Housing Ideas and Feature Requests

I'm one of the few people that seems to really like the Goblet, though now I wish I bought a house in Shirogane like my friend did. Tons of garden options to decorate his house with and really match the overall eastern aesthetic. Mist and lavender beds have lots of floral options too, though to prettify my goblet garden desert style I'm stuck with one tree and a fence with flowers and cacti. That's it. I don't really like the weird glowy whismical items, I just want more normal plants that match the the location themes. q_q

Also strongly seconding ability to preview items before buying them.

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Originally Posted by Dreamsoap

I'm one of the few people that seems to really like the Goblet, though now I wish I bought a house in Shirogane like my friend did. Tons of garden options to decorate his house with and really match the overall eastern aesthetic. Mist and lavender beds have lots of floral options too, though to prettify my goblet garden desert style I'm stuck with one tree and a fence with flowers and cacti. That's it. I don't really like the weird glowy whismical items, I just want more normal plants that match the the location themes. q_q

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Hopefully Ishgard housing, if it does happen, we'll cause the design team to stop focusing so much on far eastern items.

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Originally Posted by Dreamsoap

Also strongly seconding ability to preview items before buying them.

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This is far from a perfect solution, but a way you can kind of preview housing items is to have it in your inventory, go into your house and start the process of putting it down, then before actually putting it down and Binding it, turn off your UI (defaulted to Scroll Lock on PC) to see what the item looks like without the orange glow around it. If you don't like how it looks, just escape out and you can still sell your unbounded furnishing on the MB.

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Originally Posted by Beckett

This is far from a perfect solution, but a way you can kind of preview housing items is to have it in your inventory, go into your house and start the process of putting it down, then before actually putting it down and Binding it, turn off your UI (defaulted to Scroll Lock on PC) to see what the item looks like without the orange glow around it. If you don't like how it looks, just escape out and you can still sell your unbounded furnishing on the MB.

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There are quite a few things that you buy from vendors and bind to you just from buying them... I try to find someone in game that already has the item places in their house/ apt/ FC room so I can look at it, get a feel for the size/ colors before I buy things myself.

I don't know if this has been suggested or not. Would it be possible to have a storage unite for the garden? Just a small storage chest or an attachment to the house to place topsoil's and seeds in them.

My request is to remove the binding on furniture. Unlike gear it makes no sense and one should be able to sell it again on the MB instead of letting it rot in the storage.
Or, at least, don't make the binding immediately. Let us look at it for a few minutes and let us finish decorating before we need to decide what we want to keep or not. Just give us some time to decide.

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Originally Posted by YueAzure

I don't know if this has been suggested or not. Would it be possible to have a storage unite for the garden? Just a small storage chest or an attachment to the house to place topsoil's and seeds in them.

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Oh, this would be a godsend, especially with the sheer number of seed varieties out there. If you like to experiment with lots of different things, that stuff really takes a toll on your inventory over time.

A fat cat house and fat cat furniture!

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Originally Posted by YueAzure

I don't know if this has been suggested or not. Would it be possible to have a storage unite for the garden? Just a small storage chest or an attachment to the house to place topsoil's and seeds in them.

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Even just a outdoor variant of the Free Company Chest would do IMO, although I guess that doesn't work for Private Estates, and I'd prefer something that looks different... In serious need of a Shed...

I hope aetherial wheel stands can also be set up to charge aetherial wheels in private estates of FC Members.

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Originally Posted by ERMITANYO

I hope aetherial wheel stands can also be set up to charge aetherial wheels in private estates of FC Members.

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Or at least give us a stand that can charge more than 1 level 3 buff at a time.

Make a new dialouge box like the dye dialouge box and have it in the color furniture section to get rid of the intreactive portion of the blank partitions.

Haven't seen them but let me know if these are already in the game:

Deluxe walls and ceilings that have elements of animation or clever 3d.

For example:

Ceiling that appears to be the sky outside, like you see in Harry Potter. (Walls able to do this too). If having it change to the time of day is too much, they can be permantly one time of day (or have a pre-set animation cycle).

Waterfall walls or at least features that can socket into one wall (not needed to replace all walls lol).

Space, such that a room appears to be vast. (Outerspace)

Windows that open up to vistas, like the one that is seen in Merlwyb's room (which of course isn't a fully rendered vista just clever image placement)

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...OGh8dNV4tm1gMf

Also other items like:

Special effects, perhaps from powerful crystals. For example a water crystal that makes the FC floor appear to be covered in water (stairs have water coming down them). Weaker water cystal could do just the bottom floor, while the stronger one affects all floors. Another could be flowers/grass on the ground, and fireflies in the air.

This flower patch:

https://66.media.tumblr.com/693b1919...0o2_r1_540.gif

From my other thread:

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Originally Posted by ERMITANYO

If possible, a fix be applied so that the size/dimensions of unique house exterior walls adjust to the dimension of the plot and its sorroundings to perfectly fit and not seem forced when set up, thanks.

https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...12c32dc6db.jpg

https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...c05a018d01.jpg

https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...fb6266faa3.jpg

https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...cf721197e6.jpg

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I wonder how doable it would be to have a "Save Layout" option for Housing... So say you've decorated your room, but want to try something new out? Save the layout, change things up, but can reload the old layout if you change your mind...

Would be an amazing feature to have with server transfers in mind, given the NA/EU split is likely to force a few people to do that... Very much doubt it's possible from a technical standpoint with XIV though...

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Originally Posted by Nalien

I wonder how doable it would be to have a "Save Layout" option for Housing... So say you've decorated your room, but want to try something new out? Save the layout, change things up, but can reload the old layout if you change your mind...

Would be an amazing feature to have with server transfers in mind, given the NA/EU split is likely to force a few people to do that... Very much doubt it's possible from a technical standpoint with XIV though...

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I imagine what they could do fairly inexpensively is allow players to save the layout local, even be able to share said layout (simple text document that holds all the position and item type info). That way there isn't really a limit to how many layouts you may save and they don't need to store an entire house worth of content multiple times lol (not saying they can't).

I'd like to see split landscape paintings where you'd buy multiple paintings to put in multiple frames and all come together for one large picture when viewed together. On it's own it's fun to do with art and with some furniture combining it gives off the illusion of a window overlooking an area. I would also like to see a variety of new frames added: A plain dyable thing poster frame, an edgeless canvas frame and various artsy split frames (think the first idea in the post, but one object and available in multiple layouts) for more modern designs.

I would like to see glamour dressers for housing. :3

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Originally Posted by Shougun

I imagine what they could do fairly inexpensively is allow players to save the layout local, even be able to share said layout (simple text document that holds all the position and item type info). That way there isn't really a limit to how many layouts you may save and they don't need to store an entire house worth of content multiple times lol (not saying they can't).

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The thing is we'd need a system that places items automatically based off that data, and I don't think XIV is built for that. Plus there's the matter of where the furniture placed comes from? I imagine it would take from storage/player inventory, but you've still got issues if pieces are missing... Does it cancel placing everything? Place what it can? What if a table top item is there, but the table it should be on isn't? How would glitches work with such a system? It shouldn't technically be able to place things there...

Definitely something I'd like to hear the devs opinion on though, it would be a great feature I think, and now that you mention it... Local text documents would be great, could have some interesting utility for sharing builds... Still, we've yet to get the door and balcony of mansions opened up, so I wont be holding my breath on something that seems far more complex...

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Originally Posted by Nalien

The thing is we'd need a system that places items automatically based off that data, and I don't think XIV is built for that. Plus there's the matter of where the furniture placed comes from? I imagine it would take from storage/player inventory, but you've still got issues if pieces are missing... Does it cancel placing everything? Place what it can? What if a table top item is there, but the table it should be on isn't? How would glitches work with such a system? It shouldn't technically be able to place things there...

Definitely something I'd like to hear the devs opinion on though, it would be a great feature I think, and now that you mention it... Local text documents would be great, could have some interesting utility for sharing builds... Still, we've yet to get the door and balcony of mansions opened up, so I wont be holding my breath on something that seems far more complex...

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Oh yeah, sorry I wasn't trying to detail the whole system I was just mewling over and thinking "I bet we'd get it easier for the devs, and have some value ourselves if it was local...".

Imo what we could see out of this system is also a blueprint. Such that you don't have to layout the entire room but rather select a set of objects and save it as a blueprint that could be shared and reused.

As for what happens if you don't have an item, I'd say that a ghost of said item is left there and if any item that relies on it exists that item is painted red. There should also be an undo button lol, if the layout goes south.

When you leave all ghosts are removed, and all red painted items as well. So you'd drop a layout and then check the FC stash / your inventory to fix all items. Also would be helpful for it to produce a list of missing items that you could right click search for, when you have the item in your inventory you click the item in the list and it places it where it needs to be for you (with a place all button optionally as well).

So with the teased Isgard housing maybe coming in 5.0, you think we stand a chance to get some more "winter-y" options for our yard? I'd love to get pine trees (without decorations,) leafless trees, plants covered in ice or snow, or even (I know it's unlikely but please, please, please) a "blanket" option for the yard that lets you swap between the default grass texture or a plain white, snowy one.

I think this was lost back about 100 pages ago, but going to take another swing at this dead horse:

Allow us to rotate wall mounted items. I want to be able to make paintings uneven/off center, along with anything else that goes on the wall.

False doors (that function like wall mounted items). Would be great to have a single item that can be placed to imply a bathroom, closet, back room, etc in a small house, to make it feel larger and more filled out.

Like, man, I just want a toilet and sink decor. A house with a bathtub with plumbing and no toilet makes no sense. @@

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Originally Posted by Rymm

So with the teased Isgard housing maybe coming in 5.0, you think we stand a chance to get some more "winter-y" options for our yard? I'd love to get pine trees (without decorations,) leafless trees, plants covered in ice or snow, or even (I know it's unlikely but please, please, please) a "blanket" option for the yard that lets you swap between the default grass texture or a plain white, snowy one.

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I'd love to have wintery housing skins as well. More traditional log cabin/alpine looks. Snow covered rooves, frosted windows, maybe some with string lights, plain stone chimney stack, boots by a snow piled door step. And yes, evergreens!

As a decorator for hire, I would like to see:
1. the Mansion item limit increased to 500 (the scale comparison to the other size houses is completely unfair for the space given)
2. majority of ground items become "tabletop" items
3. a blank white partition door
4. stage panels to be walls or a variant of them
5. Lalafell-friendly sized kitchen/bathroom/counters/table items (many lala clients ask me to makeshift lala-sized furnishings, please make this easier somehow O.o this is the bane of my decorating existence atm) a house race size slider option?
6. please make more items in game dyable please!
7. could there be an option to change the "wallpaper" of houses to rid of the pillars? they cause many spacial and symmetrical aesthetic issues x_x
8. also... is it possible to have pets that move around in the house? I would like to have a few cats :x maybe with a limit?

I appreciate you taking the time to read this and take into consideration. Thank you for all you have done to improve housing decorating in the game so far. Decorating has become my main reason for playing the game and I love the challenges my clients provide me, but some are near impossible atm haha. Again thank you! :)

I have been frustrated with this lately... I help decorate my friend's houses and their yards. They could only afford a small, but a small house limit is 20 items in the yard.... Can't it be like... 25?
e___e;;

Also..... is it possible to have live swimming fishes in our yard? In a pond? A large garden pond with koi's inside.

Can we also have a Namazu housing wall? :)

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Originally Posted by Eclair_Xysha

Also..... is it possible to have live swimming fishes in our yard? In a pond? A large garden pond with koi's inside.

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There was a furniture design winner that was a koi pond, so we'll get one eventually. It's supposed to be in between the large pond and the garden pond in size.

https://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/fdc/...q4xi53/023.png

1. Increase Housing item limight by +25 FC-room/apartment, +50 Small house, +150 Medium house, +300 large house
2. Increase garden all houses by +5
3. Visiible item limit up at least x 2 of what it is now if not more
4. To be able to place lofts and windows, without using 'glitches'
5. More furniture, chairs and toys... and bigger variety.
6. Ability to modify house walls more into different looks.
7. Ability to change lightning on each floor of your house for a better setting.
8. Being able to use house appearence of any place, eg. shirogane looks in the mist... mist look in shirogane etc.
9. Orchestrions to have a bigger list of possible songs on the play list.

I would like to add a stall or toilet to my bathroom and sinks to round out the look!

1. Since it would be hard to make all plots the same size to allow upgrades can we have at least an option to upgrade the instanced part?
   There are a lot of small/medium houses in a lovely spot and it would be nice to have a bigger interior. ;)
   
   
2. With the world visit system in 4.57, please allow us to add tenants from other servers. Oh, and pretty please, let our alts to share the house. (I'm still waiting for this >_<)

I would absolutely LOVE to have a goth/victorian/fancy vanity in-game! I have a makeshift one rigged in my small house, but would save me a ton of space and work if we could have one that is just one piece! (and dye-able of course too, although I am very partial to black or midnight blue lol)

Something along the lines of this type of design:

https://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b...x__/vanity.png

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Originally Posted by 1beforetime

I would like to add a stall or toilet to my bathroom and sinks to round out the look!

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Yup or just make it an extra space you enable by purchasing like the company workshop

I'd like a save layout feature where you can save where all of your furniture is placed.

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Originally Posted by Zied

I'd like a save layout feature where you can save where all of your furniture is placed.

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Or a button that says "Store All" so you can start from scratch on designing a new theme at an instant.

I really really want more pillars... especially thinner ones and more one-colored ones like the Glade Pillar but then not so fat. And best would be dyable. ;)
Maybe even half high pillars, for under the lofts, as high as that new partition.

The Ivy Pillar is almost close to what I want but I don't like the shape sometimes on top and bottom... so yeah. Give us more pillars!! \o/

Please change it so all the windows will snap to wall partitions just like the new 'small imitation window' introduced in 4.5 does

New 'rug' or even 'wall mounted' item. Abstract street art/decals.
https://bartable.bart.gov/files/imag...late-chalk.jpg
https://drawingninja.com/resoure/134...dewalk-art.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/58/cd/c7/5...a8da9261f8.jpg
http://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm...5h9xo1_500.png

Because I can't be the only one who feels the game lacks a lot of truly vibrant decoration items... And I'd love to make an artist's studio room with these all over the floor and wall.

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Originally Posted by Eclair_Xysha

Or a button that says "Store All" so you can start from scratch on designing a new theme at an instant.

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Only if there was a confirmation window where you either had to check a box before hitting okay, or hold a button down for several seconds, or something similar before the 'store all' went through. I'd probably throw my monitor out the window if I tapped it on accident and wiped my whole house without meaning to, lol.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Housing-Fixes

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

there is nothing that SE has done, or probably will ever do, to change it. The best anyone can hope for is to lock make it one FC house, one personal house per server or per account. I wouldn't expect it to happen though.

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Originally Posted by Letto24

Hmm, I Thought of a suggestion today that could possibly make them some more money, therefore make them care more...pay extra money if someone want's more then the housing limit! If it were to be limited to 2 (one FC house, one personal house per server or per account) then if they want more than that, they can just pay extra on their sub, just like how it is currently with retainers (Limit of 2 but can pay more/month for extras)?

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I'm loving the new sinks! Can we get a larger one for kitchens, with some sort of cabinet? (yeah I know I ask this every time I post in this thread) Also could we have the piles of eastern style books that are around in Kugane and the Doman Enclave? Please and Thank you!

Indoor targeting dummies, boxing bags, weights, etc.

I'd like to be able to make my apartment or part of my cottage a gym/dojo.