Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.31 Cosmic Exploration Patch Notes - Phaenna

Another month, another set of patch notes in Final Fantasy XIV. Today is the release of patch 7.31, Square Enix brings updates to Phantom weapons and Cosmic tools. Since I am an omnicrafter I thought I'd go through and pick out the updates to Cosmic Exploration.

The first planet players travel to is Phaenna. To get to the new zone, players have to travel to Sinus Ardorum (the cosmic exploration moon) and complete the following quest.

Go Forth, Brave Explorers

• Disciple of the Hand or Land level 10
• Sinus Ardorum (X:20.4 Y:20.0)
• Searchingway
• Players must first complete the quest "Passion, Thy Name Is Ardorum."

The quest "Passion, Thy Name Is Ardorum" is the quest on Sinus Ardorum that becomes available after all infrastructure is built on Sinus Ardorum. In addition to the entry quest, patch 7.31 brings five other storyline quests that pop up once the players on a server get enough project progress.

Upon unlocking the new zone, players get a choice of how to travel to Phaenna. Players may travel to the star using the Bestways Burrow aetheryte, speaking with Drivingway in Mare Lamentorum (X:21.9 Y:13.2), or by speaking with Cruisingway in Sinus Ardorum (X:20.6 Y:19.5) and selecting Phaenna as a destination.

What is a new zone without new currency? For those wondering if currency earned on Sinus Ardorum was good on Phaenna, the answer is "kind of". Cosmocredits are usable universally but Phaenna has its own set of credits and tokens.

Phaenna Credits

Players earn Phaenna credits by participating in stellar missions and projects on Phaenna. These credits can be exchanged for mech op pilot applications while on the star, or used to draw cosmic fortunes.

* While on Phaenna, Phaenna credits will be displayed on your exotablet in the same location as lunar credits. Lunar credits can still be earned and used while in Sinus Ardorum, and will continue to display as usual.

Phaenna Exploration Tokens

Phaenna exploration tokens can be exchanged for a special mount.

These tokens are awarded upon the completion of EX+ stellar missions. Both the tokens themselves and the mount available for exchange can be sold via the market board.

For those wondering, we get to own the bulldozer.

And for those wondering about minions, I think the new one is adorable.

Another way to earn credits is through stellar successes. Here are the updates in patch 7.31 to the system.

Daily Successes

Upon completing the quest "Go Forth, Brave Explorers," lunar credits earned via daily successes will be converted to Phaenna credits. Please note that daily success points can also be accrued in Sinus Ardorum.

Standard Successes

Phaenna has been added as a separate category, and the Stellar Successes window will now display standard successes corresponding to the star on which you currently reside. Players may check the progress of standard successes on other stars via the pulldown menu toward the top of the window.

For those looking to become the Star Contributor and receive the 14-day buff the following changes were made to the system.

Starward Standings

Tallying for Starward Standings has been changed, and will now be based on player contributions from stellar missions, mech ops, and projects undertaken on Phaenna. Players can check their current standing by speaking with Scanningway on Phaenna (X:28.1 Y:12.6).

* Contributions made in Sinus Ardorum will not count towards your contribution score.

Commendation

Star Contributors will be honored for fourteen days in the following ways:

• A hologram of the player will be displayed on Phaenna (X:27.9 Y:12.7).
• The player's name will be displayed on the starward standings stela on Phaenna (X:28.0 Y:12.6).
• A special visual effect will be applied to the character in cosmic exploration areas.

Star Contributors cannot be reselected for fourteen days. However, if the current Star Contributor still holds the highest contribution score on the fourteenth day after being selected, they will be designated as Star Contributor again on the following day.

* Commendations received on Phaenna will not apply to Sinus Ardorum.

And last but certainly not least, the cosmic tools earned on Sinus Ardorum can be further enhanced.

By participating in cosmic exploration, players can obtain class-specific tools for Disciples of the Hand and Land which can be enhanced.

Enhancing Cosmic Tools

By completing stellar missions, players will obtain research data critical for tool enhancement. Cosmic prototypes do not need to be equipped to accrue research data.

Players can confirm required research via "Cosmic Research" on the exotablet.

Once players have accrued sufficient research data, they may report to Researchingway on the star on which they currently reside. Doing so will allow players to obtain enhanced prototypes and cosmic tools.

While players may obtain numerous cosmic prototypes and tools, research data can only be accrued via stellar missions for any given class.

The patch notes do make it sound like those just jumping into cosmic explorations can join the rest of us on Phaenna and not have to take on the missions on Sinus Ardorum alone. A very good decision.

I should note that as I prepare to publish this post that all worlds have completed the first phase of the project on Phaenna, Cosmoliner Beaconveil Filigree. Apparently Cosmic Exploration is popular. Who knew?

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch Notes - Text Commands

The early access period for Dawntrail began yesterday. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes like what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them. 

One day until the official launch of Dawntrail

This fifteenth post in the series will cover information labeled "System" in the patch notes: Text Commands. I do not plan on covering all the items in the System section of the patch notes as some of the items are a little to esoteric even for me, but I figure these additions and updates are of enough interest to warrant a post.

New Commands - The following commands were added in Dawntrail.

Updated Commands

The following text commands can now be used to adjust volume levels even during events such as cutscenes:

• /mastervolume
• /bgm
• /voice
• /systemsounds
• /ambientsounds
• /soundeffects
• /soundeffectsself
• /soundeffectsparty
• /soundeffectsother
• /performsounds
• /systemsoundsspeaker

New parameters have been added to the /hud text command: JobGauge1 and JobGauge2. These parameters can be used to toggle the display of job gauges.

The following parameters have been added to the /alarm text command:

• se00/se01/se02/se03/se04/se05
• mute

New parameters for new jobs and areas have been added to the /search text command.

New parameters have been added to the /petsize text command for Solar Bahamut.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail - The Blacklist, Mute List, And Term Filter

The early access period for Dawntrail began yesterday. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes like what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them. 

Two days until the official launch of Dawntrail

This fourteenth post in the series will cover information labeled "System" in the patch notes: Blacklists, Mute Lists, and Term Lists. I do not plan on covering all the items in the System section of the patch notes as some of the items are a little to esoteric even for me, but I figure these additions and updates are of enough interest to warrant a post.

The Blacklist - Many of the features were requested by those who wind up with unwanted fans or toxic enemies. New blacklist functionality will not be applied to characters tied to a blacklisted character's service account if they were registered prior to Patch 7.0

• Characters registered to the blacklist will be hidden. When joined in a party or alliance, their character will be displayed; however, their name will display as "Unknown" in the party list and on their nameplate.
  
  
• Messages from characters registered to the blacklist will be hidden. When joined in a party or alliance, a notification will be displayed when they speak during duties.
  
  
• After receiving a notification of blacklisted messages, players may elect to temporarily see what was written via the subcommand menu.
  
  
• Blacklisting will apply to all characters tied to the blacklisted character's service account.  Blacklisting for party recruitment will now also apply to all characters tied to a service account. A system message will be displayed if a blacklisted player joins a party you're in, or if you join a party that contains a blacklisted player.
  
  
• The Blacklist tab has been removed from the Social window, and will now be displayed in its own window found under Social in the main menu.
  
  
• Players can now save comments regarding blacklisted characters.
  
  
• Blacklisted characters and all characters tied to their service account will also be subject to the Lodestone blocked users list.

The Mute List - The Mute List is an addition for Dawntrail. The Mute List can be found under Social in the main menu.

• Messages from Muted Players
  
  
• Muting will apply to all characters tied to the muted character's service account.
• While their messages cannot be seen, if they are members of your party or alliance, a notification will be displayed when they speak during duties.
• Players can also save comments regarding muted characters.
  
  
• Temporary Display of Muted Messages
  
  
• After receiving a notification of muted messages, players may elect to temporarily see what was written via the subcommand menu.

Term Filter - Once registered to the Term Filter, any messages containing designated words can be hidden from the chat log.

Display of Filtered Terms - The Term Filter can be applied to hide the display of registered words in one of two ways:

• Display the applicable term filter's number. A system message will be displayed, indicating the term filter applied to the chat log. (e.g. "Message could not be displayed due to Term Filter 1.")
  
  
• Hide the affected message in its entirety. Messages containing a registered word will be completely hidden.

Registering Words to the Term Filter - Words can be registered to the Term Filter in one of two ways:

• Players can freely register words as they see fit via the Term Filter List window.
  
  
• Select a desired word in the chat log, then register it via the subcommand menu.
  Half-width and full-width spaces, as well as words from the auto-translation dictionary, cannot be registered.

Up to ten words can be registered to the Term Filter list, each with its own individual settings.

• Shout
• Yell
• Say
• Tell
• Custom Emotes
  
  
  
  
  
  

Saving Registered Words

• Term Filter settings are saved locally.
  
• When playing on a different platform, words you wish to be filtered must be registered anew.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawnwalker Patch Notes - Miscellaneous Item Changes

The early access period for Dawntrail began yesterday. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes like what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them. 

Two days until the official launch of Dawntrail

This thirteenth post in the series will cover information labeled "Items" in the patch notes I have not covered in previous posts.

Breaking Good - The following changes have been made to desynthesis:

• The level cap for desynthesis has been increased from 650 to 710.
  
  
• When using quick desynthesis, canceling will now close the window if all items have been desynthesized.
  
  
• After checking the "Desynthesize entire stack" box in the Desynthesis window, this option will remain checked even after desynthesizing unstackable or single items.

Sundry Splendors - Rowena has opened up a new shop in Old Sharlayan just to the east of the Aetheryte.

Exchanging Gear for Allagan tomestones of astronomy, causality, and comedy - The purchase of the Endwalker gear has changed.

• Gear that required the exchange of a base item and upgrade material can now be obtained directly in exchange for Allagan tomestones of poetics.
  
  
• The base items and upgrade materials for such gear can no longer be obtained from shops, dungeons, or retainer ventures.
  
  
• Players who possess the base item for such gear may upgrade them in exchange for 100 Allagan tomestones of poetics.

A Realm Reborn Receives Some Love - The developers made some specific changes for A Realm Reborn content.

• New items are available in exchange for societal currency from allied societies in 2.0 areas.
  
  
• Verdant Scepter and Warlock's Buckler will no longer drop separately in the Aurum Vale, and instead drop together as Black Mage's Verdant Arms (Lv. 47)

Can I Have That Back? - Calamity salvagers have received some updates. Calamity salvagers are located in Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (11.4,14.4), Old Gridania (10.0,8.4), and Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (12.6,13.1).

• New items have been added to the inventory of Calamity salvagers.
  
  
• These pairs of items can be obtained in exchange for a single Silver Chocobo Feather
• Doctore's Scimitar and Warded Round Shield
• Doctore's Cudgel and Nightprowler's Targe

Time Has Expired - After using the following items to grant a boost to experience points earned from synthesis, a system message will now be displayed when their effect expires:

• Company-issue Engineering Manual
• Company-issue Survival Manual
• Company-issue Engineering Manual II
• Company-issue Survival Manual II
• Commercial Engineering Manual
• Commercial Survival Manual
• Revised Survival Manual
• Revised Engineering Manual

Not So Unique - The following items are no longer classified as unique.

• Moonward Ring of Fending
• Moonward Ring of Slaying
• Moonward Ring of Aiming
• Moonward Ring of Healing
• Moonward Ring of Casting
• Augmented Radiant's Ring of Fending
• Augmented Radiant's Ring of Slaying
• Augmented Radiant's Ring of Aiming
• Augmented Radiant's Ring of Healing
• Augmented Radiant's Ring of Casting
• Augmented Lunar Envoy's Ring of Fending
• Augmented Lunar Envoy's Ring of Slaying
• Augmented Lunar Envoy's Ring of Aiming
• Augmented Lunar Envoy's Ring of Healing
• Augmented Lunar Envoy's Ring of Casting
• Augmented Credendum Ring of Fending
• Augmented Credendum Ring of Slaying
• Augmented Credendum Ring of Aiming
• Augmented Credendum Ring of Healing
• Augmented Credendum Ring of Casting

Gender Unlocked - The following items are no longer gender locked.

• Faerie Tale Prince's Circlet 
• Faerie Tale Prince's Vest 
• Faerie Tale Prince's Gloves 
• Faerie Tale Prince's Slops 
• Faerie Tale Prince's Boots 
• Faerie Tale Princess's Tiara 
• Faerie Tale Princess's Dress 
• Faerie Tale Princess's Gloves 
• Faerie Tale Princess's Long Skirt 
• Faerie Tale Princess's Heels

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch Notes - Crafting And Gathering

The early access period for Dawntrail began yesterday. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes like what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them. 

Two days until the official launch of Dawntrail

This twelfth post in the series will cover information labeled "Items" in the patch notes: Crafting and Gathering. The post will begin with changes that apply to both, then split into crafting and gathering specific changes.

Level Cap - The level cap for Disciples of the Hand (Crafters) and Land (Gatherers) has been increased to level 100.

Scrips

For those who stocked up on scrips for Dawntrail, I have bad news...

Orange crafters' and gatherers' scrip 

• Available to level 100 Disciples of the Hand/Land
• Exchangable at Splendors Exchanges and custom deliveries at level 100
• Can have a maximum of 4000 or each at any given time

White Crafters' Scrips and Gatherers' Scrips

• No longer obtainable from completion of quests and levequests. All activities which yielded white crafters' or gatherers' scrips will now yield purple crafters' and gatherers' scrips.
  
  
• Can no longer be used for item exchanges. Items currently obtained with white crafters’ and gatherers’ scrips will be obtainable with purple crafters’ and gatherers’ scrips respectively by speaking with the scrip exchange.
  
  
• White crafters' and gatherers' scrips can now be exchanged for purple crafters' and gatherers' scrips at the scrip exchange in Revenant's Toll (X:22.4 Y:6.7)

Yellow Crafters' Scrips and Gatherers' Scrips

• Yellow crafters' scrips and yellow gatherers' scrips have been removed.

Purple Crafters' Scrips and Gatherers' Scrips

• The number of purple crafters' and gatherers' scrips required in exchange for items has been adjusted.

Custom Deliveries and Collectables

• The amount and type of crafters' and gatherers' scrips received from custom deliveries have been adjusted.
  
  
• The experience points rewarded when delivering collectables will be standardized per item, the amount received no longer being reduced at lower levels.
  
  
• Experience points rewarded when using a class at level 90 or above to deliver collectables that are level 90 or below have been capped at 1,000.

Crafting Actions and Traits

The Crafting and Gathering Guide has been updated with the latest additions and changes.

The following crafting actions were removed.

• Focused Synthesis
• Focused Touch

The following modifications were made to the following 

• Reflect - Efficiency has been increased from 100% to 300%.
• Advanced Touch - Now acquired at level 68 (previously level 84).
• Both Standard Touch and Observe are now combo actions.

Special Recipes - The categories under Special Recipes in the Crafting Log have been adjusted.

• Restoration (1), Restoration (2), Restoration (3), Restoration (4) have been combined into Restoration

Gathering Actions and Traits

The Crafting and Gathering Guide has been updated with the latest additions and changes.

Gathering Quality of Life Changes

While not listed as such in the patch notes, the changes below I consider to be quality of life changes.

The following miner and botanist actions can no longer be used when a gathering point is at maximum integrity:

• Miner
• Solid Reason
• Wise to the World
  
  
• Botanist
• Ageless Words
• Wise to the World

The Gathering window will now display the integrity of a gathering point.

• Fishing UI
  
  
• The Bait & Tackle window will now also display swimbait, a new form of bait obtained using the level 91 fisher action Spareful Hand.
  
• The Fish Guide will now indicate whether a fish requires Precision Hookset or Powerful Hookset to catch.
  
  
• GP will no longer be reduced to 0 when players are incapacitated as a non-gathering class

Ocean Fishing Rewards

The Ocean Fishing rewards were updated for Dawntrail

• Level 1-49
• Experience points
  
  
• Level 50-99
• Experience points
• Purple Gatherers' Scrips
  
  
• Level 100
• Purple Gatherers' Scrips
• Orange Gatherers' Scrips (certain conditions must be met to obtain this reward)

Spirit Bonding

• Spiritbond gained when gathering will now be based on gear's equipping level rather than its item level.
• Spiritbond bonuses when gathering at unspoiled or legendary nodes has been adjusted.
  
  
• Players will now receive a bonus to spiritbonding when landing a big fish or legendary fish.

FFXIV: Dawntrail Patch Notes: Facewear And Dyes

The early access period for Dawntrail began yesterday. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes like what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them. 

Three days until the official launch of Dawntrail

This eleventh post in the series will cover information labeled "Items" in the patch notes: Facewear and Dyes.

Facewear

Facewear is a new form of accessories for the head, separate from other equippable accessories. The feature addresses a desire among many players to wear eye glasses as well as hats.

Equipment slot - Facewear is equipped via a new equipment slot in the Character window, or by accessing the Facewear interface under Character in the main menu. Facewear will also appear in portraits.

Acquiring Facewear - Facewear is acquired by using corresponding items such as a copy of The Faces We Wear - Oval Spectacles. Once acquired, they can be freely equipped or removed at any time, and customized with a selection of twelve colors.

The following fashion accessories have been converted into facewear:

• False Oval Spectacles
• False Shaded Spectacles
• False Classic Spectacles
• Rose-colored Spectacles

Calamity salvagers - The fashion accessories listed above will no longer appear in the Fashion Accessories window. However, players who acquired them prior to Patch 7.0 may obtain corresponding facewear free of charge by speaking with the Calamity salvagers located in Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (11.4,14.4), Old Gridania (10.0,8.4), and Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (12.6,13.1).

Pre-existing items -  Items used to acquire these fashion accessories have not been removed from the game. If one is in your inventory or obtained via trading or the market board, it can be used to obtain corresponding facewear.

Dyes

• Up to two dyes can now be used on a single piece of gear.
  
  
• Gear that allows more than one dye will display two separate dye tabs in the Item Dyeing window.
• Additional gear that allows for multiple dyes will be added gradually in future updates.
• Following this change to dyeing, currently selected instant portraits may need to be edited.
  
  
• Undo Color Selection and Redo Color Selection buttons have been added to the Item Dyeing window.
  
  
• After selecting a color, it can now be set as a favored dye.
  
  
• An option to preview preferred color schemes using favored dyes has been added.
  
  
• An option to preview a previously applied color scheme has been added.
  
  
• An option to invert colors selected as dye 1 and dye 2 has been added.
  
  
• A marker indicating no dyes have been applied to an item has been added.
  
  
• When previewing your character's appearance while using a gamepad, players can now press R1 (RB) to switch between color categories.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch Notes - PVP and Crystalline Conflict

The early access period for Dawntrail began yesterday. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes like what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them. 

Three days until the official launch of Dawnwalker

This tenth post in the series will cover information labeled "Battle System" in the patch notes: PVP and the Crystalline Conflict. 

PvP actions for viper and pictomancer have been added. I'll point to the pages in the Jobs Guide for both Viper PvP and Pictomancer PvP actions.

Wolves' Den Pier

• New items are available in exchange for Trophy Crystals.
  
  
• New items are available in exchange for Wolf Marks.

Series 5 ends and Series 6 begins.

• Rewards from Series 5 can only be claimed until the end of Series 6. To claim rewards, select Series Malmstones from the PvP Profile window, then select Previous Series.
  
  
• Series 6 will be held from Patch 7.0 to the release of Patch 7.1, during which time you can earn Series EXP and increase your Series level by participating in any PvP duty. Increasing your Series level will unlock various Series rewards.

Crystalline Conflict - Season Eleven ends and a pre-season begins

• When the season ends, the top 100 ranking players from each data center will receive vouchers via the moogle delivery service.
  
  
• Players finishing in the Bronze tier or higher can claim rewards by speaking with the Seasonal Quartermaster at the Wolves' Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7).
  
  
• Tier rewards for Season Eleven must be claimed before the release of Patch 7.1

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch Notes - Armory Bonus, Duties, Trials, And Hunt Trains

The early access period for Dawntrail began yesterday. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes like what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them. 

Three days until the official launch of Dawntrail

This ninth post in the series will cover information labeled "Battle System" in the patch notes: Bonus experience point gains, Duties, Trials, and Hunt Trains.

Bonus Experience Point Gains

• The Armory Bonus - The Armoury Bonus is a bonus applied to EXP gained by combat classes when below the level of your highest class. The bonus is +100% from level 1 until reaching the lowest level of the current expansion. Despite what the in-game Active Help entry implies, this bonus does not otherwise change depending on the discrepancy between levels. This bonus only applies to defeating enemies and FATE rewards. Other sources of experience, such as completing Duty Roulettes, are not affected.
  
  
• The armoury bonus granted below level 90 has been increased from 50% to 100%. From level 90 onward, the armoury bonus is a 50% increase in EXP gained.
  
  
• New World and Preferred World character bonuses

• New World and Preferred World character bonuses now apply to all jobs at level 89 or below.

Dungeons and trials

• New dungeons have been added. The patch notes showed four images of dungeons.
  
  
• After beginning a boss encounter in dungeons newly introduced in Patch 7.0, the shortcut warp will take players to the boss area's entrance.
  
  
• Players can now gain experience from level 90 dungeons, trials, and 6.x alliance raid dungeons.
  
  
• Certain status effects granted by class and job actions will now be removed when changing areas or entering an instanced duty.

Trials

• New trials have 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 7.1.
  
  
• The Power of the Echo. As a game mechanic, The Echo is a flat percentage buff: "Maximum HP, damage dealt, and potency of HP restoration actions are increased." which may be provided to players after failing a duty. The following Endwalker trials received The Echo in Dawnwalker.
  
  
• The Abyssal Fracture and The Gilded Araya
• Players 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.
  
  
• The Abyssal Fracture (Extreme)
• Players 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.
  
  
• In Pandæmonium: Anabaseios (Savage), players will receive the Power of the Echo, increasing players' maximum HP, damage dealt, and healing potency by 20%. This bonus does not increase upon the entire party being defeated.
  
  
• The Spire of Trial, an expansion of Stone, Sky, Sea, has been added.
  
  
• --The Spire of Trial offers trials tailored to various high-level duties in which players will be tasked with destroying a level 100 striking dummy.
  
  
• --To access the Spire of Trial, complete the quest offered by Eccentric Researcher in Solution Nine (X:19.9 Y:17.1), Trial by Spire. Players must first complete the final quest of the Dawntrail main scenario and the quest "A Striking Opportunity."
  
  
• The weekly restriction on receiving Cracked Anthoclusters upon clearing Thaleia has been removed.

Hunt Trains - Officially The Hunt, I use Hunt Trains due to the social gameplay that evolved in FFXIV.

• New elite marks have been added in the new Dawntrail areas.
  
  
• Marks defeated in the new areas will also yield Sacks of Nuts, which can be exchanged for various items.
  
  
• Characters with a Disciple of War of Disciple or Magic level 90 job must first complete the quest, A New Dawn, a New Hunt, before taking up the Hunt in these areas.
  
  
• To obtain the quest, talk to Wing of Protection Scout in Tuliyollal (X:11.8 Y:13.7).
• Characters must first complete the quest "Elite and Dangerous" and progress to a certain point in the main scenario.
  
  
• Characters can exchange Sacks of Nuts for items with Ryubool Ja in Tuliyollal (X:13.9 Y:13.4)

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch Notes - Allagan Tomestones, Raid And Duty Finders

Today began the early access period for Dawntrail. Creative Studio III published the complete patch notes for Dawntrail on The Lodestone. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes similar to what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them. 

Four days until the official launch of Dawntrail

This eighth post in the series will cover information labeled "Battle System" in the patch notes: Allagan tomestones and the Raid and Duty Finders. I changed the order of the patch notes for this since we are currently in early access and these mechanics may be more relevant for those playing now.

 Allagan tomestones

Allagan tomestones of aesthetics

• Players can only obtain up to a maximum of 2,000 tomestones of aesthetics
• Players can only receive tomestones of aesthetics after reaching level 100 with at least one Disciple of War or Magic class or job
• There is no weekly limitation on tomestones of aesthetics.
• A secondary currency, Allagan tomestones of heliometry, will be available in Patch 7.05, which is scheduled to release approximately four weeks after the start of official service for Dawntrail.

Allagan tomestones of causality and Allagan tomestones of comedy

• Allagan tomestones of causality and comedy are no longer available.
• All trials and duties where these tomestones could be obtained will now offer Allagan tomestones of poetics or Allagan tomestones of aesthetics instead
• Allagan tomestones of causality and comedy can be exchanged for Allagan tomestones of poetics by visiting Auriana in Revenant's Toll, located in Mor Dhona (X:22.7, Y:6.6)

Allagan tomestones of astronomy

• Allagan tomestones of astronomy have been removed from the game.

Allagan tomestones of poetics

• Allagan tomestones of poetics may still be obtained from duties up to level 90, as well as certain Duty Roulettes.

Raid and Duty Finders

Raid Finder

• The Raid Finder now only lists trials and duties introduced with Patch 7.0.
  
  
• All of the Ultimate raids --The Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate), the Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate), the Epic of Alexander (Ultimate), Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate), and the Omega Protocol (Ultimate) -- can still be accessed via the Raid Finder.

Duty Finder

For some reason the Duty Finder changes were divided into two groups. Below is the first, high level group.

• Category names and the duties listed within each have been reorganized.
• 6.x duties can now be undertaken using the Unrestricted Party option.
• When undertaking duties using the Unrestricted Party option, players can now elect to leave a duty even during combat.

The reorganization of the category names and duties is listed below.

• New duties for Dawntrail have been added to Duty Roulette: Expert, Duty Roulette: Leveling, and Duty Roulette: Trials.
  
  
• Duty Roulette: Level 50/60/70/80 Dungeons and Duty Roulette: Level 90 Dungeons have been combined into Duty Roulette: High-level Dungeons.
  
  
• The type and number of Allagan tomestones received from each Duty Roulette category has been adjusted.
  
  
• Duty Roulette: Expert - pays out 80 Allagan tomestones of aesthetics
  
  
• Duty Roulette: High-level Dungeons - pays out 100 Allagan tomestones of poetics and 120 Allagan tomestones of aesthetics
  
  
• Duty Roulette: Leveling - pays out 100 Allagan tomestones of aesthetics
  
  
• Duty Roulette: Trials - pays out 60 Allagan tomestones of aesthetics
  
  
• Duty Roulette: Main Scenario - pays out 350 Allagan tomestones of poetics and 100 Allagan tomestones of aesthetics
  
  
• Duty Roulette: Alliance Raids - pays out 120 Allagan tomestones of poetics and 120 Allagan tomestones of aesthetics
  
  
• Duty Roulette: Normal Raids - pays out 80 Allagan tomestones of poetics and 60 Allagan tomestones of aesthetics
  
  
• Duty Roulette: Mentor - pays out 30 Allagan tomestones of aesthetics
  
  
• Duty Roulette: Frontline  - pays out 50 Allagan tomestones of aesthetics
  
  
• The requirements and rewards for the adventurer in need bonus have been adjusted for Duty Roulette: Leveling and Duty Roulette: Alliance Raids.
  
  
• Requirements: Class or job at time of registration is level 90 or higher (increased from level 80)
  
• Reward: Cracked Novacluster and 2 Cracked Prismaticlusters (changed from Cracked Anthocluster and 2 Cracked Dendroclusters) 
  
  
• The requirements to register for Duty Roulette: Alliance Raids have been changed.
  
  
• Players must meet the highest item level requirements among the alliance raids they can enter at their current class or job level at the time of registration. This was changed from meeting  meet average item level requirements commensurate with the level of their current class or job at the time of registration.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch Notes - Level Cap, New Jobs, Job Actions/Traits, And Attributes

Today began the early access period for Dawntrail. Creative Studio III published the complete patch notes for Dawntrail on The Lodestone. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes similar to what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them. 

Four days until the official launch of Dawntrail

This seventh post in the series will cover information labeled "Battle System" in the patch notes: the level cap, new jobs, new and updated job actions and traits, and a change to attributes.

Level cap: The level cap for all Disciples of War and Magic has been raised from 90 to 100.

New jobs

Two new jobs were added in Dawnwalker, Viper and Pictomancer.

Viper: The Viper is a melee DPS job. To unlock the Viper, visit Worried Weaver at Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (X:9.3 Y:9.2) and complete the quest Enter the Viper. The only prerequisite is the character must have a Disciple of War and Magic job at level 80.

For information on actions and traits, refer to the Viper page in the FINAL FANTASY XIV Job Guide.

Pictomancer: The Pictomancer is a ranged magical DPS job. To unlock the Pictomancer, visit Cheerless Hearer in Old Gridania (X:8.0 Y:10.3) and complete the quest The Joy of Pictomancy. The only prerequisite is the character must have a Disciple of War and Magic job at level 80.

For information on actions and traits, refer to the Pictomancer page in the FINAL FANTASY XIV Job Guide.

Gear for viper and pictomancer has been added to the rewards for certain duties, and will now be sold by merchant NPCs. Please note, however, that viper and pictomancer cannot be used in the Hall of the Novice, nor can they receive the first-time completion bonus from guildhests.

Viper and Pictomancer arms are now available from the following deep dungeon vendors:

• South Shroud (X:25.0 Y:20.6) - E-Una-Kotor
• Ruby Sea (X:21.2 Y:9.3) - Confederate Custodian
• Mor Dhona (X:34.9 Y:19.0) - Synthesis Node
  
  

Job Actions And Traits

New Job Actions and Traits

The patch notes include the following video and a link to the FINAL FANTASY XIV Job Guide.

Actions and traits have been adjusted.

• Once again the patch notes provided a link to the FINAL FANTASY XIV Job Guide.

Limit breaks:

• Monks will no longer change position when executing Final Heaven.
• Dragoons will no longer change position when executing Dragonsong Dive.

Player attributes

• Tenacity's effect on damage dealt, damage received, and HP restored has been increased.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawnwalker Patch Notes: Miscellaneous Playable Content

Yesterday Creative Studio III published the complete patch notes for Dawntrail on The Lodestone. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes similar to what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them. 

Four days until the official launch of Dawntrail

This sixth post in the series will cover information the developers labeled miscellaneous playable content.

Female Hrothgar - Players can now select female Hrothgar when creating new characters, editing a character's appearance using Fantasia, or hiring a retainer. Female Hrothgars do not need to be unlocked via reaching a certain point in the MSQ.

Hairstyles - New hairstyles were added to the game, including one of the winning entries from the Hairstyle Design Contest of 2023.

Trust System - The following additions and changes were made to the Trust system.

• Krile has been added as a new avatar NPC. She will become available after progressing to a certain point in the main scenario.
  
  
• The level cap for avatar NPCs has been increased to 100.
  
  
• New glamours will be unlocked for avatar NPCs that reach level 100.

Duty Support - The Dawntrail category was added to Duty Support

Wondrous Tails - The following changes were made to Wondrous Tails.

• Prizes available in exchange for Khloe's Gold Certificate of Commendation, Khloe's Silver Certificate of Commendation, and Khloe's Bronze Certificate of Commendation have been adjusted.
  
  
• The following duties have been added as objectives for Wondrous Tails. The addition of these duties will not affect a Wondrous Tails in your possession prior to reaching level 100 with at least one Disciple of War or Magic.
  
  
• The Minstrel's Ballad: Endsinger's Aria
• Storm's Crown (Extreme)
• Mount Ordeals (Extreme)
• The Voidcast Dais (Extreme)
• The Abyssal Fracture (Extreme)
• Level 91-99 Dungeons
• Level 100 Dungeons

These new raid series categories consist of the following raids and alliance raids:

• Eden's Gate - consisting of Eden's Gate: Resurrection or Descent and Eden's Gate: Inundation or Sepulture.
  
  
• Eden's Verse - consisting of Eden's Verse: Fulmination or Furor and Eden's Verse: Iconoclasm or Refulgence
  
  
• Eden's Promise - consisting of Eden's Promise: Umbra or Litany and Eden's Promise: Anamorphosis or Eternity
  
  
• Alliance Raids (A Realm Reborn) - consisting of The Labyrinth of the Ancients, Syrcus Tower, and The World of Darkness
  
  
• Alliance Raids (Heavensward) - consisting of The Void Ark, The Weeping City of Mhach, Dun Scaith
  
  
• Alliance Raids (Stormblood) - consisting of The Royal City of Rabanastre, The Ridorana Lighthouse, and The Orbonne Monastery
  
  
• Alliance Raids (Shadowbringers) - consisting of The Copied Factory, The Puppets' Bunker, The Tower at Paradigm's Breach
  
  
• Alliance Raids (Endwalker) - consisting of Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thaleia

The Sightseeing Log - New locations were added.

Skywatcher NPCs - Skywatcher NPCs are located in the new Dawnwalker zones. Skywatcher NPCs in older zones can offer forecasts for Dawnwalker zones, although special requirements are required for certain areas.

Island Sanctuary - Island sanctuaries received some attention in the patch.

• When selecting the plus button on the Isleworks Agenda interface, players can now choose whether Set Agenda or Supply & Demand is the default window that opens.
• From the Islekeep's Index, select Sanctuary Settings, then Default Agenda Settings under the Workshop tab.
  
  
• The Sanctuary Gathering Log can now be opened via the Material Allocation window.
  
  
• The Material Allocation window will now save sorting settings.
  
  
• When selling materials in bulk via the enterprising exporter, the quantity set may now be saved for future transactions.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch Notes - Grand Companies, Free Companies, And Housing

Today Creative Studio III published the complete patch notes for Dawntrail on The Lodestone. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes similar to what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them.

Five days to go until the launch of Dawntrail

This fifth post in the series will cover information about the changes in Dawntrail to Grand and Free Companies as well as housing. Given the importance to housing to free companies, I thought I should put the two together in one post.

Grand and Free Companies - The following changes were made to content involving Grand and Free Companies.

• Additional items will now be accepted for supply and provisioning missions. This change is only in Dawntrail.
  
  
• Viper and pictomancer symbol options have been added to the Charge category of the Company Crest editor.
  
  
• New craftable items have been added to the company workshop. I'm unsure if these are only for items level 90 and above.
  
  
• The following additions and adjustments have been made to subaquatic voyages:
• New areas have been added.
• New items have been added.
• Maximum submersible rank has been increased from 115 to 120.

Housing

Ward classifications - Ward classifications are changed for all worlds on the Dynamis Data Center as well as on Phantom, Sagittarius, Alpha, and Raiden. All other worlds are unaffected. Also, the changes will not affect any estates already purchased on these worlds.

The changes go into effect on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. (PDT) / 15:00 (GMT) / June 30, 2024 at 1:00 (AEST).

• Free Company Only Estates: Wards 1-6 and 25.
• Private Buyers Only Estates: Wards 21-24 and 30.
• Both Free Company and Private Buyers: Wards 7-20 and 26-29.

The Estate Holder Rights system - Beginning in Dawntrail owners of an estate and their designees can bar characters from their estates and gardens. The feature is important enough I will copy verbatim from the patch notes.

• To bar a character from your property, you must first be on your estate grounds and have the requisite authority. Target the character you wish to bar, and select "Bar from Property" in the subcommand menu, then choose "Register as Barred Character." They will be ejected from the estate grounds and moved to the housing area entrance.
  
  
• Barred characters will remain on the Barred Characters list for 10 days. During this time, any attempts to enter your estate hall or garden will instead transport them to the housing area entrance.
  
  
• To view or adjust these settings, select Housing from the Social menu, followed by Estate Settings, then Estate Holder Rights. Authorization settings will differ according to the type of residence.

Below are the rules for the three classifications of estates.

• Free Company Estate
  
  
• The free company master is the main rightsholder, and may appoint up to four free company members as secondary rightsholders.
  
  
• Personal Estate

• The estate owner is the main rightsholder, and may appoint up to three tenants as secondary rightsholders.
  
  
• Apartment / Private Chambers

• The apartment or private chambers owner is the main rightsholder, and cannot appoint secondary rightsholders.

An important note about secondary rightsholders. When secondary rightsholders with the setting enabled are present on an estate, characters on their blacklist may also be denied access to the property. Which rightsholders' blacklists will be included to determine who is barred from the estate may be adjusted via the Estate Holder Rights window.

Purchasing Estates

• After entering the lottery for an estate, viewing the placard for a different plot before confirming the results of your entry will now remind you of the estate address of the plot you bid on.

Furnishings

• New furnishings were added. This includes player designed items from the 2019 and 2022 Furnishing Design Contests.
  
  
• Crafting facility furnishings can now be used by crafting classes up to level 90.
  
  
• In accordance with the increased character level cap, level 100 striking dummies have been added.

Orchestrion rolls

• New orchestrion rolls are now available.

Aquariums

• New aquarium fish have been added.

Flower pots

• A new type of seed, Garden sunflower seeds, are now available.
  
  
• Garden sunflower seeds can be purchased from the following NPCs:
  
  
• Mist (X:11.0 Y:11.4) - Material Supplier
• The Lavender Beds (X:11.9 Y:8.3) - Material Supplier
• The Goblet (X:10.9 Y:8.9) - Material Supplier
• Shirogane (X:10.5 Y:12.1) - Material Supplier
• Empyreum (X:10.2 Y:12.2) - Material Supplier
• Apartments - Apartment Merchant
• New Gridania (X:11.0 Y:11.2) - Tanie

Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Patch Notes - Leves, FATEs, Treasure Hunts And The Manderville Gold Saucer

On Tuesday Creative Studio III published the preliminary patch notes for Dawntrail on The Lodestone. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes similar to what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them.

Five days to go until the launch of Dawntrail

This fourth post in the series will cover information about the new Leves, FATEs, and Treasure Hunt content and changes in Dawntrail. Unlike the first three posts in the series, the changes in this post only affect the Shadowbringers, Endwalker, and Dawntrail expansions.

Leves - Also known as a Guildleve or Levequest, Leves are a type of repeatable quest that players can perform to earn experience, gil (the in-game currency), and items. Unlike regular quests, which can only be performed once per character, levequests can be performed again and again as long as the player has Leve allowances remaining. 

• New tradecraft and fieldcraft leves have been added - No tradecraft leves or fisher fieldcraft leves allowing multiple turn-ins have been added. I believe the Coffee Biscuit leve from Shadowbringers may have influenced this design change.
  
  
• Experience points rewarded when using a class at level 90 or above to complete a leve with a level requirement below 90 have been capped at 1,000 - A standard move as the developer want players to partake in the current content.

FATEs - As expected, the developers are adding new Full Active Time Events to all zones in Dawntrail. Players will continue to receive bicolor gemstones, first introduced in Shadowbringers, tradable to vendors in each zone.

• The cap on bicolor gemstones a player may hold is rising from 1000 to 1500.
  
  
• FATEs that grant a bonus to experience will also grant a bonus to bicolor gemstones earned. The change also applies to FATEs in Shadowbringers and Endwalker.
  
  
• The game client will now respond more quickly when opening the Shared FATE window or changing between categories.
  
  
• Large-scale FATEs that take place at fixed locations will now also appear on the map like regular FATEs. Those affected in Shadowbringers and Endwalker are:
  
  
• The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damned Thing
• A Finale Most Formidable
• Devout Pilgrims vs. Daivadipa
• Omicron Recall: Killing Order

Treasure Hunts - The following changes were made for Endwalker and Dawntrail treasure maps.

• Loboskin Treasure Maps and Br'aaxskin Treasure Maps have been added. In patch 7.05 completing Br'aaxskin Treasure Maps may spawn a teleportation portal.
  
  
• Rewards for Saigaskin Treasure Maps, Kumbhiraskin Treasure Maps, and Ophiotauroskin Treasure Maps have been adjusted.
  
  
• Allagan tomestones rewarded for completion of Saigaskin Treasure Maps, Kumbhiraskin Treasure Maps, and Ophiotauroskin Treasure Maps have been changed from Allagan tomestones of causality and Allagan tomestones of comedy to Allagan tomestones of poetics.

Also, the Excitatron 6000 and the Shifting Gymnasion Agonon will now be level synced, adjusting player levels to 90.

The Manderville Gold Saucer - New prizes are available for purchase using MGP. In addition, Triple Triad has received the following changes:

• New cards have been added.
• New NPC opponents for Triple Triad have been added.
• Players can now engage in Triple Triad matches in new areas.
• Card numbers have been added to the item description of all Triple Triad cards.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch Notes - Questing Quality Of Life Improvements

Yesterday Creative Studio III published the preliminary patch notes for Dawntrail on The Lodestone. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes similar to what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them.

Six days to Dawntrail's launch

This third post in the series will cover information about several quality of life changes made to doing quests. Except where noted, these changes are game wide, not just found in the new Dawntrail content. Also, any text or instructions in italics are copied directly from the patch notes.

Hiding the display of nearby player characters when interacting with quest-related NPCs or objects. - I believe a much requested feature very handy both at an expansion launch as well as for those occasions someone decides to sit on a quest giver with their whale mount. The ability is limited to NPCs or objects with a quest icon. Also not all quests will have the ability. Finally, the feature will not hide players targeted or force targeted.

Adjust this setting via the Character Configuration menu by selecting Control Settings followed by the General tab, then checking or unchecking the options under "Quest Progression Settings."

• Hide nearby players when close to quest NPCs Enabling this option will temporarily hide nearby players when you approach NPCs or objects with a quest icon.
• Hide nearby players when interacting with quest NPCs Enabling this option will temporarily hide nearby players when you interact with NPCs or objects with a quest icon.

An additional option is available to also hide party members.

Quest objectives that require following an NPC will now utilize visual indicators to help players avoid detection. - If a player is in danger of detection during these quests, a character will have a yellow and black circle marker display both immediately around the character and in a wider area. I'm guessing the yellow and black signifies police crime scene warning tape.

Players can now select icons in the Duty List to carry out quest objectives such as using emotes or opening the Crafting Log. - This is the only feature that applies specifically to Dawntrail.

The patch notes do indicate the developers will go back to the previous expansions and add the feature .

Players may now adjust text auto-advance settings to apply only to voiced dialogue. - All I can say is I've wanted this for a long time. The only reason I don't use text auto-advance is due to not wanting to miss non-voice acted dialog.

To help alleviate issues with misinputs when completing quest objectives that require entering phrases with the chat mode in Say, certain half-width and full-width characters will now be treated as the same character when typing. - This feature will help with the pre-Dawntrail content until selecting icons is implemented.

The categorization of certain allied society quests has been adjusted. - Some quests are seeing their description change from Tribal Quests to Allied Society Quests. Over the years the terminology for these quests has changed depending on the relationship between what originally were labeled "beast tribes" and the cities of Eorzea has changed.

And finally, because I don't think a better place for the item exists, limited jobs are ineligible for certain quest battles. The battles were not listed in the preliminary patch notes.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch Notes - Wachumeqimeqi Deliveries

Yesterday Creative Studio III published the preliminary patch notes for Dawntrail on The Lodestone. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes similar to what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them.

This second post in the series will cover the information about Wachumeqimeqi Deliveries. If Endwalker is a guide, the Wachumeqimeqi Deliveries should be content good for leveling Disciple of the Land and Disciple of the Hand (aka gathering and crafting) classes from 90 up to 100.

Wachumeqimeqi Deliveries

 To qualify to do the Dawntrail deliveries a character must first do the level 50 quest Inscrutable Tastes. If a character can collect crafting and/or gathering scrips, the character has done the quest.

Performing Wachumeqimeqi Deliveries actually counts as questing as each of the five shopkeepers has their own quest lines. To unlock the shopkeepers, one has to visit Ropli in Tuliyollal (X:16.1 Y:11.1) and complete the quest Wrought in Wachumeqimeqi. Since Stormblood the unlocking quest has just consisted of talking to the quest giver.

Below are the five quest lines and the shopkeeper who hands out the quests. The first quests in the quest lines are all available at level 90.

XRral Soj Metalwares (Blacksmith / Armorer / Goldsmith)

• The first quest, Your Friendly Neighborhood Metalworker, is available from Rral Soj in Tuliyollal (X:16.9 Y:11.0)

Epistles by Pameka (Carpenter / Leatherworker / Weaver)

• The first quest, Pameka, the Scrivener, is available from Pameka in Tuliyollal (X:16.6 Y:11.3)

Xeerol Ja Juicecraft (Alchemist / Culinarian)

• The first quest, Blame It on My Juice, is available from Xeerol Ja in Tuliyollal (X:16.4 Y:11.0)

Shunye's Apothecary (Miner / Botanist)

• The first quest, Hands for Hire, is available from the Greying Gatherer in Tuliyollal (X:15.9 Y:11.3)

Fish Fancies Donuhanu (Fisher)

• The first quest, Fishmonger Blues, is available from Donuhanu in Tuliyollal (X:17.1 Y:11.2)

A sixth quest line is planned for a later update.

Apparently Yoshi-P does not want players to just do the quests by purchasing items off the market board. 

"Requested materials can only be collected while undertaking each quest. Furthermore, these materials will not be listed in the Gathering or Fishing Log, but will appear in the Duty List.

"The location where items must be gathered or delivered can be confirmed via the Journal or the Duty List. When viewing the Journal, select Map, then either Gathering Location or Delivery Location from the subcommand menu that displays. When viewing the Duty List, selecting the appropriate duty will display the same subcommand menu."

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch Notes - Cities, Zones, Role and Job Quests

Today Creative Studio III published the preliminary patch notes for Dawntrail on The Lodestone. I thought I would try to cover the patch notes similar to what I have done for the last few EVE Online expansions. I have to put in similar because I do have a real life job and CCP drops their patch notes on Fridays so I have the weekend to work on them.

One week before the launch of Dawntrail

This first post in the series will cover the information about the new cities, field areas (aka zones), role and job quests found in Dawntrail. I found a few tidbits of interest that applies not only to the zones in the New World but along the way as well. Almost as if Yoshi-P wanted to streamline the game a bit to make catching up to current content a little easier.

New Cities And Field Areas - I almost went with the term zones, but if the developers want to use field areas, I won't argue. Dawntrail is adding two new cities, Tuliyollal and Solution Nine. From what I can tell, Tuliyollal is the main city of the expansion and Solution Nine will be the focus of activity for content at the end of patch 7.0.

Creative Studio III also added five field areas. They are, in the order presented in the patch notes:

• Urqopacha
• Kozama'uka
• Yak T'el
• Shaaloani
• Heritage Found

If I had to guess, the order listed above is the order players will travel as the progress through the MSQ. At the very least, Heritage Found is the final field area of the expansion. 

And a very important note for those still travelling through previous expansions. The number of aether currents in all Endwalker areas has been reduced. Those currently adventuring through Endwalker zones who meet the new aether current requirement will be granted flying when Dawntrail goes live for them.

Role and Job Quests

Yes, a new expansion brings new main scenario and side quests. But players should look out, and even seek out, the following quests.

Thanalan - Bottled Fantasy. With a new race (female Hrothgar) comes a new quest to get a phial of Fantasia to make the switch. For those wanting a free Fantasia, go to Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (X:13.4 Y:9.2) and visit the Medicine Merchant to accept the quest. The only requirement is the character to have finished the the main scenario quest "The Scions of the Seventh Dawn."

Role quests - Players will have access to role quests once completing the Uncouth Customers quest from Br'uk Evu in Tuliyollal (X:12.4 Y:14.5). The patch notes did not specify at what point in the MSQ the quest becomes unlocked. But once unlocked, completing Uncouth Customers unlocks 5 new quest givers.

Tank (Paladin / Warrior / Dark Knight / Gunbreaker)

• Talking to Loazenikwe in Tuliyollal (X:12.9 Y:15.0) unlocks the first quest, The Narwhal Beckons

Melee DPS (Monk / Dragoon / Ninja / Samurai / Reaper / Viper)

• Talking to Shashepya in Radz-at-Han (X:11.8 Y:14.9) unlocks the first quest, The Hunter and the Hunted

Physical Ranged DPS (Bard / Machinist / Dancer)

• Talking to Raholl Ja in Tuliyollal (X:12.5 Y:15.0) unlocks the first quest, To Steal a Steelhog

Magical Ranged DPS (Black Mage / Summoner / Red Mage / Pictomancer)

• Talking to Tsuuhe in Tuliyollal (X:12.8 Y:14.8) unlocks the first quest, Power Forgotten

Healer (White Mage / Scholar / Astrologian / Sage)

• Talking to Nyipine in Tuliyollal (X:12.0 Y:15.0) unlocks the first quest, In the Sting of Things.

Job Quests - As is custom, the developers added a series of job quests for the two new jobs in Dawntrail, Vipers and Pictomancers. The only requirement is the character have either a Disciple of Magic or Disciple of War job at level 80.

Vipers - To become a viper begin the quest series begins by talking to the Worried Weaver at Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (X: 9.3 Y:9.2) to acquire the quest Enter the Viper.

Pictomancers - To become a pictomancer begin the quest series by talking to the Cheerless Hearer in Old Gridania (X:8.0 Y:10.3).