FINALFANTASYXIVAlphaManual

FINALFANTASYXIVisacrossnation,crossplatformmassivelymultiplayeronlineroleplayinggame(MMORPG)thatbringstogetherpeoplefromall
acrosstheworldtocompete,cooperate,andcommunicatewithinthevirtualfantasyrealmknownasEorzea.Whilesoloadventuringisalwaysan
option,mostwillagreethatjoiningforceswiththeirfellowgamersnotonlymakesthegamethatmucheasier,butthatmuchmorefunaswell!

*TheAlpha/Betaversionscontainonlyafractionofwhatisplannedinthefullversion.Thisincludesplayableracesandclans,character
customizationoptions,selectableclasses,andavailableareas,tonameafew.

Part1
GettingStarted
1.Afterloggingin,selectNewfromtheCharacterSelectionscreen.

2.Selectyourcharactersrace,clan,andgender.

3.Chooseapresetappearanceforyourcharacter.

4.Customizevariousaspectsofyourcharactersappearanceviatheavailablemenus.

5.Selectyourcharactersstartingclass*.

6.Selectyourcharactersnameday(birthday)andguardian(patrondeity).

7.Inputyourcharactersfirstandlastname.

8.Selectthecitystateinwhichyouwishtobeginyouradventure.

9.Finally,selectEntertocreateyourcharacterandbeginthegame.

*ClassesInFINALFANTASYXIV,aplayersclassisdeterminedbythearmortoolinhis/herhand.Theclasschosenduringcharactercreationsimply
determinestheitemsaplayerbeginsthegamewith.Playerscanchangetheirclassatanytimebysimplyequippingdifferentitemstheypurchase,
find,orcreate.

NoteIntheAlphaVersion,acharactersrace,clan,gender,nameday,andguardiandonotaffecthis/herattributes.

Attheonsetofthegame,youwillfindyourselfonaboat,thoughatthispointyourcharacterisalreadywithinwhatiscalledaninstancedarea,
meaningitwillnotbeoccupiedbyanyotherplayers.

*Instancedareas,orinstances,areareasinwhichonlyplayersdirectlyrelatedtoorinvolvedinwhathappenswithinmayenter.Theinitialstages
ofgameplayintheAlphaTestwilltakeplaceininstancedareaswhichonlysingleplayersmayoccupy.
Instanceswillonlybeusedforspecialevents,suchasthegamesopeningsequence.Forthemostpart,gameplaywilltakeplacewithinpublicareas
occupiedbyanyofanumberofplayers.

Asyouprogressthroughtheopeningevent,theshipwilleventuallymakeport.Afterarriving,speaktotheNPCHob,whowillbelocateddirectly
aheadofyou.Atcertainpointsinthegame,Hobwillpresentyouwithalistofoptionsinaccordancewithyourprogress.Fornow,selecttheoption
presentedtocontinuethroughthecurrentevent.

AfterspeakingwithNPCHobandproceedingtothelocationtowhichyouhavebeendirected,therewillbeanotherNPCnamedBaderonwhowill
presentyouwithanothersetofoptions.AfterspeakingtoBaderon,youwillautomaticallybetransportedfromtoapublicarea.

Inpublicareasyouwillcomeacrossmanyotherplayers.Asfellowadventurers,itisuptoyoutomakethemostofyourtimeinEorzeatogether!

HeadupDisplay

1.DisplayName
Thecolorofadisplaynamerevealsimportantinformation.
WhiteOtherPCs
BluePartymembers
GreenNPCs
YellowEnemies
RedEngagedenemies

*SemiTransparentDisplayNamesWhenthedisplaynameofaPCissemitransparent,itindicatesthatplayeriscurrentlyinadifferentareathan
you.ThesePCsarestilldisplayedonscreentohelpcontributetotheseamlesstransitioningbetweenareas.However,playersshouldnotethat
partyinvitescannotbeextendedacrossareas.

2.MinimapTheminimapdisplaystheimmediatevicinityaroundyou,thedirectionyouarefacing,thedirectionthecameraisfacing,andtheposition
ofvariousNPCs.

3.LogThisdisplaycontainsallofthevariouslogsusedtodisplaytextwithinthegame,suchasthesystemlog,combatlog,andchatlog.Players
mayinputtextbyselectingthechatpromptarea.

4.UnitFrameTheunitframedisplaysvariousaspectsofyourcharactersstatus,suchasHP,MP,andTP.

5.ConnectionStatus

Headupdisplaycont.

1.ActionBar
ThisbardisplaysthevariouscommandsavailableforuseinrelationtothePCorNPCyouarecurrentlytargeting.

2.ActionGauge
Thisgaugetellshowmuchtimeisleftbeforethenextactionmaybeexecuted.Thoughthereareafewexceptions,forthemostpartallattacks,
abilities,weaponskills,andspellsrequirethattheactiongaugebefull.

Forcertainclasses,asecondaryactiongaugewillappearwhenashieldisequippedintheoffhand.Allshieldrelatedcommandswillmakeuseofthis
gauge.

Theactiongaugesofthemainhandandoffhandareentirelyindependentofoneanother.Shouldacharacterhaveashieldequippedintheiroff
hand,twoactiongaugeswillbedisplayedsimultaneously.

3.EffectGauge
Theeffectgaugecomestolifeoncetheactiongaugehascompletelyfilled.Whenacommandisexecuted,thestateoftheeffectgaugewill
determinecertainbonusestofactorssuchasaccuracy,power,orpotency.Thesebonusesapplytoallactions,bothphysicalandmagical.

PassiveModeandActiveMode
PassiveModeisthedesignationgiventothestateinwhichaplayersarmortoolisnotdrawn.Inthismode,hitpointsregenerateautomatically.
ActiveModereferstothestateinwhichaplayersarmortoolisdrawn.Inthismode,variousbattlecommandsareavailable,butmovementspeed
isreducedincomparisontopassivemode.

ArmsandTools
ThereareavastarrayofarmsandtoolsinFINALFANTASYXIVwhichallowplayerstoassumetheroleofanyofanumberofclasses.However,the
followingconditionsshouldbekeptinmindwhenchangingequipment.
EquippingArmsPlayersmustbeinpassivemodeandnotengagedwithanenemy.
EquippingToolsPlayersmustbeinpassivemode.

DuringtheAlphaTestphase,therewillbeatotalofninetypesofarmsandtoolsavailable(swords,handtohandweapons,axes,polearms,bows,
conjurerarms,thaumaturgearms,hammers,andpickaxes).Playerscanchangetheirclasssimplybyvirtueofchangingthearmortooltheyhave
equippedintheirhand.

TheFlowofBattle
1.Readyanarmortool,changingfrompassivemodetoactivemode.

2.Targetanenemy.

3.Selectacommandfromtheactionbar,andmakeuseoftheactionandeffectgaugestoexecuteiteffectively.

4.Strategizewithotherpartymembers,decidinguponanappropriateBattleRegimen*.

5.Gainvictoryinbattletoberewardedwithexperienceandskillpoints.

6.Obtainanddistributeanylootdroppedbytheenemy.

BattleRegimen
BattleRegimensarecombattacticswhichpartymembersmayemployagainstasingleenemy.Bycoordinatingandexecutingbattlecommandsina
preciseorder,playersmaycausecertainadditionalbeneficialeffectstooccur.

ABattleRegimenbeginswiththestackingofbattlecommands.AllpartymemberswhowishtotakepartintheBattleRegimenmuststacktheir
actionsinthecorrectorderagainstthedesiredtarget.OneofthememberstheninitiatestheBattleRegimen,andthestackedactionswillbe
executedautomatically.

Step1:ConsultwithotherpartymemberstodeterminethebestBattleRegimentouseagainstaspecifictarget.Thebattlecommandsandthe
orderinwhichtheyaretobeexecutedshouldallbedecided.

Step2:WaituntilyourpositioninthequeuecomesaroundtoswitchtoBattleRegimenmodeandselectthebattlecommandyouwishtostack.

Step3:Afterallparticipatingpartymembershavestackedtheirbattlecommands,oneofthepartymembersselectstoinitiatetheBattleRegimen.

Step4:OncetheBattleRegimenisinitiated,thestackedbattlecommandswillallbeexecutedautomatically,chainingtogethertocreateadditional
effects.

PleasenotethatfactorssuchasdistancefromtheenemymaypreventstackedbattlecommandsfrombeingexecutedoncetheBattleRegimenis
initiated.Inthesecases,theBattleRegimenwillnotend,butwillinsteadproceedontothenextcommandinthequeue.

EnemyToughness
Anenemysdegreeofdifficultyisrepresentedbythecolorofthecirclelocatedintheextremeleftportionoftheunitframe.Thisdisplaytakesinto
accountwhethertheplayerissolooramemberofaparty.

RedIncrediblyTough
OrangeVeryTough
YellowTough
GreenDecentChallenge
BlueEasyPrey

PhysicalLevelsandSkillRanks
InFINALFANTASYXIV,acharactersprogressismeasuredintwoways.Physicallevelsrepresentonesactualphysicaldevelopment,whileskillranks
measurehowadeptoneiswithvariousarmsandtools.

PhysicalLevels
Charactersgainphysicallevelsbyaccumulatingacertainamountofexperiencepoints.(DuringtheAlphaTestphase,experiencepointswillbe
obtainableonlybyachievingvictoryinbattle.)SkillRanksSkillranksaregainedbyaccumulatingskillpointsfromvariousendeavors,suchas
combatorcrafting.Asacharactersskillrankincreases,theywilllearnnewactions,suchasabilitiesandweaponskills.

*Physicallevelandskillrankcapswillbesetat20fortheAlphaTestPhase.


SettingActionsforUse
Actionsthathavebeenacquiredbyacharactercanbesettotheactionbarforuse.DuringtheAlphaTestphase,themaximumnumberofactions
availableatanygiventimewillbelimitedto20.

Barringafewclassspecificexceptions,actionswillbeavailableforuseevenwhenusingaclassdifferentfromtheoneonwhichtheactionlearned.
However,thepowerandefficacyofeachactionisdeterminedbyitsaffinitywiththecharactersactiveskill.


TheSpoilsofWar
Anyitemsreceivedafterabattlewillbeplacedinaplayerslootlist.Duringpartyplay,itemsaredistributedrandomlytothelistsofeachmember.

Afteracertainperiodoftime,itemsonalootlistwillbeautomaticallymovedtoaplayersinventory.Shouldtheplayersinventorybefull,theitems
willbelost.

Itemsonalootlistarenotconsideredinaplayerspossessionuntiltheyareaddedtohis/herinventory.Untilthen,anyitems,includingthosewhich
arerare(untradeable)andunique(playerscanpossessnomorethanone),canbetransferredtoanotherpartymemberslist.

*Itemsreceivedwhilemining/quarryingwillalsobeaddedtothelootlistbeforebeingmovedtoaplayersinventory.

KO'd
IfacharactersHPisreducedto0,he/shewillbeknockedoutandnolongerabletomoveoract.Acharactercanberevivedbyselecting
Returnfromthemainmenuandchoosingadestinationfromthelistedaetherytecampsoraetherialgates.

*IfacharacterisKOdwhileparticipatinginalevequest,he/shewillbeteleportedbacktothecorrespondingaetheryte.
*ForthedurationoftheAlphaTest,charactersKOdwillreceiveaweaknesspenaltywhichwillnotonlylowertotalHP,butalsoreducethespeed
withwhichtheiractiongaugefills,aswellasincreasethelengthofcastingtimes.Thispenaltywilllastfiveminutesbeforewearingoff.>

Part2
RiftsalongthesurfaceofHydaelyncancauseleaksfromwhichtheplanetslifeblood,aether,canescape.Byharnessingthepowerfrom
concentrateddepositsknownasaetheryte,theresidentsofEorzeahaveseenamarkedimprovementineverydaylife.Belowisalistofthethree
mostcommontypesofaetheryte,andtheirbenefits.

AetheryteCrystals
Locatedintownsandcamps,thesegiantcrystallineobjectsaremostoftenusedasthestartingplacesoflevequests,duetotheiraccessibility.
Uponapproachinganaetherytecrystal,anAetheryteoptionwillappear.Selectingthiswillautomaticallydofourthings:
1.RestoreallHPandMP.
2.Settheaetheryteasyourhomepoint(towhereyouwillreturnwhenwarping).
3.Registerthelocationtoyourteleportlist(firstvisitonly),therebyallowingyoutoteleporttothataetherytewheneveryouchoose.
4.Giveyoutheoptiontobeginanylevequestsinyourpossessionoriginatingfromthatlocation.

AetherialGates
AetherialgatesarepermanentdischargesofaetherlocatedinvariousplacesaroundEorzea.Whilenotasconcentratedasaetherytecrystals,the
gatescanstillbeusedtoinstantlyrestoreHPandMP,andsetyourhomepoint.

AetherialNodes
Aetherialnodesaretemporaryphenomenawhichusuallyappearonlyaftercompletingalevequest.Theycanbeusedtoteleportinstantlybackto
theaetherytecrystalatwhichaplayerbeganthatquest.Onlyplayerswhotookpartinthelevequestcanaccessthenodes,whichwillfadeifnot
usedpromptly.

<Return>
PlayerscanreturntotheirpreviouslysethomepointsatanytimebyselectingtheReturnoptionfromthemainmenu.However,ifaplayeris
participatinginalevequest,selectingthisoptionatthattimewillresultinteleportationbacktotheaetherytecrystaloraetherialgateusedto
activatethequest.TheReturncommandcanalsobeusedwhileKOdtoreviveyourcharacter.

<Teleport>
ByselectingTeleportfromthemainmenu,aplayercanteleporttheirentirepartytoanyaetherytecrystallocationtheyhavealreadyvisited.When
onepartymemberusestheTeleportoption,aconfirmationbuttonwillbesenttoallothermembers,allowingthemtodecidewhetherornotthey
alsowishtobeteleported.

*Pleasenote,boththeReturnandTeleportoptionscanonlybeusedwheninpassivemode.

TologoutofFINALFANTASYXIVandexitthegame,selectLogoutfromthemainmenu.Thelogoutprocessrequires30secondstocompleteand
canbecancelledatanytimebyinputtinganothercommand.

*Pleasenote,playerscannotlogoutwhileinactivemode.

Map

1.Region:Thenameoftheregioncurrentlybeingdisplayed.

2.Area:Thenameoftheareacurrentlybeingdisplayedwithintheabovementionedregion.

3.Camp:Thenameoftheaetherytecamppresidingoverthecurrentarea.

4.Aetherytecamplocation.

5.Playerscurrentpositionanddirectionalbearing.

6.Aetherialgatelocation.

7.MapMenuButton:SelectChangeMaptoviewotheracquiredmaps.

PlayerscankeeptrackofthequeststheyhaveacceptedbyviewingtheJournalfoundinthemainmenu.Clickingontheheaderwillbringupthe
followingoptions:Levequests(RegionalandLocal)andQuests(ClassQuests).Selectthecorrespondingcategorytoviewallrelatedjournalentries.
*Pleaseobservegeneralonlinemannersandetiquettewhencommunicatingwithothers.

ChatModes
[Say]
Anymessageinputinthesaychatmodecanbeseenbyanyandallplayersintheimmediatevicinity.Itisthedefaultchatmode,andmessages
displayedinthismannerwillappearinwhite.Thischatmodeisactivatedbyprefacingamessagewitheither/sayorsimply/s.Inaddition,the
activechatmodemaybesettosaymodebyenteringthecommand/saywithoutamessagefollowing.

[Party]
Anymessageinputinthepartychatmodecanbeseenbyanyandallpartymembers.Messagesdisplayedinthismannerappearinblue.Thischat
modeisactivatedbyprefacingamessagewith/partyorsimply/p.Inaddition,theactivechatmodemaybesettopartymodebyenteringthe
command/partywithoutafollowingmessage.

[Tell]
Anymessageinputinthetellchatmodecanbeseenonlybyasingledesignatedplayer.Messagesdisplayedinthismannerappearinpink.Thischat
modeisactivatedbyprefacingamessagewith/tellorsimply/t.Theactivechatmodecannotbesettotellmode.DuringtheAlphaTestphase,PC
namesmustbeenteredintheirentirety(firstandlastnames).

[Shout]
Shoutchatmodeismuchlikesaychatmode,withthesoledifferencebeingthatmessagescanbeseenbyplayersinamuchwiderarea.Messages
displayedinthismannerappearinlightpink.Thischatmodeisactivatedbyprefacingamessagewitheither/shoutorsimply/sh.Theactivechat
modecannotbesettoshoutmode.

ExamplesofChatCommands

*Allcommandsmustbeginwitha/(forwardslash)andcontainonlyhalfwidthcharacters.

Emotes
Emotesareacollectionofexpressionsandgesturesthatcanbeusedtoconveytheemotionalstateofyourcharacter.Theemotemenuisboundto
theEkeyinthedefaultkeyboardsetup,andcanalsobeaccessedbyselectingthesecondiconfromtherightontheactionbar.
Byformingapartywithothers,playerswillbeabletodefeatmonstersandcompleteguildlevesofadifficultyunthinkabletothesoloadventurer.A
singlepartymaycontainupto15characters.

FormingaParty
Toformaparty,simplytargetandselecttheplayerthatyouwishtoinvite,andthenselecttheInviteoptionthatappears.Ifyourinvitationis
accepted,thepartywillbeformedautomatically,withthepersonwhosenttheinitialinvitationbecomingthepartyleader.Theleaderistheonly
memberofthepartywhocaninviteadditionalmembers.
*Playerswhoarealreadyinapartycannotbeinvited.

AcceptingaPartyInvite
Ifanotherplayerinvitesyoutoaparty,aJoinparty?buttonwillappearonyourscreen.Selectthistobringupapromptdisplayingtheoptionsof
Yes,No,andCancel.ChooseYestoaccepttheinvitation.

PartyCommands
Promote
ThePromotecommandallowsplayerstochangethepartyleader.Itmayonlybecarriedoutbythecurrentpartyleader.

Oust
TheOustcommandallowsplayerstoremovemembersfromaparty.Itmayonlybecarriedoutbythecurrentpartyleader.

Leave
TheLeavecommandallowsplayerstodisbandfromaparty.

OnceaPartyisFormed
Followingtheformationofaparty,theunitframesofallpartymemberswillbedisplayedtogetherinthelowerrightportionofthescreen.Theparty
leaderwillbedesignatedbythepresenceofayellowdiamondtotheimmediateleftoftheleadersname.

TheTradecommandallowsyoutoexchangeitemsandgilwithotherplayers.

1.Toinitiateatrade,simplytargetandselectaplayer,andthenselecttheTradeoptionthatappears.
*TherecipientofatraderequestwillbeseeanAcceptTrade?button.SelectingthiswillpresenttheplayerwiththeoptionsofYes,No,and
Cancel.ChooseYestoaccepttherequest.

2.Acceptingatraderequestwillautomaticallyopenthetradewindow.

3.Bothplayerssettheitemsand/orgiltheywishtoexchangeinthetradeslotsprovided.

4.SelectAccepttocompletethetradeprocess.
*SelectingCancelwillabortthetradeentirely.

Bazaarsaffordplayerstheabilitytosellandpurchaseitemstoandfromoneanother.Aplayerwhohasabazaarsetupwillhavethebazaaricon
displayednexttothatplayersname.

OperatingYourBazaar
Aplayersbazaarcanbesetuptocontaintheitemsthatplayerwishestoselltoothers.

<SellingItems>
1.Fromthemainmenu,opentheItemListandthenselecttheBazaaroption.Highlighttheitemthatyouwishtosell,andthenpressBazaaragain.

2.Inthewindowthatfollows,settheunitpriceatwhichyouwishtosellyouritem(s).
*Notethat5%ofthedesignatedunitpricewillbetakenastaxwhentheitemsells.Forexample,anitembeingsoldinabazaarfor100gilwill
requirethepurchasingplayertopay100gil,buttheplayersellingtheitemwillreceiveonly95gilfromthetransaction.

3.Havingitemsinyourbazaarpurchasedbyotherplayerswillresultinthegilbeingautomaticallyaddedtoyourinventory.

BrowsingBazaars
Bybrowsingthebazaarsofothers,playerscanpurchaseitems.

<PurchasingItems>
1.TargetandselectaplayerwithabazaarandpresstheBrowsebuttonthatappears.ThenselecttheSellingoptiontoviewtheitemsthatplayer
hasupforsale.

2.Selecttheitemyouwishtopurchasetocompletethetransaction.

UI
Q:CanIundoattributepointsalreadyallocated?
A:Withgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility.TheTwelvehavedeemedyouunworthyofthatresponsibility(atthistime).

Battle
Q:IvearrivedinLimsaLominsaandwatchedtheeventscenewithBaderon,thepottymouthedproprietoroftheDrowningWench.WhatdoIdo
next?
A:AccessyourJournalfromthemainmenu.SelectClassQueststoviewalogofallthathastranspired,aswellaswhatliesimmediatelyaheadon
yourpathtoadventure.

Q:Myweaponisdrawn,whyisntthatplagueratDEAD!?
A:JustasVanGhohcouldhaveneverpaintedasinglesunflowerwithoutclickingthePaintbuttoninhisactionmenu,anadventurercannotthrust,
swing,orthrowherweaponuntilthecorrespondingbuttonisclicked.

Q:Doblacksmithsandminershaveanybattleoptionsotherthanthrowingstones?
A:NotduringtheAlpha/Betatests.ThoughperhapsthroughprayerwilltheTwelveonedaygranttheDisciplesoftheLandandtheHandwithnew
waystofellEorzeasnastybeasties.

Items
Q:WhycantIfightbarehanded?
A:BecausetheTwelvedonotwishit.Eorzeanadventurersmusthaveaweaponortoolequippedatalltimes.

Q:WherecanIlearnsynthesisrecipes?Itriedcopyingtherecipesintroducedincertainlevequests,butwastoldIdonothavethecrystalrequired
forstartingthesynthesis.
A:SynthesisrecipesareaselusiveastheanswerstoquestionssuchasthemeaningoflifeandourpurposehereonHydaelyn.Theymustbesought
for,andonlythediligentshallberewarded.

Whilenormalsynthesisrequiresthecorrectcombinationofcrystaltypeandamount,levequestsynthesisisoftensimplified,withthequestclients
providingadventurerswithcrystals,thustheirabsencefromthelevequestrecipes.

Q:HowdoIobtaincrystals?
A:Crystallinemanifestationsoftheplanetsaetherarerare,butunderspecialcircumstanceswillformwithinthebodiesofcertaincreatures.Itisup
toyoutogetthosecrystalsout...

Other
Q:WherecanIsynthesizeitems?
A:IfyourcurrentclassisoneoftheDisciplesoftheHand,youcanperformsynthesisanywhereyourheartdesires.

Q:WherecanImine/quarry?
A:AllminershavetheabilitytouncovertheroughlocationsofminingandquarrypointsviatheirProspectandLithoscanabilities.

Q:IvefoundaQuarryPoint,butIcantquarry!
A:Ah,butdoyouhaveaknappinghammerequippedasasecondaryarm?

Q:Icannotsynthesizewithmysecondarytool!
A:Ah,butdoyouhaveafileequippedasasecondaryarm?

Q:Ivefallenintoariftintheplanetssurfaceandcannotescape!WhatevershouldIdo?
A:TheLandisatreacherousplace,litteredhitherandyonwithcrevices,chasms,andbottomlesspits,allwaitingtoconsumetheunsuspecting
passerby.Ifyoufindyourselfstuckinoneofthesenotsoproverbialruts,simplyopenupyourmainmenuandselectReturntowarpbacktoyour
homepoint.

Part3
TheSynthesisProcess
1.Havingequippedthepropertool,selectyourselftodisplaytheactionbarandchoosetheSynthesizeoption.
2.Selectfromamongtheavailableslotsandsetthedesiredingredientsfromyourinventorytobeusedinthesynthesis.
3.ChoosetheBegincommandcorrespondingtothetoolyouwishtouseeithermainhandoroffhandtocommencecrafting.
4.Observethestatusofyourcraftingandselectcommandsasitprogressesuntilitreachescompletion.
5.Obtaintheitemyoucrafted,togetherwithanawardofskillpoints.

SynthesisProperties
Eachsynthesisattemptisgovernedbythreedistinctfactors.Thesearelistedbelowwithabriefdescriptionofeach.

Progress
Progress,whichbeginsat0%andendsat100%,denoteshowclosethecurrentsynthesisistocompletion.
Durability
Durabilitywilldiminisheachtimeacommandisexecutedduringthecraftingprocess.Shouldthedurabilityreachzero,thesynthesiswillfailandthe
ingredientswillbelost.
Focus
Higherdegreesoffocusallowforagreaterchanceofcreatinghighqualityitems,whileatthesametimeincreasingdifficulty.Suchcraftingresults
willyieldhigherrewardsfromsynthesisorientedlocallevequests.

Viewingthegraphicresultsofacommandcanhelptodeterminewhetherthecommandproducedpositiveornegativeresults.Throughsuchcareful
observation,playerscanincreasenotonlytheiroverallchancesofsuccess,butthelikelihoodofhighqualityyieldsaswell.

BasicCommands
Thefourcommandslistedbelowmakeupthebasiccommandsofsynthesis.

StandardSynthesis
Executingthiscommandwilllowerdurabilitytoacertainextent,butatthesametimeincreasetheoveralllikelihoodofsuccesswhilereducingany
negativeimpactonsynthesisingredients.
RapidSynthesis
Thiscommandiscapableofyieldingdramaticresults.Withluck,itwilladvanceprogresswithlittleimpactondurability.However,itdoesplace
significantstrainonsynthesismaterials.Itisperhapsbestemployedtoattempttoturnafailingsynthesisintoasurprisingsuccess.
CarefulSynthesis
Thiscommandincreasesaplayersfocuswiththespecificintentofcreatingahighqualityitem.Duetothefactthatitgreatlyreducesdurability,it
isessentialthatitbeusedinconjunctionwithcertainsynthesisrelatedabilities,asdescribedbelow.
Wait
Waitingmeansthataplayersimplystandsbyandwaitsforthesynthesistoperhapsstabilizeortakeaturnforthebetter.Observingtoexcess,
however,willresultinadeclineindurability.

UsingAbilitiesDuringSynthesis
Inadditiontothebasiccommandsoutlinedabove,therearealsoanumberofabilitieswhichcanonlybeusedduringsynthesis.Thesearelearnedby
charactersastheircraftingskillincreases.

Thereare,however,someimportantdifferences.First,synthesisabilitiescannotbeusedtwiceinsuccession,meaningthatthemostfrequently
theymaybeexecutediseveryothercommand.Second,therearenoabilitycostsforusingsynthesisabilities,suchasMPorTPconsumption,and
norecasttimers.Theprobabilityofsuchabilitiesbecomingavailableforuseduringsynthesisinsteaddependsuponfactorssuchasskillrankand
playerattributes.

*IntheAlphaTest,theabilitieswithwhichaplayerbeginsthegamecannotberemovedfromtheactionbar.

DifferencesAmongTools
ToolsemployedbytheDisciplesoftheHandaresplitintotwocategories:primarytools(mainhand)andsecondarytools(offhand).Whenbeginning
asynthesis,playersmustchoosethetoolwithwhichtheywishtocraft.Thoughthesynthesismaybeconductedwitheither,theresultsmaydiffer
basedonthenatureoftherecipeorpatternbeingfollowed.

*FortheAlphaTest,theonlydifferencestakenintoaccountwillbebetweenitemattributes.

Guildleves
Guildlevesarespecialpassesthatallowtheirbearerstoparticipateinaplethoraofdifferenttasksknownaslevequests.Theyareissuedbythe
AdventurersGuildineachcitystate,andcanbeobtainedattheDrowningWenchinLimsaLominsa.

Ingeneral,therearetwodifferenttypesofguildleves:regionalandlocal.Regionallevequestsmostofteninvolvetasksthattakeplaceoutsidethe
protectivewallsofthecitystates,suchasfellingfearsomebeastsorlocatingmineralveins.Locallevequests,ontheotherhand,usuallyinvolve
somesortofsynthesis,andcansometimesbecompletedwithoutevenventuringoutintotheperilouswilds.

Therearecountlessvariationsofguildlevesandthequeststhattheyrepresenteachwithdifferentobjectivesandrewards.Playerscanpossessup
toeightlevesatanyonetime.

DuringtheAlphaTest,thelistofguildlevesmadeavailablebytheAdventurersGuildwillchangeonceeverytwohours(Earthtime).Untilthatlistis
updated,playersmaynotacceptthesamelevequesttwice,normaytheyreturnanincompletelevequesthavingacceptedit.

RegionalGuildleves
SpeakwithPiralnautintheDrowningWenchtobrowsethevariousregionalguildlevesavailableinLimsaLominsa.Afterselectingaguildleve,travelto
theaetheryteindicatedinthelevequestobjectivestostartthequest.Anyplayersinyourpartyatthistimewillalsobeabletoparticipateinthe
levequest.Partymemberswhopossessthesameguildlevewillnotonlybeabletoparticipate,butalsoreceiveanyrewardsindicatedinthe
levequestobjectives.

Theobjectivesforcompletingalevequestwillbereadilyvisibleinawindowthroughoutthequestsduration.Mainmapandminimapmarkerswillalso
appear,andcanbeusedtohelpnavigate.Targetswillalsoalwayshaveaspecialiconnexttotheirnames,makingthemeasytorecognize.

Finally,levequesttargetscanonlybeseenbymembersparticipatinginthequest,soplayerswillneverhavetoworryabouttheirquarrybeing
snatchedupbytheoccasionalpasserby.

Atthesuccessfulcompletionofaregionallevequest,anaetherialnodewillappear.Playerscan(butarenotrequiredto)usethistemporaryportalto
returntotheaetherytewheretheytriggeredthequest.Itisatthistimethattheywillreceiveanyrewardsspecifiedontheguildleve.Ifalevequest
isfailed,anodewillnotappear.

PlayerswhoareKOdduringalevequestcancontinueparticipatinginthequestuponreturningtotheirhomepoint.

*Movingtoadifferentareaorloggingoutduringalevequestwillresultinquestfailureforthatparticipant.Allotherpartymemberscancontinue
withthequest.
*Levequestparticipantsincludeallpartymembers(whoarenotalreadyparticipatinginanotherlevequest)atthetimetheguildleveisactivated.
Changingpartymakeupafteractivatingaguildlevewillnotaffectaplayersparticipationstatus.
*Onlythoseparticipatinginalevequestcanattackthetargetsindicatedinthequestobjectives.

LocalGuildleves
LocalguildlevesareavailablefromTmokkri,stationednexttoPiralnautintheDrowningWench.Unlikeregionallevequests,localonesdonotneedto
beactivatedatanaetherytecrystalanddonothaveanytimelimits.AlocallevequestisstartedbypressingtheSynthesizebuttonlocatednear
theactionmenu.Fromthenewwindow,selectRequestedItemstobringupalistofavailablequests.Whilenormalsynthesisinvolvesprocuringthe
properitemsandcrystalstocraftanitem,theclientsoflocallevequestswillusuallyprovidethosetheyhirewiththenecessarymaterialshowever,
thisinvolvesfindingtheclientandspeakingwithhimorher.

*Thematerialsprovidedforlocallevequestsarenotaddedtoaplayersregularinventory,andareonlyavailableforuseincompletingthe
requesteditemsindicatedontheguildleve.
*Afterspeakingwiththeclientandreceivingthematerials,theitemswillappearautomaticallyinthesynthesiswindowafterselectingalevequest
fromtheRequestedItemsmenu(seeabove).Proceedwithsynthesis(asdescribedintheSynthesissectionbelow)tocrafttheitems.
*Completeditemswillnotbeplacedinaplayersinventory.Levequestprogresscanbefollowedbyviewingtheguildleve.

*Itemsmadewithmaterialsprovidedbyalevequestclientcannotbeused,sold,ortraded.
*Speakwiththeclientafterusingupallthematerialstoreceivepayment.Paymentwillvarybasedonoverallperformance.

MiningandQuarrying
MembersoftheMinersGuildwillfindthattheyareabletoengageineitheroftwoactivitiesmining,madepossiblethroughuseofaminersprimary
tools,andquarrying,madepossiblebysecondarytools.Pleasebeawarethatevenwithminerastheactiveclass,aplayerwillnotbeabletoquarry
withoutthepropersecondarytoolequipped.

*FortheAlphaTest,evencharacterswhocannotminemaystillundertakeguildleveswhichrequirethemtodoso.Pleaseexercisecautionwhen
makingyourselections.
**Inthecurrentversion,ProspectandLithoscanresultsareerroneouslydisplayedinmalms(roughlyequivalenttomiles)ratherthanyalms(roughly
equivalenttoyards).Thisisaknownissueandwillberectifiedinthenearfuture.

HowtoMine
1.UsetheProspectabilitytosearchfornearbyminingpoints.
2.FollowtheProspectresultstoapproachaminingpointandselecttheExcavateoptionwhenitappears.
3.Theminingprocesswillnowbegin,andissplitintotwophases:
a.Searchingforminableveins.
b.Extractingitemsfromdiscoveredveins.
4.Excessiveminingwillresultinaplayerbecomingtemporarilyunabletominethesamepoint.
5.Onceaminingpointisexhausted,anothermustbefoundbeforeminingcancontinue.

HowtoQuarry
Inmanyways,quarryingismuchlikemining,althoughsomewhatsimpler.
1.UsetheLithoscanabilitytosearchfornearbyquarryingpoints.
2.FollowtheLithoscanresultstoapproachaquarryingpointandselecttheExcavateoptionwhenitappears.
3.Thequarryingprocesswillnowbegin.Shouldanitembeextractedfromthequarryingpoint,thepointwillcollapse.Besuretosearchagain,as
thereisverylikelytobeanotherquarryingpointnearby.Ifaplayerisunabletoprocureanitem,thepointwillremainandmaybequarriedagain.
4.Excessivequarryingwillresultinaplayerbecomingtemporarilyunabletoquarryintheimmediatevicinity.
5.Onceaquarryingpointisexhausted,anothermustbefoundbeforequarryingcancontinue.

Guildleves
Thereareseveraltypesofregionalguildlevesavailabletominers.SelectFieldcraftLeveswhenspeakingwithPiralnauttobringupalistof
guildlevesspeciallytailoredforDisciplesoftheLand.
Currently,thelevequestQuarryingBeardedRockhasarecommendedskillrankof5andabove.Thoughthequestcanbeinitiatedasearlyas
rank1,successfulcompletionofthequestrequirestoolsthatmayonlybeequippedatrank5.Pleaseconsiderthisbeforeactivatingthequest.
Whileparticipatinginamininglevequest,theLithoscanandProspectcommandswillonlyproduceresultsforminingorquarryingpointsrelatedto
thequest.However,playerswhohappentofindregularpointscanaccessthemiftheyplease(thoughtheresultswillnotcounttowardthe
levequest).
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