2022 - (08/10/2022) The August Version Update Has Landed!

≪August 10, 2022 (JST) Version Update≫
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Enjoy new battle content known as Sortie, additions to The Voracious Resurgence storyline, and the monthly updates to Ambuscade.

• The NPC curating Sortie, Ruspix, will be temporarily disabled upon the launch of the August version update in order to address several last-minute issues. Read on for details.

Event-related

• The ability to further reforge item level 119 empyrean armor has been added.
  • Starting the process
    Speak with Ruspix in Leafallia (H-8) to get started.
    *Ruspix will be temporary disabled upon the launch of the August version update in order to address several last-minute issues.
        
  • Reforging
    In order to get started reforging empyrean armor, you must participate in the new battle content known as Sortie as the job for which you want to reforge the armor.
  • Required Items
    Reforging requires currency known as gallimaufry as well as Ra'Kaznar sapphires.
    Each of these are obtainable by defeating foes in Sortie or opening coffers that appear when certain conditions are met.
    Ra'Kaznar sapphires may also be purchased with gallimaufry.
  • Time Required
    When you turn in a piece of armor for reforging, the process will be complete once one day (Vana'diel time) has passed.
• A new chapter has been added to The Voracious Resurgence.
      
  To accept the quest, speaking with Andreine in Eastern Adoulin's Celennia Memorial Library (F-10) after completing the quest Delkfutt the Great.
• The monthly Records of Eminence objectives have been swapped out.
  • The monthly Records of Eminence objectives have been swapped out.
• A new designation has been added..

Battle-related

• New battle content known as Sortie has been added.
  * The NPC curating Sortie, Ruspix, will be temporarily disabled upon the launch of the August version update in order to address several last-minute issues.
  Read on for details.
  
  Sortie is instanced battle content that plays out in Outer Ra'Kaznar (U).
      
  • Prerequisites
    • Have completed Adoulin Mission Chapter 5 (up through The Light Within).
    • Be in possession of the Scintillating Rhapsody.
  • Requirements to Participate
    • Be in possession of the Shiny Ra'Kaznarian plate.
      * Players may only possess one of these items at a time.
  • Enjoying Sortie
        1. Speak with Ruspix in Leafallia to obtain a Shiny Ra'Kaznarian plate key item.
    
        2. The party leader should interact with the diaphanous transposer in Kamihr Drifts (F-6) and select Sortie.
    
        3. If all party members meet the requirements for participation, the party will be entered into the queue.
    
        4. Interact with the diaphanous transposer again to join.
    * Upon entering the instance, the Shiny Ra'Kaznarian plate will transform into a Dull Ra'Kaznarian plate.
    • Second and subsequent attempts
      Players approaching the diaphanous transposer after at least 20 hours have passed since their previous attempt will find that their Dull Ra'Kaznarian plate will transform back into a Shiny Ra'Kaznarian plate. You will then be able to enter Sortie again.
    • Between one and six players may participate.
      * Alter egos may be called forth.
      * All participating players must be in possession of a Shiny Ra'Kaznarian plate to join.
    • The time limit is one hour.
  • Rewards
    • Vanquishing foes in Sortie will reward you with gallimaufry, the currency required for reforging item level 119 empyrean armor.
    • Ra'Kaznarian sapphires, also required for reforging, will drop from notorious monsters in Sortie and can also be purchased with gallimaufry.
    • Treasure chests that appear once certain conditions are met can also yield gallimaufry and RaKaznarian sapphires.
    • In addition to the above, players can also obtain old cases, which contain augmented job-specific earrings.
      * Gallimaufry and Ra'Kaznarian sapphires are personal rewards.
      * Gallimaufry is retained between Sortie attempts and can be viewed at any time via the Currencies 2 menu.
  • Decreasing Time Required for Reentry
    • After you complete Sortie for the first time, you can receive a Ruspix's plate by speaking with Ruspix in Leafallia (H-8).
    • After entering Sortie a second time, your Ruspix's plate will charge up with energy, accumulating time equal to one-fifth (1/5) of the time that exceeded the 20 hour waiting period since your previous Sortie.
      (Example: You first entered Sortie at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. You next enter Sortie at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. Since 25 hours has passed since your first Sortie, you are 5 hours past the minimum waiting period. One-fifth of that time (1 hour) is stored in your Ruspixs plate upon entry into the second Sortie.)
    • Once your Ruspixs plate has stored up an amount of time equivalent to the amount of time you must wait before entering Sortie again, you can speak with Ruspix in Leafallia (H-8) to have him convert your Dull Ra'Kaznarian plate into a Shiny Ra'Kaznarian plate.
      * The amount of time is recorded and displayed in-game in seconds.
      * Ruspix's plate can store up to 72,000 seconds (20 hours) of time.
  • Leaving Sortie
    • Use the spell Warp/Teleport or similar effects.
    • Use the obsidian wing temporary item, obtainable upon entry into Sortie.
    • Reach the time limit.
    • Have three minutes elapse after all party members are knocked out.

• Ambuscade has undergone the following additions and adjustments.
  • The foes in Normal and Intense Ambuscades have been swapped out.
    * As such, the corresponding Records of Eminence objectives have changed.
      
      
  • Exemplar points are no longer gained or lost in Normal or Intense Ambuscades when completing an Ambuscade or being knocked out.
    * This change was made in response to feedback from players who found it difficult to participate in Ambuscade because of this penalty
  • Intense Ambuscades have undergone the following adjustments.
    • A visual effect will now display when Bozzetto Ramuh activates a special ability when using Astral Passage.
    • The Bozzetto Doppelganger will find it more difficult to flee when afflicted with weight or bind.
    • The Bozzetto Doppelganger now has resistance against all form of damage.
      * The amount of damage reduction is unchanged.
  • Normal Ambuscades have undergone the following adjustments.
    • Bozzetto Jody, Bozzetto Julika, and Bozzetto Vivian have had their attack delay increased from 240 to 320.
    • Bozzetto Jody, Bozzetto Julika, and Bozzetto Vivian have had the damage adjustment of their Impale ability decreased from 2.0 to 1.5.
    • A golden bomb will now appear when certain conditions are met.
  • Certain items obtainable in exchange for hallmarks have been s**
  • Certain items obtainable for total hallmarks have been s**
  • Certain items obtainable in exchange for badges of gallantry have been swapped out.
• New status ailments, tainted and haunted, have been added.
  These status ailments cannot be removed by white magic, abilities, or items.

Item-related

• New items have been added.
• New items are now storable via the Porter Moogle.
  • Storage Slip 03
      Oshasha's Treatise
• A method for reobtaining certain ammunition-related equipment has been added.
  • To receive one of the applicable items you may have lost, speak with the Munitions Moogle in Port Jeuno (E-6) and trade one of the applicable base weapons.
    * Each item may only be re-obtained once.

Applicable Item	Required Weapon
Yoichi's Quiver	Yoichinoyumi
Artemis's Quiver	Gandiva
Chrono Quiver	Fail-Not
Quelling Bolt Quiver	Gastraphetes
Eradicating Bullet Pouch	Annihilator
Living Bullet Pouch	Death Penalty
Devastating Bullet Pouch	Armageddon
Chrono Bullet Pouch	Fomalhaut

System-related

• Exchanging items with the Voidwatch Officer and Voidwatch Purveyor is now done by manually entering the amount you wish to exchange for.
  * Up to 99 may be exchanged at once.
• The following currencies have been added to the Currencies 2 menu.
      Domain Points / Domain Points earned today / Mog Segments / Gallimaufry
• The amount of time new players and returnees are allowed to speak in the Assist channel has been increased from 48 hours to 240 hours.
• A new term has been added to the Auto-translate function.
  • Category: Game Terms 2
    Term: Sortie

Resolved Issues

• The issue with the Locus Colibri in Bhaflau Thickets wherein action logic in battle was incorrect.
• The issue in Ambuscade wherein Bozzetto Vivian would fail to properly consume TP when using Box Step.

Known Issues

There are currently no known issues.

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