Syncing UI customization between two characters on the same server on the same system

[Januaria81]

Hi Peeps ~

I just created my 2nd toon on the same server as my 1st (Main toon). But I can't find a way to load the UI customization from the original toon to this new character. I can't seem to download the saved customization from my Main to this Alt.

Can someone assist me? I love this game, buy wow, it's so frustrating doing even the basics.

TY!

[Jeeqbit]

The game is not really designed to consider convenience between alts. Instead, you're meant to do everything on a single character, including play all classes.

There is a way to do it, but it's more technical.

1. Close the game.
2. Go to Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn and find FFXIV_CHR00.
3. One of these CHR folders is the folder for your main character. You're just going to have to figure out which based on the last modified date of the files in the log folder and other files, or the creation date of the folder.
4. Once you've found it, copy the files ADDON, COMMON, CONTROL0, CONTROL1, GREARSET, HOTBAR, KEYBIND, LOGFLTR, MACRO and paste them into the CHR folder of the new character.
5. That's it and you can boot the game up again.

[Januaria81]

Hi Jeeqbit ~

TY for the super prompt response. You are a veritable encyclopedia of all things FF XIV! I've mapped out the game folders as you indicated and I think it's doable even for a non-techie person like me.

TYVM yet again.

~ Januaria

[Rongway]

• One of these CHR folders is the folder for your main character. You're just going to have to figure out which based on the last modified date of the files in the log folder and other files, or the creation date of the folder.

"Date created" is usually the most useful piece of information for identifying characters but Explorer hides that column by default. In Details view, right click the header row and check "Date created" to add the column to your explorer view.


It's also a good idea to create shortcuts with human readable character names once you know which folder is which so you don't need to remember their character IDs. i.e., "Character Config - Januaria Athena Excalibur"

[Januaria81]

Hello again, Jeeqbit.

I've gotten to lvl 34 but am stuck on a lvl 20 "Purple +" quest: My Little Chocobo (Twin Adder). Seems I need Serpent Chocobo Issuance by exchanging company seals with the Serpent Quarter Master. Now I have 2,157/10,000 of company seals, but the quest is still showing as red for me. Can you advise plse?

TY!

~ Januaria

[Canadane]

Hey for starters we usually call them characters, not toons.
Secondly, you can buy the chocobo issuance with your seals at your grand company. Speak with the Quartermaster to buy things including the issuance. It's an item you get that you'll hand over to the Chocobo guy in town who'll give you a good boy to travel with.

You'll be handed a whistle which is an item you use to add the "Company Chocobo" to your mount guide. From there you can summon your mount, plus any other mounts you acquire any time from the mount guide.

[Jeeqbit]

The NPC to buy the issuance is at New Gridania (9.8, 11.0). If you /teleport to there and then look for the Grand Company hut to the left of the aetheryte, it's there.

Click the badges at the top (you are probably already on them since that's all you have access to at first), then click Materiel and look for it and buy it.

[Rongway]

Hello again, Jeeqbit.

I've gotten to lvl 34 but am stuck on a lvl 20 "Purple +" quest: My Little Chocobo (Twin Adder). Seems I need Serpent Chocobo Issuance by exchanging company seals with the Serpent Quarter Master. Now I have 2,157/10,000 of company seals, but the quest is still showing as red for me. Can you advise plse?

TY!

~ Januaria

You should start a new topic whenever you have a new problem so we know what to expect from the thread title. It also keeps things tidier when someone has one of the same problems as you and finds one of your threads in a google search so that the thread is just about one problem and how to fix it, instead of a lot of information on problems other than what the person is trying to figure out being mixed up in one thread.

[Januaria81]

"Hey for starters we usually call them characters, not toons."

Yes, you are absolutely right! I put a lot of time and love into my characters (so far, this is my first). I'll head to Grindania and see if I can progress on this MSQ.

TYVM!

[Januaria81]

Hi Rongway,

TY for that advice. I'm still very new to the game and am trying to learn the basics.