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Version Updates after the release of Final Fantasy XI

Version Updates
Wings of the Goddess • Treasures of Aht Urhgan • Chains of Promathia • Rise of the Zilart • FFXI

5 February 2003

Event Related	Combat Related	Item and System Related
Rank 3 Dragon fights level capped at 25, Fei'Yin Rank 5 fights capped at 50	BCNMs added, Star Orbs costed 50 Beastmen's Seals, Moon Orbs costed 99 Regen and Refresh spells added Conquest Points acquisition adjusted	Search Comment system implemented Many new chat functions such as <hp>, <st>, and <job> added Sneak and Deodorize made to wear off when opening Treasure Chests Compact Keyboard mode added

19 December 2002

Event Related	Combat Related	Item and System Related
San d'Oria Missions cutscenes given an overhaul introducing Rochefogne Artifact Armor quests added for Paladin, Dark Knight, Beastmaster, Bard, and Ranger	Enmity created from Cure spells reduced at lower levels Sentinel granted enmity creation Mage's Ballad effectiveness increased with skill giving a maximum of 6 MP/tick bonus	Synthesis Image Support NPCs introduced Taxes added to Jeuno Bazaars: 10% in Lower Jeuno and Ru'Lude Gardens, 5% elsewhere

26 November 2002

Event Related	Combat Related	Item and System Related
Level cap raised to 60 Artifact Armor quests added for 6 initial jobs Expeditionary Force system implented The Gobbiebag Part IV quest added	Elemental Seal, Divine Seal, Trick Attack, Weapon Bash job abilities added Tractor magic added as well as all other 55-60 spells	Chocobo rentals added to teleport crags Mission Rank 6 items available Synthesis skill cap raised to 70 <call>-<call3> chat functions added

2 October 2002

Event Related	Combat Related	Item and System Related
	Teleport-Vahzl and Escape spells added Charm recast delay lowered from 5 minutes to 15 seconds	Elemental Clusters added as drops <tp> chat function added

12 September 2002

Event Related	Combat Related	Item and System Related
Level cap raised to 55	High-Level Notorious Monsters added including Behemoth EXP Chains and Magic Bursts implemented Invisible, Sneak, Deodorize, and Reraise spells added	RSE added Valkurm Dunes added to log-in screen Harvesting, Logging, and Gardening added Synthesis skill cap raised to 60

8 August 2002

Event Related	Combat Related	Item and System Related
Rank 5 Missions added	Threnody and Magic Finale songs added The first three Teleport spells and Warp II spells added	Day and Weather displayed next to the compass Call for Help monsters appear on the compass <pos> chat function added Excavation and Treasure Chests added Reputation and Title Changer NPCs added

9 July 2002

Event Related	Combat Related	Item and System Related
	Damage and Accuracy against monsters drastically changed Incredibly Tough added to /check Weapon skill levels and available weapons altered for most jobs Gravity and Horde Lullaby spells added	Arrows and Bullets now in stacks of 99 instead of 12 8 window patterns added to Config menu Current location now displayed on map screens Commands /attack, /equip, and /names added Various Emotes added Number of items on AH reduced from 8 to 7

11 June 2002

Event Related	Combat Related	Item and System Related
	Bind spell behavior shortened and made vulnerable to breaking Notorious Monsters implemented DEX bonus added to Sneak Attack	Auction House opened Screenshot system added

16 May 2002 - JP Region Launch

Event Related	Combat Related	Item and System Related
Level cap set at 50 Nation Rank 4 missions available	Advanced jobs available	Crafting set to level 50 Mining, Chocobos, and Airships available

17 December 2001 - JP Beta

Event Related	Combat Related	Item and System Related
Level cap set at 35 Entrances to Jeuno closed off Areas like Valkurm Dunes didn't exist	Only initial six jobs available Support job system available Pashhow and Meriphataud had Ram NMs and Batallia had a Morbol NM named "Slobbering Sue" All beastmen had Orc model	Cities consisted of only one or two zones Home Points only existed at crags and home nations Rough maps available for zones near home nations, Jeuno-neighboring zones had no such maps No crafting, chocobos, airships existed

References

Version Updates
Wings of the Goddess • Treasures of Aht Urhgan • Chains of Promathia • Rise of the Zilart • FFXI

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