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Square Enix has released the (FFXIV) Final Fantasy XIV Online update 9.29 this December 3, and this latest massive one is the preliminary update for Patch 6.0 of Endwalker. Head on for the full patch notes below.
Patch 6.0 contains content that can only be accessed by registering the expansion packs for FINAL FANTASY XIV to your service account. To distinguish between adjustments that are and are not affected by the registration of these expansions, the following notations will be used throughout the patch notes:
New cities have been added.
New field areas have been added.
* Additional new areas have been omitted to prevent spoilers.
New city and field aetherytes have been added.
The number of aether currents in all Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers areas has been reduced. Furthermore, the location of certain aether currents has been adjusted.
* Players who met this new aether current requirement prior to the release of Patch 6.0 will unlock the ability to fly in each area.
Patch 6.0 introduces myriad quests in addition to the main scenario. As such, there may be cases where the patch notes only cite the initial quest in a series, or omit quests entirely to prevent spoilers. We encourage players to explore and discover what new stories and adventures await.
So that all players are able to enjoy the expansion, we kindly ask everyone to please be considerate and do their best to avoid posting spoiler-related content on the official forums, Lodestone, social media, or in videos as there are those players who may start at the official launch or play at their own pace.
New main scenario quests have been added.
New side story quests have been added.
Side story quests added in Patch 6.0 will employ an automatic level adjust system known as Quest Sync.
Quests using this system will have their difficulty and EXP rewards adjusted to match your current level. * Certain side story quests do not use Quest Sync.
Role quests have been added.
The physical DPS role quests added in Patch 6.0 have been divided into two categories: melee DPS and physical ranged DPS.
Tank (Paladin / Warrior / Dark Knight / Gunbreaker)
Melee DPS (Monk / Dragoon / Ninja / Samurai / Reaper)
Physical Ranged DPS (Bard / Machinist / Dancer)
Magical Ranged DPS (Black Mage / Summoner / Red Mage)
Healer (White Mage / Scholar / Astrologian / Sage)
* Additional quests unlocked upon completing the entirety of the main scenario and all five role quest series will be added in a future update.
Studium Deliveries have been added.
Each Disciple of the Hand or Land will be able to progress through one of five series of quests associated with the different faculties of the Studium.
Completing deliveries for a faculty of the Studium will advance the story of that particular faculty. * Because Studium Delivery quest rewards include crafters’ scrips and gatherers’ scrips, players must first complete the quest “Inscrutable Tastes” before undertaking deliveries.
Faculty of Archaeology (Blacksmith / Armorer / Goldsmith)
Professor Rurusha’s New Friend
Faculty of Astronomy (Carpenter / Leatherworker / Weaver)
In Search of the Azure Star
Faculty of Medicine (Alchemist / Culinarian)
Faculty of Anthropology (Miner / Botanist)
Additional quests will be unlocked upon completing the entirety of the main scenario and all five Studium Delivery quest series.
Certain instanced battles will now display character portraits alongside the battle dialogue widget.
Character portraits have only been added to instanced battles appearing in the main scenario of Endwalker. They can be disabled by unchecking the “Display character portraits with battle dialogue widget.” option under the HUD tab of UI Settings in the Character Configuration menu.
When viewing cutscenes in the Unending Journey, class quests and job quests up to and including those introduced in the 4.x patches will require players to change to the relevant class or job.
When viewing cutscenes for Disciple of War or Magic classes, they may also be viewed when playing as the corresponding job.
New tradecraft and fieldcraft leves have been added.
No tradecraft leves or fisher fieldcraft leves allowing multiple turn-ins have been added.
Experience points rewarded when using a class at level 80 or above to complete a leve with a level requirement below 80 have been capped at 1,000.
With consideration for the inflation of gil, and the potential rewards for using a single leve allowance, the following adjustments have been made:
* Because the downscaling of in-game values coincides with adjustments to rewards, it is not possible to make a direct comparison of rewards before and after the release of Patch 6.0.
When undertaking fisher fieldcraft leves that require spearfishing, the number of fish required for completion has been increased.
New FATEs have been added.
Players will receive bicolor gemstones upon completing FATEs in 6.0 areas. This currency can be exchanged with Gemstone Trader NPCs for various goods.
Furthermore, as you continue to complete FATEs in these new areas, Gemstone Traders will offer a wider selection of items.
To view your progress in each area, select Shared FATE under Travel in the main menu.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to treasure maps:
The Dungeons of Lyhe Ghiah and the Shifting Oubliettes of Lyhe Ghiah will now be level synced, adjusting player levels to 80.
Additional items will now be accepted for supply and provisioning missions.
Reaper and sage symbol options have been added to Company Crests.
New craftable items have been added to the company workshop.
The following company actions have been replaced with new actions:
Following the successful restoration of the Firmament, a new housing district, Empyreum, has been added in Ishgard.
By completing the following quest, players will be able to teleport to the residential district directly via the Aethernet in Foundation.
* Please note that players will only be able to visit the first ward of Empyreum upon the release of Patch 6.0. The sale of plots and apartments is scheduled to begin in Patch 6.1.
In preparation for the lottery sale system scheduled to be implemented in Patch 6.1, it will no longer be possible to relocate an estate to plots of land that are not yet ready for purchase.
Furnishings from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest have been added.
Learn more about the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest 2017. Learn more about the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest 2019.
Entries that did not win have also been selected to serve as new furnishings.
New furnishings have been added.
Crafting facility furnishings can now be used by crafting classes up to level 80.
In accordance with the increased character level cap, level 90 Thavnairian striking dummies have been added.
New orchestrion rolls have been added.
New aquarium fish have been added.
When viewing the Aquarium Fish window, fish will now be separated into tabs according to size.
A new seed for flowerpots has been added.
New prizes are available for purchase using MGP.
The following additions and changes have been made to Triple Triad:
Players can now select male Viera when creating a character.
Regardless of your progression in the main scenario, male Viera will be selectable when creating new characters, editing your character’s appearance using Fantasia, or hiring a retainer.
New hairstyle options have been added for female Viera.
* New Hrothgar hairstyles are scheduled to be added in Patch 6.1.
A new face option has been added for male Midlander Hyur.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to the Trust system:
The following additions and adjustments have been made to Wondrous Tails:
Endwalker entries have been added to the sightseeing log.
The following additions and changes have been made to the challenge log:
Skywatcher NPCs have been added to the new areas.
Skywatcher NPCs in 5.0 and previous areas will also be able to offer weather forecasts for 6.0 areas. However, special requirements must be met for certain locations.
The level cap for all Disciples of War and Magic has been raised to 90.
The reaper and sage jobs have been added.
These jobs have no corresponding classes and begin at level 70.
Reaper can be unlocked by completing the following quest:
Sage can be unlocked by completing the following quest:
In accordance with the addition of these new jobs, gear for reaper and sage has been added to the rewards for certain duties, and will now be sold by merchant NPCs. Please note, however, that reaper and sage cannot be used in the Hall of the Novice, nor can they receive the first-time completion bonus from guildhests.
New job actions have been added.
Actions and traits have been adjusted.
The “Sic” pet action has been removed.
The time frame within which players must execute actions to continue or complete combos has been extended.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to limit breaks:
In order to curb the inflation of game data such as HP and damage, values used in battle calculations have been downscaled.
As a result of this change, various battle-related system values, including gear and materia attributes, as well as the potency of meals and medicine, will be reduced accordingly. Please note, however, that these changes will have little to no effect on game balance.
Player attributes have been adjusted as follows:
The effects of certain monster and NPC actions have been adjusted.
The amount of experience points required to level up Disciple of War and Magic classes and jobs has been adjusted due to the downscaling of values.
In accordance with this change, adjustments have also been made to the following:
* Because the database must be overwritten to implement the downscaling of values, any experience points accumulated between levels prior to the release of Patch 6.0 will be reset to 0.
The armoury bonus granted below level 80 has been increased from 50% to 100%.
The armoury bonus is applied to all available Disciples of War and Magic other than your highest level job or class. From level 80 onward, the armoury bonus is a 50% increase in EXP gained from defeating enemies and FATE rewards.
The status effect “True Self” has been changed to “Indomitable Spirit,” and its description has been adjusted.
This status effect is applied during instanced quest battles wherein players control NPC allies, and the difficulty has been set to “Easy” or “Very Easy.” The effect of this status effect has not changed.
In accordance with the increased level cap, New World and Preferred World character bonuses now apply to all jobs at level 79 or below.
Please refer to the Lodestone for further information regarding bonuses for New Worlds and Preferred Worlds.
New enemies have been added.
New dungeons have been added.
Experience points previously earned from standard dungeon enemies will now be earned from dungeon bosses.
The items obtained from treasure coffers in the following dungeons have been adjusted:
Players will now obtain gear corresponding with the required average item level of each dungeon.
Average item level 45 or above
Average item level 48 or above
Average item level 55 or above
Average item level 70 or above
Average item level 90 or above
In accordance with the increased level cap, players can now gain experience from level 80 dungeons, trials, and 5.x alliance raid dungeons.
New trials have been added.
When undertaking the Great Hunt and the Great Hunt (Extreme), a new visual indication when shattering Rathalos’s tail has been added.
Unreal trials have been temporarily disabled.
Players may still exchange Faux Leaves for various rewards. * A new unreal trial is scheduled to be added in Patch 6.1.
A weapon coffer has been added to the following duties:
The weapon received from weapon coffers is determined by your current job. When opening weapon coffers as a paladin, you will receive both a sword and shield.
Following the introduction of these weapon coffers, the items yielded from desynthesizing swords and shields obtained from these duties has been adjusted. Swords are now more likely to yield primal weapon crafting material when desynthesized. Shields, however, will no longer yield primal weapon crafting material.
The gear obtained from treasure coffers in the following duties has been changed to gear coffers:
* Accessories found in the Binding Coil of Bahamut, the Second Coil of Bahamut (Savage), and Alexander (Savage) will drop directly as per normal.
Players will now receive the power of the Echo in the event all party members are incapacitated during the following trials:
Each time players restart the aforementioned trial, they will be granted a 10% Echo effect boost, which increases each restart up to a maximum of 50%. If a player restarts after battling for less than three minutes, they will not be granted this effect.
Each time players restart the aforementioned trial, they will be granted a 5% Echo effect boost, which increases each restart up to a maximum of 25%. If a player restarts after battling for less than three minutes, they will not be granted this effect.
The strength of the Echo granted in Eden’s Promise (Savage) has been increased.
The Echo will take effect upon entering Eden’s Promise (Savage), increasing players’ maximum HP, damage dealt, and healing potency by 20%. * Unlike other instances, the strength of the Echo will not increase in the event all party members are incapacitated.
The Burning Field, an expansion of Stone, Sky, Sea, has been added.
The Burning Field offers trials tailored to various high-level duties in which players will be tasked with destroying a level 90 striking dummy. To access the Burning Field, players must first complete the following quest:
The weekly restriction on receiving Cracked Stellaclusters upon clearing the Tower at Paradigm’s Breach has been removed.
New elite marks have been added.
Players can now hunt regular and elite marks in the new areas.
Marks defeated in the new areas will also yield Sacks of Nuts, which can be exchanged for various items. Players must first complete the following quest before taking up the Hunt in these areas:
You can exchange Sacks of Nuts for items with the following NPCs:
Reaper and sage’s arms are now available from the following deep dungeon vendors:
Players can now sort the Adventurer’s List by class/job when undertaking duties in Eureka, Bozja/Zadnor, or Delubrum Reginae.
The error message that displays when attempting to use Return while undertaking the duties “The Battle of Castrum Lacus Litore” or “The Dalriada” has been adjusted.
A confirmation prompt will now display when attempting to abandon the aforementioned duties and return to the Bozjan southern front or Zadnor.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to Delubrum Reginae:
Allagan tomestones of aphorism have been added.
Players can only obtain up to a maximum of 2,000 tomestones. Moreover, players can only receive tomestones of aphorism after reaching level 90 with at least one Disciple of War or Magic class or job. * There is no weekly limitation on tomestones of aphorism. * A secondary currency, Allagan tomestones of astronomy, will be available approximately four weeks after the start of official service for Endwalker.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to Allagan tomestones:
Allagan tomestones of allegory and Allagan tomestones of revelation
The aforementioned tomestones will no longer be obtainable. All trials and duties where these tomestones could be obtained will now offer Allagan tomestones of poetics or Allagan tomestones of aphorism instead.
Please note that any Allagan tomestones of allegory or Allagan tomestones of revelation obtained prior to Patch 6.0 will not be lost. The NPC Auriana in Revenant’s Toll will now give players the option to exchange them for Allagan tomestones of poetics.
Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria have been removed from the game.
Allagan tomestones of poetics may still be obtained from duties up to level 80, as well as certain Duty Roulettes.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to the Duty Finder:
The Raid Finder now only lists trials and duties introduced with Patch 6.0.
* However, the Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate), the Weapon’s Refrain (Ultimate), and the Epic of Alexander (Ultimate) can still be accessed via the Raid Finder.
The Duty Finder has been adjusted as follows:
Calculations for experience points earned by chocobo companions have been adjusted.
PvP actions for reaper and sage have been added.
Season Twenty will end and a pre-season will begin.
The top combatants for PvP teams will receive special rewards via the moogle delivery service. * To avoid delays due to congestion at the release of Patch 6.0, vouchers are scheduled to be delivered after Patch 6.01. We apologize for any convenience this may cause, and thank you for your understanding.
Players finishing in Bronze tier or higher can claim rewards by speaking with the Feast quartermaster at the Wolves’ Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7).
Learn more about rewards. * Tier rewards for Season Twenty must be claimed before the release of Patch 6.1.
New items have been added.
* Due to the volume of items added with the release of Patch 6.0, they will not be listed in the patch notes.
New recipes have been added.
* Due to the volume of recipes added with the release of Patch 6.0, they will not be listed in the patch notes.
Certain recipes can now be crafted using quick synthesis.
* Recipes that allow for quick synthesis do not require the item has been crafted prior to using this feature.
Certain items can now be sold, desynthesized, or submitted for expert delivery missions.
The number of slots allotted to the Main Hand and Rings tabs of the Armoury Chest has been increased to 50.
The description for items that increase experience points earned has been adjusted.
No changes have been made to the effect of these items.
Reaper and sage have been added as required jobs for certain gear.
Gear for reaper and sage can now be obtained from Grenoldt in the Tempest.
Players must first reach level 80 and complete the level 80 role quests associated with each job before receiving their gear.
The sale prices of certain items have been changed.
The following item names have been changed:
The following items are no longer classified as unique:
A new system has been added allowing players to dye artifact gear after progressing to a certain point in role quests and the main scenario.
The following items are now dyeable:
Furthermore, “Weathered” has been removed from their names.
The following items can now be equipped regardless of gender:
In accordance with the downscaling of in-game values, the following battle-related adjustments have been made:
The following adjustments have been made to weapons obtained from relic weapon quests:
Zodiac Weapons / Eureka Weapons / Resistance Weapons
Secondary attributes have been adjusted automatically in accordance with the downscaling of values
All attributes have been reduced due to the downscaling of values. As a result of this change, players will be given the opportunity to reallocate secondary attributes.
The piety attribute has been removed from the following items:
The physical and magical defense of Disciple of War gear that can be equipped by tank classes below level 50 has been increased.
In light of this change, selecting “Recommended Gear” in the Character window as a tank may no longer result in the selection of gear with low item levels depending on what is available in your inventory.
Players can no longer cast lots on coffers containing multiple gear pieces if they contain a unique item the player already possesses.
However, it is still possible to cast lots on coffers such as weapon coffers, whose contents differ according to the player’s current class or job when it is opened.
The error message that displays when failing to open a chest containing unique items you already possess has been adjusted.
The following changes have been made to belts:
Upon the release of Patch 6.0, belts will be moved to the Calamity salvager under the following circumstances:
* Belts in the possession of Calamity salvagers will remain unchanged, including any affixed materia. * Players can only retrieve belts from Calamity salvagers when on their Home World.
In accordance with the removal of belts, the calculations used to determine average item level have been adjusted.
In accordance with the removal of belts and their crafting recipes, the following changes have been made to achievement requirements:
My Body Is a Temple
Dress Like a Pirate Day
I Made That: Armorer I
I Made That: Armorer II
I Made That: Armorer III
I Made That: Armorer IV
I Made That: Armorer V
I Made That: Armorer VI
I Made That: Leatherworker I
I Made That: Leatherworker II
I Made That: Leatherworker III
I Made That: Leatherworker IV
I Made That: Leatherworker V
I Made That: Leatherworker VI
I Made That: Weaver I
I Made That: Weaver II
I Made That: Weaver III
I Made That: Weaver IV
I Made That: Weaver V
I Made That: Weaver VI
Speed Belt can no longer be obtained from Eureka Pagos. A new item, Blitzring, can be obtained in its place.
In accordance with this change, players can exchange Speed Belts for Blitzrings by speaking with the Calamity salvager.
Sundry Splendors, a one-stop shop for gear and items purchased in exchange for Allagan tomestones and scrips, has been added to the Crystarium.
The shop is unlocked after completing the main scenario quest “Shadowbringers.”
Icons indicating required currencies have been added to the dropdown of the Item Exchange menu.
The following adjustments have been made to gear exchanges for Allagan tomestones of phantasmagoria, allegory, and revelation:
The maximum amount of Crystal Sand and Umbrite required to complete an Anima Weapon has been reduced from 80 to 60.
New items have been added to the inventory of Calamity salvagers.
The requirements for purchasing the following items from Calamity salvagers have been adjusted:
The collectable dealer in Mor Dhona at Revenant’s Toll (X:22.3 Y:6.7) has been removed.
The level cap for Disciples of the Hand and Land has been increased to level 90.
The amount of experience points required to level up Disciple of the Hand and Land classes has been adjusted due to the downscaling of values.
In accordance with this change, adjustments have also been made to the following:
* Because the database must be overwritten to implement the downscaling of values, any experience points accumulated between levels prior to the release of Patch 6.0 will be reset to 0.
Purple crafters’ scrip and purple gatherers’ scrip currencies have been added for Disciples of the Hand and Disciples of the Land that are level 90.
Players can begin exchanging their collectable items for these scrips at Splendors Exchanges starting at level 90 and can have up to a maximum of 2,000 at any given time.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to crafters’ and gatherers’ scrips:
Yellow Crafters’ Scrips and Gatherers’ Scrips
Red Crafters’ Scrips and Gatherers’ Scrips
Red crafters’ scrips and red gatherers’ scrips have been removed.
White Crafters’ Scrips and Gatherers’ Scrips
The number of white crafters’ and gatherers’ scrips required in exchange for items has been adjusted.
To improve functionality of the scrip exchange window, categories have been reorganized in a new interface according to scrip type and level range, allowing players to more easily specify a desired item exchange.
Available menu categories for the splendors vendor NPC in Idyllshire (X:5.7 Y:7.2) have been changed.
The following adjustments have been made to scrip tokens:
Red Crafters’ Scrip Tokens and Gatherers’ Scrip Tokens
Flying text will now be displayed when using items or actions that restore CP or GP.
New actions and traits have been added for Disciples of the Hand.
The following recipes for gladiator’s arms and shields have been removed, and replaced with recipes to craft them as a set:
The following adjustments have been made to the Crafting Log:
The following Skysteel tool materials are no longer required to be high quality when exchanging for upgraded tools:
* High-quality materials may still be used when exchanging for upgraded tools.
Players above level 80 will receive a maximum of 1,000 EXP when submitting items to the House of Splendors or Ishgardian Restoration.
It is now possible to submit collectable fish with a low collectability rating to the House of Splendors. Experience points and scrips rewarded upon submission will be adjusted accordingly.
No changes have been made to the scaling of rewards based on collectability.
The amount and type of crafters’ and gatherers’ scrips received from custom deliveries have been adjusted.
It is now possible to submit collectable fish with a low collectability rating for custom deliveries.
No changes have been made to the scaling of rewards based on collectability.
Due to the downscaling of values, the progress and quality values when crafting have been adjusted.
In accordance with this change, values including collectability ratings, increases to progress and quality when crafting, and recipe difficulty and maximum quality have all been reduced. Please note, however, these changes will have little to no effect on game balance.
Resplendent tool components crafted prior to the release of Patch 6.0 have been renamed “obsolete” resplendent tool components.
Obsolete resplendent tool components may still be used to exchange for upgrade materials by speaking with Limbeth in Eulmore (X:11.6 Y:10.9). * Obsolete resplendent tool components must meet collectability rating requirements to be exchanged.
New actions and traits have been added for Disciples of the Land.
The following adjustments have been made to attributes for Disciples of the Land:
Gathering point characteristics that previously increased the chance of obtaining high-quality items will now increase the chance of triggering the Gatherer’s Boon effect.
The vitality attribute on gatherer gear has been adjusted.
The following adjustments have been made to the Gathering Log:
The following items are no longer available as high quality:
* Craftable items will still be available as high-quality items. In addition to crafting, they may be obtained via other means including treasure hunts and desynthesis. * High-quality items crafted prior to Patch 6.0 will remain unchanged.
In accordance with the removal of high-quality items from gathering and fishing, the following adjustments have been made:
* These quests may still be completed using high-quality items obtained prior to the release of Patch 6.0.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to high quality items:
The spearfishing system has been overhauled, and now involves a mini-game wherein players strike fish as they swim across the screen.
1. With your spearfishing gig equipped, use the Fathom and Shark Eye actions to locate teeming waters.
2. As fish swim across your field of vision, strike them using the Gig action.
Fish are caught by striking their weak spot as they swim through the teeming waters.
Certain fish will have a distinctive appearance, indicating they are guaranteed to be large-sized when caught.
Nearby fish will take notice of your actions in the teeming waters, their wariness represented by a gauge at the top of the spearfishing interface. Wariness increases slowly over time, as well as with each strike of your spear. When the gauge is full, the fish will disperse, ending your spearfishing attempt.
Successfully catching fish in quick succession will increase your catch counter (up to a maximum of ten), which slows the rate at which wariness increases. Be mindful, however, that the counter may reset should you go too long without catching any fish.
* To abandon a spearfishing attempt, press the Escape key, or the Quit action.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to spearfishing:
The following additions and adjustments have been made to ocean fishing:
The following additions and adjustments have been made to fishing:
Progress toward Fisher’s Intuition will remain even after logging out.
The sale price of the following fishing bait has been reduced:
New Tomes of Regional Folklore have been added.
New miner and botanist gathering points have been added.
New items have been added to gathering points.
New items that can be used for aetherial reduction have been added.
The number of items received from aetherial reduction has been increased.
The level cap for desynthesis has been increased from 520 to 580.
New mounts have been added.
New minions have been added.
New chocobo barding has been added.
New fashion accessories have been added.
A new market board has been added to Old Sharlayan.
In accordance with the addition of a new market board, reduced tax rates have been adjusted.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to retainers:
The following additions and adjustments have been made to retainers:
The Achievements window has been revamped. Moreover, the Near Completion and Recommended tabs have been added.
Displays all achievements that are nearly complete.
Displays up to four achievements that will reward items or titles upon completion. The settings for this tab allow you to filter achievements shown based on rewards received upon their completion.
New achievements and titles have been added.
The following adjustments have been made to teleportation:
The gil cost for using Teleport has been adjusted.
A map will now be displayed when selecting Aethernet destinations.
Maps will not be displayed when accessing the Aethernet in the following areas:
The world map has been updated to include the Three Great Continents.
When viewing the map, players can now toggle between levels by pressing LB+X (L1+□)
The following additions and adjustments have been made to the Player Search menu:
The party list will now display the target of spells cast by party members.
If the target is a party member, their number in the party list will be displayed. If the target is an enemy, their marker in the enmity list will be displayed.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to the Party Finder:
When a party member withdraws from a duty that is about to start, other party members will also receive a notification that a penalty has been incurred upon the player who withdrew.
Only party members who have selected commence prior to a party member withdrawing will receive this notification.
The Aether Compass has been moved to the Collection menu.
If the Aether Compass was registered to your hotbar prior to the release of Patch 6.0, it has been replaced with a question mark icon. This icon may be safely removed. * If you have previously owned but discarded an Aether Compass, a new one will be added to the Collection menu automatically.
HP bars will now display even when incapacitated.
The Conditional Enhancements category has been added to the HUD Layout interface.
From the System menu, open the HUD Layout interface. After selecting any of the Status Info categories from the dropdown menu, open the UI Element Settings menu. Then, under Layout, select “Split Element into 4 Groups.”
The following additions and adjustments have been made to ground targeting:
When submitting or trading items, right-clicking with the mouse or pressing X (□) with a controller will automatically select high-quality items or collectable items with the highest rating first.
In accordance with the increased level cap, the conditions that must be met to set your status as “New Adventurer” have been adjusted as follows:
Players who fulfill either of the above requirements may set their status to New Adventurer. * Players who no longer have the New Adventurer status but fulfill the above requirements can restore it by using the text command “/nastatus on”
The bonus to experience points earned when a mentor forms a party with a new adventurer or returner will now apply until level 80.
In accordance with the increased level cap, the requirements for new mentors have been adjusted as follows:
Disciples of War and Magic Requirements
Disciples of Hand and Land Requirements
Players who are currently mentors must renew their certification during the 6.0x patches. Players who fail to do so will be unable to access certain features during this period.
Once the renewal period has ended, players who have not renewed their certification will lose the mentor status, and must wait until after Patch 6.1 to reapply for certification.
New dungeons are available for Explorer Mode.
In addition, instanced dungeons introduced with Patch 6.0 will be added.
The following changes have been made to group pose:
Duties that can be recorded via the Duty Recorder have been changed.
Two trials introduced with Patch 6.0 will also be available.
When selecting items being sold by your retainer, the options “Search for Item by Crafting Method” and “Search for Item by Gathering Method” have been added to the subcommand menu.
When unlocking Active Help entries, a link to the Active Help window will appear in the chat log.
The error message displayed when failing to send a /tell to a player on another World who has not registered you as a friend has been adjusted.
Players can now disable resizing of the chat log window via mouse drag.
To disable resizing, uncheck “Enable resizing of log window.” under the General tab of Log Window Settings in the Character Configuration menu.
In order to reduce server congestion upon the release of Patch 6.0, the following measures will be implemented temporarily:
* We will continue to monitor server activity and remove these features when server congestion is determined to no longer be an issue.
Learn more about server congestion prevention.
Features of the PlayStation®5 DualSense™ Wireless Controller and PlayStation®4 DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller can now be used on the Windows version (DirectX® 11 only).
To make use of these features, the DualSense™ Wireless Controller requires a USB connection, and the DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller requires either a USB connection or a DUALSHOCK®4 USB Wireless Adapter CUH-ZWA1x*. * The model number for the DUALSHOCK®4 USB Wireless Adapter may vary according to the region where it is sold. * Please be advised that not all features are available when connecting via a standard Windows Bluetooth connection. * When establishing a connection, your active Windows sound device may be set to the wireless controller. Please adjust your sound settings as needed.
PlayStation®5 DualSense™ Wireless Controller Features (Requires a USB Connection)
DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller (Requires USB connection or Wireless Adapter)
Support for Embody’s Immerse Spatial Audio has been added (DirectX® 11 only).
Requires the purchase of a license from the Embody website and installation of their gamepack.
Immerse Spatial Audio is an original sound add-on produced by Embody that brings 360-degree personalized spatial audio to the world of FINAL FANTASY XIV.
Visit the official website for Immerse Spatial Audio to learn more about the free trial, purchase availability, pricing, and support.
Once the gamepack has been installed, the add-on can be enabled under the Sound Settings tab of the System Configuration menu.
Additions have been made to the System Configuration interface. (Windows®/PlayStation®4/PlayStation®5)
Enable Immerse Spatial Audio (Windows®)
Wireless Controller Settings (Windows®/PlayStation®4/PlayStation®5)
The following options have been added to the Character Configuration menu:
Display character portraits with battle dialogue widget.
Ground Targeting Settings (Gamepad Mode)
Limit ring movement to targeting range.
Press action twice to execute.
Enable resizing of log window.
Additions and adjustments have been made to text commands.
>>Example: /ridepillion <2> 1 (Ride in seat 1 of party member 2.)
>>Example: /petglamour “Garuda-Egi” “Ruby Carbuncle” (Garuda-Egi will appear glamoured as Ruby Carbuncle.)
>>Example: /petsize “Ruby Ifrit” “small” (Set Ruby Ifrit’s size to small.)
Additions have been made to the auto-translation dictionary.
Additions have been made to the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 auto-complete dictionary.
New trophies have been added (PlayStation®5).
The sound engine has been improved to more easily discern sound effects when a large group of players are present.
New music, sound effects, and voices have been added.
In preparation for the Oceanian data center, the data center selection screen has been adjusted.
When UI Resolution Settings is set to High (WQHD/4K), the Title and Character Selection screens will also use high resolution fonts. (Windows®/Mac/PlayStation®5)
The PlayStation®5 version will now always use high resolution settings.
The following additions and adjustments have been made to the game launcher (Windows®/PlayStation®4/PlayStation®5)
The title screen logo and opening movie have been changed to those of Endwalker.
The opening movie for Shadowbringers can be viewed by selecting Movies at the Title screen.
Reaper and sage have been added to the solo rankings for Palace of the Dead and Heaven-on-High.
That’s about it for the latest patch.
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