Prelim 2.5 Patch notes
Patch 2.5 brings a multitude of additions and refinements to the realm of Eorzea. From a journey into the World of Darkness, to a test of strength against the Dark Divinity, adventurers seeking the thrill of battle are sure to have their fill. For those who prefer to fight it out in the marketplace, a host of new recipes await master craftsmen. And don’t forget to match blades with your friends in Frontline!


Quests
New main scenario quests have been added.

Quest Required Level and Location
Good Intentions Disciple of War or Magic level 50
The Rising Stones (X:6 Y:5)
NPC: Minfilia
Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Let Us Cling Together," and have completed The Bowl of Embers (Hard), The Navel (Hard), and The Howling Eye (Hard).
Bait and Switch Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Eastern Thanalan (X:21 Y:21)
NPC: Ilberd
Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Good Intentions."
Best Laid Schemes Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Eastern Thanalan (X:25 Y:25)
NPC: Ilberd
Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Bait and Switch."
The Rising Chorus Disciple of War or Magic level 50
The Rising Stones (X:6 Y:5)
NPC: Tataru
Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Best Laid Schemes."
Aether on Demand Disciple of War or Magic level 50
The Rising Stones (X:6 Y:6)
NPC: Alphinaud
Players must first complete the main scenario quest " The Rising Chorus."
On the Counteroffensive Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Northern Thanalan (X:20 Y:22)
NPC: Edelstein
Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Aether on Demand."
??? Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Northern Thanalan (X:20 Y:22)
NPC: Edelstein
Players must first complete the main scenario quest "On the Counteroffensive."
??? Disciple of War or Magic level 50
The Rising Stones (X:6 Y:5)
NPC: Minfilia
???



New Chronicles of a New Era quests have been added.

Quest Required Level and Location
The World of Darkness Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Mor Dhona (X:30 Y:12)
NPC: Rammbroes
Players must first complete the quest "Syrcus Tower."
The Light of Hope Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Mor Dhona (X:30 Y:12)
NPC: Rammbroes
Players must first complete the quest "The World of Darkness."
But I Hardly Noah Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Mor Dhona (X:30 Y:12)
NPC: Syele
Players must first complete the quest "The Light of Hope."
The Gift of the Archmagus Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Mor Dhona (X:21 Y:8)
NPC: Koh Rabntah
Players must first complete the quest "But I Hardly Noah."
Fear and Odin in the Shroud Disciple of War or Magic level 50
New Gridania (X:9 Y:11)
NPC: Scarlet
Players must first complete the main scenario quest "The Ultimate Weapon," and have also completed the quest "All You Wanted to Know about Odin."



New Side Story quests have been added.

Hildibrand
Quest Required Level and Location
Shades of Sil'dih Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Ul'dah – Steps of Thal (X:9 Y:11)
NPC: Ellie
Players must first complete the quest "The Coliseum Conundrum."
Sibling Strife Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Western Thanalan (X:28 Y:24)
NPC: Hildibrand
Players must first complete the quest "Shades of Sil'dih."
Beneath the Mask Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Ul'dah – Steps of Thal, Hustings Strip (X:12 Y:11)
NPC: Hildibrand
Players must first complete the quest "Sibling Strife."
Truths Untold Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Ul’dah – Steps of Thal, Hustings Strip (X:12 Y:11)
NPC: Hyuran Woman
Players must first complete the quest "Beneath the Mask."
Her Last Vow Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Ul’dah – Steps of Thal, Hustings Strip (X:12 Y:11)
NPC: Julyan
Players must first complete the quest "Truths Untold."


Delivery Moogle
Quest Required Level and Location
Thanks For Your Support Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Limsa Lominsa – Lower Decks (X:10 Y:11)
NPC: Deputy Postmoogle
Carrier level 18
Hostages to Fortune Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Limsa Lominsa – Lower Decks (X:10 Y:11)
NPC: Deputy Postmoogle
Carrier level 18

Misc. Sidequests.
?????
Quest Required Level and Location
Required Level and Location Level 1
Mor Dhona (X:21 Y:8)
NPC: Wandering Minstrel
Players must have obtained the Aithon, Xanthos, Gullfaxi, Enbarr, Markab, and Boreas mounts.

The Wanderer’s Palace (Hard)
Quest Required Level and Location
Not Easy Being Green Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Mor Dhona (X:22 Y:8)
NPC: Bloezoeng
Players must first complete the main scenario quest "The Ultimate Weapon," and have cleared the original Wanderer's Palace.

Amdapor Keep (Hard)
Quest Required Level and Location
For Keep's Sake Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Mor Dhona (X:22 Y:8)
NPC: Lauriane
Players must first complete the main scenario quest "The Ultimate Weapon," and have cleared the original Amdapor Keep.


Upon completing the quest "Just Tooling Around," players can inquire about master crafting tomes and tools by speaking with Guiding Star in Mor Dhona at Revenant’s Toll (X:22 Y:6).


Additional rewards have been added to the following Ixal daily quests:

West for Fishing / Your Gil's No Good Here / Mining for Compliments / A High Wind in Ishgard / Bring Your Own Ectoplasm / In Case of Emergency / We Fly High (Squawkin') / Deliverance



The difficulty of crafting isolator components and auxiliary aerodynamo components in daily beast tribe quests has been reduced.



Levequests
Abandoning a levequest after completing it at least once will refresh the available rewards.

In accordance with this change, the amount of shards obtained from certain tradecraft leves has been increased.


Grand Companies


The following categories have been added under Authorization in the Free Company interface: Aetherial Wheel Use , Retainer Dispatchmen

In accordance with this change, the layouts of the Rank and Authorization windows have been adjusted.

The following category has been removed from Authorization in the Free Company interface: Guestbook management

Fertilizing crops in the garden of your free company estate will no longer result in a message being posted in the Activity window of the Free Company interface. This change has been made to reduce the amount of gardening related messages displayed in this window.


Housing

Aetherial wheels have been added, which can convert stored energy into company actions.

Free companies can now charge aetherial wheels on estate grounds. These wheels acumulate aether over time, which can be used to acquire company actions without the use of company credits.

In order to charge aetherial wheels, free companies must first obtain an aetherial wheel stand, which can be purchased from housing merchants in any residential district.

The aetherial wheels themselves can be crafted using alchemy.

How to Use an Aetherial Wheel
　1. Place an aetherial wheel stand in your free company estate.
2.　Set your desired aetherial wheel on the aetherial wheel stand, and leave it to accumulate aether over a fixed period of time.
3. Once it is fully charged, the primed aetherial wheel may be removed from the stand.
4. Accessing the aetherial wheel stand again will give you the option to convert the primed aetherial wheel into company actions.
5. After converting the primed aetherial wheel, the corresponding actions will become available immediately.


Retainers can now be placed on estate grounds outside the hall.

An expansion of duties permit is required to place a retainer on your estate grounds outside the hall. These permits can be purchased from independent sutlers in any residential district.

One, two, or three retainers can be placed on small, medium, and large estates respectively.

Once a retainer is placed on estate grounds, items that they currently have listed for sale on the market can be purchased by anyone who speaks with them. The retainer's sales history (up to 20 entries) can also be viewed by other players.

Placing retainers on estate grounds does not impact your ability to summon them via summoning bells to deposit and withdraw items, or to assign retainer ventures.

The position of the targeting arrow that appears when the chocobo stable is selected has been moved to the sign post to improve visibility.

Selecting a culinarian furnishing will display a dialog prompt to confirm the parameter bonuses to be received.


Attempting to feed a Thavnairian onion to a stabled chocobo will display a dialog prompt in the event the chocobo will not increase in rank.


New aesthetician hairstyles have been added.
Newly added hairstyles
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Hairstyles now available for other races
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The NPC Azena can now be found in Mor Dhona at Revenant's Toll (X:22 Y:5).


Additional buildings have been constructed in Revenant's Toll (X:21 Y:5) and (X:22 Y:5).

Changing classes or jobs in a sanctuary will no longer incur a penalty to action cooldowns.

New dungeons have been added.

The Keeper of the Lake
Level Requirement Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Item Level Requirement Average item level 90 or above
Party Size Four players
Time Limit 90 minutes
Entry Requirements
Quest The Rising Chorus
Required Level Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Location The Rising Stones (X:6 Y:5)
NPC: Tataru
Prerequisites Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Best Laid Schemes."


The Wanderer’s Palace (Hard)
Level Requirement Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Item Level Requirement Average item level 90 or above
Party Size Four players
Time Limit 90 minutes
Entry Requirements
Quest Not Easy Being Green
Required Level Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Location Mor Dhona (X:22 Y:8)
NPC: Bloezoeng
Prerequisites Players must first complete the main scenario quest "The Ultimate Weapon," and have cleared the original Wanderer's Palace.


Amdapor Keep (Hard)
Level Requirement Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Item Level Requirement Average item level 90 or above
Party Size Four players
Time Limit 90 minutes

Entry Requirements
Quest For Keep's Sake
Required Level Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Location Mor Dhona (X:22 Y:8)
NPC: Lauriane
Prerequisites Players must first complete the main scenario quest "The Ultimate Weapon," and have cleared the original Amdapor Keep.



New trials have been added.
Urth’s Fount
Level Requirement Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Item Level Requirement Average item level 95 or above
Party Size Eight players
Time Limit 60 minutes

Entry Requirements
Quest Fear and Odin in the Shroud
Required Level Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Location New Gridania (X:9 Y:11)
NPC: Scarlet
Prerequisites Players must first complete the main scenario quest "The Ultimate Weapon," and have also completed the quest "All You Wanted to Know about Odin."

Battle in the Big Keep
Level Requirement Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Item Level Requirement Average item level 90 or above
Party Size Eight players
Time Limit 60 players

Entry Requirements
Quest Her Last Vow
Required Level Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Location Ul'dah – Steps of Thal (X:12 Y:11)
NPC: Julyan
Prerequisites Players must first complete the quest "Truths Untold."

????
Level Requirement Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Item Level Requirement Average item level 90 or above
Party Size Eight players
Time Limit 60 minutes

Entry Requirements
Quest ???
Required Level Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Location Northern Thanalan (X:20 Y:22)
NPC: Edelstein
Prerequisites Players must first complete the main scenario quest "On the Counteroffensive."
* The names of certain quests have been omitted to prevent spoilers.


The World of Darkness, the next raid of the Crystal Tower arc, has been added.
Level Requirement Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Item Level Requirement Average item level 90 or above
Party Size 24 players (three parties of eight)
Time Limit 120 minutes

Entry Requirements
Quest The World of Darkness
Required Level Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Location Mor Dhona (X:30 Y:12)
NPC: Rammbroes
Prerequisites Players must first complete the quest "Syrcus Tower."

Party Role Requirements
Parties matched automatically via the Duty Finder will comprise 1 tank, 2 healers, and 5 DPS. Parties formed prior to registration must also meet these role requirements.

Rewards in the World of Darkness
You can receive only one reward item per week for completing duties in the World of Darkness. In the event you are awarded an item from the loot list, you relinquish your right to vie for all remaining items regardless of whether you selected Need or Greed. If time expires and a reward item is obtained automatically, this will also count toward the weekly limit.
* Reward eligibility is reset every Tuesday at 12:00 a.m. (PST).

Each party in the alliance will receive its own treasure chest, the contents of which will have the same possible rewards regardless of the route taken.
* Players cannot open a treasure chest belonging to another party.

・Players can now obtain an Allagan catalyst from the Labyrinth of the Ancients and Syrcus Tower.

Labyrinth of the Ancients
The treasure coffer that appears upon defeating Amon.


Upon completing one of the following duties, all party members will receive additional Allagan tomestones of soldiery if one or more party members are completing the instance for the first time:
Category Duty Adjustments
Dungeon The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard) 70
Snowcloak 70
Sastasha (Hard) 70
Trials Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard) 75
Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme) 100
The Dragon's Neck 75
Raids The Final Coil of Bahamut - Turn 1 100
The Final Coil of Bahamut - Turn 2 100
The Final Coil of Bahamut - Turn 3 100
The Final Coil of Bahamut - Turn 4 100


The number of Allagan tomestones received from dungeons and trials has been adjusted.


The following duties, trials, and raids have been added to the Duty Finder.
Duty Roulette
Duty Roulette: Frontline

Dungeons
Amdapor Keep (Hard)
The Wanderer's Palace (Hard)
The Keeper of the Lake

Trials
Urth's Fount
Battle in the Big Keep
???

Raids
The World of Darkness

PvP
The Borderland Ruins (Slaughter)

The confirmation window displayed after being matched via the Duty Finder can now be saved, or displayed in a notification window.
When using a gamepad, the default selection is Wait.



In order to prevent players from unintentionally withdrawing from duties when matched via the Duty Finder, a confirmation window will now be displayed when selecting Withdraw.


A confirmation window will now be displayed when summoning a chocobo companion while registered for duties via the Duty Finder.


The duties listed in the Duty Finder have been reorganized as follows:
Before
Duty Roulette: Expert
Snowcloak
Sastasha (Hard)
The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard)

After
Duty Roulette: Expert
The Keeper of the Lake
The Wanderer's Palace (Hard)
Amdapor Keep (Hard)

Duty Roulette: High Level
The Wanderer's Palace
Amdapor Keep
Pharos Sirius
Copperbell Mines (Hard)
Haukke Manor (Hard)
The Lost City of Amdapor
Halatali (Hard)
Brayflox's Longstop (Hard)
Hullbreaker Isle
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)
The Stone Vigil (Hard)

After
Duty Roulette: High Level
The Wanderer's Palace
Amdapor Keep
Pharos Sirius
Copperbell Mines (Hard)
Haukke Manor (Hard)
The Lost City of Amdapor
Halatali (Hard)
Brayflox's Longstop (Hard)
Hullbreaker Isle
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)
The Stone Vigil (Hard)
Snowcloak
Sastasha (Hard)
The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard)

Duty Roulette: Trials
Cape Westwind
A Relic Reborn: The Chimera
A Relic Reborn: The Hydra
Battle on the Big Bridge
The Dragon's Neck
The Bowl of Embers (Hard)
The Howling Eye (Hard)
The Navel (Hard)
Thornmarch (Hard)
The Whorleater (Hard)
The Striking Tree (Hard)
Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard)

After
Duty Roulette: Trials
Cape Westwind
A Relic Reborn: The Chimera
A Relic Reborn: The Hydra
Battle on the Big Bridge
The Dragon's Neck
???
The Bowl of Embers (Hard)
The Howling Eye (Hard)
The Navel (Hard)
Thornmarch (Hard)
The Whorleater (Hard)
The Striking Tree (Hard)
Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard)
Battle in the Big Keep


The item level sync system has been reinstated in PvE encounters. Furthermore, materia bonuses will now be granted to gear whose item level is below the item level sync threshold.

* In order to maintain balance, materia bonuses will still be ignored in PvP encounters where an item level sync applies.



In order to maintain the difficulty of certain duties, item level sync has been applied to the following dungeons:

The Wanderer's Palace / Amdapoor Keep / Pharos Sirius / Copperbell Mines (Hard) / Haukke Manor (Hard) / Brayflox's Longstop (Hard) / Halatali (Hard) / The Lost City of Amdapor / Hullbreaker Isle / Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard) / Stone Vigil (Hard)

Any gear above item level 110 will be subject to item level sync when undertaking the above duties.

* Dungeons introduced in patch 2.4 are not subject to item level sync.



In the event that all party members are incapacitated during the following trials, players will now receive the power of the echo:



Requirement

Players are incapacitated after having battled enemies for a certain period of time.



Echo Effect:

Increased HP, attack power, and healing potency.



The effect will be granted in five stackable stages.

The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard)

Each stack of the echo will raise attributes by 10% up to a maximum of 50%. Players must have battled their foe for at least three minutes in order to receive the power of the Echo.

The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme)

Each stack of the echo will raise attributes by 5% up to a maximum of 25%. Players must have battled their foe for at least three minutes in order to receive the power of the Echo.


The PvP encounter Borderland Ruins (Slaughter) has been added to Frontline.

Players who have yet to unlock Frontline can do so by accepting one of the following quests corresponding to their Grand Company:

Maelstrom

Quest Required Level and Location
Like Civilized Men and Women (Maelstrom) Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Limsa Lominsa – Upper Decks (X:12 Y:12)
NPC: Trachraet
Players must first complete the quest "A Pup No Longer" for any of the three Grand Companies.

Order of the Twin Adder

Quest Required Level and Location
Like Civilized Men and Women (Twin Adder) Disciple of War or Magic level 50
New Gridania (X:9 Y:11)
NPC: Scarlet
Players must first complete the quest "A Pup No Longer" for any of the three Grand Companies.

Immortal Flame

Quest Required Level and Location
Like Civilized Men and Women (Immortal Flames) Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Ul'dah – Steps of Nald (X:8 Y:9)
NPC: Mimio Mio
Players must first complete the quest "A Pup No Longer" for any of the three Grand Companies.

Upon unlocking Frontline, players can speak with one of the following NPCs to gain access to the Borderland Ruins (Slaughter).



Maelstrom



Limsa Lominsa – Upper Decks

Airship Landing (X:10 Y:11) 　　　NPC: Foreign Levy Flyer
Maelstrom Command (X:12 Y:12) 　　　NPC: Foreign Levy Flyer



Order of the Twin Adder



New Gridania

Airship Landing (X:11 Y:13) 　　　NPC: Yellow Serpent Flyer
The Adders' Nest (X:9 Y:11) 　　　NPC: Yellow Serpent Flyer



Immortal Flames



Ul'dah – The Steps of Nald

Airship Landing (X:10 Y:11) 　　　NPC: Free Brigade Flyer
Hall of Flames (X:8 Y:9) 　　　NPC: Free Brigade Flyer

Requirements
Time Limit 15 minutes
Level Requirement Disciple of War or Magic level 50
Item Level Sync Item level 80

The Say, Shout, Yell, Party, and Allliance chat channels can be used during Frontline. However, players can only see messages from comrades of their own Grand Company.

* When undertaking a duty utilizing item level sync, the item level of any gear exceeding the maximum item level will be adjusted accordingly. Unlike character level sync, however, gear parameters will not be subject to further reduction beyond that brought about by the item level decrease. Furthermore, materia bonuses will be ignored during PvP encounters, regardless of the item level of gear affixed with materia.
* Players who abandon a Frontline campaign (not including players who join a match in progress or are vote kicked) will receive a penalty. Players so penalized will be unable to register for Frontline campaigns or the Wolves' Den for 30 minutes.
* When participating in a Frontline campaign, players can receive but not send messages via free company and linkshell chat.

Participating in the Borderland Ruins (Slaughter)
Players can queue to enter Frontline campaigns alone, or in a party of up to eight players. Although there are no role restrictions when queuing as a party, all party members must be affiliated with the same Grand Company.

To improve matching efficiency, 72 (three teams of 24) or 24 (three teams of eight) combatants may be matched together depending on the number of available participants.

Role Requirements
When participating in Frontline campaigns, there are no role requirements or restrictions for parties. Moreover, players can freely change jobs or classes at their Grand Company's landing.
* As with the three main cities, the recast time of skills will not be reset when changing classes or jobs.

Actions
The effects of certain non-PvP player actions have been restricted in Frontline campaigns.

Rules of Engagement
Players can increase their team's tactical rating by defeating players from opposing teams and enemies spawning on the field. The first team to accumulate the required number of tactical points will be declared the winner, and the remaining teams ranked according to their respective tactical ratings.

Teleporters
Teleporters have been placed at key locations, allowing players to cross great distances instantaneously. Please be aware teleporters cannot be used to return to a previous location.

Adrenaline Rush
Adrenaline rush will replace the limit break action in the Borderland Ruins (Slaughter). Unlike the limit break, adrenaline rush is unnafected by the actions of party members, and can be used by single players after filling the adrenaline rush gauge. It can then be activated using Limit Break located under the General tab of the Actions & Traits interface. The adrenaline rush action performed will depend on your role.





Action Role Effect
Aegis Boon Tank Temporarily reduces damage taken by all party members by 50%.
Raw Destruction Melee DPS Delivers an attack to a single target.
Cometeor Ranged Magic DPS Deals unaspected damage to all enemies near point of impact.
Empyrean Rain Healer
Ranged Physical DPS Restores 50% of own HP and the HP of all nearby party members, as well as cure all status effects.

Combat rank bonuses will now affect the rate at which the adrenaline gauge fills.


Rank Bonus to Adrenaline
1st None
2nd Fills 1.25 times faster
3rd Fills 1.5 times faste

Battle High and Battle Fever
Battle High and Battle Fever are buffs awarded for a certain number of consecutive KOs. However, changing classes, logging out, or being defeated yourself will reset the counter towards acquiring either buff.


Status Requirement Effect
Battle High Defeat four players consecutively. Damage dealt increases by 20%, and the adrenaline gauge fills 1.5 times faster.
Battle Fever Defeat eight players consecutively. Damage dealt increases by 40%, and the adrenaline gauge fills two times faster.

The following will display on screen when either battle high or battle fever are active:




The following icon will appear next to the name of players under the effect of battle high or battle fever:




Furthermore, players from opposing teams experiencing battle high or battle fever will appear on the map and minimap when nearby.

Defeating Monsters
Monsters will appear on the field periodically. Slaying them will grant you stat and adrenaline gauge bonuses. The bonus granted will vary depending on the monster slain.

Status: Haste
Affected Player: The party that defeats the monster.
Effect: Reduces weaponskill and spell recast times, as well as auto-attack delay.

Status:HP Boost ＆ MP Boost
Affected Player: The party that defeats the monster.
Effect: Increases maximum HP and MP.

Status: Increased Damage
Affected Player: The team that deals the most damage.
Effect: Damage dealt is increased by 10%.

Additionally, tactical points will be awarded to all teams based upon the damage they dealt to defeat a monster.

Retaliation
Incapacitated players will be returned to their Grand Company's landing, where they will be allowed to rejoin combat after a short delay. This will not incur a weakness penalty, but the delay before you can rejoin the battle will lengthen each time you fall.

Furthermore, players will be temporarily invulnerable when leaving their Grand Company's landing in the Borderland Ruins (Slaughter),.

Mounts
Players are free to use mounts on the Frontline. However, players taking damage while mounted will be inflicted with the Heavy status effect.

Rewards
All players will receive PvP EXP and Wolf Marks, as well as Allagan tomestones of soldiery and Allagan tomestones of philosophy based on their performance.

PvP EXP
Accumulating PvP EXP raises PvP rank, and rewards players with actions points that can be used to enhance PvP-exclusive actions and traits.

Wolf Marks
Wolf Marks can be exchanged for gear and other useful battle items by speaking with one of the Maelstrom soldiers stationed at the Wolves' Den.

With the addition of Borderland Ruins (Slaughter), The Carteneau Flats: Borderland Ruins has been renamed Borderland Ruins (Secure).

To reduce wait times when queueing for Frontline campaigns, the Duty Finder will no longer match together players in groups of 48 (three teams of 16).

When attacking monsters during Frontline campaigns, weaponskills with direction requirements will grant combo bonuses from any position.

Two-passenger mounts can no longer be used during Frontline campaigns.
Players can no longer block or parry limit break attacks.

The drop rates for the following Extreme primal battle rewards have been increased: 　Aithon Whistle / Xanthos Whistle / Gullfaxi Whistle / Enbarr Whistle / Markab Whistle / Boreas Whistle

・The rate at which soulglazed relic weapons achieve soul attunement has been increased.

The drop rate for Alexandrite when completing a FATE with a gold rating while equipped with an animus, novus, or nexus weapon has been increased.
The character name plates for Kaliya and Hydra have been adjusted.
The battle behavior of K'lyhia during arcanist class quests has been adjusted.
The battle behavior of Karasu during ninja job quests has been adjusted.


To improve visibility for colorblind players, the targeting indicator for Shiva's Icicle Impact attack has been adjusted.

Items
New items have been added.
New recipes have been added.
New recipes have been added to master recipe books.

Players can acquire master recipe books from the NPC Talan in Mor Dhona at Revenant's Toll (X:22 Y:6) after completing the quest "Just Tooling Around."
* In the event you have already acquired a master recipe book, your crafting log will be updated with the new recipes automatically.

The NPC Talan in Mor Dhona at Revenant's Toll has been adjusted as follows:

New items have been added, including gear for crafters and gatherers.

The categories displayed in the dialog prompt have been adjusted.

The following items have been added to the inventories of Calamity salvager NPCs in the three city-states:
False Mustache / Starlight Sugarloaf Hat / Starlight Tunic / Starlight Tights / Starlight Boots / Hitsuji Kabuto / Black Hitsuji Kabuto / Crimson Hitsuji Kabuto / White Hitsuji Kabuto

The level cap for desynthesis has been increased.

The level cap for each class has been increased from 100 to 110.110

The cumulative skill point maximum has been increased from 300 to 350.350

Skill levels will no longer decrease if your combined skill level is not at the maximum.

The residential districts in the three city states have been adjusted as follows:
New items have been added to the following shops:

Independent Sutler
Expansion of Duties

Housing Merchant
All City-States
Level 1 Aetherial Wheel Stand

Mist
Dodo's Nest

Lavender Beds
Scattered Documents

A junkmonger NPC selling fishing tackle has been added

The icons for certain items have been adjusted.

The Seasonal Miscellany and Minions categories have been added to the Items section of the market board.


New gathering nodes have been added.
Northern Thanalan: Unspoiled Mineral Deposit (level 50)
East Shroud: Unspoiled Lush Vegetation Patch (level 50)

New items have been added to gathering points.
Miner
Black Limestone
Virgin Basilisk Egg


Botanist
Rosemary


Miner / Botanist
Unaspected Crystal


Fisher
Gigant Clam

Players can now obtain high-quality antumbral rocks and redolent logs.

Players will now be invulnerable to area attacks while gathering if they have not gained aggro from enemies.


The following achievements and titles have been added:


Achievement Requirements
Out of the Dark Complete the quest "???."
I'll Be There for You Complete the quest "???."
Ichiban Obtain the Kirin mount.
Missed the Cut Defeat Odin at Urth's Fount.
Enough Expository Banter Defeat ??? at ???.
Secret Ascian Man Defeat ??? in ???.
Let the Sun Shine In Clear the World of Darkness.
Mapping the Realm: The World of Darkness Discover every location within the World of Darkness.
Remapping the Realm: Amdapor Keep Discover every location within Amdapor Keep (Hard).
Remapping the Realm: The Wanderer's Palace Discover every location within the Wanderer's Palace (Hard).
Mapping the Realm: The Keeper of the Lake Discover every location within the fallen Agrius.
Slaughterhouse One Dispatch an enemy on a Frontline campaign.
Slaughterhouse Two Dispatch 100 enemies on a Frontline campaign.
Slaughterhouse Three Dispatch 500 enemies on a Frontline campaign.
Slaughterhouse Four Dispatch 1,000 enemies on a Frontline campaign.
Slaughterhouse Five Dispatch 5,000 enemies on a Frontline campaign.
Tool Time for the Hand Obtain a Disciple of the Hand Lucis tool.
Tool Time for the Land Obtain a Disciple of the Land Lucis tool.
Behind Enemy Lines Guide any of the three Grand Companies to a total of 200 Frontline victories combined.

The "Most Gentlemanly" pose has been added. /hildy

Attempting to purchase items consumed upon use that you already possess, such as chocobo barding or master recipe books, now will cause an message prompt to display.

For untradable items, a message prompt will indicate the item cannot be purchased.

For tradable items, a message prompt will appear, confirming if you wish to purchase the item.

The online status New Adventurer will now appear next to character names even when participating in instanced duties.

Players can now use a mouse wheel or gamepad to scroll through the body of moogle letters.


Retainer ventures have been adjusted as follows:
Rank XVI exploration ventures have been added.

Players can now reassign completed ventures via the Venture Report window.
Players can now save their retainer's appearance after making changes to their appearance.

Players can now access basic subcommands for window scaling and positioning by right-clicking a window's title using a mouse.


The pet hotbar will automatically be assigned to hotbar 1 when interacting with objects or mounts that make use of the pet hotbar.

Use the arrows to the left of the hotbar or press Shift+↑ and Shift+↓ to cycle through hotbars.



Melee and ranged classes and jobs will now be separated when sorting your party members list, or the results screen at the end of Frontline and Wolves' Den matches.

Before: Monk, Pugilist / Dragoon, Lancer / Bard, Archer / Ninja, Rogue
After: Monk, Pugilist / Dragoon, Lancer / Ninja, Rogue / Bard, Archer



Up to three notifications can now be displayed at once.

The three highest priority notifications will be displayed. Processing these will allow those with lower priority to be displayed.


Signs will now be displayed on the enmity list.
Shared UI elements (company chest, etc.) and private ones will now be more easily distinguishable.


To more easily discern when quick synthesis has been canceled, the Quit button will now be grayed out when selected.

A message will also be displayed indicating that quick synthesis has been canceled.



Help text will now appear on screen when viewing the initial list of options available at character creation.


The Search Results window will no longer close after making a purchase via the market board.


The name of the dye used on an item will now be listed in its item help window.


The following subcategories have been added under PvP in the Party Finder interface.



The Borderland Ruins (Secure) (Lv. 50, Item level 80 sync)


The Borderland Ruins (Slaughter) (Lv. 50, Item level 80 sync)



An error message will now be displayed when inputting an invalid name for frield invitations or blacklist registration.


Players can now restore individual UI elements to their default positions via the HUD Layout interface.


The following options has been added to the Character Configuration

Log Window Settings

General Tab



Log Filters



Announcements



Random Number Messages

UI Settings

HUD Tab



Status Icon Display Type



Justified Left (Enhancemnts)


Justified Left (Enfeeblements)



The following System menu category has been adjusted.

Before: Support Desk
After: Support & Information



The confirmation prompt that appears when using Return from the Travel menu has been adjusted as follows:



The confirmation prompt will no longer appear in areas where Return cannot be used.


When left open, the timer will now actively count down until recast is possible.


The Yes button will now be grayed out if the recast timer has not yet reset.



When appearing in the log window, all items will now contain an item link .


The item subcommand menu (Search for Item / Item Link / Try On / Item Comparison) can now be used with the following:



Item links in the chat log


Achievement reward icons


Supply and provisioning items in the Timers window



The Try On subcommand can now be used in the following menus:



Grand Company Delivery Missions


Ehcatl Nine Delivery Quests



Auto-run can now be canceled using a gamepad even when entering text in the log window.


Players' alliance will now be displayed in the alliance chat.




A group icon will now appear next to the names of friends organized into groups on your friendlist.

* The group icon will not display in alliance chat, or when using emotes.



The Party Finder menu can now be opened by selecting recruitment notifications in the log window.


Selecting an achievement from the log window will now open the Achievements window.


he following subcommand has been added when selecting a character's name in the log window:



Target



When using the Follow command, players will now follow their target as closely as possible.


In accordance with changes to the Follow command, camera behavior when following has been adjusted.


The Mouse Settings category has been added to the System Configuration menu for the PlayStation®4 version.

* The Mouse Camera Sensitivity option has been moved in accordance with this change.



When playing on the Windows version in windowed mode, the Frame Rate Limit setting will now be based on your monitor's refresh rate.

* The maximum limit of 60 fps will now vary based on the capability of your monitor.

60Hz Monitor 120Hz Monitor
Refresh Rate 1/1 60fps 120fps
Refresh Rate 1/2 30fps 60fps
Refresh Rate 1/4 15fps 30fps


The following options have been added to the System Configuration menu:

Display Settings (Windows Version)


Frame Rate Limit
Refresh Rate 1/4

Mouse Settings (Windows and PlayStation®4 Only)


Expanded Mouse Functionality Settings



Enable expanded mouse functionality. (Disabled by default)

* The functionality of this setting will vary based on your frame rate.


Enable Tracking. (Enabled by default)


Mouse Cursor Size



Normal (Default)


Large


Maximum

Gamepad Settings


Button Configuration



Customize Left Thumb-click / Customize Right Thumb-click

Execute Macro #98
Execute Macro #99




The following categories have been added to the Keybind interface under the System menu:

System Tab


Cancel Macro


Mouse Sonar (Windows and PlayStation®4 Only)


witch to Pet Hotbar (Windows and PlayStation®4 Only)



To improve player accessibility, the following mouse features have been implemented (Windows and PlayStation®4 Only):



Mouse sonar, which indicates the cursor's current position on-screen, has been implemented.

　* Mouse sonar can be assigned to key of your choosing.



Expanded mouse functionality has been implemented, allowing cursor tracking and size selection.

* These settings can be enabled from the Mouse Settings tab under the System Configuration menu.

The following text commands have been added:


Command Description
/additionalaction(/aaction) ALIASES:
/additionalaction, /aaction
USAGE:
/aaction "action" [subcommand]

→Set the specified action as an additional action for your current class.

>>Subcommands:
on Set additional action.
off Remove additonal action.

Toggle between on and off when no subcommand is specified.
/macrocancel(/mcancel) ALIASES:
/macrocancel, /mcancel
USAGE:
/macrocancel

→Cancel the currently executed macro. Cannot be used in a macro.
/hildibrand(/hildy) ALIASES:
/hildibrand, /hildy
USAGE:
/hildy [subcommand]

→Flex like a gentleman.

>>Subcommands:
motion Perform motion only.

Both text and motion will be displayed when no subcommand is specified.


The /random text command has been added, allowing players to randomly generate numbers in the log window.

* Use of the /random command can be seen by all players in the immediate area.


The /systeminfo command has been removed. (Windows Only)

* When submitting a bug report, please use the system information provided under the CONFIG menu of the game client window.



The following placeholder has been added:


<recast.action name> Displays time remaining until the specified action can be used again.
* Auto-translate cannot be used for action names.



The following text command can no longer be used in succession to reduce communication overloading:

/additionalaction (/aaction)

* When the above command is used within a macro, a wait time will be applied automatically after use.



The following expressions have been added to the auto-translate dictionary:
Battle adrenaline rush
Duty The Carteneau Flats
Duty Urth's Fount (Hard)
Duty The World of Darkness
Duty (Secure)
Duty (Slaughter)
Duty The Keeper of the Lake
Duty Battle in the Big Keep
Duty the void


The PlayStation®4 version now supports use of the PlayStation®Move navigation and motion controllers.

* Please use the PlayStation®Move controller best suited to your style of play.



Controller Settings


Navigation Controller

DualShock4 Navigation Controller
Directional Buttons Directional Buttons
Face Buttons (△, ○, Ｘ, □) ○ and X only
L1 L1
L2 L2
L3 L3
R1 Not Available
R2 Not Available
R3 Not Available
Left Analog Stick Analog Stick
Right Analog Stick Not Available
OPTIONS Button Not Available
SHARE Button Not Available
PS Button PS Button
Touch Pad Not Available
Touch Pad Button Not Available


Motion Controller

DualShock4 Motion Controller
Directional Buttons Not Available
Face Buttons (△, ○, Ｘ, □) Face Buttons (△, ○, Ｘ, □)
L1 Not Available
L2 Not Available
L3 Not Available
R1 Not Available
R2 T Button
R3 Not Available
Left Analog Stick Not Available
Right Analog Stick Motion detection while holding the Move Button
OPTIONS Button START Button
SHARE Button SELECT Button
PS Button PS Button
Touch Pad Not Available
Touch Pad Button Not Available