Where to unlock new content and features in Final Fantasy XIV 6.3

The third major patch to follow Final Fantasy XIV‘s Endwalker expansion goes live Tuesday, January 10th. Patch 6.3 Gods Revel, Lands Tremble features new content and features that we’ve summarized below — including where to unlock them. Note that some items are marked for Patch 6.35, which is planned to release roughly two months after 6.3.

While you’re here, we’ve got details on the return of Heavensturn seasonal event ending on January 16th or page through the notes from the latest Letter from the Producer Live broadcast.

Content

Content:NPC:Requirements:
Main Scenario Quest
Goes Revel, Lands Tremble
👤 Varshahn
🗺 Radz-at-Han
🧭 X: 4.4 — Y: 9.8
❗ Quest: “Buried Memory”
⛓️ 6.2 Main Scenario Quest
⚙ Item Level 590 (Dungeon); Item Level 595 (Trial)
Expert Dungeon
Lapis Manalis
❗ Unlocked during Patch 6.3 main scenario quest.
⛓️ 6.3 Main Scenario Quest
⚙ Item Level 590
Alliance Raid
Myths of the Realm:
Euphrosyne
👤 Deryk
🗺 Mor Dhona
🧭 X: 23.9 — Y: 9.1
❗ Quest: “The Face of an Explorer”
⛓️ 6.1 Myths of the Realm
⚙ Item Level 595
Trial
[SECRET]
❗ Unlocked during Patch 6.3 main scenario quest.
⛓️ 6.3 Main Scenario Quest
⚙ Item Level 595
Extreme Trial
[SECRET]
👤 Wandering Minstrel
🗺 Old Sharlayan
🧭 X: 12.7 — Y: 14.2
❗ Unlocked after Patch 6.3 main scenario quest.
⛓️ 6.3 Main Scenario Quest
⚙ Item Level 610
Ultimate Trial
The Omega Protocol
(Patch 6.31 — Jan. 24, 2023)
👤 Wandering Minstrel
🗺 Old Sharlayan
🧭 X: 12.7 — Y: 14.2
❗ Duty: Pandæmonium: Abyssos (Savage)
Unreal Trial
The Containment Bay P1T6
🧭 Raid Finder❗ Quest: Fantastic Mr. Faux [unlocks Unreal Trials]
⚙ Item Level 565
Side Story Quest
Tataru’s Grand Endeavor
👤 Mehdjina
🗺 Old Sharlayan
🧭 X: 11.8 — Y: 9.8
❗ Quest: Small Business, Big Dreams
❗ Quest: The Fifth Lord
Side Story Quest
Tales of Newfound Adventure
👤 Radiant Scout
🗺 Radz-at-Han
🧭 X: 7.3 — Y: 9.0
❗ 6.3 Main Scenario Quest
❗ Quest: Shadowed Pasts
Treasure Hunt
The Shifting Gymnasion Agonon
🗺 Elpis
🧭 ophiotauroskin treasure map
⚙ Level 90 (Disciple of War or Magic)
Custom Deliveries
Anden
👤 Supplicant Sheep
🗺 The Crystarium
🧭 X: 9.3 — Y: 11.3
❗ 6.0 Main Scenario Quest
❗ Quest: Go West, Craftsman
⚙ Level 80 (Disciple of Land or Hand)
Leap of Faith
Sylphstep
👤 GATE Keeper (every Earth hour at :40)
🗺 The Manderville Gold Saucer
🧭 X: 4.9 — Y: 4.8
❗ Quest: It Could Happen to You [unlocks Gold Saucer]
Crystalline Conflict
The Clockwork Castletown
🧭 Duty Finder❗ Quest: A Pup No Longer [unlocks PvP]
⚙ Level 30 (Disciple of War or Magic)
Island Sanctuary
Content Update
👤 Curious Courier
🗺 Unnamed Island
🧭 X: 12.4 — Y: 28.7
❗ Quest: The Land, Wind, and Sea
Patch 6.35 will include:
• Deep Dungeon — Eureka Orthos
• Side Story Quest — Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures
• Weapon Enhancement Quests — Manderville Weapons
• Tool Enhancement Quests — Splendorous Tools
• New Tribal Quests — The Loporrits 

Features

Update:
Paladin has received a significant update to their actions and rotation.
• Players can now dive and spearfish in Upper La Noscea.
• When the location or destination of a quest is not in a city or the open field, a quest icon will now display on the map indicating the path to reach it.
Wards 25 through 30 have been added to all residential districts.
• Island Sanctuary has had many improvements to UI features, allowing you to collect all items at once and to increase the distance you can interact with nodes, and filter their visibility.
• New customization options have been added to adventurer plates and group pose. Portraits will now display in a wider variety of duties.
Icons indicating physical, magic, and unique damage will now be displayed in the battle log.
Additional Heavensward duties are now compatible with the Duty Support feature.
Time remaining for enhancing and enfeebling effects will now be displayed on the party list.
Reaper and sage weapons are now available from coffers in Omega: Alphascape (Savage).
• Items may now be filtered by level, gender, or keyword in the glamour dresser.
Umbrella-style accessories can automatically depending on location and weather conditions. Fashion accessories can now be used while talking with NPCs, crafting, etc.
A new Clear Blue theme has been added insipired by FFVII Remake. System Configuration → Theme Settings.
• The number of waymark save slots has been increased from 5 to 30.
• Automatic camera pivot can now be disabled when Legacy Type movement is enabled, allowing for seamless play with the camera at any angle.
• Options to disable the right-click targeting of certain types of targets have been added.
• The Entrust Duplicates button will automatically search for items in your inventory that can be stacked with those already in your retainer’s possession. “Cast glamour.” and “Dye items.” options have been added to the retainer menu.




Main Scenario Quest:

Gods Revel, Lands Tremble

Unlock:
Once More unto the Void
— Speak to Varshahn @ Radz-at-Han (X: 4.4, Y: 9.8)
— Players must first complete the main scenario quest “Buried Memory.”

In the darkness of the Thirteenth, the Warrior of Light finds an unexpected ally in a half-voidsent woman named Zero. She returns with them to the Source for a time, and upon recovering from their recent trials, they prepare to continue the search for Azdaja. But an unforeseen threat bars their path…




Expert Dungeon:

Lapis Manalis

Unlock:
Unlocked during Patch 6.3 main scenario quest
— Item Level 590

In pursuit of voidsent, you learn of an abandoned village in the mountains of Garlemald where Garleans once practiced the reaper arts. But what will you find there deep in the heart of the mountain?



Alliance Raid:


Myths of the Realm

Euphrosyne

Unlock:
Return to the Phantom Realm
— Speak to Deryk in Mor Dhona (X:23.9 Y:9.1)
— Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “The Face of an Explorer.”
— Level 90, Item Level 595

The Twelve, Eorzea’s guardian deities, seek to fulfill their enigmatic aspirations, and for this they claim they must engage in battle with men. Continuing your efforts to uncover the truth, you and your comrades set forth once more for their heavenly abode in the phantom realm…








Trial:

[SECRET]

Unlock:
— Unlocked during 6.3 Main Scenario Quest
— Level 90, Item Level 595 Required

Extreme Difficulty:
— Clear the normal difficulty version.
— Speak to the Wandering Minstrel in Old Sharlayan (X:12.7 Y:14.2)
— Level 90, Item Level 610 Required

The search for Azdaja continues─that is, until a powerful new foe steps forward to oppose you…



Side Story Quest:

Tales of Newfound Adventure

Unlock:
Shadowed Pasts Once More
— Speak to Radiant Scount @ Radz-at-Han [X: 7.3, Y: 9.0]
— Players must first complete the 6.3 main scenario quest and the side story quest “Shadowed Pasts.”












Ultimate Trial:

The Omega Protocol

PATCH 6.31 — JAN. 24, 2023

Unlock:
— Speak to the Wandering Minstrel in Old Sharlayan (X:12.7 Y:14.2)
— Players must first complete Pandæmonium: Abyssos (Savage)

What if Omega’s relentless testing had continued, and provided the elusive answer it sought? The minstrel’s words invite you to imagine this scenario─to entertain the possibility of that which may have been─and follow the experiment to its ultimate conclusion.




Unreal Trial:

The Containment Bay P1T9

Unlock:
Fantastic Mr. Faux
— Speak to Painfully Ishgardian Man @ Idyllshire (X:7.0 Y:5.9)
— Players must first complete the main scenario quest “Shadowbringers” and the quest “Keeping Up with the Aliapohs.”
— Item Level 565 Sync
— Level 90, Item Level 560 Required

As ever, the faux commander craves tales of death-defying derring-do, and in a bid to satisfy him, you cast your mind back to your frenetic encounter with the eikon Sophia. The memory remains vivid even now, and you find yourself facing the Goddess once more, your very survival hanging in the balance…



Side Story Quest:

Tataru’s Grand Endeavor

Unlock:
An Auspicious Opportunity
— Speak to Mehdjina @ Old Sharlayan [X: 11.8, Y: 9.8]
— Players must first complete the quest “Small Business, Big Dreams,” and the Chronicles of a New Era quest “The Fifth Lord.”

When Tataru receives an unexpected proposal for a partnership from an acquaintance in the Far East, you are beckoned to join in the negotiations for reasons beyond your ken…








Treasure Hunt:

The Shifting Gymnasion Agonon

Nestled in a corner of Elpis, the testing ground of creation, lies the Gymnasion Agonon, a facility constructed to gauge the limits of familiars. Precisely how many of its trials Azem’s familiar can withstand, and whether or not they will discover the treasure hidden in its depths is something of a debate among the ancients. For curiosity’s sake─and undoubtedly to stave off boredom─ethereal observers watch with bated breath from within…















Leap of Faith:

Sylphstep

From the depths of the Black Shroud comes a lofty challenge to those who would reach the heights of athleticism. Will you be the first walking one to ascend as sprightly as a sylph?


Duty Support Update

The Duty Support system has been expanded to include six additional dungeons from Heavensward. With all main scenario dungeons playable in the free trial now covered, this is the perfect time to begin your adventures in Eorzea!

*The duties newly added to the Duty Support system are as follows: the Great Gubal Library, the Aetherochemical Research Facility, the Antitower, Sohr Khai, Xelphatol, and Baelsar’s Wall. Further updates will be progressively implemented in future patches.
















Housing Update

New neighborhoods are coming to Mist, the Lavender Beds, the Goblet, Shirogane, and even fresh-built Empyreum!








PVP:

Series 3 • Season 5 — 6


Crystalline Conflict

The Clockwork Castletown

Crystalline Conflict’s newest venue will challenge competitors’ acumen like never before. Do you have what it takes to march unscathed in the pneumatic parade?








Custom Deliveries:

Anden

Unlock:
That’s So Anden
— Supplicant Sheep @ The Crystarium [X: 9.3, Y: 11.3]
— Players must first complete the main scenario quest “Endwalker” and the sidequest “Go West, Craftsman.”

In the flowering fields of Il Mheg stand the leafmen, erstwhile mortals who now spend their days as topiary bushes generally do─in quiet contemplation. However, Lydha Lran’s status quo is shaken to its roots when the pixies discover a highly irregular shrubbery in their midst. Eo Tyr is quick to identify him as “Anden,” but who is this lump of leaves anyway? And why won’t he stop talking?


Island Sancturary Update

Unlock:
A Far Eastern Yarn
— Speak to Curious Courier @ The Crystarium [X: 9.3, Y: 11.3]
— Players must first complete the main scenario quest “Endwalker” and the sidequest “Go West, Craftsman.”

Return to paradise, where a new landmark, animals, sanctuary ranks and unlockable items await. In addition, numerous improvements have been made to the user interface and more based on player feedback. There is no better time than now to explore your island!











New Emotes

New poses have been added for the Sit emote. Players can change their sitting posture by performing the Change Pose (/changepose) emote.

A new pose is now available when holding umbrella-type fashion accessories. Players can change their posture by performing the Change Pose (/changepose) emote.


Adjusted Hairstyles:

Viera & Hrothgar



New Housing Furnishings:



New Aquarium Fish:

New Flowerpot Seed:


New Mounts

New Minions


Notable Updates:

Playable Content

  • Players can now dive in upper La Noscea.
  • Character portraits have been implemented for battle dialogue during main scenario instanced quest battles from the 3.x patch series.
  • Tales of Newfound Adventure has been added to New Game+
  • An icon will now be displayed on the map for the entrance to Deep Dungeons, Field Operations, and Variant/Criterion Dungeons.
  • When the location or destination of a quest is not in a city or the open field, a quest icon will now display on the map indicating the path to reach it.
  • In the FATE “Steel Reign,” Odin’s level will be fixed at 50.
  • New items are available in exchange for bicolor gemstones from Gemstone Trader NPCs in certain areas.
  • New Charge symbol options have been added to Company Crests.
  • New craftable items have been added to the company workshop.
  • New areas and items have been added to subaquatic voyage; maximum rank increased from 100 to 105.
  • Wards 25 through 30 have been added to all residential districts. Unrestricted plots have been added to housing classifications.
  • Portrait furnishings may now be previewed.
  • New prizes are available for purchase using MGP.
  • New Triple Triad cards have been added.
  • Island Sanctuary:
    • Two new sanctuary ranks have been added, for a total of twelve.
    • A new vision has been added.
    • New gathering points and materials have been added.
    • A new sanctuary crafting recipe has been added.
    • New animals have been added.
    • A new landmark has been added.
    • The range from which gathering points can be accessed has been increased.
    • The minimap can now be configured to display desired gathering points by accessing Sanctuary Settings in the islekeep’s index.
    • An option to collect items en masse from the produce producer and the creature comforter has been added.
    • It is now possible to free an animal from the pasture upon capturing another when the pasture is at capacity.
    • The orchestrion will now continue to play the selected song even after leaving and returning to your island.
    • Multiple conditions can now be selected for filtering isleworks handicrafts.
  •  Players can check the Duty Support window to view which duties will be added in future updates. A notification regarding future Duty Support will also be displayed when accessing the dungeon entrance.
  • Prizes available in exchange for Khloe’s Silver Certificates of Commendation and Khloe’s Bronze Certificates of Commendation have been adjusted.

Battle System:

  • Miscellaneous adjustments to action, trait, and status effect descriptions have been made.
  • Icons indicating physical, magic, and unique damage will now be displayed in the battle log.
  • Time remaining for enhancing and enfeebling effects will now be displayed on the party list.
  • Text color for the recast timer in the middle of action icons when enlarged has been adjusted for certain actions.
  • The drop rate for the Bluefeather Lynx Flute has been increased.
  • The weekly restriction on rewards in Pandæmonium: Abyssos has been removed.
  • The number of Unsung Blades of Abyssos required to exchange for an Ultralight Tomestone has been reduced from 7 to 4.
  • Reaper and sage weapons are now available from coffers that appear after completing Omega: Alphascape (Savage).
  • Players will no longer be rewarded Cracked Anthoclusters upon completing Aglaia.
  • Deep Dungeon: A “Next” button has been added to the Item Appraisal window, allowing players to more easily appraise additional items.
  • Sustaining potion effect duration has been increased from 15 to 30 seconds. (Only available for use in the Palace of the Dead.)
  • Empyrean potion effect duration has been increased from 15 to 30 seconds. (Only available for use in Heaven-on-High.)
  • The items required to enhance equipment purchased with Allagan tomestones of causality, Moonshine Twine and Moonshine Brine, can be purchased from the following vendors:
    • [Sacks of Nuts] J’lakshai, Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.2)
    • [Sacks of Nuts] Wilmetta, Radz-at-Han (X:10.5 Y:7.4)
    • [Aglaia/Euphrosyne Coin] Nesvaaz, Radz-at-Han (X:10.6 Y:10.0)
  • The duty Storm’s Crown (Extreme) has been moved from the Raid Finder to the Duty Finder.
  • Players will now receive the power of the Echo in the event all party members are incapacitated during the following trials: Storms Crown, Storm’s Crown (Extreme)
  • The strength of the Echo granted in Pandæmonium: Asphodelos (Savage) has been increased.
  • Duty Roulette: Expert duties are now The Fell Court of Troia and Lapis Manalis. The required average item level to register for Duty Roulette: Expert has been increased from 575 to 590.
  • The duty Alzadaal’s Legacy has been added to Duty Roulette Level 90 Dungeons.
  • Duty Roulette: Mentor now includes Lapis Manalis, Euphrosyne, 6.3 Trial. Item level required is now 595.
  • Newly-added Duty Support dungeon bosses have been adjusted.

PvP:

  • Limit gauge charge time will now be included in limit break help text.
  • Actions that increase movement speed will now include the rate of increase in their help text.
  • Players will no longer be able to register for multiple duties simultaneously when registering for a PvP duty via the Duty Finder.

Items:

  • Opening coffers that have been signed will now transfer said signature to all items within.
  • The following items are now dyeable: Chocobo Mask, Chocobo Suit, Racing Chocobo Mask, Fat Chocobo Head.
  • Items may now be filtered by level, gender, or keyword in the glamour dresser. Items may be sorted by item level per category. An item search function has been added.
  • Certain items can now be sold, desynthesized, or submitted for expert delivery missions.
  • The option to display only recently added items has been added to scrip exchanges and Sundry Splendors.
  • Crafted item level 610 equipment can now be exchanged for upgraded item level 620 equipment. Radz-at-Han (X:10.8 Y:9.9) – Rashti.
  • NPC vendors that deal in items obtained from duties will now appear according to player progression.
  • New items have been added to the inventory of Calamity salvagers.
  • The names of certain categories under “Special Recipes” in the Crafting Log have been adjusted.
  • The animation for Trained Finesse has been changed.
  • New miner and botanist gathering points have been added. New items have been added to gathering points.
  • Miners and botanists will be unable to attempt to obtain items with a gathering rate of 0%.
  • Gathering attempt and integrity bonuses have been added to certain legendary nodes.
  • Collectability values will now be displayed for reference when gathering.
  • New fish have been added. The number of fish in the Fish Guide displayed per page has been increased from 25 to 100. Entries will now display prime locations.
  • The level cap for desynthesis has been increased from 610 to 620.
  • Umbrella-style accessories can now be used automatically depending on location and weather conditions: Large settlements, Residential districts, The Firmament, Island sanctuaries.
  • It is now possible to converse with NPCs, craft, or engage in other activities while using a fashion accessory.

System:

  • When using the Data Center Travel system, if you are still in another data center after 30 days, you will automatically be returned to your Home World the next time you log in.
  • “Cast glamour.” and “Dye items.” options have been added to the retainer menu. These options can be applied to items equipped by the summoned retainer or held in their inventory.
  • The “Entrust Duplicates” function has been added.The Entrust Duplicates button will automatically search for items in your inventory that can be stacked with those already in your retainer’s possession.
  • The Aethernet map will now display when accessing an Aethernet shard in the Firmament.
  • In order to prevent server congestion immediately after the release of Patch 6.3, we will be implementing multiple field instances for Garlemald. The division of Ultima Thule into multiple instances, added to alleviate congestion in Patch 6.25, will be removed.
  • Alliances formed via Party Finder will now be able to use party chat before entering duty.
  • New dungeons are available for Explorer Mode.
  • The duties that can be recorded have changed.
    • The Mothercrystal
    • Aglaia
    • Abyssos: The Eighth Circle (Savage)
  • New stickers, frames, RGB lighting sliders, and data center name have been added to group pose.
  • New accents and playstyle options are available for adventurer plates.
  • Party members’ instant portraits will now display at the start of the following duties: Dungeons, Guildhests, Trials, Raid Dungeons, Alliance Raid, Dungeons, Deep Dungeons, Variant & Criterion Dungeons.
  • It is now possible to display party members’ instant portraits in the Player Commendation window.
  • A new Clear Blue theme has been added. Apply this new theme via Theme Settings in the System Configuration window.
  • The number of waymark save slots has been increased from 5 to 30.
  • Current gil is now displayed in the inventory.
  • Pulldown menus in the Currency Settings window now display each currency’s icon alongside its name.
  • Automatic camera pivot can now be disabled when Legacy Type movement is enabled, allowing for seamless play with the camera at any angle.
  • Options to disable the right-click targeting of certain types of targets have been added.

PATCH 6.35 — Est.: MARCH 2023

Deep Dungeon:

Eureka Orthos

Side Story Quest:

Somehow Further

Hildibrand Adventures

Tribal Quests:

The Lopporits

Enhancement Quests:

Manderville Weapons

& Splendorous Tools









About the Author

Tony Garsow Tony joined Nova Crystallis in 2015, and has spent more than a decade writing in the Final Fantasy community. He also contributes to the Nova Crystallis Twitch and YouTube channels, where you can watch select gameplay highlights, previews, and streams.

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