Information on Mog Gardens

[Limecat]

I keep expecting to see a felyne in those pictures.

Hopefully I'll have more luck growing dragon fruit there with cactus stems than I have with my pots.

...
Actually, now I want felynes managing things instead of a moogle.

And now I've just gotten this image in my mind of a felyne and a moogle shrieking at each other and having a slap fight over who gets to wash the player's underwear.

[Glamdring]

thank you for the mining scaffold, I'm sure the tarus will appreciate it

[Quetzacoatl]

Will bones be able to be dug up from the Quarry? >.>

[Camate]

Greetings everyone!

I hope you’ve all had a chance travel over to your Mog Garden and check out your personal island a bit.

Below is a comment from Associate Director Yoji Fujito in regards to Mog Gardens.

Hello everyone!

At long last, Mog Gardens is here!
I hope you all enjoy the laid back and relaxing content.

I'd like to let you all know about some emergency fixes we made and some adjustments we'll be performing.

• I can't use my delivery box!
  There was a bug when we adjusted the servers. We've corrected this in a maintenance already, so if you happen to find that the delivery box is still not functioning properly please let us know.
  
• Adjustments to the tutorial quest "Seed Sowing"
  If you started planting seeds before you receive this quest, you will not be able to progress until you plant seeds again. If this was just a normal quest this wouldn't be a problem; however, since this is supposed to be a tutorial quest we will be making adjustments so that as long as you have planted some seeds you will be able to progress. This change will be reflected in the maintenance today.

You might find that your inventory is full when accepting a quest, and start thinking that you want to sell off some items to the store. Try talking to the Green Thumb Moogle when this happens. The Mog Garden menu will pop up and by selecting "Buy or sell things!" a shop menu will appear. They also sell seeds and such, so if you accidentally sell off some seeds you wanted to plant, be sure to put this moogle to use!

[Camate]

Greetings,

I have some additional information from Associate Director Yoji Fujito about the future of Mog Gardens, so please check it out!

Hello.

Thanks for all your thoughts and suggestions!
I'd like to keep them in consideration and make some comments about the work we are doing for the August version update.

First, I'd like to start by responding to some of the requests we've seen.

• Mog Locker usage
  We will be proactively addressing this.
  
• Yell support
  We'll be looking into this much like we are confirming whether it's possible to do this for Mog Houses. We will most likely have this addressed with a filter that you can turn on and off.
  
• Item usage
  While we won't be making all items usable, we will be addressing this restriction in the August version update. We will be selecting the items that won't result in any problems from the usable items list. Also, as long as we don't find any issues with enchantment-type items, we will make them usable as well.
  
• Magic and ability usage
  Sorry, but this is not possible. This is an area where battle-related data does not work at all.
  
• Delivery system
  We first need to investigate whether or not this is possible system-wise. Also, regardless of the result, it's critical that we proceed carefully to see if we need RMT countermeasures. Though, I personally would like to see this added.
  
• New inventory space
  While this isn't impossible, it isn't easy. By increasing this it would result in an increase in the amount of data downloaded every time you change areas, and consequently cause the amount of server memory used to increase. However, we will look into this.
  
• Quest progression
  For the tutorial quest "Flotsam Finding" I apologize that it's inconsiderate that it asks for 5 empty inventory spaces. We really wanted to do something about this in the August version update; however, since this is when a reward item is being given, it's necessary to trade it at the same time. We didn't have enough time to create a system like the Voidwatch treasure chests. We will try to revamp the access to the moogles.

Next, I'd like to let you know what we are working on for August.

• Unlocking rank 4 and 5
  While the pace might be a bit fast, we are preparing to unlock these ranks. After unlocking these we'd like to operate with rank 5 being the cap.
  
• "Light of a star" exchange
  We will be introducing a service where you can exchange the "light of a star" you accumulate once a day with GPS crystals. We will let you know more details near the version update.
  
• Assistant contract items
  Have you hired an assistant already? As mentioned in the July version update text, by trading contract items (Dragoneye, Rusted Coin, Fat Burrow Worm) to the Green Thumb Moogle, you will be able to extend each assistant's contract period. However, the time extended will be slightly lower than the extension gained by using gil.

These are all the major things we will be doing, and we will also be fixing minor bugs and making minor adjustments. Please note that there is a possibility that we will not be able to get all of your requests in by the August version update.

Thank you and please have fun with Mog Gardens!

[Limecat]

You know, as long as you're setting up special conditions that'll allow item usage inside the garden, how about normal mog houses as well if the systems involved are similar enough to make a quick job of it?

[Duzell]

You know, as long as you're setting up special conditions that'll allow item usage inside the garden, how about normal mog houses as well if the systems involved are similar enough to make a quick job of it?

Crystal Clusters come to mind, and crafting food.

[woie]

seems to me you could just do away with the moghouses in adoulin and have us go to our island when we walk into the area where the moghouse is now, or give us an option of which one we zone in to so we can just cut out the npc

and hell yes crystal clusters and skill food <yes please>

[Edyth]

Could we have some way to increase the NPC resale rate at the Green Thumb Moogle? Right now he pays minimum fame resale.

[Camate]

Hello everyone!

The mastermind of the Mog Gardens, Associate Director Yoji Fujito, has a message regarding new Mog Gardens content which is scheduled to be introduced in the August version update. Please check out the details below!

Hello everyone.

Have you all been enjoying the Mog Gardens content?
I'd like to introduce content that will be added to this system during the August version update.

• Changes to the Green Thumb Moogle menu
  
  We will be adding the option, "I'd like to learn information about light of a star," to the Green Thumb Moogle menu. These are the point-like things you can collect on your GPS crystal each day you enter your Mog Garden. It appears this is something that is still not understood very well, but these lights of a star can be exchanged for convenient services and items.
  
  Specifically what services and items?
  
  • Moogle Teleportation
    Though it's only a one-way trip, you can be teleported to San d'Oria, Bastok, and Windurst. Seems likes you're being sent there via a special moogle pathway.
    
    
  • Assistant contract extension
    Instead of paying 10,000 gil, in exchange for the light of a star you can extend an assistant contract by one week.
    
    
  • Obtain each kind of coalition fertilizer
    Instead of spending Bayld, in exchange for the light of a star you can purchase coalition fertilizer.
    
    
  • Gil savings chest
    We've prepared the "gil savings chest," which has been asked for.
    When talking to it, you can withdraw or deposit gil and check on your balance.
    You can either talk to it and input a number or directly trade your gil to the chest.
    
    
    "It appears you have 0 gil."
    
    
  • Crabs
    You can increase the number of friends you have hanging out on the coast.
  
  We plan on adding to this in future version updates.
  
  
• Unlocking rank 4 and 5
  
  We will be increasing the maximum rank for each gathering point to 5. The items you obtain will gradually become rarer.
  
  
• Item use
  
  While it won't be every item, we will be allowing the use of the types of items listed below.
  Also, items with special properties and items that affect the entire party will not be included.
  
  • Fireworks
  • Food
  • Costumes
  • Movement items
  • Crystal clusters
  
  Enchantment type items will also be included.
  
  
  
• New items you can plant
  
  We will expand the types of items you can plant in your field. For this update, the theme was roots, so try planting some.

That's about it for all the big stuff.
We will also be addressing adjustments to the behavior for receiving items from your moogle as well as contract extensions via assistant contract items, so please look forward to the version update!

On a side note, we are continuing to look into inventory from various directions as it's not something that can be accomplished through Mog Gardens alone. Please hang in there for more information as we cannot address this right away.