issues.
I'd love to hear from fellow FFXIV players: What feature do you find most useful when learning or progressing through challenging raids?
Thanks for checking out Cactbot! 🎮