Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XC (12/15/2025)

[Voltenyne]

New UI Element: Command Panel



(03:02:35)

We showed the Command Panel's settings, as well as how to operate it with both mouse/keyboard and gamepad controls.

The Command Panel offers customization options to match your preferences, including the ability to lock actions or automatically hide itself after use. You can also keep the panel display on-screen as an extra hotbar for quick access.

On gamepad, the cursor can be moved one or two spaces at a time. This means you can navigate from the center of the Command Panel to any icon on the same tab within two steps!

We've prepared a variety of settings to ensure comfortable gameplay on various devices. Explore them to find the options that best match your playstyle.

The 7.4 Patch Notes will have further details about the Command Panel's various features, so stay tuned.

Strategy Board



(03:23:45)

The Strategy Board feature will be added in Patch 7.4. With this new feature, you can create and share diagrams of raid strategies, and even display them on your screen during combat.



Diagrams can be created from scratch or started from a premade template. They can be shared directly with party members, or even shared on social media and other platforms via share codes.

We demonstrated the process of creating a new diagram using the Strategy Board.

• Templates
  The Strategy Board offers several templates with various arena shapes and icons. In most cases, these templates are probably a good base to start from.
  
  
  
  
  
• DPS Icon Display Styles
  The DPS icons can be toggled between the styles used in the Japanese and English communities. Icons with similar meanings (such as D1 and Melee 1) can be swapped, so diagrams can easily switch between the two styles.
  
  If you have a static raid group, you can clarify everyone's assigned positions by having the role icons display specific jobs instead.
  
  
  
• Highlighting
  You can highlight specific player icons to track them easier. This might be useful when you're learning a fight on a new role, or when you need to keep track of certain party members per phase.

There are numerous other features, such as placing AoEs and other objects, a layer feature to determine what displays on top, and using multiple diagrams to illustrate a sequence of mechanics. We hope you'll find them useful in creating diagrams!



Here are some example diagrams we made based on player strategies for existing encounters. Being able to recreate mainstream strategies directly in the game was one of our main goals for the Strategy Board.

If you have a knack for devising strategies and want to spread your ideas with the community, try using the Strategy Board!



(03:46:23)

Having a diagram can be helpful when text isn't enough for explaining a strategy. You can "screen share" a diagram in real time while you edit; only the host can make edits in screen share mode.

In the broadcast, we demonstrated how the screen share mode works for the host and their party members.



Finally, we went over how to send strategies to other players.

You can send an entire folder all at once when you use the direct sharing feature with your party.

Additionally, you can temporarily save up to 20 strategy boards, which is stored separately from the 50 in your saved list.
Be warned—when your temporary list is full, adding another strategy board will delete the oldest strategy in the list. Any strategy boards you want to keep should be kept in your saved list.

If you want to keep a diagram but won't be using it for a while, you can copy its share code and save it somewhere outside of the game. As long as you have the share code, you can use that to reimport the diagram, even after you've deleted it from your saved list!

Our players have produced many clean and well-written raid diagrams over the years, and we hope this new feature will nurture those endeavors. We look forward to seeing your creations using the Strategy Board, as well as any feedback you may have for us after trying it out!