[EU] FINAL FANTASY XIV HotFixes (Apr.10, 2024)

■The following issue has been addressed.
- The "Backup Tool" on the launcher cannot be used to restore data backed up after patch 6.58 for Windows® version/Steam version, and patch 5.0 for Mac version.
(Only Windows® version / Mac version / Steam version are affected)

The following issues have been addressed.

• If a server goes down while a player is participating in a Duty, they may be prevented from logging back in due to the Error 90000.
• Several players may enter the same instanced area during a quest battle depending on the server load.
• The game may freeze when an instanced quest battle starts.
• The cutscene during the quest "Escape from Castrum Centri" may get cancelled if the player is attacked while the cutscene is playing.
• If a party wipes while progressing in the instance dungeon "Brayflox’s Longstop," they may not be able to re-enter the dungeon.
• The server may go down under certain circumstances in the instance dungeon "The Wanderer’s Palace."
• A player’s level may remain synched even after the end of a FATE.
• The server may go down under certain circumstances during FATEs.
• Experience points obtained for crafting a level 50 recipe is lower than intended.
• Game control may be lost if the Main Menu is opened at the moment a character begins gathering.
• The limit for receiving the "Allagan tomestone of mythology" may not reset correctly.
  *Also, the receiving limit will be reset for all players during the maintenance on Sep. 4, 2013.
• The Mark of the Twelve may appear on a character even if the character is not on a version 1.0 account.
• The number of company seals displayed in a player's achievements may be incorrect.
• If a cutscene plays while the "Character" window is displayed, the player's character may appear in an incorrect location.
• The server may go down under certain circumstances when a company chest is interacted with.
• The text <mo> may not function correctly.
• The client may crash if a text command, which requires an object or character to be targeted, is entered without targeting anything.
• During character creation, an Error 3035 may appear if the "UPDATE" button is pressed in the World selection screen, preventing the new character from being created.
• Full-width alphanumeric characters may appear when text is entered with "kana input" settings. (PlayStation®3 only)
• A key must be pressed twice to attach a voice sound or semi-voiced sound mark on Japanese words. (PlayStation®3 only)
• The screenshot feature may not function correctly. (PlayStation®3 only)
• The Support Desk feature may be unavailable. (PlayStation®3 only)
  
• The message displayed after unlocking all aethernets in Gridania is in Japanese.
• The help text for magitek armor actions is displayed in Japanese in certain instanced dungeons.
• The client may force-close if, after taking a screenshot, a change to the screen settings is made in System Config, or the screen saver is activated. (Windows Version only)

The following measures have been implemented.

• We have implemented countermeasures to alleviate the stress on servers.

The following issue has been addressed.

- An issue wherein Dhorme Chimera and Hydra would stop moving during the quest "A Relic Reborn."

Countermeasures have been implemented for the following issues.
- An issue wherein players were unable to progress with an instanced battle.
- An issue wherein an NPC would stop responding during a quest.

- Implemented countermeasure against illicit method of items use

Playable Content

• The quest required for promotion to second lieutenant within a Grand Company has been changed.
  <table width="590" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"><tr valign="middle" align="center"><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #103859;"></td><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #103859;"><font color="#cccccc">Before Changes</font></td><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #103859;"></td><td colspan="2" align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #103859;"><font color="#cccccc"> After Changes</font></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;"> Quest Name</td><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;"> Twisted Beliefs</td><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;">→</td><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;"> Gilding the Bilious</td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;"> Requirement</td><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;"> Clear Amdapor Keep</td><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;">→</td><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;"> Clear the Aurum Vale</td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;"> Quest Level</td><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;"> Level 50</td><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;">→</td><td align="center" class="contents-table2TD1 txtCenter" style="background-color : #cccccc;"> Level 47</td></tr>
  </table>* Players who have accepted the quest Twisted Beliefs but have yet to clear Amdapor Keep are required to abandon the quest and accept the quest Gilding the Bilious.
  
  
• Airships and ferry fares have been reduced.
  * Chocobo porter fees will remain the same.
  
  
• Experience received from miner and botanist guildleves has been increased.
  
  
• Additional details regarding quest progression have been added to the journal entries for the subquest A Relic Reborn.

Battle System

• In addition to improving instance server stability, additional servers have been added for the following duties:
  • The Wanderer's Palace
  • Amdapor Keep
• The number of Allagan Tomestones of Philosophy awarded for completing the following duties has been increased:
  • The Wanderer's Palace
  • Amdapor Keep
• The number of Allagan Tomestones of Mythology awarded for completing the following duties has been increased:
  • The Wanderer's Palace
  • The Howling Eye (Hard)
  • The Navel (Hard)
• Enemies in the following duties will now drop gil.
  • The Wanderer's Palace
  • Amdapor Keep
  • Castrum Meridianum
  • The Praetorium
• Mechanics and enemy positioning have been adjusted in the following duties:
  • The Wanderer's Palace
  • Castrum Meridianum
• Karakul can now be found in the following areas:
  • Coerthas Central Highlands - Dragonhead
  • Coerthas Central Highlands - Whitebrim
  • Coerthas Central Highlands - Providence Point
• The respawn rate of diremites in the North Shroud has been adjusted.

Items

• The following changes have been made to the materia melding interface:
  • The order of categories in the pulldown menu has been adjusted.
  • A confirmation window will be displayed when converting currently equipped gear into materia.
  　
• Unused gear will be bound to a character after engaging in battle, crafting, or gathering even once, regardless of item level.
  
  　
• Walnut bread is no longer sold by the Shopkeep NPC located in Eastern Thanalan - Drybone (X:13, Y:24).

System

• Experience gained by botanists and miners from level 16 onwards has been increased.
  
  
• The locations of level 30 gathering points in the Central Shroud have been adjusted.
  
  
• Enhancing effects and enfeebling effects applied to another player or enemy by your character will now always appear to the left of all other status effects underneath the target bar.
  
  
• Players will only be allowed to create a maximum of eight characters per service account every twenty-four hours.
  * We have confirmed that RMT groups have been abusing low-level quests to acquire gil by repeatedly recreating characters. We realize this change also affects our customers, and we ask for your understanding as we continue to implement measures to prevent RMT activities.

Fixed Bugs

The following issues have been addressed:

• An issue wherein players were able to abandon the quest to unlock levequests.
• An issue wherein a player walking within a FATE range while progressing a certain levequest would cause information such as the timer and progress counter to not update properly (PlayStation 3 version only).
• An issue wherein players were unable to join an instance via the Duty Finder under certain circumstances.
• An issue wherein players occasionally got stuck in the terrain while using the Chocobo Porter.
• An issue wherein players were detected by monsters while using the Chocobo Porter.
• An issue wherein the aggro lines would occasionally not display properly during the instance “The Howling Eye (Hard).”
• An issue wherein players were able to fight monsters in the instanced dungeon “Amdapor Keep” without taking any damage.
• An issue wherein the Duty Finder would replenish party members for the instanced dungeon “Amdapor Keep” after defeating the last boss.
• An issue wherein monsters in the instanced dungeon “Binding Coil of Bahamut - Turn 5” became immobilized under certain circumstances.
• An issue wherein pets were unable to enter a specific room in the instanced dungeon “Haukke Manor.”
• An issue wherein chests in the instanced dungeon “The Sunken Temple of Qarn” did not include the thaumaturge and arcanist’s weapons within the list of possible rewards.
• An issue wherein players were not weakened after getting raised.
• An issue wherein players were unable to use their pet’s actions while casting a spell.
• An issue wherein the target rings and area-of-effect predictors did not display under certain circumstances.
• An issue wherein Eos/Selene did not use “Embrace” to heal the player under certain circumstances.
• An issue wherein if a player crafted immediately after receiving benefits from food, the effect of crafting actions were increased by one turn.
• An issue wherein players occasionally lost the ability to control their character when trying to meld a materia that was restored from a cracked materia.
• An issue wherein a player’s game client would crash, or they would lose control of their character, if they initiated a trade with another player and the opposing player canceled the trade.
• An issue wherein a player changing areas after their companion is KO’d would not be able to summon their companion.
• An issue wherein players were able to target their minion even if it was filtered through the character configuration settings.
• An issue wherein a player would occasionally target a pet before an enemy when attempting to target the nearest NPC/object.
• An issue wherein if a player attempted to perform a ground-target action, it would occasionally select a point on the ground before the player actually chose it.
• An issue wherein the game client would occasionally crash if a player inserted text via the “Enter” key under certain circumstances.
• An issue wherein a player’s game client would occasionally crash if they moved the “Duty List” while in the HUD layout mode and then logged out of the game.
• An issue wherein if a player had their screen resolution set to “480p,” their chat window would shift to the right every time they logged into the game (PlayStation 3 version only).
• An issue wherein the directional pad of a gamepad would be non-responsive when using a certain gamepad (Windows version only).
• An issue wherein a character’s face would occasionally not display properly if the character was created using saved appearance data.
• An issue wherein a player would occasionally lose control of the game during the character creation process.
• An issue wherein a player would occasionally lose control of the game if they continuously attempted to login to a World that is full.
• An issue wherein the MP value displayed on the “/macroicon” icon does not change when a player gained a level.
• An issue wherein the text command “/macroicon ‘Jump’” did not display the correct icon.
• An issue wherein the icon displayed via “/macroicon” did not turn red when the target was not within range.
• An issue wherein a player would occasionally lose control of the game when they executed the text command “/hotbar” or “/crosshotbar” via their chat window.
• An issue wherein the job levels (summoner and scholar only) displayed in the “Edit Search Info” screen was incorrect.
• An issue wherein the NPC dialogue in the quest “The Ul'dahn Envoy” was incorrect. (FR only)
• An issue wherein the NPC dialogue in the quest “The Lominsan Envoy” was incorrect. (DE only)
• An issue wherein the NPC dialogue in the quest “The Gridanian Envoy” was incorrect. (DE only)
• An issue wherein the requirements for the next job quest that displayed right before completing a job quest was displayed incorrectly.
• Grammatical errors within the text found in the Duty List, Journal, and NPC dialogue.

Countermeasures have been implemented for the following issues:

• An issue wherein a player would occasionally not be able to progress within an instanced battle.
• An issue wherein an NPC would occasionally become non-responsive while progressing a quest.
• An issue wherein the background music and the sound effects would not play properly under certain circumstances.
• An issue wherein the opening would not play under certain circumstances and prevented the game from starting properly.

[EU] FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Hot Fixes (Oct. 15)

The following issue has been addressed.

• An issue wherein certain instances occurring in the Japanese data center Worlds would not operate correctly, such as doors in the instance dungeon "The Wanderer's Palace" not opening.

The following feature has been implemented.
- A maximum limit has been placed on the number of players who can be in one area.
* If you attempt to move into an area which has already reached its maximum limit, you will receive a message saying you cannot enter that area. Should this happen, please wait awhile and try again.

The following issues have been addressed.
- When leaving the Duty Finder under certain circumstances, the player sometimes became undetectable to monsters.
- In the Amdapor Keep instance dungeon, monsters would become immobile under certain circumstances.
- After the 2.05 patch, players would occasionally receive the “90000 Error” or “Square Enix Account Authentication Error” and be disconnected from the server.

The following issues were addressed.

- When using the Unending Journey, certain cutscenes would not replay.

- The client would not close properly when exiting the game.

- In “The Binding Coil of Bahamut – Turn 5,” enemies would become immobile under certain circumstances.

- Certain graphics in the seasonal event “All Saints’ Wake” would not display properly if Glare was turned on under Graphics Settings in the System Configuration menu.

- Items that can be obtained from the two chests in “The Binding Coil of Bahamut – Turn 1” have been adjusted.

- Addressed a coding issue which occasionally caused a server to crash during a trade.

- An issue wherein a player would lose control of their character while crafting has been addressed.

The following issues were addressed.
- Players are sometimes able to wear combinations of equipment that are not normally possible or intended.
- Target markers and action bars are sometimes not displayed correctly.

The following countermeasure has been implemented.
- Implemented countermeasure against issue wherein communications would sometimes experience lag.