2007 - (11/19/2007) The Version Update Has Arrived!
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The content (including the new jobs and areas) in the Wings of the Goddess expansion disc will not be available for play until November 22, even in the case where the required software has been installed and expansion contents registered.
[Event-Related]
New menu headings have been added in conjunction with the Wings of the Goddess expansion contents.
The icon that represents beastman-controlled regions on the Conquest map has been changed.
It is no longer necessary to speak with an NPC to move to a Rent-a-Room.
The “Residence” heading on the Profile window has been deleted.
Party members can now be invited into your Mog House.
You can open your Mog House to all party and alliance members by selecting the new “Open Mog” option added to the Mog House menu.
Visit a party member’s open Mog House by speaking to the NPC located near the Residential Area entrance and selecting that character’s name from the list displayed. You will be led to your friend’s Mog House automatically.
*Disbanding or leaving a party will not expel party members that are already in your Mog House. Selecting “Close Mog” from the Mog House menu will, however, expel all characters besides the owner.
○It is now possible to begin the remaining three quests even after completing one of the quests mentioned above and receiving the reward. However, the quests will not become available to characters that have the previous quest reward currently equipped.
○It is now possible to voluntarily abandon an accepted quest by speaking with the respective guildmaster.
The following changes have been made to the Chocobo Circuit:
○By speaking with an NPC in the Chocobet Center or the grandstand, it is now possible to see a list detailing the information of chocobos that will appear in the race overseen by that NPC.
○You can now see the results of previous races at the General Information Center.
○You can now choose whether or not to return a chocobet ticket to a Chocobet Center NPC after a race.
○The length of time a chocobo will be required to wait between entering races has been reduced from one week to one day (Earth time).
○The following changes have been made to C3 Chocobo Races:
Signup fee reduced from 5,000 gil to 1,000 gil
Signup fee reduced from 30 chocobucks to 20 chocobucks
Winnings reduced from 50,000 gil to 10,000 gil
○The following changes have been made to C4 Chocobo Races:
Signup fee reduced from 2,000 gil to 500 gil
Winnings reduced from 10,000 gil to 5,000gil
○C1 and C2 Chocobo Races have been introduced.
○Certain NPC dialogs can now be canceled partway through.
These quests will become available after fulfilling certain conditions, and allow players to carry even more items in their all-new gobbiebags!
Players must complete all previous gobbiebag quests before the new gobbiebag quests will become available.
Toraimaral Canal Gate → Gingerberry Grove
- The label “Toraimarai Canal Gate” on the Windurst Waters map has been changed to “Gingerberry Grove”.
The following labels have been added to the Davoi map:
Bellenorque Abbey
Maison de Beaulaurand
Devil's Finger
The Pechune
The Rofeule
[Battle-Related]
Two new jobs, dancer and scholar, are now available.
Specific quests must be completed in order to obtain each job.
The limit break quest “Shattering Stars” will be implemented for dancer and scholar in the next version update.
In order to raise the dancer or scholar job above level 71 before the next version update, it will be necessary to first complete “Shattering Stars” with a different job.
A new thief job ability “Accomplice” has been added.
○Accomplice (Level 65)
Steals half of the target party member's enmity and redirects it to the thief.
The following changes have been made to beastmaster pet commands:
○”Heel,” “Stay,” and “Leave” now share the same recast time.
○The recast time for ”Heel,” “Stay,” and “Leave” has been reduced from 10 seconds to 5 seconds.
○The amount of health recovered when a beastmaster uses the “Stay” command on a pet out of combat has been greatly increased.
A new beastmaster pet command “Snarl” has been added.
○Snarl (Level 45)
Transfer enmity to a pet invoked with the "Call Beast" ability.
A new ranger job ability “Velocity Shot” has been added.
○Velocity Shot (Level 45)
Increases attack power and speed of ranged attacks, while reducing attack power and speed of melee attacks.
Several issues concerning the Gigas race have been addressed. This has resulted in a change of graphics and jobs for a section of the Gigas population.
The strength of the Fomor notorious monster “Lobais” who inhabits the Sacrarium area of the Tavnazian Archipelago has been adjusted.
A character’s 2-hour ability will now wear off when changing areas.
The following changes have been made to Pankration:
○It is now possible to capture elementals on soul plates for use in creating a soul reflector.
○It is now possible to confirm your match time by speaking with the NPC after making a match application.
○Investigating the fence surrounding the battle cages will now allow you to choose among several camera angles from which to observe the current match.
[Item-Related]
New items purchasable with guild points have been added to the trading contract quests.
New “food” category items have been added.
Many new types of equipment have been added.
The following items have been added to the equipment/furniture accepted by the storage NPC:
The option “Run in Windowed Mode” has been added to the “General” tab of the FINAL FANTASY XI Config Tool. Checking this box and saving the new settings will run the game in windowed mode the next time you start FINAL FANTASY XI.
*When checking this box, the message “You may experience lower frame rates or other problems depending on your computer's specifications. Uncheck the box and use full screen mode to improve performance.” will be displayed. To switch to windowed mode, you will be required to select “Yes” from the subsequent options provided.
**Using the default settings while in windowed mode may cause problems with the game screen.
The following settings are suggested if any problems are encountered in windowed mode.
These settings are a general example, and the optimal values may differ depending on the graphic card, etc. being employed.
Warnings for Windowed Mode
After changing the settings, the size of the window will be displayed under “Overlay Graphics Resolution” on the “Screen Size” tab. While in windowed mode, it is possible to alter the window size by clicking and dragging on the edge of the window with the mouse. Press and hold the Shift key to maintain the same vertical and horizontal proportions. Right-click on the title bar and select “Default Size” to return the window to the default window size setting.
Even in the case where the maximum value for the “Overlay Graphics Resolution” is set to the same value as the full screen display, the window will be slightly smaller than the full screen.
It is not possible to take screenshots in windowed mode by pressing the Alt key and the Print Screen key.
The brightness, contrast, sharpness, etc. of windowed mode will differ slightly from full screen mode.
You may lose your connection and be returned to PlayOnline when performing the following actions while FINAL FANTASY XI is running:
Activating certain screen savers
Starting other applications
[Known Issues]
The terms “Burrow” and “Bore” are reversed in the display shown by the Chocobet NPCs when asked for race chocobo information.
Xbox 360 Only
After installing the expansion disc Wings of the Goddess, or the Final Fantasy XI: Vana'diel Collection, and attempting to download the version update, the error code "POL-12313" will be displayed. Retrying the download will allow the version update to proceed normally.
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