Housing Ideas and Feature Requests

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Vidu

I cant imagine that this hasnt been suggested before, but I dont want to go through 192 pages and since its not in the game yet, it cant hurt to suggest it again:

I'd like to have all treasure chests as housing items - the normal ones, but specially the primal and raid ones. They look really cool and it would be so nice to have them to build or own little treaure chambers and such!

---

Yeah! I would love to have storage for extra blankets and supples. As long as they have non-glowwy versions avaiable as well.

Yoshida you know what I like. This whole patch I've been pretty satisfied with all of the new items.

..Yet my fixation for wanting minions as housing items remains. Could we at least place the aquatic minions inside the fish tank? The axolotl and the fish minion would be adorable in the tank! I would really love to see this happen if it's at all possible.

Dear SE... bring back the item floating glitch so that we can continue to make lofts. :mad:

Thank you for the Chirugeon's supplies, devs! (and thank you for making the round staggered shelf dyeable!!)

More stuff currently on my wishlist:

- Curtains! (like the ones from the item contest!) as well as ones that function as drapery-like partitions - both opaque and transparent.

- Ananta-themed furniture! This trend away from beast-tribed themed furnishing for both inside and outside is kind of disappointing! I had been hoping for some pretty jeweled embellishments for my house! The plushes are adorable, but functional furniture is missed.


- more partition shapes / sizes!

- dyeable partitions that match the wards they belong to (oasis, riviera, etc.) - the current ones are great, but having partitions that match the trim of the ward of the house would help some people create a more cohesive look!

- Wallpapers! The purple wallpaper in the ruby bazaar is gorgeous, can we have a version of it? The pale blue wallpaper from the Shirogane apartment (as it is a cherry blossom pattern, can we have a version in pale pink too?) -- as well as more subdued / calm wallpapers in a variety of shades and colors.

- More rugs! (in more sizes / shapes / patterns! - and preferable dyeable!) - there are tons of examples in the Steppe, and even in Skalla.

- Ala Mhigan / Thavnarian themed furniture

- "Ishgard Manor" skin for housing.

- Wall tiles! The new brick wall is a neat addition! Any chance we can get other tiled patterns too? (for a kitchen, a bathroom - even fancier mosaic overlays for decoration.)

- More hanging plants / planter partitions - The ivy is great, and so are the flowerpots, but more non-interactive greenery options would be nice! Maybe some ferns? Cacti? overflowing pots of succulents?

- More beds - with curtain canopies - and dyeable to better fit decor!

SE, you should assign a staff member to look at housingsnap.com and see all the furniture combinations.
Then you make items that mimic those combinations - that way we save slots and you save money by not having to keep upgrading hardware to expand furniture slots.

Garlean themed housing and furniture. Please.

Can we be allowed to place more than one summoning bell in homes? It'd be nice to have one per floor, so people don't have to go back running to whichever floor it is put on just to access it.

Please let us have a legit way to make lofts (float platforms).
There are many creative designs that can benefit from this and while i understand the system isn't designed with such a feature in mind, please do explore the possibility.
Let's not limit the creative energy of the players due to system design limitations!

Soooo... I just placed the two allagan carpets (you know, the Projection Module and the Purification Module) in my house - and while those look ugly by themself, they have those really nice light-effects. Sadly they're only active for like 20 seconds or so - can we have them turned into actual "lamps" that stay active? The whole point of my Purification Module is to keep Bahamut trapped in that bubble.

(I'm sure this has been asked before, but... please, make it happen? ;_; )

Gates or Doors at entrance to plot would be nice. Also like to be able to have work shop in private housing since can have friends sharing the house. Also love to see indoor swimming pools. If they had them I would make basement to my place a huge swimming pool. Also maybe door bells.

Can we get certain minions as statues?

I was looking at the Khloe-puppet-thing that you can place in the house and then to my Moenbryda walking behind me and I thought "Hey, it would be cool to have her in the house!"
I know that minions in the house, walking around, has been suggested before but my request is a little different - specially since the walking-around-thing seems to be difficult...?
My request is: Make little statues based on certain minions.
Pro: The modell is already there! You just need to freeze the minion in a posture and bäm! New housing item! (Possibly another Khloe-reward?)

I'd most like to see all those that are based on characters - Moenbryda, Aymeric, Haurchefaunt...
I'd even prefer that over having them walk around! Even though walking minions would still be a neat feature for all the animal ones!

We need a /doze emote option for the Kotatsu table, think about how warm and cozy it is underneath that cloth and we can't enjoy it properly right now

Can we get couple more item slots for yards/gardens too please (maybe somthing like 5), like the indoor housing did some a while ago.

It would allow us to do some really nice gardens with couple extra slots :D

I'd like a Sand Pit, small medium and large -- something we can put our training dummy in the center off and make it like an ancient training area :D

Would love to have retainers not count as lawn items for housing given the limited amount we have outside, that or upgrade outside housing item allowance by like 10-20 if possible, and bump amount of retainers allowed outside of estates,

i.e

3 for small
5 for medium
8 for large

or better, that way larger fc's don't have to swap out so much, + makes nice fashion decor imo.

Can we just stop beating around the bush with certain things.

What I mean is why when you released the false windows did you code them only to work on the walls and not partitions. We all know there is a way around this but it is cumbersome, and fickle to get it to work right. Go look at the amazing things people have done with those windows on partitions. Just let them act like every other wall item.

would be nice to get a (tabletop) stack of plates like the ones in Riviera Cupboard and some Silverware and Cups so i can put them in a mounted box shelf

1. Separate lighting settings for each floor.
2. Ability to use different types of flooring on the same level (e.g. half tile and half carpet, etc).

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Chevronone

1. Separate lighting settings for each floor.
2. Ability to use different types of flooring on the same level (e.g. half tile and half carpet, etc).

---

This! Especially in large houses! That center area on the main floor has a separate light for it, if the flooring could be different as well, that would be amazing!

Currently we have Paintings of multiple story characters and sightseeing log entries, but i would love to see some paintings about raids and raid bosses. I Really would love to have painting of a twintania/Nael or even Kefka/Exdeath Decorating my walls.

How about a garage for magitek armours, cycle and co. as outdoor furnishing?
Even not really functionable, but it shows the magitek/Ironworks mounts you collect, like a chocobo stable...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Miles_Maelstrom

Can we just stop beating around the bush with certain things.

What I mean is why when you released the false windows did you code them only to work on the walls and not partitions. We all know there is a way around this but it is cumbersome, and fickle to get it to work right. Go look at the amazing things people have done with those windows on partitions. Just let them act like every other wall item.

---

Not to mention you cant lay the false one over top of the existing ones.

need a NPC with the leaf-fan like Myst Beach to go with the Beach Chair

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Flashgordon1975

Not to mention you cant lay the false one over top of the existing ones.

---

One of the many reasons why the false windows needs to work with partitions there is a whole slew of reasons many dedicated designers will place partitions in front of the normal walls reducing their homes floor plan area.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Kardayel

need a NPC with the leaf-fan like Myst Beach to go with the Beach Chair

---

If we could get this as a Expanded Duties stance, that would be amazing!

More yard retainer stances in general would be much appreciated. The ones they added are good, but it can still be tough to find one that matches your retainer's personality, especially since there's still only one that really has them animated at all.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Beckett

If we could get this as a Expanded Duties stance, that would be amazing!

More yard retainer stances in general would be much appreciated. The ones they added are good, but it can still be tough to find one that matches your retainer's personality, especially since there's still only one that really has them animated at all.

---

I really want them to be able to interact with things, or at least appear to. Like set an npc in a seated position and then you can place him so it looks like he is sitting on a chair.

- Tapestries / illustrated wall panels!

The gorgeous painted panels In Violet Tides / Doma Castle / Kugane Castle are fantastic and I would love to have some for my personal house. (Especially the goldfish ones in Violet tides! Please!)

Illustrated tapestries for a more medieval/Ishgard feel would be amazing!

example1 example2 example3

There are also plenty of examples of mongol tapestry for folks wanting a xaela feel to their place, near-eastern geometric patterns, or the painted panels of the mughals to draw real world inspo from!

Visual interest is sometimes needed to finish a space and make it feel 'complete' and right now one of the main ways people do that is through the wall-mounted bookcases. Tons of books don't make sense for every character / decorating scheme, so options would be nice!

- More taxidermy pieces - large and smaller! (wall-mounted, skeletal, and sometimes hilariously oversized.)

- Weaponry / Weapon racks! The katana replica was a great start, but I'd love to be able to hang swords / daggers / other weapons from the walls or be displayed in racks! (I don't need anything as fancy as displaying my own, as this will just add to the interactive item clutter issue. Just generic ones would be great!)

Simple: Hookahs as a tabletop furnishing. Nothing will complete a lounge, bar, or cafe like a hookah!
We already have cigars so why not go even better!

http://cdn2.creativecirclemedia.com/...91232_7b07.jpg

Got a pretty cool feature idea/request....open up housing purchases for individuals! Could be a pretty big thing!

This has probably been asked for before but I'd like to see some Ishgardian exterior skins if we can't have Ishgard/Coerthas housing.

Considering I feel constantly compelled to feed my dresser, even with the ever dwindling remaining storage space I was thinking it would be fun if we could eventually have primal themed dresser option.

A mimic themed dresser would be fun too. :)

Dunno if it's been brought up and at 194 pages, I'm not scouring to check.

I would love it if we could use the expansion of duties permit to add our retainers to the inside of the house and not just the npcs.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Celaine

Dunno if it's been brought up and at 194 pages, I'm not scouring to check.

I would love it if we could use the expansion of duties permit to add our retainers to the inside of the house and not just the npcs.

---

As well as allow more retainers and not have them count as housing items, when outside.

Sorry if this has been brought up before but is there any reason why the Glade Bed isn't dyable but the Oasis and Riviera beds are? :confused:

I just noticed that earlier today and it's kind of a bummer cuz the Glade bed is cute but the blue default color doesn't match my themes- wish it could be dyed!

I would like the "No Entry" sign on a rope. You can see an example of this on the door in the Carpenters' guild in Gridania. Also, many more door options in all themes.

Ala Mhigan/Doman wall banners, like the GC ones already available. I want an Ala Mhigan banner for my room soooo bad! :)

And to show I'm not biased, likewise for those Garlean fans, a Garlean Imperial banner as well (maybe have it's flavour text mentioned it was "recovered from one of the captured Garlean castri in Eorzea following Operation Archon"). ;)

And, I know others have mentioned this in the past, but please, can we have a wall-mounted rack where we could add weapons, shields and armour to display? Especially shields (the House Fortemps Shield especially would be perfect for it). :) Please Yoshi!

I wish they would change Futon Mattress from rug to tapletop item or something.
Want to place it on the Troupe Stage or they still need to give us other platforms where the Futon Mattress could be placed on with many other items.

Can I get a shower stall I can tuck into an apartment? We have a shower head, just need the rest.

Also some decorative food items that can't be interacted with?

A basin and pitcher to sit on a table top.

Last but not least an actual vanity? The mirror doesn't have to work but I would like to not have to float and flip a picture to get the effect.

-Paper partition that doesnt have sliding doors to go with the current Paper partition doors.
-Toilets.... myself and many others have been using other items to make a fake toilet and that takes up at least 3 extra slots.
-Sink
-I know this is cheeky, but I would like more furnishing slots xD

Like to see npc's to shirogane beach would be nice. Its a very lonely place. Also like to see indoor swimming pools.