PLEASE change the "smoke cloud" effect behind flying mounts!

When you fly forward, there are giant smoke clouds behind your mount. This gets worse the bigger your mount is.

I have been having a fair bit of eye strain from this visual effect issue, and after taking it up with SE support, they had to look into it before even realizing it was not a bug.

I would really like if SE looked into this in some manner.


Going Forward:

https://i.imgur.com/KjWp7PB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KL2KzDk.jpg

Not Going Forward:

https://i.imgur.com/jGwGpJi.jpg

I kinda like them actually, but to each their own.

This is something that has affected me on numerous occasions. If nothing else, the option to turn it off would be appreciated.

This is going to be one of those things I never noticed before but now cannot stop noticing, I can feel it.

Anyway, if it’s really bothering you I hope they see this and make it a toggle.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

I kinda like them actually, but to each their own.

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That's why a "Flying Mount Particle Toggle" option would be the best of both worlds. I don't mind them on very small mounts, but they are much too obnoxious for me in most cases.

As something that has ALWAYS AND FOREVER IRRITATED THE HOLY HECKIN STUFF OUT OF ME, I second this.

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Originally Posted by Sold0ut

That's why a "Flying Mount Particle Toggle" option would be the best of both worlds. I don't mind them on very small mounts, but they are much too obnoxious for me in most cases.

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I wouldn't bat an eye if they were made into a toggle or outright removed. I just like them as things currently stand.

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Originally Posted by BunniEclair

This is going to be one of those things I never noticed before but now cannot stop noticing, I can feel it.

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I know what you mean.
I felt the same way where a friend pointed out to me that only our chocobo mounts leave footprints.
And even then only some of them do (fat & fat black ones don't).

At least the footprints only cause issues in a limited amount of places!

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Originally Posted by Sold0ut

That's why a "Flying Mount Particle Toggle" option would be the best of both worlds. I don't mind them on very small mounts, but they are much too obnoxious for me in most cases.

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This, so much this. My poor potato laptop *hates* misty particle effects like this, so in some zones I throttle a lot just from flying around. And in the zones where the dust cloud is super notable, it's just eye strain. I'd love an option to toggle it off on my end.

I like the effect. But I would like a toggle for those that do not.

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Originally Posted by Nafreyu

I like the effect. But I would like a toggle for those that do not.

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In some maps it gets actually unbearable. I also don't have a topdown-ish camera setting - mine is behind the character and mount more than above them. That's why it's so much worse.

Yeah I also find it annoying and try to always have my camera off-center when flying, but of course it just snaps back. I like the little trails that some wings make when flying, but the weird puffs of smoke just obscure my view. It also seems way too big and shapeless to really be coming from whatever you're riding.

Why are you flying a Griffin, with no particle effects, inside a volcano with smoke and ash swirling around? I think I see the issue xD

I have never had an issue with this. Maybe a toggle if the devs ever see the need but I'd rather not use Dev time for this. Just use a different mount.

I've always hated this.

It's on EVERY mount. Even the teensy tiny great serpent of ronka mount. It's just more concentrated there.

I also don't like how this looks. I don't get any bad effects from it, but it just seems unnecessary and weird. Is the air in Eorzea very dusty? Are the mounts extremely dirty? I don't understand where the smoke comes from. I realize they put it there to make you feel like you are going fast, but I just don't think it's needed.

I use the Moogle Beastribe Cloud Mallow mount and don't notice it as much on that one though, which is one of the reasons I use it.

The particle effects are why I straight up refuse to use certain mounts. Fenrir being the biggest disappointment. I have wanted Feni as a mount since I got him as a summon in ffxi and we finally get him and the particle effects are so overboard that I just took him off my bar after a few days. I would love a toggle for this.

While they have gotten better from arr and certainly hw days, the devs stil go a little heavy handed with particle effects on certain things imo.

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Originally Posted by MicahZerrshia

The particle effects are why I straight up refuse to use certain mounts. Fenrir being the biggest disappointment. I have wanted Feni as a mount since I got him as a summon in ffxi and we finally get him and the particle effects are so overboard that I just took him off my bar after a few days. I would love a toggle for this.

While they have gotten better from arr and certainly hw days, the devs stil go a little heavy handed with particle effects on certain things imo.

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I personally love the particle effects for Fenrir, but I don't think a toggle for these sort of mount effects is a bad idea at all. It would be a nice QoL thing for those who'd use it.

Never noticed this, so I just tested it. All I get is a faint light colored mist following my mounts. I have to look carefully to notice it against most backgrounds. No way it blocks anything.

However, I could see it being a bit annoying like some WOW mounts (I can't use Ashes of Alar due to the bright streamers flapping in my face.. )

Then you are likely playing on different settings, because it's massive on mine.

If the mounts didn't have this effect when flying, some would look like they're just sliding trough the air... This effect makes flight dynamic and it feels like you're actually flying, removing would make flight look really cheap.

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Originally Posted by Starshower

If the mounts didn't have this effect when flying, some would look like they're just sliding trough the air... This effect makes flight dynamic and it feels like you're actually flying, removing would make flight look really cheap.

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I have actually seen how it looks with the smoke effect entirely disabled and no, the mounts would still look like they are going fast because they have wind distortion effects on things like wing tips, retaining the feeling of fast mobility without putting a giant smoke cloud in your face.

No matter how small and non-problematic, there always seems to be an issue XD

I think it's supposed to represent humidity rather than smoke... but I agree with the OP: toggles are good.

The ice particles on Fenrir make it so I've never really been able to use it much since they added the flight ability to it. It's like a non stop barrage of garbage in your eyes.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

I kinda like them actually, but to each their own.

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Yep-- I absolutely love them.

Plus, on the PS5 haptic feedback via the DualSense controller, one actually feels the air turbulence once the "smoke" appears-- that's incredible programming.

I would like to toss my hat in the ring to get this added as an option. The cloud effect is very irritating on most mounts. I would love to be able to turn this off personally.

Even griffins have to pass gas sometimes. Everybody does it now and then, lets not embarrass the mounts any more than they already are.

I had to get on my mount to really see what you guys meant. I just see some air turbulence or like wind effects? It's night where I am in the game and in foggy weather and I can still see the ground and things behind me through the wind effect. I play on ps4. It must be your settings or the capabilities of your device? I like the idea of a toggle though.

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Originally Posted by TroySoFab

Even griffins have to pass gas sometimes. Everybody does it now and then, lets not embarrass the mounts any more than they already are.

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Must be all that roughage they have to eat. Can't fly without a healthy digestive system.