FFI source index: verifiable sources grouped by evidence level

This page turns the addresses cited in this round of research into clickable tables, grouped by the nature of the source into six sets: India official sites, global official sites, stores and platforms, support and terms, video and esports, and third-party mirrors. Each entry notes what conclusions it can support and which evidence level it belongs to. The number of addresses is not the number of independent facts, since the same mechanic may appear on many pages. How levels are decided, and why “the page opens” does not count as “currently valid”, is explained in Research methodology.

India official sites

Only the pages in this group can directly support “India-server facts”. Even so, pages that lag a patch still exist, so check the body date when citing.

Source name	URL	Conclusions it supports	Evidence level
Free Fire India official site	https://ffindia.garenaind.com/en/	India version site entry and section structure	India official
India official announcement 1191	https://ffindia.garenaind.com/en/article/1191/	India version release and event announcements	India official
India official Play It Right	https://ffindia.garenaind.com/en/article/31192	Daily play-time limit (6 hours for general users, 3 hours under 18), visual adjustments	India official
India official FAQ	https://ffindia.garenaind.com/en/faq/	India site FAQ; the 16+/17+ is that site’s rating label	India official
FFI support pages	https://freefireindiasupport.garena.com/	India support entry; body text unreadable on some pages	India official
India official Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/freefireindiaofficial/	India official promotional posts	India official
India official Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/freefireIND/	India official community page	India official
Free Fire India official YouTube	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4AB0_ectRryjCF_ugD0U8w	India official video content and channel entry	India official

Global official sites

This group holds official pages of the global Free Fire version. They can explain mechanics, history and design intent, but cannot be taken directly as India-server facts; when citing, write “global reference, not India-server tested”.

Source name	URL	Conclusions it supports	Evidence level
Free Fire official site	https://ff.garena.com/en/	Global version site entry	Global reference
Official character catalogue	https://ff.garena.com/en/chars/	Character roster and character detail page entry	Global reference
Official weapon catalogue	https://ff.garena.com/en/weapons/	Weapon categories and official descriptions	Global reference
Official maps page	https://ff.garena.com/en/maps/	Map and landmark names	Global reference
Global pet catalogue	https://ff.garena.com/en/pets/	Pet list and skill descriptions	Global reference
Global FAQ	https://ff.garena.com/en/faq/	Global version FAQ	Global reference
Official patch catalogue	https://ff.garena.com/en/news/20/	Catalogue entry for patch notes	Global reference
OB52 patch	https://ff.garena.com/en/article/1595/	Weapon changes including removal of the M590 explosive/splash mechanic	Historical version
OB54 patch	https://ff.garena.com/en/article/1673	Map changes including removal of Alpine and Bermuda 2.0	Historical version
OB55 update	https://ff.garena.com/en/article/1712/	2026 version content; announcement date 2026-09-10	Historical version
Character system development blog	https://ff.garena.com/en/article/999/	Evolution of the skill system and character mechanics	Historical version
A124 and Steffie rework patch	https://ff.garena.com/en/article/674/	Character skill rework records	Historical version

Stores and platforms

Store pages can prove “listed and described”, not “what actually runs in the client”. Both store pages point to the FFI app itself, but the content shown varies with the access region, so regional differences are written in the conclusions column and not treated as India-region testing. Rating labels especially must be distinguished by region, see Conflicts and gaps.

Source name	URL	Conclusions it supports	Evidence level
Google Play product page (FFI)	https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.garena.game.ffi	Package name com.garena.game.ffi and listing information; rating label differs by store region	India official
Apple page (US region)	https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-fire-india/id6449933265	iOS listing page and store description	India official
Google Play starter guide	https://play.google.com/store/apps/editorial?hl=en_US&id=mc_editorialevergreen_post_install_free_fire_tc_starter_tips_fcp	Editorially recommended starter content	Global reference

Support and terms

Terms pages explain “how the rules are written”, and customer-service articles explain “how the official side suggests handling it”. The India support site has readability limits on body text, and a catalogue title you can see does not prove the rules are the same.

Source name	URL	Conclusions it supports	Evidence level
India version privacy policy	https://content.garena.com/legal/pp/india_pp_en.html	India version data-processing terms	India official
India version terms of service	https://content.garena.com/legal/tos/india_tos_en.html	India version terms of service	India official
Minimum requirements article	https://ffsupport.garena.com/hc/en-us/articles/4412913798554-What-are-the-Minimum-Requirements-to-Play-Free-Fire	Global version minimum requirements; currently supported devices in India still untested	Global reference
Global Connection Issues	https://ffsupport.garena.com/hc/en-us/articles/4412920964762-Connection-Issues	General troubleshooting for network problems	Global reference
India Poor Network Connection	https://support-freefireind.garena.com/ind/articles/ind_error_message_poor_network_connection	India site network error explanation; body readability limited	India official
India Redemption Codes	https://support-freefireind.garena.com/ind/articles/ind_redemption_codes	India site redemption code explanation	India official
Esports organising rules	https://cb.ff.garena.com/rules	Source for esports rule entries; scope follows the page	Global reference
Official creator programme description	https://ff.garena.com/zh/article/1721/	Asset and creator policy; does not constitute commercial-use authorisation for Indian fan sites	Global reference

Video and esports

Official livestreams can support “a stage existed” and “a team took part”, not “the current roster” or final placements. How esports conclusions are handled is in the India esports archive.

Source name	URL	Conclusions it supports	Evidence level
Free Fire MAX Esports India Official	https://www.youtube.com/@FreeFireMAXEsportsIndiaOfficial	India esports official livestreams and stage schedules	India official
Play It Right India feature promo	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2LQ2FtX5Cs	Official promotion of India-only features	India official
Play It Right - Playtime Limits	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZxQ46l1gJc	Official video explaining the play-time limit (MAX side)	Global reference
Play It Right - Spending Limits	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vawTkyAJtVs	Official video explaining spending limits (MAX side)	Global reference
Free Fire India is here	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7TcJoozBfI	India version launch promotion	India official
TEZ FFMIC 2026 Spring Grand Finals	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZE6SDW4EHo	2026 Spring finals stage and format	India official
FFMAI 2025 Clash Squad Grand Finals	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpTHaV4P9VU	Existence and stage of the 2025 Clash Squad finals	India official
2026-08-14 official livestream	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-neA8l2jJN8	Official livestream evidence for event and campaign stages	India official

Third-party mirrors

Third parties are not counted in this site’s four levels. They serve only as comparison and leads: they can be used to discover claims worth verifying, and can never be upgraded to India official. How this group is graded is explained in Research methodology. The only exception inside the group is publisher Sea’s official press release — it is neither an India site page nor a third-party mirror, so it is listed separately and marked as global reference.

Source name	URL	Conclusions it supports	Evidence level
Liquipedia Free Fire	https://liquipedia.net/freefire/	Event index and team profiles, for comparison only	Third-party cross-check
Liquipedia 2026 Fall event database	https://liquipedia.net/freefire/Free_Fire_MAX_India_Cup/2026/Fall	Schedule and stages; may count from the knockout stage	Third-party cross-check
Scribd city qualifier rulebook mirror	https://www.scribd.com/document/993528417/Tez-Ffmic-2026-Spring-City-Qualifiers-Rulebook	City qualifier rule mirror; dates differ from official livestreams	Third-party cross-check
TalkEsport report of 2026-01-27	https://www.talkesport.com/news/tez-ffmic-2026-spring-dates-city-qualifiers-format-and-more/	Third-party report on event dates and qualifier format	Third-party cross-check
Business Standard report	https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/garena-s-free-fire-to-return-to-india-from-sep-5-as-govt-revokes-ban-123083100776_1.html	Background timing of the India version’s return	Third-party cross-check
Sea official statement	https://www.sea.com/news/218	Official statement at publisher level (not an India site page)	Global reference

Why only a few dozen entries here, not 291?

The complete raw list holds 291 deduplicated cited addresses, many of which are duplicate pages for the same mechanic across language or regional sites, plus per-character and per-pet detail pages. Copying everything into the site would hurt readability and would make “the number of addresses” look like “the number of facts”. So this page keeps only the entries in the six groups that best represent a category of evidence and can be clicked to verify directly; the rest are cited where they are needed in the body.

Two reminders: one address may support several conclusions at once, and this table records only the most direct one; different language versions are not merged into one fact, and the same mechanic may be worded differently on English, Indonesian and Spanish pages. For the full mapping, see the repository file research/11-来源索引.md.

Sources and limitations

This page is itself the source list, so only the boundaries that need extra explanation are listed:

Every URL in the tables was copied verbatim from the research records, with no rewriting or shortening; if a link dies, the repository records take precedence.
The “conclusions it supports” column is the scope for which the page was used in this round of research, not a summary of all its content.
Some pages on the India support site and the India FAQ show body text in search results but none when opened; this table labels them by accessibility and does not infer rules from them.
The grading of the third-party comparison group is this site’s own convention; Garena has no corresponding official classification, and dates and placements in third-party reports are never treated as final conclusions.
This table does not include licensing notes for images, video screenshots or other assets; commercial-use licensing of assets for Indian fan sites remains unconfirmed.