Xhadial's Housing Wishlist

(Just another personal wishlist)

Although I was lucky enough to have landed a house when the Empyreum opened up, I still firmly believe that an increase in housing availability is definitely needed. While I understand there will be limits, if Island Sanctuary can be instanced - why can't housing be as well?

- Create a single-instance Residential Square for each city-state. These would either have their own Aetheryte Plaza (similar to Wolves' Den Pier) or they would be accessed from the City Aetheryte Plaza (similar to Gangos via the Doman Enclave). Each Residential Square would be a paired down version of the existing residential districts, and mainly focus around the vendors and various sights of the existing districts (such as the Snowsteep Springs of the Empyreum), surrounded by a few non-purchasable houses - perhaps these could be "purchased" by the various NPC adventurers we've encountered and have them milling around.

From the Residential Square players would then be able to access three different types of Residential Districts:

1. Private Estates: (Much smaller in size compared to current residential districts.) These would be individually, instanced areas, similar to Island Sanctuary. Individual players would be the sole resident of the instance (with the option to grant friends tenancy). All players would start with a small-size Cottage - with later options to upgrade to medium House and then larger Mansion. The surrounding areas would be either be NPC houses, perhaps cameos from previously encountered NPCs or the natural terrain. Access would be limited to friends and FC members - or each estate could be given an address code that would allow non-friends access.

2. Free Company District/Estate: (Similar in size to current residential districts.) These would be instanced districts (similar to the current ward system) accessible via the Residential Square. A Free Company Estate (house) would be located centrally, and surrounding the FC Estate would be various plots which FC members would have the option to 'lease'. (Those with an existing Private Estate would be require to completely re-locate to the FC District, rather than have a second house.) Again, the Free Companies would start with a cottage and upgrade as they go, with each time more of the surrounding plots open up for lease. Additionally, Free Companies that meet certain requirements would be given options to open additional Districts and (smaller) Estates in other cities.

3. Public (Showcase) District: (Similar in size to the current residential districts). These would be one or two instanced districts accessible via the Residential Square, for those house-owners who want to show off their Estates. Using a system similar to the current lottery system, players can apply (at no cost) to temporarily re-locate their Private Estate to a random lot in these Districts. Once their time is up, their Estate is then re-located back to its previous location. [No permanent residents]

In regards to Apartment Buildings, the entrance would either be located in the central Residential Square - alternatively, to give a more urban feel, the entrances could be moved to locations within the cities themselves.

[To be Continued...]

Facilities
Create a separate [Facilities] category for specific, limited furnishings - preferably so that they do not count towards the overall placement limits.
Exterior Facilities - the two main would be the [Miniature Aetheryte] and the [Chocobo Stable]. Other possible items could be the [Retainer Expansion of Duties Permit], [Garden Patches], [Moogle/Regal Letter Box], and [Striking Dummies].
- Add a functional [Garden Shed] where players can store gardening items, such as fertilizers, seeds, & soils.
Interior Facilities - [Armoire], [Crystal Bell], [FC Chest], [Housing Vendor Permits], [Orchestrion Player], [Summoning Bell], and the [Unending Journey].
- Add a functional [Pantry] where players can store spare consumable meals and/or preferably housing food items.

Balcony for Apartments
Add a balcony, allowing apartment owner's to place Outdoor Furnishings.

Categories
Re-organize the order of the furnishings so that similar items are grouped together.
- Items with similar functions should be grouped together, or at least closer together, such as the Marble series (Alcove Bed, Partition, Curved Part, Arch Part, and Windowed Part.).
- Items that share a theme should be grouped together (within their category), such as the Grand Company furnishings.
- Create sub-categories for certain groups of items, such as one for Plush/Stuffed/Toys.
Re-Categorization
- Re-categorize certain floor only Furnishings to Tabletop: Astroscope, [Glade, Oasis, Riviera] Cushions, Dead Man's Chest, Hades Trophy, Hatching Lamp, Lalafellin Step Stool, Pile & Stack of Tomes, Sil'dihn Kitchen Shelf. - Yes, I know there are ways to make these items float, but I feel that for smaller items especially should have defaulted towards being tabletop.

Company Workshops
Not only do you have to be in a Free Company - you have to be in a Free Company that owns a House and then you have to be allowed permissions. Not only are solo players excluded from this, but likely the bulk of FC members are also extremely limited in what they can and cannot do with regards to the Airships and Submersibles.
[All members contribute to earning Company Credit, but only a few people can actually spend it. Let players at least earn Personal Workshop Credits equal to what they contribute to FCs]
- Allow Private House owners access to a Private Workshop (1 Airship and 1 Submersible max - regardless of house size). Allow Apartment owners access to a Community Workshop (1 Airship OR Submersible).

Dressing Room
I understand that there would be a great number of difficulties in allowing access to the Glamour Dresser in Housing - but what about adding a door were players can access a dressing room (similar to the inn rooms) in Houses (can be the same door that already exists in FC Houses) & the Apartment Lobby?

Exterior Walls
One-size fits all for Exterior Walls.
- Combine [Small Cottage Walls], [Medium House Walls], & [Large Mansion Walls] into a single, one-size fit's all item [Any-size Housing Walls] that scales according to the size of the property that it's applied to.

Interior Design
Please keep expanding on this!!
- Although I do love the Minimalist design - once you apply Wallpaper you quickly notice how thick the top and bottom trims actually are, the glaring white border leaves a lot of Wallpaper looking awkward and squished. Additionally, the Marble Partitions are only sorta matching, and you can't apply Wallpaper to them.
- Sharlayan, Alexandrian, and Solution Nine Interior designs.
- Interior Designs that correspond with existing (single-piece) External Wall sets, such as the Country Walls or Carbuncle Walls.
Using Blank Partitions as Fixtures
- Allow Partitions to double as Fixtures that change just the top and bottom trim of the walls on a single floor.
Using Fixtures as Furnishings
- Allow [Ceiling Lamps] to be attached to the undersides of [Lofts].

Preview Fixtures
Similar to how we are able to preview Furnishings, allow players to preview fixtures such as ceiling fans, flooring, and wallpaper.

Reverse Furnishings
Allow certain items to be flipped - items such as couches (Oasis Couch, Fat Cat Couch) and wall-mounted items (Side-Tied Curtain, Wooded Steps), among others.

Storage & Limits
While I do want the limit of items that can be placed to be increased - we need the limit of our items in storage to be increased, possibly doubled of what can be actively placed. (Especially Exterior Furnishings!!!)
- I was super excited when I went to my Private Room in my FC's House and saw that my storage limit was 400! But then it got removed?! Just ironic that the best expansion of housing in 7.1 was apparently a bug.

Aquariums
Add more variety of wavekin other than fish, (axolotls/salamanders, frogs, snails, turtles).
- Add [Aquarium] decorations such as aquatic plants (algea, kelp) and more stationary wavekin (coral, marimo, starfish).
Add New Environs for fish other than Freshwater and Ocean.
- A [Terrarium] for [dunefish], an [Ignarium] for [hellfish], a [Nubarium] for [cloudfish/skyfish], an [Aetherium] for [aetherfish], a [Xenarium] for [spacefish] (since starfish are already a thing irl).
- Also see my DoL Wishlist regarding ideas for more non-water fish.

Displays
- Mannequins: More poses, specifically a /draw weapon pose for too allow weapon animation effects.
- Weapon Display Stands: Alternatively, adding display stands that allow us to place weapons (or glamours of weapons) - again, including animation effects.
- Customizable Display Cabinets: Add a Display Cabinet that allows players to customize it's content (similar to mannequins and aquariums).
Planters & Vases
- Please add more house plants.
- Add more options for customizable vases such as a multi-tier planter/vase or a [Bouquet Vase] that allows you to display more than one type of flower.

Housing Vendor Permits
- Add more races, such as more of the Beast Tribes/Allied Societies.
- A functioning [Vending Machine Material Supplier] permit from Solution 9.
- Make their clothing at least partially customizable, similar to Custom Delivery NPCs.

Partitions, Stages & Lofts
- Give all Partitions 4 customizable options: Default (w/e the default appearance is), Blank (the bleached white boards), Matching Current Room (matching what's currently being used without using extra wallpaper), and Custom (using a separate wallpaper).
- Extend this to Partition Doors (!!Looking at you Alpine Partition Door!!)
- Extend this to Stages & Lofts, but using Flooring rather than Wallpaper.
- Fix the colourations of corresponding pieces. (The Marble line being the biggest offender here.)
- Allow width re-sizing: Allow us to lengthen them so we can use 1 partition rather than 2-3 / or shorten them to a width similar to the Wood Slat Partition.
- Allow Partitions to be placed closer/within the walls.
- Add more Loft options to match existing and future interiors/partitions, such as an Oasis Loft, Marble Loft, Minimalist Loft, etc.
- Rename the [Mahogany Door] to [Riviera Door].

Phasmascapes
Combine & upgrade the old static, single-view [Phasmascapes] with updated dynamic, multi-view [Phasmascapes]!
- [Riviera Phasmascape]: Combine the existing [Mist] & [Costa del Sol] - add more views such as [Bronze Lake], [Pharos Sirius], [the Salt Strand] and [O'Ghomoro].
- [Glade Phasmascape]: Combine the existing [Lavender Beds] & [Urth's Fount] - add more views such as [Lost City of Amdapor], [Sanctum of the Twelve], and [Sylphlands/the Striking Tree].
- [Oasis Phasmascape]: Combine the existing [Goblet] - add more views such as [the Burning Wall], [Sagolii Desert], and [Zahar'ak/Bowl of Embers].
- [Alpine Phasmascape]: Combine the existing [Empyreum], [Aurora] & [Sea of Clouds] - add more views such as [the Dreaming Dragon], and [Natalan/Xelphatol/the Howling Eye].
- [Othard/Hingan Phasmascape]: Combine the existing [Shirogane], [Kugane], [Ruby Sea] & [Azim Steppe] - add more views such as [the Valley of the Fallen Rainbow].
- [Skylight Phasmascape]: Combine the existing [Azure Sky], [Starry Sky], & [Sunset] - add more views such as [Rain], [Snow], [Thunderstorm].
Allow for more dynamic options, such as time of day and weather - either live or pre-programmed.
Add new sizes and variations:
- [Tabletop Phasmascape]: A miniature, tabletop phasmascape.
- [Window Phasmascape]: A side-view, wall-mounted phasmascape.
- [Floor Phasmascape]: A top-down view, floor phasmascape. Perhaps with an underwater-type view. (Like a smaller Troupe Stage)


Trophies & other Sets
Although I do enjoy most of the existing Housing item crafted from Trial drops - I'd love to see more options available through crafting, especially for the older trials. Currently, it's impossible for a player to showcase all of their trophies unless they have at minimum a small house. Along with a handful of Exterior furnishings (Titan, Leviathan, Odin, Bismark, Sephirot), you've also got two Ceiling Lamps (Shiva, Ravana) We're able to craft two items for Byakko (Throne & Sideboard), why not for other trial bosses as well? Personally, I'd love to see more table-top items.
- Miniatures and Statuettes matching the HW Miniatures.
- Plush/Stuffed/Toys, (models for most of these already exist as minions)
Additionally, as someone who is bothered when 'sets' of things are not complete - there are other items I'd love to see added to complete existing sets.
- Namely a [Genbu Scuplture] & a [Byakko Scuplture].