View source for Version Update (03/22/2010)

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==Event-related==

* New areas have been made accessible in past Vana'diel.

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* New Wings of the Goddess missions have been added.
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* New in-game content "Trial of the Magians" has been added.<br />
"Trial of the Magians" is the title given to a new quest series designed especially for level 75 characters.<br />
To initiate a quest in Trial of the Magians, players must speak with the "Magian Moogle" NPC located at H-5 in the [[Ru'Lude Gardens]].
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* Several new quests, including those granting the ability to summon the new avatars, [[Alexander]] and [[Odin]], have been added.

* The following changes have been made to Moblin Maze Mongers:
** The reward for completing the Aquatic Depopulation Team objective has been adjusted.


* New hunt objectives have been added to Hunt Registries.

* New fish varieties have been added for the quest "Inside the Belly."

* To view certain event replay scenes in the "[[Saga of the Skyserpent]]" quest, players must now go to the [[Wajaom Woodlands]] (M-7) instead of [[Aht Urhgan Whitegate]] (E-8).

==Battle-related==

* The distribution of certain monsters has been adjusted in the following area:<br />
[[Xarcabard (S)]]

* The following changes have been made to Campaign:
** The following areas may now host Campaign Battles:
*** [[Castle Zvahl Baileys (S)]] / [[Castle Zvahl Keep (S)]]
** New Campaign decorations have been unlocked, and new items obtainable by trading Allied Notes added.
** New Campaign Ops have been added.
** Player evaluation for completing a Campaign Ops objective has been adjusted.
** The strength of the Shadowsoul Battalion has been adjusted.


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* Several new Notorious Monsters have been added.<br />
To accommodate this addition, the new NPC "Assai Nybaem" has been posted to the [[Ru'Lude Gardens]] (G-10).<br />
<font color="#d00505">*Players wishing to battle the new set of Notorious Monsters added this version update should speak to this NPC.</font>
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*The depop conditions for the following Notorious Monsters have been adjusted:<br />
[[Oupire]] / [[Scylla]] / [[Zirnitra]] / [[Lugh]] / [[Elatha]] / [[Buarainech]] / [[Tethra]] / [[Ethniu]]

*The repop counter has been shortened for Notorious Monsters spawned via the "???" targets in the following locations:<br />
[[Ru'Aun Gardens]] / [[Ve'Lugannon Palace]] / [[The Shrine of Ru'Avitau]]

*With the addition of the new avatars, Alexander and Odin, summoners are now able to use the "Astral Flow" job ability even when no avatars have been invoked.

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* The following changes have been made to puppetmaster:

** Hand-to-hand combat rating has been raised from rank C to B+.
** The puppetmaster's level will now be factored into the extent that maneuvers enhance automaton stats.
***The rate of enhancement will be adjusted for when puppetmaster is used as a support job, or when a level restriction is in place.
** The effects of the following attachments have been adjusted:<br />
[[Armor Plate]] / [[Armor Plate II]] / [[Auto-Repair Kit]] / [[Auto-Repair Kit II]] / [[Mana Tank]] / [[Mana Tank II]]
** The performance of automaton frames has been adjusted.
** The ranged accuracy of automatons is no longer affected by distance to the target.


==Item-related==

*Items obtainable from Treasure Caskets have been overhauled.
** [[Evolith]] and other new items have been added.
** Other revisions have been made to available items.


* The reward items obtainable with Conquest Points have been altered as follows:

Grand Knight's arrow -> Temple Knight's quiver<br />
Gold Musketeer's bolt -> Iron Musketeer's quiver<br />
Patriarch Protector's arrow -> Combat Caster's quiver<br />
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<font color="#d00505">*These new enchanted items can produce ammunition with identical attributes to the former items.</font>
<font color="#d00505">*Players possessing the former items may trade them to a Conquest Overseer to receive the new items.</font>

* Several pieces of new equipment have been added.

* New synthesis recipes have been added.

* The following changes have been made to the Synergy system:
** The synergy skill level cap has been raised to 60 (Journeyman).
** Synthesis skill bonuses granted by equipment and furnishings are now taken into account when performing synergy.
** New elemental traits selectable when etching evolith apertures have been added. (*certain weapons excluded)
** New types of evolith have been added.
** Synergy furnaces have been removed from Lower Jeuno.
** Several new synergy recipes have been added.

<div align="center">'''< Rank: Amateur >'''</div>
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| [[Carrot Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[San d'Or. Carrot]] x 4
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| [[Herbal Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Frost Turnip]] x 2, [[Beaugreens]] x 2
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| [[Bug Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Lugworm]] x 2, [[Shell Bug]] x 2
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<div align="center">'''< Rank: Recruit >'''</div>
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| [[Kingdom Earring]]
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| [[Kingdm. Waystone]], [[Silver Earring]]
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| [[Republic Earring ]]
| -
| [[Repub. Waystone]], [[Silver Earring]]
|- BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF" align="center"
| [[Federation Earring]]
| -
| [[Feder. Waystone]], [[Silver Earring]]
|- align="center"
| [[Humus]]
| [[Woodworking]]
| [[Bay Leaves]], [[Elm Log]]
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| [[Tree Sap]]
| [[Woodworking]]
| [[Maple Sugar]], [[Chestnut Log]]
|- align="center"
| [[Carrion Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Hare Meat]] x 2, [[Rotten Meat]], [[Gelatin]]
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<div align="center">'''< Rank: Initiate >'''</div>
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| [[Selbina Earring]]
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| [[Selbina Waystone]], [[Silver Earring]]
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| [[Mhaura Earring]]
| -
| [[Mhaura Waystone]], [[Silver Earring]]
|- BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF" align="center"
| [[Duchy Earring]]
| -
| [[Duchy Waystone]], [[Silver Earring]]
|- align="center"
| [[Rabao Earring]]
| -
| [[Rabao Waystone]], [[Silver Earring]]
|- BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF" align="center"
| [[Kazham Earring]]
| -
| [[Kazham Waystone]], [[Silver Earring]]
|- align="center"
| [[Grass. Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Skull Locust]] x 2, [[King Locust]], [[Mushroom Locust]], [[La Theine Cbg.]], [[Gysahl Greens]]
|- BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF" align="center"
| [[Meat Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Hare Meat]], [[Dhalmel Meat]], [[G. Sheep Meat]], [[Gelatin]]
|- align="center"
| [[Fish Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Bastore Sardine]] x 4
|- BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF" align="center"
| [[Fish Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Hamsi]] x 4
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<div align="center">'''< Rank: Novice >'''</div>
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| [[Norg Earring]]
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| [[Norg Waystone]], [[Silver Earring]]
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| [[Mole Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Snapping Mole]] x 2, [[Helmet Mole]], [[Lugworm]], [[Shell Bug]], [[Loam]]
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| [[Mole Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Snapping Mole]] x 2, [[Helmet Mole]], [[Little Worm]], [[Shell Bug]], [[Loam]]
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| [[Blood Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Fiend Blood]], [[Lizard Blood]], [[Bird Blood]], [[Beast Blood]], [[Leech Saliva]]
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|- BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF" align="center"
| [[Blood Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Beastman Blood]], [[Lizard Blood]], [[Bird Blood]], [[Beast Blood]], [[Leech Saliva]]
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| [[Fish Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Uskumru]] x 2
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<div align="center">'''< Rank: Apprentice >'''</div>
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| [[Bronze Ingot]]
| [[Smithing]]
| [[Mildewy Ingot]]
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| [[Brass Ingot]]
| [[Goldsmithing]]
| [[Decayed Ingot]]
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| [[Mariner's Bed R]]
| [[Woodworking]]<br />[[Clothcraft]]<br />[[Alchemy]]
| [[Dogwd. Lumber]] x 4, [[Cotton Cloth]], [[Silk Cloth]], [[Cotton Thread]], [[Red Textile Dye]]
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| [[Mariner's Bed B]]
| [[Woodworking]]<br />[[Clothcraft]]<br />[[Alchemy]]
| [[Dogwd. Lumber]] x 4, [[Cotton Cloth]], [[Silk Cloth]], [[Cotton Thread]], [[Blue Text. Dye]]
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| [[Mariner's Bed G]]
| [[Woodworking]]<br />[[Clothcraft]]<br />[[Alchemy]]
| [[Dogwd. Lumber]] x 4, [[Cotton Cloth]], [[Silk Cloth]], [[Cotton Thread]], [[Green Text. Dye]]
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| [[Mariner's Bed Y]]
| [[Woodworking]]<br />[[Clothcraft]]<br />[[Alchemy]]
| [[Dogwd. Lumber]] x 4, [[Cotton Cloth]], [[Silk Cloth]], [[Cotton Thread]], [[Yellow Text. Dye]]
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| [[Mariner's Bed W]]
| [[Woodworking]]<br />[[Clothcraft]]<br />[[Alchemy]]
| [[Dogwd. Lumber]] x 4, [[Cotton Cloth]], [[Silk Cloth]], [[Cotton Thread]], [[White Text. Dye]]
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| [[Fish Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Bluetail]] x 2
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| [[Fish Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Gugru Tuna]]
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| [[Fish Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Lakerda]]
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| [[Antica Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Antican Acid]] x 2, [[Antican Pauldron]], [[Antican Robe]], [[Gelatin]]
|- align="center"
| [[Antica Broth]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Antican Acid]] x 2, [[Antican Robe]] x 2, [[Gelatin]]
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| [[Bavarois Potiron]]
| [[Cooking]]
| [[Maple Sugar]], [[Gelatin]], [[Ogre Pumpkin]], [[Vanilla]], [[Bird Egg]], [[Uleguerand Milk]]
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<div align="center">'''< Rank : Journeyman >'''</div>
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| [[Gold Nugget]]
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| [[Gold Leaf]] x 4, [[Vitriol]] x 2
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| [[Lmg. Medallion]]
| [[Goldsmithing]]
| [[Silver Chain]] x 2, [[Jadeite]], [[Befouled Silver]]
|- BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF" align="center"
| [[Fylgja Torque]]
| [[Goldsmithing]]
| [[Gold Ingot]] x 2, [[Copper Ingot]], [[Ethereal Squama]]
|- align="center"
| [[Incubus Earring]]
| [[Goldsmithing]]
| [[Kidney Stone]], [[Platinum Earring]]
|- BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF" align="center"
| [[Ire Torque]]
| [[Goldsmithing]]
| [[Muculent Ingot]], [[Torque]]
|- align="center"
| [[Pythia Sash]]
| [[Clothcraft]]
| [[Scarlet Kadife]], [[Red Grs. Thread]], [[Mohbwa Cloth]]
|- BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF" align="center"
| [[Toxon Belt]]
| [[Leathercraft ]]<br />[[Goldsmithing]]<br />[[Bonecraft]]
| [[Igneous Barnacle]], [[Silver Ingot]], [[Lizard Belt]]
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| [[Panetiere ]]
| [[Woodworking]]<br />[[Goldsmithing]]
| [[Mahogany Lbr.]] x 3, [[Ebony Lumber]] x 4, [[Gold Ingot]]
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* The selling prices of the following items have been revised:<br />
[[Skull Locust]] / [[King Locust]] / [[Mushroom Locust]] / [[Snapping Mole]] / [[Helmet Mole]] / [[Carrot Broth]] / [[F. Carrot Broth|Famous Carrot Broth]] / [[Bug Broth]] / [[Qdv. Bug Broth|Quadav Bug Broth]] / [[Herbal Broth]] / [[S. Herbal Broth|Singing Herbal Broth]] / [[Carrion Broth]] / [[C. Carrion Broth|Cold Carrion Broth]] / [[Humus]] / [[Rich Humus]] / [[Meat Broth]] / [[W. Meat Broth|Warm Meat Broth]] / [[Tree Sap]] / [[Scarlet Sap]] / [[Fish Broth]] / [[Fish Oil Broth]] / [[Seedbed Soil]] / [[Alchemist Water]] / [[Sun Water]] / [[Grass. Broth|Grasshopper Broth]] / [[N. Grass. Broth|Noisy Grasshopper Broth]] / [[Mole Broth]] / [[L. Mole Broth|Lively Mole Broth]] / [[Blood Broth]] / [[Clear Blood Broth]] / [[Antica Broth]] / [[Fragrant Antica Broth]]

* The harvesting rates for the following items have been adjusted, and they are now dropped by certain enemies:<br />
[[Skull Locust]] / [[King Locust]] / [[Mushroom Locust]] / [[Snapping Mole]] / [[Helmet Mole]]

* The following items may now be entrusted to the item storage NPC:<br />
[[Jeunoan Tree]] / [[S. Lord Statue|Shadow Lord Statue]] / [[S. Bunny Hat Plus 1|Snow Bunny Hat +1]]

* The items available by mining in the following areas have been revised:<br />
[[Mount Zhayolm]] / [[Halvung]]

* The icons for the following items have been changed:<br />
[[Firebrick]] / [[Revertant]] / [[Aptant: Primus]] / [[Aptant: Aecus]] / [[Aptant: Durus]] / [[Aptant: Bellum]] / [[Aptant: Arkhe]] / [[Aptant: Tachus]] / [[Aptant: Pera]] / [[Aptant: Ishis]] / [[Aptant: Fyrst]] / [[Aptant: Geoc]] / [[Aptant: Haelan]] / [[Aptant: Secan]] / [[Shagreen]] / [[Cambric]]

==System-related==

* The harvesting period for plants grown via gardening has been changed to one week (Earth time).<br />
Furthermore, the crystal feeding period for certain seeds has been changed to two days (Earth time).

* The following changes have been made to chocobo breeding:
** When taking their chocobo for a walk, players will now be given the option to take a "leisurely" or "brisk" walk. A "leisurely" walk will show the usual event scene, while a "brisk" walk will display only text.
<font color="#d00505">* This choice will not affect the benefits received from the walk itself.</font>


==Miscellaneous==

* The following changes have been made to the "A Crystalline Prophecy", "A Moogle Kupo d'Etat", and "A Shantotto Ascension" add-on scenarios:
** Certain key items necessary to progress through the add-on scenarios are now available for purchase from the NPC Squintrox Dryeyes (Port Jeuno, G-8).
<font color="#d00505">*These items will only be available to players for whom the following mission names are visible in the mission log for the corresponding scenario(s).</font><br />
<font color="#d00505">A Crystalline Prophecy -> A Crystalline Prophecy (Fin.)</font><br />
<font color="#d00505">A Moogle Kupo d'Etat -> A Moogle Kupo d'Etat (Fin.)</font><br />
<font color="#d00505">A Shantotto Ascension -> A Shantotto Ascension (Fin.)</font>
:* The maximum attribute values, as well as the chance of receiving high-attribute augments have been increased. The chances of receiving augmented items as a reward have also been raised.


==Corrected Issues==

* An issue in which the maximum allowed movement speed could be exceeded under certain conditions has been corrected.

* An issue in which the synergy technique "Lunar Smarts" did not consume the same type of fuel as the current day of the week has been corrected.

* An issue in which items placed atop the "[[Tavern Bench]]" furnishing were not displaying as intended has been corrected.

* An issue in which other furnishings could be placed on top of the "[[Spence]]" furnishing has been corrected.

* An issue wherein changing areas while having claim over a synergy furnace had unintended consequences has been corrected.
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