Patch 5.55 | |
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Date | 25 May 2021 |
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Patch 5.55, is the first minor version update of the fifth major version update for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers and includes a multitude of additions and refinements, including the fourth installment of Save the Queen and a new Bozjan battlefield─Zadnor.
Notes[ | ]
Patch 5.55 contains content that can only be accessed by registering the expansion packs for Final Fantasy XIV to your service account. To distinguish between adjustments that are and are not affected by the registration of these expansions, the following notations will be used throughout the patch notes:
- [2.x] These additions and adjustments only require the purchase of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
- [3.x] These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward.
- [4.x] These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood.
- [5.x] These additions and adjustments require the purchase and registration of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers.
- [2.x][3.x][4.x][5.x] These additions and adjustments contain elements that may require the purchase and registration of the expansion packs noted above.
Playable content[ | ]
Quests[ | ]
- [5.x] New main scenario quests have been added.
- The Company We Keep
- [5.x] Chronicles of a New Era quests have been added.
- YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse
- Whence the Heart Leads
- [5.x] New side story quests have been added.
- Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr
- A New Playing Field
- Resolve Unshaken
- Where Eagles Roost
- The quest "A Ruined Opportunity" is a repeatable quest that may only be accepted once per week. Availability of this quest is reset every Tuesday at 1:00 a.m. (PDT). Please note that 2,000,000 mettle is still required even when repeating this quest.
- Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr (Resistance Weapons)
- What Dreams Are Made Of
- Spare Parts
- Tell Me a Story
- A Fond Memory
- A Done Deal
- Irresistible
- [5.x] New side story quests have been added.
- Triple Triad
- The Adventurer with All the Cards
- [5.x] New chapters have been added to New Game+.
- The final quest of each chapter must be completed before it can be unlocked.
- Main Scenario Quests
- Shadowbringers - Part 4
- Chronicles of a New Era Quests
- YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse
Housing[ | ]
- [2.x][5.x] Furnishings from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest have been added.
- Learn more about the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest 2017.
- Learn more about the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest 2019.
- Additional contest entries have been selected to serve as new furnishings.
- [2.x][5.x] New furnishings have been added.
- [2.x][5.x] New orchestrion rolls have been added.
Miscellaneous[ | ]
- [2.x] The following additions have been made to performance actions:
- New instruments have been added.
- Electric Guitar
- New instruments have been added.
- Unlike other instruments, the electric guitar can change tones mid-performance.
- Changing Tones
- A new UI widget has been added for the electric guitar with the following options:
- A mouse can be used to select tones directly from the UI.
- Keyboard keybinds can also be used to select tones.
- Gamepad/DUALSHOCK®4/DualSense™
Command Input Tone Change: Next LT or RT+Right Stick (L2 or R2+R3) Tone Change: Previous LT or RT+Left Stick (L2 or R2+L3)
- The following options were added under Keyboard Controls in the Performance Settings window:
- Tone Change: Next
- Tone Change: Previous
- Electric Guitar: Overdriven
- Electric Guitar: Clean
- Electric Guitar: Muted
- Electric Guitar: Power Chords
- Electric Guitar: Special
- [2.x][5.x] New emotes have been added.
- [2.x][5.x] A new hairstyle based on an FFXIV Hairstyle Design Contest entry is now available.
- Learn more about the Hairstyle Design Contest.
- Updated Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. (PDT)
Battle system[ | ]
- [5.x] The drop rate for the Diamond Gwiber Trumpet in the Cloud Deck (Extreme) has been increased.
- [5.x] The drop rate for the Emerald Gwiber Trumpet in Castrum Marinum (Extreme) has been increased.
- Moreover, players can now obtain this item in exchange for totems by speaking with C'intana in Mor Dhona (X:22.7 Y:6.7).
Item Obtained Item Required Emerald Gwiber Trumpet Emerald Totem x99
- [5.x] With consideration for player accessibility, certain battle effects in the alliance raid the Tower at Paradigm's Breach have been adjusted.
Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr[ | ]
- [5.x] The plateaus of Zadnor have been added.
- Like the Bozjan southern front, Zadnor is a new instanced encounter wherein players assist the Bozjan Resistance in their continued effort to reclaim their homeland from the IVth Imperial Legion.
- Read on and learn how you can play a part in the final chapter of the Bozjans' fight for freedom.
Level Requirement Disciple of War or Magic level 71 Item Level Requirement - Party Size Eight players Time Limit 180 minutes
- Requirements
- A New Playing Field
- Duty-specific Rules and Features
- The duty-specific rules and features of Zadnor are the same as those found on the Bozjan southern front.
- Learn more about the Bozjan southern front.
- [5.x] Maximum Resistance rank has been increased from 15 to 25.
- [5.x] Sixteen new lost actions have been added.
- [5.x] New field notes have been added.
- [5.x] The Resistance honors system has been added.
- Players who have reached the maximum Resistance rank can receive honors to further increase their strength when undertaking duties in Save the Queen areas.
- Requirements
- After reaching Resistance rank 25 and completing the quest "???," speak with the Resistance councilor in Zadnor (X:35.7 Y:34.9).
- Receiving Honors
- After amassing sufficient mettle, players can speak with the Resistance councilor to receive proofs of mettle. These may then be exchanged for three varieties of Resistance honors: Suns of Fortitude, Suns of Valor, or Suns of Succor.
- The number of proofs in your possession can be confirmed at any time via the HUD.
- Effects
Honor Effect Sun of Fortitude Increases maximum HP. Sun of Valor Increases damage dealt. Sun of Succor Increases healing potency.
- Up to ten of each honor can be held at any time. The more of these honors in your possession, the greater their effect.
- [5.x] A new Resistance weapon story quest has been added.
- Players will be able to enhance the strength of their Resistance weapons by completing this quest.
- Requirements
- What Dreams Are Made Of
- Enhancing Resistance Weapons
- Resistance weapons can be enhanced further by completing this quest. The required items can be found both in and outside of Save the Queen areas.
- Class/Job-specific Quests
- Resistance weapon quests employ a system which will require players to proceed using the same class or job with which they accepted the quest.
- [5.x] The amount of mettle rewarded upon completing Delubrum Reginae has been increased.
The Feast[ | ]
- [2.x] Season Nineteen will end and pre-season will begin.
- When the season ends, the top ranking players from each data center will receive vouchers via the moogle delivery service.
- Players finishing in bronze tier or higher can claim rewards by speaking with the Feast Quartermaster at the Wolves' Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7).
- Learn more about rewards.
- Tier rewards for Season Nineteen must be claimed before the end of pre-season.
Items[ | ]
- [2.x][5.x] New items have been added.
- [2.x][5.x] New recipes have been added.
- [2.x][4.x][5.x] The following items have been added to the list of potential materials yielded when desynthesizing weapons and accessories obtained from trials:
Trial Item The Howling Eye (Extreme) Vortex Feather The Navel (Extreme) Crag Heart The Bowl of Embers (Extreme) Inferno Horn Thornmarch (Extreme) Kingly Whisker The Whorleater (Extreme) Barb of the Whorl The Striking Tree (Extreme) Large Leven Orb The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme) Diamond Tear The Limitless Blue (Extreme) Expanse Baleen Thok ast Thok (Extreme) Hive Forewing The Minstrel's Ballad: Nidhogg's Rage Nidhogg's Scale Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme) Fiend Sap Containment Bay P1T6 (Extreme) Sophic Bead Fragment Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme) Zurvanite Carapace Fragment The Pool of Tribute (Extreme) Blade of Revelry Emanation (Extreme) Blissful Shroud The Jade Stoa (Extreme) Byakko's Mane The Minstrel's Ballad: Tsukuyomi's Pain Celestial Kimono Remnant The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme) Plate of Light
- [5.x] The graphical effects for the fisher primary tool Resplendent Tacklefiend's Rod have been adjusted.
- [5.x] New big fish have been added to fishing holes in Norvrandt areas.
- [2.x][5.x] New mounts have been added.
- [2.x][5.x] New chocobo barding has been added.
- [5.x] New minions have been added.
System[ | ]
- [2.x][5.x] New achievements and titles have been added.
- [2.x] The party list will now be sorted automatically when the number of party members changes during an instanced duty.
- [2.x] Setting descriptions under Display Settings in the System Configuration menu have been adjusted (PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 only).
- Appears on PlayStation®4 Pro.
- [2.x] The following text command has been added:
Command Description /wringhands USAGE:
/wringhands [subcommand]
→Wring your hands obsequiously.
>>Subcommands:
motion
Perform motion only.
Both text and motion will be displayed when no subcommand is specified.??? ???
- [5.x] New trophies have been added (PlayStation®5 only).
- Updated Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. (PDT)
- [5.x] New music and sound effects have been added.
Resolved issues[ | ]
The following issues have been addressed.
- An issue when undertaking the quest "Sleep Now in Sapphire" wherein a cup did not display during a cutscene (PlayStation®5 only).
- An issue wherein the age of Menenius sas Lanatus noted in his Field Record entry was incorrect.
- His age was erroneously written as 45 years old, and has been corrected to 55 years old.
- Updated Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. (PDT)
- An issue wherein the age of Mikoto Jinba noted in her Field Record entry was incorrect.
- Her age was erroneously written as 29 years old, and has been corrected to 24 years old.
- Updated Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. (PDT)
- An issue wherein the hairstyle "Early to Rise" caused clipping with certain gear when playing as an Au Ra.
- An issue wherein the ninja PvE actions Goka Mekkyaku and Hyosho Ranryu appeared grayed out even when ready to be activated.
- An issue wherein the graphics of the gear Omega Coat of Scouting did not display correctly when worn by female Lalafells (PlayStation®5 only).
- An issue wherein the graphics of the gear Obsolete Android's Halfrobe of Healing and Obsolete Android's Halfrobe of Casting did not display correctly when equipped or used for glamours.
- An issue wherein the graphics of the gear Craftsman's Leather Trousers did not display correctly (PlayStation®5 only).
- An issue wherein free company crests could not be applied to Brand-new Alphinaud's Attire.
- An issue wherein the graphics of the housing exterior Medium Forge's Walls did not display correctly.
- An issue wherein the brightness of certain indoor and outdoor furnishings dropped significantly when zooming out the camera (PlayStation®5 only).
- An issue wherein desynthesizing the weapons True Ice Katana and True Ice Degen did not yield the correct items.
- These weapons erroneously yielded Platinum Ingots and Gold Ingots. They will now yield Dwarven Mythril Nuggets and Darksteel Nuggets.
- An issue when using group pose in certain instanced duties wherein disabling of object effects under Character Display Settings persisted even after exiting group pose.
- An issue wherein the "Maximum" mouse cursor size setting would not be saved after logging out (PlayStation®5 only).
- Minor text issues have been addressed.
- An issue wherein fanfare music did not trigger at the correct time.
Other various issues have also been addressed.
Known issues[ | ]
- An issue in Zadnor wherein attacks from certain enemies interrupt the casting of player actions.
- An issue in Zadnor wherein more than 30 status ailments cannot be applied to certain enemies.
- An issue in Zadnor wherein objects in the environment designed to avoid enemy attacks continue to protect from damage even after being destroyed.
- An issue in Zadnor wherein players affected by the status effect Forced March unintentionally change directions under certain circumstances.
- An issue in Zadnor wherein the status effect Physical Aversion is not applied to certain enemies.
- An issue in Zadnor wherein the enmity list and battle log do not display correctly under certain conditions.
- An issue in Zadnor wherein the movements and actions of NPCs in certain critical engagements and skirmishes are incorrect.
- This issue has no effect on the ability to complete these duties.
- An issue in the Bozjan southern front wherein progression of the Save the Queen story quests causes two iterations of the Resistance historian to appear.
- One of the NPCs has fewer items available for exchange than the other. If you have difficulty targeting the correct NPC, please try speaking with the Resistance historian in Zadnor.
- An issue wherein the status icon for Lost Font of Power does not display for pets under certain conditions.
- Pets still receive the effects of the status effect even though the icon does not display.
- An issue after setting certain lost actions to a hotbar wherein their inventory count temporarily appears to be zero when said actions are executed.
- This is only a display issue. The quantity in your inventory is unaffected.
- An issue when undertaking instanced duties wherein the party list is not properly sorted when disbanding and reforming parties.