Let's talk about Hunts - a detailed rundown of their assumed mechanics

[HiryoRandgris]

I'm sorry, I don't quite understand the question? You want weather data from when he spawns a shorter while into his spawn window?

While trying to create a list of questions, i'm wondering this the most:

If you have a Garlok that spawned at 42 hours after the last ToD, the question is when did the countdown from the showers occur? 39 hours after ToD? 36 hours? You may not have weather information for this 1 encounter but i'm curious if the clock actually starts at 39 and 42 would be the absolute minimum time it could spawn. Maybe we just have to wait and see now.

[Vandesaan]

Ah, I understand what you mean. Okay.

Triggers that are not 'instant' in the sense that the exact moment they happen the mob will spawn can start "executing" prior to the spawn cooldown being up. This is why we've seen double rain begin at 44:27 (first cycle) and then second rain begin at 44:51, while Laideronnette spawned the moment the clock hit 45:00, cooldown finally being up. Sadly I have no occurrences of a minimum spawn Garlok that have happened while I have been recording weather data, I have only been doing weather for a month.

[Ogun_Riastradh]

Vandes,
I had another thought on Nandi, although I'm not sure how we would go about testing it effectively. The hint text (again, for whatever it is worth) talks about traveling in the area with companions. Could it be as simple as joining a party, or maybe just entering the area? I understand the evidence indicates that it is not active player action, so that is why I was wondering if it was passive action.

Regarding Nuny, you said the word frequent was missed. If that is the case, instead of doing the same FATEs shouldn't they split up to do as many as possible? Most of our attempts to this point have been related to having many people in one place for the noise of battle theory. I would think that we would instead want to complete as many as possible instead.

[Steve_UK]

Vande, Im pretty sure when i was new to hunt's, Mindflayer spawned twice in 2 night's.

I dont remember the exact time, but around 5pm my time (UK time) he spawned, then at around 1am my time (32 hours after previous spawn, he was able to spawn again).

Not too sure if it was after a maintanence... >_<

EDIT: Wulgaru has been confirmed. The fate 'A wrench in the work's' has to be completed 'X' amount of time's. Myself and a friend always go to this fate every few hour's, complete the fate, scout and usually find wulgaru. I will try and test this fate one day as to how many time it's required to be completed before wulgaru spawns. I'll post my result's once i've got them.

[Ogun_Riastradh]

EDIT: Wulgaru has been confirmed. The fate 'A wrench in the work's' has to be completed 'X' amount of time's. Myself and a friend always go to this fate every few hour's, complete the fate, scout and usually find wulgaru. I will try and test this fate one day as to how many time it's required to be completed before wulgaru spawns. I'll post my result's once i've got them.

Please don't post things as confirmed until they are truly confirmed. Even if that is the correct trigger, you need to test it and show how you tested, how many times you tested, and what the results show. You need to be sure that its not just a coincidence of completing FATE's in general, or maybe its related to the Garlean FATEs in general. You aren't considering the numerous variables to this. Again, read the previous posts to see the testing methods used to prove or disprove theories.

[Steve_UK]

Please don't post things as confirmed until they are truly confirmed. Even if that is the correct trigger, you need to test it and show how you tested, how many times you tested, and what the results show. You need to be sure that its not just a coincidence of completing FATE's in general, or maybe its related to the Garlean FATEs in general. You aren't considering the numerous variables to this. Again, read the previous posts to see the testing methods used to prove or disprove theories.

Wulgaru just spawned for me on Mateus, using the 'A Wrench in the work's' fate spawn condition. Will confirm when his window is back up

[Vandesaan]

Garlok is up and should have spawned globally. Addendum to theory is that it isn't necessarily on the 9th cycle he will spawn, we just saw him go *14* cycles. Also verified that he can spawn after RAIN as well. Now, he went *3* weather cycles after the 42h CD had finished, so there might be something there.

[Steve_UK]

Garlok has just spawned. ill check nandi after to check her spawn conditions (if she can spawn after garlok's death).

[HiryoRandgris]

According to http://ff14.gcgame.org/mobhount/mobdetail?MobNo=9 a bunch of Garloks died 24 hours ago and some died up to 2 hours ago.

Edit: Furthermore, some servers are opening in a few hours and some just opened (and havent been found/haven't spawned). Unless theres RNG involved theres some sort of variance here and its definitely not global like Laid/Mindflayer/Croak(though the chances are pretty decent).

[Steve_UK]

Alright, im going to admit, the theory i have been using for nandi has been wrong apparently, as i have checked for nandi after the garlok death, and no luck.

Although, Vande if your here, do you mind showing me the last 3 weather changes before nandi's spawn please?