Island Sanctuary

Minions were never advertised to do much. The whole idea was to have them on display somewhere. Scion fans could have them all in one area. Maybe you have another area for your favorite voidsent or vegetables.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

Yeah. The minions are apparently supposed to do stuff if left to their own devices if the description of this sub feature is any indication, but all they do is walk around and talk/make noises. That's hardly anything interesting. It's neat seeing them walk a few steps in random directions I guess...

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I mean, "walk around" and "make noises" are things and stuff, so "do stuff" is... an accurate description of it.

I admit I was really skeptical if Island Sanctuary was gonna be all that.

The Devs made me eat my words, I love this calming content and its not really boring either. ^^

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Originally Posted by ICountFrom0

I mean, "walk around" and "make noises" are things and stuff, so "do stuff" is... an accurate description of it.

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Right, but it was implied to be a bit more mischievous. lol It would have been nice to see the same interactions between certain minions that they do outside of IS.

Like Louisoix vs Bahamut for example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM-iAbmYV1o

Vid shows the interaction. I would love to see them do stuff like this on our islands. This was what I was expecting, just to clarify my stance on this.

Just in case this isn't common knowledge:

You can have only ten harvested nodes at any time. If you gather an 11th, the oldest one you previously collected will spawn again, dropping the total to ten. Time does not seem to be a factor, at least in the 10 minutes I've been watching.

So, if you're picking an area with only 8 nodes of something you need, and more of items you don't need, it will be faster to just collect three more unneeded items to make the respawn cycle start in that area, instead of riding off somewhere else.

Example: The hemp patch around 29, 23 has nine hemp nodes. Rather than run off to the other side of the river after picking them all, just gather two more other nodes of anything in the same area to start the hemp respawning in the same order you collected it.

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Originally Posted by SamSmoot

Just in case this isn't common knowledge:

You can have only ten harvested nodes at any time. If you gather an 11th, the oldest one you previously collected will spawn again, dropping the total to ten. Time does not seem to be a factor, at least in the 10 minutes I've been watching.

So, if you're picking an area with only 8 nodes of something you need, and more of items you don't need, it will be faster to just collect three more unneeded items to make the respawn cycle start in that area, instead of riding off somewhere else.

Example: The hemp patch around 29, 23 has nine hemp nodes. Rather than run off to the other side of the river after picking them all, just gather two more other nodes of anything in the same area to start the hemp respawning in the same order you collected it.

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You can also queue solo into any duty, leave instantly and all nodes respawn. Especially useful for rock salt, since both caves have only 4/6 nodes and both are far away from other nodes to refresh it.

You can gather fish after rock salt. I did that the other night since both things are pretty close together and got around 300 of each after a bit more than 3h while watching 2 movies.

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Originally Posted by Deveryn

Minions were never advertised to do much. The whole idea was to have them on display somewhere. Scion fans could have them all in one area. Maybe you have another area for your favorite voidsent or vegetables.

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I got all the chocobos on the beach, the mammets in the plaza, and the beast tribes near one of the landmarks.

Finished the island sanctuary yesterday, didnt really rush nor grind it to hell. I took my time. Overall experience: was nice and pretty chill content. Though, wish it would of been more lasting. Suppose, all thats left are the automatons?
I just hope the future updates to the island sanctuary are going to add more little features and enhance exploration.

Things I do like are:
The small details really, like when collecting wood or rocks - disappearing infront of you felt pretty new to me, kinda refreshing.
Mammets being a good "excuse" to introduce auto-gathering and workshops.
Allowing us to catch various animals/monsters.


Things I'd like to see in the future:
Let us design and arrange our OWN island, don't restrict creativity and individuality.
Add more buildings with proper functions. I dont quite understand why we had to build 3-2 workshops/granaries, if we could simply upgrade them further (IV,V,VI) and have the same effects. Why not build huts for storage, fishing, crafting, etc. Is my island bag that infinite that I can carry 1000 isle rocks with me?
Add more secret/hidden spots - advance exploration! A huge map means nothing if it can be smaller but more complex and well structured!
Add visitors such as selling merchants or special traders which allow us to trade various mats.
Add a skill tree to enhance foraging, harvesting, mining etc.
Add puzzles and riddles to further increase exploration experience.
Turn the sprint duty action into permanent sprint like in PVP.

I wrote my experience in another thread, but I want to post it here too!

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Originally Posted by MagicPeanut

Island Sanctuary is near perfect. I love the intentional slow pace in the mode, encouraging the player to just relax and take it easy. You can make a BUTT TON of cowries if you pay attention to the Workshop's Supply & Demand tab, so it's not hard to save up for the rewards I want. I enjoyed the slow and steady progress of the mammets on Landmarks in particular, like if you leave for a few hours but come back before it's done, you can see the foundations for your windmill being built. I can appreciate the fact the Wilds' music is intentionally slower to loop to allow the player to listen to 'nature' and get invested. I LOVE how I can name my animals practically whatever I want. (Seriously, I have a sheep I named "Bab, Destroyer Of Worlds".)

And I just adore the crops' graphical updates as they grow. Like, have you seen the tomatoes' close to done and blooming stages? It's too cute. (Setting the mammets to work on your crops and animals are cute too.) The writing for the sassy mammets and some of the tutorials got me laughing too! ("Don't be the Warrior of Light who made a mammet cry." really got me :D) And lastly, I especially liked the silent tutorial for certain mechanics which helped the player to really plan for their next facility or to make tools for the mammets or whatnot.

The only, ONLY, real problem I have with the mode is the fact that crafting (As in DoH) IS still utilized to make a fountain and island glamour. This mode should exist on it's own, with it's own crafting. Why on earth they thought it would be a good idea to, not only include an outside part to be a requirement for something, but to make them hard to craft as well? (The fountain parts specifically.) And of course the prices are super high on the MB. It's supposed to be a relaxing mode where I can play on my own and finally not have to rely on crafting from myself or others. I dislike that they feel the need to include that aspect of the game in so MANY parts of the game.

Other than that, I noticed a LOT of graphical errors (Oops, my legs are halfway in a rock now) and I wish they gave me an option to turn the flying on and off, as well as an option to name my island. But Island Sanctuary had me in a chokehold for days either way, and I can't wait until they update it with more content in the future! (I agree that the island felt somewhat small. :p)

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I forgot to mention that I love how the minions all say stuff! It was such a cool surprise! I think my favorite speech bubbles are the ones for Ardbert, Clockwork Solus, and the Bridesmoogle!

Someday, I would enjoy regular size chickens to put in the fields to go along with the chocobos.

I've been having a lot of fun with it and I'm excited to see what additions are made, in time. I love hanging on my island with FC friends because it has such a different atmosphere than the housing wards.

In retrospect I'm not sure why, but I had imagined my minions would appear larger on the island than they do when normally summoned. It seems I'm not alone in that, and it would be nice to have the option even if it meant having fewer out at once. That's really the only specific thing I wish for, but I assume they'll be adding/tweaking the content with future updates.

was flying around the island with the hud off and this huge rock court my eye it looks separate to the rest

closer inspection the huge rock looks like its hiding a cave entrance

https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...289.1605681936

hopefully future island content we give the malets earth moving equipment and open that up

with earth moving equipment the hideaway could expand

https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...289.1605681936

the red spots being facility sites and the blue a 5th landmark site
I really what to move my bath up there lol



also hope they add facility options like
a Bazar to interact with retainers and a mender sort of thing
a Barracks to interact with squadrons
/ move members to to increase the roster space maybe even push us into 2nd commander
https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...289.1605681936
i have a my squad members maxed out i want to train more with out loosing the ones I've put the time into

plus have them guard/ train/ recuperate on your island would be nice
even rank it up increasing the number of squadron members you can move over
{rank I 4, rank II 5 ,rank III 6 ,rank IV 7 rank V 8} sort of thing ?and for that your retainers in the bazar too?

the other thing id like to see is
https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...289.1605681936

a stable we can build on the brown circle and some sort of bridge connecting the upper bit of cropland to the 3rd land marks ledge in the green circle

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Originally Posted by Deveryn

Scion fans could have them all in one area.

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Were you on my island???? lol

I really enjoy seeing all the minions out and about, and it's as close as I'll probably ever get from this game to a way to just "hang out" with the Scions beyond those couple EW cutscenes. I honestly think the island is good content if you're using it the way it was intended: nice light content and a pretty space to chill in while you wait in pf or dps queue. It's very relaxing when you need a break. Plus, it's literally just the first go of the content. Another 10 years from now, I'm sure there's gonna be way more to the islands than we have today. Just gotta be patient as the content is developed.

My one major complaint at the moment, related, is that I need them to put a mender on the island. If I'm meant to do this in between roulettes and whatever, then it's a serious hassle that I have to leave in order to do gear maintenance for the next fight.

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Originally Posted by littlehobbit13

My one major complaint at the moment, related, is that I need them to put a mender on the island. If I'm meant to do this in between roulettes and whatever, then it's a serious hassle that I have to leave in order to do gear maintenance for the next fight.

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You can ask party members to help mend ;)

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Originally Posted by littlehobbit13

My one major complaint at the moment, related, is that I need them to put a mender on the island. If I'm meant to do this in between roulettes and whatever, then it's a serious hassle that I have to leave in order to do gear maintenance for the next fight.

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I totally agree and hope they'll add one in the next update. The fact you can queue and return when running duties really makes it inconvenient if you can't self heal.

is auto care for animals and crops worth it? or should I keep with the up care?

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Originally Posted by XgungraveX

is auto care for animals and crops worth it? or should I keep with the up care?

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Depends, do you log in at least once a day? If so, it's not worth it. Do you log in less then 2 times a week, yes, do it.

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Originally Posted by fay2

was flying around the island with the hud off and this huge rock court my eye it looks separate to the rest

closer inspection the huge rock looks like its hiding a cave entrance.... SNIP*lots of interesting observations and potential growth locations*

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Also note that certain foliage and what's currently purely cosmetic decorations in the world are in very specific areas such as the little shelves you can only get to once you unlock flying.

It looks like they made a lot of room to "grow" beyond what they initially released.

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Originally Posted by Bsrking5

Depends, do you log in at least once a day? If so, it's not worth it. Do you log in less then 2 times a week, yes, do it.

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it cost 10 cowries for each animal so 200 pr day isn't bad. If you don't wanna deal with it or have multiple alt islands I suggest using the system. I have a Fc with 4 alt members. 2 are level 10 and 3 are level 9. Manually feeding is nice but no not 100 times a day I'd die 1st. I've grinded so much there a hole in the ground that reaches the other side of the world. I hope I dosen't cause a calamity. :(

Do we have a bug occurring on the market? I just planned to make Brush today and the market decided to put SURPLUS stock despite yesterday's reading is skyrocketing

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...9rsSxerm5c.png

What the hell man?

EDIT: Apparently it's just visual bug, had to relog to see the real supply

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...YbApWvLrvd.png

I am 80% certain supply and all is Server wide not char specific. So if everyone is making a certain something expect supply to increase quite a bit. It would certainly explain why some of the things I think about making are turning to surplus and overflowing so quickly.

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Originally Posted by Ryvick

I am 80% certain supply and all is Server wide not char specific. So if everyone is making a certain something expect supply to increase quite a bit. It would certainly explain why some of the things I think about making are turning to surplus and overflowing so quickly.

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One of the infographics from the 6.2 Live Letter said that game play is not affected by other players' actions.

It seems to be a random modifier in the content that runs independently of player actions.

This island has been one of the highlights of the patch for me. I'm about 3 days away from flying now, after which I'll hire mammets to take care of animals and plants and start buying all the cosmetic rewards. I'll go back to grinding PvP, S ranks and FATEs again, which are all less fun than the island has been.

Some feedback: I wish there were more upgrades on the granaries/workshops and less buildings overall. The mammets should be hidden inside the buildings. The landmarks could look nicer and be scattered around the island as statues, beautiful hangout spots and jumping puzzles. I was hoping to earn some more functional elements like a weather watcher, hidden caverns with rare spawns of the rare mats or rare chest spawns with cowries in it.

Just got to rank 10.
Took me about a week of casual play.

https://i.imgur.com/PS8AwGd.png

Why do YOU, need to to feel at home... It is MY island sactuary.
Please go back to where y'all came from until the next IS update.

Overall, the content we have so far is fine I guess. Not impressed by it nor do I hate it.
After completing all the facilities/upgrades I do find that most structures aren't visually appealing. I only like the tree house and the light house.

Which then lead to my question: Does having different landmarks affects the groove? Can I have all the same ones and still get the maximum amount?

I'm only in it for the mounts/hairstyles so it's time I can focus on getting enough currency for them.

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Originally Posted by einschwartz

Just got to rank 10.
Took me about a week of casual play.

https://i.imgur.com/PS8AwGd.png

Why do YOU, need to to feel at home... It is MY island sactuary.
Please go back to where y'all came from until the next IS update.

Overall, the content we have so far is fine I guess. Not impressed by it nor do I hate it.
After completing all the facilities/upgrades I do find that most structures aren't visually appealing. I only like the tree house and the light house.

Which then lead to my question: Does having different landmarks affects the groove? Can I have all the same ones and still get the maximum amount?

I'm only in it for the mounts/hairstyles so it's time I can focus on getting enough currency for them.

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no just the number of landmarks you can have 4 lighthouses. :)

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Originally Posted by sagacious

no just the number of landmarks you can have 4 lighthouses. :)

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Great! Time to get rid of the windmill and bathhouse.

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Originally Posted by einschwartz

Just got to rank 10.
Took me about a week of casual play.

https://i.imgur.com/PS8AwGd.png

Why do YOU, need to to feel at home... It is MY island sactuary.
Please go back to where y'all came from until the next IS update.

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Yeah, I noticed that too. Along with multiple remarks (completed-state chat dialogue and a few in the early stages) about how wonderful it is to get rid of all the trees. And even lampshades that the Curious Courier has no point except to announce that you have a message from Tataru. It's like the writers know how awful and out-of-sync with the "one with nature on your private island" base concept they've gotten, and now they're rubbing our faces in it.

Seriously, why is the courier even there? It stood utterly useless the whole time until we got to a quest started by interacting with the Furball, who tells us to speak to the courier to receive a message, it delivers the message and that is all. Utterly pointless and taking up space.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

Yeah, I noticed that too. Along with multiple remarks (completed-state chat dialogue and a few in the early stages) about how wonderful it is to get rid of all the trees. And even lampshades that the Curious Courier has no point except to announce that you have a message from Tataru. It's like the writers know how awful and out-of-sync with the "one with nature on your private island" base concept they've gotten, and now they're rubbing our faces in it.

Seriously, why is the courier even there? It stood utterly useless the whole time until we got to a quest started by interacting with the Furball, who tells us to speak to the courier to receive a message, it delivers the message and that is all. Utterly pointless and taking up space.

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The Courier will probably be the initial quest giver when future content gets added.

But agreed, another useless mammet not needed. Not sure why they're so popular with Japanese players but I would rather have "human" characters to work with.

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Originally Posted by Jojoya

The Courier will probably be the initial quest giver when future content gets added.

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But why? They already have a unique-appearance character with minimal other purpose, who could simply receive and deliver the message itself.

they forgot to make the bike's wheels spin forward during forward movement

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Originally Posted by XgungraveX

is auto care for animals and crops worth it? or should I keep with the up care?

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If you're earning at least 20k a week from the workshop, automated crops and pasture is worth it:

1. Consistent planting/gathering of crops by Mammets. Each gardening mammet can hold a max of 50 crops.
2. Consistent feeding/gathering of animals/leavings by pasture mammets. Each caretaker mammet can hold up to 20 leavings.
3. Not having to manually plant/harvest and feed/gather yourself - those clicks take up time each day.
4. Reduced disruptions to the care of crops/animals due to irl or in-game circumstances.

I've automated crops/pasture and granaries on 7 days.

So that's -400/day

But when you're earning 20k a week from workshop, -400/day is a pittance for QoL.

By using the Island Sanctuary discord and its resources, even the workshop can be set in advance currently for Cycles/Days 4-7. Eventually, I assume, the solver/community will find a way to predict for all 7 days.

Cycle 1 is always rest day.

Island Sanctuary Discord

Island Sanctuary Comprehensive Guide and Workshop Solver