The final chapter in the Treasures of Aht Urhgan missions has been added.
The following adjustments have been made to the chocobo raising and chocobo racing systems:
- The Chocobo Circuit has opened!
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- The Chocobo Circuit can be entered from Southern San d’Oria, Bastok Mines, Windurst Woods, Port Jeuno, and Aht Urhgan Whitegate.
- New items are available at the VCS Chocobuck Exchange Depots.
- The maximum number of chocobucks a player can carry has been increased from 100 to 1000.
The following adjustments have been made to the Chocobo Hot and Cold Game:
- New temporary abilities are now gained when fulfilling certain conditions.
"Temporary Treasure Finder"
It is now possible for chocobos to temporarily gain the Treasure Finder ability. Chocobos that already have "Treasure Finder" will have the effect of the ability temporarily doubled.
"Recuperation"
A bonus will be granted to rested chocobos that improves their chances to "hit the jackpot" and also increases the number of times they can dig.
- Treasure chests found during the Chocobo Hot and Cold Game will now also contain “chocobuck slips” that can be exchanged for chocobucks. Trade your chocobuck slips to the VCS Chocobuck Exchange Depot NPC.
- A chocobo’s ability to sense treasure will now also be limited by the relative vertical distance as well as the horizontal distance from a treasure chest, i.e. standing on a hill high above a treasure chest location.The following adjustments have been made to Besieged:
*The quest monsters mentioned above will use the ability “Doom” if the battle continues for more than thirty minutes.
Players will now be able to access their Mog Lockers at nomad moogles after selecting the option to increase Mog Locker availability.
The fee for creating the item in the following quests has been reduced from 20,000 gil to 10,000 gil. In addition, the fee for re-obtaining the item has been reduced from 300,000 gil to 100,000 gil
The location of the Imperial Army officer Asrahd in Aht Urhgan Whitegate has been switched with the event replay NPCs Prillaure and Tsih Kolgimih.
The locations of the archaic mirrors on Arrapago Reef have been adjusted.
Players will now receive a title after defeating the following Salvage monsters:Battleclad Chariot/Armored Chariot/Long-Bowed Chariot/Long-Armed Chariot
[Battle-Related]
The following adjustments have been made to Assault:
The following adjustments have been made to Einherjar:
In exchange for the loss of data after clearing Floor 100 during the Assault mission “Nyzul Isle Investigation”, the chance for obtaining the armor pieces has been increased to 100%.
The party that defeats the monster required to cause “Despot” to appear will now automatically claim the NM.
The following adjustments have been made to Goblin Bounty Hunters:
The following adjustments have been made to two-handed weapons:
The following weapon skills have been adjusted:
Several weapon skills have had the effects of TP adjusted in the following manner:
Damage varies with TP >> Accuracy varies with TP
Accuracy varies with TP >> Chance of critical hit varies with TP
The chance for the additional stun effect of the abilities “Shield Bash” and “Weapon Bash” to occur has been greatly increased.
In addition to this change, the help text for the following pieces of equipment has been changed to “Bash”+(number) to reflect an increase in “Bash“ damage.
The following adjustments have been made to the beastmaster job:
*Duration varies for each type of pet.
The job ability “Convergence” will now only affect “magical” blue magic spells.
Another level of the dragoon job trait “Accuracy Bonus” has been added.
The following adjustments have been made to the corsair job:
The following adjustments have been made to the puppetmaster job:
The maximum limit for the automaton melee skill, ranged skill, and magic skill has been increased. In accordance with this change, the skill limit will now be calculated depending on the combination of an automaton’s frame and head.
[Item-Related]
New equipment has been introduced.
New synthesis recipes have been added.
The following special items can now be stored with the relevant NPC:Sprig of Red Bamboo Grass/Sprig of Blue Bamboo Grass/Sprig of Green Bamboo Grass
The following items can now be stored with the NPC Ghanraam in Aht Urhgan Whitegate:Vorpal Sword/Wightslayer/Brave Blade/Double Axe/Swordbreaker/Dancing Dagger/Radiant Lance/Sasuke Katana/Windslicer/Sturdy Axe/Mage's Staff/Scepter Staff/Killer Bow/Quicksilver/Burning Fists/Inferno Claws/Werebuster/Death Sickle
New goods have been added to the shops in Nashmau.
Large quantities of steel bullets can now be bundled into bullet pouches.
The sub-category “Grips” has been added to the Auction House category “Ammo & Misc.”
The attributes for corsair bullets have been changed.
The additional effects granted by attachments will now be displayed within the item help text.
A change has been made to the types of items obtainable after appraising the “??? Box” (found during Assault missions).
The icon for beastmen's seals has been changed.
The drop rate for the following items has been adjusted:
The following item name has changed:
[System-Related]
The following changes have been made to the FINAL FANTASY XI title screen:
- The FINAL FANTASY 20th Anniversary and FINAL FANTASY XI 5th Anniversary logos have been added.
A new text command “/translate” has been introduced.
English to French: /translate “Fire Crystal” ef
An issue wherein the screen would turn black and prevent the player from taking actions during event scenes in Aht Urhgan Whitegate has been addressed.
An issue concerning an incorrect number of victories in the defense of the capital being displayed on the Caitsith World has been corrected.
New terms have been added to the auto-translate dictionary.
The grand opening of the Pit has been delayed to allow for further testing, and is currently scheduled for release on September 11.Further details on the Pit and the monster battle system known as “Pankration” will be available in the very near future.