Apr. 4, 2017 (JST) Version Update

• <a href="http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/52441?p=594889#post594889">Event-related</a>

• <a href="http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/52441?p=594890#post594890">Battle-related</a>

• <a href="http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/52441?p=594891#post594891">Item-related</a>

• <a href="http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/52441?p=594892#post594892">System-related</a>

• <a href="http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/52441?p=594893#post594893">Resolved Issues</a>

• <a href="http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/52441?p=594894#post594894">Known Issues</a>

• Records of Eminence has undergone the following additions and adjustments.
  
  • New objectives have been added.
    
  • Help text for certain objectives now clarifies that monsters found in Abyssea areas does not count toward completion.
    

• A new alter ego has been added.

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• Ambuscade has undergone the following additions and adjustments.
  
  • The foes found in Normal and Intense Ambuscades have been changed.
    

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  • Abdhaljs Metal has been added to the game.
    Trading Abdhaljs metal to Gorpa-Masorpa in Mhaura (G-9) together with a piece of equipment will augment that equipment.
    The following pieces of equipment are eligible, and they can be upgrade from normal quality to +1, and from +1 to +2.
    • Equipment requiring five vials of Abdhaljs Metal

      Sulevia / Hizamaru / Inyanga / Meghanada / Jhakri

    • Equipment requiring ten vials of Abdhaljs metal

      Sulevia +1 / Hizamaru +1 / Inyanga +1 / Meghanada +1 / Jhakri +1

  • Ambuscade Rickets: Ring has been added in the game.
    These tickets can be exchanged with Gorpa-Masorpa in Mhaura (G-9) for one of the following items.

    Sulevai Ring / Meghanada Ring / Hizamaru Ring / Inyanga Ring / Jhakri Ring

  • Some items available in exchange for badges of gallantry have been changed.
    
  • Some items available in exchanged for hallmarks have been changed.
    
  • Some items available for total hallmarks have been changed.
    

• The amount of merit points required for purchasing the key items necessary for entering high-tier mission battlefields has been decreased.

  <table width="520" border="0"><tr><td width="25.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Key Item</td><td width="20.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Merit Points <br>(Pre-adjustment)</td><td width="1.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">→</td><td width="20.0%" align="center" bgcolor="#a8d0d7">Merit Points<br>(Post-adjustment)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Feared One Phantom Gem</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">15</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">→</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">10</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#f5fafb">Feared One Phantom Gem</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f5fafb">15</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f5fafb">→</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f5fafb">10</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Moonlit Path Phantom Gem</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">15</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">→</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">10</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#f5fafb">Waking Dreams Phantom Gem</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f5fafb">15</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f5fafb">→</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f5fafb">10</td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">Waking the Beast Phantom Gem</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">15</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">→</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#eaf2f3">10</td></tr></table>

• New items have been added.

• A new synthesis recipe has been added.
  <table width="540" border="0"><tr><td style="border-style:none;" colspan="3" align="center">&lt;&lt;Required Rank: Amateur&gt;&gt;</td></tr><tr style="text-align:center;"><th style="background:#a8d0d7;" width="25%">Item</th><th style="background:#a8d0d7;" width="25%">Required Synthesis Skill</th><th style="background:#a8d0d7;" width="50%">Materials</th></tr><tr style="text-align:left;"><td style="background:#c6e9ef;text-align:center;">White Rarab Cap +1</td><td style="background:#eaf2f3;text-align:center;">&mdash;</td><td style="background:#eaf2f3;">White Rarab Cap, White Rarab Cap</td></tr></table>

• Additional items are now storable via the portal moogle.
  
  • Storage Slip 22
    

    White Rarab Cap / White Rarab Cap +1

  • Storage Slip 23
    

    Sulevia Mask +2 / Sulevia Plate +2 / Sulevia Gauntlets +2 / Sulevia Cuisses +2 / Sulevia Leggings +2 /
    Meghanada Visor +2 / Meghanada Cuirie +2 / Meghanada Gloves +2 / Meghanada Chausses +2 / Meghanada Jambeaux +2 /
    Hizamaru Somen +2 / Hizamaru Haramaki +2 / Hizamaru Kote +2 / Hizamaru Hizayoroi +2 / Hizamaru Sune-Ate +2 /
    Inyanga Tiara +2 / Inyanga Jubbah +2 / Inyanga Dastanas +2 / Inyanga Shalwar +2 / Inyanga Crackows +2 /
    Jhakri Coronal +2 / Jhakri Robe +2 / Jhakari Cuffs +2 / Jhakri Slops +2 / Jhakri Pigaches +2 /
    Sulevia Ring / Meghanada Ring / Hizamaru Ring / Inyanga Ring / Jhakri Ring

• When crafting with an escutcheon equipped,
  craftmanship gains and current craftsmanship will be displayed in the log window.
  * Current craftsmanship will only be displayed in full percentage points.
  Any values of less than a full percentage point will be rounded down.

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• Guild point NPCs have undergone the following additions and adjustments.
  
  • Item help text will be displayed for the item the cursor is aligned with.
    
  • Numbers of items to be exchanged may now be manually entered.
    
  • After exchanging, the dialogue box will now return to the item select menu.
    
  • When canceling a menu selection, the dialogue box will now return to the previous menu.
    

• Various issues with incorrect help and dialogue text.

• The issue in Omen wherein using an ethereal ingress and being the target of a magical effect while the screen was black would occasionally cause the screen to remain black.

• The issue in Omen wherein using an ethereal ingress would not allow the player to properly move to the next area under certain conditions.

• The issue with the Escutcheon questline wherein trading an Ecu to Mewk Chorosap and canceling would cause the cutscene to be skipped.

• The issue with the Escutcheon questline wherein upon receipt the quest would not explain that your skill would not decline while on the quest.

• Various issues with incorrect help and dialogue text.